US President Donald Trump has said the US will inflict "TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences" on any country that helps or does business with Iran.He wrote in all capital letters on Truth Social that he was launching "the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country!" He gave no ...

More than 100 people have been killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Central African Republic (CAR) near the border with Cameroon. Local media reported that the cave-in occurred on Tuesday in the village of Zamboye, about 50km (31 miles) from the Central African town of Babou...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former Navy Commander Admiral of the Fleet (Retd.) Wasantha Karannagoda and Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, were today (20) served with indictments before the Colombo High Court in connection with a corruption case.Following the handing over of the ...

US Treasury Department says that the total U.S. debt has topped USD 40 trillion for the first time, drawing fresh warnings that a fiscal crisis is ​brewing as ballooning costs for social safety-net programs and interest payments far outstrip revenues held back by tax cuts.The Treasury's latest daily...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo High Court today fixed September 10 for the continuation of hearings in the money laundering case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.The case was taken up before Colombo High Court ...