Two suspects who allegedly fled to India after a fatal shooting at a birthday party held at a hotel in Wattala on the night of July 23 have been arrested upon their arrival at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake.

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said two of its vessels were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday evening.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times today (14) in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western Provinces and in the Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts, the Department of Meteorology stated.

The U.S. military has enough assets to maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday, adding ships could be rotated in and out ​of the region as needed.

The Department of Examinations has assured that the G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) question papers scheduled for tomorrow (14) have not been leaked in any way and that tomorrow's examination will proceed as planned.

A discussion with representatives of the Catholic Church was held at the Presidential Secretariat this afternoon (13), co-chaired by Minister of Science and Technology Chrishantha Abeysena and Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.

Five people were killed while trying to defuse ​an explosive device in ‌Sevastopol, the largest city in Russian-controlled Crimea, regional governor Mikhail ​Razvozhayev said on Thursday.

Israel won't withdraw from ​southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed, the defence minister said on Thursday, qualifying remarks he made a day ‌earlier that had suggested Israeli forces would occupy the territory indefinitely and drew U.S. criticism.

Sri Lanka Police have arrested a total of 1,093 foreign nationals so far this year in connection with investigations into cybercrimes and financial fraud carried out in Sri Lanka, Police Media Spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F.U. Wootler said.

All train services operating on the Main Line have been delayed due to a train breaking down.

The Ministry of Education has launched an investigation after six packets containing the first question paper of the G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Physics examination, scheduled to be held tomorrow (14), were found at an A/L examination centre in Ambalantota today (13).

Sri Lanka Police said that a four-year-old girl was found brutally assaulted and abandoned at a deserted location along Yatirawana Road in Wattegama today (13).

Sri Lanka Police traffic officers have been instructed to take strict legal action against motorcycles fitted with illegal modifications, changes to the sounds emitted or other alterations to their original design, as well as against unregistered motorcycles with engine capacities

A warm weather advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for residents of the Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa, Ampara, and Manaragala districts.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Thursday hit back at US President Donald Trump's claim that Washington has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz, accusing the US of repeated intelligence failures...

A delegation led by Inoue Naoki, President of the Sri Lanka–Japan Friendship Association has met with Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake at the Presidential Secretariat.

A total of 1,693 individuals have lost their lives in fatal road accidents reported across Sri Lanka so far this year, according to Sri Lanka Police.

Sri Lanka Police says that Red Notices have been issued through Interpol to apprehend and bring back 93 wanted suspects hiding overseas in connection with crimes committed in Sri Lanka.