Sri Lanka's economic crisis

We catch up with three Sri Lankans who share what life has been like since they spoke to us earlier in the year during mass protests over the dramatic fuel shortages and price rises in their country.

Russia has launched a major missile attack from air and the sea on Ukrainian cities. Residents of a number of cities including Kharkiv, Odesa, Lviv and the capital Kyiv rushed to shelters as air raid sirens sounded. We hear from people who share their experiences of the attacks.

Violent protests have broken out in Bolivia following the arrest of a powerful opposition politician. We explain why Luis Fernando Camacho, the right-wing governor of Santa Cruz, has been arrested.

(Photo: People buy vegetables, rations and other essentials for their daily living at a local market in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 25 August 2022. Credit by CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)