Keir Starmer faced his biggest challenge yet on Wednesday when his health minister was reported to be readying his resignation to try to trigger a contest to replace a British prime minister who had sought some respite to set out his government s agenda. MORE..
13 May 2026 (9:15 PM)
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met Thursday in Beijing for a high-stakes summit, with trade and the Iran war expected to dominate the agenda. MORE..
14 May 2026 (9:43 AM)
The Department of Meteorology stated that the highest rainfall recorded in the country during the 24-hour period from 8.30 a.m. yesterday to 8.30 a.m. today (14) was reported from Puttalam, which received 256.2 mm of rainfall.
14 May 2026 (11:50 AM)
A red warning for heavy rains in several areas of the country has been issued by the Department of Meteorology. MORE..
14 May 2026 (12:00 PM)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he �secretly visited� the United Arab Emirates and met its president during the war with Iran. MORE..
14 May 2026 (9:03 AM)
Police have obtained a 72-hour detention order for Ousmand Gunasekera, alias �Gampaha Ousmand�, who was arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting the killing of organised criminal figure Ganemulla Sanjeewa, according to the Police Spokesman.
14 May 2026 (12:44 PM)