Setting several world records, Sri Lanka's veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in on Thursday as the 26th Prime Minister of the Indian Ocean island nation, which has been crippled by its worst-ever economic crisis.
The South Asian nation of Sri Lanka is experiencing an unprecedented economic collapse that has pushed the government into a deep crisis. The island is struggling to import basic necessities for its 22 million people because of diminishing foreign
Highlights: President under more pressure to resign amid violent clashes Political turmoil makes it hard to talk with IMF, creditors Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is becoming increasingly isolated after violent clashes this week left eight people dead, escalating a monthslong crisis over food and fuel shortages. The president extended a nationwide curfew until