COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka launched their ODI series against the West Indies with an emphatic victory, defeating the hosts by 41 runs in the opening match played at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.Batting first after the West Indies opted to bowl, Sri Lanka posted a commanding total of 303 for 7...

(NPR) A bipartisan majority in the Republican-led House voted on Wednesday to end the war with Iran, the clearest rebuke yet of President Trump's handling of the conflict and the subsequent economic fallout.The war powers resolution passed by a vote of 215 to 208, with four Republicans joining Democ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Sri Lankan Embassy in Kuwait has confirmed that three Sri Lankans are among those injured in the Iranian Missile Attack on Kuwait International Airport.The embassy stated that all three Sri Lankans have been hospitalised Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Kuwait, Dr Lakshitha Ra...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday terror attack investigation took a decisive turn after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court that the 2019 attacks were carried out under the planned coordination and direction of former Director of Stat...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka has been named among a group of 60 economies identified by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in a major global trade determination concerning the failure to prevent imports linked to forced labor.The announcement follows an investigation conducted under Sect...