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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...

his formal resignation is expected to be announced at some point today. the bbc understands the presidents military jet has landed in male, the capital of the maldives. he had been in hiding after protestors stormed his residence on saturday. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report from colombo. many sri lankans feel that leaving is their only option, in a crisis defined by endless waits. hundreds queue for passports. a chance to leave their troubled homeland ...

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...

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...

mississippi are told to close their mouths and they have a shower after floods contaminate the water supply. coming up later in the hour, they start in the forgiven, find out what mark thinks of that and the rest of the weeks big releases in the film review at 545. hello and welcome to bbc news. after weeks of debate, the conservative party leadership contest has come to an end. on monday, the country will know who will takeover as prime minister — rishi sunak or liz truss. its been ...

again, these other temperatures come the end the night 11 or 13 degrees. a bit warmer than last night. following on from that, a lot more sunshine to come tomorrow, the breeze picks up on the far north—west and there is a bit more cloud coming into scotland and northern ireland, but ahead of that for england and wales, strong sunshine again, those damages continuing to rise all the way from southern england through the midlands into yorkshire, temperatures are going to be above 30 de...

sri lankas deepening economic crisis — the us appeals to politicians to act swiftly — as the president says hell step down after huge demonstrations. in tennis — prince georgejoins the duke and duchess of cambridge at wimbledon — as defending champion novak djokovic faces nick kyrgios in the mens final. now on bbc news: africa fashion — on its own terms. african creatives are shifting the landscape of fashion by simply being themselves. there has evolved a single—mindedness...

continuing chaos in sri lanka, as more crowds occupy the presidential palace — they say theyll stay until there are resignations. calls from an energy boss to make bills cheaper for those on the lowest incomes. and victory is sweet for novak djokovic, who wins his seventh wimbledon mens singles title. every single time it gets more and more meaningful and special, so im very blessed and very thankful to be standing here with a trophy. good evening. ten conservative mps have nowjoined...

the boss of the australian—based work platform, airtasker and the man leading the policy to regulate the sector, european commissioner, nicholas schmit. also on the show i am going to be talking about supply chains, and the economic pressures of doing business in turkey where inflation is running at 80%. companies. i have got the big bosses of the company which owns companies. where ever you arejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. y...

in the country. but ranil vickrema—singha — also warned, he would deal firmly, with what he called undemocratic efforts to topple the government. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sonia sodha the chief leader writer for the observer and giles kenningham political commentator & former conservative party press chief. welcome party press chief. back to you both. lets have a welcome back to you both. lets have a look at...