Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Sri Lankan protest  locations are calm as the president’s resignation is awaited

Sri Lankan protest

Thursday was peaceful in Sri Lanka’s capital city of Colombo as residents awaited President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation. Rajapaksa had fled to the Maldives to avoid a popular rebellion that broke out as the nation battles an economic crisis. More protests followed his decision on Wednesday to name his ally, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, as interim … Read more