A high-level Iranian team departed for Switzerland on Saturday for talks ‌with the United States, Iranian state media reported, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance indicated he would set off soon for meetings that Pakistan said will begin on Sunday.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have ordered the military to cease fire in Lebanon, Israel's Channel 12 News reported Saturday.

Minister of Transport, Highways, and Urban Development Bimal Rathnayake has stated that if global fuel prices remain at their current levels, the benefits could be passed on to the public by August or September.

Iran’s top joint military command, ​Khatam al-Anbiya Central ‌Headquarters, said on Saturday that the Strait ​of Hormuz would ​be closed to vessel ⁠traffic, citing ​alleged violations of a ​ceasefire agreement by the U.S. and Israel, Iran’s ​Mehr state ​news agency reported.

Sri Lankan Member of Parliament and Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauff Hakeem has asserted that the sovereignty of Katchatheevu is a settled matter under international law and bilateral agreements.

The National Council for Road Safety says that despite the enforcement of the mandatory seat belt law for vehicles using expressways effective from today (20), a grace period of three more months has been given for vehicles not equipped with seat belts when manufactured.

The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) has presented a comprehensive position paper on strengthening governance in Sri Lanka’s social security institutions to the Minister of Labour, Mr. Anil Jayantha Fernando.

Japan will raise visa fees for foreign nationals from next month, marking the first increase in nearly 50 years, authorities said.

The body of a 23-year-old married woman has been discovered in her bedroom in the Warapitiya area in Kundasale, Kandy.

The National Council for Road Safety has announced that the mandatory seat belt law will be strictly enforced effective from today (20).

Passenger train services between Nanu Oya and Badulla stations on the Upcountry railway line resumed today (20) after being suspended for seven months due to the damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah. MORE..

Australia will do all it can to curb any spread of H5N1 bird flu, Prime Minister Anthony ​Albanese said on Saturday, as the first mainland infection was confirmed ‌in a seabird a day after being detected in a remote southwestern region. MORE..

At ​least five people were killed ‌in Israeli air strikes and drone attacks in southern Lebanon on Saturday, ​Lebanese state media reported, just ​hours after a ceasefire between ⁠Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah ​group took effect. MORE..

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) says it is further studying the possibility of removing the existing QR code fuel quota system, which was introduced to manage fuel supplies amidst global tensions. MORE..

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya states that the Government has already allocated substantial funds for future development activities, including the restoration of areas damaged by Cyclone Ditwah. MORE..

The Commissioner General of Examinations A. K. S. Indika Kumari Liyanage announced that a total of 11,790 candidates have obtained ‘A’ passes for all subjects in the 2025 G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) Examination. MORE..

One person was killed and several others injured when ​two trains collided about 60 miles (100 km) north ‌of London, British Transport Police said on Friday. MORE..

A woman was killed and nearly 1,700 tourists were evacuated due to a large ​fire at a hotel in the Dominican beach resort of Bayahibe, local ‌authorities said on Friday. MORE..