A two-year-old girl has reportedly died after falling into an unprotected well in the Dharmapuram Police Division.

A foreign-manufactured pistol and five rounds of 9mm ammunition have been recovered in the Meetiyagoda area based on information revealed during the interrogation of a suspect arrested with Crystal Methamphetamine, commonly known as ‘Ice’, police said.

At least 18 people died in France, including two children left in a hot car, as a ​heatwave hung over Europe, smashing temperature records in several cities on Monday.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, today (23), the Department of Meteorology said.

The United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Paul Kapur today announced that the US will provide Fleet Broadband satellite communications technology to the Sri Lanka Navy, strengthening maritime connectivity along some of the world’s busiest shipping routes.

The Chief Justice, Preethi Padman Surasena has emphasized that becoming a professional is a challenging journey and that success in a profession should not be measured solely by financial gain.

The Secretary-General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Md. Golam Sarwar paid a farewell courtesy call on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at Temple Trees today (22).

At least 13 people have been killed and 66 injured after an explosion at Qatar's largest gas facility.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court has fixed October 17 for the delivery of the verdict in the case concerning the alleged assault on Pushpika de Silva, winner of the 2021 Mrs. Sri Lanka pageant, and the forcible removal of her crown during the competition.

Dr. Paul Kapur, the United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, who is currently visiting Sri Lanka, met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this afternoon (22) at the Presidential Secretariat.

The US Treasury Department on Monday move to temporarily allow the sale of Iranian oil, issuing a 60 day “general license” that lifts restrictions normally in place on the commodity.

A high-level discussion aimed at identifying immediate solutions to challenges facing the country's apparel sector and strengthening the export-led economic growth was held today (22) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

A three-day nationwide dengue control programme will be carried out from June 24 to 26 as authorities step up efforts to curb the spread of dengue amid the ongoing southwest monsoon season.

The application deadline for paper marking examiners involved in the evaluation of G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination 2026 answer scripts has been extended.

Steps are underway to implement a single, standardized preschool education system across all nine provinces by 2027, according to the Minister of Women and Child Affairs, Saroja Savithri Paulraj.

Nuwara Eliya Police have uncovered what they describe as a large-scale network of financial frauds and other criminal activities allegedly linked to the main suspect in the Teldeniya murder case, where a woman’s body was found inside a parked vehicle in Teldeniya last week.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will visit Pakistan on Tuesday, according to the state-affiliated Tasim news agency, in his first trip abroad since 2025.

The Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, former Minister Udaya Gammanpila today (22) presented a set of 10 questions addressed to the Spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Colombo, Reverend Father Cyril Gamini Fernando.