Paraguay's President Santiago Peña has been impeached and placed under house arrest.

The Sri Lanka Railways Department has announced that the fault in the railway signalling system, which occurred due to heavy rainfall last evening (06), has been rectified.

Several units of the Colombo National Hospital, including the Accident Service, were reportedly inundated following heavy rainfall, with the incident allegedly linked to the Colombo Municipal Council's failure to properly clean and maintain the Norris Canal.

The Department of Meteorology has said that showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Northern, Eastern and Uva provinces.

A 32-year-old individual has been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) in the Thalawathugoda area while in possession of 2 kilograms and 946 grams of heroin and 5 kilograms and 290 grams of crystal methamphetamine ('Ice').

A suspect was arrested last night (6) by the Western Province North Crimes Division in possession of heroin, crystal methamphetamine ('Ice'), and Kush.

Thailand has approved plans to recruit workers from Sri Lanka to address labour shortages, with an initial target of 10,000 workers following a bilateral labour agreement signed earlier this year.

Manoj Muthukumara, also known as ‘Kaiwaru Muthu’, a suspect allegedly involved in organised crime and drug trafficking, who had been arrested in Dubai and subsequently deported to Sri Lanka, was taken into custody upon his arrival at Katunayake Airport this morning (6).

Heavy rainfall occurred across the island this evening (06), resulting in the inundation of roads in several areas including in and around Colombo city, causing disruptions to traffic movement.

A Kenyan court sentenced cult leader Paul Mackenzie on Friday to 200 years in prison for the ‌murders of 190 children starved to death on his orders and buried in a forest, among 500 suspected victims of one of the deadliest cult-related mass killings of modern times.

A bus carrying children to school crashed Friday morning in eastern France, killing a 7-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy, Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said.

A breakdown in the signalling system between Colombo Fort and Maradana railway stations has caused delays to all trains.

India has relaxed passport and visa requirements for several categories of foreign nationals living in the country, including certain Pakistani citizens, religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, Sri Lankan Tamils and Tibetans.

Sri Lanka's official reserve assets have risen 3.2% to USD 7,086 million in October 2026, from USD 6,867 million recorded in September 2026, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

The Department of Meteorology has issued an Amber-level advisory for severe lightning affecting several areas across the island.

Gampaha Magistrate Bandula Gunarathne has been transferred to the Sri Lanka Judges' Institute.

Former Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, who was remanded for failing to appear in court for a trial after being released on bail over corruption charges, has been ordered to be released on bail by the Colombo High Court.

The Court of Appeal today (6) ordered that further consideration of the petition filed by former Deputy Secretary-General of Parliament Chaminda Kularatne against the Speaker, challenging his suspension, be postponed until November 17.