after the prime minister offers his resignation but the president refuses to accept it. and ivana trump donald trump s first wife and the mother of three of his children, has died aged 73. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. celebrations have been taking place in sri lanka, after gotabaya rajapaksa became the country s first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of living, and shortages of food and fuel. the delay in handing over his letter of resignation was, it seems, to do with his flight from the maldives to singapore. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. music. a moment to savour, after months of struggle. now there s joy. these demonstrators had one key demand, that the man they blame for their economic woes resign. tonight, president gotabaya rajapaksa did. protesters say they are celebrating what represents a victory for people power. it s the end of the rule of the rajapak
Is it fair to keep pursuing him in this way . We will speak to the uns special rapporteur on torture. Good evening. The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal court says he is seeking Arrest Warrants for the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Defence Minister yoav gallant on charges of war crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in gaza. Karim khan has also applied for Arrest Warrants for three leaders of hamas, for war crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in connection with the October 7th Attacks in israel. 1,200 people were killed and 252 others were taken hostage. Since then, more than 35,000 people have been killed in gaza as part of the idf operation, according to the territorys hamas run health ministry. In the request that has been sent to the icc panel ofjudges, the prosecutor has alleged there is evidence to suggest starvation has been used by the Prime Minister and his Defence Minister as a method of war against civilians. He also alleges the israeli leaders
Emmanuel macron condemned to be but appears to be the attempted assassination of the Prime Minister of slovakia. Who did it and why, tonight we will have the latest. Good evening. Slovakias Prime Minister robert fico is said to be fighting for his life after being shot multiple times in an assassination attempt. Mr fico had been attending a government meeting. As he spoke to crowds afterwards he was shot five times, before being bundled into a car by security personnel. He has been in surgery for three and a half hours. The suspect has been detained by police. Slovak ministers have said the attack was politically motivated. It took place in the Central Slovakia town of handlova. Slovakia borders ukraine, and mr fico has been a divisive figure considered by some as authoritarian and russia leaning. Tonight well hear from our Europe Editor katya adler in brussels on the significance of this attack on a European Leader, but first bethany bell is in slovakia. Bethany . There is a real sens
Brendan rodger s side need just a point, there to close the door on rangers. If for some reason celtic dont get the job done today, theyll have another chance against st mirren on saturday. At the bottom ross county can secure their premiership survival with a win over stjonstone and they are leading 1 0 just before half time. Wolves are calling on the Premier League to scrap var next season. Theyve triggered a vote at the Agm On 6th June by formally submitting a resolution to have it removed. Wolves say that after five seasons of the Video Assistant Referee its time for a constructive and critical debate on its future. In response, the Premier League say they fully support its use and remain committed, alongside the pgmol, to making continued improvements for the benefit of the game and fans. Joe lynskey has more. This is the club whose manager has just received a one Match Touchline Ban for comments about a var decision. Gary oneill called the disallowed goal for gary oneill called t
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