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Namal Rajapaksa said he would hold talks with 92 parliamentarians who recently declared support for Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The brothers of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa are widely blamed for the current economic crisis in the island nation.

Anti-government protesters continue demanding the resignation of the president for the country's disastrous economic crisis.

Wickremesinghe replaces the president's brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who resigned amid street protests in the main city Colombo.

Hundreds of people thronged the main bus station in the commercial capital after authorities lifted an indefinite curfew.

President Rajapaksa calls for calm following clashes that claimed eight lives and prompted his brother to quit as prime minister.

About 200 people were injured in addition to the seven killed as violence flared nationwide, prompting an islandwide curfew.

The move came amid countrywide protests demanding the resignations of Rajapaksa and his younger brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who the demonstrators hold responsible for the economic crisis.

Clashes erupted in small central town of Rambukkana.

Sri Lanka must urgently seek funds from multilateral lenders and aim to restructure a debt payment due in July, the finance minister said.

Rajapaksa revoked a state of emergency late on Tuesday after dozens of lawmakers walked out of the ruling coalition.

Opposition parties and even members of Rajapaksa's ruling alliance rejected the move for a unity government.

Namal said he quit, hoping it would help the president and prime minister's "decision to establish stability" for Sri Lankans and the govt.

Sri Lankan financial crime police arrested the eldest son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday on suspicion of laundering money.

Sri Lankans went to the polls on Monday to elect a new parliament in what amounts to a referendum on ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa's comeback bid.

The United States, part of the G7, has rejected the ICC decision, with President Joe Biden describing it as outrageous.

Judges are reviewing TikTok's challenge to a law requiring ByteDance to sell its US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.

In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, "We're close" but "nothing is done until everything is done".

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The implementation of the RON95 subsidy in 2025 is expected to provide savings of RM3.6 billion to government expenditure.

Dr Mohd Afzanizam says the market responded positively to news of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent heading the US Treasury Department.

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