Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again
Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes killed 182 people, the highest single-day death toll in the Israel-Hezbollah war A ceasefire deal to pause the...
Trump announces 50% tariffs on countries supplying Iran with weapons
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said any country supplying Iran with military weapons will face immediate 50% tariffs with no exemptions, announcing...
Iran oil refinery hit in “enemy attack” hours after ceasefire agreement
An oil refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island was hit in what Iranian authorities described as an “enemy attack” on Wednesday, hours after a two-week ceasefire...
Devalaya funds open to public scrutiny says court
Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal has ruled that funds held by Devalayas are not private accounts and must be subject to public scrutiny,...
Israel PM says US-Iran ceasefire ‘does not include Lebanon’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has announced that Israel backs the United States’s decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks,...
Iran, US agree to conditional two-week ceasefire and opening of Hormuz Strait
United States President Donald Trump has agreed to suspend his planned bombing of Iran for two weeks, following his threat that “a whole...
Opposition claims unannounced power cuts, Govt denies
Several opposition members of parliament (MPs) yesterday (7) accused the government of carrying out unannounced power cuts due to the looming energy crisis....
Stand with science: What I’ve learned about health beyond hospitals
By Dr. Dayanath Ranatunga On this World Health Day (7 April), we are reminded of a simple yet powerful truth: health is not...
When wars become a bet
By Nilantha Ilangamuwa How expensive is a strike if its secrets can be bet on? What is the highest-stakes geopolitical question today? Will...
