A powerful earthquake has struck the Philippines, destroying buildings and triggering tsunami alerts across Asia.

Tehran’s international airport suspends all incoming flights after Iranian missile strikes on Israel, local media says.

Oil prices have already started climbing, with the global benchmark Brent crude rising 3.63 percent to $96.75 a barrel in the hour after the strikes were reported.

Iran has launched a barrage of missiles towards Israel, after warnings from Tehran that Israel must halt its ongoing assault on southern Lebanon or face more attacks.

Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director, Suresh Sallay, has been admitted to the Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU) of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka.

The Government has commenced a programme to revive and complete 25 major health infrastructure projects that were abandoned midway, with an estimated investment of Rs. 76 billion needed to finish the developments.

A woman has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of her husband following a domestic dispute in the Arambakanda area of the Horana Police Division during the early hours of Sunday (June 7).

The Department of Meteorology has forecast continued showers and thunderstorms across several parts of the country, with heavy rainfall and strong winds expected in some areas.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ⁠chosen Han Seong-sook, the country’s ⁠minister for small and midsize ‌businesses and ​startups, to be prime minister, the presidential office said on Sunday.

Divisional Secretariat offices that recorded the highest level of performance under the President’s Fund decentralisation programme in 2025 were honoured at a special recognition ceremony held yesterday (06) at the Miloda Auditorium in Colombo.

More than a million people lined the streets of Madrid on Sunday as Pope Leo XIV held an open-air mass in the Spanish capital, the Vatican said.

A leading food supplier in Nugegoda has been fined Rs. 75,000 and ordered to destroy a stock of food items after pleading guilty to multiple consumer protection violations.

Commuters across Sri Lanka could face major transport disruptions from tomorrow as private bus operators have decided to cut services by 50 percent, citing mounting losses, rising fuel costs, and the government’s failure to grant fare relief.

Sri Lanka has secured a key leadership role in regional aviation security, with the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of Civil Aviation, Captain Daminda Rambukwella, being appointed Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Aviation Security Programme

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organizer Namal Rajapaksa said that concerns raised before court by the legal counsel of Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay regarding his treatment in custody, was deeply troubling and asked why activists

Speaking to the media for the first time outside the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Manory Salley, the wife of former Major General Suresh Salley, defended her husband, insisting that he is innocent and is being unfairly used as a ’’sca

A top White House artificial intelligence policy adviser ‌on Saturday said he will leave his position at the end of June, marking the exit of a leading figure helping craft policies for frontier technologies.

Anthropic is calling on major artificial intelligence labs to consider a coordinated and verifiable ​pause in development, warning that rapid advances in the technology could soon allow AI systems to improve themselves faster than society ‌can ma

The 73 major reservoirs managed by the Irrigation Department have collectively reached 63 percent of their total storage capacity, providing sufficient water to meet irrigation requirements for the ongoing Yala cultivation season, officials said.

The Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre has issued a Red Warning for strong winds and rough seas, effective from 6.30 a.m. on June 7 until 10.30 a.m. today (8), urging fishing and naval communities to take immediate precautions.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has decided to strip five of its members representing the Bulathsinhala Pradeshiya Sabha of their positions. The expelled members include SJB Group Leader Nihal Mendis, Mohamed Nishard, Kanthi Pelawatta, Ayesha Chamal

The U.S. government will attempt to redirect ​Iranian assets to Gulf states for rebuilding and repairs of damage caused by Iran, a source familiar with the matter said, as Tehran followed up a wave of strikes ‌against Kuwait and Bahrain with furt

Two women have tragically lost their lives after being struck by a car on the Embulgama-Panagoda in Hanwella.

The Sri Lanka Association of Divisional Secretaries and Assistant Divisional Secretaries said that its members will completely withdraw from participating in any official meetings scheduled on Mondays, effective from tomorrow, June 8. This decision a

Police say they are searching for suspects after at least 12 people were shot near a festival in Toledo, in the midwestern US state of Ohio.

The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has launched a public consultation process to gather views and recommendations for the formulation of Sri Lanka’s proposed National Higher Education Policy Framework.

Iran’s World Cup squad left Turkey for Mexico on Saturday, taking off under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row between Tehran and Washington after the US refused to issue visas for some of the team’s support squad.

Mirra Andreeva won her first Grand Slam title on Saturday by downing Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in straight sets in the French Open final.

Three individuals, including two teenage girls, drowned after being swept away by strong currents while bathing near the Daluwa estuary (Moya Kata) in Norochcholai on Saturday evening.