In the last weekend before the pivotal midterm elections, US President Donald Trump has made a final pitch to voters in hopes of keeping Republicans in control of Congress.

The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has stated that the liquidation process for 33 selected State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is currently underway.

A SriLankan Airlines flight arriving from Melbourne, Australia, made an emergency landing at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last night (01) after smoke was detected in its cargo hold.

The Colombo High Court has fixed November 13 for the next hearing of a corruption case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Minister Piyankara Jayaratne.

Further details have emerged regarding the death of a remand prisoner who was reportedly shot by a prison officer after allegedly attempting to escape from the Pallekele Dumbara Prison in Kandy.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an ‘Amber’ advisory for severe lightning in the following areas across the island.

A Sri Lankan woman has been stranded in the Cook Islands for three years and is desperate to go back home, but neither New Zealand nor Australia is approving her transit visa. Ruchira Ranasingha, 50...

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the case filed against former Minister Wimal Weerawansa and several others over a protest held near the United Nations (UN) office in Thummulla, Colombo, be taken up again on December 7, 2026.

A police sergeant who was arrested and remanded in connection with the death of a suspect who was in police custody at Kobeigane Police Station has been further remanded until November 12.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the case filed against former Member of Parliament Hirunika Premachandra and several other female suspects over the staging of a street drama obstructing public roads..

The cyclonic storm “Murasu” has intensified into a Severe Cyclonic storm over the West central and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal, according to the Department of Meteorology.

The All-Island School Children Transportation Association has announced that school transport fares will not be revised at this stage despite the recent increase in diesel prices. 

The 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission in the Western Sahara region will come to an end after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate, the UN ​chief said on Sunday.

The government plans to provide cultivation subsidies for 12 additional food crops, apart from paddy, for the first time in history, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Namal Karunaratne said.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has arrived at V. C. Bird International Airport in Antigua today (02) to participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2026.

The final rites of late veteran left-wing political activist and senior lawyer Lal Wijenayake, an Executive Committee member of the National People's Power (NPP), are scheduled to be held this afternoon (02).

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old resident of Wellampitiya who was reported missing on October 14, 2025, police stated.

Russia said its emergency warnings app came under a “massive cyberattack” on Monday (November 2, 2026), hours after Ukraine reported a hack in an apparent exchange of blows between the foes, as their longest truce came to an end.