or let's talk terminal life now from colombo manella. things are a little common up at the curfew has been extended. that's right. initially, we were expecting it to be lifted as of this morning at 7 o'clock, but as things intensified late into the night yesterday, the authorities decided to extend that island wide curfew into the early hours of wednesday morning. but as you can see around me may be over my shoulder. i mean, the one thing that's as large as life is a smouldering bus. and there are many of those dotting colombo are basically remnants of watch protested. had set on the buses that brought all of these my him the roger boxes, supporters for that meeting that the prime minister had before. they then went and unleashed violence on protesters who had been calling for the resignation of the raja fox brothers and the government. so a large military presence in colombo that we've been driving around and seeing, we hear that this is the same around the country as well as the authorities try to get a handle on and get the situation

from water we've seen on the streets in colombo, are things seem to have settled to some extent. obviously there is a curfew extended to wednesday morning. that is a heavy military presence on our way. here we got stopped at multiple check points, manned by the air force, some by the army and the navy is out. the police is out. so very much, those celtic scenes where you saw a protest, there's a sort of taking all the law into their own hands. they seem to have retreated back into their homes. that anger, that frustration that really spilled over on to the streets seems to have abated for the moment. rob, the protest has been calling for the full resignation of the government. we've seen the prime minister go now his brother, the president, is under, under pressure to go as welsh. what is the response of the government? how widespread could this be? i mean, this entire protest campaign began over a month ago now. and one of the resounding sort of themes of the campaign was gotta go home, which is a reference of present gotta be roger boxer. obviously, the 2nd wrong of that was fo

and joining me now for more from colombo is on because that's going on now. since she's chairperson of the, into the neil and the to jail them trust and former commissioner in the human rights commission of felucca. america, there's a lot i'd like to get your perspective on. but 1st, how are you coping with this crisis? i would say that probably better than most because i think it's important to check one privilege. and i would say in many ways, in comparison to the daily wage earners, for instance, the pharmacy. in comparison to many of those people, i would say i'm actually doing much better because they are in dire, straight particular communities via the impact and continue to be so particularly those who livelihood depend on the fuel. for instance, which has been in shortage, the kerosene, which has been in shock age. and we saw a lot of them attacked by pro govern supporters on the tuesday yet earlier today in the tweet. better than good. i bet our departure issue not going to court, rejects of both of attempts to push you towards racial and religious t

us troops armed with orders to shoot those, indulging in violence. patrolling sri lanka, capital colombo, today, i'm at personnel. carriers and soldiers with guns have been deployed to prevent rioting and violence. a state of emergency that was to have ended today has been extended by another day in a country facing it's was economic crisis in 74 years. the true president on the ground has raised fears of a military takeover of the country. those soldiers on the streets, a response to this, a wave of violence after pro government supporters attacked peaceful demonstrators in the capital, colombo, demonstrate. as a demanding president, gustavo roger butcher stepped down for his government's failure to prevent the economic crisis. demonstrators on tuesday beat pro government supporters who attacked them with sticks and rods. a 104 buildings, many belonging to lawmakers from the ruling party were torched. 60 vehicles were burned, including buses, which were used to ship pro guffman supporters to wear peaceful demonstrations were being held. at least 8 people have been reported killed, inclu

anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news, colombo.ernational tourists have arrived in new zealand after the removal of coronavirus measures which all but closed the country's borders for more than two years. the first northern hemisphere visitors arrived in auckland on flights from the united states. people from more than 60 countries including britain before the pandemic, china was new zealand's second largest tourism market. chinesejravellersjill n -~ ,. for. may day marches returned to france _ for. may day marches returned to france with _ for. may day marches returned to france with officials - to france with officials counting more than 116,000 people in attendance. largely made up of trade unionists, climate campaigners and left—leaning parties. and while they started peaceful... some turned violent, with storefronts like this in donald �*s left in tatters and police firing tear gas on protesters. arresting 5a in the capital. their main grievances, salaries, as well as plans to raise the retirement age from 62. and there is a l

anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news, colombo.60 other countries can go to new zealand as it continues to ease border rules. forfamilies torn as it continues to ease border rules. for families torn about by covid—19, what country are they going to find. a greeting a long time coming. the biggest day yet new zealand reopening to the world but for these passengers it's so much more. i originally applied for a working holiday bees in february 2020 and i'm finally here. �* ., february 2020 and i'm finally here. �* . ., , ., here. amazing, the older you aet here. amazing, the older you net the here. amazing, the older you get the more _ here. amazing, the older you get the more home _ here. amazing, the older you get the more home becomes| get the more home becomes important, i'm getting old and becoming very important, tremendous. this is three generations here. we tremendous. this is three generations here. we must as brother's _ generations here. we must as brother's wedding _ generations here. we must as brother's wedding because -

i'll be asking an analyst in colombo, about what the president was alluding to in that last bit. but 1st a look at why so much of the public anger is being directed at the raj. a bunch of family political observers have called roger puncture do, misty, the most unashamedly nepotistic regime in sri lanka, history, family members held crucial ministerial births, in addition to being in parliament and other government departments. the family has been a part of food and can politics for nearly eat decades. starting with d, a roger fracture, he was a member of parliament, right off of the country, declared independence. in 1948, 4 of his sons followed him into politics by hinder, our departure was for years she, lunk, us, most powerful person. during the 2, thousands serving as president for a decade. and prime minister twice got albia served as defense minister under my him. there and is the current president. their brothers basil and chairman also held cabinet positions, finance and irrigation before getting sacked in the current crisis. and many in the next generation that his sons

canal to colombo.es. the couple hours rowing, is so nice to see that water actually here is not dirty at all. so very nice. probably closer to colombo will be worse, but for now, is proper good. 0h. may i have one, yes, to drink? thank you very much, thank you. looks amazing, isn't it? wow, mm. so sweet, oh! it is rather hot now, it is really refreshing. as i enter colombo, sure enough, the canal water becomes more polluted. unfortunately, most of this litter will end up in the sea. super exciting moment, i am reaching kelani ganga river. 52 kilometres down the canal. that's it, baby. three days on water is done! i have just arrived at the temple and, today, the people here are celebrating the first visit of buddha into sri lanka, it happened 2500 years ago. looks like there will be quite a lot of people here. over three days, i have paddled more than 50 kilometres to get to the celebration in sri lanka's capital. i have seen a canal network that, at times, has been overwhelmed with pollution, but i ha

but no fernandez has more form colombo after mormon from water. we've seen on the streets in colombo. ah, things seem to have settled to some extent. obviously there is a curfew extended to wednesday morning.

rajini vaidyanathan reports from colombo on the unfolding crisis. an island paradise... ..where tensions are rising. millions living through an economic nightmare. one kilo used to be 100 rupees and now it's 200 rupees. ok, so that's doubled. if you want to get an idea of the desperation being felt across sri lanka, you just have to come to a petrol forecourt. we are in a national crisis, right now. hospitals running out of medicines. so, if this continues, - i'm afraid to say there may be a situation where we won't be able to save the patient. _ the ruling family blamed for this mess refusing to go. the result — a mass movement sri lanka has never seen. you can see the unity of the people, you can see the unity of the sri lankans. chanting. protesters: "go home, gota, go home!" chanting for change. sri lankans on the streets demanding the president, gotabaya rajapaksa, known as gota, step down. fed up with fuel shortages, rising prices and daily power cuts. i've neverjoined a protest before because i've lived a privileged life, so this is the first

bbc, colombo.: we were reporting on battlefield concussions in ukraine and now we are learning more about concussions in the world of sport. studies show damagin concussions can have consequences later in life, especially for women. our correspondent has more. reporter: it is the game we love. but what are the risks? thursday night training for the women's team. there e concerns about concussions and long-term injury from repetitive heading and collisions. early research throws women can be more vulnerable than men. >> 16 heads and one ball. and everyone is focused on hitting the ball. it is good that the conversation is finally arising. repoer: jess is trying a new brain scanning device, one of several being developed around the world. the idea is that sports clubs could scan all players at the start of the season using images for comparison if injury occurs, looking into how the brain has been affected, and when it is safe to start playing again. is this applicable to all types of sporting clubs?

if the government does not, he demands for it to resign. men of fernandez, ojo 0 colombo ah, all right, let's bring it our guests for today's discussion in columbia, we have for body fonseca, a senior researcher and attorney at law with the center for policy. alternatives from bangkok were joined by allan cut gama, who's a political economist and senior lecturer at the university of jeff enough. and also in colombo, jan pereira, executive director of the national peace counsel of sure anchor warble. come to you all a body from sector. if we can start with you social like as economy as we heard, has gone into free fall, it's the worst financial crisis since independence in 1948 and the people seem to be putting the blame squarely at the feet of one man, president roger parks or go to buyer. how on earth to chill anchor, get into this mess? a thank you again for having me on the show. it's a very timely discussion because we, i, and border political and economic crisis. now we've seen the warning signs, so some time there's been several policy issues that were disastrous, the tax, the fe

to other world news now in a 6 day protest margins were, lanka has angel, capitol, colombo protest is marched from candy to demand the resignation of the president and his brother, the prime minister, mel fernandez for for many inch along kind of tradition of what his day or media this year was all about getting rid of the roger pox, a government. thousands of people joined a 60 march from candy to colombo, organized by the mean opposition. some luggage on about a vega baby isn't it? but i mean that we can watch this any longer, honestly. why do people have to suffer such hardship? there's no food, no getting. the mother is in one queue. the father is my mother, and the church are in more queues. i never expected this. the demand and the posters are familiar. go to go home, they read. give us stolen money back enough of fooling the people now leave looking glass crowds from across sri lanka, join marchers who converged on the road, leading to an independence monument. many a struggling to make ends meet since the price of food medicine, fuel and cooking. guest increased between 30 and

anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news, colombo. access to detailed models of the female body are hard to come by. historically they've had to rely on images of the male body, in the teaching of anatomy. well, now the most intricate 3d model of the female body has been produced, and it's hoped the software will help enhance understanding, and perhaps even improve diagnosis of health problems. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has that story. the female anatomy in all its minute and precise detail. something that's been largely missing from medical textbooks and teaching over the centuries. just this angle here, in females is much wider than we would see in males... at brighton and sussex medical school, first—year students are being taught using this new 3d female anatomy tool. next we are going to add on the breast tissue... the male body has been the default reference image for medical textbooks. several studies suggest women are more likely to be misdiagnosed than men for a range of conditions. previously, the teaching of anatomy h

anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news, colombo. international tourists have arrived in new zealand after the removal of coronavirus measures there, which pretty much close the country for two years. the first visitors arrived in auckland from fights from the united states. before the pandemic, china was new zealand's the second largest tourism market, however chinese travellers will still not be able to visit until october at the earliest. in france, tens of thousands of people have been marching for may day protests as they challenge president avenue macron�*s agenda ahead of thejune parliamentary elections. he said he would unite france after winning a second term in office. some may have given president emmanuel macron a second term, but these tens of thousands of protesters are not letting him off the hook yet. translation: macron has been re-elected but he was _ re—elected to stop the far right. yes, but not for his programme and so today i think it's important to show macron and the rest of the political world that we are rea

he's and colombo, how wide spread are these protests? it's been developing for a long time, but has it become a set of movement or nationwide uprising calling for the raja packs of family to leave politics altogether. yes, it is taking place in all parts of the country particularly that singular majority parts of the country. thing are, these are the majority of the population and the other ones to watch. the president drive to populate the power and the government and the other ones are now taking the lead in opposing his government. because he has to be paying very shamefully in, in delivering results to the people that are incredible shortage of pet food medicine. and he had to take responsibility for this and i think the cause for him to resign. i'll bet it because he has to be responsible. the person who heads the government at the time when the economy is collapsing, cannot stay on and the rest of the government, i think also needs to sit down. now, what are the risks of that? could it leave a very problematic and damaging vacuum a

anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news, colombo.e the first international tourists for more than two years have arrived after the country removed coronavirus measures and opened its borders. people from more than 60 countries including britain, the us, and singapore, can travel to the country. it follows one of the world's strictest covid lockdowns. earlier, professor michael baker explained why this is such a big moment. greeted with a warm welcome, what was the mood like there? the mood was one of excitement. you can see people gathering behind me, flights landing recently from dubai, people waiting to meet relatives. we spoke to a family originally from scotland in the uk, the man hasn't seen his motherfor 2.5 years, she is going to meet her granddaughter for the first time which is very exciting for them and a lady holding a sign which says "nine hundred and two days", that's how long she hasn't seen her mum. early flights, people have been reunited, a lot of emotion, let's hear what they said. i let's hear what they said. i ori

anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news, colombo.the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle, has called for a radical review of working practices, following a series of sexual misconduct and bullying claims against politicians. the conservative mp, neil parish has resigned, after admitting he'd watched pornographic material on his phone in the commons chamber. the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, has denied a culture of misogyny exists at westminster. here's our political correspondent, ben wright. sexism and misogyny. sexual misconduct. there are some bad apples who are out of order, who behave like animals and are bringing parliament into disrepute. it's been a grim week for parliament, with mps agreeing this place needs to change. a moment of madness and also totally wrong. yesterday, the tory mp neil parish quit after admitting to watching pornography on his phone in the house of commons. that followed the backlash to an article about labour's deputy leader, angela rayner. there was cross—party outrage at a story saying she cross

if the government does not, he demands for it to resign. men of fernandez, ojo 0 colombo ah. all right, let's bring in our guests for today's discussion in columbus, we have for body fonseca. a senior researcher, the attorney at law with the center of a policy alternatives from bangkok were joined by allan carry gama, who's a political economist and senior lecturer at the university of josh enough and also in colombo, jan barrera, executive director of the national peace council offshore lanka warble, come to you all a body from secretary can start with you. so. so like as economy as we heard has gone it a free fall. it's the worst financial crisis since independence in 1948 and the people seemed to be putting the blame squarely at the feet of one man, president roger parks, or go to buyer. how on earth did shoreline could get into this mess? and thank you again for having me on the show. it's a very timely discussion because we, i and board the political and economic crisis. now we've seen the warning signs. so some time there's been several policy issues that have heard dis

anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news, colombo.e the first international tourists for more than two years have arrived after the country removed coronavirus measures and opened its borders. people from more than 60 countries including britain, the us — and singapore — can travel to the country. it follows one of the world's strictest covid lockdowns — earlier, professor michael baker explained why this is such a big moment. we kept the virus out during a period when there were not vaccines available and that meant we avoided that really awfulfirst year of the pandemic when it did cause many deaths around the globe and by the time this started transmitting widely in new zealand, which was not until february this year, 2022, we achieved higher vaccine coverage particularly in higher age groups and also our care sector was good at taking the virus out of those facilities and that has kept the mortality low, and we have avoided overwhelming our health system. the bbc�*s simon atkinson has just arrived at auckland airport and i began by

earlier, i spoke to my loan audi a think of from the him of south asian newspaper in colombo. i asked him for the latest on the protests. now the latest from j long price that they imposed island by white curfew has been extended to thursday, which has invariably contribution to the length of violence that the business on monday a it goes on over $100.00 houses. however, in the past 20 hours, they're still both of isolated incidents of violence, gumble and colombo and above the island. but both on the same scale a curfew and even warnings of police will use life. ammunition has it helped people want president roger punch to go? how has he responded? your right. so yesterday, the minister of defense stated that trifles is, has, has been deployed and ordered showed all the all who funded probably properties, or course personal and put a morning diesel picks up on that he goes to columbus and as journalist, i'm not in david report that heavy meal and checkpoints in columbus and yet to hear from that. but he tweeted early on asking for hon and to echo violence. however, there will

for the last 2 journalists bought on august income in colombo, thank you. thank you. and some other stories making headlines today. usable, costa al jazeera says, is by the troops of shot dead journalists are bring apple clay in the occupied west bank. the veteran al jazeera correspondent had been covering, ranked in the jenin refugee camp is where the if i'm it is to natalie ballot says, according to information, israel is gathered, palestinian gunfire was mostly likely responsible for her death. police in armenia have detained over 60 people during protests and the capitol hundreds marched through yet on calling full prime minister and the cold passion yon to step down. i mean he is, lita has faced the criticism for signing a pin steel with neighboring azerbaijan. in 2020, more than 6 weeks of war, azerbaijan claim several territories for my media wolds. richest manny, the musk says he would lift twit his band on for the u. s president trump mosque who is buying twitter for 44000000000 dollars with a band trump following the january 6th right. sent us capital out of

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, colombo.he prisoner who escaped, apparently with the help of a female prison guard. casey white went missing along with vicky white — they are not related. she took him unaccompanied on a medical visit ten days ago. he was described as highly dangerous. here's sheriff rick singleton breaking the news. there was a pursuit this afternoon in evansville, indiana. now evansville, indiana's about 219 miles from here. the us marshals were in pursuit of a black ford pick—up — i think it was a ford f150. and casey white was driving that vehicle. vicky white was a passenger. during the pursuit, the pick—up truck racked. casey white surrendered, vicky white has been transported to the hospital. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. good evening. it was a thoroughly wet day across some parts of the country — northern ireland, western scotland, for example. and in the week ahead, we have some mixed weather on the way. it's going to be quite blustery. the wettest of the weather will continue to be

al jazeera, colombo. unofficial results from the philippines show this will be the next president. the 64-year-old is the son of the late dictator who was overthrown in a revolution 36 years ago. his victory would mark a once inconceivable return to power for the family. they report from manila. >> as vote counting got underway, it appeared that they were surging ahead. he is the namesake of the former philippine president described by many as a dictator and ousted in the 1986 evolution. >> i wanted to issue a short statement and it is a statement of gratitude. to all of us who have been with us in this long and sometimes very difficult journey. >> 10 candidates are running but for the presidency it is why they considered a two-person race. the vice president was also the leader of the opposition and is trailing behind marcus junior. initial results show a lead so wide. >> i am with you in the believe that we must respect the full voice and will of the people. it is important that they continue their belief and respect for democracy. >> more than 60 million voted for the successor.

so a large military presence in colombo that we've been driving around and seeing. we hear that this is the same around the country as well as the authorities try to get a handle on and get the situation of tensions that really are went out of control last evening. i'm under under basically some semblance of normalcy and control. so that seems to be working so far. we haven't seen these of sort of a groups going around or looking for my mind, the roger herself punch supporters or mobs that had created violence. things seem to have sort of been, are quietened down. but despite the curfew, there are people on the streets, as you can probably see, milling around, even this burning bus. the macos family looked set to return to power in the philippines on official results of the presidential election suggested for marcus junior could become the next leader 36 years after his father was overthrown in a revolution. jamila allen dugan repulsed not from manila as vote counting got turned away, it appeared for it didn't mark as junior, was searching ahead. he's the son and na

ah, well, let's now bring in our guests joining us from colombo as harsh to silver. he's a member of sri lanka, parliament in the main opposition party. we also have gone a shot with no raja, he's a senior research associate at the overseas development institute. he joins us from london. and also joining us from the sri lankan capital is giovanni from 2nd. she's a senior research, an attorney at law with a sense of a policy alternatives, a very warm welcome to each of you. thank you for your time on our program. i want to ask because we've been seeing these protests continue now for weeks months and they've been mostly peaceful. bonnie, i know you've been out on the streets. what do you think has triggered this level of violence that we've seen? so thank you for having me and it's a timely discussion, considering what's happening in sri lanka, the progress as you said, has been rod peaceful in the last 2 months, we commenced for protests in the suburbs of colombo. in early march, i need spread across sri lanka with the large protest in the center of columbia, and it

live now to colombo and our south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan. people are still prepared to break it. it shows the level of upset and anger. despite the curfew, we can see dozens of people lining up here at the main protest site in colombo where people have been protesting for weeks saying the government mismanage the economy, increased the cost of living and putting essential commodities out of reach for the families here. that is by these people have been protesting, calling on the president to step down. and one of these things happened, the prime minister step down a day earlier, but these protesters are not satisfied. they say we need a total change in the political system when they want the president to also step down, even though the curfew is still in place until wednesday morning, people are defiant and they want to show support at the protest site here. . , . want to show support at the protest site here. .,, ., ~ , �*, site here. has a prime minister's resignation _ site here. has a prime minister's resignation really _ site here. has

ah, so we, we get in shall anchor where streets around the capital, colombo. com, following a night of unrest, more police have been deployed on the ground. at least 7 people were killed after a nationwide curfew was ignored by many overnight. the violence on monday prompted prime minister man to roger pack said to resign, protest as had called for his resignation, claiming the government for the country's worst economic crisis since it gained independence in 1948. when al fernandez is more from the capital of columba, there's been a curfew clamped down since i last evening when the tensions of flared up and that this has meant that while there are many people on the roads there, in fact people looking around at scenes like that you see over my shoulder 3 burning buses and one behind that as well. so a total of 4 other likelihood of people getting into a clashes and things like that. his east are completely, ah, as because you have not just the police but also members of the 3 armed forces being called out by the president. in fact, on our way to these areas, we've seen the air force,

ah, ports from colombo. so many shall anchors of traditional workers, d o. mediate this year, was all about getting rid of the roger pucks, a government. thousands of people joined a 6 day march from candy to colombo, organized by the mean opposition. some luggage on about a vega baby, isn't it? but i'm going to struggling to make ends meet since the price of food medicine, fuel and cooking guess increase between $30.00 and a 100 percent. shortages are common either because of supply issues or hoarding by some traders. inflation he 30 percent in april. the main opposition says the big me bite very much. it can be done, a reb, executive president. think about it, and you're going to a parliamentary 6 about becoming the says can be addressed. protested. will have surrounded the president's office for more than 20 days, say successive government since independence. heavily to the they're demanding the raj, epoxy brothers and the government resign and insist they won't be fooled by the government's attempts to a

no fernandez has more form colombo at the moment from what we've seen on the streets in colombo, are things seem to have settled to some extent. obviously there is a curfew extended to wednesday morning. there is a heavy military presence on our way here we got stopped at multiple check points, manned by the air force, some by the army and the navy is out. the police is out. so very much, those celtic scenes where you saw a protest, there's a sort of taking all the law into their own hands. they seem to have retreated back into their homes. that anger, that frustration that really spilled over on to the streets seems to have abated for the moment. the walk was farmer may be returning to power in the philippines on official results of the presidential election. so just ferdinand marco's junior has an extensive lead. it could become the next leader 36 years after his father was overthrown in a revolution. ukraine's military says at least one person's been killed and 5 have been wounded in russian air strikes in the port city of odessa and says, a shopping center and a warehouse were hi

in colombo, it's a capital sri lanka. thank you very much. and out of some of the other global business stories making headlines, shares of india's life insurance corporation dropped more than 8 percent on their 1st day of trading in the us biggest ever. i. p. o is part of an effort by prime minister in orange remote to sell off state assets in order to monetize nationalized companies. for the fiscal deficit of more than $200000000.00. full automates lensky says his country is facing a monthly $5000000000.00 budget deficit due to war related costs. ukrainian president brought up the spinning squeeze during a video conference with the international monetary fun saying afterwards. he's looking forward to working with the i enough to maintain ukraine's financial stability class. the academic picture in the you isn't pretty. 20. $22.00 was supposed to be a year of recovery from the pandemic. now, the u. s. flirting with recession. the latest number shows gross domestic product in the euro area. that is the 19 countries that use the euro currency

we have a special report from colombo looking at the human cost of the fuel prices of democracy in cambodia and exiled opposition. leader tells us why descent plus a cure for procrastinators. how these writers cafe in tokyo is forcing patrons to finish their work. ah. i british energy. welcome to d. w. news asia. glad you could join us. she lanka has sharply high fuel prices. do a record high causing further pain to the countries 22000000 people in it's was economic crisis since independence. she lanka has pretty much run out of fuel and that's been reported widely. but what we haven't seen so far is the desperation that a common person is facing because of the drop in supply. how every single day in the country has become a battle for so many people. a battle for survival did up those when you don't child re and shot again, but spent a day with auto richard driver, dylan simpson, in colombo. oh, since the fuel shortage has started in sri lanka, it's very difficult to find feel. so i have stayed with for 3 weeks and it's really hard to run my day to day life. even if i have to get fuel, i h

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, colombo. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. in a speech to the eu parliament today, mr macron suggested a parallel european community could be established rather than lowering the bloc s strict membership criteria. ukraine began its eu application process in february, four days after the russian invasion. in south korea, yoon suk—yeol will take the oath of office in a few hours�* time, to become the country's thirteenth president. he had the narrowest margin of victory in the history of the vote — by less than 1%. a political novice, mr yoon has vowed to get tough on north korea and bolster the security alliance with the us. police in ecuador say at least 100 convicts are on the run, after a riot at a prison. more than forty inmates were killed, when violence broke out between members of two gangs. officials say they will carry out a search for weapons inside the facility, and transfer gang leaders to a different prison. the leader of the uk's main opposition party — keir starmer, of labour — has said he will resign, if he's fo

and al fernandez reports from colombo police were among the few state employees working in sri lanka on friday. these water cannon, auntie, a guest to disperse, hundreds of protested, gathered at barricade, sealing off the entrance to parliament. inside the building and treat java dakota opposition, representatives marched into the speaker's office, asking him to ordered the police to stop that operation. the also demanded, he set a date for a nor confidence motion. they're putting forward against the government. the government is under increasing pressure to resign, facing a 2nd nationwide strike in 8 days. hospitals, railways, postal services, schools, and poets were disrupted strictly with government and board. i bet i'd like to so dress wanted well for displaying the free lunch. i, therefore, we don't believe they can be well up this country her after. therefore, we are asking mil goldman mila new leadership, a new system for sri lanka. that's why all the people i get together for one umbrella, demonstrations and march as like this have been a common site in the capital, colombo

don't show 3 and shot again, but spent a day with auto ritual driver, dylan simpson, in colombo. oh, since the fuels shorted us started in sri lanka, it's very difficult to find the field. so i have stayed with for 3 weeks and it's really hard to run my day to day life. even if i have to get fuel, i have to say the whole night to get it towed in the federal state and so i have it on them. they're like, nope, it earlier. and because of the fuel, to be honest, i didn't get that cindy us. i was like, staying in the queue for the whole week to get like if i get picked up today or tomorrow, tomorrow from the day and day after tomorrow to stay in the queue again. because of that reason. so i have to wait me escape monday to stay in the queue. i will be loosing passengers for the one all day. i don't get burned. and yeah, that's a big loss for me. even though they only process going, i really had a bad so it made me please the vendors, nick on the phone to price everything. and so you guys can go on the prices normally they can be used to buy bid to have with the tea in the evening. the

people walked from the central city of candy to colombo, demanding the president's resignation than al fernandez reports. for many shalon codes of traditional workers, d o. mediate this year, was all about getting rid of the roger pucks the government. thousands of people joined a 60 march from candy to colombo, organized by the mean opposition. some agenda by the vega. baby, isn't it? but i mean, if we can't watch this any longer, honestly, why do people have to suffer such hardship? there's no food, no getting. the mother is in one queue. the father is the mother and the children are in more cues. i never expected this. the demands and the posters are familiar. go to go home. they read. give us stolen money back enough of fooling the people now leave looking glass crowds from across sri lanka, join marchers who converged on a road leading to an independence monument. many are struggling to make ends meet. since the price of food medicine, fuel and cooking guess increase between 30 and a 100 percent shortages are common either because of supply issues or holding by some traders. infla

and al fernandez has the latest from colombo. you can't write fiction or fantasy that rivals the reality of what's happening in sri lanka to day down the road at the president's house. the country's newest prime minister, runner, vicar, missing or has taken oaths. not just did go toby roger pox her and his government come to power promising to do better than run her vicar missing her vicar, immersing her himself was thrown out of parliament at the last general elections are able to secure his own seat. pardon me, in 3, i'm appointing a prime minister and ministers who hold the confidence of a majority in parliament and who can win the trust of the people i gave you swash you. because i think i might have lots of political acumen and a good rapport with western countries as well as lending institutions and the international community. but. 6 protested, are not having it. he does hold some question about records. he has been prime minister the most number of times, injury lanka, never completing a single term. we don't have a harp

but on august income in colombo, thank you. thank you. let's look at some of the other stories making headlines today. use broadcaster al jazeera says, is ray, the troops of shot dead, one of its journalists to ring up or clay in the occupied west bank. the veteran journalist had been covering a raid in jeanine refugee camp. israel says an investigation is underway into the journalists death and that there was evidence she may have been hit by palestinian gun, fired during a fire fight. more bodies have been found in the rubble of a collapse hotel in cuba. capital 42 people don't think when an explosion destroyed the saratoga in havana. a spokesman for the hotels operators as many of the victims with stuff police in our media has detained over 60 people during protests in the capitol. hundreds marched through get on for prime minister and nico passion, young to step down. i mean, he is lead as face see criticism, the sending a piece deal with neighboring us by john in 2026 weeks of war as a by john claim. several territories from media. f