Regional News: Sri Lanka
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Revolution in Sri Lanka, the country's president in the Maldives
In crisis-ridden Sri Lanka, events are overturning: the previous president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is fleeing to the Maldives. His no less unpopular prime minister temporarily replaces him – and imposes a state of emergency and a curfew.