The U.N. General Assembly on Friday voted overwhelmingly to extend the term of U.N. Human Rights chief ‌Volker Turk for four more years, despite opposition from Russia and Israel and a U.S. threat to reassess its funding and engagement.

A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker carrying 28 Indian crew members came under attack Friday in the Strait of Hormuz, but all of the Indian crew are safe, the Indian Embassy in Iran said.

The Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs has arrested a Spanish national in possession of a consignment of cocaine with an estimated street value of nearly Rs. 110 million.

The Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters' Association (SLRSMA) says steps have been taken to resume train operations on the Talaimannar railway line, which had remained closed for several months, on the instructions of the Minister without restoring the railway signalling system.

A wildfire near Madrid is "beyond the capacity" of firefighters to contain, Spanish officials have warned, after three fires west of the capital merged into a single blaze.

President Donald Trump said on ​Friday that the ‌United States and Iran were in talks to ​negotiate an end ​to their conflict, but ⁠repeated that Tehran ​was not yet ready ​for a deal.

U.S. missiles struck targets across Iran on Friday and President Donald Trump vowed "major military punishment" for Tehran and its Houthi allies in Yemen, though he once again left open the door to a diplomatic deal with Iran.

A few showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts today (25), the Department of Meteorology stated.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has strongly rejected allegations made in Parliament today (24) by Government MP Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana against BASL President Rajeev Amarasuriya, describing the claims as "utterly false, baseless, and made with malicious intent."

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed the relevant authorities to formulate a programme to allocate underutilized land, together with the necessary project support services, to Sri Lankan migrant workers returning home upon the completion of their overseas employment.

The Colombo Magistrate's Court today (24) granted the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) permission to detain and interrogate two Chinese nationals for 48 hours over the abduction and murder of another Chinese national near the Colombo Port City.

Facilitated by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation, a high-level business delegation from the National Association of Builders (NOSTROY) of the Russian Federation has undertaken a visit to Sri Lanka from 22-25 July 2026.

A total of 21 shooting incidents have been reported across the country so far this year, leaving 14 people dead and 12 others injured, according to the Police Media Division.

Islamist militants rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into ​a Pakistani security checkpoint, killing 15 people, including ‌12 soldiers, in northwest Pakistan, the military said on Friday, adding that 12 militants had been killed in retaliation.

The Ministry of Environment has decided to designate eight mangrove ecosystems in the Puttalam District as new protected reserves this year.