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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday they targeted a U.S. airbase at 4:50 a.m. local time (0120 GMT) after what they described as an early morning U.S. attack near Bandar Abbas airport, Tasnim news agency reported. While…

Seven Sri Lankan youths who had been detained by security authorities in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), have been deported back to Sri Lanka. The group arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake last…

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (May 27) dismissed a report that Iran and Oman would manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a deal to end the war, in a sign that any agreement remained elusive. Trump’s comments…

U.S. crude futures rose more than $1 on Thursday to above $90 a barrel after the U.S. ⁠military carried out new strikes on an Iranian military site while peace talks between Washington and Tehran are underway. West ⁠Texas Intermediate…

The U.S. military carried out new strikes overnight in Iran targeting a military site that officials believed posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday.…

The prevailing showery condition over the south-western parts of the island is expected to continue, according to the Department of Meteorology. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western…

The Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Sumith Dassanayake has presented Credentials to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV as Sri Lanka’s next Ambassador to the Holy See with Residence in Geneva at the…

Crystal Palace have won the UEFA Conference League to claim a first European trophy in the club’s history. Striker Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal of the game as Palace beat Spanish side Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in Leipzig.…

One-third of Japanese companies are already using or considering deploying AI-powered robots, with automakers and other transportation equipment manufacturers leading the way, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday. The Japanese government…

The Department of Irrigation has warned that there is a risk of minor flooding in several areas along the Kalu Ganga basin during the next 24 hours. Based on the heavy rainfall currently being experienced in the Kalu River Basin and the…