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.
Kuwait and Qatar thwart fresh wave of Iranian attacks
Kuwait and Qatar reported intercepting multiple Iranian attacks.
After a week of war, Trump demands Iran's 'unconditional surrender'
US President Donald Trump demanded Iran's 'unconditional surrender' on Friday, a dramatic escalation of his demands a week into the war he launched alongside Israel, which could make it more difficult to negotiate a swift end to it.
Ex-rapper's party set to sweep Nepal election
A three-year-old party led by rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah looked set to sweep Nepal's general election on Friday, trouncing established rivals in a result analysts likened to a "tsunami".
Israeli airforce pounds Beirut, Lebanon death toll rises
Israel pounded Beirut's southern suburbs with airstrikes on Friday, stepping up a war with Hezbollah that has forced hundreds of thousands of Lebanese from their homes and killed more than 200, according to a health ministry toll.
US releases Epstein-related FBI interviews mentioning Trump
The US Justice Department released FBI records on Thursday that summarise interviews of an unidentified woman who made accusations against President Donald Trump.
Hezbollah warns Israeli residents to evacuate towns near border
Lebanon's Hezbollah warned Israeli residents to evacuate towns within 5 km of the border between the countries in a message posted on its Telegram channel in Hebrew early on Friday.
US House rejects war powers resolution, backs Trump on Iran war
The US House of Representatives rejected an effort on Thursday to stop President Donald Trump's air war on Iran and require that any hostilities against Iran be authorized by Congress, backing the Republican president's military campaign.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait intercept drones targeting territory
Multiple Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait, have announced their successful interception of several drones targeting their territories and airbases.
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