Sri Lanka has deployed thousands of troops to enforce a curfew after seven people were killed in the worst violence the country has seen in years.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 1000 GMT, May 10, 2022.

The resignation of the prime minister automatically means the cabinet stands dissolved.

People are angry over the worsening economic crisis they believe the government is mishandling.

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declares a state of emergency for the second time in five weeks.

Thousands of Sri Lankan opposition parties’ supporters rally in Colombo against the embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 1600 GMT, April 28, 2022.

The World Bank has agreed to provide Sri Lanka with $600 million in financial assistance to help meet payment requirements for essential imports, the Sri Lankan president’s media division said in a statement on Tuesday.

Months of lengthy blackouts, record inflation and acute food and fuel shortages have spread public discontent in Sri Lanka.

Police in Sri Lanka have killed a protester and wounded 24 others during protests against the government over the island nation's severe fuel shortage and economic crisis.