The fifth day of the “Justice for the Robe – National Pledge Offering and Freedom March,” organised under the leadership of the Maha Sangha to demand the release of imprisoned Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, is being held today (14).

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a ruling that former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and several others are in contempt of court for failing to comply with a Supreme Court order.

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington was still sharing intelligence with Ukraine, even as Kyiv reported new Russian missile attacks that came without usual warnings and accused Russia ​of violating an energy truce the US president announced at the weekend.

Pope Leo was diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons removed a part of his right lung on Tuesday, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin, marking a significant health setback for the 71-year-old pontiff.

Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that an attack on an Aramco building in the kingdom's east sparked a "limited fire" and that debris from intercepted Houthi missiles wounded four people in the capital Riyadh.

Due to a low-level atmospheric disturbance persisting in the Bay of Bengal near Sri Lanka, cloud skies and increased rainfall are expected to continue over the island, the Department of Meteorology said.

The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Jeddah has advised Sri Lankan nationals planning to undertake Umrah to exercise caution when making travel arrangements amid the current situation in the region.

Houthi media reported that Saudi Arabia struck an oil facility near Sanaa on Tuesday, after the Saudi-led coalition ordered civilians to evacuate the site.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court granted permission today (13) for the police to detain and interrogate four foreign nationals arrested with over one kilogram of cocaine in the Kollupitiya area.

Fifteen unauthorised shanty houses were reportedly completely destroyed in a sudden fire that broke out near the Mahawatta Railway Lane in the Grandpass police area, Colombo.

Eleven sailors were missing at sea on Tuesday from ​a ship sunk by a drone attack off the coast of Bulgaria, possibly the second deadly sinking of a ‌cargo vessel in the area in a week, prompting Bulgaria to summon Russia's ambassador.

A Chinese national, allegedly linked to an organised criminal group in China, has been remanded until October 27 following arrest over allegations of extorting investors at the Colombo Port City.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has instructed relevant officials to expedite the cleaning of canals and drainage systems in Colombo District to ensure the efficient drainage of rainwater, in view of the anticipated increase in rainfall during the coming period.

Welfare benefits under the ‘Aswesuma’ programme for October 2026 are scheduled to be credited to beneficiaries’ bank accounts tomorrow (14).

A low-level atmospheric disturbance persists in the vicinity of Sri Lanka over the Bay of Bengal, and cloudy skies and increased rainfall are expected across the island over the next few days, the Department of Meteorology said.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the provision of a stationery allowance of Rs. 6,000 each to 1.5 million schoolchildren for the 2027 academic year.

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has been further remanded until October 16 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court, after a medical report from the National Hospital confirmed that she had no ongoing or planned surgeries.

Top leaders of India's "cockroach" youth movement were detained ​on Tuesday after they jumped barricades to enter the grounds of a historic observatory popular ‌for protests, chanting slogans demanding the chief election commissioner's resignation over a controversial revision of voter lists.