The speaker of Parliament says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to resign, but the president has not been seen since protesters stormed the official residence on Saturday.
The request came as protesters entered his residence and office, and thousands more descended on the capital to register their fury over his government’s inability to address a crippling economic crisis.
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