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Oil prices surged roughly 6 percent on Monday as Iran intensified attacks on the United Arab Emirates and vessels in the Middle East Gulf over the past 24 hours, marking the most serious escalation since a U.S.-Iran ceasefire took effect in early April. MORE..
5 May 2026 (9:33 AM)
A prison inmate serving a sentence at Welikada Prison has died after being hospitalised following an incident linked to an attempted escape. MORE..
4 May 2026 (8:55 PM)
The US military �blew up� six small Iranian boats in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday after Iran launched �multiple cruise missiles, drones and small boats� at US Navy ships and at commercial ships being �protected� by the US military, US Central Command chief Adm. Bradley Cooper told reporters. MORE..
4 May 2026 (11:50 PM)
Flights at major UAE hubs, including Dubai International Airport and Sharjah International Airport, were temporarily suspended following reports of a drone attack in the emirate of Fujairah, according to Iranian state media FARS News Agency. MORE..
4 May 2026 (11:36 PM)
The Intertropical Convergence Zone (where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere converge) affects the island s weather, the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
5 May 2026 (7:32 AM)
Thirty-seven Chinese nationals including six women, who were arrested while engaging in illegal activities and detained at the Welisara Detention Centre, have been deported from Sri Lanka. MORE..
5 May 2026 (9:18 AM)