Protesters leave Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s office
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A Sri Lankan celebrates with a national flag as the crowd reacts to early reports of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Thursday. Embattled Rajapaksa fled a day earlier under pressure from demonstrators furious over the island nation's economic collapse. He finally emailed his resignation Thursday, a day later than promised, according to an official.
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Protesters take photographs as they leave Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office building in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Protesters shout slogans at the Presidential Secretariat in in Colombo. Sri Lankan protesters later retreated from government buildings they seized and military troops reinforced security at the Parliament on Thursday, establishing a tenuous calm in a country in both economic meltdown and political limbo.
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Sri Lankans celebrate as they react to early reports of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation in Colombo.
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Protesters cheer as they leave Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office building in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lankans celebrate as they react to early reports of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation in Colombo.
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Army soldiers enjoy a lighter moment as protesters leave Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office building in Colombo.
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Army soldiers hold their guns as they stand guard outside Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office building in Colombo.
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Army soldiers stand guard at Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office building in Colombo.
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Indian youth expressing solidarity with Sri Lankan protestors shout slogans from a police vehicle as they were detained during a protest outside the Sri Lankan High Commission in New Delhi.
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Delhi police detain Indian youth who were expressing solidarity with Sri Lankan protestors outside the Sri Lankan High Commission in New Delhi.
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