The Latest Breaking News from Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Five-time former leader is being appointed in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, says a party official.

A party official says five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be reappointed in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, engulfed in a political and economic crisis

Beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was set to name a new prime minister Thursday to try to steer Sri Lanka out of its dire economic crisis after days of violence, officials said. Respected five-time former premier Ranil Wickremesinghe was the frontrunner to head a "unity government" with cross-party support in the…

Sri Lanka appointed a new prime minister on Thursday, as its embattled president seeks a way out of the country's worst economic crisis since independence that has sparked widespread protests.

His beloved villa has been daubed in graffiti by protesters, and a museum dedicated to his father ransacked. Now former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is in hiding in a heavily fortified military base, protected by the armed forces.

The Sri Lankan state is descending into a full blown political and economic crisis, as more people contend with starvation, death and severe disruptions. Now they are also facing the brutal violence of the state.

For decades, the Rajapaksa family has loomed large on the tropical island nation of Sri Lanka, but their era of dominance could be finally coming to a close.

Eight people have been killed and over 200 injured in violence so far

Fears grow path is being laid for a military takeover, although this was denied by top defence official

On Monday morning, hundreds of supporters gathered at the prime minister's official residence in Sri Lanka's commercial capital of Colombo where they urged Mahinda Rajapaksa not to resign.

The island nation is experiencing an unprecedented economic collapse that has pushed the government into a deep crisis.