International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Sri Lankan authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the Seventh Review of Sri Lanka's reform program supported by the IMF's Extended Fund Facility (EFF).

Three female journalists have accused police officers in India of sexual harassment during street protests in the capital Delhi.

Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has ​resigned for personal reasons, and Hamid Bovard, chief ‌executive of the government-owned National Iranian Oil Company, will be acting minister, state ​media said on Sunday.

A suspect who allegedly aided and abetted the shooting and killing of a man and two women travelling in a three-wheeler in the Baddegama area has been arrested by the Galle District Crime Division.

The General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organization, Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, is scheduled to be produced before the Court of Appeal today (05).

The train travelling from Peradeniya to Colombo Fort on the repaired railway track has derailed this morning (05) after crashing into a mound of fallen earth and rocks between the Gangoda and Kadigamuwa railway stations, Ada Derana reporter said.

The US has withdrawn all of its bombers from RAF Fairford, the British military base at the centre of an incident being investigated by counter terror police.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the most part of the island after 1.00 p.m, today (05), the Department of Meteorology said.

The 2026 Colombo International Book Fair, which commenced on September 25, concluded today (October 4) after drawing large crowds over its 10-day run.

Yemen's Saudi-backed government has announced a major military operation to retake territory from the Iran-backed Houthis.

The Colombo Additional Magistrate today (October 4) ordered that Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, the General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organization, be remanded until tomorrow, following his arrest pursuant to an open warrant issued by the Court of Appeal.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has launched a special island-wide inspection and investigation programme targeting the sale of bread below the prescribed weight, as well as the failure to properly display the weight and retail price of bread.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is set to make a final decision tomorrow (05) on whether to move a no-confidence motion against Speaker of House Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne.

The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the United States are met, state media reported Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as saying on Sunday (Oct 4).

A five-member Sri Lankan delegation is scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday (06) to explore legal avenues to appeal the death sentence imposed on Sri Lankan national Sivarasa Anojan.

The National Building Research Institute (NBRI) has issued landslide warnings for 13 Divisional Secretariat Divisions across five districts.

The Sri Lankan government will make decisions while safeguarding the country’s sovereignty and identity, while remaining prepared to intervene when necessary on humanitarian grounds, Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath has stated.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an Amber advisory for rough seas, warning of hazardous sea conditions along the coastal waters stretching from Kankesanthurai to Galle via Mannar, Puttalam and Colombo.