Several spells of showers will occur in Sabaragamuwa province and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya Districts, today (05), the Department of Meteorology said.

India's government on Friday ​sought to contain a growing backlash against its mandatory use of 20% ethanol-blended petrol, as consumers ‌unhappy about lower fuel efficiency and vehicle performance, planned a protest against the policy.

Two locally manufactured firearms, identical to the 18 weapons recently recovered in Dematagoda, have been seized in the Modara area by officers of the Central Criminal Investigation Bureau (CCIB).

The Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Pakistan, Lieutenant General (Retd) Muhammad Ali, has paid a courtesy call on Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General (Retd) Aruna Jayasekara, at his office in Colombo.

After weeks of reviewing contested ballots, protests and accusations of fraud in a razor-thin race, conservative Keiko Fujimori was officially declared the winner of Peru’s presidential race by the country’s electoral office on Friday.

China has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening development cooperation with Sri Lanka, emphasizing long-term partnership, mutual modernization, and expanded economic collaboration across key sectors, according to remarks delivered at a high-level forum in Colombo.

The Sri Lanka Navy has apprehended 27 individuals for engaging in illegal fishing activities during operations conducted in local waters between June 16 and June 30.

The Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), chaired a meeting on Friday at the Ministry of Defence to address pressing garbage disposal and waste management issues affecting the Colombo Municipal Council area.

As Iran commenced the funeral ceremonies of its late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday (July 4), US President Donald Trump remarked that Washington had effectively given Tehran "a week off" to conduct the final rites.

A special dengue prevention operation will be launched tomorrow (05), targeting 23 high-risk dengue zones across the Western Province.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump agreed to meet in the United States in the near future during a phone conversation on Friday, according to a report by the Times of Israel, citing a statement from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

Actively contributing to the national effort to combat the dengue menace, a special dengue prevention programme with the full participation of the Tri-Forces commenced this morning (04), centred in the Western Province.

The Chairperson and Commissioners of the Independent National Women’s Commission of Sri Lanka met Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at Temple Trees on Friday.

The National Dengue Control Unit states that the number of dengue patients reported from the Colombo District has exceeded 12,000.

An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for strong winds affecting the Central, Northern, and North-Central provinces, as well as the Ratnapura, Hambantota, and Trincomalee districts.