U.S. President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday in a new but narrower attempt to curtail birthright citizenship, once again challenging a provision of the U.S. ​Constitution even though the Supreme Court rejected his previous effort.

A tense situation has arisen inside Kuruwita Prison today (7), according to police.

Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara stated that the tense situation at the Magazine Prison in Borella has been brought completely under control.

Fairly heavy showers of around 75 mm are likely at some places in the Sabaragamuwa Province and in the Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts today (07), according to the Department of Meteorology.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday told reporters that he believed the war with Iran would be over soon and said the armed forces were experiencing issues with supplies of some weapons.

Opening batter Pathum Nissanka was crowned Sri Lanka's Cricketer of the Year for 2025 at the annual Sri Lanka Cricket Awards ceremony held in Colombo last evening (06).

A tense situation has been reported at the Magazine Prison in Borella.

President Donald Trump has denied reports that the US is suffering a munitions shortage and vowed in a social media post that his administration would seek "long term jail sentences" for those suspected of leaking information.

Some 100 ​people died ‌during the massive border ​rush ​last week in Spain's ⁠Ceuta, ​the enclave ​city's leader Juan Jesus Vivas ​said ​on Thursday during ‌an ⁠EU parliamentary meeting.

A special discussion on the future plans of the 'Pivithuru Purawara' National Waste Management Programme (2026–2029) was held this morning (06) at the Presidential Secretariat.

The official opening ceremony of the Derana-Signal Colombo International Kite Festival has commenced today at Cinnamon Grand Colombo, ahead of the main event scheduled to be held on Sunday (August 09) at the Galle Face Green, Colombo.

Four fishermen have been arrested by the Sri Lanka Coast Guard for possessing 223.94 kilograms of illegally harvested thresher shark meat and fins concealed aboard a multi-day fishing vessel at the Suduwella Fisheries Harbour.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has instructed telecommunications service providers in Sri Lanka to block access to 146 unlicensed gambling websites, according to the TRCSL Director General.

Laugfs Gas PLC has announced that there will be no revision in domestic LP gas refill prices for the month of August 2026.

Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara informed Parliament today (06) that the report of the committee appointed to investigate the violent unrest at the Negombo Prison has been presented to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The Animals (Amendment) Bill and the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (Amendment) Bill have been passed in Parliament today (06).

Italy took ​the unprecedented step of placing all its major cities on the highest level of health alert due to ‌high temperatures on Thursday while Hungary turned off the lights at some of its best-known buildings to save energy as a heatwave maintained its grip on large parts of Europe.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced that the water supply to Wellawatte and Pamankada areas will be temporarily suspended for seven hours tonight due to essential maintenance work.