A slight increase in rainfall is expected in the southwestern part of the island over the next few days, starting from tomorrow (28), according to the Department of Meteorology.

Oil prices tumbled ‌5% on Monday after the U.S. and Iran paused strikes over the weekend after two weeks of attacks, raising hopes of a diplomatic solution that would de-escalate the conflict and allow shipping to ​resume in the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump has paused attacks on Iran for the second night in a row to give diplomacy more time, the US ambassador to the UN said.

National Integrity Week, held under the theme “A Culture of Integrity – A Clean Sri Lanka,” will be observed from July 27 to 31, 2026, with the aim of strengthening transparency, accountability and ethical governance across the public sector.

Immediate steps have been taken to facilitate the swift return to Sri Lanka of two fishermen who went missing at sea after departing from the Dondra Fisheries Harbour in Matara on June 19 aboard the fishing vessel Somirasa.

Iran will halt its own attacks as long as the United States maintains its latest pause on air strikes, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday, after President Donald Trump abruptly called off his two-week-old bombing campaign.

The ongoing El Niño weather pattern is intensifying hot and dry conditions across Sri Lanka, severely impacting water resources, agriculture, and hydropower reservoirs as the country grapples with a prolonged lack of rainfall.

A progress review meeting on the formulation of a comprehensive National Mechanism for Drowning Prevention and Lifesaving was held at the Parliament Complex.

An oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a naval mine when it deviated from a navigation route designated by Iran, Iranian media reported Sunday.

The United States has launched a public health pest control and vector-borne disease response program in Sri Lanka to help strengthen the country’s efforts to combat a major nationwide dengue outbreak.

Israeli settlers have set fire to two mosques, as well as cars and agricultural land in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say, as tensions in the territory continue to flare.

A new Animal Welfare Bill has been introduced with proposals to strengthen laws protecting animals and prevent acts of cruelty in Sri Lanka.

The Kavadi dance segment has been removed from this year’s annual procession of the Devinuwara Uthpalawanna Sri Vishnu Maha Devalaya following security concerns raised over a reported dispute involving organised criminal groups.

The decomposed body of a 58-year-old man has been discovered inside a bathroom of a house in Karapitiya, Galle.

A total of 138,730 tourists have arrived in the country thus far in the month of July, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows.

An 18-year-old monk has died after drowning while bathing in the Kirindi Oya in the Thelulla area, in Wellawaya.

A total of 258 fire incidents have been reported in Colombo and its suburbs from January to date, the Colombo Fire Service Department said.

Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in south-west France as strong winds push flames towards the city of Bordeaux, with one official saying they “are far from having the fire under control.”