Oil prices jumped for the fourth straight session, gaining more than $1 in early trade on Wednesday after Iran launched fresh attacks on U.S. military assets in the Gulf as the war between Washington and Tehran continued to spill out across the region.

Two individuals have been arrested by the Thalathuoya Police in connection with the suspected murder of a 29-year-old man in Bawulana, Kandy.

Several spells of showers will occur in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in the Galle and Matara districts today (09), the Department of Meteorology stated.

The Supreme Court has dismissed around 40 fundamental rights petitions filed by nearly 1,050 police officers who were not promoted and had challenged recent promotions to various ranks within the Sri Lanka Police Service.

The Federation of University Teachers’ Association (FUTA) has announced that university lecturers will stage a one-day strike today (09) over the ongoing crisis within the state university system.

The Defence Minister of India, Rajnath Singh who arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday (08) is scheduled to call on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for high-level talks.

One person has been reported injured and admitted to hospital following a shooting incident at Galwalayaya in Thanamalwila, police said.

The government has approved the payment of more than Rs. 4.5 billion in outstanding statutory dues to over 10,000 current and retired employees of three state-owned plantation institutions.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday (Sep 8) said they seized an American submarine drone in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has blockaded in the months-long Middle East war.

Private-sector employees will be able to obtain monthly railway season tickets online from October 1, under a new initiative by the Sri Lanka Railways Department to simplify the ticketing process.

Visiting Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today (8) assured Sri Lanka of India’s unwavering support, saying New Delhi would stand by Colombo with its full strength whenever the island nation faces a crisis, while stressing the deep-rooted and civilisational ties between the two countries.

Israel has announced that the UK consulate in East Jerusalem will be shut down, as Britain continues to push sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

The 67th State Literary Awards Ceremony was held today (8) in Colombo, with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the chief guest, honouring writers and literary personalities for their outstanding contributions to Sri Lanka’s literary sphere.

An individual has been injured in a shooting incident reported in Walekade, Athurugiriya.

A group of countries led by the United Kingdom has called on Sri Lanka to translate its stated commitment to human rights reform into concrete action, while welcoming recent steps taken by the government.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath will represent Sri Lanka at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York and deliver the country’s national address on September 28.

Thailand has approved a new labour cooperation framework with Sri Lanka that could pave the way for the recruitment of up to 10,000 Sri Lankan workers, as the two countries move to establish a formal and regulated channel for labour migration.

The death toll from Nepal's devastating flood rose on Tuesday (Sep 8) to 1,357, with 5,326 people still missing, the country's disaster authority said nearly two weeks after the Aug 26 disaster.