Sri Lankan protesters occupy presidential palace

PBS News Hour - World

English - July 11, 2022 22:54 - 2 minutes - 4.46 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratings
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The political chaos in Sri Lanka took a new turn Monday. Officials on the Indian Ocean island nation said parliament will vote on a new president next week. That's after mass protests in the capital forced the president and prime minister to offer their resignations. Peter Smith of Independent Television News reports from Colombo. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders