President Donald Trump on Friday said the conflict in Iran is “small potatoes” as he defended Vice President JD Vance for asserting that months of on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are not a “war.”

The price of Litro domestic LP gas cylinders will be reduced with effect from today (05), the Chairman of Litro Gas Lanka, Channa Gunawardana, announced.

Another suspect has been arrested in connection with the assault of three Chinese nationals within the Colombo Port City premises and the subsequent abduction and murder of one of them by a group of Chinese nationals.

Minister of Energy Anura Karunathilaka has assured that there are no obstacles to maintaining an uninterrupted electricity supply in the country without any breakdowns.

The UN General Assembly has voted to replace the traditional world map with one that more accurately reflects the size of Africa.

Five European nations aim to sign deals this year to send migrants without legal residency to countries outside the European Union, they said at a meeting hosted by Denmark on Friday.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in the Uva, Central and Eastern provinces and in Polonnaruwa and Mullaitivu districts after 2.00 p.m. today (05), the Department of Meteorology said.

Crop damage has been reported across approximately 8,000 to 8,500 acres of cultivated land in Sri Lanka due to the prevailing El Niño conditions affecting the country.

The Supreme Court has ordered former State Minister Premalal Jayasekera, who was sentenced to death with two others by the Ratnapura High Court and was later acquitted by the Court of Appeal following an appeal, to appear before court on October 21, 2026.

One person has reportedly been killed in a shooting incident at Malani Bulathsinghala Mawatha in Boralesgamuwa, a short while ago.

A Gazette notification has been issued imposing maximum retail prices on locally produced canned fish.

The water cut currently affecting parts of Colombo and suburbs due to essential maintenance work at the Ambatale Water Treatment Plant, has been extended until 11.30 p.m. today (04), the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said.

The United National Party (UNP) has strongly condemned the arrest of the National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

World ​food prices rose in August to their highest since late 2022, as adverse weather and ‌war disruption in the Black Sea heightened concern over supply of staples, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.

National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, who was remanded until September 18 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate, was escorted out of the court premises and taken to the remand prison, a short while ago.

Former Minister Johnston Fernando, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been granted bail.

National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been remanded until September 18, 2026.

Former Minister Johnston Fernando, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.