New Sri Lanka president sworn in, eyeing unity govt July 20, 2022 at 11:52PM

The 73-year-old veteran politician, who was overwhelmingly elected as head of state in a parliamentary vote Wednesday, took his oath of office with the country's police chief and top military brass standing behind him. Official sources said Ranil Wickremesinghe was expected to shortly form a cabinet featuring several opposition lawmakers to steer the country out of its worst economic crisis.