COLOMBO (News 1st); The Port of Colombo is experiencing a surge in activity, with over 330 ships docking in the past 29 days alone.  This comes amidst heightened tension in the Red Sea, which appears to be driving vessels towards the strategically located Sri Lankan port. "We've seen...

Colombo (News 1st) - The Israeli army says 21 Israeli soldiers were killed on Monday, the deadliest day for Israel since it began its invasion of Gaza immediately following the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, foreign media reported. The Ministry of Health in Gaza says 25,295 people have...

Colombo (News 1st) - Yet another new dimension opened in the Middle East crisis late Tuesday as Iran bombed what it said was an anti-Iran Sunni militant base in Pakistan. The Pakistani government said two children were killed and three more children wounded, foreign media reported. Iran's state...

Colombo (News 1st) - Tensions rose further in the Middle East as a Houthi missile fired from Yemen hit a U.S.-owned cargo ship in the Red Sea late Monday (15th), raising the possibility of more U.S. military strikes on Yemen in response, foreign media reported. The merchant vessel Gibraltar Eagle, ...

Colombo (News 1st) - BREAKING: US forces have struck Houthi targets in Yemen for a second consecutive day early Saturday, a day after a massive series of air attacks, US and Yemeni media reported. Saturday's attacks were by US forces, while Friday's attacks had been by US and UK forces. Th...