Sri Lanka protests

Public ire turns against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has been appointed acting president.

The country needs a credible government that enjoys legitimacy in the eyes of the people. Forming one will be a herculean task.

Financial hardship persists but there is growing hope among Sri Lankans that Ranil Wickremsinghe will see them through the tough times.

“The political and economic crisis have exposed the multiple failures of the Gotabaya Rajapaksa presidency.”

It was the first shooting by security forces amid weeks of protests against the Rajapaksa government and a worsening economic crisis.

Facing Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis, the Rajapaksa family's appeals to national security and Sinhala Buddhist nationalism may no longer be enough to keep them in power.

The leaderless nature of the protests was part of the attraction for many Sri Lankans. But leaders need to emerge if the movement is going to succeed in bringing about political change.

On Sunday, after large protests, all 26 Cabinet ministers resigned. President Rajapaksa's proposed unity government was refused and protests continue.

A protest against police brutality in the U.S. is met with police brutality in Colombo.