The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has stated that there is currently no fuel shortage in the country, despite a reduction in fuel distribution by certain private companies.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in the Executive Session of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2026, held in Antigua and Barbuda.

Sri Lanka Police says that a total of 4,056 firearms and weapons have been seized over the past two years, including 97 T-56 rifles, one AK-47 assault rifle, 143 pistols, 105 revolvers and 397 12-bore shotguns.

The Colombo Magistrate's Court has ordered the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) to report on the progress of the ongoing investigations into the ‘Krrish’ deal on November 20.

The Colombo Magistrate's Court has ordered that Member of Parliament Chamara Sampath Dassanayake and his private secretary, who are currently in remand custody over corruption allegations, be further remanded until November 10.

Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, who is currently in remand custody, has been brought before the Colombo Magistrate's Court.

A 49-year-old woman has been arrested by the Illegal Assets Investigation Division over four bank accounts through which transactions exceeding Rs. 70 million had taken place, allegedly involving funds deposited by individuals

Paraguay's President Santiago Peña has announced his resignation following a political crisis sparked by the collapse of a bank linked to him.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that he says will prevent future presidents from making certain changes to the White House Oval Office.

Underworld figure Manoj Muthukumara, also known as ‘Kaiwaru Muthu’, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) following his deportation from Sharjah to Sri Lanka, according to police.

A retired Deputy Excise Commissioner and an Excise Department corporal have been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over allegations of accepting bribes.

Hundreds of billions of dollars in market value has been wiped from major tech firms in a stock market rout after the US midterm elections sparked concerns of a slowdown in AI development.

The Department of Meteorology has warned of showers and thundershowers across several parts of the island today (06), with heavy rainfall exceeding 75mm likely at some locations.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ​said Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to a G20 ‌summit in Britain because of UK sanctions against him, The Economist newspaper reported on Thursday.

The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development-led initiative on building the “National Single Window for Trade” has gone live today (05), marking a significant milestone in trade facilitation.

An assailant attacked and killed a security officer near the Sri Lankan Embassy in Jordan’s capital Amman on Thursday, in what Jordanian authorities described as a terrorist act.

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Amman confirms that all Embassy staff and members of the Sri Lankan community in Jordan are completely safe following a security incident that occurred earlier today.

Steps will be taken to reduce the 72-hour detention period proposed in the Prevention of Organized Crime Draft Bill to 48 hours, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said.