idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.ator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: anger on the streets of beirut as protesters call for reform — donors have pledged $300 million to rebuild the lebanese capital, after tuesday's devastating explosion. the hong kong media tycoon jimmy lai is arrested for suspected collusion with foreign forces. he's detained under the bejing's national security law. anti—government protests have broken out in cities across belarus after exit polls reported a sweeping victory for the long—time, authoritarian president alexander lu kashenko. state run television said he won nearly 80% of the vote. the opposition says that that vote was rigged. across belaru

the moment idi amin expelled thousands of ugandan asians in the 1970s.couple who wrapped germany's reichstag in fabric. but first, we go back to a defining moment in modern chinese history. in 1989, the chinese army opened fire on tens of thousands of students in tiananmen square in the centre of beijing. they had been demonstrating for weeks, demanding greater political freedom. dan wang was one of the protest leaders. this is his account of what happened. the noise of gunfire rose from all over the centre of peking. translation: someone called us from a phone box in a street near tiananmen square. he said the gunmen had opened fire on the students. i've never thought anything like that would happen. i was in shock. the troops have been firing indiscriminately, but still, there are thousands of people on the streets who will not move back. translation: we immediately organised about 200 students to go to tiananmen square to support the others, but all the main roads were blocked by the army lorries. i was in my first year in peking university. i was 20

over and uganda, in east africa, the dictator idi amin was in power and in1972 he dictator idi amin was72 he announced plans to expel the country's asian population. about 60,000 people we re population. about 60,000 people were given 90 days to leave the country. we had 90 days to sort everything out and get out of the country, and he sort of made an impression that if we didn't get out on time, we would be sitting on fire. estimated there are more than 12,000 towns and villages like this and this and uganda and in every one of them the government is pressing its campaign against the asian traders. the asian community was really close—knit, so all the asian shops went in and rolled together and we all knew each other. each family and all the kids knew each other. we we re the kids knew each other. we were not well off but we were co mforta ble. were not well off but we were comfortable. people started rushing to the embassies and my dad had to sign everything over, assets and his business, over, assets and his business, over to the ugandan bank. we we re over to the ugandan bank. we we

idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80.where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. the united arab emirates and israel have announced an historic peace deal, brokered by the united states. britain is imposing a fourteen day quarantine on all arrivals from france and the netherlands, after a surge in coronavirus cases in recent weeks. in lebanon, lawmakers confirmed the country's state of emergency after last week's deadly explosion in the capital, beirut. about a quarter—of—a—million people remain homeless, and many are still not accounted for. protests calling for change within the lebanese leadership have continued. the government has resigned but remains in a caretaker capacity, and there are growing calls for the international community to interven

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: president trump is escorted from a white house briefing after security shoot an armed suspect outside the building. protests on the streets of beirut — as the entire lebanese government steps down — after last week's catastrophic explosion. a leading pro—democracy campaigner in hong kong, agnes chow, has become the latest figure detained under the new national security law. it follows the arrest earlier of the prominent activist and media tycoon, jimmy lai, who was detained over allegations of collusion with foreign powers. in total eleven people were arrested on monday. the situation in hong kong has become increasingly intense — so much so that activ

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the united states brokers a peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates. the palestinian president says it's a betrayal of the palestinian cause. in belarus, as protests continue against president lukashenko, the government announces the release of all detained protesters. the us government has accused yale university of illegally discriminating against white and asian american applicants. an investigation by the department ofjustice concluded the ivy league university had breached civil rights law in its undergraduate admissions process by favouring black and hispanic applicants. the university has denied the accusations and says diversi

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the latest headlines: the united states brokers a peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates. the palestinian president says it is a betrayal of the palestinian cause. in belarus, as protests continue against president lukashenko, the government announces the release of all detained protesters. on monday, hong kong media tycoon,jimmy lai, was arrested in a scene that shocked many. his newspaper offices were raided by hundreds of police. mr lai, the founder of the apple daily, is the most high—profile person to be detained under a controversial new security law. hejoined me from hong kong, a short time ago, in one of his first media interviews sin

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.audi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, our main headline this hour: i'm lewis vaughan jones. the united states brokers a peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates. the palestinian president says it is betrayal of the palestinian cause. on monday, hong kong media tycoon,jimmy lai, was arrested in a scene that shocked many. his newspaper offices were raided by hundreds of police. mr lai, the founder of the apple daily, is the most high—profile person to be detained under a controversial new security law. he'sjoining me now from hong kong, in one of his first media interviews after being released on bail. thank you very much for speaking to us here on the bbc. thank you for having me. you are thank you for

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: joe biden and kamala harris, the democratic candidates for us president and vice president, appear together in public for first time, as running mates. anger continues over alleged vote rigging in the belarus election. the country's president compares protestors to criminals and the unemployed. the uk has fallen into its largest recession on record because of the coronavirus lockdown. it contracted by more than 20% between april and june, the biggest slump of any major global economy. the recession, defined as six months in a row of falling output, is the first since the 2008 financial crash. the uk's finance minister, the chancellor rishi sunak, said the figures confirmed hard times are here

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: president trump has been escorted from a white house briefing — after security shot an armed suspect, outside the building. protests on the streets of beirut — as the entire lebanese government steps down — in the wake of last week's catastrophic explosion. the world has reached a disturbing new milestone in coronavirus cases. according to johns hopkins university, their aggregated tally has become the main reference for monitoring the disease, the official global number of covid—19 cases has now passed 20 million. the total official number of global coronavirus deaths is more than 730,000. the united states has suffered the most deaths, at least 163,000. there have

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.a, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: anger on the streets of beirut. protesters call for reform as donors pledge $300 million to rebuild the lebanese capital after tuesday's devastating explosion. protestors and police face off in belarus after pro—government exit polls suggest another landslide win for the authoritarian president lukashenko. 0pposition leaders say the election was rigged. hundreds of volunteers in mauritius havejoined efforts to stop a huge oil spill from reaching the island's pristine beaches. they have been creating large net barriers stuffed with straw and plastic bottles. a thousand tons of oil have spilt from a japanese—owned ship which ran aground two weeks ago. tanya dendri

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.le since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... joe biden and kamala harris — the democratic candidates for us president and vice president, appear together in public for first time, as running mates. so let's stay with that story now. joel k. goldstein is emeritus professor of law at the saint louis university. i asked him what his thoughts are on kamala harris being picked asjoe biden‘s running mate. i think it's an historic moment in american politics —— kamala. it's the first time that a presidential candidate who's had a better than 50% chance of winning has chosen a woman as his running mate. the two previous occasions when there was a woman on the ticket both instances were cases where the ticket was in desperate straits. and nee

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.di arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: making history — the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, chooses black senator, kamala harris, as his running mate for november's us election. ceremonies have been held in the lebanese capital, beirut, to mark the moment a week ago when the city was hit by a devastating explosion. two of hong kong's biggest opponents to china's new security law have been released on bail. the activist agnes chow and the entrepreneur, jimmy lai, were arrested under the new law which is being used to silence those within hong kong who criticise either china or hong kong's pro—beijing ruling class. paul hawkins has more. freedom for now. media tycoon jimmy lai released o

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.eing overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: joe biden and kamala harris, the democratic candidates for us president and vice president, appear together in public for first time, as running mates. anger continues over alleged vote rigging in the belarus election. the country's president compares protestors to criminals and the unemployed. france has reported a big jump in the number of new virus infections. at least 2,500 people have tested positive in the past 2a hours, more than a thousand higher than yesterday. it's a post—lockdown daily record. and germany has recorded its biggest daily increase in cases in more than three months. more than 1200 new cases in 2a hours. 0fficials blame the rise, in part, on people returning from holidays. gre

idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80.a, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: strikes spread across belarus as unrest over the disputed presidential election grows. the european union is moving closer to imposing sanctions. there have been queues at the french port of calais — as britons scramble to return home before new uk quarantine measures come into force. in the united states, president trump has been outspoken in saying that schools should reopen this autumn. those decisions are being made at a local level, but weighing safety and educational development is one of the toughest calls teachers, parents and students are having to make. take the example of one school in the state of georgia. education administrations are doing damage control

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: joe biden and kamala harris. the democratic candidates for us president and vice president, appear together in public for firs time, as running mates. more anger in belarus over the allegations of vote—rigging in sunday's election. the re—elected president has dismissed protesters as "criminals and the unemployed". doctors in the lebanese capital are warning that many of beirut‘s children will carry the physical and psychological scars of last week's explosion into adulthood. as many as 80,000 children have been made homeless, according to unicef. this report from rami ruhayem. you may find some of it distressing. this is yara, a quiet li—year—old who likes to play alone. she wa

idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80.audi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: strikes spread across belarus as unrest over the disputed presidential election grows. at a virtual meeting, european union foreign ministers move closer to imposing sanctions on belarus. there've been queues at the french port of calais as britons scramble to return home, before new uk quarantine measures on france come into force. in the united states, president trump has been outspoken forfuel for fuel shipments forfuel shipments from for fuel shipments from iran to venezuela. the justice for fuel shipments from iran to venezuela. thejustice department said it was the largest seizure of iranian oil ever made by the us authorities. it's at the cargo from f

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.xile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: police and anti—government demonstrators in the lebanese capital, beirut, have clashed for a second night as anger continues in the country following tuesday's massive explosion. police in hong kong have arrested seven people including the prominent pro—democracy activist, jimmy lai. he's thought to be the most high profile person to be arrested under a controversial new national security law. there have been another 19 deaths from covid—i9 in australia in the past 2a hours — the deadliest day since the pandemic began. the previous record was 17 which was announced on sunday. all the deaths were in the state of victoria which is now entering its second week of level four lockdown. me

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.e lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: anger on the streets of beirut as protesters call for reform — donors have pledged $300 million to rebuild the lebanese capital, after tuesday's devastating explosion. police in hong kong have arrested seven people including jimmy —like, thought to be the most high—profile person arrested under controversial new security laws. there have been another 19 deaths from covid—19 in australia in the past 2a hours — the deadliest day since the pandemic began. the previous record was 17 — which was announced on sunday. all the deaths were in the state of victoria which is now entering its second week of level 4 lockdown. meanwhile new zealand has gone 100 days without recording a local

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. iam i am lewis vaughanjones. the top story: strikes spread across belarus as unrest over the disputed presidential election grows. the european union is moving closer to imposing sanctions. in the united states, president trump has been outspoken in saying that schools should reopen this autumn. those decisions are being made at a local level. take the example of one school in the state of georgia. education administrations are doing damage control after a picture of a crowded hallway went viral. our us correspondent larry madowo has the story. a heated meeting between the parents, teachers and the officials of the board of education. the 28,000 students in this district were among the first to retur

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. arabia, where he lived in exile 2 billion people around the world have seen the last it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: making history — the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, chooses black senator, kamala harris, this as his running mate for november's us election. ceremonies have been held in the lebanese capital, beirut, to mark the moment a week ago when the city was hit by a devastating explosion. some western scientists have expressed concern that a covid—19 vaccine developed in russia has been approved for use there, despite clinical trials not being complete. the vaccine for covid—19 was approved by the russian health ministry after less than two months of testing on humans. the world health organisation said the drug wouldn't be made available globally until more tests had been carried out. the opposition candidate in the presidential election in bela

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.uried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: strikes spread across belarus as unrest over the disputed presidential election grows. the european union is moving closer to imposing sanctions. ceremonies have taken place in tokyo as japan marks 75 years since its defeat in the second world war. as the us presidential election gets closer, and the coronavirus outbreak in america continues to spread, there's been an increased focus on using postal votes. there are questions over whether the us postal service, or usps, could cope with the increased demand. the usps says some states have reported election mail volumes which are ten times higher than any previous year. it's advising several states

idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80.ved in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. the united states brokers a peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates. the palestinian president says it is betrayal of the palestinian cause. britain is imposing a fourteen day quarantine on all arrivals from france and the netherlands, after a surge in coronavirus cases in recent weeks. coronavirus deaths in the us are nearing i70—thousand, the highest in the world. the director of the center for disease control has warned of dire consequences if americans don't follow recommendations, which includes wearing masks. but, this has become an increasingly divisive issue in a country that has now reported more than five—point—two million infections. from southern californ

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.le since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: making history — the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, chooses black senator, kamala harris — as his running mate for november's us election. ceremonies have been held in the lebanese capital, beirut, to mark the moment a week ago when the city was hit by a devastating explosion. russia claims to have become the first country in the world to have developed a coronavirus vaccine that offers ‘sustainable immunity‘. president putin says it‘s got regulatory approval after less than two months of tests on humans. scientists though are sceptical about the vaccine. our medical correspondent fergus walsh explains why. i think the name of the vaccine tells you about the politics about it a

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.re he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: making history — the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, chooses black senator, kamala harris, as his running mate for november's us election. ceremonies have been held in the lebanese capital, beirut, to mark the moment a week ago when the city was hit by a devastating explosion. prosecutors in mexico have accused the former president, enrique pena nieto, of taking millions of dollars in bribes from the brazilian construction company odebrecht to buy votes in congress. the allegations are based on the testimony of emilio lozoya, the former head of the state oil company pemex and previously one of the most powerful figures in mexico. will grantjoins me from h

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.ince being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: joe biden and kamala harris, the democratic candidates for us president and vice president, appear together in public for first time, as running mates. more anger in belarus over the allegations of vote—rigging in sunday's election. the re—elected president has dismissed protesters as "criminals and the unemployed". a newly published scientific study says at least 800 people have died around the world as a result of coronavirus—related misinformation in the first three months of this year. the paper, published in the american journal of tropical medicine and hygiene says more than 5800 more were hospitalised as a result of false information they had seen on social media. the authors say r

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: democratic presidential candidatejoe biden teams up with his new election running mate, kamala harris, to launch their bid for the white house. no holiday from coronavirus across much of europe — as cases surge, governments are trying to salvage something from this summer's tourism and holiday trade. the president of belarus has dismissed the people protesting against his re—election as ‘criminals and unemployed.‘ violent demonstrations have been held since alexander lu kashenko's victory, which several groups say was rigged. after a third night of residents against protest against the president came protest against the police. to the sound of car horns in the several hundred women wearing wh

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.here he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: lebanese protest against corruption — as the world bank says there'll be new systems to deliver aid to the people. protests in cities across belarus after official exit polls say president alexander lukashenko has secured another term in office. an africa eye undercover investigation has revealed that some staff in ghana's hospitals have been selling vital ppe for personal profit. more than 2,000 medical workers in ghana have been infected by coronavirus. the country has faced a severe lack of essential protective equipment like face shields, masks and suits. undercover reporter anas aremeyaw anas shows how some are profiteering at the expense of their colleague's lives.

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.here he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: making history — the black senator kamala harris is chosen as the running mate for the us democratic presidential candidate, joe biden. protests over the disputed presidential election in belarus continue as the main opposition leader flees the country after challenging the result. it's been more than a week since an explosion in the lebanese capital, beirut, left more than 200 people dead and thousands more without homes. with a lack of support from the state, it has fallen upon charities to provide assistance with clearing the rubble, as well as providing food, shelter and medical care. one charity that has been helping is caritas and the director of the lebanon branch

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.bia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: coronavirus cases pass 20 million worldwide, as several european nations are forced to reinstate curbs. the white house is placed on lockdown and president trump is escorted from a press briefing after security shoots a suspect, outside the building. one of the challenges of pandemic and lockdown is helping those hit by the economic downturn. in the united states, talks are still stalled over the next round of government funding. in states where there have been few covid cases and the economy has largely reopened, there's debate over who should be offered help — and how much. jane o'brien reports from new hampshire. a rare sight in this virtual election season. this i