Sri Lankan prime minister resigns after weeks of protests

Anti-government protesters help a fellow protester who was beaten up by government supporters during a clash in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 9, 2022. Government supporters on Monday attacked protesters who have been camped outside the offices of Sri Lanka's president and prime minster, as trade unions began a “Week of Protests” demanding the government change and its president to step down over the country’s worst economic crisis in memory. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lankan prime minister resigns after weeks of protests