Live updates: Sri Lanka in crisis after president flees

A man carries a Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinder after collecting it at distribution point in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 12. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images) Sri Lanka, an island nation of 22 million, is suffering from its worst financial crisis since it gained independence in 1948. Crippling inflation is sending the cost of basic goods skyrocketing. … Read more