this is bbc news 7 welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories. international outrage — as belarus forces a passenger plane to land to detains an opposition activist on board. he is now in custody — the plane was allowed to fly on to lithuania — where passengers described their ordeal. we all were being checked and they were standing in front of us with guns. brazil's president leads more than a thousand of his supporters on a motorcycle ride defying the country's own coronavirus restrictions. a rally is held in the us city of minneapolis to mark nearly one year since the death of george floyd. children of the border —

we hear some of the desperate accounts of the thousands of youngsters — detained after entering america illegally. the eu and the us have strongly condemned belarus for forcing a plane to land and then arresting an opposition activist. the ryanair flight was diverted to minsk — and roman protasayvitch was then detained by the authorities. the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen said...

absolutely, yes, we have been waiting for the reaction from the united states on top of the reaction from european states which has been very strong and powerful. and actually, determined to be practical this time around, notjust condemnation and concerns, but doing something practical to address the dismal situation in belarus. what are the practical steps you'd like to see happen now? it is to address the aviation industry regulations being violated by the belarus government, to close the airspace of belarus to international flights but also to probably ban the flights from belarus to european union... but at the same time recognise that all these measures are targeting just a very

narrow aspect of the situation in belarus, while the problem now is more comprehensive. 0k, we will get onto the wider situation in a moment. because i know there are pressing issues, but on the issue of the flight, i hear you when you say, close the airspace... what specifically would you like to see happen with the journalist involved? in the first case, we want to see the investigation, a full—scale investigation by the aviation industry regulators to see what actually happened. the ryanair statement has not been very detailed. we have not seen much information about what happened between the pilots and the authorities on the ground. it seems the plane has been diverted not because they were asked to, the crew was not asked to, but because the fighterjets

were scrambled in belarus and they forced the plane to divert from vilnius to minsk international airport... on the wider point, because we are almost out of time, there was widespread international criticism after the elections last year. have you been satisfied that the international community has done enough since then? i would say the response was principled but very weak. it has not managed to influence the behaviour of lukashenko and his regime. the regime has escalated repression over time. given that, if you say it has escalated repression and the response has been weak, what would you like to see happen? in the first case, it has to be sanctions on the regime that

would be strong and powerful, that would be directed against the sensitive points in the system of lukashenko, economic sanctions and the oligarchs who support lu kashenko financially. but also benefit from this support. also we need to target the elites of lukashenko, thejudges, prosecutors, investigators, propagandists, all the people who implement the repressions against people from a to z. valery kavalewski responding to the events. the president of brazil has led a motorcade of more than a thousand supporters through rio dejaneiro — despite strict coronavirus restrictions against large gatherings.

roaring engines and a sea of green and yellow. the colours of brazil's national flag. more than 1,000 supporters of president bolsonaro snaking through the streets of rio dejaneiro. leading the pack, the president himself. it's just his latest show of defiance against coronavirus restrictions, which the brazilian leader has steadily criticised. translation: bolsonaro for me is the return - of freedom, the return of my country. i'm a patriot and with him ifeel we're proud to be patriots again, proud of the green and yellow. bolsonaro 2022! but not everyone agrees — a senate committee has started investigating the president's handling of the pandemic, and the slow roll—out of the vaccine programme in the country.

because in brazil, the situation is dire. the country has recorded 16 million cases since the pandemic began. as well as almost 450,000 deaths. that means brazil has the second—highest death toll the world. with these kinds of figures, despite the big show of support on wheels, mr bolsonaro�*s approval ratings have declined sharply. while his supporters may be a smaller pack as of late, they are certainly loud. tuesday will mark a year since the killing of george floyd — a black american man — by a white police officer. the death triggered protests against racism and police violence across america and around the world. in the first of several events, members of mr floyd's family joined activists and citizens of minneapolis on sunday to begin marking the anniversary. barbara plett usher reports.

the killing of george floyd was such a pivotal moment for race relations in the country and for the city. it is taking stock now a year full of grief and anger and passionate debate about what to do with policing and police reform. this is a time to take stock, mobilise for the future, as pay tribute. i will stand and be the voice for him. i will stand and be the change for him. i will stand and continue to be a legacy for him.— stand and continue to be a legacy for him. there was a crucial moment _ legacy for him. there was a crucial moment of - crucial moment of accountability about a month ago when derek chauvin was convicted of murder. it felt then as if the city heaved a collective sigh of relief. but polls show a majority of americans believe racial justice and policing issues only improved marginally since this time last year. and in washington, are built on police

reform are named after it george floyd is stuck in congress. it george floyd is stuck in congress-_ george floyd is stuck in congress. george floyd is stuck in concress. , ., . ., congress. it was historic! to see a white _ congress. it was historic! to see a white police _ congress. it was historic! to see a white police officer - congress. it was historic! to see a white police officer for the first time be convicted for killing a black man. that is nothing to brag about. that is something that is shameful. it shouldn't have taken to 2021 to see a man like chauvin get convicted. but it will go again and again and again acquittals unless we can get further along because already they are changing police laws and voting laws in states all over this country. laws in states all over this country-— laws in states all over this count . , �* ., , country. president biden has -ushed country. president biden has pushed to — country. president biden has pushed to get _ country. president biden has pushed to get the _ country. president biden has pushed to get the police - country. president biden has i pushed to get the police reform legislation passed by the anniversary, but that now is a promise are delayed. he has invited the family to the white house on tuesday as a way to signal that he wants to make this a priority. a leading equality

activist has been shot in the head and left in a critical condition in south london. it's believed sasha johnson, a member of the taking the initiative party, suffered life threatening injuries in the incident close to a house party in peckham early on sunday morning. she'd previously received death threats. the police haven't confirmed that the 27 year old mother of three is the victim but said at this stage there's nothing to suggest it was a targeted attack. a cable car has plunged to the ground near lake maggiore in northern italy, killing 11! people and seriously injuring others. it was taking passengers up into the mountains from the resort town of stresa at the time. the resort had only recently reopened as covid restrictions were eased. 0ur italy correspondent mark lowen reports. a climb to admire alpine beauty ending in tragedy. the cable car was in the last part of its journey, nearly 1500 metres high, when it plunged to the ground, killing most on board. it seems a cable near the final pylon broke away, but the cause isn't yet clear.

rescuers struggled to reach the densely wooded site. 0ne fire vehicle even overturned en route. no teams were injured. heading up the mountain from lake maggiore in north—west italy, it's a stunning spot. the cable car, along with other attractions, is one of the reasons tourists come to stresa and the lake, and just before the pandemic, it used to transport 100,000 passengers every year. for those in the area, and even planning to have taken the trip themselves, deep shock. translation: we got. on the cable car an hour before the tragedy. when we got on, the cable car didn't give any strange signals. everything was fine. translation: | think - it was an accident because the system is in good order. the maintenance companies are leaders in italy. - the cable car had reopened from covid lockdown just last month. it underwent a two—year, 4 million euro repair in 2014.

an investigation will try to discover how and why a trip through this tourist idyll collapsed in disaster. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come... the eurovision winner's lead singer agrees to a drugs test — after speculation over this competition footage in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started filming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into

the juventus enclosure. the belgium police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the j tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of. the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than four and a half thousand episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, also known as ginger spice, has announced she's left the spice girls. argh, i don't believe it! she's the one with the bounce, the girl power. not geri, why? this is bbc world news, the latest headlines... international outrage — as belarus forces a passenger plane to land — and then detains an opposition activist on board. the us state department described it as a shocking act.

the eu and the us have strongly condemned belarus for forcing a plane to land and then arresting an opposition activist. here's our diplo corrjames landale. this is not where flight fr4978 was supposed to be this afternoon, on the ground at minsk airport. the ryanair flight with about 170 people on board left athens this morning bound for vilnius. butjust before the aircraft entered lithuanian airspace, it suddenly headed east. according to ryanair, the crew were warned of a potential security threat and ordered to land at minsk. for good measure, a belarusian warplane armed to the teeth was dispatched to escort the aircraft in. but no bombs were found on board. instead, this man was taken off the plane and arrested. roman protasevich is a well—known belarusian opposition journalist and is wanted by the authorities for organising protests last year. according to the belarus state news agency, the operation

was ordered personally by the country's authoritarian president alexander lukashenko, who has faced growing opposition since disputed elections last year. belarus's exiled opposition leader said mr protasevich's life was in danger. translation: today, - lukashenko personally caused an international scandal, using military aircraft against civilians in belarus and european countries to arrest a single person — no—one else is safe. anyone can be in roman protasevich's place. after several hours on the ground, the plane and remaining passengers were allowed to leave and arrived this evening in vilnius, as outrage spread across europe, with several countries accusing belarus of an act of state terrorism. in a tweet, the foreign secretary dominic raab said he was coordinating with allies and warned: this outlandish action by lukashenko have serious implications. at vilnius airport, supporters of roman protasevich waited

in vain for his arrival as they contemplated just how far president lukashenko will go to suppress opposition. theyjust take him, with no violence. he didn't look scared, something like that. eu leaders will meet to discuss what price he should pay. across the united states almost 20,000 migrant children are being held in detention camps after entering the country illegally — many of them having travelled alone from central america. theirfamilies hoped they'd be able to begin a new life — but a bbc team has heard accounts from children of being neglected — and held in cold and filthy conditions. hillary andersson�*s report begins on america's southern border. midnight on the rio grande. smugglers carry migrants across to the land that they've dreamt of.

but this is a night of fear. many of the adults will be deported in the morning. there are children here too, travelling alone. most of them will stay. jordi has fled violent gangs in guatemala. tonight, he has a new dread — america's camps for migrant children. this is donna, texas. these tents held almost 4,000 children earlier this spring. these, the notorious cubicles the migrants call ice boxes. journalists haven't been allowed to speak to children inside to tell their stories. but we've tracked down children who have been released. ariani, ten years old, was about to see her mother for the first time since she was four, after a harrowing ordeal. this a few weeks ago. she says they're not

sure because they can't recognise her, but it is her. ariani fled violence in honduras, then spent weeks in donna. to paola, 16 years old, who was in the same camp, it was a child jail. lights were on all night, children cried incessantly and were left filthy.

now a mass movement of children is under way. we obtained flight logs. here, children are about to be flown to a set of new and secretive detention sites around the country. cindy was transported out of donna with 40 girls, all sick with covid. cindy was flown 1,500 miles away to a new detention site in california. there are 14 new facilities set up to reduce overcrowding. we set out to find them. this is a camp with a capacity for 10,000 children in el paso, texas. we've been told hundreds of children are being isolated in tents for covid, scabies and lice, and there's at least one allegation of sexual abuse. an official document

indicates children under six may be sent here. in the heart of downtown dallas, we'd heard that hundreds of teenage boys were being held here in the convention centre. we asked for access, but no. staff have to sign agreements that they won't talk about what goes on inside. so, they've asked us to leave the premises. they don't want anyone filming anything around this place, and no one will give us any reasons for the secrecy. this man who worked inside spoke to us on the condition of anonymity. the boys have been in there for 45 days straight without any sunlight. they go to bed hungry, it's freezing cold. no recreational time outside, none of that, no fresh air, no nothing. how do the boys cope with that? how can they cope? they're all depressed. i heard the other day that several were contemplating suicide because of the conditions here.

this, a rare glimpse inside, was secretly shot and given to us. children spend on average a month in the new facilities. responding to the allegations of neglect, the government told the bbc that the children have access to nutritious food, recreation and are being kept in a healthy environment. ariani drew pictures in detention of love hearts and flowers to fight off her sadness. many nights now, she wakes up screaming. ariani, once bubbly, has become withdrawn. like thousands, she may bear scars of her detention for life. hilary andersson, bbc news. residents of goma, in eastern congo, have been returning home after the lava flow from a volcanic eruption stopped just short of the city. 15 people died as thousands fled in panic late on saturday when mount nyiragongo erupted.

here's our africa correspondent. this is one of the world's deadliest volcanoes. mount nyiragongo erupted late saturday night, setting homes and roads on fire. the first warning came when a thick orange cloud illuminated the night sky. locals fled in desperation. some of them to neighbouring rwanda, others to a nearby town. translation: it's something we've never seen before. - we're all together, shaken. translation: we watched the whole neighbourhood i go up in smoke. the fire came right down to here. even now, we can still see lava. the last time nyiragongo erupted, its consequences were devastating. 250 people died and hundreds of thousands were left homeless. aid agencies say early warning systems failed. when the volcano team

monitoring people are not even aware of the behaviour of the volcano, this can affect the whole, the entire town. while we continue to feel the seismic activity, an eruption, a new eruption cannot be ruled out. now the orange sky has turned a dreary grey and as people return home, at least five tremors have been felt in the aftermath. there have been reports of casualties but the full picture is yet to emerge. reha kansara, bbc news, in nairobi. the american golfer phil mickelson — who is fifty years old — has become the oldest person ever to win a major tournament. he turned professional in 1992, before many of his fellow players in this year's us pga tournament were even born. surrounded by a large crowd on the 18th green at kiawah island, south carolina, mickelson held his nerve to win his second championship — and sixth major overall.

this year's eurovision song contest was the usual mix of kitsch, spectacle and music of varying quality. but questions are being asked about the lead singer of the winning band. some suggest he may have snorted drugs during the event — and was caught on camera. he's denied it — and will now take a drug test. this report from tim allman contains flashing images. hail the conquering heroes, returning to rome, italian glam rock band maneskin. in their carry on luggage, one eurovision song ontest trophy. eurovision song contest trophy. they lit up the arena in rotterdam and electrified the voting public across europe. but was their lead singer a bit overstimulated himself? this was the moment that raised a few eyebrows on social media. during the interval in the green room,

he is seen leaning over. he categorically denies taking drugs and insists he was clearing up some broken glass. he will take a drug test to prove it. we told the ebu we were totally available to do the test but they told us there was no need because they trusted us. but again, to shut down the rumours, i'm going to do that tomorrow morning. in a statement, the european broadcasting union said they had found broken glass on site and were looking carefully at the footage. as for the band, they insist they're totally against cocaine and this is not the message they want to spread. rock and roll never dies! and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter.

hello there. the weather charts are pointing towards something a little drier, more settled toward the end of the week at long last because it has been a very wet may for virtually all parts of the uk. but some areas have had nearly 300% of their average may rainfall. and this week is starting on an unsettled note. the rain moving through on sunday, and showers following for the day ahead. this is the area of low pressure that brought that intense rain and strong winds for a time. it has actually become stuck or slow moving across the north of scotland. that will be with us through monday. we can see clearing in eastern areas by dawn, but showers do follow, but under the clearing skies i think the morning could start on a chilly note, perhaps a touch of frost in rural parts of northern ireland and a bright start. a little bit of mist around and that clears. and then sunshine prevails

for a time but already the showers in the west are developing more widely, our rain circulating, our area of low pressure moving to the northern isles after a dry start here and after the fine start in northern ireland, chilly albeit, the rain arrives in the afternoon. now, the showers will end up being slow—moving, some torrential downpour with hail and thunder, but the sunshine in between lifts the temperatures to 14 or 15. those showers and thunderstorms continue to go through the evening, only easing slowly overnight, tomorrow night not as chilly and some respite potentially in western areas later but really we have bands of cloudy, showery weather for tuesday, heavy showers particularly in scotland and central and eastern england. we may have something a little wetter as well for the southwest on tuesday. in between, there may be fewer showers, but they will still be intense when they come along. light winds, strong may sunshine, building some really big thunderstorms potentially with hail. come wednesday, just the hint things are starting to settle down. we still have weather fronts around but they do look a little bit weaker. a few heavy showers

following in behind, not certainly a dry picture but probably fewer of those intense downpours, and therefore temperatures will creep up — 16, 17 in the sunshine. that's because we have that little ridge of high pressure potentiallyjust keeping these weather fronts at bay, or even if they do come in later in the week, they're likely to be weaker. that is, they will not give as much rainfall as we have seen of late in may. just the signs things are starting to settle a little later in the week and perhaps a little warmer too by then.

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the headlines. the eu has strongly condemned belarus for forcing a plane to land and then arresting an opposition activist. the ryanair flight was diverted to minsk — and roman prota sayvitch was then detained. eu commission president ursula von der leyen said it was an illegal hijack that would face consequences. relatives and supporters of george floyd — the black man killed by a white police officer in minneapolis — are holding a rally to mark the upcoming first anniversary of his death. the lead singer of the italian band that won the eurovision song contest says he will take a voluntary drugs test on monday. the glam—rock band — maneskin — denied taking drugs afterfootage showed their singer leaning over a table. he said he was clearing up a broken glass. now on bbc news,

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