President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that US forces would strike Iran “hard” in the coming night, after earlier declaring Washington’s ceasefire with Iran over at a NATO summit in Ankara.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment Arun Hemachandra has stated that over 1.7 million Sri Lankans are currently employed in various countries around the world.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Government has drawn attention to introducing measures to prohibit or restrict social media use by children under the age of 16 in Sri Lanka, and has taken action to prepare a new national programme to prevent child abuse.

Heavy monsoon rains triggered a landslide at a madrassa in a ​Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh on ‌Wednesday, killing eight children and injuring five others, officials said.

King Charles knighted the University of Leicester’s Vice-Chancellor, Sri Lankan-born Professor Sir Nishan Canagarajah, in an investiture ceremony held at Windsor Castle on Tuesday (7 July).

Ambalangoda Police have taken into custody four passenger transport buses that were allegedly operating using kerosene as fuel.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the 2027 Budget would place special emphasis on finding lasting solutions to the public’s long-standing drinking water issues.

A warm weather advisory has been issued for residents of the Batticaloa, Ampara and Monaragala districts.

A female Land Registrar has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over her alleged involvement in a large-scale racket of aiding organised criminals by forging documents and unlawfully transferring ownership of properties.

An overturned container truck has obstructed two lanes of the road between Dematagoda and Peliyagoda near Grandpass in Colombo, prompting police to implement traffic diversions while efforts are underway to clear the obstruction.

The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board has announced that crop damage compensation totaling Rs. 12,341.5 million has been paid to 202,025 farmers affected by last year’s Cyclone Ditwah.

The new attacks by the U.S. on Iran were “absolutely necessary,” ​NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.

Oil prices jumped nearly 6% on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said the US ceasefire with Iran was “over,” raising fears of renewed conflict and fresh supply disruptions in the Middle East.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has expressed deep concern over the violent incidents reported at the Negombo Prison between July 5 and 7, 2026, which resulted in the deaths of 27 people, including seven prison officers, while more than 100 others were injured.

US President Donald Trump says that the interim agreement with Iran is “over” but he will allow talks to continue.

Another prison officer who sustained injuries during the clash at the Negombo Prison earlier in the week has succumbed to his injuries, authorities said.

The case filed over the alleged misappropriation of public funds against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the former Secretary to the President, Saman Ekanayake has been adjourned till September 30.

Former Minister Jagath Pushpakumara, who was arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) earlier today (08), has been granted bail.