News from 2026

Thousands of travelers are stuck across Europe due to a communications issue that led to the closure of Greece's airspace, resulti…

A low-level atmospheric disturbance east of Sri Lanka will keep affecting the country's weather, according to the Department of Me…

A senior official from Venezuela announced on Sunday that the government will remain united in support of President Nicolas Maduro…

Arun Hemachandra, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment, announced that actions are being taken in collabo…

Nicolás Maduro will make his first court appearance in the U.S. today. The president of Venezuela was captured by U.S. forces ear…

Three people have been arrested by the Thanamalwila Police for digging illegally in search of artifacts. The police acted on a tip…

Today (01), the upgrade of 76 rural roads in Sri Lanka has officially started under the “Punarudayata Maga” (Path to Renaissan…

A historic church in Amsterdam suffered significant damage after a fire broke out in its spire during the early hours of New Year�…

Sri Lanka has received humanitarian aid from 22 countries and the World Food Programme (WFP) to help those affected by Cyclone Dit…

Approximately 40 individuals lost their lives and around 100 were injured, many severely, after an explosion occurred at a busy ba…

Three people, including two women, were killed in a stabbing incident in the Kondeniya area of Sri Lanka's Mawanella Police Divisi…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited the temporary shelter at Sri Sudarshanaramaya Temple in Welgala, Poojapitiya, Kandy, th…

A shooting incident in Kaduwela resulted in one death and two injuries. The event took place last night (01) between 9:30 p.m. and…

The Education Ministry has announced that school hours will not be extended this year. They expressed worries about the negative i…

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has gathered more than Rs. 285 million in fines from inspections conducted throughout the pas…

A 79-year-old woman was fatally attacked yesterday (1) by her husband, an 84-year-old man, in the Delpawatta area of Agalawatta, a…

Bulgaria, the least wealthy nation in the European Union, has officially joined the eurozone, becoming its 21st member. This decis…

Most Venerable Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Thero, the Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter of Siam Nikaya, urged everyone to work…

A new loan program has been introduced for Small and Medium Scale Paddy Millers and Cooperative Societies in Sri Lanka, allowing t…

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe called Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa to wish him a Happy New Year. On January 1, 2026, …

A tragic fire at a New Year’s party in a ski resort in southern Switzerland has resulted in several deaths and injuries. Accordi…

A police officer from the Ambalantota Police has lost his life after being struck by a car driven by a drunk driver on New Year’…

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (Sri Lanka CERT) has recorded over 12,650 reports concerning social media misuse a…

The Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Professor Udayanga Hemapala, has informed the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) that it must…

A Sri Lankan man, S. Gunasekera, who worked as an associate professor at Ferris State University, is no longer with the school, ac…