Sri Lanka: President quits after fleeing to Singapore
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The Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in the face of mass protests, has resigned after arriving in Singapore. A political ally tells us it doesn’t mean the Rajapaksa political dynasty is over. Also in the programme: Ukraine says a Russian missile strike in the city of Vinnytsia - far from the front line - has killed more than 20 people and wounded dozens of others; and there is political uncertainty in Italy after the Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, offered his resignation to the president. (Photo: Protesters in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo celebrated at news of the resignation. Credit: Reuters)