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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.

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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.

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Explainer-How Sri Lanka spiralled into crisis

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

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India always stood by Sri Lanka, no refugee crisis right now: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that India has been providing assistance to Sri Lanka and is monitoring the developments in the island nation adding that there is no refugee crisis now. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Sri Lanka president to step down after months of violent protests

Sri Lankan protesters refused to budge from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence on Sunday after storming his home, forcing him to flee with the navy and to announce his resignation.

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Sri Lanka hopes to install new gov’t after day of chaos and rage

Calm on streets a day after president’s residence stormed and PM’s house torched, forcing both to announce resignations.

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India hands 44,000 MT of urea to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay met Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera to inform him about the arrival of the shipment

The Hindu

Indian government supportive of Sri Lanka, trying to help it: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar

The External Affairs Minister stressed that there was "no refugee crisis right now"

The Hindu

Awe and Anger in Sri Lanka’s Ransacked Presidential Palace

Sri Lankans roamed through a ransacked presidential palace on Sunday as calm returned to the commercial capital, Colombo, a day after protesters stormed the building and forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to announce his resignation. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe also said he would step down to allow an all-party interim government…

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Sri Lankan protesters find millions of rupees from Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house amid economic turmoil

Protesters who stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house on Saturday amid the country's worst economic crisis claimed to have recovered a large sum of money from the mansion, local media reported. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Sri Lankans roam presidential palace after Rajapaksa is chased out

Sri Lankans roamed through the ransacked presidential palace on Sunday as calm returned to Colombo a day after protesters stormed the building and forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to agree to resign.

France 24

TUI cancels more flights and holidays after Foreign Office update

The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advises against all but essential travel

Nottingham Post

Sri Lanka opposition hopes to install new gov't amid turmoil

Sri Lanka’s opposition political parties will meet to agree on a new government

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Sri Lanka protesters vow will not let up until president, PM quit

Leaders of Sri Lanka's protest movement said on Sunday they would occupy the residences of the president and prime minister until they finally quit office, the day after the two men agreed to resign leaving the country in political limbo.

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Sri Lanka's prime minister and president will resign after protesters stormed their homes. How did it get to this?

Anti-government demonstrations have been going on for months. Here's a timeline that led to yesterday's dramatic conclusion.

Reuters

IMF hopes for resolution of Sri Lanka crisis to allow bailout talks

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it is hoping for a resolution to Sri Lanka's political turmoil that will allow a resumption of talks for a bailout package after a violent day of protests.

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Sri Lanka crisis timeline: from galloping inflation to a president’s resignation

The country’s president offered his resignation via email after months of protests against lengthy blackouts, acute food and fuel shortages

The Independent UK

Why Sri Lanka'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

Tribune News Service

Sri Lanka's president plans to resign as protests reignite

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will step down next week, after angry protesters swarmed his official residence and offices.

Reuters

How Sri Lankan protests unfolded

A deep financial crisis has left Sri Lanka struggling to pay for imports of food, medicine and fuel and brought thousands of protesters on to the streets. On Saturday, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa told the speaker of parliament he would step down next week.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Civil war victor brought down by protests

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who oversaw a ruthless crushing of the Tamil Tigers to bring an end to the country's long-running civil war and went on to become president, appears set to be forced from office following months of protests.

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Protesters break into, set fire to Sri Lanka leader's private home as unrest escalates

Protesters set fire to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence Saturday, hours after he said he will step down following mass demonstrations.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Protesters Break Into Home of Sri Lankan PM, Set it On Fire

Protesters broke 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, in the biggest day of angry demonstrations on Saturday that also saw crowds storming the president's home and office. The office of…

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