A federal judge on Monday struck down a $100,000 fee U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, concluding that it constituted an unlawful tax Congress never authorized.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested an individual in connection with the alleged abduction and disappearance of a retired Sri Lanka Army soldier in 2018.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts today (09), the Department of Meteorology stated.

US President Donald Trump suggested that the United States would be declaring “total victory” over Iran in the next two weeks in a tele-rally for South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who is on the primary ballot Tuesday.

India is pushing for preferential new tariffs from the United States as part of talks to finalise an interim trade deal with Washington, an Indian trade official said on Monday.

The Horana Chief Magistrate’s Court today (08) directed the bank manager of a state bank in Horana to submit a detailed report to police on the bank’s financial administration procedures in relation to ongoing investigations into the Rs. 35 million robbery at the bank on June 3.

The Catholic Church has called for the ongoing investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks to continue without interruption, while also renewing calls for either the amendment or complete repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

The Sarvajana Balaya has alleged that defamatory content is being circulated on social media targeting the family members of former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay.

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Monday morning, killing at least 32 people.

Plans are underway to develop the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage into an elephant research centre as well as a breeding facility, according to the Minister of Environment, Dammika Patabendi.

A three-day special national dengue control programme launched by the Ministry of Health and Mass Media commenced today (08) across 72 Medical Officer of Health (MOH) divisions in 14 districts.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called on “all sides to exercise restraint and give peace a little more chance” after Israel and Iran traded strikes in the worst escalation since the April truce.

Around 10 people sustained injuries in a bus accident that occurred near the Pinnaduwa Interchange on the Southern Expressway this evening (08).

The 2026 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination will be held on August 9, the Department of Examinations has announced.

The Department of Examinations has announced that the 2026 General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level Examination will commence on August 10 and conclude on September 5.

The Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) met today (08) at the Parliament complex at around 3:00 p.m. under the chairmanship of its Chairman, Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva.

Private bus operations across the island have entered a severe crisis due to rising fuel prices, according to the Chairman of the Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA), Gemunu Wijeratne.

A vessel sanctioned by the United States was attacked off the coast of Oman on Monday, according to the crew’s union, the Forward Seamen’s Union of India, which said 24 Indian seafarers on board are in distress.