The United Nations demanded on Monday (May 18) that Israel take measures to prevent acts of �genocide� in Gaza, and decried indications of �ethnic cleansing� in the Palestinian territory and in the occupied West Bank. MORE..
18 May 2026 (9:59 PM)
The bodies of four Italians who drowned during a diving accident in the Maldives have been found but not yet brought to the surface, Italy s foreign ministry and the Maldivan military said on Monday (May 18). MORE..
18 May 2026 (7:48 PM)
Two teenage gunmen opened fire on Monday at the Islamic Center of San Diego, California, killing three men outside the mosque, one of them a security guard, before the two suspects were found dead, apparently from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said. MORE..
19 May 2026 (7:55 AM)
The National Disaster Relief Services Centre (NDRSC), operating under the Ministry of Defence, officially launched a new digital compensation management system and community feedback mechanism aimed at supporting communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah. MORE..
18 May 2026 (11:00 PM)
Parliament is scheduled to reconvene today (19), with sittings set to continue until May 22, according to the Parliamentary Secretariat. MORE..
19 May 2026 (9:11 AM)
The National War Heroes Commemoration Ceremony, is scheduled to be held today (19) at the Parliamentary Grounds in front of the National War Hero s Monument in Battaramulla, under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. MORE..
19 May 2026 (10:41 AM)