they say they are sure now that john lennon, the late john lennon does not deserve sole credit for thathat back in 1980 before she was announced yesterday. they played a clip from a bbc radio from john lennon. let's take a little bit of a listen. >> actually that should be credited as a lennon/ono song because a lot of it, the lyric and the concept came from yoko but those days i was a bit more selfish and, a bit more macho and i sort of omitted to mention her contribution. >> macho, okay. that's code for a little -- a little ego there, t.j., but, you know, he did admit it back then in 1980. >> he admitted it then. he went further to say, look, if i had done it with david bowie this would have been a lennon/bowie song but said flat out -- she deserves credit. he went as far as saying, he said it nonchalantly, she deserves credit and says, she's just the wife. you don't give her credit, right. but in 1980 he made things clear. she deserves credit, guys. >> all right, t.j. i think this shows how influential she was in his creativity so congratulations to her. >> that shot of t.j. there. >

. his lawyer to explain why he murdered john lennon.s the end of it. the council now will advise the government that increase in lung cancer is due mainly to tobacco smoking. jack cork charlie has stood on the border of allied determination is closing. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: computer systems around the world are being hit by a ransomware attack. it started in ukraine and has spread as far afield as india and the us. the united states accuses russia and china of complicity in trafficking forced to labour from north korea. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. like many of the uk papers, the financial times leads with the fresh cyber attack that hit a number of big companies earlier. experts say the attack is similar to the wannacry ransomeware assault that hit 150 countries last month. the philippine daily inquirer reports on the continuing siege in marawi. battle for control of the city is entering its sixth week as the government refu

an intriguing photo of donald tusk, european council president, and mrs may, and he is quoting john lennont is macron. his name is written underneath!” forgive me, it is macron. his name is written underneath! i love the caption, whisper you don't have to leave. and some in europe may be thinking, you don't have to go now, anything can happen in politics. she is rather hoping it refers to her rather than brexit. please don't go, stay as prime minister, letters get through this. his election has strengthened the eu's position, his alliance with angela merkel. he is the golden boy at the moment. once the golden boy at the moment. once the framing changes, the last year, when the referendum was happening, europe was a mess, greece was in flames, the migrant crisis was terrible and populists were on the march in europe and we opted for brexit, and the instead sought it... all of a sudden, we are the ones that looked like the odd person out in the party, the person no one wants to talk to, and unfortunately, it has done for her. the macron thing is the big unknown. he could be the great white h

. >> that would be john lennon. lister movie called "how i won the war."ortuitous that john lennon would be our first cover. nothing could be more perfect. originalnext, the offices in san francisco. there you are. >> right. that's my first office. that table. charlie: that table has a relationship to this table. i went tod the story, a party and there was this table, because you had moved to new york. i like the table, not knowing what is meaningless to him. could buy it, and then you said you'd get back to me. and the next day you said i couldn't, but you knew where i could get one. that's where i found this one. that me show you the next one. you and nick jager in london in 1969. >> we were announcing a partnership. we wanted to publish "rolling stone," in england. an ambitious, naive, wonderful thing to do. charlie: and gus, you were born when? >> 1990. charlie: how long have you wanted to work for "rolling stone?" >> probably as long as i have been working for them. [laughter] i had other plans. charlie: what happened? after i graduated school, i had

right, as long as we are playing stump the chump, anybody remember the middle name of john lennon? winston. people were being named winston back then, and john lennon was born, of course, during the battle of britain, october 9, 1940. >> host: that i didn't know. that's not in the book. there's slight dig at hemingway in the book. so, orwell also covered and fought in the spanish civil war, and as did hemingway and there's a pint where you slip in a little dig at hemingway, quoting somebody who called hemiway boozey, preoccupied with the image rather than the reality. so, there's some other spots in here, tom, where you're slipping in some modern day digs. >> guest: i am. hemingway, as you might guess, is a special peeve of mine. he reminds me of "60 minutes." he wasn't really a war correspondent but he played one. "60 minutes" famously says, we're not really reporters but we play one on tv. there's a kind of running theme there. a lot of the stuff my very good editor made me put in the footnotes. the footnote -- there's a lot of good stuff in n there that he said, get it out of th

. >>> also, find out what's changing about john lennon's classic song imagine, we'll be right back. ♪hoffman gets us there safe every time. to make a good school day. takes a lot of people mrs. migliaccio teaches us all about fractions - and haikus - and the erie canal! miss reeves makes us sound amazing. and miss santoro always takes time to see how we're doing. miss simpkins keeps our school looking great. recess wouldn't be recess without miss basile. and mrs. mccarthy always has tons of good books to read. which makes for a pretty good day at school. ♪ >>> fans showed up to view the distress signal. dr. dre pledges $10 million. the rapper is funding the complex at the new compton high school. the school district it will feature state-of-the-art technology and a 1200 feet theater. it hopes it will become a records for the school but also the community. >>> yoko ono is of the co writers, she will receive a co writing credit on the 1971 song imagine. in an interview in 1980, lennon said credits should be shared because he took the context and the lyrics from one of her books. she's 8

as a boy john lennon would walk through these gates that are on display for the first timer. >> it wouldnspire him when he would come to strawberry fields. he wrote the song. >> he had a troubled childhood and strawberry field where he played was a place of refuge. >> reporter: many called it an unsurpassed milestone. and 50 years later fans are still enjoying the show. teri okita, cbs news, liverpool, england. the power of conversation! you know, i like you! i like you too! at discover, we treat you like you'd treat you. get the it card and talk to a real person. one dark chocolate rises masteringabove the rest.inement. lindt excellence created by our master chocolatiers. pure, rich, elegantly thin. experience excellence with all your senses. from the lindt master chocolatiers. enamel is the strong, wof your tooth surface. the thing that's really important to dentists is to make sure that that enamel stays strong and resilient for a lifetime. the more that we can strengthen and re-harden that tooth surface, the whiter their patients' teeth are going to be. dentists are going to really w

the president of the european council, don't test, -- donald tusk, who quoted john and lynn -- john lennon and quoted "imagine." in fact, in the editorial, he said eu leaders needed to seize this opportunity, a slight window, a slight chance it could it happen. if they do not seize it, we will nosinging "i can't get a satisfaction." anchor: rolling stones there. showing a many papers white police officer fatally shooting a black man after traffic stop last year. this footage was released shortly after the officer was acquitted of the charges. >> lots of emotion in the u.s. media. millions have seen the aftermath of the shooting of philando castile, his girlfriend had live streamed this on facebook. this video we are talking about is a dashboard camera video from the police vehicle and gives a new perspective and it is incredibly hard to watch. the is somebody who knew him and watched the video and made them harder to breathe. what is interesting about this video, it comes out after the verdict, made public and it means a lot of people do not understand the verdict and how the police office

yes, that‘s right, donald tusk quoting john lennon.rn on this. let‘s bring in chris morris, who often helps us on european matters. every time i mention that a senior eu figure has even hinted that a u—turn might be a puzzle, lots of viewers who support a brexit come back and say, what are they doing, this isn‘t helpful. come back and say, what are they doing, this isn't helpful. if you are an eu leader and you are asked at the door is still open, in a sense, it would make more news if you said the door was completely closed. it was perhaps a deliberate message being sent out to those who would like a slightly different type of brexit than the one being promoted by theresa may. i‘m not sure it will be seen by all his eu collea g u es sure it will be seen by all his eu colleagues as a helpful thing to say at the moment, because a lot of them are saying, it has been one year since the referendum, let‘s get on with it. mr tusk has his position and he likes putting out these lines occasionally. i‘m not sure there is an expectation of a u—t

. >> she's a john lennon big fan. thank you very much, landon. >> stop it. >> i cannot argue with the beatles. 4:41 right now. in the meantime air bnb testing out a new feature to allow reservations to be split up amongst up to 16 people, restaurant bills and now with an air bnb rental. the feature only available on a few listings but that could be expanded in coming montair bnb testing a flexible payment option allowing customers to pay a portion of the reservation up front instead of all of it and pay out the rest later. >>> time to get away. 4:41. relief finally coming after the big heat wave across the bay area. >>> yeah, it is still going to be hot, though, especially for the inland valleys. a look at sunnyvale and the temperature trend for today. we will be in the lower 70s at 7:00 in the morning. lunch time, that's a little bit more bearable, 84 degrees and rising up to 88 later on this afternoon. we'll take a look ahead as temperatures continue to dip. that's coming up next. >>> hello, fremont. looking good ov

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plea guilty to murdering john lennon.as the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which for 29 years has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: brexit, security and migration are top of the agenda, as eu leaders head to brussels amid tight security after recent terror threats. the iraqi and us military say islamic state militants have blown up mosul‘s historic mosque. one us general has called it a crime against all iraq. president trump has held a campaign—style rally in iowa, five months into his presidency. against a background of low approval ratings and investigations into ties between russia and his campaigns, mr trump came up with a novel plan — to cover his proposed border wall with mexico in solar panels.0ur north america correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, was there. president trump has jus

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it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plea guilty to murdering john lennon.im to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which for 29 years has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. our main headline this is —— this hour: a new offensive is underway to take raqqa, the capital of the caliphate of the so—called islamic state in syria. well let's stay with that story and speak to dr denise natali, who is a research fellow at the institute for national strategic studies, within the national defence thank you forjoining us. first of all, do you think this is right that this is effectively the end of the islamic state in iraq and syria, or do you think it will emerge in a different form in those countries? isis, by virtue of the fact that they have decimated this mosque, can be seen as having been militarily defeated in iraq and mosul.

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a boat packed with holidaymakers sinks in a reservoir in colombia. at least nine people have died — dozens are reported missing. pakistan's prime minister nawaz sharif has cut short a visit to london after the oil tanker disaster in punjab which left at least 150 dead. india's prime minister, narendra modi, is due to hold his first meeting with president trump at the white house. ties between india and the united states were said to be healthy under barack obama, but differences have surfaced between the two countries since mr trump took office. sanjoy majumder reports from delhi. donald trump and narendra modi have a lot in common — both powerful politici

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon.h, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: computer systems around the world have been hit by a major cyber—attack which has targeted banks, retailers, energy firms and transport networks. prosecutors in britain will announce whether anyone will face criminal charges in connection with the 1989 hillsborough football disaster. 96 liverpool fans died. theresa may has said the country must hold a national investigation following the tail—block fire in london earlier in the month. at least 79 people lost their lives and there are question marks over the cladding that was used on the building. it's not just britain that is concerned about safety. as tim allman re

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the un says it fears for up to 150,000 civilians trapped in the last part of mosul under islamic state control. iraq says the remaining is fighters will be defeated within days. the desperate search for survivors after a massive landslide in china's sichuan province. more than 100 people are missing. the united arab emirates has warned qatar that it will be cut off by its neighbours if it does not accept their demands. it's been three weeks now since the gulf diplomatic crisis erupted and a leaked list of 13 demands from saudi arabia and its allies doesn't seem to offer much hope of a resolution. qatar has already dismissed the demands as an attac

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon.im to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. president trump has said the decision to temporarily revive much of his travel ban is a victory for american security. the image of the united states has deteriorated sharply across the globe under president donald trump — that's according to a new survey from the pew research centre. bill hayton reports. so so help me god. congratulations, mr president. donald trump came to power promising to put america first. but while the stock market is rising at home, the country's popularity is tumbling abroad. an american think—tank, the pew institute centre, asked people in 37 countries around the world what they thought. under barack 0bama, nearly two third

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plea guilty to murdering john lennon. him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which for 29 years has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news and these are the latest headlines. the us and iraqi army say that the islamic state group has alone up mosul‘s historic mosque. 0n general calls it a crime against all the right. the uk government sets out a range of measures in the queens speech which it hopes to bring into law in the two years. brexit is at the top of the agenda. now, the king of saudi arabia has changed the kingdom's line of succession, replacing his nephew with his son, as errol the throne. the king has been making major changes to the country's economic and energy policies in recent yea rs. economic and energy policies in recent years. he has also overseen saudi arabia's ongoin

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon.the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the british prime minister theresa may offers to ensure the rights of eu citizens in britain after it leaves the eu. a new offensive is underway to take raqqa, the capital of the caliphate of the so—called islamic state in syria. four us republican senators have signalled that they cannot support the draft healthcare bill put forward by the party's leadership to replace obamacare. they said they were open to negotiation. a vote is not expected until next week, but losing four republican votes in the senate would block the bill. our washington correspondent laura bicker has more. if republicans thought they could avoid controversy by drafting this bill behind closed doors, wel

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon.o plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is a newsday on the bbc. i am rico hizon in singapore. 0ur this is a newsday on the bbc. i am rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: another global cyber attack hits shops, banks, transport, and energy networks. the us accuses russia and china of complicity in trafficking forced labour from north korea. ii'm i i'm babita sharma in london. —— i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. what next for google? the online giant is given 90 days to get its house in order after being hit with a record fine.

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon.ld him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a crowded leisure boat has sunk in a reservoir in colombia. six people have died — 16 are missing. pakistan's prime minister has cut short a visit to london after the oil tanker disaster that left at least 150 dead. here in the uk, more residential tower blocks have failed safety checks on their exterior cladding, in the wake of the grenfell tower fire in west london. with the latest, here's duncan kennedy. pendleton in salford, the latest location where tower block cladding is being removed. it is an unsettling sight for another group of residents who have lived here many years. it's left us, as residents, very confused and

slightly chudleigh, chaplain, he said nota single word to the plea of murdering john lennon.mainly to smoking tobacco. closing time for check point charlie which were 29 airs has stood on the border as a marker determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the american and iraqi army say the islamic state group has blown up mosul‘s historic mosque — one general calls it a crime against all iraq. and the uk government sets out a range of measures in the queen's speech, which it hopes to bring into law over the next two years. brexit is at the top of the agenda. king salman of saudi arabia has changed the kingdom's line of succession, replacing his nephew with his son as heir to the throne. mohammed bin salman has been making major changes to the country's economic and energy policies. he's also overseen saudi arabia's ongoing war in yemen. our world affairs editor, john simpson, takes a look at the significance of this reshuffle. prince muhamed's promotion was announced on saudi tv this morning. it wasn't a huge surprise. he has been groomed for the

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: computer systems around the world have been hit by a major cyber—attack that's affected banks, retailers, energy firms and transport networks. the united states has put china on its global list of the worst offenders in human trafficking — mainly because of forced labour from north korea. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. like many of the uk papers, the financial times leads with the fresh cyber attack that hit a number of big companies earlier. experts say the attack is similar to the wannacry ransomeware assault that hit 150 countries last

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories. president trump and the indian prime minister narendra modi has been involved in their first meeting at the white house. mr trump said that a close relationship with india has never been stronger. —— have been. —— have the us supreme court rules that parts of donald trump's controversial travel ban can go ahead. the state department says it will keep travellers airlines informed of any changes. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. china daily‘s front page is dominated by president xijinping and his call for hong kong as preparations are made

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon.plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: computer systems around the world have been hit by a major cyber—attack which has targeted banks, retailers, energy firms and transport networks. let's stay with that story. william beer heads up cyber—security at ey in the united states. he's in new york. he is going to talk to us. it is good of you to join us. what is your take, where has it come from and how do we stop at? that is a great question. unfortunately we are doing a lot of work on research to understand where this comes from and what is going on. the extent of the problem. what is clear is it is a more advanced attack than what we saw when wannacry hit and it is a sign o

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. president trump has said the decision to temporarily revive much of his travel ban is a victory for american security. britain's prime minister theresa may has said she wants 3 million eu citizens living in britain to stay after brexit. the agreement with the democratic unionist party has come at a cost or theresa may. some key conservative ma nifesto theresa may. some key conservative manifesto pledges have had to be abandoned. 18 days since the election, nearly three weeks of waiting, a political lifetime for the prime minister. but the dup, power on their side, have been taking their time. notjust friends but this a snap of a political family now. a

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon.plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: 4,000 residents from five london tower blocks are being evacuated over safety concerns following last week's devastating grenfell tower fire. qatar's neighbours have called for the closure of aljazeera as the gulf's political crisis escalates. the broadcaster says it's a bid to silence freedom of expression. eu leaders have responded coolly to theresa may's opening move in the brexit negotiations and her offer to protect the rights of eu citizens in the uk after brexit. the president of the european council, donald tusk, described the offer as below expectations, while the german chancellor, angela merkel, said it didn't represent a b

. >> reporter: another john lennon always said "lucy in the sky with diamonds" found its source in altion ♪ lucy in the sky with diamonds >> reporter: even the cover became iconnick. the evolved and mustacheod beatles standing next to the mop-top lads, as well as marilyn monroe, bob dylan, laurel and hardy, and sigmund freud, among others. a critic once said the closest western civilization has come to unity in the last 200 years was the week "sgt. pepper" was released. i hahyperbole, perhaps, but 50 s later, you kind of get his points. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> mason: gave us "penny lane" and "strawberry fields" and "with a little help from my friends." that's the cbs evening news. for scott pelley, i'm anthony mason. thanks for joining us. good night. ♪ let me captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org access.wgbh.org did you know slow internet >>> right now, a disturbing trend and a string of incidents involving a symbol of hate, nooses discovered across the washington area

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the un says it fears for up to 150,000 civilians trapped in the last part of mosul under islamic state control. iraq says the remaining is fighters will be defeated within days. the un issues a warning about yemen, calling the current cholera outbreak the worst in the world. the number of cases has now passed 200,000. 3a high—rise buildings in england have failed fire safety tests on their exterior cladding, according to the government. the buildings are the first to undergo urgent checks following the grenfell tower disaster. a further 600 buildings are due to undergo the tests with local authorities working to identify the b

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon.plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has said the decision to temporarily revive much of his travel ban is a victory for american security. president trump and the indian prime minister, narendra modi, have been holding theirfirst talks at the white house. mr trump said the us relationship with india has never been stronger. the british government says testing carried out as a result of the grenfell tower fire has so far found that 75 high—rise buildings in 26 local authorities failed safety tests. the company which makes the cladding that is thought to have been used on grenfell has now stopped selling the product globally. and camden council, in north l

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon., and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: computer systems around the world have been hit by a major cyber—attack which has targeted banks, retailers, energy firms and transport networks. chris wysopal is co—founder at the security company veracode. he's in boston. good to see you, chris. we've been told that this particular ransomware form, this new one, can't be solved by the way the old one was solved. what happens, does this keep moving from computer to computer? yeah, it doesn't seem to have the defect that the previous one had, which was what was dubbed the kill switch, where a domain was registered that stopped the worm from moving. this one doesn't have that kind of problem. ther

it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plea guilty to murdering john lennon.ld him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which for 29 years has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is newsday on the bbc. our top storie: a new offensive is underway to take raqqa, the capital of the caliphate of the so—called islamic state in syria. thousands attend the funeral for american student otto warmbier, who was held for 15 months in a north korean prison before being returned to the us in a coma. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the china daily is following president xijinping on his fact—finding tour around the country. his party looks for ways of trying to lift families from poverty. the philippine star focuses on the government's fight against islamic extremists in the country. troops have been joined by militiamen