Newswire and EconomyNext report a woman believed Sri Lankan killed in south Lebanon after refusing to evacuate; Colombo's embassy is verifying her identity.
Russia said air defences intercepted 376 Ukrainian drones across 16 regions on Friday night, killing one in Tver and igniting an oil depot in Ust-Labinsk.
Centcom said US forces hit Iranian surveillance sites at Goruk and Qeshm Island after shooting down four Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz.
WFP acting chief Carl Skau cited 1.3 million Sri Lankans, 2.5 million Somalis and 2.3 million Afghans as fresh war casualties of the Iran oil and food shock.
Iran's FM Abbas Araqchi told Al Mayadeen that the wider US-Iran peace deal cannot conclude without an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
MFA statement said safety of over a million Sri Lankans in the region is paramount; reaffirmed commitment to regional peace and protection of civilians.
Sri Lankan disability advocate Nilshani De Silva, born with Down syndrome, will address the opening of the 19th UN CRPD Conference of States Parties on June 9.
A Ugandan traveller has been isolated at a Jaipur hospital after arriving in Rajasthan with suspected Ebola symptoms as India tightens airport screening.
Donald Trump says he would be 'honored' to meet Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei if a nuclear deal is reached between Washington and Tehran.
China and DPRK announce Monday–Tuesday trip as Beijing seeks to reassert influence after Kim's deepening Russia ties and new uranium enrichment plant.
Ukrainian president invites Putin to meet directly to end the war, saying it would be wrong to wait until US attention returns from the Iran conflict.
WHO chief says outbreak still moving faster than the response after his Ituri visit; DR Congo logs 344 confirmed cases and 60 deaths from the Bundibugyo.
Naim Qassem says resistance will continue; Israel keeps up strikes and Iran's IRGC sets full withdrawal as a condition for any Tehran-Washington deal.
Iranian Light cargoes are being offered to Shandong teapots at a 50c–$1 discount to Brent, with Russian ESPO premiums also easing as Chinese demand softens.
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to implement a ceasefire contingent on Hezbollah halting attacks and pulling out of southern Lebanon, the State Department said.
Pakistan's HEC has opened the Allama Iqbal Scholarship Scheme for Sri Lankans at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level, with applications due June 25.
Home Office traffic-light system from summer 2027 tightens visa-refusal, enrolment and completion thresholds for UK institutions hosting overseas pupils.
Four Republicans crossed the aisle as the US House voted 215-208 to require congressional approval for further military action against Iran.
Chemical hazards drove 73% of food-related deaths in 2021, and Africa and Southeast Asia accounted for 60% of global foodborne deaths, WHO said Thursday.
A hotel fire in Malviya Nagar, south Delhi has killed at least 21 people including foreign nationals, with more than 40 rescued, police say.
INS Airavat and Pakistan Navy's PNS Taimur, PNS Aslat and submarine PNS/M Hangor arrived simultaneously at Colombo Port on June 1, weeks after their May war.
Iran fired missiles at the US Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain and hit the tanker Panaya near Hormuz; the US said its defences intercepted three missiles.
Iran will hold a three-day funeral for slain supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei across Tehran, Qom and Mashhad, with up to 20 million expected in Tehran.
Three Sri Lankans were among 63 injured and an Indian national killed after Iranian missiles and drones struck Kuwait International Airport's Terminal One.