Justice BR Gavai told the Bar Association of Sri Lanka that an independent Bar is a constitutional necessity and lawyers must defend institutional integrity.
Iran's IRGC warned of heavy strikes on US bases in the region if its tankers come under fire, after Friday's US Gulf of Oman tanker attack.
Iran's response to the latest U.S. draft to end the war was delivered Sunday through a Pakistani mediator, IRNA reported, with talks focused on ending the war.
Lebanon's health ministry reports 39 killed in Saturday's Israeli strikes — including a Saksakiyeh raid that killed seven — and 120 dead in the past week.
At a Telangana event, Modi said imported petro products should be used only as needed to save foreign exchange and reduce the war's impact on India.
Israeli PM Netanyahu told CBS '60 Minutes' the joint US-Israeli war 'accomplished a great deal, but it's not over' — Tehran still holds enriched uranium.
Militants rammed an explosive-laden car into a police post in NW Pakistan and ambushed reinforcements; Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen claimed responsibility.
Putin told reporters at the Kremlin he thought the Ukraine war was 'coming to an end' — hours after vowing victory at a scaled-back Victory Day parade.
Trump rejected Iran's counter-proposal to a U.S.-backed war-ending plan, calling Tehran's reply 'totally unacceptable' in a Truth Social post.
Britain is moving destroyer HMS Dragon to the Middle East to pre-position for a UK–France-led coalition to escort shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Washington's draft, via Pakistan, asks Iran to halt enrichment for 12 years and surrender 440kg of 60% enriched uranium for sanctions relief and.
Tamil Nadu's new CM Vijay launched a women's security wing, doubled free electricity to 200 units bi-monthly, and ordered anti-drug units in every district.
Vijay took oath as Tamil Nadu CM at Chennai's Nehru Stadium on Sunday. President Dissanayake congratulated him on X, citing deepening India-Sri Lanka ties.
Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands are dispatching evacuation planes to Tenerife for citizens aboard the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius.
Péter Magyar took office Saturday, ending Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power. The EU flag was reinstated inside parliament — a symbolic step back toward.
Trump said Putin and Zelenskyy agreed to a three-day ceasefire over Russia's Victory Day and a prisoner swap — possibly the 'beginning of the end' of the war.
Saturday brought calm to the Strait of Hormuz but no Iranian response to Washington's peace proposal, as a leaked CIA assessment questioned US leverage.
The US Treasury sanctioned 10 firms in China, Hong Kong, UAE and Belarus accused of helping Iran procure parts for Shahed drones and ballistic missiles.
Iran fires missiles and drones at three US Navy ships after a US strike on an Iranian tanker; CENTCOM says it intercepted them and hit Iranian facilities.
Tehran institutionalises Hormuz control through a new toll-collecting agency as a Saudi official says Riyadh refused to back Trump's Project Freedom.
Pakistan Army's SSG and Sri Lanka Special Forces conclude two-week joint counter-terrorism training programme at Tarbela base.
Ambassador Anura Withanage presented his credentials to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Beirut on May 6, with talks centred on trade and investment.
Ambassador-designate Nirmala Indumathie Dias Paranavitana takes office, also serving as Permanent Observer to the African Union and UNECA.
A 2-1 Court of International Trade ruling finds Trump's worldwide tariff invalid; an appeal is expected, with potential implications for Sri Lankan exporters.