Santosh Jha discussed bilateral trust with the former Foreign Minister and supply-chain linkages with Industry Minister Sunil Handunnetti the same day.
Foreign Ministry says virtual consultations reviewed maritime, trade, tourism and education ties; Sri Lanka thanked France for Cyclone Ditwah aid.
Thai police arrested a Sri Lankan at Suvarnabhumi for boarding a London flight on a fake Canadian passport; a second suspect was held at Don Mueang.
Trump said Iran will 'pay the price' for slow talks and floated new strikes on power plants and bridges, even as Qatari negotiators travelled to Tehran.
CENTCOM began a 'proportional response' at 5pm EST after Trump accused Tehran of downing a US Army Apache near Hormuz; explosions hit Hormozgan province.
USGS recorded a magnitude 6.1 quake 104km off Mantua, Cuba on Monday — the strongest within 322km since 1880 — shaking Cancun, Tulum and parts of Florida.
Paris barred Smotrich and 25 settlers in step with the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway, citing his promotion of West Bank annexation.
A delegation led by Deputy Minister Kodithuwakku and FDI Special Envoy Yusoof attended the State Department forum and toured the Port of Baltimore.
In a first papal address to Spain's parliament, Pope Leo XIV warned of 'profound' global crisis and called rising European military spending 'troubling.'
Ambassador Sashikala Premawardhane presented credentials to President Prabowo at Istana Merdeka, with both sides eyeing the 75th anniversary of ties in 2027.
Bloomberg says Cambodia's crackdown is pushing scam gangs to Sri Lanka's beaches and offices, citing visa-free entry and informal money channels.
Trump told reporters the US is in 'final throes' of a deal, said Hormuz could reopen within 2-3 days, and warned Netanyahu he could soon be 'on your own'.
Donald Trump told a South Carolina tele-rally the US will 'declare total victory' over Iran within two weeks, predicting oil prices will tumble.
Trump told reporters the two pilots of a US Army Apache that went down near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday 'are fine', with no injuries reported.
A 7.8 quake struck off Mindanao at 10 km depth on Monday, the GFZ said, prompting the US Tsunami Warning System to issue an Indo-Pacific tsunami threat.
India's Tehran embassy urged nationals to avoid Iran travel and leave by commercial transport while it is still available, as Israel-Iran fighting resumed.
IRGC fired missiles at Israel's Ramat David Airbase on Sunday over the Lebanon conflict; the IDF called it a 'grave mistake' and warned of more incoming fire.
Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya command halted current attacks on Israel but warned of fiercer retaliation if Israeli strikes, including in southern Lebanon, continue.
Iran has suspended incoming flights at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport until further notice after its missile attack on Israel, local media said.
Israel intercepted a second wave of Iranian missiles on Monday with AFP reporters hearing eight explosions in Jerusalem and no casualties reported.
The IDF said its air force hit military targets in western and central Iran early Monday, hours after Iran fired missiles at Israel's Ramat David Airbase.
The Palau-flagged Motor Tanker Marivex, sanctioned over Iran trade in December, was struck and on fire off Oman with its crew claiming a 'US Navy attack'.
Sharif called on 'all sides' to give peace another chance, saying the final diplomatic objective was 'just about to be achieved' before strikes resumed.
A Sri Lankan delegation joined the US State Department's Indian Ocean ports forum in Washington alongside Bangladesh, India, and the Maldives last week.