At least three persons are reported missing while more than 50 others have been hospitalised after a fire broke out at an elders’ home in the Anguruwatota area in Horana.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would ​probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at some point ‌if things “work out”. MORE..

The Department of Meteorology says that Sri Lanka could experience reduced rainfall and possible drought conditions special during the July-August period, as the warming El Nino climate phenomenon is likely to develop. MORE..

Ukraine has carried out a strike on the outskirts Russia’s St Petersburg, hours before the opening of a major economic forum designed to attract foreign investment into the country. MORE..

An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for strong winds for the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Northern, North-Central provinces and Trincomalee, Hambantota districts. MORE..

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from the remainder of his prison sentence after being granted a royal pardon, according to Justice Minister Lt. Gen. Ruttapol Naowarat, local media reported Wednesgencies day. MORE..

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North Western Provinces, as well as in the Galle, Matara, Kandy, and Nuwara Eliya Districts, the Department of Meteorology stated.

Global economic growth could slow to levels seen during the Covid-19 pandemic and the global financial crisis if the Iran war drags on, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has warned.

The Department of Railways has incurred losses exceeding Rs. 1 million due to delays in issuing season tickets to public sector employees for April and May, according to the Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Union.

At least 21 people were killed on Wednesday morning after a fire engulfed a restaurant and hotel building in India’s capital, triggering a major rescue operation in the busy Malviya Nagar area of South Delhi. MORE..

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has issued notice to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to present facts tomorrow (04) regarding a motion filed on behalf of Former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS),

The Court of Appeal has granted permission to proceed with the examination of a revision petition filed by Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, seeking to set aside an order issued by the Colombo High Court.

Police have arrested the suspected gunman linked to the fatal shooting of a man in Wettumakada, Kalutara, last week.

The United States is planning to impose new tariffs on at least 60 trading partners for alleged failures to act against forced labour, as the Donald Trump administration seeks to rebuild its tariff agenda following legal setbacks.

Police have launched an investigation following a complaint regarding a fisherman who went missing while aboard a fishing vessel that departed from the Hikkaduwa Fishing Harbour.