and madonna postpones her world tour after being treated in intensive care for a serious bacterial infection. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the fallout from the military mutiny in russia is being felt across the region. in an unexpected visit to kyiv, poland's president andre duda said he feared the presence of wagner mercenaries in belarus could pose a threat to poland. it was later annouced that the country would strengthen its border with belarus, overfears that up to 8,000 wagner fighters could leave russia and ukraine, where they have been fighting,

and make their way to belarus which has a large land border with poland. here's president duda. translation: it is difficult for us _ translation: it is difficult for us to exclude today that the waggoner group poses a threat — the waggoner group poses a threat to bowland, poland, and lithuania — threat to bowland, poland, and lithuania with its long border as well— lithuania with its long border as well as potentially to latvia _ as well as potentially to latvia which is also a neighbour of belarus. , latvia which is also a neiuhbour of belarus. . ., well, president duda of poland will be one of the eu leaders meeting for a 2—day summit in brussels this thursday and friday. central to the summit will be the role china plays in the war, and its relationship with russia. lynn kuok, with the shangri—la dialogue senior fellow for asia—pacific security joins me now.

let's begin with how closely china is watching on which is going on with the wagner mercenaries and russia. thanks for having _ mercenaries and russia. thanks for having me. _ mercenaries and russia. thanks for having me. there's - mercenaries and russia. thanks for having me. there's no - mercenaries and russia. thanks for having me. there's no doubt china is watching developments in russia very closely stop and president putin is weakened. it is going to be governed by two factors. first, the desire not to further destabilise an already unstable neighbour and second of course, china will wish to maintain its ties with russia in order to preserve one of its few partners, an important partner, in its struggle against the united states. i struggle against the united states. ., ., ., ~ ., states. i want to talk about ukraine- — states. i want to talk about ukraine. you _ states. i want to talk about ukraine. you have - states. i want to talk about ukraine. you have spoken l states. i want to talk about | ukraine. you have spoken to states. i want to talk about - ukraine. you have spoken to the defence minister. how open are they to the idea that china could broker peace in this war?

my could broker peace in this war? my institute, international institute for strategic studies hosted a defence minister symposium and i chaired a special talk with ukrainian defence minister as well as the chinese vice foreign minister, the former vice foreign minister from the former vice foreign ministerfrom china and the former vice foreign minister from china and they expressed a desire for china to negotiate a peace process regarding ukraine, and asked ukrainian defence minister whether this was something ukraine might welcome. he sidestepped the issue by talking about how as long as the country was still at war and there were still russian troops in his country, discussions and negotiations were inappropriate. and i think when pressed further, he refused to talk about whether or not ukraine might welcome the chinese rollout and his intentions were clear from his

response. intentions were clear from his re5ponse-_ response. it's a tricky sidestepped - response. it's a tricky sidestepped with - response. it's a tricky sidestepped with the | sidestepped with the relationship with the us but i want to focus on the eu members meeting. talk to me a little bit about what their feelings are towards china.— are towards china. mixed si . nals are towards china. mixed signals or _ are towards china. mixed signals or mixed - are towards china. mixed | signals or mixed feelings, rather. clearly many countries in europe have important economic ties with china and they would like to preserve that. on the other hand, they'd like to also see china play a more constructive role in ukraine by first condemning unequivocally russia's invasion of ukraine and seeking a withdrawal of russian troops from ukraine survey no doubt want china to play a constructive role there. that said, it's not clear they would be welcoming of china playing a more formal negotiating role, given the degree of scepticism, understandable scepticism, because china has confused, refused to condemn russia's

invasion of ukraine in certain terms. ., ~' , ., invasion of ukraine in certain terms. ., ,, , ., ., invasion of ukraine in certain terms. ., ,, ., ., terms. thank you for “oining us. meanwhile, at least 11 people are now known to have died at a pizza restaurant in kramatorsk following a russian missile attack on tuesday. kramatorsk is in ukraine's eastern donetsk region. it's under ukrainian control but close to parts of the country occupied by russia. ukraine says the restaurant was hit by a iskander ballistic missile. that's one of the most accurate weapons in russia's arsenal. ukraine's security service has arrested a resident suspected of helping direct the attack. among the dead were two 14—year—old twins, yulia and anna aksenchenko. 0ur correspondent andrew harding has the latest from the scene. outside the ruins of a popular restaurant, anxious relatives and friends, still waiting for news late this afternoon

here in eastern ukraine. another body, the 11th so far, is brought out, to the distress of those hoping for word of more survivors. among those already confirmed dead, these twins, ia—year—olds yuliya and anna. this was the scene in the city of kramatorsk last night, moments after a russian missile hit the restaurant and a nearby hotel. shock and panic amongst survivors. we've just been shelled. we just... we just got shelled. in kramatorsk. "my daughter is still inside, her name is irina," said this woman. later irina was found, photographed here under

the rubble just before she was rescued. but the death toll has continued to rise. the rear lounge was a favourite venue for young ukrainians, international journalists and ukrainian soldiers taking a break from the nearby front lines. rescue work continued through the night. it's become a grim routine now in a big industrial city that's been repeatedly targeted by the kremlin's forces over the past year—and—a—half. and this time a new twist — ukrainian security services releasing this photo of a local man they've just arrested, describing him as a russian agent who allegedly sent video footage of the restaurant to the russian militaryjust hours before it was destroyed. did the kremlin deliberately target this particular resta u ra nt 7 in a sense, it doesn't matter. russia sent two big, powerful missiles crashing into the centre of a crowded city at a busy time of day. civilian casualties

were almost inevitable. "rescuers are still busy clearing the rubble," says this medic. "they are looking for people who are trapped, whether alive or dead." another air raid siren, but the rescue work goes on regardless. andrew harding, bbc news, kramatorsk. in saudi arabia, state media say a — in saudi arabia, state media say a government has shot and killed _ say a government has shot and killed in— say a government has shot and killed in an exchange with security— killed in an exchange with security forces at the us consulate in the city of jeddah. consulate in the city of jeddah— consulate in the city of jeddah. ., ~' jeddah. emerged from the kind ofthe jeddah. emerged from the kind of the building _ jeddah. emerged from the kind of the building carrying - jeddah. emerged from the kind of the building carrying a - of the building carrying a firearm. a nepalese worker was injured and subsequently died. saudi authorities have launched an investigation. the us coast guard says that presumed human remains have been found in the wreckage of the titan.

medical professionals will conduct a formal analysis of the remains. earlier, the first images of the wreck of the sub—mersible that imploded killing all five passengers on board were published. you'll remember the sub was on a mission to see the titanic on the sea floor when it imploded. and that breaking news now, that presumed human remains have been found in the wreck on the sub. in france, anger has spread across the country after the fatal shooting of a teenager by police in the city of nanterre near paris. these are the latest pictures with cars set on fire and heavy police presence in town. hundreds of protesters are currently clashing with police by setting fire to garbage bins. the protest has spread across the country as the situation is also tense elsewhere. these images come from the northern town of lille, where a protest against the police turned violent

and was dispersed with tear gas. in paris suburbs, several clashes have been reported, and 2000 security forces were deployed to prevent clashes. president macron has said the fatal shooting of a teenager by police in paris is "unforgivable". last night, one spark set nanterres alight and the government on edge. the shooting of the 17—year—old air yesterday igniting the long cold war between french suburbs and french state. the police traffic check was caught on camera. a brief discussion at gunpoint. then as he drives off, the police officer appears to shooting through the window at point—blank range stop is mother said in an on line video that they had taken her baby

away. that they had taken her baby awa . ~ ,, ~ ., , , away. translation: he was still away. translation: he was still a child. away. translation: he was still a child- he _ away. translation: he was still a child. he needed _ away. translation: he was still a child. he needed his _ away. translation: he was still a child. he needed his mother. i a child. he needed his mother. he kissed me goodbye in the morning and said, i love you, mum," and an hour later, i was told someone shot my son. what shall i do? he was my life, he was everything to me. the shalli do? he was my life, he was everything to me. the death of mm: was everything to me. the death of young peeple _ was everything to me. the death of young peeple at _ was everything to me. the death of young people at the _ was everything to me. the death of young people at the hands - was everything to me. the death of young people at the hands ofl of young people at the hands of police here in the paris suburbs has sparked rage and rights against the state before. adding to the younger this time our initial claims by police that nahel drove into offices before he was shot, a narrative that is contradicted by the video that has emerged. president macron and his government have come out strongly against the police actions. �* ,, �* �* actions. translation: a teenager— actions. translation: a teenager has _ actions. translation: a teenager has been - actions. translation: a teenager has been killed. actions. translation: a - teenager has been killed. this is inexplicable and inexcusable and the first thing is to express shared sorrow and support of his family and loved

ones. ., . �* , support of his family and loved ones. . . �*, , , support of his family and loved ones. . . , ., ones. france's staff put all our kylian _ ones. france's staff put all our kylian mbappe - ones. france's staff put all our kylian mbappe was - ones. france's staff put all. our kylian mbappe was among those reacting on social media, saying his france was hurting for the little angel nael who left much too soon. france's national assembly held a minute of silence today is the country held its breath. parliament and suburbs, the two sides of france marking the death of a teenager in their own very different ways. lucy williamson, bbc news, nanterres. we have launched our routine exercise. riverseven we have launched our routine exercise. river seven has the second—largest tidal range in world in these waters are notoriously unforgiving. it's why volunteers drop everything to respond in all weathers, day and night, to save lives. sarah

also recovers those who are sadly lost and lead joint for very personal reasons. back in 2017, sara recovered the body of his friend mark freeman from the canal after he'd gone missing following a night out. it was the middle of february, the rain was coming in, i was there and we searched until we found him, so as sad as it was, they found him after three days and it was encouraging to us. sara relies on fundraising, at least a quarter of £1 million per year demands on its services are increasing but these dedicated volunteers will continue to be there whenever they are needed. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. ina highly in a highly critical report, the government has claimed the uk has lost its position as a leader on combating global warming. the recent approval of

a new coalmine has been described as total nonsense and says it is markedly less confident than a year ago that the uk will reach its targets of cutting carbon emissions. the government says it will be committed to its carbon targets, as our climate editor explains. three, two, one. king charles hels in three, two, one. king charles helps in a _ three, two, one. king charles helps in a climate _ three, two, one. king charles helps in a climate clock- three, two, one. king charles helps in a climate clock stop l helps in a climate clock stop it is one of over a hundred similar clock 20 and only second to 2030, the estimated deadline for limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees above preindustrial levels. but the uk's climate watchdog had a stern warning for the government today. the climate change committees set is confident that the government would meet its own legally binding targets for cutting emissions by the end of the decade had fallen remarkably. the anger and the impatience of the world will be uncontainable. �*

uncontainable. at the un climate conference - uncontainable. at the un climate conference in - uncontainable. at the un - climate conference in glasgow two years ago, then prime minister borisjohnson vowed the uk would cut emissions by 60% on 1990 levels by 2030. the climate change committee said itjust climate change committee said it just doesn't see climate change committee said itjust doesn't see the government showing the pace or urgency that will get us there. the government says it wants to cut emissions from aviation, but it has no plan of how to persuade us all to fly less. and it's a similar story for emissions cuts elsewhere. as is the of renewables is to slow, industry needs to do more to decarbonise, and many more trees need to be planted. and then there's the question of making our homes more energy efficient. look how the uk lags the rest of europe on heat pump installations in —— low carbon electric heating system. we are the little bar right at the bottom. there is the plan to speed things up, today's report

asks? , ., asks? the sad thing is that the government. _ asks? the sad thing is that the government, having _ asks? the sad thing is that the government, having really - asks? the sad thing is that the | government, having really lead the world, has now lost that leadership because it isn't delivering. and that's the issue. it's to deliver what it has committed itself to nationally and internationally. the committee chairman described approval for a new coalmine in cumbria is total nonsense and slammed plans to give the go—ahead to a major new oilfield off give the go—ahead to a major new oil field off the coast of the shetland islands. the government, however, denies it is of course. government, however, denies it is of course-— is of course. we've met all our carbon budgets _ is of course. we've met all our carbon budgets today, - is of course. we've met all our carbon budgets today, we - is of course. we've met all our carbon budgets today, we are| carbon budgets today, we are confident of doing so in future. but it is extremely and the committee is right, it is its jo konta the committee is right, it is itsjo konta challenges on areas where we need to go further and faster. find further and faster. and challenge _ further and faster. and challenge it _ further and faster. and challenge it has. - further and faster. and challenge it has. it's i further and faster. and i challenge it has. it's says there needs to be a major increase in pace and urgency if the government is to meet its legally binding climate commitments. justin rowlatt, bbc news, london's guildhall.

in the us, president biden has been hitting the road to make a case for his economic policies. during a major policy speech in chicago, mr biden praised his administration's economic successes and tried to argue that he deserves more credit for his handling of the economy. it's part of a three—week push by his team to win over voters, who are struggling with high inflation and rising interest rates. this is what mr biden had to say about his policies. bidenomics is working! when i took office, the pandemic was raging and our economy was reeling. supply chains were broken, millions of people unemployed, hundreds of thousands of small businesses on the verge of closing after some that are close. literally hundreds of thousands on the verge of closing. today, the us hass the highest economic growth rate leading the world economy since the pandemic. the highest in the world. 0ur washington correspondent david willis has more.

the biden administration doesn't believe that it's received the credit it deserves for turning the economic situation round in this country and this speech marks the start of a three—week campaign during which he, president biden, and the vice president kamala harris, will be criss—crossing the country touting the economic gains that have arisen as a result of his policies. the problem, of course, is the vast percentage of this country doesn't buy it. 0pinion polls continue to show that about 60% of this country doesn't trust and doesn't believe in president biden's handling of this, the largest economy in the world. so it's all about reframing the economic situation in this country in the run—up to the election next year, making the point that

there have been these amazing bipartisan achievements, infrastructure bill and so on, that will yield jobs. the question of course is will they yield jobs in a timely fashion or may they come to fruition perhaps long afterjoe biden has left office? let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. israel has issued administrative detention orders for four of its own citizens suspected of attacking palestinians in the west bank. the controversial arrest warrants allow suspects to be held without charge or trial for renewable periods of six months. the israeli media quoted a senior security official saying the detainees had been involved in violent incidents for years. smoke from canada's worst—ever wildfires has become visible from as far as northern spain. air quality in toronto, canada's most populous city, has been rated among the worst of any major city in the world. at least 15 us states have been severely impacted, with residents told to stay inside or limit outdoor activity.

daniel korski, who was running to be the mayor of london, has pulled out of the race after being accused of sexual assault. the conservative candidate said he categorically denied the allegation and was withdrawing from the election contest with a heavy heart. fans of madonna will have to wait a bit longer to see the pop icon back on stage. the �*material girl�* singer has postponed her world tour after a stay in intensive care. her representatives say she suffered from a serious bacterial infection, but she's expected to make a full recovery. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has the latest. she suffered a serious bacterial infection on saturday and that resulted in several daysin and that resulted in several days in intensive care. she is, we are told, recovering, but

she is still under medical supervision and the immediate effect of this is that they have, to use the weather was used in the instagram post, put a pause on all of her upcoming commitments and of course the big commitment that is coming up big commitment that is coming up for madonna is a world tour thatis up for madonna is a world tour that is due to have started or was due to have started in vancouver next month, ending up in london at the end of the yearin in london at the end of the year in the 02 in london at the end of the year in the o2 arena. hugely anticipated to dubbed the celebration toua, which is really going to be an almost to her a0 years in the business. -- himars. certainly that song holiday, which we are when it came out. we have any sense of her prognosis?— we have any sense of her prognosis? according to the mana . er prognosis? according to the manager she _ prognosis? according to the manager she is _ prognosis? according to the manager she is going - prognosis? according to the manager she is going to - prognosis? according to the l manager she is going to make prognosis? according to the - manager she is going to make a full recovery. that's what they believe at the moment. and reflecting that optimism, the manager says that new dates and a new start date for the tour

will be announced, new dates for any of those earlier performances that would have been rescheduled, those will be released just as soon as that information is available, which of course will be very good news to the fans, some of whom have been going to social media in the last few hours to express their thoughts and the encouragement for madonna to make a speedy recovery. we know that madonna had been, she put it in her own words, very excited about this tour, she intends to put on shows, unless this was her intention was to talk about it earlier this year, the kind of shows that her fans have been year, the kind of shows that herfans have been waiting year, the kind of shows that her fans have been waiting for, i think reflecting the fact it has been sometime since her fans saw her in a major stadium tour. fans saw her in a ma'or stadium tour. ., , , , tour. peter, as is the first time that _ tour. peter, as is the first time that she _ tour. peter, as is the first time that she has - tour. peter, as is the first i time that she has cancelled performances was yellow no, it isn't. in fact, performances was yellow no, it isn't. infact, relatively recently, just a few isn't. in fact, relatively recently, just a few years ago, her mata's toua, she had to

cancel some performances. she later talked about the intense pain that she was offering during some of the shows during that tour and then in 2020 she had a hip replacement. so that tour and then in 2020 she had a hip replacement.- had a hip replacement. so she is, to had a hip replacement. so she is. to some — had a hip replacement. so she is, to some extent, _ is, to some extent, experiencing what it is like to have to cancel shows, postpone part of a tour. clearly very different situation this time, with this infection that does sound as if it is very serious and clearly all precautions are being taken for madonna's l. just repeat the prognosis, as well as the manager is concern it is very good and expected to make a full recovery. south korea has scrapped its unique system of counting a person's age, where babies are considered to be one—year—old the day they are born. their age then increases by one year on each new year's day and not on their birthday. the government said it hopes the change will ease confusion with things like when you can claim pensions. so what do koreans themselves think of the changes?

translation: i'm supposed to be 30 next year. _ translation: i'm supposed to be 30 next year, but _ translation: i'm supposed to be 30 next year, but with _ translation: i'm supposed to be 30 next year, but with this - translation: i'm supposed to be 30 next year, but with this new. 30 next year, but with this new agency might become two years younger. it is great if feel like you are getting younger they feel a bit of from becoming 30. translation: �* ., ., becoming 30. translation: �* ., , translation: i'm going to study abroad in the _ translation: i'm going to study abroad in the uk _ translation: i'm going to study abroad in the uk so _ translation: i'm going to study abroad in the uk so i _ translation: i'm going to study abroad in the uk so i think - translation: i'm going to study abroad in the uk so i think is - abroad in the uk so i think is less— abroad in the uk so i think is less confusing that they don't need — less confusing that they don't need to— less confusing that they don't need to explain about korean a-e need to explain about korean age and — need to explain about korean age and canjust say my international age in other countries. translation: | countries. translation: ., , ., countries. translation: ., ., translation: i was worried that i would be banned _ translation: i was worried that i would be banned from - translation: i was worried that i would be banned from drinkingl i would be banned from drinking even _ i would be banned from drinking even though— i would be banned from drinking even though i'm _ i would be banned from drinking even though i'm 20, _ i would be banned from drinking even though i'm 20, but - i would be banned from drinking even though i'm 20, but now. i would be banned from drinkingl even though i'm 20, but now i'm relieved — even though i'm 20, but now i'm relieved that _ even though i'm 20, but now i'm relieved that i— even though i'm 20, but now i'm relieved that i can _ even though i'm 20, but now i'm relieved that i can still— relieved that i can still drink~ _ relieved that i can still drink. when _ relieved that i can still drink. when i - relieved that i can still drink. when i was - relieved that i can still drink. when i was a i relieved that i can still- drink. when i was a teenager thought— drink. when i was a teenager thought it _ drink. when i was a teenager thought it would _ drink. when i was a teenager thought it would be - drink. when i was a teenager thought it would be good - and before we go, let's bring you some pictures from saudi arabia, where vast crowds of pilgrims have been taking part in the hajj in mecca — the biggest staging of the muslim ceremony since the covid pandemic. hundreds of thousands of people have been walking around the kaaba, which stands at the centre

of the grand mosque in a ritual known as �*tawaf�*. that's all for now. stay with bbc news. i'm at monica miller. thank for watching. hello there. much of the country, particularly england and wales, was very warm and muggy on wednesday, but a band of rain pushing in off the atlantic has introduced much fresher air. and for thursday, most of us will be in that cooler, fresher air mass, but it will be bright with sunny spells and scattered showers. there's that rain bound, then slow to clear from the southeast through this morning. so it'll start off rather grey, cloudy with further outbreaks of rain free standing in the southeast, eventually clearing away as we reach lunchtime and that willjoin in to the bright skies that most of the country will start the day with. into the afternoon a bit of cloud bubbling up, allowing one or two showers.

most of these will be across the north and the west of scotland. they'll be more of a breeze here, too, but it'll be a cooler day across the board, 15 to 21 or 22 degrees across the south and feel noticeably fresher across southern areas. then as we move through thursday night and the clear skies, temperatures fall away, but we'll see further cloud and showers across northern and western scotland and thicker cloud pushing into northern ireland later on. but a cooler night to come out of towns and cities will be in single digits. so this is the picture then for friday, we start off dry across eastern areas, but this next low pressure system and its weather fronts will continue to push into northern and western areas through the day. so a nice, bright but cool start to central and eastern parts of the country. soon the clouds will tend to build in and spread to all areas and it turns wetter for scotland, northern ireland. then some rain getting into northern and western england and wales, but tending to stay dry across eastern england until after dark. mostly cloudy though, limited brightness temperatures

again mid to high teens in the north, high teens low 20s in the south. that rain band clears right across the country during the course of friday night. the rain clears in the southeast saturday morning, and then it's bright but breezy. plenty of sunshine, low pressure sitting to the north of scotland will bring windy weather to scotland with showers or longer spells of rain here and again, temperatures around orjust below the seasonal norm. but we could be up to 23 or 2a in the southeast with a lot of sunshine here. sunday, low pressure shifting to the north of the uk again stays windy across scotland with outbreaks of rain or showers. some of these heavy in the west of scotland, fewer showers the further south that you are on some areas in the southeast staying completely dry with sunny spells, but quite a noticeable breeze. and again, temperatures will range from around 15 to 22 celsius.

the head of the us federal reserve strikes another hawkish tone as he suggests more rate hikes might coming this year. and as china sweats under the heatwave, experts and policymakers meet to discuss climate change and green energy transitions. welcome to asia business

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