office, he was met by israel s new prime minister. mr biden will also meet the palestinian president. that s it for me for now, i will be back later in the evening. now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. 25 years ago, almost 1.5 million christians lived in iraq. now there are around a quarter of a million. and after years of war and sectarian violence, many of them have been displaced from their ancestral homes. can anything be done to reverse this trend toward extinction? well, my guest is archbishop bashar warda of erbil, home to the largest remaining christian community in a country, a region where christianity has deep roots. does it have a future? archbishop bashar warda, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. welcome, thank you. it s a pleasure to have you here, but i have to ask you, archbishop, how demoralising is it for you as the chaldean archbishop of erbil to see your christian community getting smaller and smaller year af
new york s legendary studio 5a nightclub dies by assisted suicide in switzerland. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in sri lanka, where president gotabaya rajapaksa has not honoured his promise to resign. he flew to the maldives about 2k hours ago. but in a public letter, he said he was appointing the prime minister to be the acting head of state while he was absent. that s led to anger among protestors, who wanted both men to quit. meanwhile, a curfew is in force. from colombo, our south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports. their target heavily guarded. their mood determined. as news spread that prime minister ranil wickremesinghe had just been made acting president, crowds gathered in front of his office, one of the few government buildings not yet occupied by protesters. there is a tense stand off here in colombo. the protesters are here along this avenue, and on the other side you can see the security forces who are guardi
cereal has suddenly got a lot more expensive. we re just half an hour away from the start of the 150th open championship. to mark this historic milestone, they re back at st andrews regarded as the home of golf with it s world famous with its world famous fairways and greens nestling between the town and sea. and while there might be the odd shower at st andrews and the north of the country, mostly sunny spells, feeling fresher. that still extreme heat coming our way next week. it s thursday, july 14th. our main story. a second round of voting will take place in the conservative leadership contest later, with six candidates remaining in the race to become the next prime minister. former chancellor rishi sunak topped the first vote of conservative mps yesterday he s now facing a strong challenge from the trade minister, penny mordaunt. our political correspondent, helen catt, has the latest. now there are six candidates to be the next prime minister. by the end the day, th
is unshakeable as he arrives in israel at the start of his first middle east tour. a judge tells amber heard she has no grounds for a retrial after her ten million dollar defamation trial againstjonny depp. welcome to newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore, and three thirty in the morning in sri lanka where president gotabaya has not honoured his promise to resign. he flew out of the country, to the maldives, about 2k hours ago. but in a public letter, he said he was appointing the prime minister to be the acting head of state while he was absent. that s led to anger among protestors, who wanted both men to quit. meanwhile, a curfew is in force and the prime minister and now acting president ranil wickremesinghe has told the military to do whatever is necessary to restore order. from colombo, our south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports. their target heavily guarded. their mood determined. as news spread that prime minister ranil wickremesinghe h
is unshakeable as he arrives there on his first middle east tour. protestors gather in washington to demand more action on gun legislation as newly released video of the texas school shooting sparks more anger about the police response. welcome to newsday. it s sevenin the morning in singapore, and four thirty in the morning in sri lanka where president gotabaya has not honoured his promise to resign. he flew out of the country, to the maldives, about 2k hours ago. but in a public letter, he said he was appointing the prime minister to be the acting head of state while he was absent. that s led to anger among protestors, who wanted both men to quit. meanwhile, a curfew is in force and the prime minister and now acting president ranil wickremesinghe has told the military to do whatever is necessary to restore order. from colombo, our south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports. their target heavily guarded. their mood determined. as news spread that prime