Angered by an unprecedented economic crisis, thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo have stormed the president's official residence. 

Sri Lankans turn to bicycles since the cash-strapped country has been hit with a crippling fuel shortage, resulting in long lines at petrol stations.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 1700 GMT, June 28, 2022.

Sri Lanka has shut its schools while handing tokens to people queuing for petrol amid a severe fuel shortage in the country.

Swathes of Sri Lanka have been hit by electricity cuts after a power sector union went on strike in protest against new government legislation.

Anti-riot squads used water cannon followed by tear gas, as furious protesters pulled down yellow iron barricades across a road leading to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence in Colombo.

In this edition of the subcontinent we will discuss the worst economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka, and we shall also take a look at growing relations between India and Japan.

The crisis-hit country has been unable to finance fuel and essential imports in recent weeks.

Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been reappointed in an effort to bring stability to the island nation.

Sri Lanka’s embattled president Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he will appoint a new premier and a cabinet this week amid the current state of emergency.