response to the world s growing migration emergency. speaking to officials in malta after arriving for a two day visit, the pope also appeared to criticise the russian president, vladimir putin, saying a powerful leader was stirring up conflicts for nationalist interests. shops have reopened under tight security in the sri lankan capital, colombo, a day after a state of emergency was delared. the city has spent two nights under curfew following unrest on thursday when hundreds of people attempted to storm the president s home. there s growing anger at shortages of fuel, medicine and other basics caused by the country running out of foreign currency to pay for imported goods. archana shukla has the latest from colombo. well, the state of emergency imposed in the country and the island nation is 24 hours after there were violent protests outside the sri lankan president s house, and i m standing at that location right now. these protests that
migration emergency. speaking to officials in malta after arriving for a two day visit, the pope also appeared to criticise the russian president, vladimir putin, saying a powerful leader was stirring up conflicts for nationalist interests. emmanuel macron has been holding his first rally of the french election campaign just over a week before the first round of voting. he told around 30,000 supporters in paris that he is fighting for social progress and to stop extremism in french politics. with just days before the first vote, polls suggest president macron is leading the race ahead of far right rival marine le pen. he also promised employment for everyone. here he is speaking at that rally a short time ago. translation: working more also means more people working. yes, i am aiming for full employment. because thanks to everything we have done together over these five years, for the first time since