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.
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The death toll from last week's devastating twin earthquakes in Venezuela has climbed to 2,954, as hopes of finding more survivors continue to fade.
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Trump appears on National Mall for July 4 speech after storm-related delay
After a storm-related delay, US President Donald Trump took the stage on the National Mall on Saturday to deliver a campaign-style speech to mark the country's 250th anniversary.
Qatar says all maritime activities will resume immediately
Qatar said on Sunday that maritime activities would resume with immediate effect, according to a Transport Ministry statement posted on X.
St. Petersburg region port, oil terminal hit in Ukrainian drone attack
Russia's second city of St. Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region came under a large Ukrainian drone attack overnight on Saturday, with a local port and oil infrastructure struck, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said.
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