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President of crisis-hit Sri Lanka confirms he will quit amid protests

Gotabaya Rajapaksa informs PM’s office of resignation intention as brother Basil is turned away at airport and opposition leader signals plan to run for president

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka Prime Minister’s Office Confirms President to Resign after Protests

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will resign, the prime minister's office said on Monday, after tens of thousands of protesters stormed the official residences of both men. After Saturday's sweeping protests in the wake of a debilitating economic crisis, the speaker of…

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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign, PM confirms

Amid mounting pressure from protesters, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he is resigning from his post. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Sri Lanka's political vacuum continues amid economic crisis

Sri Lanka is in political vacuum for a second day with opposition leaders yet to agree on who should replace its roundly rejected leaders, whose residences are occupied by protesters, angry over the country’s economic woes

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign after protests

Sri Lanka’s beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa confirms he will resign, the PM’s office says on Monday, after tens of thousands of protestors stormed both leaders’ official residences.

Evening Standard

Sri Lanka PM confirms president will resign as palace occupation continues

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will resign, the prime minister’s office said on Monday, after tens of thousands of protesters stormed the official residences of both men.

France 24

Sri Lanka to get new president next week amid political and economic meltdown

Sri Lanka's parliament will elect a new president on July 20, its speaker said on Monday, after protesters stormed the residences of the current president and prime minister, who have both offered to quit amid an economic meltdown.

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Sri Lanka protesters have vowed to stay in the presidential palace until the Rajapaksa government is over

Leaders of Sri Lanka's protest movement say they will occupy the residences of the President and Prime Minister until the political leaders finally quit office, with economists describing the movement as a critical crossroads in the nation's history.

ABC News

Rajapaksa finally set to exit after months of Sri Lanka protests

After months of persistent street protests over fuel shortages, surging prices and financial mismanagement, Sri Lankan leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa is finally on the verge of being ousted.

Tribune News Service

David Warner uses stump mic to tell journalist to sit down as Sri Lanka batters complain

Journalist and commentator Geoff Lemon found himself on the receiving end of some complaints by the Sri Lankan batters and Australia star David Warner used the stump mic to air their grievances

Daily Mirror

The uprising: on ongoing protests in Sri Lanka

A formal process should bring in change in Sri Lanka, and not a public uprising

The Hindu

India focussing on helping Sri Lanka overcome crisis: Jaishankar

Union Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar says focus is on helping the Sri Lankan society recover economically

The Hindu

Sri Lanka leaders finally quit after residences stormed during dramatic protests

Crowds swooped on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's home yesterday while also setting the prime minister's house on fire in protests driven by worsening economic hardship in Sri Lanka

Daily Mirror

Sri Lankan opposition parties plan unity government after president quits

Prime minister as well as Rajapaksa will step down after months of protests culminated in attacks on their homes

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Occupy Temple Trees: Sri Lankans revel in overrun presidential palace

Protesters turn compound into community kitchen and museum as they demand president’s resignation

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka protesters staying put until president, PM leave office

Thousands occupying the presidential palace are determined to stay until both the president and PM step down officially.

The Hindu

Aus in Sri Lanka | Chandimal ton gives Sri Lanka 67-run lead over Australia

Former captain Dinesh Chandimal has scored a hundred as Sri Lanka reached 431-6 at stumps on day three of the second test against Australia

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka crisis: How did we get here and what comes next?

Protesters occupying government buildings say they will remain until the president and the prime minister step down.

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The Hindu

India to stand with Sri Lankan people in crisis: MEA

‘We have been supportive of Sri Lanka, are trying to help and have always been helpful,’ says Minister

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka crisis: Why the country’s economy collapsed and what’s next?

Sri Lanka’s departing prime minister says the island nation’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” as it runs out of money to pay for food and fuel

The Independent UK

President and PM: 2 men at heart of Sri Lankan crisis

As Sri Lanka’s crisis reached its climax this weekend, two men in the center of the turmoil brought about by the country’s economic collapse promised they would heed the call of tens of thousands of angry protesters and resign

Reuters

Sri Lanka protesters plan to occupy president and PM's residences until they quit

Leaders of the protest movement in Sri Lanka who have forced the president and prime minister out of their official residences said on Sunday they will occupy the buildings until the two quit office.

Reuters

Pope expresses solidarity with people of Sri Lanka

Pope Francis on Sunday expressed solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka who "continue to suffer from political and economic instability" and appealed for peace in the country.

Reuters

Explainer-How Sri Lanka spiralled into crisis

Sri Lanka's economic crisis looks to have finally toppled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

The Independent UK

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