Two High Commissioners, three Ambassadors and the Apostolic Nuncio-designate of the Holy See presented their credentials to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat today (20). MORE..
20 Apr 2026 (4:15 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning across all provinces of Sri Lanka. MORE..
20 Apr 2026 (2:48 PM)
At least 25 people have been killed in an explosion at a firecracker factory in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with four others seriously injured. MORE..
20 Apr 2026 (5:39 PM)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned �in the strongest terms� the damaging of a �Catholic religious icon� by an Israeli soldier in southern Lebanon. MORE..
20 Apr 2026 (6:10 PM)
The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued an alert for a potential mega-quake, following the magnitude 7.7 quake on Monday. The agency says residents in seven prefectures should prepare for disaster and listen for any updates. MORE..
20 Apr 2026 (6:24 PM)
A World Health Organization (WHO) expert team has arrived in Sri Lanka to review the progress of the country s health system and submit recommendations to strengthen it further, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. MORE..
20 Apr 2026 (6:49 PM)