Donald Trump has said the US will “take a pass” on brokering further Russia-Ukraine talks if Moscow or Kyiv “make it very difficult” to reach a peace deal.

The US president told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday that he was not expecting a truce to happen in “a specific number of days” but he wanted it done “quickly”.

His comments came hours...

“Siri Dalada Wandanawa,” the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is scheduled to commence today for the second day at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, this afternoon (19).

The special exposition is scheduled to take place from 12 noon to 5.30 p.m.

Large crowds of devotees can still be seen waiting in queues to worship the...

Vehicular movement on the Beragala–Wellawaya road has been disrupted due to an earthslip in the Viharagala area (184 km).

As a result, drivers using this route have been advised to take alternative routes.

According to the Badulla District authorities, the Ella–Wellawaya road can be used as an alternative route.

The earthslip had occurred early this...

Sri Lanka’s Tharushi Abisheka has won the Gold medal in the Women’s 800m event at the Asian Under 18 Athletics Championships 2025 being held in Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, Shavindu Awishka won the Bronze medal in the Men’s 800m event with a time of 1:53.41 at the Asian U18 Athletics Championships 2025 today.

Pawan Nethya Sampath, who participated in...