US strikes on five Iranian provinces over the past two days killed at least 14 people and injured 78 others, the Iranian Health Ministry said Thursday.

The four individuals who were produced before court earlier today (09) in connection with the murder of a female physiotherapist in Nuwara Eliya have been further remanded.

The government has planned to extend the Central expressway to Gannoruwa in the future, Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, Bimal Rathnayake said in Parliament today (09).

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has emphasized that the government’s aim is to transform Sri Lanka’s healthcare sector beyond mere reforms and elevate it to internationally recognised standards of quality.

An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for strong winds affecting the Central, Sabaragamuwa, North-central provinces and in Puttalam, Hambantota, Mannar and Trincomalee districts.

The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar.

Sri Lanka’s dengue death toll has increased to 45, while the total number of dengue cases reported so far this year has surpassed 65,000, the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) said.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has filed a case before the Colombo High Court against former Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena over an alleged bribery offence.

The house of a notorious underworld figure known as "Thembili Lahiru" has been set ablaze by an unidentified group in Kudagalara, Middeniya last night (08), police said.

An individual has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle gold worth over Rs. 11.8 million into the country without a permit and without declaring it to Customs.