The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran, the latest rebuke of the Republican president from an increasingly restive Congress.

The International Maritime Organization, a specialized United Nations agency, said it is launching an evacuation of thousands of stranded seafarers following easing of restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz.

A random mobile drug screening was conducted today (23) at the Navinna bus stand targeting public transport drivers and conductors.

The Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) Parliamentarian Harsha de Silva has welcomed the decision by the government to withdraw its proposal to lower the Value Added Tax (VAT) registration threshold.

Applications are now being accepted for the General Information Technology (GIT) Examination 2026, the Department of Examinations has announced. The exam is scheduled to be held for Grade 12 students studying in government and private schools.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi have arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan.

A Police Inspector attached to the Kalutara Special Crimes Investigation Unit, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been remanded until July 3 by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has emphasised the importance of maintaining adequate strategic paddy reserves, particularly in view of future adverse climatic conditions.

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to appoint a Special Ministerial Sub-Committee and an Officers’ Committee to execute national-level actions in order to reduce the probable impact of the El Niño global climatic phenomenon.

More than 5,300 people are still trapped in online scam centres near Myanmar's Thai border, a human rights group said, over one year after thousands were freed during a multinational crackdown in the region.