COLOMBO (News 1st); Indian Vice President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan departed for New Delhi after concluding a successful two-day official visit to Sri Lanka.A bilateral discussion between Vice President Radhakrishnan and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was held Sunday morning (19) at the President...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The President (20) formally accepted credentials presented by four newly appointed Ambassadors and two High Commissioners at the Presidential Secretariat.Those who presented their credentials were Vincent Sumale, High Commissioner of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea;Abdu...

(NHK) A strong earthquake has struck Northeastern Japan.The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning for Iwate Prefecture and parts of Hokkaido and Aomori.It has issued a tsunami advisory to Hokkaido, Aomori, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.The operator of Tohoku Shinkansen bullet t...

BBC: Oil prices have plummeted after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would be "completely open" to commercial ships for the remainder of the ceasefire in the US-Israel war with Iran.The cost of a barrel of Brent crude fell to $88 (£65) a barrel after the announcement, having been above $98 earlier on...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Iran has announced that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial shipping during the remaining period of the ceasefire in Lebanon.In a statement posted on social media, Foriegn Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that, in line with the ceasefire, all commercial vessels are...