Defence Secretary Sampath Thuyacontha met Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Venediktov in Moscow for talks on military-technical cooperation.
Trump warned Oman would 'behave' or be 'blown up,' linking the threat to ensuring free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz amid continued Iran tensions.
Seven Sri Lankans held in Abu Dhabi over drone-strike images and social-media posts have been deported to Colombo; CID, SIS and PNB are questioning them.
US carried out new overnight strikes on an Iranian military site, sending WTI crude back above $90 as Trump dismissed an Iran–Oman Hormuz deal.
Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath held bilateral talks with New Zealand House Speaker Gerry Brownlee, discussing trade, education and parliamentary cooperation.
FM Vijitha Herath held bilateral talks with New Zealand's Winston Peters in Wellington, covering trade, governance and the Sri Lankan community.
Ambassador Sumith Dassanayake presented his letters of credence to Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on 21 May, as the pontiff urged diplomacy built on dialogue.
Defence Secretary Sampath Thuyacontha met Russian Deputy Defence Minister Vasily Osmakov in Moscow for talks on security challenges and training exchanges.
The UN Security Council has condemned a drone strike on the UAE's Barakah nuclear plant as a breach of international law, without attributing blame.
FM Vijitha Herath received a Māori Pōwhiri welcome at New Zealand's foreign ministry — a first for a Sri Lankan FM — at the start of his Wellington visit.
Iran would clear Hormuz mines within 30 days of a US-Iran deal and stop charging transit fees, opening the strait to all shipping, Nikkei reported.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it downed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz, days after fresh US strikes near Bandar Abbas.
Naotunne Vijitha, 71, a Buddhist monk found guilty of 17 child sexual abuse counts at Melbourne temples, awaits sentencing as six victims deliver statements.
Marco Rubio said an Iran deal could take 'a few days,' tempering hopes for a quick end a day after fresh US strikes — but officials say the ceasefire holds.
A tanker reported an external explosion off Muscat, Oman; UKMTO says the crew is safe and some bunker fuel spilled, days after US strikes near Hormuz.
US Central Command struck southern Iran, destroying two boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz and hitting a missile site at Bandar Abbas.
China launched Shenzhou-23 on Sunday with three astronauts, one set for a record year-long stay, as Beijing eyes a crewed Moon landing by 2030.
An LNG carrier and a crude supertanker have left the Strait of Hormuz for Pakistan and China — the first such exits since the US-Israeli war on Iran began.
More than 1.5 million Muslims began Haj rituals at Mina on Monday as Saudi Arabia deployed air defences and hopes rose for an end to the war in Iran.
Indian state retailers lifted New Delhi petrol to Rs.102.12 and diesel to Rs.95.20 — the fourth May hike as the Strait of Hormuz closure pushes crude higher.
Iran is ready to assure the world it is not pursuing nuclear weapons, President Masoud Pezeshkian said, as a US-Iran ceasefire memorandum nears completion.
Marco Rubio said the US will reach a good Iran deal or act 'another way,' as Trump's blockade-stays message tempered hopes of an imminent breakthrough.
Toshifumi Suzuki, the Seven & i Holdings chairman who turned 7-Eleven into the world's largest convenience store chain, has died of heart failure at 93.
President Trump says Muslim-majority nations must join the Abraham Accords and normalise ties with Israel as a condition of any Iran peace deal.