Sri Lanka's newly elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe addresses journalists during a visit to the Gangaramaya Buddhist temple in Colombo, July 20, 2022. ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty ...

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday called on the Youth Affairs and Sports Minister to prevent political parties ...

In his first major speech to Parliament since taking over, Ranil Wickremesinghe called on lawmakers to form an all-party government to resolve the South Asian nation’s economic crisis.

Ranil Wickremesinghe has spent 45 years of his life in Parliament and said he is happy to be Sri Lanka's next president By Lawrence Richard Fox News Published July 20, 2022 4:40am EDT Facebook ...

July 20 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, a largely unpopular figure whose house was set on fire during recent protests fueled by the country's ongoing economic crisis, was ...

Ranil Wickremesinghe, a canny political survivor with ties to the exiled former president, inherits a nation in deep crisis. By Emily Schmall and Mujib Mashal July 20, 2022 ...

Ranil Wickremesinghe told party leaders - who had demanded his resignation - that he would leave office once they all agree on forming a new government, according to his spokesperson.

Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said the country’s previous administration was “covering up facts” about its crippling financial crisis.

On July 20, Sri Lankan parliamentarians elected Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country’s eighth executive president. The way Wickremesinghe won the election proved in the eyes of many Sri Lankans ...

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.

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe—who was serving as the country’s interim president—was voted into power as the new president by the country’s lawmakers on Wednesday ...