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Sri Lanka is mired in a deep political and economic crisis, and on Wednesday, the country's president flew out of the country days after a huge crowd of protesters stormed his residence. The island nation of 22 million people has suffered months of lengthy blackouts, acute food and fuel shortages…

Protesters in Sri Lanka who spent the weekend occupying the president's palace have now entered and torched the prime minister's private mansion as well.

Chad's official creditor committee will meet this week amid growing pressure from the International Monetary Fund and others for progress on the country's request for debt restructuring, two sources briefed on the matter said.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva is pushing China and other Group of 20 economies to speed up debt relief for a growing number of heavily indebted countries, warning that failure to do so could unleash a damaging "downward spiral." Georgieva told Reuters it was crucial to jumpstart the largely stalled…

Prime minister as well as Rajapaksa will step down after months of protests culminated in attacks on their homes

Thousands occupying the presidential palace are determined to stay until both the president and PM step down officially.

Protesters occupying government buildings say they will remain until the president and the prime minister step down.

Sri Lanka's economic crisis looks to have finally toppled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Sri Lankans roamed through a ransacked presidential palace on Sunday as calm returned to the commercial capital, Colombo, a day after protesters stormed the building and forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to announce his resignation. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe also said he would step down to allow an all-party interim government…