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welcome to the programme. the sri lankan president gotabaya rajapaksa has formally resigned after days of huge anti—government protests. mr rajapaksa sent his resignation letter from singapore, where he fled to on wednesday as protestors took over government buildings. demonstrators are celebrating on the streets of colombo, defying a curfew in place. the governor of sri lankas central bank says the country now needs a stable government as soon as possible if its to stand any chance ...

than an 18 minute target time. the bbc documentary reveals that hundreds of british dentists treat patients with serious complications after they travel abroad to get cutprice crowns. will come to the programme. first, attorney general has been knocked out of the conservative race in the second round of voting. receiving just 27 both some tory mps. now, the five remaining hopefuls progress to the third round on monday. once again, rishi sunak has the number of votes and conservative mp...

actually while it will offer some relief to the us into consumers there of the largest consumer of the world of of course but it points to some problems. and just to mention the story on the telegraph front page that the french president is warning of rationing and he is saying that russia is using energy as a weapon of war in the same way that its using food and starvation actually as a weapon of war. so people are getting very nervous across europe and at the same time the oil prices...

as the conservative leadership race goes to a third ballot. rishi sunak is still in the lead. more than 5000 train drivers will strike on saturday the 30th ofjuly. network rail staff also announce further action. pressure on nhs emergency services in england is getting worse, with patients waiting longer for ambulances and many staff off sick. and at st andrews a frustrating day for tiger woods as the 150th 0pen championship gets under way. later in the hour well have sportsday on the ...

the earliest galaxies. its 7am in singapore and 8am injapan where a private funeral will be held in tokyo later, for the former prime minister shinzo abe — who died after being shot while at a political campaign event. mourners have streamed into a temple in tokyo to pay their respects. these are scenes from a vigil at the zo—joji temple. world leaders have also paid tribute. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said mr abe did more than anyone to elevate the relationship bet...

america will use all its power to prevent iran from ever getting nuclear weapons. its six in the morning in singapore, and three—thirty am in the sri lankan capital colombo, where celebrations have been taking place, after gotabaya rajapaksa became the countrys first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of living, and shortages of food and fuel. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. a moment to savour after months of st...

and feeling their way through shanghais lockdown — we talk to the blind masseurs struggling to cope in a post—pandemic world. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — its newsday. its 8:00 in the morning in singapore and 8:00 in the evening on the us east coast, wherejoe biden used a visit to massachusetts to issue the latest stark warning on the threat posed by climate change. the us president is using executive powers to usher in measures, including offshore wind f...

inside parliament — sri lankas lawmakers choose their new president. outside parliament — the protests continue as controversial prime minister ranil wickremesinghe is selected. a window into the past — newly—discovered footage of mardi gras — the oldest moving images of new orleans. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. joe biden used a visit to a former coal plant in massachusetts to issue the latest stark warning on the threat posed by climate chan...

newly—discovered footage of mardi gras, the oldest moving images of new orleans. hello. welcome to the programme. joe biden used a visit to a former coal plant in massachusetts to issue the latest stark warning on the threat posed by climate change. the us president is using executive powers to usher in measures including offshore wind farms and expanded flood control. more on that in a moment. meanwhile, wildfires are still raging in europe. in south—west france, president macron ...

testify after months of refusals. sue france it frantic rescue efforts in ukraine after a russian strike on an apartment building leaves nearly 20 people dead, and others trapped under the rubble. [ music ] forcemac by from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. penn is set to begin a two day farewell to former leader shinzo abe. this is where his body will be arriving at the temple, where a private wake will begin two hours from now. his funeral service will be hel...