German ​Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused the Alternative for Germany on Wednesday of supporting Russia against Germany's interests and advocating anti-migration policies that were ‌tantamount to "ethnic cleansing".

Newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Wei Huaxiang met with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the former President's residence in Colombo this morning (09).

At least 14 people ​were killed and 11 wounded ‌on Wednesday in an explosion at a temporary site used to store ​weapons and remnants of war ​near the Syrian city of Sarmada ⁠in Idlib province, state television ​reported.

A shooting incident has been reported at Emanuel Mawatha in the Rawathawatta area in Moratuwa.

The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) states that all vehicle number plates that faced delays in issuance will be provided within a period of six months.

A warm weather advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for residents of the North-Central, Eastern provinces and Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya, Kurunegala, Monaragala and Hambantota districts.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met Indian Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (09), during the Indian Defence Minister’s official visit to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka has provided USD 1 million in humanitarian assistance to Nepal following the Bhote Koshi River floods on August 26, 2026, which caused significant loss of life and widespread damage in Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading and several other districts.

A tanker carrying about 2 million barrels of Iraqi ​fuel oil was struck by a drone in Iraqi ‌territorial waters on Wednesday, port officials said, and British navy-affiliated UKMTO reported that several merchant vessels in the Gulf had been hit ​by disabling fire overnight.

The Chief of Defence Staff (Repeal) Bill was passed in Parliament today (09).