an economic recovery huge protests happened and there was no fuel and gas supplies were cut was of now sri lanka, after getting $2.9 billion from the international monetary fund,is from the international monetary fund, is slowly making a recovery. now it has to work at what to do with its huge debt. that is why they are discussing this five days. they approve the proposal yesterday and now they want to take it to parliament. basically, they are asking those who are holding the dollar denominated bonds to write off some of out of it. they outstanding the loan period as well, of up to perhaps 15 years and no interest free payment for at least nine year. this will give them some space to develop this economic recovery. because of these bonds are being held, they do not want to destabilise the banking sector. there will be a meltdown of the banking system if people start selling and buying, that is why the sri lankan government declared this five day bank holiday, which is also h
This report. Distant Artillery Fire the situation in Soledar Depends On who you ask. Its under control as of this morning according to this ukrainian commander. They will never break us, says his injured comrade. We are winning. But if you ask these two, wagner are clearing the city, they say. Russian, yes, but not from the regular army. Theyre from a private Military Group called wagner, a network of mercenaries who do a lot of russias fighting. Its boss, yevgeny prigozhin, has recently recruited convicts from russianjails, and theyve been spearheading the attack on soledar, claiming to now be in full control. We chat to one ukrainian soldier on the front to see if thats the case. Dont believe russian propaganda. Its not true. Bakhmut and soledar have ukrainian control. Kyiv has described the Battle For Soledar and bakhmut as the bloodiest scenario yet. And thats all we can say with real certainty. Small amounts of territory are being fiercely fought over and the human cost is huge. B
intentionally or recklessly. and london s metropolitan police under scrutiny, a damning report find evidence of institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia . we start with an accusation from both china and russia that the united states is undermining global stability. it came on the final day of president s xi jinping state visit to moscow. there was plenty of pomp and ceremony. the chinese leader was treated to an orchestral rendition of the chinese and russian anthems, before moving in to the grand hall of the order of st catherine for talks. but consider the circumstances: with russia under heavy international sanctions and increasingly reliant on china. high on the agenda was the war in ukraine and beijing s12 point peace proposal to resolve the conflict, which vladimir putin said could be used as a basis to end the war. but the russian leader said the west had dissmissed the proposals as the basis for talks. we believe that many of the provisions and the peace plan pu
this report. distant artillery fire the situation in soledar depends on who you ask. it s under control as of this morning according to this ukrainian commander. they will never break us, says his injured comrade. we are winning. but if you ask these two, wagner are clearing the city, they say. russian, yes, but not from the regular army. they re from a private military group called wagner, a network of mercenaries who do a lot of russia s fighting. its boss, yevgeny prigozhin, has recently recruited convicts from russianjails, and they ve been spearheading the attack on soledar, claiming to now be in full control. we chat to one ukrainian soldier on the front to see if that s the case. don t believe russian propaganda. it s not true. bakhmut and soledar have ukrainian control. kyiv has described the battle for soledar and bakhmut as the bloodiest scenario yet. and that s all we can say with real certainty. small amounts of territory are being fiercely fought over and t
from the british medical association and other unions later this morning, in a bid to avert future strike action. in the us, where a fresh batch of classified documents relating tojoe biden s time as vice president have been discovered at an unsecured location. and tributes pour in forjeff beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, who has died at the age of 78. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a russian mercenary group fighting in ukraine says it has found the body of one of two british aid workers reported missing over the weekend. christopher parry and andrew bagshaw were last seen on friday heading to the town of soledar, which has seen fierce fighting in recent weeks. the claim has not been verified by the foreign office in the uk and the wagner group of mercenaries did not give a name. gareth barlow has this report. chris parry and andrew bagshaw went missing on friday, while travelling to the town of soledar. ukrai