A landslide at a landfill in Guinea's capital killed 30 people, ​the government said on Sunday, after heavy rains overnight prompted the ‌collapse of a massive mound of waste that engulfed nearby tents and shacks.

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) says seven districts across the country have been affected by dry weather conditions caused by the El Niño phenomenon.

The U.S. threatened Iran with what it called "the greatest financial offensive ever marshalled" as it prepared to ​roll out economic sanctions on Monday that target Iran's trade partners.

The Public Health Inspector’s Union (PHI) of Sri Lanka will be launching an island-wide trade union action from 8.00 a.m. today (24).

A suspect detained under a detention order in connection with a drug-related offence has been revealed to have aided and abetted the shooting and killing of a woman in the Middeniya Police Division.

Regional governments in a swath of southern Taiwan closed offices and schools ​on Monday due to torrential rain, with ‌a typhoon expected to impact the north of the island at the end of ​the week.

Showers will occur at times in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts, today (24), the Department of Meteorology stated.

Sri Lanka has recorded more than 1.46 million tourist arrivals since the beginning of the year, according to the latest figures issued by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).

The National Organizations Collective has urged the President to refrain from issuing a third detention order against former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay and to produce him before a court immediately.

Iran's foreign minister dismissed the threat of new US sanctions as a sign of desperation on Sunday (Aug 23) and said the expected new measures would fail to defeat Tehran.

An individual has been killed while another has sustained serious injuries after a three-wheeler collided with the “Sagarika” train at a railway crossing near the Ganegama Purana Temple in Aluthgama this afternoon (23).

The President’s Fund, which has a 50-year history, “truly became a fund belonging to the people only from last year,” Speaker of House Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne said today, highlighting the government’s efforts to decentralise and digitalise the institution.

The Public Health Inspector’s Union (PHI) of Sri Lanka has decided to launch an island-wide trade union action from 8.00 a.m. tomorrow (24).

The first Randoli Perahera of the historic Kandy Esala Perahera has commenced its procession through the streets of Kandy.

The Colombo Port City has secured US$2.1 billion in confirmed investments, while the government is targeting a further US$4.1 billion in investments over the next five years, Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Chaturanga Abeysingha stated.

Holding a wartime election in Ukraine while active fighting with Russia continues would "destroy" the country by splitting Ukrainians, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

The Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government has taken steps to implement the 2027 annual transfers for officers in the Super Grade of the Management Service Officers’ Service.

The Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre has issued an amber warm weather advisory for several parts of the country, warning that the heat index could reach the ‘Caution’ level during the daytime tomorrow (24).