The Latest Breaking News from Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Protesters in Sri Lanka who spent the weekend occupying the president's palace have now entered and torched the prime minister's private mansion as well.

In dramatic scenes today, protesters in Sri Lanka stormed the state-run TV Rupavahini and took over the broadcast.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country on Wednesday, hours before he was due to step down after widespread protests over his handling of a devastating economic crisis.

Sri Lanka’s president, who had announced he would resign Wednesday, has fled the country after months of turmoil culminated in protesters converging on the presidential palace

Sri Lanka's president fled the country early Wednesday, slipping away only hours before he promised to step down under pressure from protesters angry over economic chaos that has triggered severe shortages of food and fuel. But the crisis that has gripped the island nation for months was far from over:…

Sri Lankan Air Force confirmed that Gotabaya Rajapaksa boarded an Air Force flight to the Maldives, days after enraged protesters overran his office and residence in a protest sparked by a devastating economic crisis.

State of emergency declared as protesters reject premier Ranil Wickremesinghe acting as president and demand he and Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign

The 73-year-old Sri Lankan President reportedly fled the country along with his wife and two security officers on a military jet on Wednesday.

Ranil Wickremesinghe says new PM should be ‘acceptable to both the government and opposition’.