Celebrations broke out on the streets of Colombo after Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned.
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Rajapaksa's departure was confirmed after he flew to Singapore via the Maldives. Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will become the interim president until MPs vote for a new leader

Sri Lanka MPs to elect new president after Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially resigns ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/14/sri-lanka-president-gotabaya-rajapaksa-quits-protests

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