Oil prices fell on Monday after surging to near six-month highs late last week, although ongoing attacks on Saudi Arabia kept supply concerns in focus.

The US Department of State has ordered non-emergency government employees and their family members to leave Saudi Arabia over safety concerns amid Houthi attacks on airports and critical infrastructure, the US Embassy in Riyadh said on Sunday.

The suspected main gunman involved in the recent shooting and killing of a restaurant owner and his wife in Nagoda, Kalutara, has been arrested by the Kalutara Crime Division.

The Irrigation Department says the rainfall recorded across Sri Lanka has not yet resulted in major flooding, although water levels in several reservoirs and rivers have risen.

Sinopec has also increased the price of a liter of Octane 95 petrol by Rs. 20.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an “Amber” advisory for heavy rains affecting the Northern, Western, Sabaragamuwa, Northwestern, Central and Southern provinces and in Anuradhapura district.

Police have opened fire at a three-wheeler in the Nagoda area of Kalutara after its driver allegedly failed to comply with police orders.

Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (Lanka IOC) has increased the price of a liter of Octane 95 petrol by Rs. 20, effective from midnight yesterday (25).

Leftist President ‌Luiz Inacio Lula ​da Silva ​won Brazil's presidential ⁠election, ​the country's ​electoral authority said on ​Sunday, ​defeating right-wing Senator ‌Flavio ⁠Bolsonaro in a runoff to ​secure ​a ⁠fourth non-consecutive ​term.

Sri Lanka is determined to accelerate its transition to renewable energy spurred by soaring oil prices, but faces major constraints, its energy minister told AFP.