Sri Lanka

- Sri Lanka's economy and geopolitics are in a balancing act amid debt crises and political tensions. - U.S. officials threatened sanctions against Sri Lanka if it continued supplying Iranian tankers stranded off its coast due to shortages, while a Sri Lankan migrant worker in Saudi Arabia faces the death penalty for a Facebook post deemed insulting, with diplomatic efforts seeking clemency. - Former Sri Lankan first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa was arrested on allegations of charity graft involving misuse of donations for a children’s hospital. - Chinese automaker BYD plans to sell its Racco electric minicar in Sri Lanka initially, after it was intended for the Japanese market.