ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. he is finally out. got to buy a roger pox out who fled sri lanka earlier this week for singapore officially resigned as president. he leaves behind a rec nation in political and economic chaos. despite a curfew, the reports of roger pox, his resignation triggered celebrations on the streets of the capital colombo. it was the central demand of the thousands of protesters calling for change. early on friday, sri lanka, parliamentary speaker confirmed the news that again i the but the go topic. i deduction the resignation letter sent by president gotcha. by roger parkside has been received by me. accordingly, the president has legally vacated. the post was effect from the 14th of july 2022 the on the whole of it. so demand number one, that the president resign. check what now for the protest movement. here's dw minnie are chaudhry in colombo. i'm at the moment, standing at the old barn and made with building, which is right now, the presidential secretariat behind me. you can see a lot of people think prob

ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. got to by a roger pox, a has fled sri lanka and landed in the mall div after failing to escape to his 1st choice destination. due by the former present, resigned on wednesday, designating the prime minister renewal wick rem, sega, as the new acting president. he has declared a state of emergency a curfew and police have deploy tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters still out on the streets. people do not seem ready to embrace the country's new leader or your fight if one of the board would resign. and i've been going to do mr. carman bliss. and i think that's the longest bit of a beginning. even if the prime minister becomes president, he has no mandate that the president had some the people support and i believe we grammy single does not have the support of the people at all. and we're not prepared to recognize him as the president officer out of the stiffness. now before he should realize the follow up with those months after storming other government buildings, protestors turned

ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. japan's conservative coalition government ramped up its majority in the upper house of parliament in an election on sunday. campaigning took on grim significance after former prime minister sion though abi, japan's longest serving modern leader was gone down on friday in a shocking assassination. o japan's governing liberal democrats score to major victory. and what was the sombre election on sunday celebrations were overshadowed by grief at the assassination of the parties. dominant, politician and chief power broker. sions. obey. there's also uncertainty about what abe's killing means for japan. going forward. abe's hawkish nationalist views were divisive, particularly his desire to reform japan's us, drafted pos of his constitution to boost defense spending. another key issue was that of japanese, abducted by north korea in the 19 seventies and 19 eighties. prime minister formula, casita pledge to continue working on abe's legacy. i've been little saudi no more. you'll get see. it took inheriting the legacy of abbey, especially abduction issues

how some students in indonesia are studying the holy book, and ah, i melissa chan. thanks for joining us. uncertainty continues in sri lanka, as security forces clashed with protesters into capital overnight, leaving dozens injured. the government has now extended its curfew and is demanding that people leave the presidential palace. oh, inside with the outgoing president got to by roger pox, a gone and no one in clear charge of the situation. protesters have been celebrating many had been out on the streets demonstrating for weeks. now there's cost to sing. oh no, no one has a sense of what will happen next. protesters have begun leaving the presidential palace and other government buildings. but anger and frustration remains high. to me, i than about this is not us handing back these institutions. on july 9th, people came and occupied it. now we're leaving me no longer. can anyone except go to buy your roger puck. so as the president of this country about joe dinardo with the disability getting making sure. yeah, yeah. yeah. no, not really to dig hauling the beaut

ah, i'm melissa chan. thanks for joining us. it's been a political and emotional upheaval for japan from the assassination of sions obeyed last friday. and that shadow over national elections on sunday. and now just 5 days later, a final farewell to a prime minister that both inspired and divided japan crowds lined the streets of downtown tokyo to pay their respects. tuesday funeral service was small, attended by close family members, friends and senior officials. afterwards, a hearse carrying abby's body made a final tour of the political landmarks that defined his career, the national parliament, the prime minister's office, and the headquarters of his liberal democratic party. shinta ave was campaigning in the western city of norah last week when he was fatally shot by a man with a hand made gun. the suspected killer was arrested at the scene, and his motives are still under investigation. correspondence sonya blanca is following the story from tokyo and she spoke to us about how shins obey will be remembered. i mean, for man

nbc news digital reporter melissa chan now you spoke with several veterans about this one of them, a guy names michael, said to you, this injustice directly contributes to the thousands of disabled combat veterans that fall into homelessness, mental health crises, and suicide. melissa, what would they have gotten had this measure been approved >> they would have gotten hundreds if not thousands of dollars more each month, shep. and those benefits they say are not only sorely needed but they're already earned >> are lawmakers giving any reasons why this particular -- i mean, there were hundreds that did pass why this one didn't pass >> the house rules committee said their hands were really tied with this one they technically can't consider any measure that could increase the federal deficit without a way to offset those costs. and this amendment didn't have that >> is there any hope is there a chance that funding for this might come from somewhere else, in the overall defense bill >> if the senate does not include it in the defense bill this year, which may be the case, there's still

russian tanks in the center of melissa chan's -- of lysychansk. ukraine vows to fight back.t 10 months after the taliban takeover, afghan girls are educating themselves. we report from a secret school in kabul. in australia, sydney braces for another day of flooding, with more evacuation orders for thousands of people. scientists discover the largest waterlily in the world, hiding in plain sight for almost 180 years. welcome to "world news america" on pbs and around the globe. it is independence day here in america. near chicago, a parade to celebrate july 4 turned deadly. at least six people were killed and more than two dozen were injured when a gunman opened fire with a high-powered rifle. hundreds ran for cover as the shooting began. the mayor of highland park said, on a day when the community should have been celebrating, it was instead in mourning. for the latest, we are joined by our correspondent. across america today, hundreds of communities were holding july 4 parades like this. how did this one turned so deadly? >> there are reports of multiple shots being fired i

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