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im at the home and studio of one of sri lankas most influential artists and activists, jagath weerasinghe. can sri lankans put behind them their bloody past and forge a new and united future? jagath weerasinghe, welcome to hardtalk. im happy to be here. sitting here in your home, which is also your studio, i wonder how far youve been influenced as both an artist and an archaeologist by sri lankas past? im totally influenced by that. im totally, yes. everything i do has something to do ...

policy is working at cross purposes. whats your reaction to what liz truss has said this morning? what impact is the turmoil in the economy having on you? get in touch with your concerns via twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions two million people are left without power as one of the most powerful storms in us history hits floridas southwest coast. the gangstas paradise rap star, coolio, has died at the age of 59. and scientists find evidence that dogs can read our m...

>> only scares you -- is only bad if hes scared of it and he said hes not scared of it. weve seen how its wielded in the past. he should be scared of it. >> the reality is the concessions hes making will make him weaker and theres no way around that very crucial fact. not even talking about this vote to oust a potential speaker but also the fact that all of a sudden he has to put freedom caucus aligned members on committees like budget like appropriations, like the rules committee...

im jake tapper in d.c. kevin mccarthy is living on a prayer today is a day a deal will come together. well shock you, mccarthy promised reporters last night. so far shockingly no deal. only assurances of some progress. we were told that yesterday, of course, and the day before and the day before. the math today looks nearly identical to the math on tuesday, ballot one, ballot two, 19 rebels, ballot 3, add another rebel to the resistance, four, five, six, a present vote on top of the 20...

were, you know, put in exile. thats what theyll have to get to. youll have the folks. >> mary miller just -- >> miller. lets wait and see, chip roy and if you have scott perry voting yes, youll have the serious people will now come over to kevin and then youll have the kind of the clown show for lack of a better phrase, right? the people who are just -- theyre just here for theater, right? if those are the folks still outstanding mccarthy will win. >> thats i think the key point. >> th...

in us history hits floridas southwest coast. the gangstas paradise rap star, coolio, has died at the age of 59. and scientists find evidence that dogs can read our mood — by using their powerfull sense of smell. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. the british prime minister, liz truss, has been speaking to the media about the economy for the first time since her governments tax—cutting mini budget. shes defended her strategy, saying decisive action ha...

the united states and all around the world. im whitney wild in for christine romans. a resolution to the crisis at the southern border has been postponed again. the supreme court order dering title 42 to remain in effect for now as legal challenges played out. the justices agreed to hear the appeal in this session that begins in february. their 5-4 order defeats the biden administration which had hoped to end title 42 saying it outlived the pandemic it was designed to fight. >> it does...

also on the show is global leaders meet in egypt for the cop 27 summit on the environment, what are the stakes are one of the most beautiful places on earth? im going to be asking the big boss of the caribbean development bank. wherever you arejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. a power grab at the top of chinas communist party has big consequences for the global economy. yet with war raging in europe, a cost of living crisis, surgin...

good morning, everyone. im jessica dean in washington. jim sciutto is off today. the pressure is on for southwest airlines. the airline canceling another 2,500 flights already this morning. we are now up to more than 15,000 since the meltdown began a week ago. passengers from coast to coast remain very stranded. overnight southwest airlines ceo bob jordan issuing an apology. he says hes optimistic they will be back on track before next week. >> i want everyone who is dealing with the p...

have been killed. a metre of fresh snow has fallen, and many areas remain under threat of flooding. president biden has declared a state of emergency, freeing federal aid for the state. those are our top story this hour. now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zainab badawi. im just outside colombo, the capital of sri lanka. this beautiful island nation has been plunged into its worst economic crisis for more than 70 years. it led to widespread protests an...