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Protesters storm Sri Lankan president’s official residence

Sri Lankan protesters demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa have forced their way into his official residence, as thousands of people took to the streets of the capital Colombo decrying the nation’s worst economic crisis in ...

09 Jul 2022 at 10:29

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Sri Lanka’s President and PM to resign after tumultuous protests

Sri Lanka’s President and Prime Minister have agreed to resign after protesters angry over the current economic and political crisis stormed both officials’ homes and set fire to one of the buildings. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said ...

09 Jul 2022 at 21:48

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Protesters in Sri Lanka march over economic crisis despite curfew

Opposition politicians and thousands of people angered by the government’s handling of Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis marched to denounce the president’s move to impose a nationwide curfew and state of emergency, as protests over food ...

03 Apr 2022 at 17:55

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Protesters storm residence and office of Sri Lankan president

Sri Lankan protesters demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa have forced their way into his official residence and nearby office, as thousands of people took to the streets of the capital Colombo decrying the nation’s ...

09 Jul 2022 at 11:33

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Sri Lanka’s political chaos persists as crisis talks to replace leader go on

A weekend of political chaos in Sri Lanka stretched into Monday with opposition leaders yet to agree on replacements for embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his prime minister whose residences remain occupied by protesters ...

11 Jul 2022 at 18:18

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Protesters abandon seized palace with Sri Lanka in limbo

Protesters have retreated from government buildings in Sri Lanka, restoring a tenuous calm to the economically crippled country, as the embattled president at last emailed the resignation that demonstrators have sought for ...

14 Jul 2022 at 18:10

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Sri Lanka begins choosing leader to replace exiled ex-president Rajapaksa

Sri Lankan legislators have met to begin choosing a new leader to serve the rest of the term abandoned by the president who fled abroad and resigned after mass protests over the country’s economic collapse. A day earlier, ...

16 Jul 2022 at 09:56

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Sri Lankan president flees the country amid economic crisis

The president of Sri Lanka has fled the country, slipping away in the middle of the night hours before he promised to step down under pressure from protesters angry over a devastating economic crisis that has triggered ...

13 Jul 2022 at 09:56

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Sri Lanka blocks social media as opposition protests over state of emergency

Opposition politicians in Sri Lanka marched in the capital, Colombo, on Sunday, protesting against the president’s move to impose a curfew and state of emergency amid a worsening economic crisis. Internet users in ...

03 Apr 2022 at 09:25

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Sri Lankan ministers offer to resign as protests grow over economic crisis

Sri Lanka’s sports minister and the president’s nephew, Namal Rajapaksa, has resigned amid growing public outrage over the country’s economic crisis and shortages of food, fuel and medicines. The entire Sri ...

03 Apr 2022 at 22:55

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Six-time PM Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan legislators have chosen six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president to succeed the ousted leader who fled the country, in a vote that risks reigniting political turmoil in the ...

20 Jul 2022 at 09:50

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Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns after fleeing country

Sri Lanka’s parliament speaker says president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned after fleeing the country. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana said on Friday that the parliament will convene on Saturday ...

15 Jul 2022 at 10:45

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