fidel castro is too difficult to target.aturally, it is easier to fight the jews than the cubans." still, these cuban-americans help townley build a car bomb and install it under letelier's car. one cuban drove behind him while another pushed the button on the detonator. for washington, the challenge the assassination posed was enabling fascism to infiltrate the chilean government. those such as teddy kennedy, who champion human rights, and the vast majority in the middle who needed the car bombing to prompt them to care enough. early on, mainstream u.s. observers tended towards absolving the chilean regime. the "new york times" editor concluded it is hard to believe that even as ham-handed a regime as chile's would order the murder of an opponent as mr. letelier in the united states. the national security council . the national security council admitted that right-wing chileans are the obvious candidates and could be too obvious. thankfully, the investigation was not up to them. it was the job of the fbi and attorney genera

no no the smallest changes to the system require determination and stamina even though it was fidel castro himself who called for change how the late revolutionary leader personally and in mired him. when he took my hand i felt that he was very gentle he smiled a loss but he also looked into my eyes as if he could read my thoughts. the van is celebrating its 500th birthday as the latest u.s. sanctions begin to bite tourist numbers are down and shortages of petrol and food stuffs more common the latest crisis is making change more difficult but that zoom in on the sanctions won't change our government but most the make the divisions worse we need change but it has to come from us. the cuban people. in the area will know. believes the pace of change will slow down she belongs to a new generation ready to push boundaries and breakthrough them on the way to a better cuba. this is my generation has a desire to do something big but it's not made easy for us they should let us get on with us because ultimately we only want the best for the country. or they story. they are a group of performance a

tried to smear orlando as a tool of fidel castro, isabel debunked their lies. the dam finally burst when in march 1978 investigators published photos of the two men whose names they ignored but whom they suspected of being involved. they had these passport photos but they didn't have the names. they just knew that these men had come to washington during the assassination, or at least before it. within days, chileans identified townley and his friend armando fernandez the two men from chile who were in the united states during the assassination. landed in santiago the following morning. proper and his beard roused some suspicions among conservative chilean officials. was he a hippy, a jew? the americans saw no trace of a chilean manhunt for townley, just as the chileans pretended they were looking for him. they were certain instead the chileans were hiding townley. there were also consummate professionals among the diplomats. u.s. ambassador george lando, fins dance, demanded a meeting with the chilean foreign minister. there he dropped all the diplomatic politi

tried to smear orlando as a tool of fidel castro, he is bell debunked their i loose. the dam finally burst in march of 198, investigators published photos of the two men whose name they ignored but who they suspected of being involved. they had the passport photo but not the names. they knew these men came to washington days before the assassination. they were identified as the two men from chile who were in the united states during the as as nation. gene proper and coinvestigator carter coal knick landed on friday morning. he and his beard rouse suspicion, was he a hippie? a jew? the americans saw no trace of a chilean manhunt as they portended they were looking for him. it was success spectaculared they prevaricated by hiding townley. there were also consummate officials among the diplomats. george lando demanded a meeting with the chilean foreign minister. he dropped all the politics he practiced over his career and threatened that if he was not made to answer the u.s. government's questions all u.s. relations with chile would be endang endangered. trade, loans, in

someday, fidel castro will die. they will probably not be today. to a certain extent -- i was wrong one day, finally. that will be the same rule i would propose to apply to venezuela. ladies and gentlemen, we have read this book before. we know how it ends. we know the maduro-led chavi zta system in venezuela is not sustainable. not because god came to me in a vision and told me, but because of political, health, security, international reasons, the system cannot sustain itself over the long-term. when will it end? someday it will end. i hazard a guess that that day will not be today, but as we ponder how to deal with this, let me offer you a strategic vision that is somewhat hardline, and you'll sense this, certainly by the lady to my right and the gentleman to my left beginning to wince and scowl and narrow their eyes as i speak. let us know, strategically, there are three fundamental objectives at play. first, the departure of nicolas maduro and his inner circle from office. the strategic objective is not elections or dialogue or a forum with mu

even though it was fidel castro himself who called for change.he met the late revolutionary leader personally and admired him. >> when he took my hand, i felt that he was very gentle. he smiled a lot, but he also looked into my eyes, as if he could read my thoughts. >> havana is celebrating its 500th h birthday as the l latest u.s. sanctions begin to bite. tourist numbers are down and shortages of petrol and foodstuffs were common. the latest crisis is making change more difficult. >> the sanctions want change your government. at most, they will make divisions worse. we need change, but it has to come from us, the cuban people. >> she believeves the pace of change will slow down. she belongs to a new generation, ready to push boundaries and breakthrough them on the way to a better cuba. >> i generation has it does -- has a desire to do something big, but it is not made easy for us. they should let us get on with it, because ultimately, we only want the best for our country. brent: after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day. stic

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: a new warning from the united nations. our current targets to cut green—house gas emissions are falling woefully short. with just over two weeks until the uk general election, both main political parties are forced to defend themselves against allegations of racism. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times reports on the last day of the pope's visit to the country. the pontiff has been speaking about the importance of education. he told people in tokyo that universities should be for everyone, notjust the privileged. preparations are under way for a party in the desert, according to the arab news. the pop star enrique iglesias and the opera singer andrea bocelli will both be at the tantora festival in saudi arabia. it's a unique experience set in an

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.es with the soviet union in the 19605. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. and i'm lewis vaughan jones in london. our top stories: defying beijing — president donald trump signs into law congressional legislation backing protesters in hong kong. malta's government in crisis — an investigation into the murder of a prominentjournalist leads to protests and a string of resignations. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the international edition of the new york times, which reminds readers that world leaders are gathering in madrid over how to avert a climate catastrophe after the united nations said that greenhouse gas emissions are still rising dangerously. the paper says that countries have failed to halt the rise of emissions despite repeated warnings from many scientists. now we have the front page of the japan times, which car

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: protesters turn their anger on malta's prime minister as police step up their investigation into the murder of an investigative journalist. security on the us—mexico border: president trump says mexico's drug cartels will be treated as terrorist organisations. three men in the us state of maryland have been freed after spending 36 years in prison for a crime they didn't commit. alfred chestnut, andrew stewart and ransom watkins were 16 years old when they were arrested. their convictions were cleared following a review of their case. gail maclellan reports. it is impossible to imagine what it must be like to spend 36 years locked away for a crime you didn't commit. it is clear, though, how it must feel to walk free. commit. it is clear, though, how it must feel to walk freelj commit. it is clear, though, how it must feel to walk

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.e soviet union in the 19605. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: voting is under way in hong kong local elections. they're being seen as a test of opinion towards the territory's government and its response to months of democracy protests. president trump's lawyer, rudy giuliani, has said he doesn't fear being indicted after impeachment hearings placed him at the centre of efforts to pressure ukraine. now, a man claiming to be a chinese spy has applied for asylum in australia, that's according to media reports from the country. wang liqiang is said to have given authorities information about operations in hong kong, taiwan and australia, saying he was "personally involved" in espionage work. he's now in sydney and says he fears execution if he returns to china. but police in shanghai say mr wang is an unemployed fugitive who was convicted of fraud. we're joined from canberra by the

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.et union in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: china says it will take what it called "firm countermeasures" after president donald trump signed legislation backing protesters in hong kong. let's stay with that story. samuel chu is the managing director of hong kong democracy council, i asked him what was new about the legislation. i think that this represents a new era and a new phase of the us — hong kong policies and relations. and also a new day in us—china policy relations. because what this bill does it shows the us is seriously stepping up to fulfil its obligation to hong kong promises that were made to hong kong promises that were made to hong kong promises that were made to hong kong. and it now has a unique sense of relationship with the city of hong kong, which i think is an incredible change and shift from the past. samuel, that will be true only if it

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: china says it will take "firm counter measures" after president donald trump signed legislation backing protesters in hong kong. rescuers save a little boy after an earthquake in albania claims at least 27 lives. tackling waste and in particular plastics in our seas and oceans is now recognised as a priority for governments around the world. for decades the black sea was treated as a dumping ground for agricultural and industrial waste — with things so bad that scientists considered parts of it almost entirely dead. so how are things now? in the first of a two part special report, our correspondent jonah fisher and video journalist abdujalil abdurasulov travelled across the region looking for answers. this is the dnieper in eastern ukraine. for decades, euro's rivers have washed waste into the black sea. we are being shown what is known as blooming. it happens

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.et union in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: hong kong's chief executive has acknowledged that the results of sunday's election reflected people's discontent, but offered no new concessions. a us court has ruled that a former white house counsel must testify before congress — rejecting the trump administration's argument that white house officials cannot be compelled to do so. 30 years ago this week, the communist regime in czechoslovakia collapsed following mass popular pro—democracy protests. the velvet revolution was a peaceful transition of power from communism to democracy. it was completed when the leading dissident and playwright vaclav havel became the country's president. our world affairs editor, john simpson, who covered the events in 1989, has returned to prague to speak to some of its leading figures. nowadays, prague is relaxed, beautiful, and jampac

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.60s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is newsday, on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. i'm kasia madera, in london. our top stories: hong kong's chief executive, carrie, lam has promised to reflect, after pro—democracy parties win a landslide in local elections. a us court has ruled that a former white house counsel must testify before congress, rejecting the trump administration's argument that white house officials cannot be compelled to do so. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: let's start with singapore's straits times. it headlines our top story, the local elections in hong kong, highlighting that pro—democracy politicians won 388 of 452 district council seats. the paper says that the results are seen as a clear message of voters' unhappiness with authorities. the philippine star says that president rodriguo duterte met south korean president moonjae—in, at a recent summit. the

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.nion in the 19605. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has made an unannounced trip to afghanistan, telling us troops he believes the taliban are open to ceasefire. the first funerals have been held in vietnam for some of the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in the uk last month. tackling waste, especially plastics, in our seas is now a priority for most governments around the world. for decades, the black sea was a dumping ground for agricultural and industrial waste. it got so bad scientists considered parts of it almost entirely dead. so how are things now? in the first of a two—part special report, our correspondent jonah fisher and video journalist abdujalil abdurasulov travelled the region looking for answers. this is the dnieper, in ukraine. for decades, europe's rivers have washed europe's waste into the black sea. we are being shown what is known

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.1960s, it was analysed that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines... hong kong has threatened to suspend voting in sunday's local elections if there's disruption. the us vice—president mike pence has visited kurdish leaders in iraq to reassure them of continued american support, following the withdrawal of troops from northern syria. here in the uk, the opposition leader, jeremy corbyn, has defended his decision to remain neutral in any future brexit referendum if labour wins power. he told last night's bbc question time leaders' special he wouldn't campaign to leave or remain in the eu. the labour leader said it would allow him — to credibly impliment what voters decide. the conservatives and liberal democrats have attacked him for his stance. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley reports. whatever your priority at this election, brexit is one of the biggest issues facing the country. for months

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.t was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a new warning from the united nations — our current targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions are falling woefully short. protesters turn their anger on malta's prime minister as police step up their investigation into the murder of an investigative journalist. in iran, people were on the street in the capital tehran, and this time, it was a pro—government rally. it follows weeks of nationwide anti—government protests in which dozens of people have been killed. the protests were triggered by the tripling of petrol prices. the government completely shut down the internet, but as that returns, videos suggest that the unrest is on a bigger, more violent scale than was previously thought. kasra naji reports. more pictures of unrest are only now gradually emerging from iran, like these, posted on the internet. a small group of protesters wielding sticks,

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.on in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: pro—democracy candidates in hong kong's local elections are on course for a landslide, inflicting an overwhelming defeat on the pro—beijing establishment. leaked documents seen by the bbc reveal how prison camps in western china are being used to brainwash the muslim uighur minority. the decision by billionaire michael bloomberg to enter the race to be the democratic party's candidate in next year's us presidential election has been criticised by two of the frontrunners. bernie sanders and elizabeth warren have both made politicalfunding and the role of big money a mainstay of their campaigns. chris buckler has more. trump says he wants to run the nation like he's running his business?! god help us! michael bloomberg said he was running for president to defeat donald trump and rebuild america. and he pointed to his experience as a

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.s with the soviet union in the 19605. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. welcome back. good to have you with us here on bbc news. the latest headlines: a new warning from the united nations. our current targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions are falling woefully short. protesters turn their anger on malta's prime minister as police step up their investigation into the murder of an investigative journalist. a reportjust out in the united states shows death rates among young and middle aged people have been rising over the past decade, driving down overall life expectancy. the study, published in thejournal of the american medical association, shows the highest relative jump in death rates was in the age group 25 to sa. death rates rose by 29%. i spoke to the lead author of the study, professor steven woolf. he's the director emeritus at the center on society and health at the virginia commonwealth university school of me

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.viet union in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: pro—democracy candidates in hong kong's local elections are on course for a landslide, inflicting an overwhelming defeat on the pro—beijing establishment. as cities expand, particularly in places like india and china, demand for cement to build homes and infrastructure is surging. that's great if you're getting a new home — but there's a problem, because making cement releases huge amounts of c02, up to 8% of the global total. for our series climate defenders, ahead of the next big un climate conference, rajini vaidyanathan has been to meet the boss of one indian cement company that's managed to slash its co2 emissions to 40% below the global average, and aims to become carbon negative. as india grows, so too has its use of cement, now only second to china. concrete buildings are changing the landscape here. but emiss

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines. pro—democracy candidates in hong kong's local elections are on course for a landslide — inflicting an overwhelming defeat on the pro—beijing establishment. leaked documents seen by the bbc, reveal how prison camps in western china are being used to brainwash the muslim uighur minority. days of heavy rain have caused widespread flooding across south—eastern france and northern italy. hundreds of homes were damaged in the french cote d'azur, and a landslide caused a motorway bridge to collapse in italy. rich preston reports. across the french riviera, normally famous for pristine towns and crystal blue waters, the rains have kept on coming. people have had to abandon their cars and their homes. towns have been cut off after rivers broke their banks. several people have been reported missing across the region. here in the seaside town of cag

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.et union in the 19605. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: a new report shows concentrations of carbon dioxide — the main gas behind global warming — are at record levels. hong kong's chief executive carrie lam has acknowledged deficiencies in her government in her reaction to the landslide victory of pro—democracy parties in sunday's local elections. the world anti—doping agency, wada has recommended russia are given a four—year ban from sporting competition for falsifying laboratory data. this would mean that the country wouldn't compete in the upcoming 0lympics. they are also likely to be barred from staging major international events, putting at risk the games scheduled to be held in st petersburg for euro 2020. richard mclaren is a law professor at western university in london, ontario, and the person who investigated the russian anti—doping manipulation scandal. i asked

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.et union in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. our top stories: president trump has made an unannounced trip to afghanistan, telling us troops he believes the taliban are open to ceasefire. as australia's bushfire crisis continues, protestors in sydney have demanded the government takes climate change seriously. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with singapore's straits times, which is reporting that beijing has summoned the us ambassador over a new law supporting the pro—democracy movement in hong kong. the ambassador has been told that washington must stop interfering in china's internal affairs. the financial times has an interview with the former chief executive of nissan, who says the company has been damaged by japanese nationalists. hiroto saikawa says there some who wanted to u

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.ties with the soviet union in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. you are watching the briefing. our headlines: protesters in sydney have kicked off a fresh round of global protests against climate change. thousands more are set to join rallies across asia and europe demanding urgent action. there is a changing of the guard at the european council in brussels later today, with belgium's former prime minister charles michel set to replace outgoing president donald tusk. fans of the k—pop superstar goo hara are calling for more to be done to help the victims of so—called spy camera crimes in south korea. the singer and actress took her own life earlier this week. she had spent the last year in a public court battle, claiming her ex—boyfriend had threatened to release a sex tape of the couple. our seoul correspondent laura bicker has this report. 28—year—old eun—ju lee took her own life just weeks afterfinding out

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. union in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the former us national security adviserjohn bolton has accused the white house of having denied him access to his personal twitter account since he resigned in september. the leaders of britain‘s four main political parties have been questioned by a television studio audience ahead of next month‘s general election. topics included where each stood on brexit, spending policies, the national health service and racism. russia‘s hopes of competing in next year‘s tokyo olympics have been dealt a blow, with the governing body of world athletics suspending its readmission. the agency has taken the step because of suspected breaches of anti—doping rules. russia was banned from the last olympics and other international competitions after evidence of a state— sponsored doping programme was uncovered. i think the view the council t

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the latest headlines: voting is under way in hong kong local elections, which are being seen as a referendum on the city's responseto the protest movement. president trump's personal lawyer rudy giuliani has said he doesn't fear being indicted after impeachment hearings placed him at the centre of efforts to pressure ukraine. to latin america, where the colombian president ivan duque says he will launch what he calls a "national conversation" in response to a wave of deadly anti—government protests. demonstrators are angry at planned austerity measures and a renewed upsurge in violence. janey mitchell reports: cu rfew, curfew, columbia style. protesters simply defied it with a noisy picket of president duque. translation: i am of president duque. translation: iam here of president duque. translation: i am here for the same reason all col

minority,e people, saying the problem is fidel castro. fidel castro is there. the day after fidel they will collapse. but fidel was no longer in power in 2006 and he unfortunate pathway in 2016. the same people, all the problem is raul castro. raul castro is there. raul castro's no longer the president of cuba. ? what is my idea what is my point? they do not want to recognize that it is the cuban people, that the majority of the key people support what we have. that does not mean we would do not want other things. and for that reason, what we say about the private sector and private property, and the reason we change the constitution is because there is consensus and support. i believe the cuban revolution is going to disappear the day we do not have the support of the majority of the cuban people. imagine such a special. in cuba. in 1991 and the soviet union disappeared and we lost 80% of our trade overnight. i've never the states. in 1991, i was a kid in cuba. we had blackouts for 12 hours. we do not have enough food. we do not have enough transportation. and

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a knife—wielding terrorist who killed two people in london before being shot dead by police was out on parole and had connections to islamist terror groups. the attacker, who was wearing a fake suicide vest, was killed on london bridge on friday afternoon in full view of horrified onlookers. more now on our top story. karen bosch witnessed the incident. she was travelling on a bus across london bridge at the time. she described to the bbc what she saw. i was on the number 2! bus, right around about two o'clock, coming southbound onto london ridge. we had just pulled away from the bus stop on the very north side of the bridge and we noticed people running across the road, looking over their shoulder, filming over their shoulder, filming over their shoulder, sort of running into the street, and the bus stopped quite suddenly. and we all looked to see what

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. union in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: voting is under way in hong kong local elections. they're being seen as a test of opinion towards the territory's government and its response to months of democracy protests. president trump's lawyer rudy giuliani has said he doesn't fear being indicted after impeachment hearings placed him at the centre of efforts to pressure ukraine. tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets across france in a show of solidarity for victims of domestic violence. at least 115 women have been murdered by a partner or ex—partner in france this year alone. the government is set to unveil plans to tackle the issue on monday. but protestors have blamed authorities for turning a blind eye for too long. freya cole reports. all chant in french. "government guilty, justice system complicit". it is just one of the many chants heard ac

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.ith the soviet union in the 19605. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the terror suspect shot dead on london bridge has been named as 28—year—old usman khan. he was convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences and released from prison in december 2018. the victims who were killed were a man and a woman. three others injured in the attack remain in hospital. anti—government protesters in iraq have been celebrating the prime minister's announcement he intends to resign. adel abdul mahdi said he'd step down a day after the security forces killed dozens of demonstrators in various cities. the country's leading shia cleric, ayatollah ali al—sistani, had condemned the bloodshed, and urged parliament to reconsider its support for the government. gareth barlow reports. the worst unrest iraq has seen for years has left the prime minister with no choice. this was the city of nasiriyah on friday,

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.nion in the 19605. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: china says it will take what it called "firm counter measures" after president donald trump signed legislation backing protesters in hong kong. let's have more on that story. samuel chu, managing director for hong kong democracy council joins me from hong kong. welcome. thank you for your time. what is new here? good morning. thank you, mike. i think this represents a new era and a new phase of the us— hong kong policies and relations. and also a new day in us 0pen china policy relations. what this bill does is it shows the us is now seriously stepping up to fulfil its obligation to hong kong, promises made to hong kong, and now has the unique sense of a relationship with the city of hong kong, which i think is an incredible change and shift from his past. surely, samuel, that will be true only if it is implemented. it would nee

cuba has declared nine days mourning, following the death of fidel castro.960s, an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war, with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc world news today. pro—democracy candidates are on course for an emphatic victory in district elections in hong kong. britain's governing conservative party has launched its election manifesto , promising to get brexit done. one of the richest men in the world has entered the democratic presidential race. billionaire michael bloomberg joins an already crowded field of candidates who want to take on donald trump in 2020. the move is a u—turn for the former new york city mayor, who said in march he wouldn't run. in a statement, mr bloomberg said the us "cannot afford four more years of president trump's reckless and unethical actions". let's take a closer look at who michael bloomberg is. he has a net worth of $52 billion — according to forbes — making him nearly 17 times richer than mrtrump. he made his money first as a wall street banker, before going on to establish a financ

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90.iance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm kasia madera in london. i'm sharanjit leyl in hong kong. our top stories: pro—democracy candidates in hong kong's local elections are on course to inflict an overwhelming defeat on pro—beijing contenders. leaked documents seen by the bbc, reveal how prison camps in western china are being used to brainwash the muslim uighur minority. hong kong's local elections are dominating many of the front pages around the world. the japan times is leading with the hong kong local elections. it reports that there has been a record turnout for the territory. the paper has an image of the territory's chief executive carrie lam, casting her vote at the ballot box. the international edition of the new york times has a piece on the severe gender imbalance at japan's top universities. for nearly two decades, women have accounted for about 20% of enrolments at the university of tokyo. an

following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. in the 19605. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the former us national security advisorjohn bolton has accused the white house of having denied him access to his personal twitter account since he resigned in september. the leaders of britain's four main political parties have been questioned by a television studio audience ahead of next month's general election. topics included where each stood on brexit, spending policies, the national health service, and racism. an historic independence referendum is under way on the pacific island of bougainville — all part of a peace deal dating back to 2001, which ended a decade of civil war. bougainville is currently part of papua new guinea. phil mercer has more on the vote. the people of bougainville will answer a straightforward question — should they have greater autonomy or independence from papua new guinea? reports suggest most want to be pa

cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: defying beijing — president donald trump signs legislation backing protesters in hong kong. the islands government says it opposes and regrets his decision. china opposes and regrets his decision. has said it will ta countermeasures". china has said it will take "a countermeasures". —— —— firm countermeasures. live now to hong kong and to aaron mcnicholas, a reporterfor bloomberg news. first of all, that response from the chinese government in beijing to president trump's signature on the bill? yes, the chinese government made a statement that was broadly consistent with what they have said in the lead up to this, when both the house and the senate passed the measure by large majorities, essentially threatening countermeasures without actually specifying what those would be. it remains to be seen what could happen, and of course it is impor