6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (669+ words) Indonesia's main airport and several other air travel hubs reopened early Tuesday (Sep 8) after days of closure due to ash from a volcanic eruption, the Transport Ministry said. The ministry wrote on Instagram that the airport serving the capital Jakarta…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (353+ words) A total of 115,586 people belonging to 35,169 families have been affected, amid the prevailing dry weather conditions. The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) stated that people in 35 Divisional Secretariat Divisions across seven districts have been affected by the situation. In response, the National…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1024+ words) The UK government is to set out new restrictions on buying goods made in Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the BBC understands. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is expected to outline the measures in the Commons on Tuesday, which…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (312+ words) Venerable Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero, who was arrested by the Batticaloa Police, has been remanded until tomorrow (08). The thero was arrested in connection with an incident in which he allegedly obstructed the duties of officers at the Geological Survey and Mines…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (377+ words) More than 340,000 passengers have been left stranded across Indonesia after a volcanic eruption disrupted nearly 3,000 flights and forced airports to suspend operations for a second day. Anak Krakatau, located 150km (90mi) from Jakarta, began erupting late on Friday, producing lava fountains and…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (329+ words) SriLankan Airlines has cancelled today’s scheduled services between Colombo and Jakarta, UL364 (Colombo-Jakarta) and UL365 (Jakarta-Colombo), due to volcanic ash clouds from Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau. Indonesian aviation authorities suspended operations at several airports, including Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, after volcanic…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (847+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he expects the war with Russia to continue into the winter, following talks with Donald Trump's top envoys in Kyiv. The discussions finished without an announcement of a major breakthrough, after Steve Witkoff and…...

1+ week, 16+ min ago   (738+ words) Nepal on Monday (September 7, 2026) observed a national day of mourning on the 13th day of the Rasuwa flash flood disaster, honouring more than 1,340 people who lost their lives in one of the country's deadliest natural disasters in recent history. Nearly 5,000 people…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (345+ words) Thirteen individuals, including a woman, have been arrested by police after allegedly attempting to travel to India by sea. The group had reportedly attempted to reach India by sea but was turned back to Sri Lanka by Indian customs officials....

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (419+ words) The National Disaster Relief Services Centre states that the distribution of drinking water to districts affected by dry weather is continuing without interruption. The Senior Assistant Secretary of the Centre, Prageeth Danansooriya stated that drinking water distribution is ongoing in…...