U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday, with wars in Iran and Ukraine at critical stages and his ties with both leaders markedly different.

The Badulla High Court is scheduled to pronounce the sentence today (28) in a case filed against SJB Member of Parliament Chaminda Wijesiri, his driver, and an officer attached to the Ministerial Security Division (MSD),

Sarath Weerawansa, the brother of former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, has been granted bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court, a short while ago.

A courtesy meeting was held today (28) at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition in Colombo between Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and the outgoing Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong.

Former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe’s son, Attorney-at-Law Rakitha Rajapakshe, former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Horana electorate organiser Charith Abeysinghe, and former Executive Director of Airport and Aviation

Sarath Weerawansa, the brother of former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, has been produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court this morning (28).

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has stated that the President's failure to fill the existing judicial vacancies in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal constitutes a violation of the Constitution.

A magnitude ​5.7 earthquake struck ‌Xinghai county in the northwestern Chinese ​province of ​Qinghai on Tuesday at ⁠11:16 a.m. (0316 ​UTC), the China Earthquake ​Networks Centre said.

The Ministry of Science and Technology says that a special programme to inspect the standards and quality of consumer goods available in the market will be conducted today (28), in parallel with National Integrity Week.

The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) has stated that the number of dengue cases reported across the country this year has approached 83,000.

Oil prices fell 1% on Tuesday as market participants continued to weigh a pause in U.S. strikes on Iran, which has raised hope of a diplomatic solution to their conflict and the normalisation of Middle ​East energy flows.

Police have implemented a special security plan for the annual Esala Perahera of the Devinuwara Uthpalawanna Sri Vishnu Maha Devalaya, with the participation of Kavadi dance groups scheduled to take place today (28).

The Government has initiated steps to amend the Anti-Corruption Act, with a Bill proposing the relevant amendments now gazetted.

Sri Lanka has been recognized as one of the world’s fastest-improving countries by the Institute of International Finance (IIF).

Six individuals have been killed in a series of road accidents reported across several parts of the island yesterday (27), Police said.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis ​said on Monday they targeted a number ‌of sensitive crude oil supply and transport sites linking eastern Saudi Arabia to the critical Red Sea oil export ​hub of Yanbu.

The Court of Appeal is today (28) scheduled to take up the writ petition filed by former Head of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay, challenging his arrest and detention...

A slight increase in rainfall is expected in the southwestern part of the island over the next few days, starting from today (28), the Department of Meteorology said.