Any shipper paying tolls to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, including charitable donations to organizations such as the Iranian Red Crescent Society, is at risk of punitive sanctions, the U.S. Treasury warned on Friday. MORE..
2 May 2026 (8:35 AM)
The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) stated that the number of tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka so far this year has crossed the 850,000 mark. MORE..
2 May 2026 (11:27 AM)
The US Defence Department plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, amid a spat between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war with Iran. MORE..
2 May 2026 (11:38 AM)
A holiday Labor Day weekend turned tragic on Friday as at least 11 people died and 31 others were injured when a tourist bus crashed in Mexico s western state of Nayarit. MORE..
2 May 2026 (8:27 AM)
Former Western Provincial Councillor and Attorney-at-Law Shiral Lakthilake says that a psychological autopsy should be conducted on the death of the Assistant Director of the Finance Ministry s Foreign Resources Department, who was suspended in connection with the alleged misappropriation of USD 2.5 million linked to a suspected cyber theft. MORE..
2 May 2026 (6:59 PM)
President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. Navy was acting �like pirates� in carrying out Washington s naval blockade of Iranian ports during the U.S. and Israel s war against Iran. MORE..
2 May 2026 (11:54 AM)