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Sri Lanka parliament elects 6-time Prime Minister Wickremesinghe as president
Jul 20, 2022 10:25Sri Lankan legislators have elected six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president of the crisis-hit island country, days after runaway president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned from abroad.
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Emergency re-imposed in Sri Lanka ahead of parliament vote for new president
Jul 18, 2022 07:13Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday again declared a state of emergency in the crisis-hit island nation in an attempt to quell social unrest ahead of a parliamentary vote to elect the new president.
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Security tight in Sri Lanka as MPs meet to elect new president amid first fuel arrival
Jul 16, 2022 08:18Sri Lanka's parliament convened on Saturday to begin the process of electing a new president, as a shipment of fuel arrived to provide some relief to the crisis-stricken country.
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Rajapaksa finally hands in resignation, protesters retreat
Jul 15, 2022 11:09The resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the fugitive president of crisis-hit Sri Lanka, was accepted by the country's parliament on Friday, days after he fled the island amid mass protests over an unprecedented economic crisis.
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Sri Lankan president emails resignation letter after fleeing to Singapore
Jul 15, 2022 00:49Beleaguered Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has submitted a letter of resignation after he fled to Singapore following mass protests fueled by an economic crisis and ensuing political turmoil.
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Sri Lanka in limbo as president yet to resign
Jul 14, 2022 08:06Sri Lanka is in chaos a day after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country amid protests fueled by an economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka crisis: President Rajapaksa flees, angry protesters storm PM's office
Jul 13, 2022 12:04Sri Lanka's embattled president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the crisis-hit country on a military jet to the Maldives amid mass protests over the island's worsening economic crisis, officials confirmed on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka's beleaguered president attempts to flee country, blocked from leaving
Jul 12, 2022 15:12The Sri Lankan president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is due to officially resign on Wednesday after months of protests, has made a failed attempt to flee the crisis-hit country.
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US accuses Russia of causing turmoil in Sri Lanka
Jul 11, 2022 07:48US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Russia has partly contributed to the crisis in Sri Lanka, after launching a military campaign in its neighboring country, Ukraine.
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Iran urges respect for basic rights of Sri Lankans
Jul 11, 2022 00:41The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson stressed the need to respect the fundamental rights of people of Sri Lanka after a tumultuous day in the South Asian nation where protesters stormed the president’s residence and set the prime minister’s home on fire.