welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: us officials announce 17 new charges against wikileaks founder — julian assange — as he continues to fight extradition. india's prime minister, narendra modi, wins another 5—year term in a landslide victory for his hindu nationalist party. at least three people are dead after a series of tornadoes swept across the us state of missouri. and tying the knot in taiwan — where it's now legal for same—sex

couples to get married. our top story: authorities in the united states have announced 17 new charges againstjulian assange. they accuse the wikileaks founder of receiving and unlawfully publishing the names of classified sources. mr assange is currently serving a prison sentence in the uk and is already fighting extradition proceedings to the united states based on an earlier indictment over hacking. our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. ever since julian assange was dragged out of the ecuadorian embassy in london, the united states has been seeking his extradition. he sought asylum for years, claiming political persecution. but now in british custody, the us is increasing the pressure to try to ensure mr assange faces

the courts in america. the founder of wikileaks had already been accused of conspiring to hack a us government computer that led to the leak of hundreds of thousands of military documents. now he faces 17 further charges, connected to the publication of information that the us says put people's lives in danger. all chant: free julian assange! however, julian assange‘s very vocal supporters believe he is as much a journalist as a campaigner. members of wikileaks claim the new indictment breaches their us‘s first amendment, the constitutional right to a free press, and they point to what mr assange has hoped to expose. including this video of a us military helicopter firing at civillians in iraq in 2007, killing at least ten people. the former us army intelligence analyst chelsea manning, who's already served seven years in prison for leaking information to wikileaks, was jailed again last week, specifically for refusing to testify against assange.

i will not co—operate with this or any other grand jury, so it doesn't matter what it is or what the case is, i'm just not going to comply or co—operate. julian assange is currently being held in a jail in london. the authorities in sweden also want to question him about a rape allegation. he is expected to fight both extradition attempts. but the man who once courted publicity even as he claimed asylum inside an embassy knows that finding refuge this time might prove rather more difficult. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. bradley moss is a lawyer who specialises in national security cases in washington, dc. he's been critical of mr assange in the past but he says he is concerned about the implications of the latest charges for freedom of the press.

let me be very clear, i am not a fan of mr assange, i utterly despise the individual. but the larger concern here is the way that the us government has framed these charges under the espionage act, which was passed originally in 1917, is based merely on the receipt and publication of leaked classified materials, something that every single media outlet, no matter how large, no matter how small, no matter what their ideological bent, they all do this. they encourage a source to leak information to them and then they publish it for the world to see. that is the essence of the basics of investigative journalist. there's always going to be tension between a government and the media outlet releasing it, but at least the united states, dating back to the beginning of this statute in 1917, there has never been a time where they have actually tried to prosecute a journalist for the mere publication of classified materials. today we went through that barrier and indicted julian assange for just that. is there not an argument to be made that he is not simply accused of receiving classified information as a journalist would, but rather accused of

actively encouraging it? sure, and journalists always encourage sources, saying, "what can you get to me?" "what can you provide?" that's how they build stories. think of every major story you've seen in the us, or anywhere around the world, any major investigative story that had a big leakfrom within some kind of government, there's always an element to which the journalist had to prod their source to gather more information, to gather more details, but as long as they didn't pay the source or hack things — which was one of the charges that assange was originally hit with — the computer intrusion charge — but so long as they don't

try to hack passwords — it has always been understood this is a legitimate part ofjournalism. it's not nice and it is messy but it is how it works. the concern is that if they can do it tojulian assange they can do it to bbc, cnn, new york times, anybody. if i remember, wasn't there a crackdown on leakers under the obama administration? is this an extension of that trend, or huge leap? a significant expansion of it. the obama administration, like previous administrations and the trump administration, was very adamant about going after the individuals that people in government service who were the original holders who leaked it out. they held security clearances and signed secrecy agreements so that they was an understood liability. but the obama administration had all these detail about julian assange and they refused to charge him, not because they had any particular liking forjulian assange but they did not want to risk the precedent. donaldj trump for whatever reason has chosen to pursue this in a way that has never been done

in the history of the espionage act. the indian prime minister narendra modi has won a second 5—year term in a landslide election victory. the contest had seen his hindu bjp party set against a broadly secular opposition. the vote was widely seen as a referendum on mr modi's nationalist policies. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan has the latest. narendra modi, india's strongman, has retained his grip on power. back for a second term, the boy who sold tea has grown into one of the world's most powerful men. translation: it's the people who have won. i dedicate this victory humbly to the citizens of this country. i only have one emotion to express — long live mother india. if this was a referendum on his popularity, he's seen off his challengers forfive more years. celebrations here are about more than just this election. mr modi's bjp party secured an historic landslide victory,

but it also disrupted a political landscape dominated by the same party, the same family, since independence in 19117. rahul gandhi, torchbearer for india's first family, humiliated by mr modi and by the nation. the great hope who never delivered. his performance in this election derided as uninspiring, out of touch. political royalty but no match for the former chai runner. while his opponents campaigned, mr modi went on a pilgrimage. in this deeply religious country, he's electrified millions of hindus, but scorched its minorities. india's secular soul, enshrined in its constitution, is at stake. this has been an extremely polarised election,

when modi has fought this election on fear — the fear of muslims, the fear of infiltrators, the fear of outsiders — this entire idea of giving back hindus their hindu pride. so, when that comes into question, it is very difficult to lose an election. mr modi rode to power in 2014 promising to serve the poor, the weak and the marginalised. many say he's failed to deliver. "he promised jobs and housing in the last five years. "he's not fulfilled that. "what can i expect from him now?" asks shanaz, who sleeps on the streets. unemployment may be the highest in nearly 50 years, but for believers like surendra, he's their only hope. "he'll remove unemployment this time. "the job's been left half—done, but it will happen." narendra modi offers a vision of hope and national pride, of protection against outside threats, but he's reinvigorated a climate of fear and suspicion.

will he be able to steer a country now characterised by deep divides towards the bright future he's promised 7 rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. let's get some of the day's other news. international air regulators are meeting in texas to discuss the return of the boeing 737 max airliner to service. the plane was grounded in march after two crashes in five months killed almost 350 people. the meeting comes as the us federal aviation administration faces allegations that it didn't detect or disclose serious design flaws on the plane. in sri lanka, a hardline buddhist monkjailed for contempt of court, has walked free, after a presidential pardon. galagodda utay uhnarasarra was sentenced to six years in prison last year after threatening the wife of a missing journalist in a court hearing. he was also accused of inciting

violence against muslims. a small plane has crashed into a home in the texan town of mckinney. two people on board were taken to a nearby hospital. us media has reported a mother and three children were in the house when it happened but were unhurt. faa investigators are on their way to the crash site. president trump has announced a $16 billion bailout for us farmers who've been badly hit by the trade war with china. he said the emergency aid would help to keep what he called america's cherished farms thriving. there's growing speculation the british prime minister theresa may will announce her resignation in the coming days — possibly as early as friday. it's after a backlash from cabinet colleagues against her proposed new deal on brexit. here's the bbc‘s political editor, laura kuenssberg.

she may soon have much more time for smalltalk. several of theresa may's colleagues believe she'll announce her date to depart in the morning. is it over, prime minister? others say she can't last past monday, just when, bizarrely, the prime minister's going to the polls to give a verdict on her fractured party. morning. calls to quit growing after one of her colleagues jumped first. i have no doubts that i made the right decision, and, of course, it's for the prime minister to decide what's right for her and for the country. thanks very much. others still in cabinet may soon be concentrating on trying to get the top job themselves. reporter: will you be following in the steps of angela leadsom and resigning to strengthen your position?

no. it is a political emergency. by chance on the same day as a strange investigation to a suspicious item on whitehall, while behind number 10's gates, theresa may has hunkered down for so long now. loyalists have been in and out of number 10 all day. feline comfort may be the only around. with restive backbenchers who want theresa may out, the home secretary and the foreign secretary both paying a visit to express unhappiness about her brexit plans. publicly, at least... discussions between the foreign secretary and prime minister should remain confidential, and i'm not going to change that this morning. he's saying she should stay, at least to host the american president, who'll be in town in 10 days‘ time. theresa may will be prime minister to welcome him, and rightly so, and we are absolutely at one with the united states. but there a lot to happen before then.

counting the votes from the european elections. millions of ballots that were never meant to be cast. evidence of parliament's refusal to accept the prime minister's effort to get us out. that failure the primary reason for her leadership nearly being over. why now, though, when theresa may's been having such a hard time for months? the acceleration in her departure comes from her determination to try again to put her brexit plans to parliament. it's only two days since she outlined her updated offer, but her party won't accept it, her cabinet won't accept it, and if there's no hope for that plan in parliament, there's almost no hope for her. there was no sign in the commons of the laws that would take us out of the eu. the bill theresa may hope so desperately to pass. we'd hoped to hold second reading on friday the seventh ofjune. at the moment, we've not secured agreement to this in the usual channels. of course, we'll update the house when we return from recess. this is yet another broken promise by the prime minister on brexit.

could the honourable gentleman confirm why the bill is not coming forward for its second reading as promised, and when is it likely to do so? the lights might have gone on, but she's not at home. theresa may's in her constituency tonight, wondering perhaps, as her colleagues and the country does too, whether her time has at last run out. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. history has just been made in taiwan. same—sex couples are registering their marriages for the first time, a week after lawmakers voted to legalise gay marriage. taiwan is the first country in asia to make it legal. 0ur correspondent cindy sui is at one of the marriage registration offices in taipei where excitement has been running high. there are still couples who are getting registered, as you can see behind me. several couples have already registered their marriages and they were proudly holding up their certificates. some of them even are planning for a honeymoon. so they have been waiting for this moment for a long time and this has

been a long—time coming for taiwan. it's been a 30—year struggle for taiwan so for many people here today is really quite a historic moment. how divisive is this issue in taiwan? it has been very divisive. the constitutional court ruled two years ago that the current marriage law was unconstitutional because it only allowed a man and woman to get married so they ordered parliament to change the law, adopt a new law to allow same—sex couples to get married and enjoy the same rights as heterosexual couples. but a backlash happened after that. there had been a referendum in november last year in which a majority of the voters actually decided that they wanted to reserve the marriage law for just a marriage between a man and a woman and they wanted same—sex couples to enjoy some protection under a separate law but not similar rights as heterosexual couples. so basically what the parliament, government did was go against the majority

of public opinion so they might be facing consequences of that in next year's 2020 presidential race. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: crooks and crochet. the brazilian prisoners who are using knitting to help rebuild their lives. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so, it's become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peaceful funeral demonstration so far, but suddenly the police are tear—gassing the crowd. we don't yet know why.

the pre—launch ritual is well established here. helen was said to be in good spirits, butjust