News from 2026

Senate Republicans have once again turned down a resolution that would require President Donald Trump to get approval from Congres…

Drones struck a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport, leading to a fire, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Kuwait …

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on his Iranian counterpart to "start peace talks as soon as possible" during a phone call …

Lebanon’s Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that the number of people killed by ongoing Israeli strikes has reached 1,072, wi…

US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, March 24, that progress is being made in talks to end the war with Iran. He mentio…

Around 1,000 soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are set to head to the Middle East in the coming days, accordi…

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization announced that the United States and Israel attacked near the Bushehr nuclear power plant on T…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the ongoing situation in the Middle East d…

Pirhossein Kolivand, the leader of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, has reported significant damage to civilian buildings caused …

The ongoing war in Iran is starting to impact economies globally, as reported by business surveys on Tuesday. These surveys reveal…

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced on Tuesday that the country is in a national energy emergency due to risks from…

Sri Lanka reached its highest electricity demand on Monday, October 16, due to ongoing dry weather affecting the national power sy…

On Tuesday, the Prime Minister of Pakistan expressed his willingness to host discussions between the United States and Iran to hel…

QatarEnergy has announced force majeure on its liquefied natural gas contracts with Italy, Belgium, South Korea, and China after m…

A court has frozen assets valued at over Rs. 30 million linked to a suspected drug trafficker. These assets were bought using ille…

Nishantha Wickramasinghe, the former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, has been granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court aft…

Lebanon has officially revoked the status of the Iranian ambassador, declaring him persona non grata, and has ordered him to leave…

The Cabinet of Ministers in Sri Lanka has given the green light to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's suggestion to create an ex…

Bus fares in Sri Lanka may be adjusted again in July as part of the national bus fare policy, according to Cabinet Spokesperson Mi…

The Colombo High Court has scheduled the case involving Member of Parliament Chamara Sampath Dassanayake for April 30, 2026. This …

Sri Lanka has initiated discussions with the Russian government to secure fuel supplies, as announced by Cabinet Spokesman Ministe…

The Commissioner-General of Essential Services, B.K. Prabhath Chandrakeerthi, has released detailed guidelines to help reduce fuel…

The special ward at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, which was previously only for the Executive President, is now open to th…

Sri Lanka's recent rise in fuel prices follows the official fuel pricing formula, as stated by Dr. Mayura Neththikumarage, the Man…

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has decided to grant bail to Nishantha Wickramasinghe, the former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines.…