The electricity-sector trade unions, who met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this afternoon (13) to discuss their issues, say that the talks were successful. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (7:44 PM)
The American military has ordered 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Friday, in a major addition of forces in the region after nearly two weeks of war with Iran. MORE..
14 Mar 2026 (8:08 AM)
The United States is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information about senior Iranian military and intelligence officials, including its new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. MORE..
14 Mar 2026 (7:55 AM)
A meeting was held between the Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Levan S. Dzhagaryan, and Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism this afternoon (13). MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (5:33 PM)
Iran s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday (Mar 13), questioning Khamenei s ability to govern after nearly two weeks of US and Israeli attacks on Iran. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (8:56 PM)
President Donald Trump said Friday the US military had heavily bombed targets on Iran s Kharg Island, which handles almost all of Iran s crude exports, and he threatened to hit the island s oil infrastructure. MORE..
14 Mar 2026 (8:39 AM)