welcome to newsday. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: india puts kashmir on lockdown — pakistan's prime minister says the move will increase tension between the two countries. translation: i'm telling you, it will have serious consequences. everyone will lose, so this is the time to act. beijing's warning to protestors in hong kong — a spokesman says they're "playing with fire". i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: a resentment of women — one clue as the fbi investigates the mass shooting in dayton, ohio. president trump is due to visit later on wednesday.

and tributes to toni morrison, the first african american author to win a nobel prize, who's died at the age of 88. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london and 4:30am in kashmir, where delhi's sudden decision to strip the indian—administered region of its special status is facing growing opposition from pakistan. the pakistani prime minister, imran khan, has vowed to fight the move, even taking the issue to the un if necessary. india and pakistan each control part of kashmir and both countries lay claim to all of it. india has locked down the territory

on its side of the border, with no phone networks or internet for a second day, and tens of thousands of troops on the street. in a moment we'll hear from our pakistan correspondent, secunder kermani, but first with the view from kashmir and delhi, here's yogita limaye. another day in lockdown. troops at every corner, watching for any sign of protest. phone and internet lines remain down. living in fear and confusion, kashmir‘s people are trying to make sense of what's happened. "why have we been cut off?", one man asked. "this indicates that they're doing something which will hurt us." "today we have begun to think that we're not free, that we don't live in a free country.", another man said. those away from home have been struggling to make contact. this man last spoke to his

parents two days ago. they were talking to me and saying, we don't know when we're going to talk again so just take care of yourself. and my mother was all teary—eyed and she was just crying. in parliament, india's home minister fiercely defended his government's actions. "kashmir is a cause worth sacrificing our lives for", he told mps. and the country's prime minister gave his first reaction. he said: "jammu and kashmir is free from the shackles of vested groups, a new dawn and better tomorrow awaits." kashmir! pakistan! in pakistan, there had been some protests, the crowd chant that one day all of kashmir will become part of pakistan,

the slogan has been repeated for years, but this latest move by india seems to have caught the government by surprise. prime minister imran khan addressed the parliament. his message, calling on the international community to take action. translation: i'm telling you, it will have serious consequences. everyone will lose, so this is the time to act. the head of the pakistani army also met with senior officers today, saying they would stand by the people of kashmir in there just struggle. that support seems likely to remain as a diplomatic level. it was only a few months ago that pakistan and india nearly went to war with each other or disputed cashmere with both countries launching air strikes into each other‘s territories. there is no sign so far of any military response yet from pakistan, but tensions over kashmir have existed for the past 70 years and look set to increase.

let's take a look at some of the day's other news. there's a deepening war of words between the eu and the uk government over brexit. the british government has accused brussels of refusing to engage in new talks. but the european commission says it's open to further discussion. the uk's foreign secretary, dominic raab, said the uk would definitely be leaving the eu this autumn. i think it was the referendum, i think every conservative signed a ma nifesto think every conservative signed a manifesto which included the provision that no deal would be better than a bad deal, we didn't rule out new deal, we specifically sought voter's permission for that perspective. and it is written in law, it is the will of parliament that we leave at the end of october without a deal if we don't get an agreement from the eu. that is the ultimate expression of parliament's wheel. this doesn't and on october 31. you know, some people i know

have become weary of brexit and they may take the view that this should end on october 31 either with a deal or no deal, this doesn't and on october 31. if there or no deal, this doesn't and on 0ctober31. if there is or no deal, this doesn't and on october 31. if there is a deal, we're going to get — enter into several years of negotiations on a new free trade agreement with the uk and economic and security partnership. we will have to begin negotiations again. we'll be exploring the effects of a possible no—deal brexit on wednesday across bbc world news and bbc.com. also making news today: the american writer toni morrison has died at the age of 88 after a short illness. known for her novels about the life of black americans, she won a pulitzer prize, and was the first black woman to win

the nobel prize for literature. former us president barack obama, who awarded toni morrison with the presidential medal of freedom, called her a "national treasure". russian prosecutors are seeking to strip a couple of parental rights after taking their son to an unsanctioned opposition protest last month. the statement says the couple endangered the i—year—old by handing him to a third person. the couple told bbc russian they were out for a walk and simply handed their child to a friend to hold. the afghan taliban have confirmed that the main obstacles to securing a deal with the united states on ending the conflict in afghanistan have been resolved. talks are being held in qatar. but earlier they also denounced next month's presidential election as a sham and vowed to disrupt the campaign. the veteran indian politician sushma swaraj, who most recently served as minister of external affairs, has died at the age of 67, following a cardiac arrest. she was a senior leader

of the ruling bjp and had opted out of contesting elections earlier this year citing health reasons. a brazillian prisoner who tried to escape jail by dressing up as his daughter, has been found dead in his cell. prison officials said that it appears clauvino da silva hanged himself. he was serving a sentence of more than 70 years for drug trafficking and received widespread media coverage for his elaborate failed escape attempt three days ago. a buddhist temple has emerged from a drought—hit reservoir in thailand. the temple has been submerged for 20 years, after a dam was built nearby. thousands are flocking to see the ruins and villages are worshipping there again. but the drought is having devastating effects with surrounding farmland drying up and killing off rice crops. in its strongest warning yet to protesters in hong kong,

china has said that "those who play with fire will perish by it". the territory has seen nine weeks of anti—government protests — initially sparked by anger over a proposed new law that would make it easier to extradite people to the mainland. beijing refused to rule out sending chinese troops onto the streets and restore order. mariko oi is in hong kong for us. despite beijing's warning, there have been some more clashes between the police and protesters last night? that's road. angry protesters surrounded the police station last night after a student was arrested for what the police say was a possession of a weapon. it turns out according to the newspaper, it was just a laser pointer. but and pepper spray ended up being used. that is

one of the main complaints of the demonstrators, that police have been using tear gas way too often unnecessarily, including on the streets of hong kong where there are people living in these high—rise apartments with their windows open oi’ apartments with their windows open orair apartments with their windows open or air conditioning on, they get affected, including children and the elderly. but despite that strong warning from beijing, i think it is fairto warning from beijing, i think it is fair to say that hong kong protesters are fair to say that hong kong protesters a re not fair to say that hong kong protesters are not backing down. now, marico, basing hasn't ruled out using force of the people's liberation army, for instance they hinted out that, we know there have been drills involving some 12,000 police officer is —— offices in shenzhen, rightfully is very similar to those used in hong kong, how worrying is that? the suggestion that china is gearing up for an even biggerfight? that china is gearing up for an even bigger fight? well i guess that is the most extreme option for basing to sort this out. there which, i think is fairto to sort this out. there which, i think is fair to say, the chinese government is getting increasingly irritated by the fact that it just

keeps going on for the ninth weekend as we have been reporting. as you say, last week we saw the chinese army posting videos of controlling a street protest and, as you mention, tens of thousands of police officers and shenzhen in the southern part of china practising how to handle street protesters as well. but, if that was to go ahead, i think it is fairto that was to go ahead, i think it is fair to say that beijing would face some international condemnation. so thatis some international condemnation. so that is why many analysts have been saying so far that that option is quite unlikely. but at the same time, beating wouldn't want to be seen to be too easy on these hong kong protesters as well. so the option for beijing are rather limited —— options, but it does seem they are getting rather irritated by it continuing on. thank you mariko oi who has been continuing that story for us from hong kong. president trump is due to visit el paso in texas in a few hours

where a shooting on saturday left 22 people dead. it was just one of three shootings in the us in the space of a week. let's update you on the investigation into all three of them. the el paso shooting is being investigated as a domestic terrorism case, which means it was an act designed to intimidate the population. on tuesday, the fbi said it has opened an investigation into the shooting in dayton which killed nine people after discovering that the gunman also followed a "violent ideology". and the shooting at the gilroy garlic festival injuly is now also being investigated as domestic terrorism after officials revealed they had discovered the gunman‘s "target list" which included religious and federal buildings. well the bbc‘s peter bowes is in los angeles and he gave me an update on these investigations. well, when we have an investigation, and there are two now being investigated as potential domestic

terrorism, it includes an entirely new layer of investigation to see whether the suspect was promoting his violin thoughts and his aspirations in terms of these ideologies that officials are talking about by carrying out a shooting. and targeting a specific population. now, as far as the shooting in gilroy, california, is concerned, it happened just over a week ago at the garlic festival. the authorities there have been looking into the digital media of the suspect in that case and have revealed he was interested in competing violent ideologies. and by that i mean no specific ideology, they have found a so—called target list in which he apparently was looking at political organisations, but on both sides of the political divide. also, government buildings. so they haven't reached any specific conclusions in that case. and the

president, donald trump, due to be visiting soon? yes, he is visiting el paso, he is also visiting dayton, ohio, the two most recent mass shootings. often in cases like this where the president goes to the scene of a mass shooting, he is described as the consoler in chief, to consult people on the ground after what they've gone through. this will be a very difficult day for the president, we've already heard from both cities, from some people, that the president will not be welcome. people, certainly in el paso believe that perhaps the president's own words in terms of his angry rhetoric regarding immigration, this is a city right on the border with mexico, that it may well have you the anger of some individuals and could be in fact partially to blame for what happened. so a difficult day for the president, clearly very difficult for many of those people involved, and the conversations they are likely to have with him. well that

is peter bowes speaking to us earlier. it you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: telephone lines cut, banks closed and food stocks running low: we hear what life is like under lockdown in indian—administered kashmir. also on the programme: is india running out of water? climate change and a rising population are putting supplies under stress. 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 vigor, 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's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international role eyebrows were all highbrow role eyebrows were all movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead —— 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. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. our top stories: with kashmir under security lockdown, pakistan says it may refer india's decision to strip the region of its special status to the united

nations. the chinese government has given a fierce warning protestors in hong kong — telling them that those who play with fire will perish by it. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the straits times, which is leading on china rejecting the us declaration that it is a ‘currency manipulator‘. here's a graph showing tuesday's sharp decline of the yuan against the us dollar. the paper quotes an economist who says this latest disagreement means the trade war won't be ending anytime soon. the philipine daily inquirer is splashing on the philippines government declaring a ‘national dengue epidemic‘. the mosquito—borne virus has claimed 622 lives in the country since january. the government says that by declaring it as an epidemic, quick response funds can

be used to tackle it. and finally, the japan times has the remarkable victory of hinako shibuno at the women‘s british open. here‘s the japanese golfer as she returned home. the 20—year—old was completely unknown before the tournament. she went on to win it in style, high—fiving and fist—bumping after her success. she‘s been dubbed by the media as ‘the smiling cinderella‘. let‘s return to our top story. indian—administered kashmir remains in lockdown after it was stripped of its autonomous status. telephone networks and the internet have been cut off since sunday and tens of thousands of troops are patrolling the streets. communications with the region are extremely difficult, but we spoke to one person outside the capital, srinagar. we are not giving his full name

to protect his identity. here‘s what he told us. people are shocked, saddened. they are shocked and horrified at the situation because over the last couple of days, the banks are out of cash, people have run out of gas, they have run out of rice and flour so we gave they have run out of rice and flour so we gave them some stuff from home. our vehicle was stopped multiple times so that we can allow the free movement of the army into srinagar. at the government decides the future of the state without consulting them, people are sad about it. they feel helpless because at least they do not see any big powers intervening or condemning what has happened here. it‘s also ha rd to what has happened here. it‘s also hard to imagine that kashmir is

still quiet. i think they lost everything and they have given a lot of sacrifice over many decades. it has been really very draconian in their heavy handedness. i hope the international community will really stand up for kashmiris, it is standing upfor stand up for kashmiris, it is standing up for the right of us and i think standing up for the right of us and ithink india standing up for the right of us and i think india has exceeded all the limits of decency and civility and democracy. india and pakistan both control parts of kashmir, and both lay claim to all of it. they‘ve fought two wars over the region. pakistan‘s prime minister, imran khan, has warned that the latest move will seriously escalate tensions.

priya chacko specialises in south asian politics. she explained how serious the situation is. this is probably the most major policy reform that this government has made since an unprecedented move to change the special status of genuine kashmir. it is unconstitutional and it‘s undemocratic. it‘s a major sign that india‘s democracy is undergoing erosion and it has the potential to lead into an insurgency war in kashmir and one which pakistan might be involved in. just the use of that word there would be pretty troubling for a lot of people, war. yes, we've seen for a lot of people, war. yes, we've seen this happen in the 80s and 90s. there was a lot of disaffection against indian ruling kashmir in the 80s and 90s which led to a local insurgency which was aided and helped by pakistan. things were very seriously unstable in india and pakistan in the 1990s. we‘ve seen the creation of a context which might lead to that situation again.

ijust want might lead to that situation again. i just want to take one step back because it‘s always a very complicated and sensitive issue. what exactly does it mean that this special status has been stripped for the area? what does it mean the people on the ground, what does it mean in practice? jammu in kashmir has special status which means it can make its own laws. they have to abide by foreign policy and defence policy but they have much more local autonomy in other states. this is now been ripped apart into two union territories which give those union territories which give those union territories even less rights than other normal states in the indian union. a major global report has warned that 17 countries in the world are extremely affected by water scarcity. india is one of those countries where "water stress" is "extremely high". that means that the country is running out of ground and surface water. the bbc‘s world service environment correspondent

navin singh khadka travels to two of india‘s worst—affected states, punjab and haryana. this is a struggle for their lifeline, water. this is one of the protesters in the haryana state of northern india. transmack you can't drink this water, it‘s contaminated. —— tra nsmack. but drink this water, it‘s contaminated. —— transmack. but we have no choice because we cannot buy bottled water. it's because we cannot buy bottled water. it‘s been 42 days since we started the process —— protest. we are fighting so we can drink safe water for ourselves and our livestock. there is a serious scarcity of drinking water in villages like this one in haryana state of northern india. villages here are very angry

and they are protesting like that. this may become a common sight in many parts of india as water becomes increasingly scarce. apart from haryana, the global report prepared by the world resources institute is listed eight other states in india as extremely water stressed. one of them is punjab, where groundwater is dangerously depleting. it‘s the same story across the border in pakistan. there are, water tables are rapidly falling because of pumps like this. farmers on both sides no this is worsening the situation but they say they have no choice. about 20 years ago, we had to dig 150 feet underground. ten years later, we had to dig 300 feet. and now this machine has had to dig 500 feet to get the groundwater. soon they will

not even be drinking water. the get water for agriculture. not even be drinking water. the get waterfor agriculture. i not even be drinking water. the get water for agriculture. i am not even be drinking water. the get waterfor agriculture. i am so worried. surface waters are disappearing as well. they show how the ponds they use to swim and have been eaten up by rampant organisation. indian authorities brought out a report two months ago showing water availability in the world‘s second most populous country would be a serious challenge. they said there are now more than 20 million wells pumping out water across the country. rising population, falling water levels and worryingly changing climate, all these are fuelling fears that india‘s water scarcity level could soon reach that of desert countries. navin singh khadka, bbc news, punjab, india. extremely worrying they are.

you have been watching newsday. stay with us. good morning. whether across the uk at the moment is stuck in repeat mode, isn‘t it? sunshine and showers. if you dodge the showers and get the best of the sunshine just like we had yesterday in suffolk, a beautiful day, temperatures peeking into the mid—20s but some of the showers were really quite torrential as you can see really quite torrential as you can see from this weather watch a picture sent in from birmingham. today, the area of low pressure will be sitting to the north of scotland where most of the week when showers will be and with lighter winds here, pretty slow moving as well. elsewhere, breezy day and we start off with a decent slice of sunshine coming through but there will be showers are to the west which will drive in across the country on a

brisk south—westerly wind. or england and wales, the showers fairly isolated into scotland, particularly eastern scotland, quite heavy and slow moving and torrential times so weather warnings remain in force. a blustery day however you look at it. if you dodge the showers, you keep sunshine and again, we could see temperatures peeking into the mid—20s but underneath the cloud, the showers area underneath the cloud, the showers are a disappointing 16 degrees for aberdeen. as we move out of wednesday that low pressure will drift off into the north sea and with allow this ridge of high pressure and on thursday, not a bad day, certainly the best day for getting out and spending time outside. that doesn‘t mean to say we will rule out the showers completely, one or two isolated ones particularly across northern scotla nd particularly across northern scotland and into the south and by the end of the day, the cloud will gather here but not a bad day for many and temperatures again, 16— gather here but not a bad day for many and temperatures again, i6— 2a celsius or 75 fahrenheit. i hope you can get out and make the most of it because by the end of thursday and

friday, we have an unusually deep area of low pressure for this time of year, bringing wet and windy weather with it so if you‘ve got outdoor plans, if you are under ca nvas over outdoor plans, if you are under canvas over the next few days and towards the weekend, keep abreast of the forecast. heavy rain will move to northern england, scotland and northern ireland leaving a trail of sharp showers behind in the wind is really starting to pick up, gusts and really starting to pick up, gusts a nd exte nts really starting to pick up, gusts and extents expect in excess of 40-50 and extents expect in excess of 40—50 miles per hour as we go through the end of the day. in terms of the feel of things, 16— through the end of the day. in terms of the feel of things, i6— 23 degrees but under that rain, it will feel pretty miserable and as we move into the weekend, that area of low pressure will sit across the far north of scotland and into the southern bank of the low when the winds will really start to pick up and that could be an issue so it‘s worth bearing in mind, friday, heavy rain and the winds will start to strengthen and by saturday, we could see strengthen and by saturday, we could see gales strengthen and by saturday, we could see gales across strengthen and by saturday, we could see gales across the country. then again, take out. —— take care.

our top story. pakistan‘s prime minister has vowed to contest india‘s decision to strip kashmir of its special status, if necessary, at the united nations. indian—administered kashmir is still under lockdown, with telephone lines cut and thousands of extra troops on the streets. pakistan has warned that delhi‘s move would increase tensions between the two countries. in a strong warning to democracy protesters in hong kong, china has said that "those who play with fire will perish by it". it‘s also staged displays of mainland security forces practicing putting down riots. and this video is trending on bbc.com. a man who was filmed tipping a fridge—freezer off a hillside road in spain has been handed a punishment to fit the crime. the local authorities made him and a friend carry the fridge back up to the top of this slope. that‘s all. stay with bbc world news.