bbc news. - much, sarah skinner. thank you for joining us here on bbc news. now. joining us here on bbc news. er with sarah keith—lucas. hello, the heat wave is continuing into its fourth day today. much of the uk hot and sunny out there. this was the picture in gwyneth a little bit earlier on. beautiful blue skies there. some of us have had a little bit more cloud, but the temperatures are the real talking point. the hottest day of the year so far was way back injune at 32.2 celsius. but today we're likely to see one or two spots getting up to 32 celsius once again. so potentially the warmest day of the year so far. meanwhile, storm daniel sits in the central mediterranean. now that has brought some really heavy rain to parts of greece, some torrential flooding, for instance, there. but here it is high pressure that's driving our weather. we've had a bit of low cloud just lingering around some of these east coasts, but that's tending to burn back towards the coast through the rest of the afternoon. so, temperatures between around the mid 20s to possibly the low 30s down towards the southeast,

welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.wo deadly explosions have rocked pakistan. more than 50 people are dead. the first happened near a mosque in the southwestern province of balochistan on friday as people celebrated the birth of prophet muhammad. police say at least 52

hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now.ken to a qatari plane at tehran airport for the first leg of theirjourney back to the us. it's part of a prisoner swap deal painstakingly mediated by qatar. in return, five iranians in usjails will be released and iran will gain access to six billion dollars in oil revenues. our cheap international correspondent is where the plane will land, and told us more about what she thinks will happen next. it what she thinks will happen next. it is a deeply controversial deal, highly complex, but compassionate. president biden has bowed to bring all americans home, including these five americans who hold

new smash hit. what a fantastic story. and that's all the sport for now. hello, this is bbc news. e family of a man who police in the uk want to question over the death of his daughter say they've been illegally detained. the investigation in pakistan centres on the death of ten—year—old sara sharif, who was found dead in woking in the uk on the 10th of august. herfather, urfan, his partner and brother travelled to pakistan the day before sara's body was found. police in pakistan have been searching for the trio and have now been accused by their relatives of holding them without any legal justification while doing so. i was joined earlier by our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies. she began by giving us a brief reminder of how the issue has been developing. so, anna, this is the second time that family of urfan sharif, that is the father of sara sharif, have appeared in court. and they've accused the police here in pakistan of illegally detaining them for questioning as they're questioning them, trying to find out where urfan sharif beinash batool and faisal malik. so that is

claire marshall, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. good afternoon. agnes is well and truly bearing down across the united kingdom and ireland. the signature swirl of cloud around that deepened area of low pressure, which is not only bringing heavy rain, but gale force, if not severe gale force winds, as it tracks its way north and east. this is where we expect the potentially destructive winds with gusts up to 50 mph inland — enough to bring down some power lines and the odd tree. in extremities, we could see gusts of 70 or 75 mph over coastal areas and the hills. that, combined with the heavy rain, particularly for scotland and northern ireland, giving some disruption and hazardous conditions. away from southern and eastern areas it is a tale of two seasons today. it will feel quite summer—like i should imagine, and warm in the south and east, but wetter weather further north and west, with heavy showers across western parts of england, and wales. 22 or 23 celsius in the sunshine. staying largely fine and dry in 0rkney and shetland, but then this ev

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. now at some of the stories making headlines here on bbc news. the nhs is rolling out booster shots of covid—19 and flu vaccines to older people living in care homes in england. the roll—out began in england today for those at most risk. concerns are growing over the spread of a new covid—19 variant. the german car giant bmw and invest hundreds of millions of pounds in its mini factory near oxford to build a new generation of electric cars. reduction of two new electric mini models is due to begin in the plant in cowley in 2026. more than a000 people work across two british sites. and northern ireland will receive nearly £1 billion to support peace. the funding announcement was made in belfast today. the money will fund a scheme known as peace plus, ex successor to programmes that have run since 1995 in northern ireland and the border counties in the republic of ireland. the uk government is contributing £730 million the total allocation. your life with bbc news. i'm yalda hakim. uk femini

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a hello, welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, of fast—moving news, interviews and reactiontary serviceman is missing after a ukrainian missile hit the headquarters of its black sea navy in the crimean port of sevastopol, causing a fire. the local governor warned residents another attack was possible and urged them to avoid the city centre and stay indoors. these pictures were posted on social media — showing plumes of smoke rising from the building. ukraine has carried out several attacks on crimea this month — destroying a russian air defence system and damaging a ship and submarine. russia seized and annexed the peninsula from ukraine in 2014. so so it is incredibly strategically significant. it comes as president zelensky is in canada, for the first time since russia's invasion, on an unannounced visit to thank canadians for their support. canada has been a firm ally of ukraine. here is president zelensky and his wife 0lena being welcomed

you're live with bbc news. noweznikov had been in post since before the start of the full—scale russian invasion in february last year. his removal is thought to be part of mr zelensky�*s determination to tackle corruption in all government departments. president zelensky has nominated rustem umerov, who's currently in charge of ukraine's privatisation programme, as the new defence minister. here's mr zelensky giving that update. translation: this week, _ the parliament will be asked to make a staff—related decision. i would like to outline it now. i have decided to replace the minister of defence of ukraine. oleksii reznikov has been through more than 550 days of full—scale war. i believe the ministry needs new approaches and other formats of interaction with both the military and society as a whole. live now to mykhailo samus who is the director of the new geopolitics research network. thank you forjoining us, what do you make of this change in the defence ministry? actually as you heard mr reznikov was appointed

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you're live with bbc news. now back to a story we were talking about earlier. on camera voicing herfrustrations about coverage of the crumbling concrete row. in footage released by itv news, filmed as the camera repositioned for extra shots, ms keegan — still wearing her microphone — criticised others and claimed the government had gone "over and above" in addressing concerns relating to reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete. let's listen to the moment. does anyone does anyone ever does anyone ever say, you have done a good job because everyone else has sat on their behind and do nothing? no signs of that, no? live now to westminster and our political correspondent helen catt. what is the reaction to this moment? not the first time but it is one of those moments which tends to have a bit of an impact. downing street has moved pretty quickly to distance itself from these comments and a source said these comments were wrong and we have not heard anything further from the gillian keegan and she is due in the commons later to give a statement that the situation wi

now. live from london. this is bbc news.ed aged 82. his illustrous career spanned decades, but for many he is best known for playing dumbledore in the harry potter film series. as ethnic armenians leave their homes forever — the separatist leader of nagorno karabakh ends the struggle for independence. balancing freedom of expression and impartiality — bbc stars are told what they can say on social media. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. he was known to millions as professor dumbledore in the harry potter film franchise, he was also an accomplished shakespearean actor. sir michael gambon, star of stage and screen, has died at the age of 82. his family said he passed away peacefully after a bout of pneumonia. over the course of a career that spanned six decades, his many roles included falstaff, the singing detective and maygret. david sillito looks back on his life.

hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.t least one ukrainian missile has hit the headquarters of russia's black sea navy in the crimean port of sevastopol on friday, causing a fire. that's according to a local governor. crimea, which russia seized and annexed from ukraine in 2014, has been a frequent target of ukrainian attacks in the course of the 19—month war. it is strategically incredibly significant as well and that's why we have seen ukraine refocus its efforts on crimea. it is a vital logistics hub for russia's war effort due to its location on the black sea and as i have mentioned, the home of

welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. pakistan. more than 50 people are dead. the first happened near a mosque in the southwestern province of balochistan on friday as people celebrated the birth of prophet muhammad. police say at least 52 people were killed there,

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. nowg in the uk. greater manchester police have become the latest force to fall victim to a serious data breach. a company making warrant cards was targeted in a cyber attack with the names and photos of officers compromised. police chiefs say they're aware of the hack and an investigation has already begun. john lewis says its plan to return to profit will take two years longer than expected after it reported further losses for the first half of the year. the high street giant, which also owns waitrose, said rising business costs and larger than expected investment requirements meant that its recovery plan would not be finished until 2028. england's only nhs helpline for coming off antidepressants is to close, after the health service withdrew funding. it was in march when nhs england said that local health services should support people struggling to come off these drugs. you are live with bbc news. the bbc has learned that, last year, a russian fighter pilot attempted to shoot down a br

ben croucher, bbc news. nowtappen — after he set a new record, winning 10 grand prixs in a row. on monday mercedes team principal toto wolff says the record is �*completely irrelevent�*. verstappen�*s victory at monza means he surpassed his red bull predecessor sebastian vettel�*s run of nine straight victories in 2013 but wolff said: "these kinds of records are completely irrelevant. they were irrelevant in our good days at mercedes. i don't know how many races we won in a row. i didn't even know there was a count." you can get all the latest sports news from the bbc sport website but from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. the weather story so far this week has been dominated by sunshine and heat. and i suspect as we go through the week ahead, it's all going to be about numbers. 30 degrees was recorded on monday across parts of england and wales. highest temperatures of the summer �*23 was back injune with 32.2 celsius, but there is a possibility as we go through the wee

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news happens, you'rejust way behind. so why did bbc television report ben wallace's resignation 45 minutes after two other news channels? bbc news gave us this reason. nowatch are not the only ones who have had something of a refresh over the summer. with more and more people accessing news via their mobile phones, the bbc has also made changes to its news app, but the new design has attracted a large number of complaints. in fact, it's the topic that, according to the bbc�*s logs, has attracted the most comments from the bbc news audience over the summer. one of those who got in touch with us wasjohn gott and hejoins us now. john, thank you so much for coming on newswatch. tell me how you've been using the news app and what bothers you about the new version? well, i was familiar with it and i suppose with new changes there's always going to be a problem. but i don't like the way that the new app delivers the news. for me, it doesn't work and as a result, it's no longer my first news source. the first, the former format was just so much easier to view and navigate quickly, and the presentation, has in my opinion, become bland, certainly by comparison wi

those are the headlines on bbc news. now on bbc news, talking business. at what is on the show. a demographic time bomb: the global life expectancy has doubled in just over 100 years. but it is not all good news, what does our rapidly ageing population mean for society and our wider economy. in some places, there is a growing imbalance between an increasing older generation and a birth rate that seems to have

north korea build satellites and develop its space program hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news nowere more than 5,000 people are now we have some live pictures coming in from morocco. you can see the painstaking work being done by rescue teams, as they dig through rubble, trying to look, possibly,

bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. nowstories that have been making the news. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has met elon musk, the tech entrepreneur accused by civil rights groups of amplifying anti—jewish hatred on his social media platform, x. the two engaged in conversations about artificial intelligence. and — new research suggests the social media platform — snapchat — was involved in nearly half of all online grooming crimes recorded by police in england and wales in the past year. figures obtained by the nspcc show there were more than two thousand known cases of sexual communication with a child on the platform. the children's charity is part of a global coalition — of more than one hundred sexual abuse survivors, families and child safety experts. they're demanding tech companies take responsibility to protect children on their sites. earlier i spoke ith william guyatt, a tech journalist and former meta employee, who provided a summary of all these tech stories. it is every world leader that wants to b

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welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.ve been killed in an explosion at a fuel depot in the disputed territory of nagorno—karabakh. armenian separatist officials say almost 300 people have been admitted to hospitals, with dozens in

joe inwood, bbc news. now it's time to take a look at the weather. hello there.is on the way, but not for most of us until after the weekend. so it stays very warm, very muggy, there will be thundery showers and there are warnings out from the met office. more details on our website. but again, we'll have another day with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees celsius. so again, the record is broken. today looks like it might well be the hottest day of the year so far, just getting a little bit ahead of thursday's 32.6 degrees celsius. widely warm, very warm, infact, and humid. temperatures not quite so high in the north and west, purely because we have this weather front approaching, so more cloud, bringing rain into the western and later northern isles, showers ahead of it. and this afternoon, because we have that mix of the heat as well, some home—grown downpours, torrential downpours continuing well into the evening. but quite well scattered. they could just cause some flash flooding locally. and then, even though they will ease away for a time overnight, we have

welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.e, has effectively declared bankruptcy. it issued a section 114 notice, which blocks spending on all but essential services. birmingham called an unofficial spending freeze injune after it revealed a £760 million equal pay bill, while it attempted to resolve its financial issues. live now to our midlands correspondent navtej johal in birmingham. just bring us up—to—date on

announcer: and now, "bbc news". >> it might reach 20. on't have a different number right now, and number of missing people is hitting 10,000 persons. >> you can see the devastation, the destruction, and you can see a distinctive building. this l-shaped building here, which is a school. >> it is a state of chaos, i have to say. obviously rescue operations are underway, while people are trying to locate their family members, not knowing whether they are alive or not. ♪ >> in libya, thousands are killed, caught in the flooding. we will have the latest on the damage. also on the program, new impeachment proceedings are starting in the united states. but this time, it is republicans bringing them against president biden. north korea's leader, kim jong-un, has arrived in russia to meet vladimir putin. they are expected to talk about an arms deal. what impact could that have on the war in ukraine? here in the u.k., female surgeons say they are being sexually harassed, sometimes around the operating theater. the royal college of surgeons say the

hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.er a powerful storm swept through the east of the country. a minister in the eastern government — which is not

hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reactione in the areas in libya destroyed by some because like blood. the number of people who died in the city of derna has risen to 11,000. that is according to the red crescent. that figure is expected to grow as the recovery effort continues and more bodies are retrieved from the mud. officials estimate that about 30,000 people have been left homeless.

bbc news. you're live with bbc news. more now than at present biden's resident to vietnam.—jones — a senior research fellow in the international security team at rusi. just tell us about the significance of the visit, given that these two countries were foes at one point. yes, it is a significant visit. it is very high level and well—prepared visit, as we can see from the joint statement, which elevated the relationship formally to one of the highest levels in the hierarchy that vietnam uses to describe its lateral net bilateral relations. it was available previously reserved for countries such as china and russia, with whom it has diplomatic and economic affairs, recently others have added as well such as south korea and india. it is significant and compounds to trends in the region, i think. and compounds to trends in the region, ithink. continued and compounds to trends in the region, i think. continued efforts and success really of the united states and... and success really of the united states and. . ._ and success really of the united states and... , , , ., states an

hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now. five americans who've been held in iranianjails for years have been taken to a qatari plane at tehran airport for the first leg of theirjourney back to the us. it's part of a prisoner swap deal painstakingly mediated by qatar. in return, five iranians in usjails will be released and iran will gain access to six billion dollars in oil revenues. our cheap international correspondent is where the plane will land, and told us more about what she thinks will happen next. it is a deeply controversial deal, highly complex, but compassionate. president biden has bowed to bring all americans home, including these five americans who hold iranian passport which the us describe as wrongfully detained, but they are regarded as hostages, used by iran as bargaining chips. the money that has arrived here this morning, $6 billion, they end it through selling oil to south korea. they can't access it directly, only third parties can use it to purchase non—sanction goods, including food and medicine. but

those are your latest headlines here on bbc news. now on bbc news, talking business.esselhurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. the summer of strikes rolls over into hollywood's fall,

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welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.xpected to be freed today. it is part of a prisoner swap deal painstakingly mediated by qatar that will see $6 billion of iranian oil money sent to banks in doha. 0ur chief interntional correspondent, lyse doucet, is in doha for us now. where are you right now and do you know where the americans are? weill. know where the americans are? well, i think our viewers _ know where the americans are? well, i think our viewers can _ know where the americans are? well, i think our viewers can see _ know where the americans are? ii i think our viewers can see just behind me a gate, an

uk and around the world this weekend on talking business weekly with aaron heslehurst here on bbc news. nowin harrogate, yorkshire. the uk holiday home market is the largest in the world, this weekend's event will see 21 of the major holiday home, motorhome and caravan manufacturers launch their latest models. so what can we expect from this year's event? we're nowjoined by richard jones, who's the chairman of the great holiday home show. thank you joining us. mobile homes were particularly popular during lockdown, as people looked auto and to going away. lockdown, as people looked auto and to going away-— to going away. have you seen that continue? during _ to going away. have you seen that continue? during lockdown, - to going away. have you seen that continue? during lockdown, as- to going away. have you seen that - continue? during lockdown, as people couldn't travel overseas, people rediscovered what 6reat couldn't travel overseas, people rediscovered what great britain had to offer, and the holiday home industry benefited. for many years, we've been a cornerstone of the uk holiday, an

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviewslame him for failing to tackle the issue of unsafe concrete in school buldings. as thousands of children return to classrooms today after the summer break — it's emerged that more than 100 schools in england and scotland will be closed or partially shut. it's over safety concerns about what is known as raac — a type of concrete known to be at risk of crumbling. ellie price reports. school's back. sort of... but not for those affected by the wrong kind of concrete. for many, it has meant a partial closure of school buildings and a mad scramble right at the start of a new school year,

breaking news coming at you at the bbc now. ve been covering here on bbc news about luis rubiales, the president of the spanish football federation who resigned a couple of days ago, following criticism of his kissing the spanish forward, jenni hermoso, at the world cup final presentation ceremony. in the last few minutes, we have had a bit of news, it looks like mr luis rubiales is going to be testifying this friday, september the 15th in the spanish national court. this is all about the investigation into that because he gave to mrjenni hermoso. mr luis rubiales resigned as president of the spanish football is federation and he has been investigated for possible sexual assault and coercion. that is the news coming into us from our reporter in madrid. we also want to bring you some reports now from the philippines, we are looking now at an earthquake of magic —— magnitude of 6.8 which has struck the philippines. we do not have a lot of news about this, the philippines in the western pacific ocean. there was a six richter scale

hello, welcome to bbc news now — three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.prosecutors have authorised a charge of conspiracy to conduct espionage against three men and two women suspected of spying for russia. it follows an investigation by the metropolitan police. let�*s take you straight to the newsroom. tell us what details we have. this straight to the newsroom. tell us what details we have.— straight to the newsroom. tell us what details we have. this has been announced within _ what details we have. this has been announced within the _ what details we have. this has been announced within the last _ what details we have. this has been announced within the last few - announced within the last few minutes. the crown prosecution service here in the uk has announced it has authorised charges of spying against five bulgarians who are living in the uk. three men and

bbc news. some breaking news now. fired a ballistic missile off its eastern coast. there are no details so far about the size or range of the missile. it comes as the north korean leader prepares to hold talks with president putin in russia. those talks are in fact imminent. the two leaders have greeted each other at the space site according to russian news agencies. putin arrived at the site less than 30 minutes ago. kimjong—un crossed into russia on an armoured train on tuesday morning, accompanied by military leaders. it's his first trip abroad for five years. in the last hour, putin and kim jong—un are reported to have arrived at the space centre. we understand this to be the location of the talks. according to the us, moscow wants to buy north korean ammunition for the war in ukraine. the new york times is reporting that mr kim wants advanced satellite technology, nuclear—powered submarines, and food aid. live now to our seoul correspondent, jean mackenzie. these two men meeting, people will be looking at this ar

those are your latest headlines here on bbc news. now on bbc news, talking business.ello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron hesselhurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. the summer of strikes rolls over into hollywood's fall, shuttering the showbiz industry for months, taking billions out of the economy. and its repercussions? well, they'll play out in homes and theatres around the world. at its heart, the threat to actors and writers from artificial intelligence. you can take my face and my body and my voice and make me say or do something that i had no choice about. that's not a good thing. so can the studios find a hollywood happy ending, or are we looking at a horror story for industry pay and the studios balance sheet? well, i'm going to be discussing all of that with these two. there they are, duncan crabtree—irelandthe man leading the negotiations for the actors, and tim richards, the big boss of europe's largest independent cinema chain, vue international. plus, can we use aland still respect the copyright

north korea build satellites and develop its space program hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news nowwe start our programme in libya, where more than 5,000 people are now we have some live pictures coming in from morocco. you can see the painstaking work being done by rescue teams, as they dig through rubble, trying to look, possibly, four survivors from the devastating quake that hit the country. we now know that the 6.8 magnitude quake that struck late on friday killed at least 2900 people, and injured many, many thousands more. what we are seeing is teams from around the world now that have arrived to health, digging through the rubble, searching for some kind of survivors. it is the army that is leading relief efforts, but they are being backed up by groups and teams from four other countries. it's really difficult out here, it is a mountainous and steep area in the atlas mountains. roads have been damaged, infrastructure as well, making it very difficult to get some of these areas that we are focusing on, one of the worst hit areas as this search continues. we will continue to go

bbc news. let's just show you what is being well on the bbc news website. the death of sir michael gambon is nowecause this famous tree, one of the most iconic trees and most photographed trees in britain has been felled in an act of vandalism. this is the sycamore gap tray which is just buy at hadrian wall in northumberland, apparently cut down overnight. some people call it the robin hood tray because it was in the movie robin hood, it is believed it was deliberately fouled. you will see it is now a scene where the police have tape around it and they are investigating this as an act of vandalism. you will see beautiful images as well, the police, of the tree at night. people going there today to pay tribute saying how upset and devastated they are and many life changing moments of the people. one couple described they got engaged there. this story is doing well on the website and police are now investigating. hello. storm agnes has swirled away from our shores, but that doesn't mean it's completely plain sailing weather wise. in fact, as we head towards the end of the day, it is going to turn

bali to see that there was an intent to express even then. 0k, thank you for your thoughts on bbc news. now will start with the rugby world cup because england havejust started their second half. fiji have beaten australia forjust the third time in their history and that result totally changes the pool. and that includes wales and that means there will be a lot riding on the game between australia and wales. south africa, in the same group as ireland and scotland beat romania. arsenal have beaten everton 1—0 a goodison park to move to fourth place in the premier league table. arsenal replaced aaron ramsdale, but he had little to do as the goal was enough to secure victory at a ground they have struggled on recently. the result leaves everton without a league win so far this season and in the bottom three. chelsea's stuttering start continued at bournemouth. that game finished goalless. both sides had chances but couldn't convert and chelsea have had just one win from their first five league games. they are down to 14th place and bournemouth are still chasing their first victory of the seaso

bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. nowes of the universe — namely why it even exists — and why it is made up of matter. scientists at cern have been investigating the opposite of matter — anti—matter. they wanted to see what happens when anti—matter is exposed to gravity. does it fall down — or up? our science correspondent pallab ghosh had exclusive access to the lab. at a lab near geneva, scientists are making a shadowy substance that's the very opposite of what our world is made from. antimatter is just the coolest, most mysterious stuff you can imagine. it's taken 30 years and £1 billion to build a lab that can make and store large amounts of it. what we have here is the actual nerve center of alpha g. jeffrey hangst wants to find out whether antimatter falls up or down. our world is made of atoms, the simplest is hydrogen, which consists of a positively charged proton in the middle, a negatively charged electron orbiting it. anti—hydrogen is the opposite — negative in the middle and a positive version of the electron

where once their future was determined by ocean currents, now it may depend on the resolve of world leaders. laura bicker, bbc newsnow by collin koh, a senior fellow at the institute of defence and strategic studies at nanyang technological university in singapore. he explained what is at stake in this territorial dispute in the south china sea. this is about and _ the south china sea. this is about and concern - the south china sea. this is about and concern about. the south china sea. this is| about and concern about the united nations, the rights and duties and freedoms to those waters. in this case, for the philippines it also concerns its sovereign rights and exclusive economic zone, without interference from other parts. without interference from other arts. �* ., without interference from other arts. �* . . without interference from other parts. japan and australia have been holding — parts. japan and australia have been holding military— parts. japan and australia have been holding military drills - been holding military drills alongside the philippines this week. beijing will not like these activities, wi