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Ranil wickremesinghe, to order security forces to cease all use of force against anti—government protesters. the call came after hundreds of heavily armed soldiers stormed a section of the main protest site in colombo on friday and took control of the presidents office. wickremesinghe became president just one day earlier. our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan is in colombo for us. the sri lankan government did not expect such a strong reaction from the international community after hundre...

Core group on sri lanka, which also includes the uk, they came out with this strong statement saying peaceful protest, the right to hold peaceful protest, should be respected, and not only that, the senior diplomats from the us embassy, the uk commission, they all came out with a strong statement saying, expressing their displeasure over what they described as a high—handedness in terms of sending heavily armed soldiers on peaceful protesters. and this place was a protest site about 48 hours a...

The discovery was made in jaywick this morning, by emergency services who were searching for a man last seen in the water close to clacton pier on tuesday. police said they are "liaising with international partners to contact the family of the 21—year—old", before formal identification can take place. human rights watch has urged the new president of sri lanka, ranil wick—reme—singhe, to order security forces to cease all use of force against anti—government protesters. the call came a...

That that could help the virus evolve further. most cases are mild and clear up within a few weeks, but the who hopes todays announcement will help speed up the development of vaccines and limit the spread of the virus. celestina 0lulode, bbc news. lets get some of the days other news: a wildfire near yosemite national park in california is spreading quickly, threatening thousands of homes. central and north—eastern regions of the us are also sweltering under extreme heat, with temperatures of...

Forces have now lined up on the main road, very close to the protest site and many protesters from the other side, they are coming and talking with the officials. there is a tense situation at the moment that is a stand—off, and these protesters, they believe, they suspect that the protest site over there might be cleared by these soldiers and, as we speak, there is another group of police officers, they are over there. they are coming over there to clear. in the last few minutes, dozens of se...

Thats all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. thats bbc.co.uk/sport. goodbye for now. in the last few hours, the new sri lankan prime minister has been sworn in. dinesh gunawardena, who is a former minister, took the oath in the presence of president. the rest of the cabinet is expected to be sworn in later on friday. meanwhile, sri lankan police have been dismantling protest camps in the capital, colombo. they were originally set up by groups demo...

In colombo near the main protest site and its a huge investment — sri lankas biggest foreign direct investment projects. but still they are not willing to restructure the debt. that is also impacting the overall discussions the government is holding with the imf. because, presumably, china could have saved the rajapaksa regime if it had wanted to? yes, technically they could have saved. what analysts are saying is that president gotabaya rajapaksa and his brother, formerfinance minister, basil...

In colombo near the main protest site and its a huge investment — sri lankas biggest foreign direct investment projects. but still they are not willing to restructure the debt. that is also impacting the overall discussions the government is holding with the imf. because, presumably, china could have saved the rajapaksa regime if it had wanted to? yes, technically they could have saved. what analysts are saying is that president gotabaya rajapaksa and his brother, formerfinance minister, basil...

Atmosphere here at colombo seafront, which has been a protest site for many weeks, one of the main demands protesters have was for gotabaya rajapaksa to go. their slogan, their chant was "go home, gota". we now know that president gotabaya rajapaksa has left the country. he fled on a militaryjet with members of his family. we dont know where exactly hes headed to. hed been in hiding for the last few days, ever since his home, his official residence, was overrun by protesters. it wasntjust his of...

Welcome to bbc news — im david eades. our top stories: senior figures in sri lanka say the presidents fled the island, but is expected to resign on wednesday. his palace is now a protest site as crowds continue to pour inside. our correspondent is there. how does it feel to swim in the presidents personal pool? after months of frustration this feels like re— relief. crowds surging to get inside this palace. and they get to see what life is like for the political class. to enjoy or endure? a ...