Sri Lanka Arrests Ex-First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa in Corruption Probe

Authorities detained the wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa over allegations that her charity misused donations intended for a children's hospital.

5 publishers · 5 articles · first seen 7 Oct 2026 · updated 30d ago

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5 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 7 Oct 2026. BBC News published first, on 7 October at 09:49 UTC; News - South China Morning Post followed 3h 11m later. The most recent article, from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, appeared on 8 October at 12:02 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: ABC News (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), BBC News, News - South China Morning Post, Times of India.

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