Sri Lankans protest amid worst economic crisis

Sri Lankan university students protest as police officers look on outside the residence of Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at Colombo, Sri Lanka 24 April 2022. Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis has triggered an unprecedented wave of spontaneous protests as the island nation of 22 million people struggles with prolonged power cuts and a shortage of essentials, including fuel and medicines, according to Reuters agency.