Sri Lanka has provided refuge to over 250 Iranian sailors following a deadly torpedo strike on one of their vessels off its southern coast. This humanitarian gesture comes as the island nation denounced the rising death toll from Middle East conflicts.

• Around 250 sailors from the ship IRIS Bushehr have been brought ashore and housed at a military camp near Colombo.
• The crew sought refuge after another Iranian ship, IRIS Dena, was hit by a US torpedo on Wednesday, killing at least 84 sailors and leaving 64 missing.
• Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized the nation's commitment to humanitarian values and its non-aligned policy, stating, "every life is as precious as our own."