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Sri Lanka’s President ‘agrees to resign’ amid protests

The speaker of Sri Lanka’s parliament has said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to resign on Wednesday. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said in a televised statement that he informed Mr Rajapaksa of a decision taken at a meeting of parliamentary ...

09 Jul 2022 at 19:28

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Sri Lanka president and prime minister agree to resign amid angry protests

The two men at the centre of the turmoil brought about by the Sri Lanka’s economic collapse have promised they will heed the call of tens of thousands of angry protesters and resign. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the last of six members of the ...

11 Jul 2022 at 08:55

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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 troubled South Asian island nation. Mr ...

20 Jul 2022 at 09:50

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Sri Lanka’s PM sworn in as interim president after Rajapaksa resigns

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Sri Lanka’s interim president until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after mass protests over the country’s economic collapse forced him from office....

15 Jul 2022 at 12:35

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Sri Lanka may have to buy oil from Russia amid economic crisis, says PM

Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, its newly appointed prime minister has said. Ranil Wickremesinghe said he will look first to ...

12 Jun 2022 at 08:08

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Sri Lankan president resigns after fleeing country amid economic crisis

The speaker of Sri Lanka’s parliament has said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Sri Lanka’s interim president until Mr Rajapaksa’s successor has been elected, ...

15 Jul 2022 at 09:09

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

16 Jul 2022 at 09:56

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