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Chinese research ship docks at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port amid heightened regional tensions

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A Chinese research ship, equipped with antennas and communication gear, docked in Sri Lanka on August 16, 2022, despite US and India’s concerns over Chinese activities in the region. New Delhi is suspicious of Beijing’s presence in the Indian Ocean, lodging a complaint with Sri Lanka. The Yuan Wang 5 docked at the Chinese-built Hambantota port,…

The rise and fall of Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa dynasty

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The Rajapaksa family has ruled Sri Lanka for nearly two decades since 2004. But after months of protests in a movement called “the struggle”, the dynasty appears to have come to an end. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned and ceded power to the prime minister on July 13, 2022, making him the last of his family to…

The divisive legacy of Sri Lanka’s Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Sri Lanka’s interim president, following Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation. Rajapaksa ruled for four years, brought down by protests against the ailing economy. Al Jazeera’s @Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo, Sri Lanka. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News…

Sri Lanka’s President flees country as state of emergency declared – BBC News

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka in a military jet, amid mass protests over the island’s economic crisis. The country’s air force confirmed the 73-year-old flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security officials. The president has appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president. Mr Wickremesinghe declared a state of emergency and told the military to restore order, as protesters stormed…

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