The Colombo High Court today directed that summons be issued to two witnesses in the case filed against MP Namal Rajapaksa over the ‘Krrish’ project deal.

Sri Lanka’s state hospital system will receive four modern catheterisation laboratory units within the next week, marking a major step forward in the treatment of cardiac and vascular diseases, the Ministry of Health and Mass Media said.

The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act (PTA) will be repealed within this year, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated in Parliament today (25).

Corruption, organized criminal networks, drug trafficking and the links between crime and politics must be decisively addressed, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated in Parliament today (25).

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado posted on X, saying her prayers were with Venezuelans in these "hours of anguish."

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived in Parliament, a short while ago.

The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar.

Accelerating the shift to renewable energy is essential not only as a response to the climate crisis but also as a strategic investment in Sri Lanka’s long-term economic stability, Marc-André Franche, the UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka stated.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco ​Rubio will meet with Bahrain officials on Thursday on the final leg of a trip to the ‌Middle East where he has sought to sell the Trump administration's preliminary Iran accord to skeptical Gulf Arab allies.

At least 32 people are dead and 700 injured after two powerful earthquakes rocked Venezuela on Wednesday, acting President Delcy Rodriguez said, the Associated Press reported.

Rohitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, arrived at the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), a short while ago, to record a statement.

US President Donald Trump said two major earthquakes that hit Venezuela have left a devastating number of deaths.

At least three people have been killed in building collapses in one part of the capital Caracas, according to a municipal mayor.

Rakitha Rajapaksha, the son of former Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over alleged links with the underworld.

The United States has expressed solidarity with Venezuelans as it pledged to send rescue teams and humanitarian supplies to the South American country following two powerful earthquakes.

The postmortem examination has confirmed that the death of a physiotherapist attached to the Ampara Hospital, who was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Teldeniya, Kandy was a homicide caused by strangulation.

Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez has declared a state of emergency after the country suffered back-to-back powerful earthquakes on Wednesday.

Aswesuma benefit payments will be provided only to poor and extremely poor families under the programme’s next phase, the Welfare Benefits Board (WBB) said.