Sri Lanka begins choosing leader to replace ex-president

Army soldiers stand guard as protesters sleep by the entrance to president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 15, 2022. Protesters retreated from government buildings Thursday in Sri Lanka, restoring a tenuous calm to the economically crippled country, and the embattled president at last emailed the resignation that demonstrators have sought for months. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)