the british government emergency committee has gone into session. the u.s. accuses iran of escalating violence. coming up chancellor delivers her verdict on donald trump's racist remarks. >> i reject trump's comments and stand in solidarity with the congresswoman he attacked. >> angela merkel's most forthright comments at her annual summer news conference in which she credited young activists first during her to act faster on climate change. the dutch supreme court finds the state partially reliable for the deaths of 350 bosnian muslims. dutch troops had failed to protect the victims from bosnian-serb forces. ♪ i'm carl nasman. a warm welcome to those of you watching on pbs and our viewers around the world. tonight the british government's emergency committee is meeting at this hour after iran's revolutionary guard captured a british oil tanker in the strait of hormuz. iranian officials say it was stopped for "non compliance with international regulations and has been taken to an undisclosed iranian fort." the owner of the taker confirmed it lost contact wit

the program the british government's emergency committee is meeting at this hour after iran's revolutionary guard said it had captured a british oil tanker in the strait of hormuz iranian officials say the steno imperiled was stopped for quote noncompliance with international maritime laws and regulations and has been transferred to an undisclosed iranian port the owner of the vessel has confirmed that it lost contact with the ship after it was approached by unidentified vessels and a helicopter. are those get more on this breaking news now i'm joined by d w news reporter rebecca ritter's rebecca what more do we know i mean can you give us any more details 1st of all about what exactly happened or why this happened just before we came on col so details are still slightly sketchy that coming in but we do know as you mentioned the revel iran's revolutionary guard says it seized a british oil tanker in the strait of hormuz on the vessel was apparently heading for saudi arabia and it suddenly veered off course and headed into iranian waters in the strait of hormuz according to marine tracking t

in the united states and our viewers all around the world tonight the british government's emergency committee is meeting at this hour after iran's revolutionary guard captured a british oil tanker in the strait of hormuz iranian officials say these 10 imperio was stopped for quote noncompliance with international maritime laws and regulations and has been taken to an undisclosed iranian port the owner of the tanker has confirmed that it lost contact with the ship after it was approached by unidentified vessels and a helicopter. let's get more on this now i'm joined by reporter steven beardsley steven what else do we know what other details can you give us because a lot of this is still developing what we know as you said imperio this is a ship that was heading to saudi arabia is a massive oil tanker about $50000.00 tons it was being directed north towards iran the company the swedish own company that owns the ship has acknowledged that it was redirected that it actually is the word attacked it mentions several small craft boats and also a helicopter. we know that the revolutionary guards have

sent to imperil iran's revolutionary guard say it's been taken to an iranian port a british government emergency committee has gone into session also coming up germany's chancellor delivers her verdict on donald trump's racist remarks. i reject trump's comments and stand in solidarity with the congresswoman he attacked it was on the america's most forthright comments.

revolutionary guard says the stand out in peril has been taken into iranian ports a british government emergency committee has gone into session the u.s. government accuses iran of escuela tory violence also coming up germany's chancellor delivers her verdict on donald trump's racist remarks. i reject trump's comments and stand in solidarity with the congresswoman he attacked.

. >> and in just a few hours' time, the british government's emergency response committee will meet to discuss this escalating crisis. it's already warned of a robust response if iran continues to hold that ship. our senior international correspondent matthew chance has more. >> reporter: this is the moment iran seized a british oil tanker in one of the world's most important shipping lanes, pushing tensions in the persian gulf to dangerous new highs. iranian state media broadcast these dramatic images of what seems to have been a carefully planned military operation. fast naval patrol boats surrounding the british flagged "stena impero" before it's boarded by masked troops from a helicopter hovering above its deck. iran says the tanker violated navigation rules. >> the "stena impero" was seized in omani waters in clear contravention of international law. it was then forced to sail into iran. this is totally an utterly unacceptable. >> if you obey, you will be safe. >> reporter: and now audio recordings of radio transmissions have emerged of the iranian revolutionary guards ordering th

warns iran of serious consequences after iran seized a british oil tanker and emergency committee meets in london with the government saying that the situation must be resolved quickly iran's revolutionary guard says the stand that imperio has been taken to a port on its territory also coming up germany commemorates the final and best known attempt to assassinate adult hitler we'll have a special report on how some of his inner circle conspired to kill him 75 years ago today and launched their own lives as a result. and the dutch supreme court finds the state partly to blame for the stripper needs a massacre the court rules that dutch troops failed in their duty to protect 350 muslim victims from bosnian serb forces just 8000 men and boys were murdered in the massacre of a quarter of a century ago. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us. britain has advised u.k. ships to avoid the strait of hormuz for quote an interim period the warning comes after iran seized a british flag tanker on friday iran says its troops boarded the stand and pair o. after it collided with a fishing boat is the latest in a ser

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warns iran of serious consequences after iran sees to british oil tanker and emergency committee meets in london with the government saying the situation must be quickly iran's revolutionary guard says the stand that imperiled has been taken to a port on its territory. also coming up germany commemorates the final and best known attempt to assassinate adult hitler we'll have a special report on how some of his inner circle conspired to kill him 75 years ago today they lost their own lives as a result. and the dutch supreme court finds the state partly to blame for the massacre the court ruled that dutch troops failed in their duty to protect 350 muslim victims from bosnian serb forces 8000 men and boys were murdered in the massacre of the order of a century ago. i married i haven't seen welcome to the program. iran has seized a british tanker in the strait of hormuz stand ampera was intercepted by iranian vessels and forced to sail to a court in iran iranian soldiers also briefly boarded a 2nd british own tanker mess star before allowing it to continue his journey is the latest in a series of incidents threatening

british prime minister theresa may is to chair another session of the government's emergency committee to decide on new sanctions against iran after the seizure of the british flag oil tanker hero ron claims that ship failed to respond to distress calls after hitting a fishing boat. the u.s. east coast and midwest are struggling to deal with a severe heat wave that's being blamed for about 6 deaths some windy 5000000 people are under a heat warning or advisory with temperatures climbing above 36 degrees celsius. well india is heading to the moon today a rocket carrying me carrying the chandrayaan 2 lunar lander is due to blast off in just a few hours time that is if everything goes according to plan this is the 2nd attempt to launch the probe after a technical glitch caused the mission to be aborted just one hour before launch last week. chandrayaan 2 is india's most challenging mission so far a highly complex undertaking. the spacecraft should reach its destination in the 2nd week of august when it enters an elliptical orbit of the moon. then it will approach the lunar surface. when t

british government is in a cobra committee emergency meeting right now, we are getting unconfirmed reportsthe second oil tanker is called the iberian flag i think that's how you pronounce it, turned north to the iranian coast after passing lester the history department is in the gulf, and the turn took place about 1600 gmt. —— straight departments. data shows 40 minutes after a similar tanker that was seized. —— straight of hormuz. no immediate words from the operator or guards yet on what prompted the change in direction. along this vital international oil shipping route. there is criticism tonight on bbc news, that the government should have more naval vessels protecting british interests in the strait of hormuz. now, this feature at the first oil tanker, we did not know there is a second, they still needed confirmed, it comes hours after the british government announced it will continue to hold and sees an iranian registered oil tanker, but britain believes was heading toward syria, breaking easy sanctions after delivering oil to the side machine, something iran denies, but that tanker

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theresa may has been chairing a meeting of the government's emergency committee, cobra, to discuss iran's seizure of a britishesa may has been chairing a meeting of the government's troops from the iranian revolutionary guard boarded the ship in the strait of hormuz on friday — after tehran said it was "violating international maritime rules". the capture of the stena impero comes two weeks after royal marines helped seize an iranian ship off gibraltar. our security correspondent frank gardner reports. under a new flag. pictures released today show the swedish owned by british flag tanker the stena impero flying an iranian flag. it's being held just off iran's strategic port of bandar abbas after a dramatic capture at sea on friday. this was iranian revolutionary guards fast roping down on to her deck, to take her over. only minutes earlier, this was the three—way radio exchange between the iranian guards, the tanker and a royal navy warship. you are ordered, change your course to a 360. 360 degrees immediately. you must not impair, impede, obstruct or hamper the package ——obstruct or hamper the passage of th

government has advised uk ships to "stay out of the area" of the strait of hormuz for an "interim period", after iran seized a british—flagged tanker. the warning came after a meeting of the government's emergency committeera, late last night. state media in tehran say the tanker, the stena impero, was involved in an accident with an iranian fishing boat before it was seized. the reports also claim the vessel had violated international maritime rules. but the ship's owner, the swedish company stena bulkt says the tanker was in "full compliance with all navigation and international regulations." the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, said the seizure was unacceptable and britain's response would be "considered but robust". our correspondent simonjones reports. seized in a major escalation of tensions, the stena impero, a british—flagged tanker and its 23 crew members from india, russia, latvia and the philippines now in the hands of iran after it was surrounded by four boats and a helicopter. this is completely unacceptable. freedom of navigation must be maintained. we will respond in a way that is considered but robust. and we are absolutely clear that if this situation is not resolved quickly, there will b

warns iran of serious consequences after iran seized a british oil tanker and emergency committee meets in london with the government saying the situation must be resolved quickly iran's revolutionary guard says the stand that imperiled has been taken top or it on its territory.

and in the last few hours, british ministers have issued new guidance for shipping operators. 0ur correspondent simon jones has the details. the government emergency committeea met well into the night. they have released a statement after that meeting describing the seizure of the british tanker as "completely unacceptable. " they say it goes completely against international maritime rules. they say they are deeply concerned about tensions in the area and interestingly, they‘ re suggesting british shipping should stay out of that area for the time being. that is quite a development when obviously there are a large number of tankers passing through, particularly in the international community. there is also in this statement talk again of a robust response and consequences for iran. it doesn't spell out exactly what they mean by that, there are no deadlines, not saying to tehran you have to return the tanker by a particular time, they aren't wishing to escalate things in that way. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes told me what's led up to the latest developments. this seems to have been going on for a number of weeks. especially in relation to the

in the last couple of hours, british ministers have issued new guidance for ship operators. 0ur correspondent simon jones has the details. the government emergency committees been re— —— meeting into the night. they have read the statement after that meeting describing the seizure of the british tanker is completely unacceptable. they say it goes completely against international maritime rules. they say they are deeply concerned about tensions in the area and they're suggesting british shipping should stay out of that area for the time being. that is quite a development when obviously there are a large number of tankers passing through, particularly in the international community. there is also in this statement talk of a robust response and consequences for iran. they haven't spelled out exactly what they mean by that, no deadlines, not saying to tehran you have to return by a particular time, they aren't wishing to escalate things in that way. have they ruled out using force? no, so far they are hoping to go down the route of diplomacy. he has been talking to his us counterpart and trying to contact his counterpart in tehran. so going down the diplomati

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warns iran of serious consequences after iran seized a british oil tanker and emergency committee meets in london with the government saying that the situation must be resolved quickly iran's revolutionary guard says the stand that imperio has been taken to a port on its territory also coming up germany commemorates the final and best known attempt to assassinate adult hitler will have a special report on how some of his inner circle.

uk, the prime minister theresa may will chair a meeting of the government's emergency committee, known as cobra, after iran seized a britishow emerged of the moment a royal navy warship tried to warn iran's revolutionary guard against taking over the vessel in the strait of hormuz. britain has described it as "a hostile act". paul adams reports. iranian revolutionary guards boarding the stena impero on friday afternoon, carrying out a two—week—old threat to seize a british vessel. iran said the tanker broke the law, the ship's owners and the british government say this simply isn't true. earlier, tense exchanges as a british warship, hms montrose, attempted to stop the ship being taken. but the revolutionary guards were determined. hms montrose was too far away to intervene. 00:11:25,984 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 they warned the tanker to obey. translation: we followed the ship every second, every minute, and the tanker never left international waters. we understand that the crew are in relatively good condition but it's a stressed situation for everyone. the stena impero was sailing through the strait of hormuz, in omani w

government. new pictures from inside a british tanker in the gulf after it was seized by iranian troops. the government's cobra emergency committee 2147483051:46:21,652 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 of the liberal democrats will be picked for the rugby world cup receives even further as he is left out of england's latest training camp. police in hong kong have been severely criticised for failing to protect pro—democracy activists — who were attacked by gangs of masked men at a train station. the group, wielding sticks and rods, beat up protesters as they returned from a rally. hong kong has had weeks of protests against a proposed extradition bill, that could see people sent to mainland china for trial. hong kong's leader condemned the violence. celia hatton report contains images you may find disturbing. this is the violence that has shocked the people of once peaceful hong kong. groups of men in white attacking anyone in black. those who were assumed to be on their way home from a pro—democracy demonstration. some of the men were wearing masks, while others didn't bother, appearing not to care if they are shown assaulting unarmed t

the prime minister will chair a meeting of the government's cobra emergency committee in the morning — after iran siezed a britished of the moment a royal navy warship tried to warn iran's revolutionary guard against taking over the vessel in the strait of hormuz. the government has described it as ‘a hostile act'. paul adams reports. iranian revolutionary guards boarding the stena impero on friday afternoon, carrying out a two—week—old threat to seize a british vessel. iran said the tanker broke the law, the ship's owners and the british government say this simply isn't true. earlier, tense exchanges as a british warship, hms montrose, attempted to stop the ship being taken. but the revolutionary guards were determined. hms montrose was too far away to intervene. they warned the tanker to obey. translation: we followed the ship every second, every minute, and the tanker never left international waters. we understand that the crew are in relatively good condition but it's a stressed situation for everyone. the stena impero was sailing through the strait of hormuz, in omani waters, when it was boarded. at its narr

minister treason is to chair a further session of the government's emergency committee to decide on new sanctions against iran after the seizure of the british flag will tanker stand and piro run claims the ship failed to respond to distress calls after hitting a fishing vessel. state's east coast and midwest are struggling to deal with the severe heat wave that's led to at least 6 deaths some 95000000 people are under i heat warning or advisory with temperatures climbing above 36 degrees celsius. and the intense heat wave in the u.s. is being blamed for major power outages that have left thousands of people in the dark across a number of states in new york city nearly 50000 residents lost power as a 3rd day of dangerous he says. it's to ukraine now where. a servant of the people party looks set to become the master of the polls the new party of the comedian turned president is on course for a resoundingly victory in sunday's parliamentary elections early counting shows him well ahead of rival parties but possibly short of an absolute majority he may need a coalition partner therefore to open push through promised reforms. the former comedia

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the government's emergency committee is going to meet to decide how to deal with the seizure of a britishs seized by the iranian revolutionary guard in the strait of hormuz on friday after tehran said it was violating international maritime rules. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, is expected to press for an international diplomatic response rather than immediate sanctions. andy moore reports. at anchor under a new flag, the iranian flag, these are the first pictures released by tehran of the tanker stena impero since it was seized and brought into iranian waters. it is 23 man international crew have been taken on shop. they are said to be safe and well. the ship's operators have made a formal request to visit them. the british registered ship was surrounded by iranian fast boats on friday. soldiers were helicoptered onto its decks, and it was taken over despite radio warnings from a british ship some distance away. iran said it was acting in retaliation for the seizure of its tanker in gibraltar waters two weeks ago. it was alleged to have been carrying oil to syria in defiance of sanc

british tanker. london is demanding the release of the vessel. it is advising u.k. shipping of the increased threat in the persian gulf. theresa may will lead a meeting of the governments emergency committee, cobra. that is set to happen in the morning. let's get to our government reporter in dubai who has been tracking these latest tensions. why did iran sees this tanker? they have been threatening retaliatory action. >> what they have said, the revolutionary guard said is that ship was entering the strait of hormuz from the wrong direction and wasn't paying heed to signals that had been given to it and had collided with other ships. this is what they have been saying. -- ife have been seeing you look back to a few weeks ago , there was a ship that had been seized by the u.k. was transporting iranian oil. violatingn seized on sanctions against syria and transporting oil to syria which iran has ejected -- rejected. iran had said that movement would not go unanswered. they had qualified that is an act of piracy by the u.k. saying we were transporting oil. it was not going to syria. and even if it were, the u.k. usually doesn't apply these sanctions to other countries. iran was saying we do

minister theresa may will chair a meeting of the government's emergency committee, cobra, later today to decide how to deal with the seizure of a britishanker by iran. troops from the iranian revolutionary guard boarded the ship on friday after tehran said it was "violating international maritime rules". the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, is expected to press for an international diplomatic response. andy moore has got the latest. at anchor under a new flag, the iranian flag, these are the first pictures released by tehran of the tanker stena impero since it was seized and brought into iranian waters. its 23—man international crew have been taken on shore in bandar abbas. they are said to be safe and well. the ship's operators have made a formal request to visit them. the british—registered ship was surrounded by iranian fast boats on friday. soldiers were helicoptered onto its decks, and it was taken over despite radio warnings from a british ship some distance away. iran said it was acting in retaliation for the seizure of its tanker, the grace i in gibraltar waters, two weeks ago. it was alleged to have been carrying oil to syria,

british tanker in the gulf. the government's cobra emergency committee is meeting now to plan its response.ding hair loss, rashes and extreme fatigue. prince george turns six — the third in line to the throne is seen smiling in an england football shirt for photos released to celebrate his birthday. also coming up on bbc news — not one but two party leadership contests finish today. the lib dems unveil their new leader later. shane lowry says he's realised a childhood dream after winning the open championship at royal portrush. this is what it felt like to walk up the 18th in front of a partisan crowd who loved seeing an irishman win this championship on irish soil. he was dominant on the final day, eventually winning by six shots. it's lowry‘s first major title, having missed the cut at last year's tournament. adam peaty goes for world championship gold in the 100 metres breaststroke in half an hour's time. the 24—year—old broke his own world record in the semi—finals in south korea yesterday, breaking the 57 second mark — something he had promised to do after winning olympic gold in rio t