Sri Lanka’s expressways have generated a record revenue of over Rs. 355 million during the five-day holiday period last week, according to Road Development Authority (RDA) Director General, Anuradha Hettiarachchi.

The death toll in Nepal has now risen to 903, according to Nepal's national disaster authority, while the number missing is now at 4,200.

Iran's army said it ‌attacked the United Arab Emirates' Al Minhad Air Base ​with drones early on ​Monday, Iranian state TV ⁠reported, citing a statement ​from the army.

Chinese state media say the barrier lake which formed on Saturday evening has "naturally drained and is basically cleared", but that Gyirong will continue to experience "continuous rainfall" through Tuesday.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said it shot down a U.S. MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz with air defense missiles, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Monday.

A man has been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) while allegedly transporting more than 2 kilograms of the narcotics substance ‘Kush’ cannabis in a car in the Wanaguru Mawatha area of Hokandara.

Iran's energy hub of Kharg Island is being blown to smithereens, U.S. President Donald Trump ​said on Sunday in a one-line social media post accompanied by an AI-generated video clip.

The bodies of a 35-year-old woman and two girls who went missing while bathing in the sea off the Epamulla coast in Pamunugama have been recovered, while the 13-year-old boy remains missing, police said.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has departed Sri Lanka, today (31), to undertake an official visit to Bhutan to participate in the Global Conscious Food Systems Summit, scheduled to be held in Bhutan.

The deadline for filing petitions in support of or against the 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill ends today (31).

Former Minister Ravi Karunanayake has arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), a short while ago.

Member of Parliament (MP) Ravi Karunanayake is scheduled to appear before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (31) to provide a statement in connection with an ongoing investigation.

More than 250 Japanese tourists and investors have arrived in Sri Lanka for the first time, seeking to renew the longstanding friendship between Japan and Sri Lanka.

A woman and three children have gone missing after reportedly drowning while bathing in the sea off the Epamulla coast in Pamunugama.

Global oil prices jumped more than $1 a ‌barrel on Monday after the U.S. attacked an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz and drew retaliation from Tehran, as conflict in the Middle East extended into its sixth month.

Several spells of showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, today (31), the Department of Meteorology said.

The Nepal Tourism Board says 289 foreign nationals have been rescued since the floods hit earlier in the week.

U.S. forces struck two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak Island on Sunday, ​a U.S. official said, marking the first known American strikes on Iran since ‌late July.