European airlines have urged the European Union to step in with emergency measures to tackle repercussions from the Iran war, including widespread airspace closures and mounting concerns over jet fuel shortages, a document seen by Reuters showed. MORE..

14 Apr 2026 (4:49 PM)

A total of 434,338 vehicles traveled on the expressway system during the period from April 10 to April 12, the Road Development Authority (RDA) states. MORE..

14 Apr 2026 (4:11 PM)

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the world not to be allowed to �revert to the law of the jungle� in his most substantive comments to date on Middle East security since the US and Israeli attack on Iran plunged the region into conflict six weeks ago. MORE..

14 Apr 2026 (3:47 PM)

An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western and Uva provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Anuradhapura, Mannar and Vavuniya districts. MORE..

14 Apr 2026 (3:26 PM)

The UN s maritime agency, the International Maritime Organisation, says no country has a legal right to block shipping in straits used for international transit. MORE..

14 Apr 2026 (3:01 PM)

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has joined New Year celebration of a new house rebuilt under government compensation, after it was destroyed by the Cyclone Ditwah, the President s Media Division (PMD) said. MORE..

14 Apr 2026 (2:43 PM)