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from the heart of sri lanka's capital, colombo. i'm outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it's become something of a bellwether for other lower—incom...

at the age of 95. the former pope will lie in state at st peter's basilica from monday, and his funeral will take place on thursday. now on bbc news, our world — myanmar: inside the resistance. a people's army made up of unlikely soldiers. they're sacrificing everything to fight for democracy in myanmar. their enemy is general min aung hlaing, who seized power in a coup, ousting and jailing the country's top elected leaders. what started as a protest movement is now an armed uprising. we follow a mother and student as they become soldiers in this new civil war. as the death toll mo...

mounting evidence from china of a steep rise in covid cases, with many millions thought to be affected. we catch up with the ukrainian couple who married at an army checkpoint early in the war — what are their hopes for the future? hello and welcome to bbc news. plunging temperatures, blizzards and icy winds are gripping much of the united states and canada, with more than 250—million people facing life—threatening conditions. 19 people have been killed so far. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. the storm extends from quebec to texas. ...

santa claus is coming to town, but where is he at the moment? we'll speak to the team tracking his movements on this programme. tens of millions of north americans are facing blizzards, power cuts and cancelled travel plans at the start of the christmas holidays. much of the united states and canada is in the grip of a fierce winter storm. 19 people have been killed so far. the us state of montana registered a record—breaking low of —45 celsius. the storm extends from quebec to texas. sancha berg reports. a blinding snowstorm in buffalo. this is what zero visibility looks like. d...

now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. a fine end to the day with much of the daytime cloud melting away, but glad that it's in place tonight across parts of scotland, particularly, one or two showers continuing higher, and we will see areas of cloud pushing in through east anglia and the south—east, maybe also lincolnshire, bringing a greater chance of some rain showers into tuesday morning. temperatures for many in double figures but in rural parts of northern western england and wales, we could get down to five or 6 degrees, but here, it's the sunniest ...