
Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dasanayake was ordered by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama to be remanded until October 23 in connection with five bribery cases.
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Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dasanayake was ordered by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama to be remanded until October 23 in connection with five bribery cases.
CBS News examines how the ongoing war with Iran has affected energy costs and may keep influencing fuel prices, featuring analysts Jill Schlesinger and Aaron MacLean.
Some of the most violent wind gusts from the hurricane were recorded in Milton, Florida, where one woman said she was lying down in her room when a tree fell on her home.

Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home in Washington, D.C., Monday morning, according to two people familiar with the investigation.

A close adviser to Nigel Farage, private pollster Chris Bruni‑Lowe, held an influential but undisclosed role at national polling firm Redfield & Wilton Strategies, using it to shape potential campaign tactics, sources say.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford for their work on the micro‑economic foundations of macro‑economic stabilisation, amid volatile betting markets that highlighted Sidney Winter and Lawrence Katz.

The Prime Minister said it is "inconceivable" that Russia did not try to use the referendum to its advantage, but he believes it did not succeed in influencing the result.

MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake was arrested by Sri Lanka's Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) after giving a statement related to an ongoing bribery probe.
Videos show Riyadh Airport was struck on Saturday and again on Sunday, killing more than a dozen, including an American, and raising questions about possible U.S. airstrikes against Iranian‑backed Houthi militants ahead of the midterm elections.

Energy Minister Anura Karunathilake told the public there is no imminent fuel shortage in the country, warning against social media rumours and panic buying.

A man was fatally attacked by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in the UK; Sky News reports he told the animal to “stop being naughty” just before the incident.

BBC investigation reports Deloitte assisted in falsifying documents that helped Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich evade taxes, using backdated paperwork that removed his yachts and mansions from official accounts.

The Prime Minister said it is clear Russia interfered with the Brexit vote, adding voters were not sufficiently informed about foreign actors disrupting UK democracy.
A judge has ordered the cancellation of $20 million in DHS‑funded TV ads defended by the White House as public service announcements.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies warns Chancellor John Healey that without a plan to meet £35bn of spending pressures, the upcoming budget could become a “work of fiction”, urging immediate action amid war‑related fiscal strain and high inflation.
Hurricane Simon, a Category 3 storm, brushed Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday, prompting warnings and emergency preparations.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park is set to reopen today despite a recent fatal tiger mauling that claimed a man's life.

AI-powered cameras in a trial caught motorists driving with children on their laps and using phones with both hands, highlighting serious road rule breaches.

Annie Andrews and Darline Graham debated to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, with the winner set to become South Carolina's first female senator.

A federal judge ordered that taxpayer‑funded pro‑Trump television ads be taken off the air right away, after the administration had earlier filed that it intended to halt ad purchases on Sunday.