Oil prices rose more than a dollar a barrel in post-settlement trade on Wednesday after the U.S. military began launching fresh strikes on Iran.

Several spells of showers are expected in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces, as well as in the Galle, Matara, Kandy, and Nuwara Eliya districts, according to the Department of Meteorology.

The government has officially designated the Old Bogambara premises as a prison through a Gazette notification issued by Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara.

A warm weather advisory has been issued for residents of the Batticaloa, Ampara and Monaragala districts.

The US launched another round of airstrikes against Iran hours after President Donald Trump said the ceasefire between the two countries might be “over.”

A minor tense situation was reported today (8) as well at the Negombo Prison, where a violent clash between two groups of inmates had recently occurred, the police said.

With harvesting for the 2026 Yala season now underway, the Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake has instructed officials of the Ministry of Agriculture to commence paddy procurement without delay.

President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that US forces would strike Iran “hard” in the coming night, after earlier declaring Washington’s ceasefire with Iran over at a NATO summit in Ankara.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment Arun Hemachandra has stated that over 1.7 million Sri Lankans are currently employed in various countries around the world.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Government has drawn attention to introducing measures to prohibit or restrict social media use by children under the age of 16 in Sri Lanka, and has taken action to prepare a new national programme to prevent child abuse.

Heavy monsoon rains triggered a landslide at a madrassa in a ​Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh on ‌Wednesday, killing eight children and injuring five others, officials said.

King Charles knighted the University of Leicester’s Vice-Chancellor, Sri Lankan-born Professor Sir Nishan Canagarajah, in an investiture ceremony held at Windsor Castle on Tuesday (7 July).

Ambalangoda Police have taken into custody four passenger transport buses that were allegedly operating using kerosene as fuel.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the 2027 Budget would place special emphasis on finding lasting solutions to the public’s long-standing drinking water issues.

A warm weather advisory has been issued for residents of the Batticaloa, Ampara and Monaragala districts.

A female Land Registrar has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over her alleged involvement in a large-scale racket of aiding organised criminals by forging documents and unlawfully transferring ownership of properties.

An overturned container truck has obstructed two lanes of the road between Dematagoda and Peliyagoda near Grandpass in Colombo, prompting police to implement traffic diversions while efforts are underway to clear the obstruction.

The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board has announced that crop damage compensation totaling Rs. 12,341.5 million has been paid to 202,025 farmers affected by last year’s Cyclone Ditwah.