welcome to newsday, live from singapore. the headlines... a crowded shopping centre in ukraine is hit by a russian missile. at least 13 are dead, more than 50 have been injured. president zelensky calls it "a brazen terrorist attack". translation: today's russian strike on a shopping mall in kremenchuk. is one of the greatest atrocities in the history of europe. the g7 leaders describe the attack as "abominable". also on the programme... nato plans a huge upgrade in rapid reaction forces. the alliance says the increase followed a direct threat the floods in bangladesh have killed dozens and left millions stranded.

we'll hear about the life of journalists and protesters in hong ahead of its handover. nato plans a huge upgrade in rapid reaction forces. the alliance says the increase followed a direct threat from russia to europe security. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore and 1am in central ukraine, where around 1000 people are thought to have been inside a shopping centre when it was hit by a russian missile. so far, at least 13 people have been killed, and more than 50 injured, but it's feared the death toll could climb significantly.

g7 leaders have said attacks on innocent civilians constitute a war crime. the attack happened in kremenchuk in central ukraine, a long way from the front line. the governor of the city said it was unlikely many survivors would be found in the rubble, because the fire was so big. 0ur correspondent nick beake has just arrived in kremenchuk and has this update. this is the smoldering wreckage of russia's latest attack — a shopping centre, although it's barely recognisable, tonight. as those g7 leaders were meeting, president putin was sending his own message, and his missiles were hitting ukrainian civilians. i've got to warn you there are some flashing images and also some details in my report that you might find distressing. this inferno is not a ukrainian military target. it's a ukrainian shopping centre. no weapons here, just families. these were the bewildering minutes

after russia's latest devastating missile attack — today, on the central city of kremenchuk. inside the building, panic. "is anyone alive?" a man calls out. there's a faint answer. "where are you? come here," the man says again. monday afternoon shoppers became paramedics, helping to load the injured into ambulances, those nearby at the time of impact struggling to make sense of what had happened. i was not far away from the place where it happened, some 500 metres away, and people were running around. after about 30 minutes, i started to go and check out the place. the centre was just destroyed. i'm i'm out of words. i

did not expect that something like this could happen like this in my town. figs this could happen like this in my town. �* , , , . this could happen like this in my town. a i, ., ., town. as they began to clear the wreckage. _ town. as they began to clear the wreckage. the — town. as they began to clear the wreckage, the number _ town. as they began to clear the wreckage, the number of - town. as they began to clear the wreckage, the number of dead l town. as they began to clear the i wreckage, the number of dead was rising. each pleas of debris revealing a clear picture. they've been bringing out these pieces of mangled metalfrom been bringing out these pieces of mangled metal from the shopping centre, leaving them here, and the work goes on even though it's now pitch black, and that is because there is an urgency. many people were in this shopping centre at the time of the attack, and the fear is that many more people have died. speaking of the shopping centre, the interior minister said this was an act of terrorism. president zelensky claimed up to 1,000 people could've been inside at the time and had these words. translation: 0nly these words. translation: only completely messed up terrorists for whom _ only completely messed up terrorists for whom there is no place on earth

would _ for whom there is no place on earth would strike — for whom there is no place on earth would strike such a place. it's not an accidental hit by missiles, it's an accidental hit by missiles, it's a deliberate russian strike. this carnaue a deliberate russian strike. this carnage is _ a deliberate russian strike. this carnage is more _ a deliberate russian strike. ti 3 carnage is more than 80 miles away from russian occupied land, so it was most likely the work of a guided missile. why here? we don't know. but moscow is showing this city and the watching world's assault on ukraine and its people is not going to stop. you can see some of the unexhausted firefighters trying to catch their breath. the air is still thick with the smoke that's building was the it's thick with the smoke that's building was the its past midnight. the operation continues. they're not giving up, but when we look at the video of the aftermath of the missile strike, the inferno that took hold, people here are thinking

there's really very little chance that people would've survived this. that is people who weren't brought to safety. but this was not the only attack on ukrainian civilians today. in the east, in the donbas region, at least eight people were killed. we're told that two of them were teenagers. more than 20 people injured. the information we're getting from that particular place is that those who were killed and injured were targeted or certainly hit as they were queuing for water. atrain in a train in the united states has partially derailed after hitting a truck in missouri. the train operator says there are early reports of injuries among passengers and crew. several carriages can be seen lying on their side reportedly. the train was heading from los angeles to chicago with the incident

happened. we'll bring you more details. we are expecting a press conference from the company soon. ten people have been killed and more than 250 injured after an explosion of toxic gas injordan, at the port of aqaba. a chemical storage container fell while being transported, causing a large plume of what has been confirmed as chlorine gas. specialist teams have been sent to the port to deal with the clean—up operation. the united nations is warning of a rapidly deteriorating situation in bangladesh, where floods have killed dozens of people and left more than 4 million stranded. millions of people, many of them children, are being forced to drink flood water, increasing the risk of diseases. 0ur south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, reports. hundreds of villagers disappeared. entire districts submerged. flash floods have erased much

of bangladesh's sylhet region. they've shown no mercy for those living here. shamina's home was battered by the rains. it now sits on a makeshift island. a family which lost so much, holding on to the one remaining memory they cherish the most, a passport photo of shamina's 35—year—old husband. her sister also died. both drowned after the family took a boat out on a desperate search for food and safer ground. translation: we were trying to reach the other side of the bridge. _ i panicked, seeing the amount of water. we couldn't row the boat. it filled up and capsized. and i fell into the water. these are the worst rains

in a century for sylhet. once a thriving area, now only navigable by boat. the rains wrecked this house. there's barely anything left to salvage. she's just one of the millions in this region now left in limbo with nowhere to go. translation: we're living - in the fields with cows and goats. how will we return to our home? there's nothing left. what will we eat? what will happen to us? this nation's no stranger to heavy rains. families ready themselves for the annual monsoon season, but so far in june, sylhet�*s had nearly double the rainfall it usually gets the entire month. with heavy floods also in neighbouring india, experts in the region say climate change is playing its part in these erratic weather patterns. as relief efforts continue, a longer challenge remains. a struggle for food, clean water,

and permanent shelter. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. mps have voted to give ministers the power to scrap parts of the post—brexit deal between the uk and the eu. the government wanted to change the northern ireland protocol to make it easierfor some goods to flow from great britain to northern ireland, but the european union says borisjohnson�*s plan is a breach of international law. barristers have gathered outside courts across england and wales, the charity commission has said it will review reports that prince charles personally accepted large cash donations for one of his charities from a former qatari prime minister. a newspaper claims the donations totalled more than two and a half million pounds overfour years from 2011 — with the first — of a million euros in notes, handed over in a suitcase. prince charles's representatives said "all correct processes were followed". (sing pres)this friday marks

the 25th anniversary this friday marks the 25th anniversary of the handover of hong kong, from uk to chinese rule. china promised to protect democratic freedoms for 50 years, but new laws introduced in 2020, have effectively silenced all criticism in the territory. bbc panorama has spent the last year with young journalists and protesters as they live through the most turbulent period in hong kong's recent history, facing arrests and prison sentences. danny vincent reports. i don't smoke. ijust hope that in jail, you can use cigarettes as currency. jail, you can use cigarettes as currency-— jail, you can use cigarettes as curren ., , , ., , ., currency. jennifer is 24 years old and preparing — currency. jennifer is 24 years old and preparing for _ currency. jennifer is 24 years old and preparing for prison. - currency. jennifer is 24 years old

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the legal system has now been used as a weapon against those that speak out. a national security war is changing the city. when the authorities introduce the national security law, they said it would only impact a small number of people. two years on and it's only impact a small number of people. two years on and its spread fear across the city. some people even say the changes now are bigger than when hong kong was returned to china. i've been following a prominentjournalist china. i've been following a prominent journalist who feared he was a target of the new law. shifter was a target of the new law. after the national _ was a target of the new law. after the national security _ was a target of the new law. after the national security law, - was a target of the new law. after the national security law, as - was a target of the new law. after the national security law, as a - the national security law, as a reporter, _ the national security law, as a reporter, i_ the national security law, as a reporter, i will be on the target of the police — reporter, i will be on the target of the police-— the police. translation: is much easier— the police. translation: is much easier to - the police. translation: is much easier to cross - the police. translation: | is much easier to cross the the police. translation: - is much easier to cross the red line _ is much easier to cross the red line we — is much easier to cross the red line. we don't know where the red line. we don't know where the red line is _ line. we don't know where the red line is for — line. we don't know where the red line is. i'm still confident that i'll line is. i'm still confident that ill be — line is. i'm still confident that

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vincent, bbc news, hong kong. for more, we can speak to dr hung wing lok. he's a political commentator whojoins us now from hong kong. thank you for speaking to us on newsday. china promised hong kong two systems, one rule, 25 years ago. how far do you see that laying out? well, thank you for your question. more precisely, i think economically, hong kong has remained the same compared to 25 years ago. for example, you could see still a financial city, and the cost of living, particular housing, is still extreme the high. economically, hong kong has remained the same. it has changed a lot in social issue areas. to me, i think one area is definitely attempting point for those changes. chinese officials saw

or even some experience, those chaotic moments could be a definite threat to beijing authority and national security. fundamentally, the whole city cannot function well, still remember visibly that the beijing life could not move on, so beijing life could not move on, so beijing government reacted in hong kong as a national law. i’m beijing government reacted in hong kong as a national law.— kong as a national law. i'm sorry to interru -t kong as a national law. i'm sorry to interrupt you. _ kong as a national law. i'm sorry to interrupt you, but _ kong as a national law. i'm sorry to interrupt you, but i _ kong as a national law. i'm sorry to interrupt you, but i just _ kong as a national law. i'm sorry to interrupt you, but i just want - kong as a national law. i'm sorry to interrupt you, but i just want to - interrupt you, but i just want to pick up on a point that you made. you mentioned the financial centre, but protests are cracked down on, protests and social groups are cracked down on, is that not affect

on tomball —— the city's ability to be an international centre? its, on tomball -- the city's ability to be an international centre? a little bit. it be an international centre? a little hit it may — be an international centre? a little bit. it may affect _ be an international centre? a little bit. it may affect hong _ be an international centre? a little bit. it may affect hong kong - be an international centre? a little bit. it may affect hong kong or - be an international centre? a little i bit. it may affect hong kong or even the new government to keep the tenants in hong kong, because after 2019, you can also see a lot of professionals leaving hong kong. sorry... sorry to interrupt you once again. thank you so much for your thoughts, i'm afraid we've run out of time. you're watching newsday. the desperate situation for the people in the aftermath of last week because my earthquake in afghanistan. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series

of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. cheering. challenger powered past _ the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 44 years. _ there was no hiding the sheer elation ofj richard branson and his crew.

this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines... a crowded shopping centre in ukraine is hit by a russian missile. at least 30 and are dead and more than 50 have been injured —— at least 13. president zelensky calls it a brazen terrorist attack. of the world's seven richest nations have promised to support the country "for as long as it takes". president zelensky addressed world leaders at the g7, calling for more assistance, including missile defence systems to protect ukrainian cities a long way from the front line. (read on) the bbc�*s shaun ley has been attending the summit in southern germany, and says president zelensky wants to maintain support from g7 leaders. president zelensky knows that he has

to keep the support of these nations who are funding and sustaining ukraine and its hours, days, weeks, months of need, but he also knows that the reality is this war could drag on into next year and even beyond that. the chances of ending it, he says, depends on heavy weapons, the kinds that perhaps so far the western allies have been resistant to give because they didn't want to get dragged into a conflict with russia. in terms of that, he did say, speaking before he met the g7, every time you delay, you encourage russia to hit us and hit us again. kremenchuk is an illustration of that. the g7 leaders have gathered again on monday evening. theyjust put out a statement condemning the attack and repeating the words from earlier, they will do all it takes and standby ukraine for as long as it takes. the military alliance

nato has announced what it's calling the biggest overhaul of its collective defence and deterrence since the cold war. here's the secretary—general. we will transform the nato response force and increase the number of our high readiness forces to well over 300,000. our new concept will guide us in an era of strategic competition. i expect it will make clear that allies consider russia as the most significant and direct threat to our security. there could be an almost tenfold increase in troop numbers for nato's forces. here's bbc news europe editor, katya adler. if you listen to nato's - secretary—general, he says this is the biggest overhaul of collective defence . and deterrence since the cold war. and it doesn't really come as a surprise. | i mean, russia's invasion . of ukraine, the aggression, the ambition that it's showing hasj

kind of upended all of the security assumptions here in europe since the cold war. - but when we talk about these rapid reaction forces, - these aren't troops that are thought to be sent to ukraine. _ it is actually nato members that are closest to russia — _ the baltic countries and poland — and also nato applicants — - finland and sweden — - that are feeling most exposed, and what they're looking - for is a real boosting of what's known as nato's eastern flank. and that will involve | countries like the uk and france having warships, warplanes and troops - at the ready if necessary. nato is going to be calling on all of its members - to increase defence spending, i but it's thought voters will accept this if the promises and pledges they're hearing here in madrid l and in bavaria actually serve to make them feel safer. . now to afghanistan, where aid has still not reached some of remote villages affected

by last week's earthquake. more than a thousand people died in the quake in paktika province — with thousands more injured. my colleage, yalda hakim, is in kabul and has been talking to the taliban. it was a devastating earthquake that struck paktika province. we've lost more than 1,000 lives, 3000 injured in 10,000 homes destroyed. in entire lives and livelihoods gone in a matter of seconds. the response from our government has been praised by all corners. we've done whatever in our capacity whether through cash, assistance for tens and food and water. the assistance from foreign governments that want to help.

especially for girls, who aren't going school to example, it's been over 283 days that the taliban hasn't banned them. h0 over 283 days that the taliban hasn't banned them.— over 283 days that the taliban hasn't banned them. ., ., ., , , ., hasn't banned them. no one has put a ban on any girls _ hasn't banned them. no one has put a ban on any girls going _ hasn't banned them. no one has put a ban on any girls going to _ hasn't banned them. no one has put a ban on any girls going to school. - ban on any girls going to school. they are going to primary schools. but not high schools. tliei;r they are going to primary schools. but not high schools.— but not high schools. they get university _ but not high schools. they get university education _ but not high schools. they get university education and - but not high schools. they get - university education and computer sources. there's a problem with secondary schooling, but are opening more than a dozen country. that is absolutely incorrect and that the narrative pushed by people for their own personal gain. in the government has made a promise to the rights of educations of all citizens. d0 has made a promise to the rights of educations of all citizens.— educations of all citizens. do you know when _ educations of all citizens. do you know when girls _ educations of all citizens. do you know when girls school - educations of all citizens. do you know when girls school will - educations of all citizens. do you | know when girls school will open? that is a question that will be answered by the relevant ministries. i don't have the time for it.— i don't have the time for it. we've soken i don't have the time for it. we've spoken to — i don't have the time for it. we've spoken to journalists _ i don't have the time for it. we've spoken to journalists in _ i don't have the time for it. we've spoken to journalists in the - i don't have the time for it. we've spoken to journalists in the last . i don't have the time for it. we've | spoken to journalists in the last 24 hours who said they had been to some of these remote areas of eastern afghanistan, in paktika, and one told me that a woman with broken

bones was able to get assistance because there wasn't a female doctor or nurse and the taliban were still waiting for her guardian to arrive. i think you're trying to misconstrue the report. the report was by channel 4, and they said that is the culture of the people and that's what we're trying to tell the world. there are certain constraints within the culture of afghanistan where the good or bad, we can talk about. and many other settings. but that is the culture that is prevalent in afghanistan. let's bring you more on the train derailment in the united states. in the past few minutes, it's been confirmed that three people have died after a train derailed in the us state of missouri. nearly 250 passengers were onboard the train, which was travelling from los angeles to chicago.

that's all the time we have for here on bbc world news. hello. it's going to stay relatively unsettled with sunshine and showers. especially from the north and west of the uk. for tuesday, something a bit more unsettled pushes in. is that area of low pressure brings in an active weather front. you'll see the isobars fairly close together, so it'll be wet and windy across more northern and western areas throughout the day. the rain will be quite heavy, particularly for west and southwest scotland. windy here, breezy further east, but a lot of dry weather around. may be in on passing shower here and there, but

most places dry. it's going to be windy in the north and west. that'll impact the temperatures. the mid to high teens in the north and west, but further east, slightly lighter winds and 22 may be 23 degrees. the weather front begins to push its way further eastwards during tuesday night. tending to weaken a little bit. still some heavy bursts of rain. drierand clear bit. still some heavy bursts of rain. drier and clear spells elsewhere. it's going to be pretty mild as well. air coming in from the south. lows of 11—14 degrees. an area of low pressure pulls away from the uk. we've still got weather fronts across the country, so it's going to be another unsettled one. could see some heavy rain for a time, which will tend to push its way northwards, clearing into the north sea. that it's going to be an afternoon of sunshine and showers again and some showers could turn

out to be heavy, maybe even country. could be fairly breezy, not as one day. top temperatures low 20s —— not as windy. in between the showers, you get the sunshine and the sign will be strong. high uv levels expected. as we move deeper into the week, it stays rather unsettled. further showers. will tend to stay a bit drier across southern and eastern areas. there are signs of high pressure building in next weekend.

this is bbc news, the headlines... president zelensky of ukraine describes a deadly russian missile strike on a crowded shopping centre as "one of the most brazen terrorist acts in european history". at least 13 people are dead in the attack, but that figure could rise. the attack came after the ukrainian president had appealed to world leaders at the g7 summit for missile defence systems to protect more ukrainian cities. the g—7 countries, have condemned the attack and described it as "abominable". nato has announced a huge increase in forces — ready to deploy at any moment. the secretary—general, jens stoltenberg, described russia — as the most significant and direct

threat to the alliance's security and values.