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The Department of Meteorology has issued an ‘Amber’ advisory for strong winds and rough seas for sea areas extending from Kalpitiya to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle and Hambantota.

Parents are advised to remain vigilant as several illnesses are currently spreading among children, according to Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo.

A former monk, identified as Rajangane Saddharathana, who had been expelled from the Buddhist monastic order, has been assaulted by two unidentified individuals, police said.

Two wild elephants have died after being electrocuted in the Okkampitiya area in Buttala.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has stated that the "strands" of a new world order could be woven at the G7 Summit, set to be hosted by France in the spa town of Evian from June 15 to 17.

A probe has been launched by the Pamunugama Police following information that an unidentified body had washed ashore at the Uswetakeiyawa beach area in Pamunugama.

U.S. and Pakistani leaders forecast a Sunday signing of a long-elusive framework agreement ​to end fighting between the United States and Iran, but Tehran cast doubt over the timing and hardline protesters in Iran voiced opposition.

Police have arrested three suspects in connection with separate incidents involving the theft of telecommunications cables in the Ragama and Moratuwa areas.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, today (14), the Department of Meteorology said.

Organized criminal suspects 'Bloemendhal Sanka' and the brother of 'Modera Nipun', who are involved in organised crimes, have been deported from Abu Dhabi and were arrested by police on arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last night (13), police said.

U.S. President Donald Trump and mediator Pakistan said on Saturday an initial deal to end the war in the Middle East would be signed on Sunday, although Iran denied the signing would take place so soon.

The exact timing of the ​signing of the ‌Islamabad memorandum will not be on ​Sunday, Iran's Foreign ​Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei ⁠said, according ​to state media ​on Saturday.

According to the Department of Irrigation, there is a possibility of minor flooding in low-lying areas of the Kuda Ganga sub-basin of the Kalu River Basin within the next 24 hours.

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has met with a delegation from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to discuss ongoing efforts to support the recovery of the education sector following the impact of Cyclone Ditwah.