Oil prices fell on Tuesday as markets weighed an executive order from US President Donald Trump that waived some sanctions and tariffs tied to Russian energy exports, while attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen kept fears of Middle East supply disruptions in view.

Parliament is scheduled to convene from today (20) to October 23, the Secretary-General’s Office of Parliament announced.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)-controlled Pathahewaheta Pradeshiya Sabha has been suspended with effect from yesterday (19), while investigations into irregularities are under way, the Governor of Central Province said.

President Donald ‌Trump's approval rating fell to a record low as Americans worried about high gasoline prices and appeared ready to punish his Republican Party in the November 3 congressional elections, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday.

The identities of the four individuals killed in the accident involving a cement mixer truck near Kurugoda Junction in Akurana, along the Kandy–Matale main road have been confirmed.

Power cuts will be continued across Sri Lanka today (20) due to the shutdown of the Lakvijaya Power Plant in Norochcholai.

Iran has warned that undersea internet cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz could become targets in a possible military confrontation, Fars news agency reported, citing a representative of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

A Satyagraha launched by a group of Buddhist monks at Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo, calling for the release of Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, is continuing for the fifth consecutive day today (20).

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he is open to three-way arms-control talks with the leaders of China and Russia as soon as next month, ​raising the prospect of an unprecedented meeting and a major diplomatic gambit for the US president.

Due to the development of an atmospheric disturbance in the lower atmosphere in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, showery condition is expected to be enhanced across the island from today evening (20), according to the Department of Meteorology.

14 people were killed and 7 others ​injured following the collapse of an ‌illegal gold mine in southwestern Colombia, local authorities said on Monday.

The Ministry of Education has issued a clarification regarding concerns over the number of applicants shortlisted for interviews following the competitive examination held to recruit teachers for Sinhala, Tamil and English-medium vacancies in national and provincial schools.

The French prime minister called for “very limited” and “localized” curfews Monday after a weekend marred by France’s worst rioting in years that targeted city halls, other public buildings and thousands of businesses across the country.

The leader of the United Republic Front Patali Champika Ranawaka has claimed that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake granted presidential pardons to 285 people convicted by the courts on Independence Day in 2025 and another 49 in 2026.

Investigators have received credible information suggesting that Shiran Basik, described as a major drug trafficker who was arrested following his deportation from Dubai, may also have been involved in illegal arms trafficking, the Court of Appeal was told today (19).

Sri Lanka Customs officers have seized a consignment of narcotics worth more than Rs. 67.53 million during a special operation conducted at the Colombo Central Mail Exchange.

Sanjaya Samarasinghe, the private secretary to Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

A woman and a child were injured after a car collided with two other vehicles before veering off the road and crashing into them in the Wattakkaliya area along the Chilaw–Colombo main road.