The Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya and Anunayake of the Asgiri Chapter, Venerable Narampanawa Sri Ananda Thera, says that despite many individuals holding leadership titles in the country today...

There has been progress in talks between Iran and Oman on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and their respective territorial waterways in that area, two regional sources told CBS  News.

Around 1,025 imported vehicles remain unclaimed at the Hambantota Port, with importers yet to complete the clearance process, according to Sri Lanka Customs.

The number of dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka so far this year has risen to 81,511, according to the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU).

Typhoon Noul ​made landfall early on Sunday in southern China, ‌bringing heavy rain and gale-force winds across Guangdong province and neighbouring Hong Kong, prompting the cancellation of flights at Hong Kong's ​international airport.

Four people, including a four-year-old child, have been killed in separate road accidents reported across the island yesterday (25), Police said.

Iran's Foreign Ministry condemned on Saturday a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the ​Caspian Sea, saying it resulted in an explosion that killed ‌one sailor and injured another.

A Canadian national has been arrested by Sri Lanka Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) earlier today (26) while attempting to smuggle a stock of ‘hashish’ into the country.

Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the shooting incident that took place in the Bellanwila area last night (25).

A suspected perpetrator of the ​apparent car attack on Pride ‌celebrations in Berlin on Saturday night has been ​identified as a ​member of the city's "Islamist scene" ⁠but he has ​not yet been arrested, ​a spokesman for Berlin police said on Sunday.

A Malaysian national has been arrested by police for possessing a large consignment of illegal cigarettes in Colombo.

A spokesperson for Iran's ​Revolutionary Guards said ‌on Saturday that Britain would become ​a "definite and ​legitimate target" if it ⁠supported the ​U.S. in any ​war with Tehran, according to Iranian state ​broadcaster IRIB.

Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, today (26), the Department of Meteorology said.

A van slammed into people gathered for Berlin’s famed LGBTQ+ event on Saturday night, killing one person, injuring at least 16 others and prompting police to call off the celebrations and a concert in the German capital hours after they had begun.

Former President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Upali Dharmadasa, has passed away at the age of 71.

India’s Union minister Pralhad Joshi has been given additional charge of the Ministry of Education, following the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan amid protest over exam paper leaks.

UPDATE: A 55-year-old restaurant owner who sustained injuries in a shooting incident reported in the Bellanwila area tonight (25) has succumbed injuries while receiving treatment, police confirmed.

India’s ​youth protesters ‌have agreed to end ​their demonstration, ​a spokesperson of ⁠the ‘Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)’ ​movement told reporters ​after talks with the government ​on ​Saturday.