In this handout photograph provided by the Sri Lankan President's Office, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, right, greets Ranil Wickremesinghe during the latter's oath taking ceremony as the new prime minister in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Wickremesinghe has been reappointed in an effort to bring stability to the island nation engulfed in a political and economic crisis.
In this handout photograph provided by the Sri Lankan President's Office, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, right, watches Ranil Wickremesinghe take the oath of office as the new prime minister in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's new prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe arrives at a Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was reappointed Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, engulfed in a political and economic crisis.
Sri Lanka's new prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, third left, takes part in religious observances at a temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
A Sri Lankan navy soldier guards a street during a relaxation in a nationwide curfew that began Monday evening in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Stranded Sri Lankans wait for bus transport during a relaxation in a nationwide curfew that began Monday evening in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
A Sri Lankan man reads a newspaper during a relaxation in a nationwide curfew that began Monday evening in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
