Atmospheric conditions are becoming favourable for afternoon showers and thundershowers in several parts of Sri Lanka over the next few days, particularly across the Northern, North Central, Eastern and Uva provinces.

American forces resumed strikes against Iran on Tuesday, US Central Command has said in a statement.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to resume today the hearing of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, after proceedings commenced before a five-member bench yesterday.

The Supreme Court has adjourned until tomorrow (02) the hearing of petitions challenging the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill, which has been presented to Parliament by the government.

The Supreme Court today (01) rejected a request to appoint a full bench of Supreme Court justices to hear petitions challenging the 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill.

A total of 88,068 people from 27,475 families have been affected by the prevailing dry weather conditions in the country, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).

Police have launched an investigation into an international drug trafficking network following the seizure of approximately 472 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (‘Ice’), from a container at the Colombo Port.

Millions of people in Kolkata and Mumbai are at "immediate risk" of losing their homes due to rising sea levels and permanent inundation, a report by the United Nations said.

Lecturers at state universities will hold protests tomorrow (02) during the lunch break, demanding permanent solutions to long-standing issues affecting the university system.

Sri Lanka and China are set to enter into a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation on immigration and emigration regulatory matters.

Sri Lanka’s external current account recorded a deficit of US$142 million in July, extending its deficit for a fourth consecutive month amid the impact of developments in the Middle East, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

The Government has commenced a project to construct 1,000 ‘Arogya’ Health and Wellness Centres across the country, with foundation stones laid today (01) for the construction of 10 new wellness centres under the programme.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members on Tuesday signed the Bishkek Declaration after the group's 26th summit in Kyrgyzstan.

The government will not be prepared to show any leniency toward individuals involved in the sale of narcotics, Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara says.

Sir Keir Starmer has announced he is to stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, a move that will trigger a by-election in the London seat.

A warm weather advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for residents of the Northern, North-Central, Eastern provinces and Monaragala district.

The national programme “Ceylon King Coconut Village,” implemented by the Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure, is scheduled to be launched tomorrow (02) at the Mahayaya Estate premises of the Coconut Cultivation Board in the Kurunegala District.

Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Health Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said that the estimated crop damage caused so far by the prevailing extreme dry weather conditions is nearly 8,000 acres of farmland belonging to around 7,000 farmers.