An explosion tore through Qatar's key natural gas export terminal Sunday night as workers tried to resume operations there after Iran bombed it during the war, causing a fire that hurt at least 54 people as another 18 were still missing hours later.

Police have launched an investigation following reports of a suspicious death at a house in the Yaya 05 area of Thambuttegama.

Every service provider and trading establishment with a daily turnover exceeding Rs. 100,000 must register for Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Social Security Contribution Levy (SSCL) effective from July 1,

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has stated that tourism earnings recorded in the country from January to May this year have declined compared to the corresponding period last year.

Despite early warnings about a potential dengue outbreak, the number of reported dengue cases has increased sharply due to the failure of certain authorities and officials to implement timely preventive measures, according to the Health Entomology Officers' Association.

Heavy traffic congestion has been reported at the Peliyagoda exit of the Colombo–Katunayake Expressway (E03), Ada Derana reporter said.

Following the conclusion of the first session of the technical talks with the US under the framework of the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

The first round of talks between high-ranking U.S. and Iranian officials in Switzerland ended Monday, mediators said, after a tense opening marked by Tehran's announcement ​it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. President Donald Trump repeating his threats to resume attacks on Iran.

Oil prices rose on Monday after shipping through the ​Strait of Hormuz slowed while talks between U.S. and Iranian officials in their first meeting ‌under an interim peace deal were off to a bumpy start.

Iran and the United States agreed on a roadmap towards reaching a final deal to end the war within 60 days, mediators Pakistan and Qatar said in a joint statement on Monday.

The right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella has narrowly won Colombia's presidential election, according to the initial vote count, marking a dramatic shift in how the government will tackle the country's internal armed conflict and violence.

A 66-year-old motorcyclist has been killed after a car collided with his motorcycle in the Puthukkudiyiruppu Police Division.

A tractor driver is reportedly missing after the vehicle plunged into the Viyana Canal in the Diyabana area along the Mahiyanganaya–Mapakada Road, within the Mahiyanganaya Police Division.

A raid conducted in the Kattuwa area of the Negombo Police Division, based on intelligence regarding a drug trafficking operation carried out using online money transfers, has led to the arrest of two suspects along with various narcotics, police said.

Iran-U.S. peace talks in Switzerland stretched into their second day on Monday, after a tense opening marked ​by Tehran's announcement it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. President Donald Trump repeating his threats to resume attacks on Iran.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, today (22), the Department of Meteorology said.

The United States’ Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs S. Paul Kapur is scheduled to arrive today in Colombo on a three-day visit.

US President Donald Trump said today the US might “take over” the Strait of Hormuz if it can’t reach a deal with Iran and threatened the Iranian delegation negotiating in Switzerland.