Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka lifts curfew for Buddhist festival

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka

For an important Buddhist festival, Sri Lankan authorities lifted a statewide curfew on Sunday, but celebrations were muted as the island nation’s new premier tried to find his feet and deal with a growing economic crisis. After attacks on nonviolent demonstrations by government loyalists, a statewide stay-at-home order has been in effect for much of … Read more

Diplomats urge Sri Lanka to reconsider state of emergency

Sri Lanka

US and European officials urged Sri Lanka’s embattled president on Saturday to lift the rule of emergency declared after a mass strike brought the insolvent country to a halt. Months of blackouts and severe food, gasoline, and medical shortages have wreaked havoc on the South Asian island nation, which is experiencing its worst-ever economic collapse. … Read more