welcome to bbc news. i m tim willcox our top stories. in ukraine a further 50 civilians are evacuated from the mariupol steelworks that s been under attack by russian forces. a huge explosion rips through an upmarket hotel in the colonial district of havana. at least 22 people are dead. a state of emergency is declared in sri lanka, as thousands of protestors demand the resignation of both the president and prime minister. and why some controversial members of the british royalfamily won t be getting a place on the balcony at the queen s jubilee.
this is bbc news. i m tim willcox. our top stories: in ukraine, 3 further 50 civilians are evacuated from the mariupol steelworks that s been under attack by russian forces. by russian forces for more than two months. the white house announces a new $150 million package of military aid for ukraine, including artillery, munitions and radars. a huge explosion rips through an upmarket hotel in the colonial district of havana. at least 22 people are dead. a state of emergency is declared in sri lanka, thousands of protestors demanding the resignation of both the president and prime minister. and why some controversial members of the british royal family won t be getting a place on the balcony at the queen s jubilee.
remain on north korea, imposed by the us and other nations. as far as the biden administration is concerned, it is looking to resume diplomatic ties with north korea but there s been little in the way of interest shown by the north koreans so far, and this is worrying because this has been one of the most active years on record for the testing of weapons by the north koreans. more than a dozen weapons testings have taken place this year of various kinds and that is of course troubling not only to american allies in the region but to the united states as well. .,, ~ , well. david, in los angeles, thank you- this is bbc news, the latest headlines. a further 50 civilians have been evacuated from the mariupol steelworks in ukraine that s been under attack by russian forces. a huge explosion rips through an upmarket hotel in the colonial district of havana. at least 18 people are dead.
welcome to bbc news. our top stories. in ukraine a further 50 civilians are evacuated from the mariupol steelworks that s been under attack by russian forces. a huge explosion rips through an upmarket hotel in the colonial district of havana. at least 18 people are dead. a state of emergency is declared in sri lanka, as thousands of protestors demand the resignation of both the president and prime minister. and why some controversial members of the british royal family won t be getting a place on the balcony at the queen s jubilee.
famed for its emerald hills and green teas, for weeks now. food, power and medicines often run short and what is available how ever more expensive. translation: what we earn is not enough to eat, - let alone for other expenses. we can only eat one meal. i get paid $2.50 every day i work. if we are to eat a piece of roti, then we have to cope with the rising price of wheat, flour and rice. everything has gone up in price. as families go hungry, they are calling on president gotabaya rajapaksa and the prime minister, his brother, to step down. all chant but despite pressure from opposition parties, despite scores of mps resigning from the government, and despite pressure from the people, the president and the prime minister are refusing to back down. gareth barlow, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: a further 50 civilians have been evacuated from the mariupol steelworks in ukraine that s been under attack by russian forces.