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Rights groups urge Sri Lanka not to use force on protesters

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ((DailyNews)) — International human rights groups on Saturday urged Sri Lanka’s new president to immediately order security forces to cease use...

Sri Lanka president gets long-sought win, faces challenges

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ((DailyNews)) — Six times Sri Lanka’s prime minister, President Ranil Wickremesinghe had long aspired to the pinnacle of power, enduring setback...

Sri Lanka’s newly elected president sworn into office

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ((DailyNews)) — Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president Thursday to take charge of a nation...

Sri Lanka Parliament to choose president to lead past crisis

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ((DailyNews)) — Sri Lanka’s Parliament will vote by secret ballot Wednesday for a new president to lead the country out of...

Sri Lanka acting president declares emergency amid protests

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ((DailyNews)) — Sri Lanka’s acting president on Monday declared a state of emergency giving him broad authority amid growing protests demanding...

Sri Lanka in crisis: President flees and ire turns to PM

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ((DailyNews)) — Sri Lanka’s president fled the country Wednesday, plunging a nation already reeling from economic chaos into more political turmoil....

Sri Lankan president flees the country amid economic crisis

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ((DailyNews)) — The president of Sri Lanka fled the country early Wednesday, slipping away in the middle of the night only...

Sri Lanka’s political chaos persists as crisis talks go on

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ((DailyNews)) — A weekend of political chaos in Sri Lanka stretched into Monday, with opposition leaders yet to agree on replacements...

President and PM: 2 men at heart of Sri Lankan crisis

NEW DELHI ((DailyNews)) — As Sri Lanka’s crisis peaked this weekend, two men in the center of the turmoil brought about by the country’s...

EXPLAINER: Why Sri Lanka’s economy collapsed and what’s next

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ((DailyNews)) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister said late last month that the island nation’s debt-laden economy had “collapsed” as it runs...

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