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Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa Quits As President, Parliament Set To Convene, Says Speaker

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  Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Friday confirmed that Gotabaya Rajapaksa has finally resigned as the President. The Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Friday confirmed that Gotabaya Rajapaksa has finally resigned as the President of Sri Lanka amid the ongoing wave of economic and political crises in the island nation. Speaking at a press briefing, the Speaker said he has formally accepted the resignation sent to him via e-mail from Singapore, where Rajapaksa has currently fled to. Abeywardena further added that Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will continue as acting president until the next leadership is announced. Abeywardena added that the Sri Lankan Parliament will convene on Saturday at 10 am to deliberate on the appointment of the new President and potential resolution to the ongoing economic meltdown in the country. Speaker expects to conclude procedures within seven days Furthermore, he stated that

China Has Deployed Secret Missiles In Cargo Ships To Be Used For Surprise Attacks: Report

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  Secretly, China has been developing Trojan Horse-style missiles hidden in shipping containers that can be unleashed on enemy ports when needed, experts have said. In an exclusive report,   The Sun Online   stated that military analysts believe China’s massive fleet of freighters and fishing vessels could be turned into warships with the use of secretive container missiles.  In the latest revelation that brings additional focus to China’s hidden motives, the British media outlet stated that the sheer number of container ships makes it challenging to pinpoint which ones are used by China than the warships in a war-like situation. Similar to the fabled Trojan Horse, the missiles would be quietly smuggled into the periphery of an enemy port on a civilian vessel before being used for a surprise attack. The Sun Online  spoke to Rick Fisher, a senior official in Asian military affairs at the International Assessment and Strategy Center, who revealed that even though the Chinese have not off