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President flees Sri Lanka amid crisis as ire turns toward PM

Sri Lanka’s president fled the country without stepping down on Wednesday, plunging a country already reeling from economic chaos into more political turmoil. Protesters demanding a change in leadership then trained their ire on the prime minister ...

13 Jul 2022 at 17:44

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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 he ...

09 Jul 2022 at 21:48

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Protesters burn home of Sri Lankan Prime Minister

Protesters have broken into the Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s private residence and set it on fire, hours after he said he would resign when a new government is formed. The day of demonstrations also saw crowds storming the President’s home and ...

09 Jul 2022 at 18:36

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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 angered ...

11 Jul 2022 at 18:18

Princess Royal welcomed to Sri Lanka with traditional dance display

The Princess Royal has been welcomed to Sri Lanka with a dazzling performance by traditional dancers – and carried some of her bags off the plane. Anne had a bag in each hand and a handbag as she walked down the plane’s steps with ...

10 Jan 2024 at 14:20

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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, Sri ...

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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Protesters demand arrest of former Sri Lankan PM over attack

Protesters attacked earlier this week by supporters of Sri Lanka’s government have demanded that the newly appointed prime minister arrest his predecessor for allegedly instigating the attack against them as they were ...

13 May 2022 at 19:25

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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 troubled South ...

20 Jul 2022 at 09:50

Ally of Rajapaksa political family appointed as Sri Lanka’s new prime minister

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Ally of ousted PM named as Sri Lanka’s new leader as police clear protest site

An ally of the Rajapaksa political family has been appointed as Sri Lanka’s new prime minister, hours after security forces cleared the main protest site occupied for months by demonstrators angry at the Rajapaksas ...

22 Jul 2022 at 16:41

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Sri Lankan president flees the country amid economic crisis

The president of Sri Lanka has fled the country, days after protesters stormed his home and office and the official residence of his prime minister amid a three-month economic crisis. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, ...

13 Jul 2022 at 00:30

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Sri Lanka’s parliament approves state of emergency

Sri Lanka’s parliament has approved a state of emergency that had been declared by President Ranil Wickremesinghe as his government cracks down on demonstrators it accuses of violence while trying to find a way ...

27 Jul 2022 at 16:48

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