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Sri Lankan Forces Raid Protest Camp at Center of Uprising
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Security forces on Friday raided the protest camp at the heart of the uprising that toppled Sri Lanka’s president, breaking down tents and cordoning off large stretches of the area before dawn, in a move that could set off further unrest as the bankrupt nation seeks stability. The protesters, many of…
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Sri Lanka, Out of Fuel, Runs on Patience
The rage at the failure and corruption of a ruling elite is matched by generosity and ingenuity to prevent complete collapse and anarchy.