the new prime minister of sri lanka tells the bbc the economic crisis that s brought unrest across the country is going to get worse before it gets better. the political crisis intensifies in northern ireland, as the largest unionist party, the dup, blocks the return of power sharing. # space man.. and something strange is going on at eurovision. bookmakers are predicting a rare good result for the uk but will it be enough to stop the favourites, ukraine? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. there s been widespread international condemnation of police in israel for their use of force at the funeral of the aljazeera journalist, shireen abu aqla. pall bearers injerusalem were among those who were beaten and kicked. officers said stones and bottles were thrown at them. the white house described the scenes as deeply disturbing and the european union said it was appalled. shireen abu aqla was shot dead in the occupied west bank on wednesday. from jerusale
israeli police beating with batons. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says more than a thousand towns and villages have been retaken so far from russian forces, including six more over just the past 24 hours. he says the russian military is paying a heavy price for its aggression. translator: today we can report 200 downed russian military aircraft. russia has not lost so many aircraft in any war in decades, and russia has lost almost 27,000 soldiers. ukraine also says russian troops continue to retreat from around the city of kharkiv in the north. farther south, ukraine claims it successfully blocked a russian advance at a key river. you re looking at drone video there showing pontoon bridges destroyed. also tanks and other heavy equipment destroyed as well. meanwhile, russia s top general and the u.s. defense secretary spoke by phone for an hour on saturday, their first chat since the war began.
forced to evacuate their homes. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from capitol hill, washington with me, stephen sackur. the united states is supporting ukraine in its war against vladimir putin with weapons, with money and with sweeping sanctions on moscow. in that, president biden has the support of the us congress. but the ukraine war is stirring divisions within us politics, not least within the republican party. it s that age old clash between isolationists and interventionists. my guest today is the ukrainian born republican congresswoman, victoria spa rtz. how much is donald trump influencing this internal republican argument? congresswoman victoria spartz, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. let me start with ukraine. the white house and you guys on capitol hill have worked together to put together a massive aid package for ukraine. it s almost $40 billion. military assistance, financial assistance, humanitarian assistance as well. are you perso
$40 billion dollars in aid for ukraine. and going back to the past the company trying to prove that sailboats are a greener way to transport cargo. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. security forces in sri lanka have been ordered to shoot anyone seen looting or damaging public property in the latest attempt to stop anti government protests. since last month, the country has been rocked by demonstrations over soaring prices, power cuts and a lack of medicines. at least eight people have died in the violence and 200 have been injured, as our correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports from colombo. a capital under curfew. troops told to shoot at sight at anyone who damages public property or threatens lives. the skeletons of a bustling city scorched by an economic crisis. reeling after a day of violence. yesterday, supporters of the prime minister attacked anti government protesters, who until that point had been peacefully demonstrating. at the cit