Sri Lanka: How a dramatic day unfolded at the PM’s office
Sri Lankans woke to the news that overnight President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the man whose family had ruled the island with an iron fist for most of the last two decades, had fled the country has promised to leave his job.
His rule has given rise to mass protests, as people struggle with daily power cuts and shortages of basics like fuel, food, and medicines.