European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for "united action" on border security after the chaotic influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last week.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that ​talks with Iran were under way, warning that it was a "last chance" for Tehran to sign a good deal to end the five-month-old war, but Iran denied ‌that any negotiations were being held or planned.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-western provinces and Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts, today (04), the Department of Meteorology said.

The bodies of four individuals who went missing after a landslide caused a mound of earth to collapse onto a house in the Polpitiya area of Ginigathhena, Hatton, have been recovered, police stated.

The threat to ships carrying oil in the Middle East is at its worst since the Iran war started, experts have said, after a spate of attacks on another key route in the region.

The Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) has approved a Rs. 71.7 billion relief package introduced through Supplementary Estimate No. 03 of 2026 to assist people affected by economic impacts arising from the conflict in the Middle East, the Department of Communication of Parliament said.

The Department of Meteorology has issued a Red Warning for strong winds and rough sea conditions in the sea areas extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota.

The Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has extended the ban on fishing activities in sea areas from Puttalam to Pottuvil due to strong winds and rough sea conditions.

A fire broke out at a shop located on Main Street in Pettah this evening.

Water supply to several areas will be temporarily suspended tomorrow (04) due to essential maintenance work being carried out at the Kandana Water Treatment Plant, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) announced.

Several roads across the country have been temporarily closed to vehicular traffic due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions, the Road Development Authority (RDA) said.

The office of the Commission on Public Sector Salaries and Pensions will commence operations tomorrow (04) with the opening of its office at 10.00 a.m. on Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 07.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (03) met representatives of an alliance comprising six Tamil and Muslim political parties to discuss constitutional reforms, Provincial Council elections and a range of issues affecting Tamil-speaking communities.

A total of 2,331 individuals from 581 families have been affected by the prevailing adverse weather conditions in the Nuwara Eliya District.

The post-mortem examination of the inmate who died during the Mahara Prison unrest was conducted today (03) by a special team of judicial medical officers at the morgue of the Ragama Teaching Hospital.

Officials have been instructed to take immediate precautionary measures to protect the general public from possible disasters due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions across the country.

Four persons have been reported missing after an earth mound collapsed onto a house in Polpitiya, Hatton, police said.

A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall has severely damaged the Watawala Railway Station after an earth embankment behind the station collapsed today (03).