Sri Lanka's future remains tenuous as the president resigns amid widespread protests

PBS News Hour - World

English - July 15, 2022 22:35 - 4 minutes - 7.44 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratings
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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 Asian island nation of 22 million people is facing one of the worst economic crises since it gained independence in 1948. Stephanie Sy reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders