Trees crashed onto highways, electricity poles were uprooted and thousands took shelter against Arnab, a powerful cyclone which made landfall on India's east coast on Wednesday, authorities said.

The Colombo Permanent Trial-at-Bar today ordered that Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, who faces allegations in connection with the Airbus case, be produced before the court through prison authorities on November 19.

Amnesty International has called on the government to immediately withdraw the proposed Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill, warning that it could grant authorities sweeping powers that undermine human rights, due process and fair trial guarantees.

Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has arrived in the US, hours after Brazil cancelled his passports, sources have told the BBC.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has been produced before the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in connection with the controversial Airbus deal case.

The family of a 29-year-old, who died while in police custody following his arrest over a drug-related allegation, has lodged a formal complaint at Police Headquarters, seeking legal action against the police officers allegedly responsible for his death.

The Sri Lanka Navy and Air Force have launched a search and rescue operation for a fishing boat with four crew members that has been reported missing after setting out to sea from the Kudawella area in Matara.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday they had hit Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura oil refinery, the biggest in the kingdom, with a ballistic missile.

The number of tourists that have arrived in Sri Lanka so far this month has surpassed 135,000.

A 27-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman have been arrested in connection with an alleged financial fraud involving Rs. 38.77 million obtained from individuals under the pretext of constructing houses, according to the Police Media Division.

Very severe cyclonic storm Arnab is crossing India’s Andhra Pradesh coast, and the landfall process will continue for the next three hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

A total of 38 medium and large-scale reservoirs managed by the Department of Irrigation are currently spilling, Director of Irrigation (Hydrology and Disaster Management) L.S. Sooriyabandara has said.

A total of 21,218 people belonging to 5,696 families have been affected by prevailing adverse weather conditions across the country, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).

Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a restaurant owner and the serious injury of a woman in Soysapura on October 20, according to the Police Media Division.

Oil futures settled down by almost $2 a barrel on Tuesday, though prices remain near six-month highs due to the disruption of shipping around the Middle East, and an agreement to end the US-Israeli war with Iran remains elusive.

The influence of very severe cyclonic storm “Arnab” on Sri Lanka’s weather has gradually weakened as the system makes landfall along the coast of Andhra Pradesh, India, the Department of Meteorology stated.

US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Eric Meyer has met with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya to discuss ways to further strengthen bilateral relations and expand cooperation between the United States and Sri Lanka.

Israel's wartime election appeared deadlocked on Tuesday, exit polls showed, a potential setback for veteran Benjamin Netanyahu if the projections hold, with neither side having a clear path to power but rival Gadi Eisenkot's larger bloc potentially giving him the first chance to form a government.