President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has ordered the U.S. Navy �to shoot and kill any boat� that is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (9:12 PM)
Defence minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that Israel was �prepared to resume the war against Iran�, adding that his country was awaiting a green light from the United States to return Iran to �the Stone Age�. MORE..
24 Apr 2026 (12:07 AM)
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued an early landslide warning for several Divisional Secretariat Divisions (DSDs) in Kurunegala and Ratnapura districts. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (7:26 PM)
More than 30 million people will be pushed back into poverty by the impacts of the Iran war including disruptions to fuel and fertiliser supplies just as farmers are planting crops, U.N. development chief Alexander De Croo said on Thursday. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (11:28 PM)
In the US, Fox News says President Trump told presenter Martha MacCallum that there is no time pressure on his extension to the ceasefire with Iran. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (4:20 PM)
The Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma says that efforts are already underway to recover as much as possible of the USD 2.5 million in funds obtained by cyber criminals who breached a computer system at the Finance Ministry. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (5:22 PM)