this is bbc world news, the latest headlines. after weeks of shelling near the zaporizhzhia power plant, international experts are due to begin an agreed inspection to assess damage at europe s largest nuclear facility. a long awaited report from the united nations has found that china has committed serious human rights violations against uyghur muslims in the xinjiang region. to sri lanka now where in the next few hours the government is expected to announce a multi billion dollar bailout deal with the international monetary fund. sri lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years of independence with acute shortages of fuel and basic goods and annual inflation running at almost 65%.
Sri Lanka owes over $51 billion to foreign lenders. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has assessed Sri Lanka s public debt as unsustainable. 29.08.2022, Sputnik International
has said an agreement with the international monetary fund has been delayed due to the recent unrest there. a possible bailout deal had been pushed back to september. iraq s caretaker prime minister, mustafa al kadhimi, has called for calm after supporters of the powerful cleric, moqtada al sadr, stormed parliament for the second time in a week. the protesters want to stop the iran aligned opposition, voting in its nominee for prime minister. search and rescue crews continue to look for survivors in the us state of kentucky, where record flooding has wiped out entire communities. at least 25 people have died although the state s governor warned the number could rise. president biden has declared the floods a major disaster and there s a warning of more rain on sunday. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes, has the latest.
sri lankans are suffering, with food prices rocketing up, too. continuing political instability will make an imf bailout deal all the more difficult, but protesters here say they want to see real change. secunder kermani, bbc news, colombo. the russian invasion of ukraine has caused severe cooking oil shortages particularly in europe, which gets 80% of its oilfrom ukraine and russia. now, a brewery in germany has come up with a cunning plan to make sure customers can still order the fried schnitzel they love. wendy urquhart reports. danke schon. who would have thought that the best thing to take to the pub in germany would be a bottle of cooking oil? the war in ukraine has caused a severe lack of rapeseed and sunflower oil. supermarket shelves are empty, and several shops in munich alone have slapped a limit on the number of bottles people can buy.