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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 president's 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 hundreds of heavily—armed soldiers stormed this place yesterday morning, removing all the tents and the...

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 ago. now, about 100 metres has been cleared. the protesters are still there at the designated area ou...

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 after hundreds of heavily armed soldiers stormed a section of the main protest site in colombo on fri...

That that could help the virus evolve further. most cases are mild and clear up within a few weeks, but the who hopes today's announcement will help speed up the development of vaccines and limit the spread of the virus. celestina 0lulode, bbc news. let's get some of the day's 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 38 celsius forecast in washington and dallas. human rights watch has urged the new president 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 security forces have now entered this protest village and now, they are clearing all the tents — the...