welcome to newsday reporting live from singapore. karishma vaswani. the headlines. how to make friends and influence people, new research uncovers a staggering of china's hidden foreign lending. america's a top general admits the united states reputation has been damaged by the chaotic exit from afghanistan. borisjohnson from afghanistan. boris johnson says from afghanistan. borisjohnson says the uk's petrol problems are easing, queues like this are easing, queues like this are still a familiar sight. the french insist they are doing everything they can to stop migrants crossing the english channel and accuse the uk of being ungrateful. we channel and accuse the uk of being ungrateful.— channel and accuse the uk of being ungrateful. we all have our secrets. _ being ungrateful. we all have

our secrets. we _ being ungrateful. we all have our secrets. we just - being ungrateful. we all have our secrets. we just didn't i being ungrateful. we all have| our secrets. we just didn't get to you as yet. our secrets. we 'ust didn't get to you as yet._ to you as yet. and shaken, stirred and _ to you as yet. and shaken, stirred and very, _ to you as yet. and shaken, stirred and very, very - to you as yet. and shaken, stirred and very, very late. finally the newest bond film is released with the premiere in london. ., ., , ., london. live from our studio in singapore--- — london. live from our studio in singapore... this _ london. live from our studio in singapore... this is _ london. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc- london. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. | singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsdax _ it is 7am in singapore and beijing, where new research shows that china hands out twice as much development money as the us and other major powers combined. american researchers from a day to come through global financial transactions and government records to reveal billions in china's are secret development spending. the new data shows an increasing number of overseas megaprojects worth half $1 billion or more.

a 150—page report full of hidden data that took us researchers four years to uncover. it's full of hidden information that the chinese government doesn't even have about its own lending. namely that china is bankrolling international infrastructure projects — gig things like bridges and ports — at twice the rate of the united states and other major powers, and a majority of that funding is being channelled through chinese state banks. they're often issuing risky high—interest loans. $843 billion worth of funding spread across 165 countries. here's a prime example. a 400—kilometre railway stretching from kunming in south—west china, across the border into neighbouring laos, down to its capital vientiane. it's a complicated project requiring 75 tunnels and 62 bridges, and it's costing a lot - $5.9 billion. laos is one of the poorest

countries in the region and it's shouldering most of the risk. last year laos had to sell off a $600 million chunk of its energy grid to pay its chinese creditors — all before the railway even starts operations. loans like the laos deal are often cloaked in confidentiality clauses, so researchers are concerned that the shaky financing behind such deals are often hidden from public view, even though ultimately it's the public that's going to be on the hook for repaying the mammoth debts to china owed by such mammoth projects. in the next hour of newsday i will be speaking to the executive director brad parkes, the lead researcher in that report so make sure to tune in. first, us military authorities in washington have acknowledged the chaotic pull—out from

afghanistan has damaged the credibility. general mark milley told a senate committee he had not anticipated the speed of the taliban takeover and warned that al-qaeda could propose propose a new threat to us interest. was testifying against lloyd austin —— alongside lloyd austin. we hel - ed alongside lloyd austin. - helped overstate but we could not help forge a nation. the fact the afghan army that we and our partners trained simply melted away, in many cases without firing a shot took us all by surprise and it would be dishonest to claim otherwise are. �* , , dishonest to claim otherwise are. ~ , , ., ., , dishonest to claim otherwise are. a , ., ., , ., are. as we build that army and all of its components - are. as we build that army and all of its components i - are. as we build that army and all of its components i think i all of its components i think that— all of its components i think that one _ all of its components i think that one area we may have made over_ that one area we may have made over time — that one area we may have made over time is_ that one area we may have made over time is we that one area we may have made overtime is we make that one area we may have made over time is we make them too dependent on technology, too dependent on technology, too dependent on technology, too dependent on our capabilities. we didnt— dependent on our capabilities. we didn't take in the cultural aspects — we didn't take in the cultural aspects as much as we should have — aspects as much as we should have and _ aspects as much as we should have and we mirror imaged, to put it— have and we mirror imaged, to put it simply. i think that is a big — put it simply. i think that is a big lesson, we will take a hard — a big lesson, we will take a hard look_ a big lesson, we will take a

hard look at it and when you putt — hard look at it and when you pull contactors, trips, it is one — pull contactors, trips, it is one of— pull contactors, trips, it is one of many contributing factors _ one of many contributing factors as the rapid collapse. our— factors as the rapid collapse. our north america editor was watching that and explain just how damaging this testimony could be for president biden. normally at these committees what you get is the standard question, what did you know and when did you know it? if the answer seems to be, we didn't know very much at any particular time. we didn't know the afghan army would collapse, sometimes without firing a bullet, we didn't know there would be the chaos in kabul, we didn't know we would leave americans behind, we didn't know how much kit would be in the hands of the taliban once they took over. most damaging of all, i think, was the admission by general milley was he made it clear that he thought 2500 troops should maintain debility, stop the fall of kabul, stop the takeover by the telephone. earlierjoe biden had absolutely denied in terms that

he had ever had a recommendation along those lines. and there is a clear gap there which you can be sure that republican senators are going to press at because of what he said. the other thing about these committee hearings that often happens is that it becomes very partisan. the fire that the military commanders were under both from friendly and hostile sources. there is huge displeasure atjoe biden's handling of of this. you can find more about this story on our website. we have lots more details about general milley and why his testimony matters. go to the website or download the bbc news app. more than 17,000 migrants have crossed the english channel on small boats this year. that is double the number for all of 2020. the british home secretary has threatened to withhold funding unless the

french authorities intercept more vessels, but the commander in charge of coastal operations in charge of coastal operations in the calais region has accused britain of a lack of gratitude and said he would withdraw his forces if british money was withheld. lucy williamson reports. this, smugglers tell their clients, is the moment you are safe from french police. just a few feet into the channel will do. but this night, the story is different. 0ui, comme—ca? 60 miles away, up the coast, general frantz tavart receives the call. his men are searching for migrants hiding in the beaches and dunes along this coast — 130 men each night, including reservists, funded by the uk. this is the kind of terrain that the patrols here have to police every night. the sand is so fine that your boots sink into it. sometimes, there's not even the moon for light. tonight, the patrols are paying off. this is the third boat

they have stopped. in footage shot by officers on the beach, gendarmes wade into the sea, surround the boat and pull it back to shore. baby cries. this time, there are several children and a baby on board. general tavart says his patrols stop almost all crossing attempts from the 50—mile stretch of coast around calais. translation: the proof of our efficiency is that l smugglers are now trying to go from the belgian coast, even the somme. but that dilutes our resources across the territory. it is like a game of chess where the smugglers always make the first move. 0n the night we were there, almost 200 people were prevented from crossing the channel. but on that same night, three times as many did make it to the uk.

britain says france needs to do more. the french have stopped many thousands of crossings already this year, well over 12,000 already. but there's more to do. the french know there's more to do and so do we. we need to get to the stage where it is more likely than not that if you attempt to cross the channel, you will be stopped. the home secretary has put it another way. stop more boats, or the uk will withhold £50 million of funding for the mission this year. translation: we know that britain has threatened - to cut their financial support. i am very clear, if they stop paying for their reservists, i will pull my men. britain and france are separated here by just 20 miles of sea. to a migrant, it looks easy to cross. to a government, easy to manage. lucy williamson, bbc news, northern france. in other headlines the british prime minister borisjohnson

prime minister boris johnson has prime minister borisjohnson has insisted he understands motorists' frustration about fuel shortages across the uk but said the situation was starting to improve. his government has given approval for military drivers to deliver fuel to forecourts, where they have been shortages and big queues. simonjack has the latest. scenes like this in telford have become commonplace in the last few days — anxious drivers responding to reports of fuel shortages, then fuelling the very shortage they�* re anxious about. it is a circular crisis of confidence that is having real—world consequences. debbie moulton was verbally abused when filling up petrol cans to keep her social care staff on the road, as some have been delayed waiting to refuel. we had a member of staff go out at 5.30 this morning — her first call was at seven — because she needed to fuel. she got to her customer, the client, at quarter to eight, so she was fully five minutes late for that particular person, who could not get out of bed until we were there. so they are left uncomfortable,

in bed, needing their meds. the government estimates 16% of stations are fully stocked, compared with just 10% at the weekend, far below the 40% considered normal. today, the prime minister urged calm. we now are starting to see the situation improve. we're hearing from industry that supplies are coming back onto the forecourts in the normal way. i would just really urge everybody to just go about their business in the normal way and fill up in the normal way when you really need it. at the moment, rocketing demand is overwhelming an industry that, like others, is grappling with a shortage of lorry drivers. we've had an acute hgv driver shortage for months, which has made supply chains of all kinds super fragile, vulnerable to spikes in consumer demand, and that is why this station is closed and there are shortages at many others around the country. but what do you do to solve a crisis whose main cause is the behaviour

of we, the consumer? the last fuel crisis in september 2000 offered some lessons, according to a top civil servant involved then. he said lecturing people was the wrong approach. we get industry saying, "behave yourselves," and that doesn't solve anybody's problem. what needs to happen is people need to be persuaded and need to understand they need to take part in a collective effort, and it won't be a quick fix. then they might start to calm down. beyond the crisis, the bigger picture is not a pretty one for motorists. surging global demand for oil means petrol prices, already at an eight—year high, are expected to move even higher. even when the queues are gone, those price pressures will remain. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... remembering the victims of gun violence. the museum in america is

commemorating the lives lost every single week. in all russia's turmoil it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility - which produced affection from catholics throughout the world, but his - departure is a tragedy. for the catholic church. this man, israel's right—winger ariel sharon, visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites — an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. - in berlin a million germans celebrate the rebirth - of europe's biggest

and richest nation. | this is newsday on the bbc, i am karishma vaswani in singapore. i will head lice. new research suggests that chinese lending for foreign projects is now twice that of the us and other major powers —— these are our headlines. and notable top general told a senate committee that the united states reputation had been damaged by the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. been damaged by the chaotic withdrawalfrom afghanistan. in withdrawal from afghanistan. in other stories withdrawalfrom afghanistan. in other stories today, for us politicians the possibility of a full—scale government shutdown was given a new date and deadline. the us treasury secretary said that by october 18 lawmakers will need to agree to raise the limit they can

borrow because without a new debt ceiling the treasury will not have the money to pay its bills. butjust after not have the money to pay its bills. but just after that warning, senate republicans blocked another attempt by the democrats to raise the debt ceiling. here is chuck schumer calling for a bipartisan effort. , , , wa nt to want to abscond from their responsibilities, not vote to pay the debt they incurred, so be it. that is a bad thing, a bad precedent. but this is the way out. 0ne one of those objecting to raising the debt ceiling was senator mitch mcconnell. for more than two months... two months _ for more than two months... two months. republicans have explained that the unified democratic party government will not — democratic party government will not be a bipartisan support for a debt limit hike white — support for a debt limit hike while they ride a partisan spending spree behind closed doors, — spending spree behind closed doors, it— spending spree behind closed doors, it is as simple as that. bipartisanship is not a light

switch _ bipartisanship is not a light switch that democrats can switch _ switch that democrats can switch on when they need to borrow — switch on when they need to borrow money and flicked off when — borrow money and flicked off when they want to spend money. those two clearly showing the issue that suspending the debt ceiling is very political. to give you some background to this the most recent government shutdown occurred during donald trump's presidency in 2019, and lasted 35 days with only essential government services operational. if you want to get in touch with me on any of the stories you have seen so far on newsday, the looming government shutdown in the us for instance, iam shutdown in the us for instance, i am on twitter at @bbckarishma and i look forward to hearing from you. some other stories. the governor of china's province has called for coal imports to be increased to counter power supply problems that have disrupted factories and affected 3g mobile phone

coverage. the prime minister is government says they should import more coalfrom government says they should import more coal from russia, indonesia and mongolia. germany's are social democrats, who narrowly won the election as they they hope to speak to the greens and three democrats later this week about forming 3—way government. key allies of angela merkel�*s party have conceded that the spd pot luck schultz is the best chance of becoming germany's next chancellor, putting the conservatives on the brink of sitting on the opposition benches. russian prosecutors have opened a new criminal case against the jailed opposition activist alexei navalny, saying his anti—corruption foundation anti—corru ption foundation constituted an anti—corruption foundation constituted an extremist community aimed at discrediting the state authorities. his foundation investigated high—level corruption and broadcast a documentary about a palace on the black sea supposedly owned by president putin. i want to bring you this

story now. the personal impact of gun violence in the united states is going on display with a memorial at the national building museum in washington. the exhibition comprises four glass houses built with 700 bricks, representing the number of people killed in the us by guns every single week. the display is a collaboration of artist hank willis thomas and the massive design group. the bbc sat down with the two of them and this is the story. a normally quiet neighbourhood turned into the site of a tragedy saturday. we are told two people died inside the club, two others have been taken to hospital. how many shots were fired? at least ten or 15, _ and people were screaming. i have been collaborating with mass design for a long time and over the years we have been really interested in the place where art can intersect with architecture. each house is composed of 700 bricks — 700 is the number

of americans that are killed on a weekly basis due to gun violence in this country. and within those bricks we invite family members of gun violence victims to contribute an object representing the passions, the interest, the personalities of their loved ones. and so in that regard we, the design team, created a framework by which these families could co—create and co—build a memorial. i grew up in new york and spent part of my time in washington, dc, and those cities were classified as the murder capital of the country. gun violence was something that affected a lot of young people throughout my childhood. i got most impacted in february 2000 when my cousin, who was then 27 years old,

was robbed and murdered in philadelphia, pennsylvania. that had a huge impact on everything i did because in a way my life plan was to follow in his footsteps. and therefore i have no road ahead of me. so my mother was a boston police officer for over 18 years. i already had a concept of gun safety, i knew that there were guns in our house. we had a safe, i knew to leave it alone, but my mother was actually shot in our house. she survived, she is living, she is abundantly blessed and beautiful but she was shot in our house and i don't think i ever really took the time to process what that meant and how it felt and what that trauma was until i started working on this project. this work is really intended to begin the healing process, and the more of us who actually understand that we are walking

wounded, and that if we don't take the time to heal ourselves by addressing our pain but also acknowledge the pain of others, we are going to continue to create more harm unnecessarily, which will eventually come back to us. there is a statistic that i think says somewhere between 45% and 55% of americans know someone who has been shot. and that is absurd. we quickly learned one - of the victims shot along this busy stretch of long beach is only 13 years old... - ..the youngest victim police say, a six year suffering from serious injuries... there have been at least 386 atlanta shootings since 2021 this epidemic in gun violence shows no signs of stopping. powerful words to that report

with. turning to other stories, australia's are most populous state new south wales has released a road map for its reopening from coronavirus lock downs, but not all of australia is on the same page with several states taking a more cautious approach. australia's prime minister says all states should open once vaccination targets are met and the tourism minister says he wants international visitors backed by the end of the year. i am joined now by martin drumm, a professor of politics and international relations at the university of notre dame in australia. hiv on the programme. you are in western australia now if i'm not mistaken, a covid zero state, how free are you, what is life like? ~ ., , how free are you, what is life like? . . , .., like? we are very free, we can do what we — like? we are very free, we can do what we like, _ like? we are very free, we can do what we like, we _ like? we are very free, we can do what we like, we can - like? we are very free, we can do what we like, we can have l do what we like, we can have big... and... life is very much like normal... i

big... and... life is very much like normal...— big... and... life is very much like normal... i believe we are havin: like normal... i believe we are having some _ like normal... i believe we are having some technical - having some technical difficulties with that interview with martin drumm there, we will try to come back to him if we can later on in the programme, but moving on to other stories. after lengthy delays, the latest james other stories. after lengthy delays, the latestjames bond movie is finally here. it was originally due for release in april last year, but faced repeated delays because of the pandemic. the world premiere was held on tuesday at the royal albert hall in london. a red carpet rolled out for a royal audience. why would i betray you? we all have our secrets, _ why would i betray you? we all have our secrets, we _ why would i betray you? we all have our secrets, we just - have our secrets, we just didnt— have our secrets, we just didn't get to you as yet. daniei— didn't get to you as yet. daniel craig is back in action as 007 for his fifth and final outing as james bond, the highly anticipated film what the cost of $250 million to

make and sees james bond return from retirement to active service. in his words, to finish this. the sties gathered at london's royal albert hall, the film faced 18 months of delays because of the pandemic. 0n the red carpet was of course of the star, daniel craig. he spoke to our entertainment correspondent. b, spoke to our entertainment correspondent.— spoke to our entertainment correspondent. a year ago this 'ust felt correspondent. a year ago this just felt like — correspondent. a year ago this just felt like a _ correspondent. a year ago this just felt like a dream, - correspondent. a year ago this just felt like a dream, we - correspondent. a year ago this just felt like a dream, we were not counting on this at all. just to be here is a huge relief. it is a shame we don't have the crowds but we are here, we will show it at the royal albert hall in front of an audience which is what we always set out to do. the eyes ofthe always set out to do. the eyes of the whole _ always set out to do. the eyes of the whole cinema _ always set out to do. the eyes of the whole cinema industry l always set out to do. the eyes. of the whole cinema industry on this film and how it will do. how important is it for this movie to do well? i how important is it for this movie to do well?- how important is it for this movie to do well? i hope we can do something. _ movie to do well? i hope we can do something. i _ movie to do well? i hope we can do something. i hope _ movie to do well? i hope we can do something. i hope it - movie to do well? i hope we can do something. i hope it is - movie to do well? i hope we can do something. i hope it is a - do something. i hope it is a springboard. i hope it drives people back to the cinema and that we can keep this wonderful business going.—

that we can keep this wonderful business going. from your point of view what _ business going. from your point of view what kind _ business going. from your point of view what kind of _ business going. from your point of view what kind of state - business going. from your point of view what kind of state do - of view what kind of state do you hope you are leaving bond in for whatever happens next in this legacy of more than 50 years? this legacy of more than 50 ears? ., , , this legacy of more than 50 ears? . , , ., ., years? that is up to other peeple- — years? that is up to other people. listen, _ years? that is up to other people. listen, i- years? that is up to other people. listen, iwantedl years? that is up to other. people. listen, iwanted to years? that is up to other - people. listen, i wanted to try to leave it in as good a place as i could. me and a lot of people have put in a huge amount of effort to try to achieve that. we will see, i don't know. somebody hopefully will write about it one day and tell me. ., , will write about it one day and tell me. . , ., ., will write about it one day and tell me. ., , ., ., tell me. finally, how do you feel personally _ tell me. finally, how do you feel personally about - tell me. finally, how do you feel personally about the i tell me. finally, how do you | feel personally about the end of this journey for you? bond is such a unique part, my people have walked on the moon that have plagued him. definitely a mixture of feelings. i am definitely a mixture of feelings. iam incredibly definitely a mixture of feelings. i am incredibly proud of the work we have done and the moves we have made and what we have achieved and of course it is tinged with sadness but it is tinged with sadness but it is tinged with sadness but it is time to move on. daniel craig in that's rather dapper suit talking to my

colleague. thank you for joining us on newsday, that is all we have time for in this hour. hello, there. after the heavy rain and brisk winds that affected most parts of the uk during tuesday, wednesday gives something of a chance to draw breath — certainly a drier, brighter day in prospect with some sunshine. it will still be quite breezy and there will be one or two showers but we are essentially between weather systems — this band of cloud that brought the rain on tuesday, this area of cloud waiting in the wings in the atlantic — but, in between, a zone of clearer skies thanks to this little ridge of high pressure building its way in. notice the white lines on the chart, though — the isobars still fairly tightly squeezed, so it will still be quite breezy and certainly we're getting off to a very cool start, quite a chilly start in places — three orfour degrees in one or two spots in the countryside, but we should see a good deal of sunshine through the day. now we will see some showers, too — these most

plentiful across parts of northern ireland, south—west scotland, drifting through northern england, into the midlands, perhaps one or two into east anglia and the south—east, but many spots by the end of the afternoon will be dry with some sunshine. the winds easing a little by the end of the day, but temperatures just 13 to 16 degrees. and temperatures will drop quite quickly under clear skies during wednesday evening. however, the clear skies won't last. in western areas we see cloud and rain spreading in, a strengthening breeze, so by the end of the night it will be turning milder in the west — 11 for belfast, 12 for plymouth — still quite chilly to start the day across eastern areas. but for thursday, this frontal system dominates the weather — that's going to bring some outbreaks of quite heavy rain southwards and eastward, the rain quite sporadic, quite on and off in nature. very windy to start the day, especially in north—west scotland. the winds will ease a little through the day across northern areas — it should brighten up a little bit here, too. further south, those winds will stay strong and gusty, exposed spots in england and wales seeing gusts in excess of 40 or 45 mph even

through into the afternoon. temperatures still struggling — 13 degrees for aberdeen, 17 in plymouth — although, actually, that's about where we should be at this time of year. now, into the weekend, low pressure dominates. weather system spinning around these areas of low pressure — that means we'll see some outbreaks of heavy rain at times, some very strong winds are possible, too, and temperatures will stay in a similar range — between 12 and 17 degrees. so with the cloud, the rain, the brisk winds and the cool conditions, it will feel very autumnal.

this is bbc news, the headlines: newsday continues straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. many of us have an inclination to categorise artists. it's an easy, maybe a lazy way, of signalling where we think they fit in the creative universe. but my guest today defies labels. nitin sawhney�*s creative output is dizzying.