Ninety-three people have been confirmed killed in the Maui fire that razed the historic town of Lahaina, marking the most deadly US fire in a century.

Sri Lankan singing sensation Yohani has been featured at Times Square in New York.Her image was displayed at Times Square as part of the South Asian Heritage Month.

Raging wildfires fanned by hurricane winds have devastated the historic town of Lahaina on Hawaii's island of Maui.

The Sri Lankan Scout contingent participating in the 25th World Scout Jamboree in the Republic of Korea was safely evacuated from the Saemangeum Jamboree site on 8 August, in view of typhoon Khanun that is scheduled to make landfall in the Republic of Korea late on 9 August.

At least five people have been killed in a Russian missile attack on residential buildings in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, officials say.

A senior US official has held face-to-face talks with Niger's military leaders following last month's coup.

A Russian "guided bomb" has hit a blood transfusion centre in north-eastern Ukraine, killing and injuring people, Ukraine's president has said.

Iran and Sri Lanka agreed to take action regarding the release of prisoners of the two countries in a humane way in the near future, the Iranian Foreign Minister said.

Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat.