Mahinda Rajapaksa

People stand holding a national flag at President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office on the second day after it was stormed in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka in political vacuum as talks go on amid crisis

Protest

Sri Lanka still to decide on who will lead the country, after protesters stormed and occupied the residences of the president and prime minister, calling on them to vacate their roles, after forcing them to resign.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe steps onto stage in front of colorful mural with black fist symbols

Sri Lankans denounce the ‘coup’ and constitutional crisis

Global Politics

Human rights in Sri Lanka take center stage at the United Nations

Sri Lanka declares end to civil war