welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines... the sole surviving member of the group that carried out the 2015 islamist attacks in paris has been sentenced to life in prison after the biggest trial in french history. the american singer, r kelly, has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for the systematic sexual abuse of women and children. a marked change in nato�*s approach to dealing with russian aggression. at their summit in madrid, leaders of the military alliance declare the kremlin to be a "direct threat" to their countries�* security. ukraine carries out the biggest prisoner swap with moscow since the russian invasion.

it includes 95 fighters from the azovstal steelworks in mariupol. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore and midnight in france, where the only survivor of the terror cell behind the november 2015 paris attacks has been found guilty of murder. salah abdeslam has been sentenced to life in jail. of the other 19 men standing trial, all but one were found guilty of terrorism charges. the attacks left 130 people dead. our correspondent in paris, hugh schofield, has more. it is opening remarks, the providing

judge said of the 20 in the dock, 19 had all the charges upheld against them. only one of them have the terrorist qualification of his crime removed. in the case of all 19 others, all the charges — and remember most of the merc with facing five different charges — were upheld. that the man that came in nine killers but didn't kill. very interestingly, thejudge in nine killers but didn't kill. very interestingly, the judge said that a key piece of evidence in the case was that his suicide belt had been found by scientist to be defective. salah abdeslam told the court no more than once that he had a change of heart, that he should not be found guilty and should not be given a very stiff sentence because he changed his mind. he's come face—to—face with his potential victims on the night of the attack

and failed to detonate his suicide belt because he changed his mind. the courtroom didn't believe him. they believe the scientific evidence to the effect that the belt was defective, and that was why it didn't explode. that was why the court was decided... he got this very stiff sentence with life imprisonment without chance of parole after 30 years. let's speak to lisa louis, a freelancejournalist based in paris. thank you forjoining us on the programme. what else can you tell us about the verdicts?— about the verdicts? well, as hugh mentioned. _ about the verdicts? well, as hugh mentioned, only _ about the verdicts? well, as hugh mentioned, only one _ about the verdicts? well, as hugh mentioned, only one of— about the verdicts? well, as hugh mentioned, only one of them - about the verdicts? well, as hugh mentioned, only one of them was| about the verdicts? well, as hugh i mentioned, only one of them was not found guilty of terrorism related charges. that was somebody who provided false ideas to the attackers —— false ids. but the only

surviving attacker of that night, the 13th of november 2015, he was condemned very severely to life in prison, and that life sentence cannot be reduced. mind you, the others, even though he was the only person who was in paris that night, he was here on paris on the 12th of november 2015. that is just one day before the attack happened. you can tell by the court's sentences tonight that many of those with standing trial over those past ten months here in france deeply indicated, and why they had of the court decided to hand down very severe verdict for a lot of them. some of them got lower than what the prosecutor was asking for because

the court seemed to believe that these people may have known about what might be to come, but they were not that deeply indicated to get a life sentence or even ten or 20 years. there are people who got less than ten years in prison. lisa. years. there are people who got less than ten years in prison.— than ten years in prison. lisa, can ou tell than ten years in prison. lisa, can you tell us- -- _ than ten years in prison. lisa, can you tell us... this _ than ten years in prison. lisa, can you tell us... this was _ than ten years in prison. lisa, can you tell us... this was one - than ten years in prison. lisa, can you tell us. .. this was one of- you tell us... this was one of the longest histories in paris. has there been any reaction from families? does this give them any closer? ~ , ,., , families? does this give them any closer? ~ , , �* , closer? absolutely. i've been following _ closer? absolutely. i've been following the _ closer? absolutely. i've been following the trial _ closer? absolutely. i've been following the trial over - closer? absolutely. i've been following the trial over the i closer? absolutely. i've been l following the trial over the past ten months. i was there ten or 15 days. during the trial, i was listening to all these civil plaintiffs. there are 400 civil plaintiffs. there are 400 civil plaintiffs testifying in front of the court very intensely. people were telling us about their loved ones, about what they had gone through that night, how they escaped during the bataclan attack, the

attack on the music hall where 90 people were killed by three terrorists. it was a very intense time for all the civil plaintiffs i've been talking to, and many of them have been telling me that this is a very important step for them. this will not end their healing process. that is quite clear to many of them. but it is a step forward and some of them are hoping that they can now, and the future, consider themselves no longer as victim, but they can say, " i'm happy i was a victim in the past and now i can maybe go on when by life," although the wound that was created by these horrible attacks still remains with them. liza by these horrible attacks still remains with them. lisa louise, thank you _ remains with them. lisa louise, thank you very _ remains with them. lisa louise, thank you very much _ remains with them. lisa louise, thank you very much for - remains with them. lisa louise, thank you very much forjoiningl remains with them. lisa louise, i thank you very much forjoining the programme. r&b singer r kelly has been

sentenced to 30 years in prison by a us federal court in new york after he was found guilty of sexually abusing women, boys and girls for decades. the 55—year old singer was convicted of all nine counts against him in the sex—trafficking trial, which took place in september. 0ur north america correspondent, neda tawfik, was in court, and sent this report. r kelly's victims were ignored and vilified for years, mainly black americans who felt their voices weren't valued. this sentence means everything to them. there wasn't a day in my life until this moment that i actually believed that the judicial system would come through for black and brown girls. i stand here very proud of myjudicial system, very proud of my fellow survivors and very pleased with the outcome, 30 years that he'd do this, and 30 years is what he got. i never thought that i would be here to see him be held accountable for the atrocious things that he did to children. i don't know what else to say except that i'm grateful. i'm grateful for today.

# i believe i can fly...# his star power was his shield. he used his inner circle to exploit minors, women and men. they all came from varied backgrounds but were similar in their adoration for kelly. 0nce under his control, he required than to follow he required them to follow a degrading set of rules. they had to call him daddy and they weren't permitted to leave their rooms for any reason without his permission. he also directed every aspect of the sexual abuse with him and others and recorded many of the instances. for years, his crimes were an open secret, including his marriage to the late r&b singer aaliyah when she was just 15 years old and he 27. the stories from a documentary called surviving r kelly stunned the public and led to calls to mute his music. chanting: mute r kelly! mute r kelly! it also shone a light on an industry said to be rife with harassment and abuse. the music industry hasjust not even begun to have its reckoning.

it isn'tjust one person who is, like, a a skeevy predator. it's the scaffolding, it's the system, it's the star machine. r kelly's legacy will no longer be defined by his voice. he'll forever be remembered as a sexual predator. presidentjoe biden has confirmed plans to significantly extend the us military presence in europe. he told the nato summit it was because president vladimir putin has "shattered peace". the nato secretary general, jens stoltenberg, said the alliance was having its biggest overhaul since the end of the cold war. he added ukraine could rely on the military alliance "for as long as it takes" in its fight against russia's invasion. the leaders of sweden and finland have thanked borisjohnson for getting behind their efforts tojoin nato. from the summit in madrid, here's our political editor, chris mason. the prime minister of the united kingdom...

0ne after another, they arrived, the leaders of the world's largest military defence alliance marking the moment it is getting bigger. nato sees russia as a significant and direct threat to its security, and its most powerful member is acting accordingly. nato is strong, united, and the steps we're taking during this summit are going to further augment our collective strength. to that end, today, i'm announcing the united states will enhance our force posture in europe. america's sending more warplanes to the uk and boosting its military presence across europe. british troops are already deployed in estonia. the prime minister likes to repeat the uk has europe's biggest defence budget and there's been a big increase in funding, but critics point out the army is shrinking. and remember, ukraine is not in nato, and so support for it is more indirect — and, in the view of this ukrainian mp here, nowhere near enough.

we need ten times more help to win this war and to end this war- in favour of the whole world as soon as possible. - and we need it urgently, - because for us every day means lives — unfortunately, - sometimes hundreds of lives. expect more support for ukraine to be announced before this summit concludes. it's great news for nato... ukraine's invasion has provoked terror among russia's neighbours. the leaders of finland and sweden have decided to ditch their neutrality, and nato is welcoming them in. the first lesson from today as it white america and was hoping you would get less nato on his western front as a result of his unprovoked

equation —— unprovoked oh aviation, he's getting more nato. there is an energy here born of necessity, a collection of countries confronted by an aggressive russia awoken from an era of shriveling defence budgets. there is a real sense here of a dangerous future and a clamour for the money to match. and it's all because of president putin, meeting his own allies in turkmenistan today. the war has changed the picture of how the west sees itself and its security. chris mason, bbc news, at the nato summit in madrid. the secretary general of nato, jens stoltenberg, also said they recognize china's growing proximity to russia and investment in modern military capabilities. he went on to explain why china represents a serious challenge. including nuclear weapons, its neighbours, and threatening taiwan.

investing heavily in critical infrastructure, including an allied countries. monitoring and controlling its own citizens to advanced technology. and spreading russian lies and disinformation. they are not our adversary, but we must be clear about the serious challenges it represents. whilst most of the focus of the nato summit in madrid has been on the conflict between russia and ukraine, the announcement that china is to be considered a �*strategic rival�* is a sign of how far attitudes have changed over recent years. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner, has been speaking to the uk foreign secretary, liz truss. how secretary, liz truss. would you describe china? because how would you describe china? because it�*s been referred to as a strategic rival. is china now the enemy? strategic rival. is china now the

enem ? ~ �* , . ., strategic rival. is china now the enem? ., strategic rival. is china now the enem?�* ,~ ., ., enemy? we're very clear that russia is the absolute _ enemy? we're very clear that russia is the absolute number— enemy? we're very clear that russia is the absolute number one - is the absolute number one short—term threat. this is why we need to step up and supporting ukraine. it�*s why today, nato are talking about a stronger, more global nato. it�*s using economic coercion around the world, including europe. we need to be aware from the threat from china and we need to make sure that we don�*t become strategically dependent on china, and we are able to support taiwan and we are able to support taiwan and we are able to support taiwan and we are able to support a free and we are able to support a free and open indo pacific. this is why the uk�*s recently announced we�*re working with the us, japan, australia and new zealand. right, but if it came _ australia and new zealand. right, but if it came to _ australia and new zealand. right, but if it came to a _ australia and new zealand. right, but if it came to a conflict - australia and new zealand. right, but if it came to a conflict in - australia and new zealand. right, but if it came to a conflict in the l but if it came to a conflict in the taiwan strait, would britainjoin america in defending taiwan quiz although i�*m not on that, buti

america in defending taiwan quiz although i�*m not on that, but i am although i'm not on that, but i am sa in: we although i'm not on that, but i am saying we are _ although i'm not on that, but i am saying we are keen _ although i'm not on that, but i am saying we are keen to _ although i'm not on that, but i —.n saying we are keen to protect the defence of taiwan and the way to do thatis defence of taiwan and the way to do that is to make sure they are able to defend themselves white you�*re watching newsday on the bbc. themselves white as novak djokovic eases into the third round at wimbledon, britain�*s andy murray and emma raducanu say goodbye to the tournament. and emma raducanu say goodbye to the tournament. 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 a 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 34 years. _ there was no hiding the sheer elation ofj richard branson and his crew. this is newsday on the bbc. i�*m monica miller in singapore. 0ur headlines... newly released footage from ukraine has established that a shopping centre in the city of kremenchuk was hit directly by a russian cruise missile.

the death toll from monday�*s strike in the east of the country has risen to at least 18 while more than 30 people are still missing. russia says it doesn�*t attack civilians and claims the target was an ammunition warehouse. 0ur europe correspondent, nick beake, reports. the brute force of russia�*s strike. a cruise missile fired from a plane hundreds of miles away, plunging towards ukrainian families doing their shopping. 18—year—old daria has been looking for her mum ever since. larissa, a cleaner, was at work in an electronics shop. translation: i am so composed, not because i don't feel _ anything, but because i need to support my relatives. that�*s how it is easier for me, but what i feel is emptiness. that�*s how it�*s easier for me, but what i feel is emptiness. many more families have been searching in desperation. four days before the strike, shopping centre management told staff it would no longer be

evacuated during air raid alerts. there�*s now a criminal investigation into that decision. it�*s obvious that many people simply didn�*t stand a chance. the operation here is now moving to dismantling the remainder of the building. the impact on families here in kremenchuk will be felt for months and years to come. you�*ve got to remember that russia continues to kill civilians across this country. at least five people were killed this morning in this strike on a residential block in mykolaiv. but from elsewhere in the same southern city, russia was releasing this footage, claiming it had destroyed a training base for foreign fighters. russia says that it doesn�*t hit civilian targets. russia says it doesn�*t kill civilians. what do you say to that? translation: i know what the truth

is, but i think it won't matter- because this won�*t return my mother to me, it won�*t return children to hundreds of other parents. the uk�*s ministry of defence says it�*s possible russia�*s missile was intended to hit another target nearby, but it didn�*t. and moscow is prepared to live with the consequences. nick beake, bbc news, kremenchuk. let�*s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the son of the philippines�* late dictator ferdinand marcos will be sworn in as president in the next couple of hours. ferdinand "bongbong" marcoer, won last month�*s elections ferdinand "bongbong" marcoer won last month�*s elections by a landslide, securing the biggest victory since his father was ousted by a popular revolt in 1986. on friday, hong kong will mark

the 25th anniversary of its return to china. when the city was handed back from the british in 1997, it was given an arrangement known as "one country, two systems". this was meant to last for 50 years. but recently, some of the freedoms it was granted appear to be under threat. the bbc�*s arunoday mukharji has been speaking to former chief executive of hong kong, cy leung, and asked him if he thought the same arrangement could work for taiwan. it has been working very well. it is no longerjust a word in chinese language, and if anyone thinks that one county, two systems has not 0ne county, two systems has not worked in last 25 years, i think they should point out exactly which part —— article. they should point out exactly which part -- article-— part -- article. pressing on the oint in part -- article. pressing on the point in taiwan, _ part -- article. pressing on the point in taiwan, do _ part -- article. pressing on the point in taiwan, do you - part -- article. pressing on the point in taiwan, do you think. part -- article. pressing on the point in taiwan, do you think itj point in taiwan, do you think it needs operate directly under beijing? needs operate directly under bei'ina ? ., ., needs operate directly under bei'inu? ., ., , needs operate directly under bei'in? ., ., ., ., beijing? taiwan is part of china, there's no _ beijing? taiwan is part of china, there's no doubt _ beijing? taiwan is part of china, there's no doubt about - beijing? taiwan is part of china, there's no doubt about that. - beijing? taiwan is part of china, | there's no doubt about that. and beijing? taiwan is part of china, i there's no doubt about that. and i there�*s no doubt about that. and i

think one country —— 0ne county, two systems worked, and i think taiwan should look at how successfully 0ne county, two systems�*s principal has been practice in hong kong closely the point are you saying it�*s a model to how it should be focusing? we worked on two draughts before the final version was published. clearly, many of the apprehensions that some hong kong people and taiwanese compatriots had were resolved both of the questions of having two separate legal systems, two separate judicial system, two separate currency systems between hong kong and the mainland, people thought may not be able to coexist

after 1997. they have coexisted and have worked very well. these are references that i think taiwan should take notice of. haifa references that i think taiwan should take notice of. how do you interru -t should take notice of. how do you interrupt with _ should take notice of. how do you interrupt with what _ should take notice of. how do you interrupt with what happened - should take notice of. how do you interrupt with what happened into j interrupt with what happened into 2019 when people took to the streets to protest? 2019 when people took to the streets to rotest? ., , ., .., , to protest? there was a contest situation. — to protest? there was a contest situation, and _ to protest? there was a contest situation, and then _ to protest? there was a contest situation, and then the - to protest? there was a contest| situation, and then the situation to protest? there was a contest i situation, and then the situation is now sort of pass to. you situation, and then the situation is now sort of pass to.— now sort of pass to. you think the --eole now sort of pass to. you think the people who _ now sort of pass to. you think the people who we — now sort of pass to. you think the people who we saw _ now sort of pass to. you think the people who we saw in _ now sort of pass to. you think the | people who we saw in the protests have now accepted they are part of china? ., �* ~' have now accepted they are part of china? ., �* ~ , ., , , china? i don't think the protests were entirely — china? i don't think the protests were entirely about _ china? i don't think the protests were entirely about hong i china? i don't think the protests were entirely about hong kong i china? i don't think the protests i were entirely about hong kong being part of china or not. it�*s a fact that it part of china or not. it�*s a fact thatitis, part of china or not. it�*s a fact that it is, and people have to recognise that.— that it is, and people have to recognise that. that it is, and people have to recornise that. ., ~' ., ., recognise that. you think hong kong can still hold — recognise that. you think hong kong can still hold onto _ recognise that. you think hong kong can still hold onto it _ recognise that. you think hong kong can still hold onto it distinct - can still hold onto it distinct identity? can still hold onto it distinct identi ? ~ ., ., ., ., identity? we have one and going forward, i can't _ identity? we have one and going forward, i can't see _ identity? we have one and going forward, i can't see how - identity? we have one and going i forward, i can't see how hong kong forward, i can�*t see how hong kong would lose its identity, as people

like to allege, and become just another chinese city. and you can watch the full interview with cy leung on bbc world news this coming weekend. check out our website for other transmission times in your region. wednesday was day three at wimbledon, three at wimbledon, and a disappointing one for the uk�*s emma raducanu, who was knocked out. 0n the men�*s side, crowd favourite andy murray is out too, while the number one seed novak djokovic cruised through to round three. here�*s the wimbledon round—up with our sport correspondent, chetan pathak. as the sun sets on day three at wimbledon, novak djokovic is a very happy man after sailing through to the third round of these championships with a straight sets win over australia. djokovic looking much like his old self on the graphs of centre court. because few

problems, compared with the one we saw on monday. djokovic far more pleased on wednesday after his win, i think he feels much more like his old self as he moved up the years. looking for his fourth consecutive title and seventh wimbledon crowd. it will be 21 grand slams. all the more important to him because if he wins this major, it will be one behind rafael nadal, knowing novak djokovic may not get to play at the us open and the australian open because of his covid status. and the women�*s draw, there is disappointed for the home favourite, emma raducanu, the us open champion who gave us that stratospheric success last year at flashing meadows. since then, she�*s been plagued by injury problems. the same has not happened

at wimbledon. she was beaten in straight sets. raducanu couldn�*t quite cope, but this is a natural part of her development. she continues to get to grips with life on the tennis tour. for some players, it was three years between their first grand slam players, it was three years between theirfirst grand slam and players, it was three years between their first grand slam and second. raducanu is in no rush. shall be the strongerfor raducanu is in no rush. shall be the stronger for this experience in the end. the men�*s and women�*s draw their opening up here. the number two seed has gone out and the men�*s draw, the third seed out, too. we got rafael nadal on thursday to look forward to. japan is battling an unprecedented heat wave. tokyo recorded temperatures of above 35 celsius on

wednesday for a fifth straight day, and that heat is likely to continue. that�*s it for this, stay with us on bbc world news. hello there. a few more showery days lie ahead for most of us. sunny spells, yes, but also some heavy and perhaps thundery downpours. some heavy and perhaps and some more persistent rain for some of us to start thursday in association with this frontal system drifting its way northwards — a soggy start for parts of scotland and for northern ireland. temperatures as we start the day generally between 10—13 degrees, but let�*s zoom in on northern ireland because for some eastern parts, especially around county antrim and county down, and can see some very heavy rain we can see some very heavy rain through the morning rush hour with the potential for surface water and spray, some poor travelling conditions. also outbreaks of rain across parts of scotland, especially up towards the east and the northeast. a drier start for some western areas. for england and wales, many places start the day dry, but we will see showers popping up, some of those heavy,

thundery and quite slow—moving as well with light winds. all the while, the rain across northern ireland and scotland drifts up towards the northern isles. we may see this area of cloud and rainjust grazing into the east of kent, perhaps coastal parts of suffolk and norfolk through the afternoon. temperatures north to south, 16—21 degrees — no great shakes for this time of year. as we go through thursday evening, overnight as well, we will see some showers continuing across parts of wales and england. most other places staying dry, although there will be some rain grazing into eastern scotland by the end of the night. those are the overnight lows — most of us holding up in double digits. so, quite a complex weather picture to take us into friday. this weather system grazing northeastern parts of the uk, this one will bring cloud and rain later into northern ireland. and in between, yes, we�*ll see some sunshine, but again, we�*ll see some showers, some heavy, some thundery. a bit more of a breeze at this stage, so the showers should move through a little more quickly. 15—22 degrees, top temperatures for friday afternoon. into saturday, another belt

of heavy, showery rain working its way eastwards through the day, some sunny spells in between. again, relatively breezy, and again, those temperatures in the mid—to—high teens, the low 20s for some of us. but as we move through sunday and into the start of next week, we do see this area of high pressure trying, slowly but surely, to take more control of our weather. so, the showers should become fewer and further between as we head through the weekend and into next week. for some of us, it is set to turn a little bit warmer as well.

this is bbc news, the headlines. 19 men accused of involvement in the 2015 paris terror attacks have been found guilty, in a french court. salah abdeslam — the only surviving gunman from thejihadi cell which killed more than 100 people, has been given a life sentence, with no prospect of parole. the american singer r. kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by a us federal court in new york after being found guilty last year of the systematic sexual abuse of women and children. prosecutors said he showed a "callous disregard" for his victims and no remorse. nato leaders have promised "unwavering support" for ukraine at a summit of the alliance in madrid. the leaders also said they�*ll significantly strengthen nato

deterrence and defence to provide long—term security for members.