A 20-year-old youth was shot in front of his residence in the Agrahera area of Weeraketiya this morning, said Ada Derana reporter.

The Mount Lavinia Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau has arrested two suspects who allegedly aided and abetted the recent shooting that occurred near Kandawala Junction in Ratmalana, with one of them found in possession of crystal methamphetamine (‘Ice’).

Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the top US priority in the Iran war was keeping oil and gasoline prices low for Americans, with preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon ranking second.

A woman who allegedly attempted to smuggle a consignment of cigarettes into Sri Lanka was arrested by Customs officers at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today (14).

A suspect has been arrested in the Anamaduwa Police Division in connection with the alleged dissemination of nude photographs and video footage of a woman via WhatsApp.

The White House said in a report on Thursday that more than 40 countries have helped China sidestep US tariffs by routing exports through nations that face lower American import duties.

Record ‌rainfall left thousands of travellers stranded at Tokyo's Narita airport on Friday as flooding in the surrounding area disrupted transport, knocked out power to homes and claimed at least four lives.

The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) states that there has been an increase in complaints relating to child neglect and abandonment, as well as physical and psychological abuse.

Minister of Ports, Civil Aviation and Energy, Anura Karunathilaka, has assured that no power cuts will be imposed in the future due to any shortage of coal.

Two suspects who allegedly fled to India after a fatal shooting at a birthday party held at a hotel in Wattala on the night of July 23 have been arrested upon their arrival at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake.

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said two of its vessels were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday evening.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times today (14) in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western Provinces and in the Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts, the Department of Meteorology stated.

The U.S. military has enough assets to maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday, adding ships could be rotated in and out ​of the region as needed.

The Department of Examinations has assured that the G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) question papers scheduled for tomorrow (14) have not been leaked in any way and that tomorrow's examination will proceed as planned.

A discussion with representatives of the Catholic Church was held at the Presidential Secretariat this afternoon (13), co-chaired by Minister of Science and Technology Chrishantha Abeysena and Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.

Five people were killed while trying to defuse ​an explosive device in ‌Sevastopol, the largest city in Russian-controlled Crimea, regional governor Mikhail ​Razvozhayev said on Thursday.

Israel won't withdraw from ​southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed, the defence minister said on Thursday, qualifying remarks he made a day ‌earlier that had suggested Israeli forces would occupy the territory indefinitely and drew U.S. criticism.

Sri Lanka Police have arrested a total of 1,093 foreign nationals so far this year in connection with investigations into cybercrimes and financial fraud carried out in Sri Lanka, Police Media Spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F.U. Wootler said.