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Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya announced today that a salary commission will be set up this year to tackle pay differences …

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth stated on Thursday that military actions in Iran by the United States are set to increase signif…

U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday following months of turmoil. This includ…

India received a temporary extension on Friday to buy Russian oil, thanks to a 30-day waiver from the US. US Treasury Secretary Sc…

Two Japanese citizens are being held in Iran, but Japan is in touch with them, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi stated on Friday…

U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that he should have a say in selecting Iran's next leader as the conflict escalated on Thursd…

More than 200 people on board a second Iranian Navy ship, the "IRIS Bushehr," near Sri Lanka's waters are currently being brought …

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated today that Sri Lanka will maintain a neutral position regarding the ongoing conflict in …

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Thursday that the UK will send four more Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar as tension…

Italy, Spain, France, and the Netherlands are set to send naval forces to Cyprus in the next few days, according to Defence Minist…

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi accused the United States of an "atrocity" on Thursday after a US submarine sank the …

A former officer of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has submitted a petition to contest the 90-day detention order for Major Genera…

A total of 87 bodies have been found after the Iranian ship ‘IRIS Dena’ sank following an attack by the United States in water…

An Iranian ship has been spotted near Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone, according to Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda J…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated on Thursday, March 5, that he could not dismiss the possibility of Canada joining the m…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is worried that the US might be having secret discussions with Iran without informing hi…

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe visited the Iranian Embassy in Colombo this morning (05) to offer his condolences on the dea…

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa addressed Parliament today (05), stating that reports indicate another Iranian ship is close to…

A total of 32 crew members from the Iranian vessel ‘IRIS Dena’ have been taken to Galle National Hospital, as announced by Cab…

On Wednesday, March 4, United States President Donald Trump rated the US efforts in the war against Iran as a 15 out of 10. He sta…

On the morning of March 5, 2026, people in Nepal began arriving at polling stations to vote in important general elections. This i…

Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, the Minister of Health and Mass Media, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Parliament Committee respo…

Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Hearth, met with foreign ministers from Gulf countries. They talked about the cur…

Around 80 bodies have been found from the Iranian naval ship IRIS Dena, which sank near the coast of Sri Lanka after being attacke…

The Cabinet of Ministers in Sri Lanka has approved financial support for farmers who grow paddy in the upcoming 2026 Yala season, …