Emergency evacuations are taking place in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as a super typhoon bears down on the US Pacific territories.

The El Niño weather phenomenon, which contributes to higher global temperatures, is likely to intensify between July and September, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Maritime trade between Iran and Qatar has resumed after a roughly five-month suspension, Iran’s commercial attaché in Doha told state media on Sunday.

The US has marked its 250th birthday with fireworks and flyovers - but celebrations across the country were complicated by extreme weather.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has extended the suspension of Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) from carrying on the business and activities of a Primary Dealer for a further period of six months.

Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son who succeeded him as Iran's supreme leader, did not make an appearance.

Establishing nutrition-centered health policies is essential for building a healthier society, according to Minister of Health Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa.

A cargo vessel came under attack by unknown armed assailants off Yemen's Red Sea coast on Sunday, triggering a distress alert, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.

A fire that broke out near the Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery in Kumbalwela, Bandarawela has been fully brought under control, the Disaster Management Centre confirmed.

The service firearm reported missing by the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Traffic Division of the Yatiyanthota Police has been recovered during a search operation conducted near the Yatiyanthota Bridge, police said.