Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe waves to the media as he arrives to file his nomination for the upcoming presidential elections in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s interim president Friday until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after mass ...

In this Nov. 1, 2021, file photo, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa presents his national statement during the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

FILE -Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves as he leaves from the election commission office after winning Sri Lankan presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 22, 2024.

Sri Lanka's parliament elected longtime politician Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new president in a secret ballot on Wednesday. Here's what led to this moment.

Ranil Wickramasinghe’s first term as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka was in May of 1993. NurPhoto via Getty Images. Protesters cooked and distributed milk rice — a food Sri Lankans enjoy to ...

A supporter waves Sri Lankan flag as he waits for the swearing in ceremony of president elect Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake out side president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday ...