US President Donald Trump on Tuesday shrugged off the threat of the Iran-backed Houthis blockading the Red Sea, telling reporters that “if there is something like that, we’ll just have to take care of business.”

The Court of Appeal was informed today that although former SIS Director Major General Suresh Sallay had made extensive presentations to the Security Council in 2016 on the growing threat of ISIS ideology in Sri Lanka, a senior member of the council had objected to those submissions.

A revenue inspector attached to the sub-office of the Kotikawatta–Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over an alleged bribery incident.

The head of the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday (Jul 21) that renewed fighting in the Mideast increases concerns over energy supplies but that the market still has cushions to absorb the impact.

Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya held discussions with representatives of leading UK-based animal welfare organizations on implementing a more systematic national programme to eliminate rabies from Sri Lanka while improving animal welfare and managing the population of free-roaming animals.

Sri Lanka Marine Corps personnel have taken part in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise currently being held in Hawaii, alongside military forces from 28 other countries.

Leader of the Opposition in the India's Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were detained by the Delhi Police on Tuesday.

A discussion to review the progress of projects implemented under the 2026 budgetary allocations for the Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources and to consider proposals for the 2027 Budget was held this afternoon (21).

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has extended his congratulations to Andy Burnham on assuming office as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, while expressing Sri Lanka’s commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.

Parliament today (21) approved motions to refer reports submitted to Parliament by the Committee on Public Accounts and the Committee on Public Enterprises, containing findings from investigations into various institutions, to the Attorney General and the Bribery Commission.