Europe's record-breaking heatwave left around 68,000 households without electricity in northwestern France on Wednesday (Jun 24), authorities said, in the country's first major power outage of the latest bout of extreme weather.

The Court of Appeal today continued hearing the writ petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, seeking an order preventing his arrest in connection with investigations into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks.

A student of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Ruhuna has died after contracting dengue fever, prompting renewed concerns over dengue prevention measures within university premises.

Padmalochan Nayak, the Executive Engineer of the Command Area Development Authority (CADA), Sambalpur Division, in Odisha, India who was arrested over a disproportionate assets case used to travel to Sri Lanka to gamble, according to officials.

Qatar will resume normal production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) within a “few weeks,” its prime minister told the Financial Times.

Sri Lanka’s export sector has recorded significant growth during the first five months of 2026, with total export earnings exceeding the USD 7.3 billion mark.

A driver attached to the Kundasale Pradeshiya Sabha has been arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting the main suspect linked to the discovery of a woman's body inside a parked vehicle in the Teldeniya area.

The Grama Niladhari Officers’ Trade Union Alliance has announced that Grama Niladharis island-wide have decided to withdraw from all field duties with effect from today (24).

The Sri Lankan Rupee has further depreciated against the US Dollar.

A pedestrian has been killed in a road accident near the Kadawatha bus stand, Police said.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ​begins a Middle East tour in earnest on Wednesday, seeking to reassure Gulf allies who view concessions in ‌President Donald Trump’s Iran deal that include a proposed $300 billion fund as too generous to a regional foe.

The UK braced for a record-breaking heatwave Tuesday as hundreds of schools closed early for the next two days and train companies slashed services.

The number of tourists who have arrived in Sri Lanka since the beginning of January has surpassed the 1.1 million mark.

A special three-day dengue prevention programme will be implemented from today (24) until June 26 across six high-risk provinces where dengue has reached an elevated risk level, the National Dengue Control Unit stated.

The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board has introduced a new insurance scheme for coconut seedlings, aimed at supporting new coconut cultivation in Sri Lanka.

The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of Traffic Control and Road Safety Range, W. P. J. Senadheera, stated that it is mandatory to inform the respective Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the local police station

The Commander of the United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), General Kevin Schneider, met with the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha.

An 18-year-old woman has been arrested by the Sri Lanka Customs Narcotics Control Unit with 36 kilograms of the narcotic substance ‘Hashish’ at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).