The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando, made his first official call on the President of Sri Lanka and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, at the Presidential Secretariat recently.

Andy Burnham has taken another step towards becoming the next Labour leader and prime minister, after the vast majority of Labour MPs nominated him to replace Sir Keir Starmer.

The Attorney General informed the Supreme Court today that the current Cabinet of Ministers has decided to reconsider the legality of the agreements entered into during the tenure of the previous government to hand over electronic visa issuance operations to private companies.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to take immediate steps to fill four vacancies in the Supreme Court and four vacancies in the Court of Appeal,

The Court of Appeal has ordered that all intermediary petitions filed seeking permission to make submissions in support of the writ petition filed by former Head of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Suresh Sallay,

The Chairman of the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB), Manjula Pinnalanda, has stated that the PMB plans to commence paddy purchasing from next Monday (13).

The National Dengue Control Unit has stated that the number of dengue cases reported from the Western Province is approaching the 35,000-mark, as it remains the worst impacted province.

The Chairman of the Pathahewaheta Pradeshiya Sabha, who had been evading arrest after being convicted of bribery charges and sentenced to imprisonment by court, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Israel shared intelligence with the United States that Iran had recently devised a new plan to assassinate President Donald Trump, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN, adding another layer of tension as a ceasefire deal between the countries comes under strain.

State Minister of Tourism Ruwan Ranasinghe has stated that the number of tourists who have visited Sri Lanka so far in 2026 has reached nearly 1.2 million.

At least 12 people have died in a wildfire in Los Gallardos in the southeastern province of Almería, according to the Andalusian regional government, while six have been injured.

Veteran vocalist Mariazelle Goonetilleke has passed away at the age of 68, according to family sources.

The Thambuttegama Water Supply Project will be officially inaugurated today (July 10) under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Several spells of showers are expected across the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North Western provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts today (10), the Department of Meteorology stated.

The US and Iran again traded strikes in exchanges that continued into Thursday, as observers reported a "dramatic" drop in the number of ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that the Government plans to allocate a separate contingency fund for every district under the forthcoming Budget, enabling District Secretaries to carry out urgent repairs to bridges, roads and public buildings...

A fire at a shoe factory in the south-eastern Chinese city of Jinjiang has killed at least 28 people, according to the state news agency.

A team of Sri Lankan doctors has successfully separated twin girls who were conjoined at the pelvis in a highly complex surgery, marking a landmark achievement in the country's medical history.