Sri Lanka's new leader appoints cabinet ahead of expected snap polls 

This handout photograph taken and released by the Sri Lanka President's Office on Sept. 23, 2024 shows Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake attending his swearing-in ceremony, in Colombo.

Sri Lanka's new leftist president appointed his Cabinet Tuesday ahead of an expected snap parliamentary election as he prepares to renegotiate the bankrupt island nation's unpopular International Monetary Fund bailout program.