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 ...

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

Ranil Wickremesinghe was named acting president of Sri Lanka on Wednesday, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled with his wife to the Maldives overnight. But protesters have been calling for a ...

Ranil Wickremesinghe, a lawyer who served as Sri Lanka's prime minister a record six times, has finally made it to the top job, securing the presidency after winning a parliamentary vote on ...

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.

When Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as Sri Lanka's president in July after a popular uprising ousted his predecessor, the South Asian island nation was engulfed in its worst economic meltdown in ...

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.

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

Ranil Wickremesinghe, who had been in office only since May, said he would resign. By Emily Schmall One of the political casualties in Sri Lanka on Saturday was Ranil Wickremesinghe, a prime ...

Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he was stepping aside to make way for an all-party government to take over the country in the wake of the protests over rampant inflation and fuel and food shortages.

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 protests over the ...