Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Sunil Kumara Gamage has stated that the government is unable to provide Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon with the USD 300,000 promised to him based on a verbal commitment allegedly made by former Sports Minister Harin Fernando.

France recorded ‌5,764 excess deaths between June 17 and July 2 when ​the country was hit by ​heatwaves, the national health agency reported on ⁠Wednesday.

Ten persons, including two women, have been taken into custody along with 3.930 kilograms of gold and Rs. 16.9 million in cash during a raid conducted by the Wattegama Police at a hotel in Madawala, police said.

Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development Bimal Rathnayake today (22) presented the Parliament with a comprehensive disclosure of the Railway Department’s total revenue, expenditure and employee figures over the past five years.

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Iran that the U.S. will destroy one bridge or power plant each time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump has approved a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that could lead to the kingdom enriching its own fuel for civilian reactors without adopting the “gold standard” of international oversight, according to two US officials and a source familiar with the matter.

The Immigration Department of Malaysia has arrested a Sri Lankan man suspected of exploiting a fellow countryman as forced labour in operations at three locations around Jenjarom, Selangor.

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

A person has died while another has been seriously injured following a head-on collision involving a car and a motorcycle in the Namal Pokuna area of Dimbulagala along the Polonnaruwa-Mahiyangana main road.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Iran ‌is not serious about talks to end their war, as the widening conflict disrupted two of the world's most critical energy chokepoints.

A suspect who allegedly murdered his mentally impaired brother and confessed to the crime after surrendering to the police has been arrested by the Arachchikattuwa Police.

The North Central Provincial High Court today (22) sentenced to death a former healthcare assistant attached to a government hospital who had been indicted before the Anuradhapura High Court for committing a murder by slitting a person's throat with a knife.

Pakistan has asked the United States for a $10 billion exchange stabilization facility, according to a source briefed on the matter, which, if approved, could provide a lifeline for the cash-strapped South ​Asian economy.

A Sri Lankan-origin doctor at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children has been arrested and charged with possessing and accessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material, Toronto Police said in a press release.

Sri Lanka’s export sector has recorded significant growth during the first half of 2026, with total export earnings exceeding the US$ 9 billion mark.