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President Biden, Italy Prime Minister discuss energy and Ukraine crisis

President Joe Biden met with Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi to discuss security and economic problems in Europe.

Sri Lankan government supporters make an attempt to attack anti-government protesters outside president's office residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 9, 2022. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned Monday following weeks of protests demanding that he and his brother, the president, step down over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka Prime Minister resigns amid protests over economic crisis

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has stepped down amid the nation’s worst economic crisis in decades. An aide to the Prime Minister submitted a letter to the President’s Office on Monday confirming his resignation.