US President Donald Trump will meet the prime minister of key mediator Qatar on Monday as efforts to end the Iran war ramp up following last week's midterm elections, though senior US and Gulf officials cast doubt on the chances of an imminent deal.

The National Building Research institute (NBRI) has issued landslide early warnings for several areas across nine districts due to prevailing rainy weather conditions.

A tense situation arose between an individual and several Buddhist monks participating in a satyagraha near the historic Ruwanweli Maha Seya in Anuradhapura.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Nalin Bandara has issued a clarification regarding the importation of 39 drones and 16 microphones into Sri Lanka without the required approval from the Ministry of Defence (MOD).

The Department of Irrigation has warned of a risk of minor flooding in low-lying areas of the Gin Ganga Valley within the next 24 hours due to significant rainfall recorded across the Gin Ganga Basin catchment areas.

Attorney-at-Law Roshan Gamage, a Special Grade officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS), has been appointed as the new Secretary to the Ministry of Digital Economy.

Traffic movement along the Hatton–Nuwara Eliya main road has partially resumed following a landslide in the Kudagama area.

At least 34 people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Senegal, the Senegalese Press Agency (APS) reports, citing an official source.

The Chief Prelate of the Kotte Chapter of the Siyam Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Dr. Ittapana Dhammalankara Thero, has formally requested the Commissioner General of Prisons to make arrangements for Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero to undergo the re-donning of monastic robes.

A large tree has fallen across the High-Level Road near the Thunnana filling station in Padukka, damaging a car travelling along the road.