reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. ——mariko oi. the headlines: millions of people in north america are under air quality alerts, as smoke from wildfires in canada blankets parts of the us and canada. four young children are in a stable condition in hospital after being injured in a knife attack in france. rishi sunak and joe biden agree a new economic partnership between the two countries, but appearfar from a free trade agreement. today we have agreed the atlantic declaration, a new economic partnership for a new age, of a kind that has never been agreed before. ukraine president visits the areas devastated by the bombing of a dam. ., ., , ., of a dam. live from our studio in singapore. _

of a dam. live from our studio in singapore, this _ of a dam. live from our studio in singapore, this is _ of a dam. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc - of a dam. live from our studio| in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. thank you for being with us. we begin this over with breaking news from the united states went from a president donald trump says he has been indicted and summoned to appear at a federal court in miami. we posted a three part message on his website, saying this indictment is in relation to his handling of classified documents. let's go straight to washington and speak tojessica parker. thank you forjoining us. for my president trump is saying this, it is not confirmed yet and we do not know what charges he is facing but what do we know so far? that is correct. we have attempted to contact the department ofjustice to try and confirm what donald trump

has said but as you say, he has posted on truth social, his social media platform, that thatis social media platform, that that is the case, over what he calls the boxes oaks. this is an investigation going on sometime over the handling of classified documents by the former president donald trump after he left office. of course those documents seized from his mar—a—lago home in florida last year. and we knew that potentially an indictment may be coming because yesterday there were reports that a target later, a so—called target later, a so—called target letter, had been sent to donald trump's legal team knowing he was the target of this investigation. as you say, we have not yet confirmed this with the department ofjustice, donald trump saying he is an innocent man and he has long denied wrongdoing in this case but a highly significant development potentially tonight.

development potentially toni . ht. ~ ., development potentially toniaht. ~ ., ., tonight. we will wait for confirmation _ tonight. we will wait for confirmation but - tonight. we will wait for confirmation but of - tonight. we will wait for l confirmation but of course tonight. we will wait for - confirmation but of course this is not his only legal headache. can you talk us through some of the other cases he has been donald trump has previously been indicted on a separate case, falsifying business records in relation to hush money payments in new york. this case we're talking about the classified documents case, thatis the classified documents case, that is a federal investigation so that is significant as well. he is facing a number of other potential battles as well. of course, donald trump, former president, wants to be president, wants to be president again. he is currently according to polls at the front runner for the republican the front runnerfor the republican nomination and the big question of course is not just what charges might he face at—we do not know yet in terms of this particular indictment because we have not had confirmation for the department ofjustice that but how might they pan out in terms of logistics has he tried to get

back into the white house is that campaign starts to heat up and as various candidates seek the nomination and look to take on ajoe the nomination and look to take on a joe biden their democratic encumbered in 202a. the on a joe biden their democratic encumbered in 2024.— encumbered in 2024. the last time he was _ encumbered in 2024. the last time he was indicted, - encumbered in 2024. the last time he was indicted, the - encumbered in 2024. the last i time he was indicted, the press coverage was almost treated as part of his election campaign as well, didn't it? if it is an indictment is confirmed could he tried to do that again? i mean, you're right in the sense that the previous indictment, the way he managed to galvanise support around it, he has talked about how he believes he has been subjected to political persecution, is a phrase users, and he has a hard—core base of supporters who are very much behind him. the question for donald trump though is beyond that base, are there voters, are there people, republican people voting in the republican

primaries who are potentially put off or concerned about the legal baggage that donald trump is carrying but, i mean, as i said before, he is the front runner by quite some margin. ron desantis current governor of florida is next up quite behind. so despite these legal troubles, despite these illegal blows, he is continuing to put on an extremely strong showing at this stage of the republican race. . ~' at this stage of the republican race. . ~ ,, at this stage of the republican race. . ~ i. ., ., race. thank you for that. the view is just — race. thank you for that. the view isjust joining _ race. thank you for that. the view isjust joining us, - race. thank you for that. the view isjust joining us, the i view isjustjoining us, the breaking news this hour, former us president donald trump saying he has been indicted and summoned to appear at a federal court in miami. he posted the message on his truth social website and it is related to handling of classified documents. it is yet to be confirmed and we will keep you

updated and a lot more on our website as well. let's stay with north america. canada is in the midst of what's being called its worst ever wildfire season and the hundreds of fires continuing to rage are causing a wave of smoke to move down the east coast of the united states. in new york, the air turned orange and people are being asked to stay indoors if possible. samira hussian sent us this report from there. a blurry look at the manhattan bridge. the day is onlyjust starting in new york city but the haze continues to linger from the day before, when the city was engulfed in a thick orange fog. today, many heeded warnings about the hazardous air quality. commuters wore masks, seemingly back to the covid days. smoke from several hundred wildfires burning across canada continue to blanket the northeastern united states with dusty polluted air. the blazes have already burned

more than 3.8 million hectares of land. officials in new york city advised people to stay indoors. this is normally very busy park was strangely quiet. how surprised are you by just how empty it is? yeah, it was a little shocking actually. i thought maybe i shouldn't be out here. not only the park but all of our sidewalks are empty. it's reallyjust quiet, it's kind of eerie. it smells like barbecue. it's giving me bad headaches. but for scientists who measure air quality, like bradley horton, headaches are not the only health concern. according to this machine, the air quality around us is deemed unhealthy. why? we have so many tiny particles that are able to get deep into people's lungs and even cross into their bloodstreams. they get right past our natural defences in our lungs. how much of this is about climate change? a very significant part, especially through rising air temperatures. rising air temperatures are causing ourforests to burn more easily.

breathing difficulties due to the polluted air forced british actressjodie comer to halt a matinee performance during her one—woman broadway show. it is only the beginning ofjune and wildfire season has just started, which means hazy summer days may become more frequent for new yorkers. samira hussein, bbc news, new york. the hayes comes as scientists want next year next year will be the highest due to the el nino when one warmer pushes extra heat into the atmosphere. ——haze. tropical cyclones, heavy rainfall in south america, drought in australia are possible.— america, drought in australia are ossible. a , ., are possible. matt mcgrath has. for several— are possible. matt mcgrath has. for several months _ are possible. matt mcgrath has. for several months scientists i for several months scientists have been concerned about the

emergence of nino and they have been going recently confident that an el nino event is on the horizon. it happens to—7 years and it releases a hot air across south america which essentially alters global weather patterns and temperatures. the impacts you can expect to see over the next several months to a year would be drier weather in australia and parts of asia, better weather in us parts, colder weather in us parts, colder weather in us parts, colder weather in europe and the uk but the bigger impact is a question about what is el nino going to do to the global temperature because when you have an el nino it tends to push up global temperatures to record levels. it happening 2015, 2016, 1997 and 1998. it will push more energy into the atmosphere and drive temperatures to record levels possibly by the end of next year. to washington, where rishi sunak has been

at the white house for the first time as prime minister. he and joe biden have both emphasised the strength of the relationship between the uk and us. they announced an agreement called the atlantic declaration, which they said would mean more cooperation on clean energy, supply chains for rare minerals, and artificial intelligence. our political editor chris mason is travelling with the prime minister and sent this report. rishi sunak arriving at the white house this afternoon. here he is — always quite a moment, this, a british prime minister visiting the white house, especially a first visit. he's here to talk about ukraine and economic cooperation in a dangerous world, and a new deal to deepen economic ties. we're releasing a new plan to equip our economic partnership for the 21st—century. today, we have agreed the atlantic declaration — a new economic partnership for a new age, of a kind that has never been agreed before. prime minister, your aim as the conservative party

at the last general election was a full free—trade deal with america. isn't the simple truth of what's been announced today an acknowledgement of the failure to do that? and to the president, why won't you do a full trade agreement with the uk? what it does is respond to the particular opportunities and challenges that we face right now and into the future. and it asks the question, "what do we need to do working together that can bring most benefit to our citizens as quickly as possible?" and our agreement does that. it's the first—of—a—kind agreement that is ambitious in what it seeks to achieve. be in no doubt, asjoe and i were discussing earlier, the economic relationship between our two countries has never been stronger. president biden didn't answer my question directly, but his endorsement of the uk playing a role in coordinating the international response to the rise of artificial intelligence will please number ten. there's enormous potential, and we're looking to great britain to help lead

that effort to figure out a way through this. so we're in full, total cooperation, because there is no country we have greater faith in being able to negotiate this — not negotiate with individuals, negotiate our way through this — than the prime minister. and so we're in lockstep. the fact is, the uk has done free trade deal with others since brexit, but not with the united states — despite that being the aim. the argument, as you've heard from both leaders, is that this arrangement, while short of that, is attuned to where the world is now, and particularly that concern about economic security with the rise of china and the ongoing conflict between russia and ukraine. earlier, the oldest—ever american president met the youngest british prime minister of modern times.

well, mr president... president — i'vejust demoted you. i managed to suggest he too was a president before quickly correcting himself. pleasantries in the oval office — and is the so—called special relationship still in good shape? "real good shape," the president replied. the prime minister leaves the so—called atlantic declaration done — a deal striking for what is in it, and what isn't. that report by chris mason. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. it seems that the police really are getting younger, these police are nine years old. at that meeting care home residents as part of the many police scheme. it is hoped it

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of attacking the dam while rescuers are still trying to save people who are trapped. our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse sent this report. a visit with deliberate timing, president zelensky assessing another ukrainian trauma, an unfolding disaster in the middle of a war. he praised medical staff and promised them kherson would be rebuilt. but the russians can do deliberate too. a couple of hours later, the same area was shelled, with a near miss for volunteers doing an already impossible job. it's hard to picture an estimated four cubic miles of water until you're in it. victor and vitaly haven't stopped for two days, searching for people trapped. why don't you want to leave? they reply in ukrainian.

so they've said, "we don't want to leave. "there are older people who can't get away. "give us your power banks," so they can charge devices. while the water levels have stabilised, they're still dauntingly high. so we're just now passing through two apartment blocks, and it feels like a strange theme park ride because of what we're having to weave through, and yet victor is asking people whether they want to be evacuated — no one yet has taken him up on that offer. and why do you think people don't want to leave their home? because many people are stupid, you know? they think everything will be ok after maybe one day or two days. but it's not ok. every time, more water, more, more, more. when this finally recedes, you wonder what will be left. a war, an invasion by russia which takes everything. james waterhouse,

bbc news, kherson. to france now we have four children are in hospital after they were stabbed in a playground in the east of the country stopping the three—year—old british child is among the injured, another is dutch. two adults were also hurt with one in a critical condition. police have arrested lisa who they say is syrian with refugee status in sweden. the attack isn't being linked to terrorism. today in annecy, toddlers were the targets. the safety of a summer playground shattered by a knife attack. this video gives a glimpse of the horror. the suspect roaming among the slides and climbing frames — a knife clearly visible in his hand. we can't show you what happened next. four children, one of them british, were stabbed here in quick succession.

some attacked in their pushchairs. local authorities have told us that all four children are now in a stable condition. the suspect, said to be a syrian christian, was chased through the lakeside tourist spot by witnesses. before police intervened and arrested him. translation: all of a sudden, a lady says, "run, run! - "there is a guy who is stabbing everybody all along the lake. "he stabbed some children — run, run!" i tell the cops, "just shoot him, kill him, he is stabbing everybody!" i see a mother with her children on the floor. her children are full of blood and the mother is crying. the suspect had refugee status in sweden and entered france legally last autumn. the french news agency afp is reporting he was recently divorced with a young child of his own, and had been living in a church.

translation: we are deeply shaken by this odious - and indescribable act. when children are involved, people are touched to the core. and today, our whole nation is in shock. france's national assembly stopped to hold a minute's silence this morning when the news broke. tonight, that same wordless horror hangs over france, as here in annecy, the tributes and the questions grow. lucy williamson, bbc news, annecy. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. a pro—military pop star has died in hospital in myanmar after being shot by an alleged anti—regime gunman. the assassination of lily naing kyaw is the latest in a series of high profile killings. in australia, the government plans to ban public displays

and sales of nazi symbols. it said the move was prompted by a rise in far—right activity. the kenyan government says it has enough evidence to charge a cult leader who convinced his followers to starve themselves and their children to death with genocide. at least 250 people are now known to have died since the cult�*s activities came to light in april while a further 600 people are still missing. officials at the vatican say pope francis has spent a restful day, after undergoing surgery for a hernia on wednesday. the 86—year—old pontiff is expected to remain in the hospital in rome for up to a week. a spokesman said all tests had shown encouraging results, and all signs are positive. exam season is in full swing for many around the world, but the stakes are especially high for students in china as they sit their national university exam, known

as �*gaokao'. it's the first in person gaokao since the pandemic. this year a record 12.3 million have signed up for the exam, the results of which can be literally life changing. let's speak now to someone who sat the exams seven years ago, aria deng joins us from beijing. she took the test a few years ago and explained how difficult they are. ago and explained how difficult the are. ., �* they are. for me, i've felt like it was _ they are. for me, i've felt like it was about, - they are. for me, i've felt like it was about, they - they are. for me, i've felt i like it was about, they have created an atmosphere where only the white—collar job created an atmosphere where only the white—collarjob is a decentjob and to become a white—collar you have to have a good academic background, a good academic background, a good college degree and the gaokao is the only way to get into the country's top universities so the importance of gaokao is very obvious but they do feel like one means less in developed areas, i am working in ageing now and they do notice that as students in first tier cities like beijing

or shanghai are more likely to choose to study overseas. they've got multiple choices. for students coming from rural places like my home town, the gaokao can be there one only ticket to big cities and more promising futures, so for most chinese students, they've only got one shot, so the importance, absolutely, the gaokao is very important and very hard. {iii gaokao is very important and very hard-— very hard. of course, and that's why _ very hard. of course, and that's why it _ very hard. of course, and that's why it is _ very hard. of course, and that's why it is often - very hard. of course, and l that's why it is often called life changing, but how hard is everyone study? how many hours a day, in your case? for everyone study? how many hours a day, in your case?— a day, in your case? for most students. _ a day, in your case? for most students. i — a day, in your case? for most students, i can _ a day, in your case? for most students, i can say _ a day, in your case? for most students, i can say without i a day, in your case? for most. students, i can say without any exaggeration that they are designated to follow the path of the gaokao from the moment they were born, so as you can

imagine, the preparation for such a big exam is very long and gruelling process. i remember the final year of my high school and needed to get up high school and needed to get up at six and study until 11pm. up at six and study until "pm. and especially the last year of my high school, we did practice exams almost every single week and you can see books and exam papers piled up on everybody�*s desk and i do take extra classes every day after school and my grandpa even... can classes every day after school and my grandpa even...- and my grandpa even... can i 'ust and my grandpa even... can i justjump _ and my grandpa even... can i justjump in _ and my grandpa even... can i justjump in and _ and my grandpa even... can i justjump in and ask, - and my grandpa even... caan justjump in and ask, though, there is a sharp rise in youth unemployment in china, one in five are now unable to find work, does that worry you? definitely. it is a very worrying sign. especially the economic downturn has brought

more fear and insecurity and people are becoming more conservative recently so they tend to find a stable and well paid job which makes gaokao even more competitive, i think. before we go, let's remind you of our top story breaking the sour. former us president donald trump has posted on his truth social network that he has been indicted over his handling of classified document after he left the white house. in his post he says he has been summoned to appear at a federal court in miami on tuesday at three p.m.. we have yet to confirm this but the bbc�*s us partner cbs news is reporting a source saying that the indictment was linked to the documents pace and involved multiple charges and other us media saying that the

indictment involves at least seven charges copy the bbc has been trying to contact the department ofjustice which has not released any details of an indictment but of course we will keep you posted when we get that. it is the second indictment of course for mr trump who is running to be the republican party's candidate republican pa rty�*s candidate for republican party's candidate for president in 2024 as well. in his truth social post he said he is innocent, adding this is indeed a dark day for the united states of america. he of course became the first former president to be charged with a crime in april after he pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records over hush money payment to a porn star and he faces a trail in that case in new york next year. a lot more on our website so do take a look there are but for now thank you so much for watching

hello. love it or loathe it, a spell of very warm weather's upon us — but what will be less desirable, i think, is the level of humidity, which will become particularly noticeable over the weekend. one thing that we do need is rainfall, and we haven't had much of it recently, and we are expecting some showers and thunderstorms through the course of the weekend. let's have a look at the satellite picture — and you'll soon see the sun setting over the storm clouds here out towards the south. initially, these storms will be very well—scattered, so not many of us will actually get them. but it's that humid air to the south that'll start arriving, ithink, friday night into saturday, and then through sunday. that'll also keep the nights really balmy, so some pleasantly warm evenings on the way, too, but quite sticky at night. so here's the forecast early on friday morning — cloudy skies across eastern

scotland, eastern and central england. but out towards the west, it's sunshine, could be a few showers, maybe the odd thunderstorm across the southwest of england early in the morning. and then, through the afternoon, it's pretty much what we've had in the last few days — so the cloud burns back to the coast, and just a few coastal strips there, hanging onto that cloud through the course of the afternoon, where it will be a little on the cool side. so maybe only 14 in newcastle and aberdeen, out towards the west, it's sunny and warmer, temperatures could be nudging up into the mid—to—high—20s in 1—2 spots on friday. then, friday night into saturday, this is the weather map, a weather front approaching — that'll spark off a few showers and thunderstorms during the day on saturday. starts off really sunny everywhere, but then, that risk of storms i think across parts of england and wales. some of the storms will bring torrential downpours, hail, and gusty winds — but very localised, and many of us will miss it altogether. temperatures low—to—mid—20s, high—20s in 1—2 spots — we could nudge up to 30 on saturday, which will be a little too hot for some. then saturday evening, look at that, at 10pm, temperatures could still be

in the high teens, perhaps even in excess of 20 celsius in bigger towns and cities. this is sunday's forecast — lots of sunshine right from the word go, and then, that increasing risk of showers and thunderstorms across some western areas. how about the temperatures? again, typically in the mid—to—high—20s, so warm enough for most of us. bye— bye.