A small airplane crashed into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper on June 26, 2026, striking the CITIC Tower in the Chinese capital’s central business district.

A Senior Assistant Secretary of the Presidential Secretariat has been arrested by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), police said.

Two buses, two cars, and a jeep were involved in a collision on the Southern Expressway near the 30th kilometre post between Dodangoda and Gelanigama, according to Police.

Tehran reasserted its right on Friday ​to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and warned Gulf states against siding with the U.S., a day after an attack on a ship near Oman highlighted the fragility ‌of a preliminary deal to end the Iran war. MORE..

Foreign rescue teams and aid were arriving on Friday in Venezuela nearly two days after devastating twin earthquakes flattened areas in and around ​the capital Caracas, forcing residents to dig through rubble to save relatives, friends and neighbors. MORE..

Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala says a total of 232 Sri Lankan suspects who have been issued Interpol Red Notices are currently hiding in various countries. MORE..

South Korea’s former First Lady Kim Keon Hee was sentenced on Friday to seven years in jail for receiving bribes, after a court found her guilty of ​accepting luxury items such as jewellery and a Dior handbag in exchange for political favours. MORE..

Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando says the government expects to provide relief to the public in the future in line with the decline in global fuel prices. MORE..

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said it has approved a USD-57.4-million (EUR 50.4m) financing package for a solar aggregation and virtual net metering project in Sri Lanka.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday criticised the Indian National Congress (INC) for the 1974 transfer of Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka, labelling it another "historic dark chapter" of the 'Grand Old Party's' rule, alleging it compromised India's national interests.

The four arrestees, including the main suspect, his wife, the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Kundasale Police Training School, and a driver attached to the Kundasale Pradeshiya Sabha, have been remanded until July 09 in connection with the investigation into the ...MORE..

Indika Jayalath, who served as the Vice Chairman of the Agalawatta Pradeshiya Sabha, has decided to resign from his position.

The Colombo High Court has ordered that the case filed against 11 defendants, including former Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Arjuna Mahendran and former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, in connection with the Central Bank bond scam be called again on July 22. MORE..

The Ministry of Environment has introduced a new WhatsApp number to allow the public to report environmental issues, with the service coming into effect from today (26).

It was revealed before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court that 89 companies registered in Sri Lanka had remitted more than Rs. 190 billion in US dollars out of the country under the guise of importing goods, despite no such goods being imported into the country. MORE..

Opposition Members of Parliament today (26) submitted a letter to the Speaker of Parliament Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne seeking permission to hold a parliamentary debate on the prolonged vacancies in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka...MORE..

The Colombo High Court has ordered that the case filed by the Attorney General against Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, who is accused of making a statement deemed insulting to the religion of Islam, be called again on July 31.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has suspended the party membership and all positions held by its Horana Constituency Organiser, Charith Abeysinghe, with immediate effect following his arrest and remand in connection with an alleged bribery incident.