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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. sri lankas president gotabaya rajapaksa has left the country amid mass protests over its economic crisis, and hes landed in the maldives. mr rajapaksa left aboard a militaryjet, ending a family dynasty that has ruled the country for decades. he had been in hiding, after crowds stormed his residence on saturday. sources have told the bbc his brother, former finance minister basil rajapaksa, has also left the country. the pre...

so lets get down to business. and we begin with president biden�*s trip to the middle east. when he arrives in israel today he will be the first us president to visit the middle east since 9/11 without american troops engaged in a combat mission there. the white house has said the visit�*s aims include "expanding regional economic and security cooperation". israels finance minister says its hoped the visit will lead to a common middle east market that includes saudi arabia. with bu...

hello and welcome to westminster. conservative mps will cast their first vote today for who they want to replace borisjohnson as party leader and prime minister. lets take a closer look at the timetable for today.there are eight candidates through to the first round of voting each one of them needs to secure 30 votes today to stay in the race. the poll opens at 1:30 — the electorate is made up of conservative mps. we are expecting a result at about five oclock. to be announced, as be...

as part of the bbc�*s counting the cost of living series at we are here in derby to see how people are coping. three will become two — conservative mps get set to vote on the final candidates who will go on to fight it out to become the partys leader and the next prime minister. after weeks of protests on the streets of sri lanka protesters staged a silent protest. we will hear from staged a silent protest. we will hearfrom brittany�*s staged a silent protest. we will hear from b...

we begin in sri lanka where gotabaya rajapaksa has sent a letter formally handing over power to his prime minister, but stopping short of a resignation. our correspondent is in colombo with the latest development. we just had a statement from the office of president gotabaya rajapaksa, somebody that the protesters behind me, they have spent months camping out here in the centre of colombo, desperate for president gotabaya rajapaksa to resign and they blame him for this countrys economi...

an impending humanitarian emergency. at least 15 people have been shot dead in a bar in the south african township of soweto. voters injapan are choosing members of the countrys upper house of parliament — in elections overshadowed by the assassination of former prime minister, shinzo abe. and in the tennis — defending champion novak djokovic faces nick kyrgios in the mens final at wimbledon later today. hello and welcome to bbc news. the battle to become britains next prime minist...

final at wimbledon later today. hello and welcome to bbc news. the battle to become britains next prime minister is intensifying. eight candidates have now announced they will stand in the contest to replace borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party. the former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, are the latest to come forward — with both pledging to cut taxes. the foreign secretary, liz truss, is expected to declare in the coming days. our political correspondent...

community will need to come in and help and that is why the un was warning there is an impending humanitarian emergency. at least 15 people have been shot dead in a bar in the south african township of soweto. and in the tennis — defending champion novak djokovic faces nick kyrgios in the mens final at wimbledon later today. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. nine candidates have now entered the race to become the next leader of the conservative party ...

township of soweto. voters injapan are choosing members of the countrys upper house of parliament — in elections overshadowed by the assassination of former prime minister, shinzo abe. and in the tennis — defending champion novak djokovic faces nick kyrgios in the mens final at wimbledon later today. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. the battle to become britains next prime minister is intensifying. the international trade minister, penny mordaunt, ...

three will become two — conservative mps in the uk get set to vote on the final candidates who will go on to fight it out to become the partys leader and the countrys next prime minister. italys prime minister, mario draghi, faces a confidence vote — in a political crisis that could bring down his government and trigger early elections. and the moment when the parents of britains newest world athletics champion saw him win gold at the world championships in oregon. hello and welcom...