Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy took aim on Friday at US President Donald Trump's diesel ​deal with Russia and welcomed the prospect of European allies stepping up their role in talks, calling Moscow's stance a "parody" of peace negotiations.

Sri Lanka Police announced that the online data system used for Police Clearance applications has now been restored, and that applicants can resume submitting their Police Clearance applications through the online platform.

The minor flood warning issued for the low-lying areas of the Nilwala River Basin has been extended for another 48 hours.

Sri Lanka’s tallest living tusker, 'Kawanthissa', has died while receiving treatment for a gunshot wound at a paddy field in Galgamuwa.

The roof of a school collapsed in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar yesterday killing 32 students mostly younger than 14, and a teacher, officials said, blaming the accident on dilapidated infrastructure.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya presented the revised National Curriculum Framework, issued by the National Institute of Education under the new education reforms, to the Chief Prelate of the Asgiri Chapter, Most Venerable Warakagoda Gnanarathana Thero,

All Buddhist monks who were protesting near the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo have withdrawn from the site and are currently attending a meeting at the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, said Ada Derana reporter.

SriLankan Airlines today announced that the suspension of all flights between Colombo and Dammam, as well as between Colombo and Riyadh, will be extended until 24 October 2026 due to the prevailing security situation in the region.

The medical report submitted by the Colombo National Hospital to the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court indicates that former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa requires a heart bypass surgery.

Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director, retired Major General Suresh Sallay, has been produced before the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar to give evidence regarding the abduction and enforced disappearance of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda.