Awaiting an official response from Washington, "hopefully" expected by tomorrow, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday (local time) said that Tehran held further indirect talks with the United States through Qatari mediators in New York, as reported by Al Jazeera.

Pope Leo on Monday urged Russia and Ukraine to sit down and discuss how to end their four-year war, hours after he had urged European leaders seeking to end conflicts to make concessions to achieve peace.

World Heart Day is being commemorated today (29).

US President Donald Trump told reporters that United States officials ​talked with mediators ​trying to end Washington's ⁠war with Iran ​on Monday, adding the ​US will win the Iran war "very soon."

Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in Uva, Eastern and Central provinces and in Polonnaruwa and Mullaittivu districts after 2.00 p.m, today (29), the Department of Meteorology said.

A Sri Lankan woman has been arrested for allegedly smuggling a stock of gold jewellery into the country without a license and attempting to leave the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with the jewellery.

The government has announced a diesel subsidy worth of Rs. 41 billion covering a three-month period, as the country faces renewed pressure from rising international petroleum prices.

The government has gazetted a Bill aimed at introducing a new legal framework for the control, governance, regulation, promotion and development of cricket in Sri Lanka.

The second woman who was receiving treatment after sustaining injuries in the shooting incident in Halpathota, Baddegama, has died, police said.

Sri Lanka called for renewed multilateral cooperation, urgent action on climate justice and meaningful reforms to global institutions during Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath’s address at the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath, addressing the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, has called for the total and complete elimination of nuclear weapons amid growing concerns over nuclear proliferation and rising global tensions.

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa has called on the government to immediately remove restrictions imposed on solar power projects and resume the approval process for such projects.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has congratulated Sri Lankan javelin ace Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage on his historic Asian Games gold medal, describing the achievement as a source of pride for the entire nation.

An individual has been injured and hospitalised following a shooting in the Monroviawatta area within the Rathgama Police Division at around 7.50 p.m. today (28).

Two Sri Lankan criminals believed to be hiding in Dubai allegedly directed the deadly shooting in Halpathota, Baddegama, according to information revealed during police questioning.