The United Arab Emirates said Sunday that its air defense systems intercepted incoming Iranian missiles and drones, as Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it targeted US military bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar.

The New Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando has visited the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and the Ruwanweli Maha Seya in Anuradhapura today (12) to receive religious blessings.

Qatar's former emir, who revolutionised Qatar out of its Bedouin background to a ​regional powerhouse, has died at the age of 74, ‌the nation's Amiri Diwan, its top government body, said on Sunday.

The body of a 19-year-old youth has been recovered from the sea off Tangalle, police said.

The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring equal access to education for all children, including those with special needs, stating that no child should be left behind in the education system, the PM’s Office stated.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that its aerospace forces launched ballistic missiles at Jordan's Prince Hassan air base, destroying the base's command and control center and MQ-9 drone hangars.

Sri Lanka's earnings from the tourism industry have declined compared to the first six months of last year, according to the latest report by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

The IRGC says it has hit and stopped a second “offending vessel” in the Strait of Hormuz.

A clash has reportedly broken out during a second-round match of the ‘Hatton League Mayor's Cup’ football tournament at the Hatton Dunbar Play Ground.

The United Arab Emirates said early Sunday that its air defense systems were intercepting incoming missiles and drones from Iran, while Qatar and Bahrain raised their security alert levels and urged residents to seek shelter.

Two individuals have been injured after a car veered off the road and crashed into a tree along the Buttala–Kataragama main road.

Five people were injured and two were ​pronounced dead following an active ‌shooter incident in Toronto on Saturday, according to a police emergency alert on ​X.

The Department of Prisons says the Rs. 500,000 paid to the families of prison officers who lost their lives in the recent clash at Negombo Prison was only an initial compensation payment.

A 45-year-old woman has succumbed to her injuries after being attacked by a wild elephant in the Kivulawadiya area of the Laggala Police Division, police said.

The death toll from the two earthquakes ​that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen ‌to 4,333, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez told reporters on Saturday, announcing that the distribution of housing to ​those affected will begin next week.

A 36-year-old woman has been arrested with large quantities of narcotics in the Wattala Police Division after officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) conducted a raid based on intelligence received.

The US said it launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran after Tehran struck a ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

A powerful typhoon has made landfall in China, the second to hit the country in a week, with nearly two million people evacuated from areas in the path of the storm.