News from 2026

A missile hit a helipad within the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, according to two security officials. They reported that the missile la…

The United States is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information about high-ranking Iranian military and intelligence l…

The U.S. military has dispatched 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East, a U.S. official reported on Frid…

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the US military has conducted significant bombing operations on Iran’s Kharg Isl…

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasized that boosting the local industrial sector is a major focus for the Government. Sh…

India's highest court has turned down a request for menstrual leave for women in the workforce and female students. The judges exp…

Sri Lanka repatriated the remains of 84 Iranian sailors on Friday night. These sailors died when their frigate was sunk by a US su…

S. Satheestharan has been appointed as a High Court Judge, according to the President’s Media Division. President Anura Kumara D…

Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been reported wounded and possibly disfigured, according to US Defense Secretary …

All six crew members died in a crash of a refuelling plane in Iraq, according to the US Central Command. Earlier, it was reported …

Electricity trade unions in Sri Lanka are pleased after their meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on the afternoon of …

Today, on the 13th of October, Sri Lanka destroyed close to 200 kilograms of narcotics connected to completed court cases. This de…

Iranian state television has reported a significant explosion in a square in Tehran, where protests were expected to take place. F…

The Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security, and Community Empowerment reports that a quarter of Sri Lanka’s population i…

Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister, Vijitha Herath, met with the Russian Ambassador, Levan S. Dzhagaryan, today (13) at the Ministry of …

The Health Ministry of Iran reports that since February 28, at least 1,444 individuals have lost their lives and 18,551 have been …

The Additional Secretary to the President for the Clean Sri Lanka Programme, Engineer S.P.C. Sugeeshwara, announced that low-floor…

The Colombo Special High Court Trial-at-Bar has scheduled the presentation of defense evidence for March 26 in the case against fo…

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which is a coalition of armed groups supported by Iran, announced that it shot down a U.S. militar…

Sri Lankan authorities announced the seizure of 654 kilograms of illegal drugs from a fishing boat at Dikkovita Fisheries Harbour …

U.S. President Donald Trump has made a new online threat toward Iran, stating, “Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags to…

The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board has started the process of assessing damage in various districts to provide compensa…

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) announced to the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today th…

Sri Lanka's largest groundwater source has been found in Pitabeddara, according to the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (N…

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has achieved a significant victory in Nepal’s election, marking the first polls since last ye…