Confusion over whether Sri Lanka's self-exiled president has quit or not
The Speaker of Sri Lanka's parliament has said he has still not received President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation letter, even though he promised to quit as he fled the country.
We take a closer look at the economic cost of the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka and examine how some of the country's key industries have been coping with the bleak outlook - how can the nation reverse the economic spiral and give people confidence in the government getting life back on track.
Meanwhile, Kenya and Uganda are the latest countries in Africa to witness food protests as people struggle to buy basic goods, fuel and medicine.
And President Joe Biden is in the Middle East meeting Israeli leaders and, on Friday, the Palestinians - but is the US leader prioritising their stalled peace deal or the on-off nuclear deal with Iran.
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