friday, he'll travel to the west bank to meet the palestinian president before heading to saudi arabia. a nationwide curfew is in effect across sri lanka, after protest is in colombo stormed buildings including the office of the prime minister who was now acting president, demonstrate as have called for both his resignation. and that of president got to buy a raja passa who had fled the country. at least one protest to has died in clashes with police. turkey's defense minister says there's been major progress in efforts to get urgently needed grain exports out of ukraine. keith and moscow are expected to sign a deal next week to ensure the safety of black sea export routes. ukraine is a vital exporter of grain bought rushes invasion has disrupted shipments. this is d . w. news from belinda is more on our website. d, w dot com. ah, it's a presidential trip to the middle east, crafted by 3 p. the pandemic, the palestinians, and the pariah. today, joe biden arrived in israel. his 1st visit to the country is u. s. president, a visit delayed by the corona virus pandemic. and a visit with low if any expectations on reanimating talks about the 2 state solution between israelis and palestinians. later this week, it's off the saudi arabian, a kingdom that candidate by once labeled a pariah. which president by now, is calling a partner. i'm burned off in berlin. this is the day ah my continued support.