American alt-pop singer and internet personality Oliver Tree was aboard one of the two helicopters that collided midair in Brazil, leaving six dead, a police source told AFP.

A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers planning to spend a sunny afternoon skydiving crashed on Sunday in Missouri, killing all aboard, authorities said.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister said early on Monday that a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Iran and the US had been finalised and would be officially signed on Friday, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

Oil prices slipped to their lowest since March on Monday after U.S. President Donald ‌Trump and Iran's deputy foreign minister said they had reached an initial deal to end the war and to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday, Trump's 80th birthday, and discussed the wars in Ukraine and Iran and an upcoming visit of Washington's envoys to Russia, the Kremlin said.

The bodies of a male and his wife have been discovered inside a clothing store located in Bulathsinhala.

The official website of Sri Lanka Railways was targeted in a cyberattack today (14), railway authorities confirmed.

Americans should expect elevated oil and gas prices through late summer even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens soon, Rapidan Energy President Bob McNally said today.

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

A modified strain of the dengue virus is contributing to the current spread of the disease in Sri Lanka, increasing the risk of infection among the population, the Deputy Minister of Health, Hansaka Wijemuni stated.

Ensuring the safety and security of all citizens, regardless of ethnicity or religion, is a key responsibility of the government, the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananda Wijepala stated.

Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to limit the country's population to 10 million, early projections suggest.

Approximately four million more individuals have yet to obtain a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), according to the Inland Revenue Department (IRD).

Two organized crime suspects involved in drug trafficking, who were arrested by security authorities in the UAE, and subsequently deported to Sri Lanka, have been handed over to the Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau and the Central Crime Investigation Bureau for further investigations.

The ‘Sangamam 2026’ Bharatanatyam festival held today (14) at Galle Face Green has set a new Guinness World Record, organisers confirmed.