this is bbc news. i'm tim willcox. our top stories: more bitter clashes injerusalem — the us calls for calm as nearly 200 people are injured in violence between israeli police and palestinian protesters. a far—right israeli mp in the centre of this melee, palestinians deeply unhappy about the settlement of this street that has been here for many years. itjust takes a spark to make these things ignite. in a video call with the mexican president, kamala harris says both countries must tackle the root causes of migration in the americas together. we follow the story of one young man's role in the ongoing resistance in myanmar.

# you know you've got a higher power. and out of this world — a new audience for coldplay as they beam their new single into space. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. nearly 200 people have been injured in bitter clashes injerusalem, as tensions reach boiling point over the threatened eviction of palestinian families from land claimed by israeli settlers. most were wounded at the al—aqsa mosque compound — video footage shows israeli police firing stun grenades and rubber bullets, as crowds threw bottles and stones. aid workers have set up a makeshift hospital to tend the injured.

our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports. a car burns... gunshots. ..and an israeli settler fires his revolver. the air feels flammable in occupied eastjerusalem. in the neighbourhood of sheikh jarrah, the tension�*s been growing for weeks. several palestinian families face eviction from their homes. across the street, israelis watch from a home whose palestinian residents were evicted a decade ago. nabil and muna, father and daughter. here for decades, they could be evicted in days. muna vows to stay. she says she'll chain herself here if she has to. i feel not safe. ifeel — ifeel weak, although i'm strong.

but i feel weak because i'm facing a whole government that's supported from america and other... ..countries in the world. we won't leave, we won't leave. the settler group claims rights to land here, saying it was bought byjews in the 19th century, close to a religious shrine. israel sees it as a matter for the court, arguing the families have been offered a deal to remain for now. their legal appeal is being considered. outside nabil�*s home, an iftar meal for the families and supporters to break the daily ramadan fast. protests have intensified. the case has echoed widely among palestinians. the un and europe condemn the planned evictions, calling them forced transfer. across the street,

the israeli settlers gather. word has spread that a far—right mp is about to show up. there's pepper spray from both sides, and then open confrontation. these clashes have been fanning a sense of volatility. well, this is exactly why tension has been rising injerusalem over recent weeks. a far—right israeli mp in the centre of this melee. palestinians deeply unhappy about the settlement on the street that's been here for many years. itjust takes a spark to make these things ignite. translation: this is ours. the situation here is very delicate for a simple reason — there are attackers here. they are attacking jews just because they are jewish. meanwhile, amid an uptick in violence in the occupied west bank, israeli forces on friday shot dead two palestinian gunmen who they said fired at a police base. with the focus now shifting back to the sites at the heart

of this conflict, many are braced for more testing days to come. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. earlier i spoke to natan sachs — director of the center for middle east policy at brookings. it comes at a terrible timing. today, of course, is the last friday of ramadan and then monday will be another very volatile day, it happens to be both laylat al-qadr, a holy day in ramadan for muslims, and also jerusalem unification day for israelijews. and that is usually accompanied by parades around the old city by usually far—right israelis. we have really the makings of a powder keg and the optics but also the substance are very bad at the moment.

and when you look at some of the police raids when they came in and they are using skunk water, behaving in a pretty heavy—handed way. for the united states to get involved at this particular juncture, how important is that, a call for de—escalation? there has been a call for de—escalation by the united states. the united states has limited levers on this, of course, it's mostly in the hands of palestinians and, to a certain degree, jordanians. police are acting as police often would do and in particular in an area that is so tight, so small and so volatile, they are trying to get a lid on it fast and they're doing so with a very heavy handed way, as you said. the calm needs to come in particularfrom leadership, israeli leadership and also palestinians and others. we've seen a few moves today, slightly, from the israeli government to try to pull back but adding to this mess of course is that the israeli government itself is in the political

crisis. it is not quite a functioning government as it usually would be. for the united states, they do have influence, especially on israel, and they have called today for calm, and in strong words, but much more is needed. the hour really is late and as i said, monday will be another very important day and of course even tomorrow. and obviously different groups have different historical claims on this land, butjust looking at the legality and the response from the un on this, you know, this was part of a territory captured after the six—day war in 1967. according to the un this is occupied territory and all of the other violence there as well. the un is saying this could even be a war crime if these people are forcibly evicted. there are two different issues here. the first is the question of national sovereignty, who is sovereign, and there there's of course a very deep difference of opinion between the united states and israel on one side, and the un and many others on the other.

there is a second question which is personal, individual rights and here, there is a strong case for individual jewish families who owned this land long before not only �*67 but �*48. in a sense, this is almost the demand for right of return that palestinians often demand. this is the case ofjews demanding that right of return on an individual basis. and so what we have is a conflict of individual legal rights, property rights, with what is much wider, and much more dangerous, and that is the national question, especially with the optics of evicting palestinians in the heart of jerusalem. sheikh jarrah has a very central neighbourhood, it's in eastjerusalem but very close to what used to be the boundary between east and westjerusalem, and it's very visible, it's a very prominent area. protesters have gathered outside a police headquarters in brazil, demanding justice for the victims of a security operation in which 25 people were killed. the demonstrators carried signs, accusing police of carrying out a massacre against the poor of rio�*s favelas. state governors said the operation had targeted drug traffickers, who were recruiting children. our correspondent, camilla moto, reports now from rio de janeiro.

chanting. "end the massacres in the favelas" — that's the message residents here injacarezinho carried out today in a protest after what's been called the deadliest police raid recorded in the city's history. 2a alleged suspects and one police officer were killed in the nine—hour operation. residents say suspects were executed. the police argue it only acted in self—defence. translation: every single day in the operations that take - place inside the favela, an innocent person dies — a child who cannot study, a worker who cannot work. shocking images of blood puddles on the street and inside people's houses shared on social media sparked rage among brazilians. the un is calling for an investigation. translation: we remind the brazilian authorities i that the use of force

should be applied only when strictly necessary. lethal force should be used as a last resort, and only in cases where there is an imminent threat to life or of serious injury. police brutality is a deep—rooted problem in brazil, especially in rio — a state plummeted in a political crisis for years now. the institutions that are supposed to supervise the police forces have been weakened. experts say the void has left some police officers feeling like they have a licence to kill. last year, deaths during police operations in favelas dropped due to a court ruling that restricted the raids during the pandemic. in the first month alone, police killings were down 70% when compared to the historic average. the drop was not followed by a rise in crime, which has led researchers to argue that these type of police operations are not the best strategy to tackle crime. operations are supposed to be authorised in extraordinary circumstances.

in this case, officers justify the raid, claiming that minors were being recruited by a drug trafficking gang. but critics point out this is nothing new — gangs have recruited minors for a long time across favelas in the city. camilla mota, bbc news. satellite pictures have shown that destruction of the amazon rainforest in brazil increased dramatically last month. nearly 600 square kilometres of forest are thought to have been cleared in april alone — an area almost the size of new york city. presidentjair bolsonaro has promised that his government will reduce illegal deforestation, but environmental groups say he continues to encourage agriculture, logging and mining in the region. the american vice president

says the us and mexico must tackle the root causes of regional migration together — by addressing violence and corruption in central america. kamala harris made the comment during virtual immigration talks with the mexican president. courtney bembridge has more. good morning, mr president, good morning. it is my honour to be... buenos dias. laughs. kamala harris has been put in charge of the crisis at the us—mexico border after an influx of migrants. and it was top of the agenda when she spoke to mexico's president andres manuel lopez obrador. mexico is our closest neighbour and we share a border, of course, but we also share the values of dignity and respect. they're trying to stop people taking dangerous journeys like these — particularly unaccompanied children. us officials say they're holding more than 22,000 unaccompanied minors who recently crossed the border after a policy shift that means they're no longer

turned back. this ten—year—old boy from nicaragua was found by border patrol last month. the migrants end up in overcrowded facilities like this. security secretary alejandro mayorkas on friday. the challenge remains, it is not behind us, but our plan of execution is well under way and the results compelling. many of the migrants are coming from the so—called northern triangle — el salvador, guatemala and honduras. together, we must fight violence, we must fight corruption. it is in our countries' mutual interest, to provide immediate relief to the northern triangle and to address the root causes of migration.

translation: | am sure | we will keep understanding one other. we have so many things in common and we are in agreement when it comes to the migration policies you are undertaking. we will help. that is what i can say as of now. you can count on us. president obrador has pitched a tree planting programme programme in central america which would lead to us work visas, but critics are worried the programme could be exploited. kamala harris plans to visit mexico and guatemala injune — herfirst foreign trip as vice president. courtney bembridge, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: what goes up — shouldn't always come down — especially if it's 20 tons of debris from a rocket hurtling back to earth.

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hello, this is bbc world news. the latest headlines this hour: nearly 200 palestinians have been injured in clashes injerusalem as tensions rise over the potential eviction of palestinian families from land claimed by israeli settlers. and protesters have gathered outside a police headquarters in brazil, demanding justice for the victims of a security operation in which 25 people were killed. in myanmar, more than 750 people have been killed since the military seized power three months ago. thousands have been detained, including the elected leader, aung san suu kyi. it's become increasingly difficult to report what's happening inside the country, with the internet effectively blocked, borders closed and many

journalists detained. but local people are documenting their ongoing resistance. the bbc�*s rebecca henschke has been following the story of one young musician. chanting myanmar, in the grips of an uprising, triggered by a military coup. mass protests — demanding a return to democracy — met with brutal force. gunshots chanting in the middle of this, we meet 18—year—old phone. his generation is fired up, defiant and determined to bring back democracy.

this was phone's world before general min aung hlaing seized back power. he's a musician, who was just about to release his first album. the coup crushed those dreams. chanting we followed phone over weeks, as he took to the streets, armed with home—made shields. gunshots the military hits back this time with tear gas and rubber bullets. the next day, near phone's house, the response is live ammunition. shouting gunshots the horror captured on social media, the tool protesters are using to tell the world what's happening. the military has promised

a new election will be held, but have refused to provide a timeline. state tv now announces each night who will be arrested next. phone and his sister decide, like many, to flee yangon. he's talking aboutjoining an armed resistance. the situation here is- getting worse and worse. this might be goodbye. singing more than 750 people have now been killed. the fight for the future of myanmar looks long and violent. rebecca henschke, bbc news. you are watching bbc news.

there may be more than volatile weather filling the skies in some parts of the world this weekend as the remains of a chinese rocket plunge to earth. a section of the rocket, like this one, was used to deliver part of a space station into orbit last week. china says that most of it should burn up as it re—enters earth's atmosphere. some fear with the it could bring a shower of scorching metal debris. earlier, i spoke to todd harrison, director of the aerospace security project at the center for strategic and international studies. yeah, i think thisjust reflects that they are not yet a first—rate space power, they are still learning, you know, the right way to operate safely in the space domain and they are pushing the limits of their rocket capabilities. i mean, the reason they are unable to make a controlled re—entry is they are using every bit of propellant that they can in this rocket to put a payload into orbit. because the payload is so heavy, or what?

yeah, they are trying to lift very heavy payloads into orbit, use the full performance of the rocket and they have got nothing left, and they have not planned for the safe, controlled disposal of this rocket body. whereas other countries will save some propellant, will they, so they have some control over it? i mean, are you worried about this? the chinese are brushing off and saying, �*oh, you know, there is a very low risk,�* but the last time i think a year ago, it came down over the village somewhere in africa, didn't it? it did, but there is no reason for anyone to be alarmed or to panic, the odds of this hitting anyone are still very low, most of the surface earth's surface is covered by ocean, and even lots of the landmass is not inhabited by people. so, in all likelihood this is going to land somewhere far away from people, no—one will be injured. but it is an unnecessary risk. and this really represents, you know, one of the problems that we have in the space

domain today, where countries can make decisions like this for themselves, but they do not bear the burden of the risk that they are imposing on others. and so, you know, this is a reckless, irresponsible act, but i would not say this is a reason for anyone to be panicked. ok, what about all thejunk in space? well, there is a lot ofjunk in space. china has contributed its share of that to be sure, for example, back in 2007, china conducted a test of direct ascent anti—satellite weapon, but they did this test at a fairly high altitude, in low earth orbit, where there are about 3,000

pieces of debris that are large enough to track, that even today are continuing to circle the earth about every 90 minutes, and cause problems for other satellites, because they are crossing orbits and satellites are having to manoeuvre out of the way, there has been at least one incident from that test has actually hit another satellite in space, which then creates even more debris. so this is a big concern, to all of the spacefaring nations around the world, that this long—lasting space debris is something that we have got to get a handle on. for many people, the lockdown has meant having to cope with loneliness and isolation. imagine what life is like on board the international space station? a crew of astronauts orbiting the earth — as far away from their loved ones as they can be. but help was on the way in musicalform, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. they say in space, no—one can hear you scream. singing, on the other hand, is a whole different story. this is coldplay, the popular and melodic british rockers with their latest

single, higher power. in an act of selflessness, or self—promotion depending on your point of view, they decided to transmit the song up to the international space station. we sent you some music, because right now we aren't able to play for anyone on earth, so we thought we would just play for you. laughs that's pretty cool. it's our one—man concert. the lucky recipient was french astronaut thomas pesquet. he said he liked it, although as something of a captive audience, he'd be unlikely to say otherwise. but either way, he appreciates the sentiment. i put on my ear set, i play some music and i just float. you let yourself float, and then when you are done

you slowly react and then you float in the other direction, and that's really, really cool because your show is completely free. # ground control to major tom... this is not entirely unprecedented. canadian astronaut chris hadfield famously performed a rendition of david bowie's space oddity onboard the station. # lock your soyuz hatch and put your helmet on.# as for thomas pesquet, in a few months' time once his mission is completed, he will return to earth. a sort of conscious uncoupling, you might say. tim allman, bbc news. some musical notes mixing with the debris and of thatjunk in space that we were discussing just a few months —— moments ago. that is it. plenty more on

of the ——on all the stories on the website. from me and the team, we are back with the headlines and another addition in half—an—hour. bye—bye. hello again. friday was all about sunshine and showers. the best of the drier weather and sunshine was across western areas of the uk. but across northern and eastern scotland, eastern areas of england, we did have widespread showers, and some of them really pokey with some hail mixed in as well. at the same time, over the last 2a hours, trouble's been brewing out in the atlantic. look at this area of cloud and how it's rapidly developed into what is quite a beautiful looking area of low pressure. however, this area of low pressure is a loitering low pressure system, a particularly slow moving system that's going to be with us for the next five days or so, bringing rain and showers our way. so, an unsettled spell of weather. the rain is beginning to arrive at the moment and will continue to work its way in across parts of england, wales and northern ireland over the next few hours. but as the rain starts falling, the mild air starts moving in,

so temperatures 10 degrees by dawn across the south—west. cold with a patchy frost in scotland, but at least there'll be a bright start here. it's in wales where the rain is going to be at its heaviest and particularly across the high ground of the brecon beacons. here, through the weekend, we could see over 100 mm of rain, and that could cause some localised flooding issues. after a bright start in scotland, the rain is going to be working in here as we go through the afternoon, but at the same time, the rain should ease off towards south—east england and perhaps northern ireland as well. temperatures higher than they've been for quite a while — 17 degrees or so in london, but it's still cold in scotland. 7 or 8 degrees for many here with that persistent rain, and it'll be windy for many of us as well. indeed, through saturday night, there will be further bursts of rain coming and going, but it will be turning increasingly mild through the night as well. temperatures are staying at around 12 or 13 degrees across england and wales, and a frost free night, something we really haven't

seen much of over the last month or so. the low pressure still with us for the second half of the weekend, arguably the better of the two days. it's a day of sunshine and showers, but those showers slightly to merge together to give some lengthier outbreaks of rain across western areas. we do have some showers pushing their way eastwards across england from a weak cold front, and that front separates really very mild air across eastern areas. with the fresher atlantic air, we have most parts around 15—17 degrees. that area of the pressure is loitering, no surprise to see rain and showers for most of the days next week as well. that's your weather.

this is bbc news, the headlines: nearly 200 palestinians have been injured in clashes injerusalem as tensions rise over the potential eviction of palestinian families from land claimed by israeli settlers. most were wounded at the al—aqsa mosque compound when israeli police opened fire with rubber bullets as crowds threw stones and bottles. the american vice—president says the us and mexico must tackle the root causes of regional migration together, by addressing violence and corruption in central america. kamala harris made the comment during virtual immigration talks with the mexican president. protesters have gathered outside a police headquarters in rio dejaneiro in brazil following a security operation in which twenty five people were killed, including one police officer.