Sri Lanka police disperse tear gas at protestors

Police have dispersed tear gas and fired water cannons at thousands of protestors in Sri Lanka. The unrest comes amid steep tax increase and the economic crisis in the country. Protestors gathered on the streets in response to a sharp uptick in cost-of-living pressures. The economic crisis was spurred on by the nation declaring bankruptcy in 2022. The country's opposition leader joined protestors, rebuking the government for pushing "22 million people into starvation”.