i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: protests continue in hong kong. its leader warns the principal of one country, two systems is under threat. i'm mariko oi live in hong kong, where a new day is just beginning, but it's not clear what will happen next in the stand—off between the governmetn and the demonstrators. north korea conducts its fourth weapons test in two weeks. reports say it's fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: pakistan accuses india of playing a dangerous game after it strips the disputed region of kashmir of its special status. as the us mourns those who died

in two mass shootings. president trump condemns extremism but stops short of announcing tighter gun controls. announcer: live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8am in hong kong, where the residents are waking up after yet another day of widespread disruption. police arrested 82 protestors as tens of thousands of people took to the streets in the territory's first general strike in more than 50 years. protests spread right across the territory, with major roads blocked, public transport severely delayed and more than 200 flights cancelled. the normally buzzing city was brought to a standstill.

our correspondent nick beake has this report. hong kong's deepening crisis is exposing a dangerous clash of cultures. pro—democracy activists, dressed in black, fought street battles with men loyal to the beijing backed government. violence rained for a third day running and this, one of more than 1,000 rounds of tear gas at the police say they fired during this explosive summer of discontent. well, all this is happening outside the main government building, but it's a similar picture in other parts of the city today, and that's because these demonstrators say they'll keep on coming out onto the streets — they've been doing it for two months — and the reason they keep on coming is that they say they're getting

nothing in the way of concessions from the government here. some police backed down today, but not hong kong's government. instead, it claimed it was fighting enemies who were using the now—suspended extradition bill is a cover to bring down this part of china. those ulterior motives are going to destroy hong kong. to risk one country, two systems. as another day of chaos was ending, beijing fired a warning at foreign powers — to stop interfering in hong kong's affairs. it vowed no—one should underestimate china's resolve to restore stability to the territory. we may soon discover that the level of force it is prepared to use to achieve that. nick beake, bbc news, hong kong. north korea has fired two unidentified projectiles, the fourth such weapons test in past two weeks. the latest launch was from south hwanghae province,

according to the south korean military. the projectiles landed in the sea. it comes as south korea and the us conductjoint military exercises, which north korea says violate the agreements they have reached with donald trump and seoul's president moon. the bbc‘s laura bicker is in the south korean capital seoul and joins me now. laura, i believe you have an update for us? within the last few minutes, the south korean military have given us a few more ideas about what these missiles were. there believed to be short range ballistic missiles. they flew a distance of a50 kilometres west to east. they were fired from the north korean west coast, across the north korean west coast, across the peninsular and landed in the sea ofjapan, the peninsular and landed in the sea of japan, also known the peninsular and landed in the sea ofjapan, also known as the peninsular and landed in the sea of japan, also known as the east sea

in korea. they reached a height of about 37 kilometres. these missiles are thought to fly very low and add very fast speeds. 0ne are thought to fly very low and add very fast speeds. one of the reasons why a nalysts very fast speeds. one of the reasons why analysts believe north korea's developing these weapons is so they can avoid radar, avoid being detected. also at the same time as these missiles were launched, the north korean foreign ministry released a statement in what are played to be a planned, co—ordinated move. they accused the united states and south korea of violating the agreements reached between kimmy, donald trump and president moon, saying these joint military drills that began yesterday between the united states and south korea were in violation of the spirit of the agreements reached. also they said they would be determined to follow a new path if these provocations continued. all right, laura bicker in seoul, thank you for that update and for that story for us. —— following that

story for us. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. in the last hour, the mayor of el paso has said president trump will visit the city on wednesday following the mass shooting there that killed 22 people. speaking on television earlier, president trump condemned white supremacy and called for perpatrators of shootings to face the death penalty. the shooter in el paso posted a manifesto online, consumed by racist hate. in one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy. these sinister ideologies must be defeated. hate has no place in america. hatred warps the mind, ravages the heart and devours the soul. the bbc‘s gary 0'donoghue is in el paso. i asked him how likely it was that the president would now support attempts by democrats in congress to pass tougher background checks on gun ownership. i think it's unclear exactly how far

he's prepared to press that with republicans in congress, or indeed how far they are prepared to with it in the senate. bear in mind that the reason they're not taking it up is because of pressure from people like the national rifle association. they wield a great deal of power over members of congress, not just through their donations and all that but through the way they talk about members of congress. they can make or break people in congress in many, many ways. that will be a factor as well. also the president himself has talked about these background checks before. after the parkland shooting in florida, he talked warmly about the idea, liked the idea, but then he himself succumbed to the pressures of the nra that time. the other thing worth mentioning, ben, is it's not clear if background

checks would have made a difference in these two cases. we don't know enough about the detail and background of what happened here to know they would have made a difference in these cases. let's have look some other stories making headlines around the world. the egyptian president has descirbed an explosion in cairo that killed 20 people as an act of terrorism. the explosion outside of the national cancer centre also injured a0 people. authorities had originally said it been caused by a traffic accident. police say they suspect a group linked to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. a strike at london's heathrow airport which should have started around now has been cancelled. more than a,000 workers had planned to walk out but it was suspended while staff vote on a pay offer. strikes proposed for later this month will continue for now until the results of the ballot are known. mcdonald's has revealed its new paper straws, introduced last year in the uk to cut down on plastic waste, can't be recycled. the fast food restraurant says at the moment the straws need to be put in general waste,

but the company is working on a solution. take a look at this footage. it was filmed near a military base in siberia after a fire broke out in its ammunition store, causing a series of huge explosions. thousands of residents of nearby villages have been evacuated while soldiers at the base were forced to hide in bomb shelters. the depot stores thousands of artillery shells, and russian state media says fragments of exploding munitions have been found 15 kilometres away. several people have been injured, including soldiers. pakistan has condemned as illegal india's decision to abolish the special status for kashmir, adding that it would exercise all options to counter the move. article 370 had, since partition of india, given a unique degree of autonomy

to the muslim—majority state of jammu and kashmir, a disputed mountainous region along the india—pakistan border. among the scrapped provisions is one which prevented indians from other states settling in the region. from delhi, yogita limaye reports. an uneasy quiet in kashmir — its people under lockdown at its future was being decided hundreds of kilometres away. with one dramatic announcement in parliament, the specialist status kashmir had held for 70 years was revoked by a direct presidential order. this is a black monday, this is a dark day. there was an uproar among opposition mps, who called the move unconstitutional. but among supporters of the decision, it was time to celebrate.

one of the big election promises made by prime minister modi and his ruling bjp fulfilled. if i look at it from the people's perspective, in terms of employment opportunities, in terms of economic opportunities, seeing that development reaches at the grassroots, jammu and kashmir deserves much better so this is about the people of jammu and kashmir. at the time of partition, kashmir was a princely state. it was given a choice to be a part of india or pakistan. it chose the former, on the condition that it could make its own rules and only permanent residents could acquire land in the region. all those privileges have been done away with now and some are angry about how it unfolded. but what has left many in the country in disbelief is the manner in which this was done. no elected representative from kashmir was consulted. here in parliament, mps didn't vote on it.

people here are questioning how this was allowed to happen in a democracy. to quell tensions in kashmir, tens of thousands of extra troops have been deployed. top politicians have been placed under house arrest. from where she was being held, a former kashmir chief minister spoke to the bbc over the phone. i'm really shocked because i feel this unilateral decision is going to have, you know, far reaching consequences for the whole subcontinent. it is going to be catastrophic. 0n the other side of the de facto border, pakistan protested too, saying it would explore all options to counter the move. this himalayan region that is disputed by both neighbours is at a turning point. yogita limaye, bbc news, delhi. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: why are so many corpses being hauled from this river in the philippines? we have a special investigation.

also on the programme: we meet the handful of runners taking part in what's probably the world's most gruelling road race — 3,000 miles round one new york city block! the question was whether we want to save our people and japanese as well and win the war, or whether we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men? the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigour, vitality and enjoyment of life.

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. welcome back. you are watching newsday on the bbc. i'm ben bland in london. our top stories: protests in hong kong have continued as its leader gives a warning that the principle of one country, two systems is under threat. north korea conducts its fourth weapons test in two weeks. reports say it's fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea.

let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the south china morning post, which is splashing on the latest escalation in hong kong's protests. and as you can see here, men wielding bamboo sticks attacked anti—government protestors. the paper also reports that protestors launched arson attacks on some police stations. china has reiterated its support for the city's leader carrie lam. the japan times is leading on a 7—month high for the japanese yen against the dollar. the paper says it's bad news for the japanese economy, and that it's a consequence of the us—china trade war. but it also quotes market analysts who say it's too early to tell whether lasting damage has been caused. and finally, the straits times is reporting on new regulations for e—scooters in singapore. they will face mandatory safety requirements from july 1st next year and will also face inspections. $50 million is going to be spent widening footpaths to accommodate them.

that brings you up—to—date with some of the papers. back to our top story now. protesters and police have clashed once again in hong kong, as a mass strike brought the city to a standstill. police arrested more than 80 people following a third consecutive day, and ninth consecutive week of pro—democracy protests. we'rejoined now live by the bbc‘s mariko 0i in hong kong. mariko, just run us through what we are expecting today? well, we have just managed to speak to the union which was supporting yesterday's strike, who told us that 350,000 people took part in that strike yesterday. but they are expecting to

go back to work this tuesday morning. and here, one of the seven locations where yesterday's rallies we re locations where yesterday's rallies were held, it was jampacked yesterday but now all you can see is just some graffiti is and the yellow posters that those protesters were holding which says against extradition two china. but the big question is what is next? the five things the protesters are demanding, one of which is universal suffrage, which is hard to imagine beijing giving it. so what is the endgame? what happens next is the big question as hong kong returns back to business. what response from beijing, if any? beijing has repeatedly condemned those protests, some of which have turned violent over the last nine weeks, but we are

expecting the chinese government to speak again, hold a press conference again, later this afternoon at 2:30pm. this will be the second time beijing speaks about these ongoing protests in a public press conference. the last time they expressed support for the city's chief executive carrie lam, who has been widely condemned, criticised by the protesters by how she has been handling the situation. and also expressing support for how the police have handled the situation. mariko 0i, live, with the latest for us mariko 0i, live, with the latest for us in hong kong. manila's pasig river winds its way for 15 miles through the philippine capital and out to the sea via manila bay. philippine president rodrigo duterte once claimed that he would "fatten the fish" in manila bay by dumping the bodies of drug dealers, killed as a result of his "war on drugs". so far the police say at least 6,700

drug suspects have been killed since the president came to power. now, a bbc investigation, has revealed regular sightings of bodies floating in the pasig river and an allegation by locals that the police are partly to blame. a warning: this report by our philippines correspondent howard johnson contains disturbing images. dawn on manila's pasig river, it's a calm and peaceful start of the day. but that's all about to change. it's around 8:30am in the morning here. we have just been patrolling with the coastguard here along the pasig river and they've found the body by the side here, they believe it's about two or three days old because it's rigid with rigor mortis. a forensics officer inspects the body. it's a man believed to be in his late 20s. there are no gunshot wounds. suspected cause of death — asphyxiation. to date, the body remains unidentified and unclaimed. it is the latest in a rising number of bodies found in the pasig river. 2017 we have 27 floating cadavers.

we have — the 2018, we have 36 total floating cadavers. the pasig river runs through tondo, one of the most densely populated and poorest districts of manila. historically, it has had a high crime rate, and recently became a major focus of anti—illegal drug operations by the police following the start of president duterte's bloody war on drugs injuly 2016. we visited tondo to speak to residents of one community who've reported regular sightings of bodies in the water. to protect our sources, we cannot identify who they are, or where they live. but speaking to five different people from one community, they all confirmed they had seen multiple bodies in the river. 0ne resident, who we will call regene described the night she heard something heavy hitting the water near her home. we got up but could not see anything floating. if that was garbage,

then it would float. after maybe four days we heard news that a body had been spotted. then, she made a startling allegation, that in one incident she had witnessed the police killing someone and then dumping the body in the river. an allegation corroborated by her neighbours. they shot the person once, they weren't even in civilian attire, but wearing uniforms. there were six policemen and a tricycle. we put these allegations to manila's police department, but they declined to comment. the philippine commission on human rights have called on the police to be more transparent with their reports. this is different from how we used investigate killings in the past. there is a policy of little, if no cooperation at all when it comes to sharing documentation. united nations human rights commissioner, michelle bachelet, has now been tasked with assessing the human rights situation in the philippines.

the government insists that they haven't committed any human rights abuses, but also say they don't want un reporters coming to the country. howard johnson, bbc news, manila. now for most of us, a marathon sounds like a very long way, butjust imagine going around a single city block more than 5,000 times. that's what a group of runners in new york are doing, to compete in the world's longest footrace. if you don't feel like taking part yourself, you can watch nada tawfik covering it. pounding the pavement and putting themselves to the limit, these runners are in the middle of a race so runners are in the middle of a race so difficult and absurd that only a3 people in the world have ever completed it. they are attempting to cover 3100 miles in 52 days by running around this one city block in queens new york, that is longer than travelling from the east to west coast of the united states, but without any change of scenery. here, a wire fence and a high school are

as good as it gets. it sounds insane, but the organisers say it has a higher purpose. we put on these races to inspire people in the world to do better in whatever they do,, we don't expect everybody to do a 3100 mile race, that is absurd. but at the same time, there are people who have the capacity under talent to transcend and to go beyond the difficult barriers that there are in the world. with a few exceptions, the participants are followers of the late leash in roy, a spiritual leader. like carita, this is her second time doing the self transcendence rays. it gave me the experience of really seeing and knowing for myself, as human beings we all have this unlimited potential to do so much more than we ever imagine we can do. and this race really embodies that. this race

ta kes a really embodies that. this race takes a real physical toll on the body. after its lap, runners come here to stay hydrated and grab a bite to eat. they have to consume at least 10,000 calories a day so they don't lose excessive weight and ice cream is one of the favourites. and for a little relieved, they take power naps in a trailer. when the cause closes at midnight, they have just sours to bathe and rest there a tired feet. each of the runners have their own tricks for coping with the non—stop routine. their own tricks for coping with the non-stop routine. you just have two divide the distance, full your mind a little bit into thinking, i'm only doing the next break, or i'm only running until the end of the day. what is the toughest part? definitely, vermeer, the head. there is no grand prize orfame definitely, vermeer, the head. there is no grand prize or fame that comes with the victory, the runners say it is the sense of accomplishment that makes it all worth it does make the head. we alljust take their word for it. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. then, i used to run half marathons before, but the image of those bandages toes really put me off ——

bandaged. are you a big runner? i am full of admiration for your half marathons. the last time i ran was when the coffee shop was about to close. that is the extent of my running. that's just about it for this edition of newsday. i'm ben bland in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. don't go away, though, we will be coming back to the following chinese yuan and why it is sending shutters through and across us and asian markets, the nick ayers down 3%. —— nikkei down 3%. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures. the anniversary of the first atomic bomb being dropped. and anniversary was held at here's memorial park. —— hiroshima's memorial park. the

bombing claimed the lives of 1a0,000 people in the city. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. hello. if you're in search of dry, settled, summer weather, well, i'm afraid you probably won't find it in this weather forecast. certainly not while low pressure is in charge, and that is what we have in the heart of this swirl of cloud that you can see on our earlier satellite picture. this area of low pressure is going to drift its way eastwards across the british isles over the next couple of days. it will provide very heavy, thundery downpours. there will always be some spells of sunshine in between. so, many eastern parts of england and eastern scotland starting the day dry, but the showers already in the west will swing their way eastwards as the day wears on. some of them will be heavy, some of them will be thundery, there could even be some localised disruption. you can see in between the showers, though, some spells of sunshine. it will be quite breezy in the south, light winds in the north,

so across scotland, the showers will be pretty slow—moving. some locations could get a real deluge and temperatures ranging from 17 degrees in stornoway to 23 in london. now, as we go through tuesday evening, many of the showers will fade but some will continue through the night, particularly across western and northern areas and some of those hours could still be heavy and thundery. temperatures generally between 11—1a degrees, it may getjust a bit cooler than that across some parts of northern england and scotland, where the skies are clear and the winds are light. so we go into wednesday and really, it's a game of spot the difference. again, there will be some of these heavy downpours, most plentiful and heaviest across scotland where there could be some hail and thunder mixed in. not as many showers down towards the south and those temperatures again between 17—23 degrees. now, if you are looking for a drier day, thursday may fit the bill because our area of low pressure is starting to drift away and you can just about this little bump in the isobars here. that's a ridge of high pressure trying to take charge of our weather.

so on thursday there will be more in the way of dry weather and some spells of sunshine. still a potential for one or two showers, particularly through scotland and northern england. temperatures, well, just a touch higher. the winds light as well, butjust behind me, down to the south—west, you can see some wet weather gathering. that is the start of another very unsettled spell to take us into the weekend. bands of rain driving northwards during friday and this area of low pressure taking up residence by saturday, bringing some showers or even some longer spells of rain. some unusually brisk winds as well, so if you have plans for the weekend, it's with staying tuned to the forecast.

i'm ben bland with bbc news. our top story: protests have been continuing in hong kong after pro—democracy campaigners

called a general strike. police used teargas to clear hundreds of people from a main road in the city. hong kong's leader carrie lam has warned that the city is on the verge of a very dangerous situation and the principal of one country, two systems is under threat. north korea has conducted its fourth weapons test in two weeks. reports say it's fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea. and this story is trending on bbc.com: a male prisoner in brazil was caught impersonating his teenage daughter in a bid to get out ofjail. his elaborate disguise involved a wig, a pink t—shirt and a silicone mask, but the authorities say his nervousness gave him away. that's all. stay with bbc news. and the top story in the uk: a man's been arrested

on suspicion of the murder