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Colombo, Oct 28 (EFE/EPA).- United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said China's ruling communist party was a “predator” in Sri Lanka, with Colombo trying to strike a balance between the two countries in their battler for power in the region.Pompeo, who arrived in the Indian Ocean island nation on Tuesday evening from India on the second leg of his four-nation Asia trip, said the US sought to strengthen its partnership with “a democratic, peaceful, prosperous and fully sovereign Sri Lanka.” (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: US SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO AND FOREIGN MINISTER OF SRI LANKA DINESH GUNAWARDENA DURING A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING THEIR MEETING AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Sri Lankan security forces raid the main anti-government protest camp in the capital Colombo, evicting activists gathered outside the president's office. The raid comes a day after veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe -- who vowed tough action against demonstrators -- was sworn in as the crisis-hit country's new president, replacing Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whom protesters forced to step down. Hundreds of soldiers remove barricades set up by protesters blocking the main gate of the Presidential Secretariat, which demonstrators had partly overrun earlier this month. IMAGES
Protesters inside the Sri Lankan prime minister's office in Colombo after forcing their way past security, as the crisis-hit country declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday. ++COMPLETES VIDI32EC2GC_EN AND VIDI32EC287_EN++ IMAGES
Protesters gather and chant slogans on the grounds of Sri Lankan prime minister's office in Colombo as the crisis-hit country declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday. ++COMPLETES VIDI32EC287_EN++ IMAGES
Images of protesters in the Sri Lanka's prime minister office as the crisis-hit country declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the island nation. IMAGES
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