Oil prices slipped in early trade on Wednesday as investors awaited the results of the US midterm elections and their potential impact on peace talks in the Middle East, even after industry data showed US crude stocks unexpectedly fell last week.

A fire has broken out at a motor vehicle spare parts shop in Kudugala, Akurana this morning (04), police said.

The Puttalam Provincial High Court has issued an interim injunction suspending the transfer of the principal of Anamaduwa Mudalakkulia Vijaya Maha Vidyalaya, restraining the Secretary to the North Western Provincial Chief Ministry from implementing the transfer order.

Spain's Transport Minister Óscar Puente has resigned - six days after the high-speed train collision in which at least 69 people were killed and dozens injured.

Police have launched an investigation after a 32-year-old woman was found dead inside a house in the Kumbukkalla area in Saliyawewa last evening (03), police stated.

Two individuals have been arrested in Negombo in connection with an alleged pyramid financial scheme, police stated.

Polls began closing on Tuesday (Nov 3) in the US midterms with Democrats poised to seize the House and potentially the Senate, threatening to shatter US President Donald Trump's grip on Washington and curtail his power for the rest of his presidency.

Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely in several parts of the island today (04), according to the Department of Meteorology.

King Charles has described the transatlantic slave trade as a "shameful chapter of history" that filled him with "profound sorrow" as he opened a summit of Commonwealth leaders in the Caribbean.

The Ministry of Education has issued a circular outlining guidelines for the preparation of school timetables in line with the implementation of the new education reforms.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he made ​a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington would stop $4 billion in funding to Israel after the end of ‌this year.

Chief Inspector Varuni Bogahawatta, the Officer-in-Charge of the Administration Branch at the Kotawila Police Station, has been remanded until November 6 by the Matara Magistrate's Court.

At least four flights in Europe were subjected to bomb threats on Tuesday after one ​on Monday, forcing some to divert and an ‌airport in Poland to briefly close, although no confirmed devices were discovered.

Rail services along the Main Line have been disrupted after a tree fell onto a train travelling from Colombo Fort to Rambukkana near the Polgahawela Railway Station.

The Israeli opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot gathered on Tuesday (Nov 3) for the first time since elections as they strategise how to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with divisions on whether to ally with Arab lawmakers.