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More than a billion people will head to the polls across South Asia in 2024
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More than a billion people will head to the polls across South Asia in 2024

CNN  —  An election boycotted by the main opposition as the world’s longest serving female prime minister looks set to…
World Bank approves $700 million for crisis-hit Sri Lanka
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World Bank approves $700 million for crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Colombo CNN  —  The World Bank approved $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka on Thursday, in…
Sri Lankan troops tear down protest camp outside the President’s office
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Sri Lankan troops tear down protest camp outside the President’s office

Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN)Sri Lanka‘s police and military troops forcibly removed anti-government protesters camped outside the presidential office in Colombo…
Sri Lanka’s former President has stepped down — but larger problems loom for the crisis-hit country
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Sri Lanka’s former President has stepped down — but larger problems loom for the crisis-hit country

Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) – Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country earlier this week, has formally resigned,…
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaves Maldives for Singapore after fleeing crisis back home
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaves Maldives for Singapore after fleeing crisis back home

(CNN)Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Maldives on board a flight for Singapore, a high-ranking security source in Colombo told CNN, as…
What’s next for Sri Lanka as angry protesters occupy their leaders’ luxury houses?
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What’s next for Sri Lanka as angry protesters occupy their leaders’ luxury houses?

(CNN)Angry protesters who stormed the official residences of Sri Lanka’s President and Prime Minister succeeded in forcing them to resign…
Sri Lanka is ‘bankrupt,’ Prime Minister says
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Sri Lanka is ‘bankrupt,’ Prime Minister says

Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) – Sri Lanka is “bankrupt,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Tuesday, as the country suffers its…
Sri Lanka down to last day of petrol, Prime Minister tells crisis-hit nation
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Sri Lanka down to last day of petrol, Prime Minister tells crisis-hit nation

Colombo, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka’s new prime minister said on Monday the crisis-hit nation was down to its last…
Military rescues Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister in pre-dawn operation as violent clashes leave seven dead
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Military rescues Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister in pre-dawn operation as violent clashes leave seven dead

(CNN)- Sri Lanka’s outgoing Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was rescued in a pre-dawn military operation Tuesday, hours after his resignation,…
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