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Sri Lanka's new president sworn in

The leftist anti-corruption politician swept to power on a tide of popular anger at a continuing economic crisis that has resulted in widespread poverty.

The Presidential election in Sri Lanka has handed victory to the left wing candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The election is the first vote since the country's financial crisis and popular protests two years ago.

After days of escalating violence between Israel and the Lebanese militia, Hezbollah, there are no signs of tensions easing, with military strikes across the border from both sides.

In Germany the governing Social Democratic Party has narrowly held off the latest challenge from the far right in a regional election.

In the US, concerns about the use of misinformation being used to label Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris a communist among Latino voters.

The new French cabinet will meet in Paris today, but supporters of the left wing politicians say their exclusion from government is undemocratic.

An outbreak of Mpox is posing a real threat in West Africa, we hear about efforts to get vaccines to the worst affected areas.

And in Sport, the Premier League match everyone is talking about - Arsenal versus Manchester City.

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