and, the man who owned new york s legendary studio 5a nightclub dies by assisted suicide in switzerland. welcome to our viewers in the uk and around the globe. we start in sri lanka, where president gotabaya has not honoured his promise to resign. he flew to the maldives about 2k hours ago, but in a public letter, he said he was appointing the prime minister to be the acting head of state, while he was absent. that s led to anger among protestors, who wanted both men to quit. meanwhile, a curfew is in force. from colombo, our south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports. their target heavily guarded. their mood determined. as news spread that prime minister ranil wickremesinghe had just been made acting president, crowds gathered in front of his office, one of the few government buildings not yet occupied by protesters. there is a tense stand off here in colombo. the protesters are here along this avenue, and on the other side you can see the security forces who are
Died of a sudden heart attack in shanghai. Chinas long time second in command, he was known for his pragmatic economic policies. He rose through the party ranks despite not having any power base. At one point he was even earmarked for the top role as president. In his final term, he was the only leading politician who didnt belong to xijinpings group of xi jinpings group of loyalists. Xijinpings group of loyalists. More on that later. Now to the latest on the war in the middle east. Calls for a ceasefire to allow aid into gaza are growing amid warnings from israel that it is preparing for what it calls the next stage of combat against hamas. These are pictures from the ismay Israeli Military as tanks entered Northern Gaza on wednesday. Israel says it was a targeted rate, not the start of the ground invasion. Inside gaza, the humanitarian situation is dire as food and fuel supplies are running low. The Palestinian Red Crescent says it will be forced to shut down Ambulance Services in 2a
these freelance video journalists are honoured by the rory peck awards, which are named after a british freelancer who was killed covering the coup in moscow in october 1993. i knew and worked alongside rory peck, and even decades later, his determination, coolness under fire and great sense of humour have stayed with me. in order to keep the memory of his example alive, the rory peck trust has supported freelance journalists and their families worldwide for nearly 30 years. so let s take a look at the finalists and winners of the 2023 rory peck awards. first up, the rory peck award for news, for films that capture the immediacy of a story. in this film, guillermo galdos gained rare access to one of the world s most dangerous crime gangs, the sinaloa drug cartel. as restrictions on the cultivation and sale of marijuana have eased in parts of the us, the cartel is increasingly involved in the production and distribution of the dangerous opioid fentanyl. covering this story isn
and it cost hundreds of millions of pounds to set up formula one in vegas. but the first practice was cancelled afterjust 9 minutes when carlo s sainz hit a loose manhole cover. the second session was delayed and fan areas closed. let s hope the rest of the weekend is smoother. time now for 10 seconds of a car cat. benjy gets reported missing many times a day when people find him wandering round his local shop in south shields. but i reckon he isjust having a fun time seeing all the different sights of aldi car park. i mean, can you blame him? you re all caught up now. see you later. this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. this week. like this? that s it? yeah. yeah, that s it. pat your head. pat your head, rub your stomach. 0k. 1-9-8-7. ..tim s taking me to task. ..tom s tackling table football. 0h! ..and anyone for a dance? this is tim peake, only the uk s second astronaut. he spent six months aboard the is
v0 to three-to-one, three-to-one. today the winds are probably going to be the biggest factor in battling this blaze. we saw the smoke coming up, but it wasn t that bad yet. eventually, the sheriff was just like, you guys gotta go to the fire to move quickly. the next president is likely to have two new supreme court nominees, two more, two molar, the black population wants law enforcement more than any other population the team men who comprise israel s war cabinet, which managers this war against hamas, seemingly being unaware that this tactical pause was something that was going to happen live from london this psc, cnn news room with max foster hello, a warm welcome to our viewers joining us from around the world. i max foster. it s monday, june the 17th, 9:00 a.m. here in london. one a.m. in california, where a massive fire is burning in los angeles county the post fire has scorched more than 14,000 acres. that s nearly 6,000 hectares authority say it s only 2% cont