welcome to the programme. the sri lankan president gotabaya rajapaksa has formally resigned after days of huge anti government protests. mr rajapaksa sent his resignation letter from singapore, where he fled to on wednesday as protestors took over government buildings. demonstrators are celebrating on the streets of colombo, defying a curfew in place. the governor of sri lanka s central bank says the country now needs a stable government as soon as possible if it s to stand any chance of tackling its economic crisis. we begin our coverage tonight with this report from rajini vaidyanathan in colombo. under curfew. streets once packed with protesters, now patrolled by the military. outside the prime minister pots soldiers back on guard, authorised to use force to maintain order. a day ago, it was different. security forces were overrun by protesters, who stormed the gates and entered. one of a number of government buildings taken over by the masses. the streets outside the pres
russian authorities released this footage at the airport in february. she s pled guilty to the charges but told the court she did not intend to break the law. this was her lawyer after a previous hearing. she admitted that it was hers. she said that it was unintentionally brought to russia because she was in a hurry and she was packing. it was just by accident that it ended up in her luggage. she is a super star in her sport. a two time gold medal olympian and play centre for the phoenix mercury. she was in russia to play for a club there during the off season for the us women s nba. at six foot nine inches tall she s considered peraps the greatest female basketball player of all time. the united states continues to press for her release. this was the white house press secretary last week. i can say that britney has always
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been a great team mate, we believe that the russian federation is holding, wrongfully detained britney and she is an intolerable circumstances right now, and we are going to do everything that we can. the president has this type of mind to make sure that we get britney home safely. some of brittney griners supporters say if the white house does think she s been wrongly detained then it should be doing more to bring her home. nba superstar lebronjames said how can she feel like america has her back? pointing to the fact brittney griner has been detained for nearly five months with no sign of a negotiated release. in her shoes, he says, i would be feeling like, do i even want to go back to america?” brittney griner was arrested just days before russia invaded ukraine, and her case has prompted concerns moscow could try to use her as leverage. russian authorities say her case is not political and say the us should negotiate through diplomatic channels .