Several members of Kavadi dance groups participating in the annual procession of the Devinuwara Uthpalawanna Sri Vishnu Maha Devalaya have been arrested for allegedly possessing narcotics, Police said.

The majority control of the Matugama Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society has been secured by the opposition alliance led by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).

The Department of Meteorology has issued an “Amber” advisory for strong winds for the Northern, North-Central, North-Western and Central provinces and Hambantota and Trincomalee districts.

Iran's foreign minister discussed issues related ​to the security of ‌the Strait of Hormuz in separate phone calls with ​his Saudi and ​Omani counterparts on Monday evening, ⁠according to a ​statement published on his ​Telegram channel on Tuesday.

Spain and France are bracing for new heatwaves with temperatures expected to soar past 40C in some regions.

U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday, with wars in Iran and Ukraine at critical stages and his ties with both leaders markedly different.

The Badulla High Court is scheduled to pronounce the sentence today (28) in a case filed against SJB Member of Parliament Chaminda Wijesiri, his driver, and an officer attached to the Ministerial Security Division (MSD),

Sarath Weerawansa, the brother of former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, has been granted bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court, a short while ago.

A courtesy meeting was held today (28) at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition in Colombo between Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and the outgoing Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong.

Former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe’s son, Attorney-at-Law Rakitha Rajapakshe, former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Horana electorate organiser Charith Abeysinghe, and former Executive Director of Airport and Aviation

Sarath Weerawansa, the brother of former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, has been produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court this morning (28).

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has stated that the President's failure to fill the existing judicial vacancies in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal constitutes a violation of the Constitution.

A magnitude ​5.7 earthquake struck ‌Xinghai county in the northwestern Chinese ​province of ​Qinghai on Tuesday at ⁠11:16 a.m. (0316 ​UTC), the China Earthquake ​Networks Centre said.

The Ministry of Science and Technology says that a special programme to inspect the standards and quality of consumer goods available in the market will be conducted today (28), in parallel with National Integrity Week.

The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) has stated that the number of dengue cases reported across the country this year has approached 83,000.