COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared victory on Sunday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, signaling the return to power of a divisive family credited for ending the country’s ...

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In a speech to parliament this week, ... gestures after taking oath as its prime minister toward his brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, during a ceremony in Colombo on Nov. 21, 2019.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa swears in brother as PM. The brothers, who were credited with ending civil war in 2009, come back to power on promise to boost national security.

With his atypically conciliatory speech Wednesday, it is clear that Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been “badly shaken by the protests,” according to Dayan Jayatilleka, a former diplomat who served as ...

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka on a military jet, amid mass protests over the island's economic crisis. ... One of the demonstrators in Colombo delivers a speech to the crowd.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is used to silencing and discrediting his political opponents. But that’s harder to do this time. Angry about power cuts and the lack of essential products, people in Sri ...

Sri Lanka's president Gotabaya Rajapaksa gave a speech last Wednesday and it was the first time he'd addressed the people since protests began over a month ago because of the economic situation.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is slated to make his inaugural address to parliament on January 3 during a ceremonial sitting before the new session commences later that day.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka on 13 July for Maldives . ... Meanwhile, Mr Wickremesinghe, in his first speech since he was elected by parliament, ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday and appealed to minority Tamils and Muslims who voted against him to give ...