Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement in Washington on Friday following several days of talks to secure an end to fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants, though ‌both sides framed the deal as an initial step. MORE..

Desperate Venezuelans and rescue teams raced ​to find survivors on Friday as the death toll from twin earthquakes rose above 900 with foreign crews and aid only beginning to reach devastated areas nearly two days after the ‌quakes. MORE..

Showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..

A total of 42 people have been hospitalized after a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus travelling from Colombo to Badulla plunged into a 20-foot precipice near the Diyatalawa Railway Station. MORE..

Sri Lanka has been successfully elected to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) at the election held at the United Nations Headquarters.

The US military has conducted strikes on Iranian targets after President Donald Trump accused Iran of a "foolish violation" of its truce following an attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. MORE..

A small airplane crashed into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper on June 26, 2026, striking the CITIC Tower in the Chinese capital’s central business district.

A Senior Assistant Secretary of the Presidential Secretariat has been arrested by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), police said.

Two buses, two cars, and a jeep were involved in a collision on the Southern Expressway near the 30th kilometre post between Dodangoda and Gelanigama, according to Police.

Tehran reasserted its right on Friday ​to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and warned Gulf states against siding with the U.S., a day after an attack on a ship near Oman highlighted the fragility ‌of a preliminary deal to end the Iran war. MORE..

Foreign rescue teams and aid were arriving on Friday in Venezuela nearly two days after devastating twin earthquakes flattened areas in and around ​the capital Caracas, forcing residents to dig through rubble to save relatives, friends and neighbors. MORE..

Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala says a total of 232 Sri Lankan suspects who have been issued Interpol Red Notices are currently hiding in various countries. MORE..

South Korea’s former First Lady Kim Keon Hee was sentenced on Friday to seven years in jail for receiving bribes, after a court found her guilty of ​accepting luxury items such as jewellery and a Dior handbag in exchange for political favours. MORE..

Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando says the government expects to provide relief to the public in the future in line with the decline in global fuel prices. MORE..

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said it has approved a USD-57.4-million (EUR 50.4m) financing package for a solar aggregation and virtual net metering project in Sri Lanka.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday criticised the Indian National Congress (INC) for the 1974 transfer of Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka, labelling it another "historic dark chapter" of the 'Grand Old Party's' rule, alleging it compromised India's national interests.

The four arrestees, including the main suspect, his wife, the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Kundasale Police Training School, and a driver attached to the Kundasale Pradeshiya Sabha, have been remanded until July 09 in connection with the investigation into the ...MORE..

Indika Jayalath, who served as the Vice Chairman of the Agalawatta Pradeshiya Sabha, has decided to resign from his position.