Jul 16 Sri Lankan lawmakers begin process of replacing president By Krishan Francis, Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press Parliament’s secretary general, Dhammika Dasanayake, said during a brief session on Saturday that nominations for the election of the new president will be heard on Tuesday and if there is more than one candidate, the lawmakers will vote on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 3:59 Sri Lanka’s future remains tenuous as the president resigns amid widespread protests By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi Sri Lanka has slipped into chaos after months of protests reached a tipping point this week, when protesters took over government buildings and forced the president to resign. A new interim government will be elected by Parliament. But the South… Continue watching
Jul 15 Sri Lankan prime minister sworn in as interim president amid protests over economic collapse By Krutika Pathi, Krishan Francis, Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press Sri Lanka's prime minister was sworn in Friday as interim president until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled abroad and resigned after mass protests over the country’s economic collapse. Continue reading
Jul 14 IMF reaches preliminary deal with Pakistan on $6 billion bailout By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistan has been facing a serious economic crisis since last year. The release of slightly over $1 billion had been held up this year over IMF concerns about Pakistan's compliance with the conditions of the bailout. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 5:55 News Wrap: White suspect in Buffalo supermarket massacre charged with federal hate crimes In our news wrap Thursday, a federal grand jury indicted a white suspect on hate crimes in the Buffalo supermarket massacre of 10 Black victims, producer prices in June were 11.3 percent higher than a year ago, a rocket attack… Continue watching
Jul 14 Sri Lanka political deadlock continues as protesters abandon occupied buildings By Krutika Pathi, Krishan Francis, Associated Press Sri Lankan protesters retreated from government buildings they had seized and military troops reinforced security at the Parliament on Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 3:39 News Wrap: Ukraine and Russia hold first direct talks in months In our news wrap Wednesday, Ukraine and Russia held their first direct talks in months about resuming grain shipments through the Black Sea where a Russian blockade has halted exports, Sri Lanka's president has officially fled the country, protests over… Continue watching
Jul 13 Sri Lankan president flees amid national crisis By Krishan Francis, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Sri Lanka's president has fled the country without stepping down, plunging a country already reeling from economic chaos into more political turmoil. Continue reading
Jul 12 Sri Lanka lawmakers agree on new president but struggle on rest of government By Krishan Francis, Associated Press Sri Lanka's lawmakers have agreed to elect a new president next week but are struggling to decide on the makeup of a new government to lift the bankrupt country out of economic and political collapse. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 7:01 News Wrap: Death toll rises in Ukraine after Russian strike on apartment block In our news wrap Monday, The death toll rose to 31 in a Russian missile strike on an apartment block in Ukraine's Donetsk region, police in South Africa hunt for gunmen who killed 15 people, a contagious Covid mutation gains… Continue watching