Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Indian capital on Friday ahead of an 11-member BRICS summit set to be dominated by wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as economic challenges.

The Israeli military destroyed Hezbollah underground infrastructure at the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz ​said on Thursday, adding that the operation completed the consolidation of ‌a security zone in the area.

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has arrived at the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) today (11) to record a statement regarding investigations into the MiG aircraft deal.

Ukrainian officials say five people were killed and 67 others were wounded when a Russian drone hit a shopping mall in Pavlohrad, a city in Dnipropetrovsk region.

Sri Lanka Police state that three police teams have been deployed to investigate a hand grenade attack on a residence in the Sirisangabo Mawatha area, within the Dehiwala Police Division.

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reportedly been summoned to the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) today (11) to record a statement regarding the transaction involving the purchase of MiG aircraft.

The price of oil surged again Thursday, with Brent crude briefly surpassing $108 per barrel for the first time since May and U.S. crude oil jumping above $102 per barrel, also its highest level since mid-May.

Several spells of showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts.

Two children have been killed in a hand grenade attack on a house along Sirisangabo Road in Kawdana, Dehiwala early this morning (11), police said.

The Trump administration ​has proposed eliminating a 60-day grace period that allows certain immigrants, including skilled workers on H-1B ‌visas, to stay in the United States and find a new sponsor after losing their job, according to a government notice posted online Thursday.

Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday and advanced down the ​Red Sea coast to strategic islands, military sources said, hours after President Donald Trump said he expected the Iran war to end after midterm elections.

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has taken steps to increase the death compensation payable to dependents of registered Sri Lankan migrant workers who die while employed overseas to Rs. 2 million.

A meeting between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Catholic religious leaders, led by His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, was held at the Presidential Secretariat today (10).

Sri Lanka Police says it has taken steps to introduce a new mobile app to enable the public to promptly notify the police in the event of an emergency.

Twenty-five people have been killed in a fire on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked at a port in eastern China, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.

The government has taken steps to increase the compensation amount paid to families of Sri Lankan migrant workers who pass away while employed overseas to Rs. 2 million.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that one of the Government’s foremost objectives is to create an environment in which no community feels insecure or fearful in society because of its cultural identity, while ensuring their psychological security.

A restaurant in Valaichchenai has been fined Rs.750,000 after being found guilty of selling bottled drinking water above the applicable Maximum Retail Price (MRP).