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A state of relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran s response to its latest proposals to end more than two months of fighting and begin peace talks. MORE..
9 May 2026 (9:34 PM)
A Sri Lankan passenger who had arrived in the country carrying a consignment of the narcotic hashish has been arrested by officers of the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) earlier today (10). MORE..
10 May 2026 (9:16 AM)
Britain said on Saturday it was deploying its warship HMS Dragon to the Middle East in preparation for a potential multinational effort to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz once conditions allow. MORE..
10 May 2026 (8:25 AM)
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday (May 10, 2026), putting an end to almost six decades of alternating rule by the State s two dominant Dravidian parties � DMK and AIADMK. MORE..
10 May 2026 (11:57 AM)
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa claims that the government s decision to increase electricity tariffs is a way of placing the burden of importing substandard coal on the shoulders of electricity consumers in the country. MORE..
9 May 2026 (8:19 PM)
The Deputy Mayor of the Kurunegala Municipal Council, Ashardeen Moinudeen, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 3 million from a businessman in return for awarding a tender, has been remanded until May 21. MORE..
9 May 2026 (3:47 PM)