The Department of Meteorology has issued an “Amber” advisory for heavy rains affecting the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.

Special security measures have been deployed at the Aluthkade Courts Complex as the verdict in the case related to the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks is scheduled to be delivered today (22).

Hundreds of flights have been delayed at major airports in the US after construction workers accidentally cut a cable needed for air traffic control.

A Chinese national has been arrested for allegedly smuggling a stock of cigarettes manufactured in China, worth approximately Rs. 3 million, into Sri Lanka through the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).

Andy Burnham has said the UK will provide "defensive air-to-air refuelling" support for Saudi Arabia, in response to attacks the country has faced from the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.

The US plans to re-establish a Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and set up ​another on the east coast, now used by the Danish dog sled patrol, under ‌a deal to be signed with Denmark and Greenland on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the matter.

The low-pressure area that was prevailing over the sea area of the Bay of Bengal, to the northeast of the island, has now developed into a depression.

The low-pressure area over the west-central and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression, the Department of Meteorology said.

Police have recovered more than 21 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine(‘Ice’) during a special raid on a residence in Walgama, Matara.

CNN, Politico and MS NOW have said they will sue the Trump administration after the three US media outlets were barred from the White House.

An individual has been arrested with 2kg of heroin, firearms and a large quantity of ammunition following a search of a house in Webada, Kadawatha.

Residents of 41 Divisional Secretariat (DS) divisions across 10 districts have been affected by prevailing adverse weather conditions in the country.

A discussion was held at the Presidential Secretariat this afternoon (21) to review further measures concerning Sivarasa Anojan, a Sri Lankan national who has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia.

The Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa spoke by telephone with Sivarasa Anojan, who is facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia.

Pakistan's government said on Monday (Sep 21) that airstrikes killed at least 28 militants in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, with one security official saying two Afghan provinces were targeted.

The All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) has launched an appeal to King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, seeking a pardon for Sri Lankan national Sivarasa Anojan, who is facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia.

Following a catastrophic landslide within a section of the Gartmore Estate in Maskeliya, authorities have issued mandatory evacuation orders for residents occupying high-risk line housing directly above the affected area.

Police say two unidentified individuals who arrived on a motorcycle attempted to shoot a person in the Kahawa area of Ambalangoda today (21).