Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m., today (02), the Department of Meteorology said.

Oil prices slipped more than 1% on ‌Monday after Iranian and Qatari officials held a third straight day of talks aimed at pushing for a deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran.

A Learjet 60 with ​nine people on board ‌crashed on Sunday in a residential area near Cresthaven, ​Florida, the US ​Federal Aviation Administration said.

Litro Gas Lanka has issued a stern warning to all its authorised dealers, instructing them to refrain from hoarding gas cylinders, restricting sales, charging above the stipulated Maximum Retail Price (MRP), or imposing any unauthorised additional charges.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) has announced a revision of fuel prices, effective from midnight today (01).

German ministers threatened tough penalties for looters and rioters who damaged stores and injured more than 100 police officers ​in Frankfurt overnight, still praising public forces for preventing larger-scale violence.

An inmate at the Pallekele Dumbara Prison has been shot dead by a prison officer after allegedly attempting to escape from the facility.

The first phase of a Chinese government-funded emergency project to reconstruct essential bridges damaged by natural disasters in Sri Lanka was officially launched today (November 1), near the Yakkala Seventh Bridge.

The monthly fuel price revision, which was due to take effect from midnight yesterday (31), has not taken place as no discussions were held on the matter, the Managing Director of the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL), Mayura Neththikumara has stated.

Two young men have been killed in a fatal motorcycle accident in Alaveddy, Jaffna today (01).

OPEC+ oil-producing countries kept December production targets steady on Sunday, confirming expectations that more policy adjustments will not occur until next year, as the group continues to struggle with export disruptions from the Iran war.

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa has called for collective action and national unity to prevent further devastation and destruction of Sri Lanka's wildlife, following the death of yet another tusker.

A 64-year-old South Korean national has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for allegedly possessing a consignment of cocaine valued at approximately Rs. 49.44 million.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has paid his final respects to veteran left-wing political activist and senior lawyer Lal Wijenayake, an Executive Committee member of the National People's Power (NPP), who passed away yesterday (31).

Iran warned on Sunday that any new war with the United States could last longer than the previous conflict and that US President Donald Trump would not be the one to determine its duration.