Daily News July 15th 2022 8pm Friday

Moscow confirms new strikes against military targets in Ukraine, including the bases of nationalist battalions - with around 500 troops killed. That's as Russian-led forces advance in the Donetsk Republic. From 'pariah' to partner - Joe Biden touches down in Saudi Arabia on the last leg of his first Middle East tour as president, hoping to persuade Riyadh to boost oil production. The backdrop to that being petrol prices in the US reaching record highs. A new US defense bill gets the green light from Congress. Yet more military supplies are heading to Ukraine, but comes at the expense of 'humanitarian aid deliveries' to Afghanistan. A new interim leader is appointed in Sri Lanka after the president fled the country and resigned. But the economic crisis there rages on. We report from the ground.