Two bodies have been recovered this afternoon (15) near the Verugal Aru Bridge on the Mahaweli River, where a father and his four sons were swept away while bathing. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (8:19 PM)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that a further escalation in the war on Iran and continued disruption to oil markets could push the global economy to the brink of recession, with growth potentially slowing to 2% under its worst-case scenario. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (6:22 PM)
US President Donald Trump says in an interview on Fox Business Network, that if you give Iran a nuclear weapon, the world will be blown up.' MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (5:40 PM)
Iran s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says the exchange of messages between Tehran and Washington is continuing with a Pakistani intermediary after talks failed on Sunday. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (8:53 PM)
A total of 36 road traffic accidents have been reported to the Colombo National Hospital during the New Year period on April 13 and 14, hospital sources said. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (3:09 PM)
Russia has renewed an offer to �resolve the issue of Iran s enriched uranium stockpiles�, as speculation mounts of a fresh round of US-Iran peace talks in the coming days, state media reported on Wednesday. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (2:10 PM)