Diplomats urge Sri Lanka to reconsider state of emergency
Foreign diplomats have urged Sri Lanka’s beleaguered president to repeal a state of emergency imposed after a general strike brought the country to a halt. The government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a new state of emergency on Friday to ensure public order after weeks of protests demanding his government step down over mismanagement of the country’s economy. Police fired tear gas and used water cannon earlier on Friday to disperse students attempting to storm the national