Forensic officials are conducting inspections today (03) in connection with the recent unrest at Mahara Prison, according to Police.

Around 20 individuals have been injured after a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus collided with a private bus at the Karandupana Junction in Kegalle at around 6.15 a.m. today (03).

Oil prices fell sharply Sunday after President Donald Trump said he would order U.S. forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming that a deal to end the fighting in the Middle East was near.

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings for four districts due to the prevailing heavy rainfall across the country.

All principals of schools in the Hatton and Nuwara Eliya Education Zones in the Central Province have been granted the authority to decide whether to keep their schools open or closed, depending on the prevailing adverse weather conditions.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, Eastern and Southern provinces. Cloudy skies will prevail over these areas, today (03), the Department of Meteorology said.

At least 14 people ​were killed in a suspected suicide bombing outside ‌a police station in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, a rescue group and a regional police official said, as the country battles widening ​insurgencies.

U.S. President Donald Trump said talks ​with Iran will happen on Monday but declined to set a deadline for an agreement after earlier saying he had called off an ‌imminent attack in hopes of quickly reaching a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz...

The Department of Irrigation has issued a flood warning, stating that several low-lying areas of the Mahaweli River are at risk of flooding within the next 24 hours, due to the rainfall in upper catchment areas of the Mahaweli River over the past few hours.

Damage caused to the Mahara Prison during yesterday’s unrest is estimated to exceed Rs. 150 million, according to reports.

The death toll from Thursday's mass rush into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco reached at least 72 on Sunday as five more bodies were found along Ceuta's coast, officials said.

The Department of Meteorology has issued a Red warning for strong winds and rough seas in the sea areas extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota.

Minister of Agriculture K. D. Lal Kantha says he will not refrain from highlighting shortcomings in the state sector, even if it results in losing votes.

Two firefighting helicopters have collided west of Athens while battling wildfires that have destroyed more than a hundred homes and forced evacuations across Greece, as blazes continue to sweep across Europe following a summer of record-breaking heat.

A warm weather advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for residents of the Eastern and North-Central provinces and in the Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya and Monaragala districts.

OPEC+ plans to approve a production quota increase on Sunday of around 188,000 barrels per day from September after which it will pause further output increases, sources said, as the group completes the unwinding of voluntary cuts.

The suspect allegedly involved in the attempted shooting of the father of underworld figure "Sando", who is believed to be hiding overseas, has been arrested today (02).

Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara says the unrest at the Mahara Prison differs from the incident previously reported at the Negombo Prison, citing the nature of the two incidents.