From the heart of sri lankas capital, colombo. Im outside the president ial office, and today, its Pristine Exterior is well guarded. But six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the president ial palace, forcing the president to flee the country. They were angry at just how desperate their Economic Situation had become, and they blamed Government Corruption and mismanagement for it. Sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. And its become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. World leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for more than 70 years, and whether its experience marks a growing trend of civil unrest. Applause. Welcome to the magnificent National Museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful island, as it marks 75 years of independence from britain, and weve got a top panel here from sri lanka who
washington says it s horrified by the execution, whilst the british prime minister, rishi sunak, said the hanging of alireza akbari was callous and cowardly and would not go unpunished. the uk has imposed sanctions on iran s prosecutor general, accusing him of being at the heart of iran s use of the death penalty. our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, reports. news of the execution came on state run television early this morning, despite repeated last minute appeals from the uk. alireza akbari is thought to have acquired british citizenship after investing here and to have lived in the country for several years. his brother told bbc persia he had been enticed back to iran by his former boss, under whom he once served as deputy defence minister. the government responded swiftly, the prime minister saying he was appalled by a callous act carried out by a barbaric regime. and we have made it absolutely clear that the actions of the iranian regime has taken are com
from the heart of sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it s become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. world leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for more than 70 years, and whether its experience marks a growing trend of civil unrest. applause. welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful island, as it marks 75 years of independence from britain, and we ve got a top panel here from s
a this is bbc news. i m lukwesa burak. the headlines. iran has executed british iranian dual national alireza akbari on charges of spying for the uk which he had denied. britain s prime minister calls it a callous and cowardly act . russia launches missile attacks across ukraine. one struck an apartment block in the city of dnipro killing at least five people. a further five classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us president, joe biden. four people, inclduing a seven year old girl, have been injured in a shooting near a funeral in central london. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for global questions: sri lanka: rising global civil unrest? welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi,
a this is bbc news. i m lukwesa burak. the headlines. iran has executed british iranian dual national alireza akbari on charges of spying for the uk which he had denied. britain s prime minister calls it a callous and cowardly act . russia launches missile attacks across ukraine. one struck an apartment block in the city of dnipro killing at least five people. a further five classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us president, joe biden. four people, inclduing a seven year old girl, have been injured in a shooting near a funeral in central london. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for global questions: sri lanka: rising global civil unrest? welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from the heart of sri