Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in his role as the acting president.
"The prime minister as acting president has declared a state of emergency (countrywide) and imposed a curfew in the western province," Wickremesinghe's media secretary, Dinouk Colombage, told Reuters.
The curfew comes into effect immediately.
It comes after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, leading to more protests amid an economic crisis.
WHO chief says 12 dead in strike on Lebanon's primary healthcare center
The head of the World Health Organization has stated on Saturday that it has verified 12 doctors, paramedics and nurses were killed in a strike on the Bourj Qalaouiyeh primary healthcare center in Lebanon late on Friday.
India seeks passage of more vessels after some pass through Strait of Hormuz
India has sought safe passage for 22 of its vessels stranded west of the Strait of Hormuz, a foreign affairs ministry spokesperson said on Saturday, after Iran allowed a few Indian ships to sail through, in a rare exception to the blockade.
US embassy in Baghdad hit in missile attack, security sources say
The US Embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has been hit in a missile attack, Iraqi security sources told Reuters on Saturday.
Israel threatens to strike ambulances in Lebanon in Hezbollah fighting
The Israeli military warned on Saturday that it may strike ambulances and medical facilities which it said were being used unlawfully by Hezbollah in Lebanon, though it did not provide evidence for the claim.
Death toll from Kenyan floods rises to 62, police say
A total of 62 people including eight children have died since heavy rains and flooding hit Kenya's capital Nairobi and other areas late last week, police said on Saturday.
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