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Alphabet-owned tab YouTube was down for more than 320,000 users in the United States on Tuesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.There were 321,958 incidents of people reporting issues with the social media platform, as of 0818 p.m. ET, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from multiple sources.YouTube TV had 8,923 issue reports on the website, while Google had 2,694.Google did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.Source: Reuters

Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala stated that the area in Akuregoda, where Attorney-at-Law Buddhika Mallawaarachchi and his wife were recently shot and killed, is not a High Security Zone.Emphasizing that this was an isolated incident, the Minister asserted that it poses no threat to national security.Minister Wijepala also expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased lawyer and his wife.Responding to a question raised by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa in Parliament today (17), the Minister further noted that attempts were being made to portray this incident as a blow to national security.He maintained that the…

The Colombo District Court issued an interim injunction today preventing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) from implementing its decision to suspend the party membership of Member of Parliament Dayasiri Jayasekera.The order was issued following consideration of a complaint filed by Jayasekera, said Ada Derana reporter.However, the Colombo District Court dismissed the request by MP Dayasiri Jayasekera for an order preventing interference in his functioning as the General Secretary of the SLFP.

The Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Lammy is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka today (17).The visit will reaffirm the UK–Sri Lanka partnership while the Deputy Prime Minister is also expected to witness the UK’s humanitarian response to Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka.During the visit, the Deputy Prime Minister is scheduled to meet President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for discussions covering economic cooperation, reconciliation, humanitarian priorities and Sri Lanka’s engagement with the Global Charter on Children’s Care Reform, a global effort to strengthen family-based care and protect children.Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy is also scheduled to engage with…

Three people, including the suspect, were fatally shot during a Rhode Island youth hockey game Monday, authorities said.Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves told reporters that three other victims were hospitalized in critical condition. The shooter died from an apparent self-inflicted gun wound, she said.While police were not involved in the shooter’s death, authorities were still investigating, she said.“It appears that this was a targeted event, that it may be a family dispute,” she said.Goncalves did not provide details about the suspect or the ages of those who were killed, though she said it appeared that both victims were adults.She said…

The co-hosts Sri Lanka defeated Australia by eight wickets in their group-stage fixture at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Monday, entering the Super Eights and putting the Mitch Marsh-led side on the brink of elimination from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.Pathum Nissanka’s unbeaten ton off just 52 balls helped Sri Lanka chase down a daunting target of 182 runs, which is also the highest successful run-chase for Sri Lanka in T20 World Cups. That was also the highest successful run-chase against Australia in the T20 World Cups.The 27-year-old Nissanka was named Player of the Match for scoring…

The Supreme Court has decided that there is no necessity to make a formal determination regarding the bills titled “Protection of Occupants” and “Rent Repeal”, which had been challenged under Article 121.1 of the Constitution, Speaker of the House Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne stated in Parliament today (17).He said that, based on an undertaking given to the Attorney General by the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice on 6 February, the bills will not proceed in their present form. Instead, they will be referred to an expert committee for consideration, and appropriate steps will be taken to present them as new…

Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways Prasanna Gunasena has announced that all future employee integration at the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) will be carried out strictly based on qualifications and professional experience.The Deputy Minister emphasized that the primary objective of this initiative is to establish a formal, transparent, and merit-based integration process across all job categories.He further stated that the program is expected to be implemented across all SLTB regional offices island-wide in the coming days.

The 2025 G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) Examination is scheduled to commence today (17).According to the Department of Examinations, a total of 451,463 candidates are set to sit for the examination at 3,545 centres island wide.The examination will be held from today until 26 February 2026. Commissioner General of Examinations A.K.S. Indika Kumari Liyanage stated that candidates must report to their respective examination centres at least one hour before the scheduled start of the exam.

With just two months to go for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a “humane and pragmatic” resolution to the long-pending citizenship issue and legal status of Sri Lankan Tamils living in the state for over four decades.In his letter on Sunday, Stalin described the issue as one of “profound humanitarian, constitutional and national importance,” noting that around 89,000 Sri Lankan Tamils continue to reside in Tamil Nadu, both inside refugee camps and outside. Nearly 40 per cent of them were born in India, and many have lived here…