. in kachin state around 50 people were killed — and a hundred injured — when a concert organised byeast asia correspondent jonathan head gave us the latest on the attack. even by the standards of me anwar�*s very civil war in this region which is been fighting the central government for more than 60 years, that's what the consul was meant to commemorate since the independence army started its struggle even by the standards and be seeing this is a particularly shocking attack and people who were at the consulate have not started and there'll gathering in this open area and it's an area controlled by the kachin organisation. and it was a community event where the said there was no warning and they did not even hear the aircraft. it is just three very large explosions and very accurate as well but suggests it was night—time that the air force was using some precision munitions stated that area so precisely and it was dark, of course and some the people killed and injured and the kachin have lost two of the most popular singers really left author kachin were about to perform at one othe

the kachin have lost to mark of the most popular fingers, loved or through kachin land who are aboutth injuries but it was a tremendous blow, killing a number of kachin independence organisation leaders but a lot of others were hit as well and the hole to community in myanmar is a substantial part of the country in the north, in morning today, holding candlelit ceremonies, they are mostly christians and there have been christian services. the myanmar government, the military government, has denied hitting civilians and claimed it was a military base that they struck and referred to conflict with the kachin independence army as justification saver has a lot of clashes and kidnappings. this is an area where they have been regular clashes go a long way between the government and kachin forces, also where a lot ofjade mining is, a crucial source of income for insurgents and the myanmar are military so tightly contested, fighting is nothing new but something on the scale is a shocking and many people refer to it as a war crime. jonathan head there. you�*re watching newsday on the bbc. sti

the first pictures have emerged of a recent military air strike in kachin state in northern myanmar.undred injured when a concert organised by one of the country's biggest ethnic insurgent groups was bombed. earlier, our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, gave us the latest on the attack. even by the standards of myanmar�*s really brutal civil war in this region, kachin state, that's been fighting the central government for more than 60 years, was what the concert was commemorating, 62 years since the kachin independence army started the struggle, even by their standards, and the region has a lot of violence, and this is a particularly shocking attack. people at the concert, which hadn't started, gathering in this open area, controlled by the kachin independence organisation, so all ages were here because it was a concert, a community event. they said there was no warning, they didn't even hear the aircraft, there were three very, very large explosions, very accurate as well, suggesting, as it was nighttime, that the myanmar air force was using some kind of precision munit

he killed a number of kachin independence leaders and a number of civilians hit as well.an ceremonies as well. the myanmar government, the military government has denied that it was hitting civilians they claimed it was a military base that they strike and referred to conflict with the kachin arming saying that there were lots of clashes and kidnappings. this is an area where crashes had gone back a long way between the two forces and not an area ofjade mining which is a crucial source of income for both so it is hotly contested. fighting there is nothing new but something on the scale is shocking and people are now referring to it as a war crime. the accusations against them include stealing technology inheriting distance two of those chinese officials accused _ distance two of those chinese officials accused of _ distance two of those chinese officials accused of paying - distance two of those chinese officials accused of paying a l distance two of those chinese | officials accused of paying a us officials accused of paying a us official thousands of dollars in cash in

state appeared the victims were at an event celebrating the kachin political wing.ice department says it has disrupted criminal activity by individuals working on behalf of the chinese government. several intelligence officers and government officials have been charged, accused of trying to obstruct the criminal prosecution of to look for communications -- huawei and working illegally in the u.s. for a foreign government. >> each of these cases lays bare the chinese government's flagrant violation of international law as they worked to project their authoritarian view around the world. including within our own borders. in all three of these cases, and thousands of others, we have found the chinese government threatening established norms and rule of law as they work to undermine u.s. economic security and fundamental human rights. >> a well-known pakistani journalist has been killed in kenya. police say sharif was shot by an officer well a passenger in a car sharif had been an outspoken critic, receiving death threats come in causing them to leave pakistan. >> forme

this is kachin's duda, a henchman of kachin's. he is not an independent politician.them go in peace. why am i asking the president, did you speak about this topic , just recalled this meeting on friday. today i remember yuri valeryevich. what is the forecast of the president of belarus for these elections, well, on the eve of a grandiose nix, they have elections, and they are this bowl, as we are in the twentieth year with their submission and they will beat them to the bottom, but not with our supply , we will not touch them there, and the people will ask them, therefore the policy will change. this is a policy alien to the polish people that the current leadership is pursuing. later they will reject this policy. and we do not need to think about how it will be. but if the poles go crazy at all, they will unleash a war game. this will be the end of the country. well, i think it will not come to this, i emphasize, because the polish people will not allow it. firstly, we talk a lot about the people and at the same time we say that we we do not believe in their electio

this is kachin's duda, a henchman of kachin's. he is not an independent politician.ut on this topic, just on friday yury valeryevich recalled this meeting today what forecast does the president of belarus give for these elections serve and beat it to the bottom, but not with our serve, we will not touch them there, and the people will be asked from them, therefore the policy will change. this is nonsense for the polish to the people of the policy that the current leadership of poland is pursuing, they will reject this policy and we do not need to think about how it will be. but if the poles go crazy at all and voinushka is unleashed somewhere . this will be the end of the country. well, i think it will not come to this, i emphasize, because the people will not allow it. eh, polish. firstly, we talk a lot about the people, and at the same time we say that we do not believe in the purity of their elections. and again i will return media technologies, if more is needed, this resource is reinforced by those behind the poles the british, and behind the british there are a

in burma, the death toll from military air raids in the northern state of kachin sunday has risen to 80, while some 100 were wounded. sunday night's attack came as hundreds of people had ghered celebrating the founding of the kachin independence organization. it is lily the deadliest aerialssault launched by burma'militaryegime since it seed powern a febrry 2021 coup. human rights advocates have accused the burmese military junta of war cris and have called on e international community to ban the sale of weapons and airplane fuel to burma. in iran, university students in tehran and across the country continue to defy heightened security and a bloody government crackdown on protests following the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini last month. students refused to return to class after iranian authorities alleged university student in tehran had died of suicide as is authorities have newly been accused of covering up the killing of student protesters by iranian security forces. student-led protests were held at a number of universities in tehran tuesday on the eve of planned ceremonies co

eyewitnesses in kachin state, in northern myanmar, say aircraft dropped three bombs on a concert.namars militaryjunta is accused of ruthlessness and disregard for civilian lives in its campaign against opponents. chris gunness is the director of the myanmar accountability project. he gave his reaction to the bombing attack. the myanmar accountability project condemns what clearly an indiscriminate and disproportionate attack predominantly on a civilian audience. as far as we're concerned, it is a potential war crime, a crime against him that we believe and urge the un to investigate, the secretary general of the united nations also be in east asia, myanmar has not been on his agenda so it demands the un investigators, the un has a presence in the country, there is no reason why they shouldn't see what happened are not only are we getting people who may have been killed, many more injured, it's becoming clear from reports on the ground that the myanmar army was blocking civilians being taken to hospital so all manner of international laws are being violated by this illegal jointer,

this is kachin's duda, a henchman of kachin's. he is not an independent politician.ut, just recalled this meeting on friday. today i remember yuri valeryevich. what is the forecast of the president of belarus for these elections, well, on the eve of the grandiose chauffeur , they have elections, and they are this bowl, as we are in the twentieth year from their submission and will be hammered to the bottom, but not with our submission , we will not be there e touch, and the people will be asked from them, and therefore the political will change. this is nonsense for the polish people by the politician who is pursuing the current leadership. later they will reject this policy. and we don't need think about how it will be. but if the poles go crazy at all and unleash voynushka somewhere, this will be the end of the country. well, i think it will not come to this, i emphasize, because the people will not allow it. eh, polish. first of all , we talk a lot about the people and at the same time we say that we do not believe in the purity of their elections. and again i wil

the area is a stronghold for rebels of the kachin minority.wed what were said to be mounds of debris at the site. the military government denied reports of the high death toll. in st. louis today, a former student shot and killed 2 people and wounded 7 at a high school before police killed him. students piled out of central visual and performing arts high school after gunfire erupted. crime tape quickly went up as police swarmed the site. a female student and a teacher were killed. there's no word on a motive. a michigan teenager pleaded guilty today to fatally shooting 4 students at a high school outside detroit last november. 16-year-old ethan crumbley admitted to murder and terrorism. michigan has no death penalty, but parents of other students said they'll oppose anything less than life without parole. >> absolutely not. no. he murdered four children and changed 1800 kids' lives. i hope that someday he does feel that remorse. i still saw evil. but hopefully in the future. stephanie: crumbley's parents are charged with involuntary manslaugh