i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines. president duterte prepares to set out his vision for the philippines, in his state of the nation address. nine people, including two children, are found dead in the back of a truck in texas — police say they were victims of people trafficking. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. six months into his presidency and donald trump's strategy in afghanistan still isn't clear — we take a look at his options. and, the new film offering a rare insight into the culture of china's hui people. good morning.

it's 8am in singapore and 1am in london. we start in the philippines, where president duterte will deliver a second state of the nation address to a joint session of congress. he is expected to talk about the ongoing and controversial war on drugs, the conflict in marawi against islamist militants and economic policy. howard johnson has more from manila. this will be president duterte‘s second state of the nation address. his first one this time last year, when he came to power. it is a chance to him to set out his vision for the philippines in the years ahead. the president's spokesperson has said that he will be speaking about terrorism, he will be looking at the conflict in marawi, in the south of the country, on the island of mindanao. in the last two months, fighters allied to isis, the maute group have been fighting the philippines army and there have been more than 570 deaths there.

he wil also talk about his extension of martial law on mindanao. at the weekend, congress approved extension to the end of the year. and he'll be talking about the reasons why he asked for that extension. opposition groups will be speaking out as well, they'll be putting together an alternative state of the nation address and that is likely to heavily criticise president duterte for his record on human rights and rule of law during his campaign on the war on drugs. howard johnson in manila, and we will have more analysis on that state of the nation address in the philippines very shortly, but first, let's take a look at some of the day's other news. in texas, nine people have been found dead in the back of a truck, two of them children. 28 others were suffering from severe dehydration. police say they believe the incident is linked to people—smuggling and they have arrested a truck driver. laura bicker has more from washington. police say that at least two of them were school—aged children, the rest seemed to be aged

between in their 20s or 30s. as you've just mentioned, they are certainly treating this as a smuggling, a human trafficking incident. unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident in this part of the us. san antonio is about 240 kilometres from the mexican border and border patrols have reported, within the last month, finding at least two such tractor trailers nearby, one with over 70 migrants, one with over a0. when it comes to trying to prevent this kind of incident, donald trump has obviously proposed his border wall which would cost $20 billion, but the number of border patrol officers has been stepped up over recent months and there have been a number of raids to try to round—up illegal immigrants and send them back. but experts say that by hardening the border patrols, and by hardening the borders, what it does mean is that more

people will turn to the likes of smugglers and pay them to try and get a new life in the united states. also this hour — white house officials are sending out mixed messages after the us congress agreed on legislation allowing fresh sanctions against russia, intended as punishment for alleged meddling in the presidential election. the new white house communications director said the president was yet to decide whether to sign the bill. but white house press secretary sarah huckabee—sanders, insisted the administration was happy with the final bill. we support whether legislation is now and we will continue working with the house and senate to put those tougher sanctions in place of russia until the situation in ukraine is fully resolved, and it certainly isn't right now —— on russia. on the israeli embassy injordan is in lockdown after two people were killed in a shooting incident.

it happened at a residential block used by embassy staff. israel has faced scrutiny after it implemented tougher security at a sensitive jerusalem holy site earlier this week. indian doctors say a tibetan student who set himself on fire in an act of protest against chinese rule has died in hospital. nineteen—year—old tenzin choeying succumbed to critical burn injuries a week after he set fire to himself at a university campus in the indian city of varanasi. eyewitnesses say the student shouted "victory to tibet" before pouring kerosene over his body. the bbc‘s director general, tony hall, has responded to an open letter from some of the corporation's best—known female stars by vowing to go further and faster in closing the gender pay gap. mishal hussain, lyse doucet and zeinab badawi were among those who signed the letter, protesting at pay inequality. lord hall says the issue is crucial for the bbc and for society as a whole. british cyclist chris froome has won the tour de france.

he kept his composure putting in a near perfect performance as he secured his fourth tour de france title on paris‘ champs—elysee. froome did suffer two mechanical problems at key points in the race, but his rivals failed to take full advantage of this. and now, he can appreciate some down time with his family. more on that in sport today. back to our top story now, and in the phillipines, president duterte is preparing to deliver his state of the nation address which will be closely watched for any updates on the conflict against islamist militants among other subjects. earlier i asked malcolm cook of the institute of southeast asian studies, how much progress the president had made in his first year in office. if you look, he listed 12 legislative changes he eanted last year, in his first state

of the nation address, and only three have been passed by congress and they are small ones and none have been turned into law. so legislative he has made very little progress. but on the war on drugs, up to about 9,000 people killed in affiliation with that war, so in some areas he has made quite a bit of progress outside of the formal political system, but inside it's been very slow. indeed, as you say, the war on drugs, a lot of accusations by his critics that there were human rights abuses rife there and, of course, the extension of the martial law just this week and a very complicated issue. it reminds a lot of filipinos of the time during dictator marcos‘s regime — he used martial law as well. are filipinos truly comfortable with this idea? it seems that they are, which goes against what many people suspected. his popularity ratings, even after declaring martial law, are still very high — about 80%.

martial law is only in mindanao, the largest island and about a quarter of the population, and even in minanao there's quite a bit of support for it, so he's broken a lot of the assumptions about philippine politics and continues to do so. how much effect will it really have? we havejust had reports even more civilians and military personnel were killed by the group there who are influenced by islamic state 7 there seems to be two problems with martial law to deal with marawi city seige, one is it covers all of mindanao, even though marawi city and muslim mindanao is a small part of this huge island, and second, it is not clear what new powers it gives that will allow them. the military already has an overwhelming asymmetry of force againsta small group, and they've been unable to root them out. what about inroads he has made on the diplomatic front? 0bviously china, the us, asean, the countries in the region figure prominently, but complicated

is the relation with china where there are disputed islands at play? he has taken a very personal role in reorganising philippine foreign policy greatly, so he has focused particularly on getting much closer to china, saying that china loves the philippines and downplaying china's sovereign infringements on philippine territory in the hopes of getting economic aid and political support from china. most filipinos probably do not like that, but that is low on their lists of things they're worry about. six months into his administration and president trump has yet to come up with a strategy for dealing

with america's longest war — the war in afghanistan. his administration is supposed to be poised to announce a significant increase in troops— but there have been repeated delays. so are more troops the answer? 0ur south asia correspondent justin rowlatt, reports from kabul. the afghan army calls in air support to defend troops from a taliban attack. a fighter plane swoops into action, protecting the troops on the ground... radio: we have a visual on the building to the north. nice shot. ..by taking out enemy targets. air support is crucial to modern warfare as this american—led training exercise shows. it is something the afghan military has not been capable of until very recently. major hamayoun zarin is one of afg hanistan‘s first fully—trained fighter pilots. the country's first top gun. if you miss the target by two metres, we call it a missed target, as the reason we didn't kill any civilians only enemy forces. the afghan air force is getting dozens of new attack helicopters, too.

america and its nato allies plan to treble the number of aircraft over the next five years. air support makes all the difference in the world because it provides an asymmetric advantage over the enemy. in military terms that means is, it is something you have that they do not have. so train the afghan military to have an air force when the insurgents do not have an air force, provides an enormous advantage for them. developing new capabilities like air power is one of the key arguments the us military is making for increasing troop numbers. president trump is considering sending up to 4000 more troops here, nato allies will add a few thousand more, bring in the total number of foreign troops in afghanistan close to 20,000. but in 2010, there were around 130,000 foreign troops and they could not defeat the taliban. thejob they do, absolutely incredible.

president trump and his defence secretary, jim mattis, discussed afghanistan at the pentagon this week. mattis knows it's a stalemate. after 16 years of war, the taliban controls 10% of the country and contests and other third, meanwhile islamic state and al-qaeda are also active. so pull out and the insurgency will flourish, which is why the american military has concluded that slowly strengthening afghan forces is the only real option. the hope is that eventually they will be strong enough to force the taliban to the negotiating table. it's no victory but it's better than the alternative. the question now is whether president trump agrees. justin rowlatt, bbc news, karbul. you're watching newsday on the bbc.

still to come on the programme: the world's first floating wind farm will soon be in place off the coast of scotland. we find out how it got there. also on the programme: a new film offers a rare glimpse into the culture of china's hui people — the country's largest muslim community. mission control: you can see them coming down the ladder now. it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols

of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. i'm babita sharma, in london. our top stories: president duterte will later deliver a second state of the nation address to a joint session of congress in the philippines.

nine suspected illegal immigrants have been found dead inside a trailer truck parked outside a walmart store in the us state of texas. england have won the women's cricket world cup. they beat india by nine runs at lord's. that story is popular on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: we start with the japan times. it leads with an article on us congress reaching an agreement on a sweeping russia sanctions package to punish moscow for meddling in the presidential election, and its military aggression in ukraine and syria. let's move on to the china daily, and it says that china and russia are holding their annual joint naval exercises. the paper points out that the exercises are taking place in the baltic sea, and that they are the first of their kind for the chinese navy in europe. and finally, french le figaro devotes some space on its front page to the tour de france.

it carries a photo of chris froome, who is holding up a total of four fingers, two on each hand, to signal his fourth win of the cycling competition. now, what are people talking about online? let's looks at what has been trending on bbc.com. more than 10,000 people have marched in the taiwanese capital, taipei, against government attempts to limit the burning of incense and paper money during religious ceremonies. the government has been pushing to end the practices, apparently to fight pollution. the protesters are followers of the taoist religion, and say the practices are a crucial element of their rituals. the world's first floating wind farm will soon be in place off the coast of scotland. one of its five huge turbines arrives tonight, with the revolutionary technology allowing the generation of power from strong sea winds,

all as it floats. it will provide energy to supply 20,000 homes. 0ur environment analyst roger harrabin has been following the vast turbine‘s journey from norway to scotland. in the half—light of a summer night in norway, a landmark in the history of energy floats upright in the chilly water. these five towering turbines will cross the north sea to scotland, to form the world's first large—scale floating wind farm. this is engineering on an absolutely gargantuan scale. what you can see is taller than big ben. but that is only part of it. there is a third more under the water, weighted heavily at the bottom with iron ore, to keep the thing floating stable in the water. the turbines will be tethered to the sea bed with thick mooring lines, 15 miles off the coast of peterhead.

being able to use floating offshore wind farms gives us much more flexibility when it comes to locating all these farms around the world. but a note of caution among the enthusiasm — scientists warn that far more investment in additional new technologies is needed to combat climate change. this monumental kit comes dear, but the price should fall. we think that this is a game changer, this project, for enabling us in the future to reduce the cost, and develop wind farms without any subsidies. the first turbine is hauled from the fjord by tugs. it is nearly 12,000 tonnes of steel and ballast. each blade is as wide as the wingspan of an airbus. the power of engineers to capture wind energy at sea is growing far faster than anyone dreamed of. roger harrabin, bbc news, norway. some 6,000 hiv experts have gathered

in paris to report advances on aids research. a new un report shows, for the first time, more than half of all people living with the hiv virus now have access to treatment. but, in the asia—pacific region, how much progress has been made to stop the spread of the disease? earlier i put this question to eamonn murphy, a regional communications adviser at unaids for asia and the pacific. as you stated in your introduction, but in asia and the pacific, the response is lagging. it has slowed. asia—pacific used to be at the forefront of the response, but we are not seeing the same gains in this region that we are in east and southern africa. and why is that? it is really about political commitment. the evidence is there, the science is there, we know what needs to be done.

countries have shown in the past that they can achieve higher levels of incidence reduction, but in the last six years we have only seen a small fraction of what was achieved in the decade before. and i think it is complacency. countries have taken their foot off the pedal, if you like, and have slowed their response. but they need to re—energise. communities and governments together need to re—energise, to make this response happen. asia is obviously a huge region. are there countries in particular that you believe that complacency is leading to new infections of hiv? well, there are about ten countries in our region that make up the bulk of the new infections. but amongst those, there are a couple of countries, the philippines, pakistan, that show us that they need to be looking at where is the epidemic occurring. and it changes. the virus is not taking a rest, it is changing. new populations are being affected. papua new guinea, which saw drastic declines in new infections, is now starting to see increases again. so it shows that these countries, among others, need to maintain vigilance and improve

their prevention programmes. new innovations, self—testing, community—based testing, pre—exposure prophylaxis, which is showing 90% reductions in infection in other countries, need to be introduced into the populations here in our region. you are highlighting what they need to do. have you had any indication from any of these countries in asia that they are willing to have an open dialogue about how they can move things forward, and progress? definitely. the ministry of health in the philippines, i am going there in two weeks‘ time, we are working with them. there are countries that are showing innovation. cambodia is a great example of achieving these interim, fast—track targets. other countries, like myanmar, have seen a 60% increase in treatment over the last five years. so there are countries that are showing the way. what we need is to make sure that the countries that have had success previously do not slow down, and maintain their effort. and increased resources domestically are occurring,

but we also need the international community to not reduce their resources quickly, as they are. we have had a 25% drop in international support in this region. it is too early, because it is the second—largest population of people living with hiv in the world. so it is far too early for the international community to step back and just leave it to the countries alone. china's hui people are the country's largest muslim community, and are largely unknown to people in the west. a new film offers a rare look into the culture of this remote minority. the bbc‘s yashan zhao has more. imagine swimming between continents. well, 2,200 people did just that on sunday, when they dived into the bosphorus strait, in asia, and swam 6.5 km to europe. the turkish olympic committee organised the cross—continental swim in istanbul, and said people from 49 countries took part. russian swimmers evgeny eliseev

and kristina kochetkova came first, according to local media, but many others felt like winners. it was my first time swimming the bosphorus. it was very fun, but at the same time difficult. like, i got lost a couple of times, but then i was, like, looking at the people. but it was very fun. i recommend everyone do it. it is an absolutely beautiful course. so fun to be able to say i have swum from asia to europe. the water temperature is really perfect. this weather is amazing. the people are so friendly. and, before we go, it is one of the smelliest foods in the world, which you wouldn't want to enjoy out in public. but on sunday, hundreds of singaporeans did just that. 500 people took part

in singapore's charity durian run, where participants ran five km with the spiky delicacy known in asia as the king of fruits. the durians have been banned on public transport in singapore because of their pungent smell. the is. good. —— cu in this. goodbye. hello. that was an up—and—down weekend. many of us saw rain at some stage of the weekend. for some of us, it came from big clouds, threatening skies, and some intense downpours, but i think most of us saw some sunshine at some stage of the weekend, as well, and the sunshine wasn't too bad. but it is still up and down as we go through this week. that means we could see changeable weather on the way. we are going to try to turn things drier and warmer in the next couple of days. not going to last, mind you. unsettled from wednesday. we will all see some rain on wednesday, and the wind will be picking up, as well, during the second half of the week.

now, the area of low pressure that produced the downpours over the weekend still close by for monday, affecting parts of central and eastern england. then we have a bit of a gap, and we are looking at elements off the atlantic to bring more of that unsettled weather from midweek. but from monday, cloudy, with outbreaks of rain affecting some central and eastern parts of the uk as we go through the day, from that area of low pressure, and a cool breeze, as well. whereas the western side of the uk — could be a lovely day across south—west england and wales. long, sunny spells to be found here. but, through much of the midlands, south—east england, east anglia, through yorkshire in the north—east england, plenty of cloud around. and the further east you are, into east anglia and the south—east, a few sunny spells among the clouds. parts of yorkshire, outbreaks of rain. north—east england bearing up quite well. northern ireland, a few fog patches around to begin the day. plenty of sunshine in western scotland. rather cloudy and low cloud there, into the far north—east of scotland, northern isles, hanging around during the day. and it is an east—west split for monday's weather. if you are underneath this cloud, it may feel quite cool,

though it may brighten up. the odd shower in parts of east anglia and the far south—east of england. but for wales, the west of england and northern ireland, and for northern scotland, in the sunshine it will be very pleasant. 25 celsius in glasgow, though a late—day shower somewhere in western scotland can't be ruled out. as we go through monday evening, still some of those outbreaks of rain in the east of england, gradually beginning to pull away as we say goodbye to that area of low pressure. still some cloud around, though, from it, as we begin the day on tuesday. as soon as that starts to break up, some sunny spells coming through again, and a gap between weather systems on tuesday. so take advantage of that, and enjoy the warmth in that sunshine, though still on the cool side for some along north sea coasts, with an onshore breeze. but here is that wet and windy weather system coming in for wednesday. well, it is the summer holidays. doesn't look like that, though, on the chart here, and there will be rain spreading right across the uk, strengthening wind to near—gale in the north—west. 0nto thursday and friday, with some cooler and fresher air, sunny spells and showers.

i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story. president duterte prepares to set out his vision for the philippines, in his state of the nation address. he is expected to talk about the ongoing and controversial war on drugs, the conflict in marawi against islamist militants and economic policy. nine people have been found dead including two children inside a truck in the us state of texas. police say they were the victims of human trafficking. 30 others were suffering from severe dehydration. and this story is trending on bbc.com. british cyclist chris froome has won the tour de france. he kept his composure putting in a near perfect performance as he secured his fourth title on paris‘ champs—elysee. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. a 20—year—old man has died

after being apprehended by a police