Sri Lanka
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Ranil Wickremesinghe: wily fox who is Sri Lanka’s new president
Profile: Six-time PM may be unacceptable to many of the same protesters who forced out predecessorThere are fe…
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Sri Lanka: acting president declares state of emergency ahead of MPs’ vote
Declaration called ‘expedient’ as Ranil Wickremesinghe tries to curb unrest over ongoing political and economi…
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Britain should lead international aid effort for Sri Lanka | Letter
Britain must do more to help a fellow Commonwealth country in desperate need, says Peter HeapThe UK government…
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The Observer view on the upheaval in Sri Lanka | Observer editorial
The country faces a long road to recovery, but there are hopeful signs that its democracy will survive the pre…
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Sri Lanka’s political crisis continues as Ranil Wickremesinghe bids to be president
Protesters angry prime minister who they say propped up Rajapaksa dynasty in running to lead country Sri Lanka…
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Security tight as Sri Lankan MPs meet to elect new president amid first fuel arrival
Legislators set to choose within a week after former president flees to Singapore to escape anti-government pr…
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‘I screamed and cried’: how Sri Lankan protesters unseated their president
Sri Lanka’s triumphant protesters celebrate Rajapaska’s departure, but say bigger systemic changes still neede…
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Sri Lanka unrest: how the week unfolded – video report
Sri Lanka’s president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has officially resigned, the parliamentary speaker confirmed, follo…
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Friday briefing: How one family’s disastrous reign dragged Sri Lanka to the brink
In today’s newsletter: The south Asian country entered a state of emergency this week after ousting the ruling…
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Sri Lanka’s president Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially resigns
Ranil Wickremesinghe to serve until MPs vote for new leader next week after months of protests over economic c…
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Sri Lanka’s president quits after fleeing protests in crisis-hit country
Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled country on Wednesday after protesters occupied presidential palaceGotabaya Rajapaksa h…
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Sri Lanka on a knife-edge as Rajapaksa lands in Singapore
Country in state of emergency amid protests against president, who is reported to be heading for Saudi ArabiaT…
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Sri Lanka protesters enter prime ministerial compound after president flees – video
Protests erupted in Sri Lanka on Wednesday after the president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fled to the Mald…
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‘This is a huge moment’: Sri Lankans vow to continue protests until demands are met
President has fled the country but protesters say they will not stop fighting until there is ‘freedom from cor…
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How the Rajapaksa family fell after 15 years at the top in Sri Lanka
Analysis: Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s authoritarianism and incompetence ended the family’s political reignFor weeks p…