this is bbc news, the latest headlines: president biden has for the first time referred to russia s actions in ukraine as genocide. britain s prime minister and his chancellor of the exchequer are resisting calls to resign after they were fined by police for breaching covid lockdown rules. police in new york say they have recovered a handgun, a hatchet and a range of potential incendiary devices at the brooklyn station where a man opened fire on commuters on tuesday morning. the gunman flooded a train carriage with smoke from two gas canisters, before shooting and injuring ten people. authorities have named 62 year old frank rjames as a person of interest, and offered a $50,000 reward for information relating to the attack.
in ukraine as genocide. britain s prime minister and his chancellor of the exchequer are resisting calls to resign after they were fined by police for breaching covid lockdown rules. sri lanka has said it will temporarily default on its foreign debts amid its worst economic crisis in over 70 years. officials said the impact of the pandemic and the ukraine war made it impossible to pay its creditors. the south asian country has seen mass protests as it suffers food shortages, soaring prices and power cuts. joining me now is fung sui a sri lanka analyst, at the economist intelligence unit thank you very much forjoining us on the programme. is it far too convenient for those running sri lanka in government to say that this is all about the war in ukraine and the pandemic? the war in ukraine and the pandemic? it s not all about the war in pandemic? it s not all about the war in ukraine, - pandemic? it s not all about the war in ukraine, the - pandemic? it s not all about the war in uk
getting through this period in the most unscathed fashion he can. realistically, for a lot of conservative mps who will be feeling very awkward about the fact the prime minister has been fined for breaching covid regulations, what they may feel is that the one thing worse than that would be giving vladimir putin this idea of turmoil in the uk, of changing prime minister at in the uk, of changing prime ministerata in the uk, of changing prime minister at a point when the global situation is so delicate. let s remember, leadership contests, if more than one person wanted to take over, they are protracted events, they are events where politicians who are up sensibly on the same side and in the same parties sling some mud at one another as they fight it out to become number one. they may be plenty of backbenchers who think thatis be plenty of backbenchers who think that is the worst thing possible for the country at the moment and although they are not impressed
operations as residents flee flooded areas. some residents of shanghai are allowed out of their homes as the chinese city of 25 million eases a bit a two-week old coronavirus related shut down. many of the 6.6 million allowed to exit their homes have been ordered to stay in their neighborhoods. videos have been posted online of people breaking into a supermarket and shouting for help because of a food shortage there. and this is a live look at london. one of the big stories there tonight. british prime minister boris johnson s office says he and another official will be fined by police for breaching covid-19 following lock down parties at government offices. johnson has denied any wrongdoing. he is alleged to have been at half of the dozen events in his 10 downing street office. other government buildings that are being investigated by the police. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight, we ll be right back go on, take the money and run
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