Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives, protesters storm the prime minister’s office
President Rajapaksa flees hours before the planned resignation Protesters are demanding the removal of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Wickremesinghe declares an emergency, retreats shortly after COLOMBO, July 13 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the Maldives on Wednesday amid a popular uprising sparked by an economic collapse, which apparently ended nearly two decades …
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