karishma vaswani. — sajid javid as well. karishma vaswani, thank _ sajid javid as well.. karishma vaswani, thank you very - sajid javid as well. karishma - vaswani, thank you very much indeed. more from karishma in about 40 minutes' time. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: the american basketball player brittney griner pleads guilty to drug charges in russia, but denies deliberately breaking the law. we'll have reaction from the white house. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the host of the 2006 football world cup. they pipped the favourite, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated, and celebration parties were cancelled. a man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom. then he asked herfor a cigarette and — on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought — summoned a footman on duty, who t

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: a report into the mass shooting at a school in texas in may finds systemic failures in the law enforcement response to the tragedy. wildfires triggered by extreme heat burn across southern europe. the high temperatures claim more than a thousand lives. the five tory mps hoping to replace the prime minister borisjohnson have gone head to head in their second tv debate. if he wished to serve, who here would be happy to have boris johnson in their cabinet? please raise your hands. not a single hand raised — we'll take a look at what this says about the leadership race so far. in golf, australian cameron smith hits a birdie blitz at st andrews to claim the open championship for the first time. jenny from the block becomes mrs affleck — nearly 20 years after they first dated, jennifer lopez and ben affleck have reportedly tied the knot. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's 7am in singapore and 6pm in texas where a preliminary report into the uvalde schoo

i�*m karishma vaswani. 0ur headlines. declaring an emergency. this warning comes as wildfires continue to raise across europe. firefighters struggle to tackle flames in greece, spain and italy. let�*s move away from the heatwave now and take you to sri lanka, where lawmakers have voted for prime minister ranil wickremesinghe to become the country�*s new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. he faces the task of leading the country out of its economic collapse and restoring order after months of mass protests. secunder kermani reports from colombo. sri lanka�*s new president is not a popular man. there was heavy security outside parliament as politicians assembled to select a new leader. ranil wickremesinghe is a veteran political figure. now he�*ll be leading a country struggling with its worst ever economic crisis. earlier this month, his offices were temporarily taken over by angry protesters who forced the previous president to flee. demonstrations have continued, but now, they�*re far smaller. protester

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: direct, in—depth, and straightforward, the white house's assessment of a marathon phone call between president biden and his chinese counterpart, xi jinping in which taiwan was the main focus. fears of a recession in the us after two consecutive quarters of negative growth. but president biden says the economy is still healthy. we've created 9 million newjob just since becoming president. business are investing in america at record rates. that doesn't sound like a recession to me. the commonwealth games open in birmingham. more than 5,000 athletes from 72 nations and territories will compete over the next 11 days. and the return of the tiger, why nepal kept its promise to double numbers in the last decade. it's 8am in singapore, and eight in the evening in washington, where presidentjoe biden has spent more than two hours on the phone with his chinese counterpart, xijinping. taiwan emerged once again as a key point of tension between the two leaders, this time sparked b

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines.k on his promise to resign, while he's away. security forces, police, all the arm guards, they are nowhere to be seen. another public building here in sri lanka which is now been occupied by the people. the former uk chancellor rishi sunak leads the field after the first vote to choose britain's new prime minister. president biden insists america's commitment to israel's security is "unshakeable" as he arrives in israel at the start

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: a clear and present danger — president biden pledges to make the biggest ever investment to combat climate change, but stops short of declaring an emergency. i will do everything in my power to clean our air and water, protect our people's health, to win the clean energy future. his warning comes as wildfires continue to rage across europe. firefighters struggle in the heatwave to tackle flames in greece, spain and italy. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, and foreign secretary, liz truss, will go head to head in the race to become the next british prime minister. and feeling their way through shanghai's lockdown — we talk to the blind masseurs struggling to cope in a post—pandemic world. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. it's 8:00 in the morning in singapore and 8:00 in the evening on the us east coast, wherejoe biden used a visit to massachusetts to issue the latest stark warning on the threat posed by climate change. the us presiden

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: warnings of a "heat apocalypse" in europe as fires and now drought menace the continent. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there's a huge amount of activity down here and it is hot, it is smoky. just look at the haze in the trees. in the uk, the worst is yet to come. tuesday could be the hottest day since records began. a chinese film—maker appears in court in malawi charged with child exploitation, following an investigation by the bbc, and the sentencing phase of the trial of florida school shooter begins — nikolas cruz pleaded guilty to gunning down 17 people at his former high school. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it's 7am in the morning in singapore and 1am in western france, which is facing a "heat apocalypse", experts have warned, as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of europe. they say temperatures could reach record leve

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore.hinzo abe, ahead of his funeral later on tuesday. there'll be a new prime minister in the uk by the 5th of september, the first round of voting will be on wednesday. nasa has released the first color images of space taken by the newjames webb space telescope. the first image shows an area depicting a massive group of galaxy clusters. the picture was announced during a nasa preview event attended by us presidentjoe biden and vice president kamala harris. nasa says its first images have targeted distant galaxies, bright nebulae and a faraway giant gas planet. really giant gas planet. quite itching indeed. giant gas planet. astonishing. well earlier i spoke to the astronomer and astrophysicistjonathan mcdowell and asked how significant this latest release of images has been. it has been a long time coming, my first went to a planning conference for the telescope in 1989 so to finally get the science now we are all really excited and we have learned a lot about the universe from hubble, j

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines...the china principle over taiwan in a marathon to our phone call. the commonwealth games have begun in birmingham, with the opening ceremony marking the start of ten days of competition. the start of ten prince charles and the duchess of cornwall attended the ceremony, which told the story of the city of birmingham and was headlined by the band duran duran. 0ur sports correspondent jane dougall is in birmingham's victoria park and sent this preview of the games. there's been a party going on here in victoria square as people gather to celebrate the opening of these commonwealth games in birmingham. representatives from 72 nations and territories around the globe will be taking part with 6500 athletes and officials all descending here on birmingham ahead of the events. it's going to be the biggest sporting programme in commonwealth games history, with new sports being added, including women's 2020 cricket, three on three basketball and mixed synchronised swimming. the events themselves b

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines...orming of his official residence. japan's ruling coalition is set to increase its majority in the upper house. leaked documents show french president emmanuel macron and a former eu competition commissioner held a series of private meetings with uber. at the time, the ride—sharing app had been banned in france and sparked protests across europe from taxi drivers who felt their livelihoods were being threatened. as part of an investigation by the international consortium of investigativejournalists, the bbc has discovered how uber used political contacts to get what it wanted. richard bilton reports. when uberfirst arrived in france, it started a taxi war. but while many cab—drivers were on the streets, the leak shows uber had a friend in government. the documents show that despite uber offering an illegal service, emmanuel macron, then ministerfor economic and digital affairs, agreed to help them change the law. the leak shows uber offered to draft new legislation and thanked mr macron

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines...h attack on the capitol. president biden has tested positive for covid, but he says he's carrying on working in isolation in the white house. let's turn to turkey now, which says a deal has been reached to allow ukraine to resume exports of grain through the black sea. it will be signed on friday in istanbul by ukraine, russia, turkey and the un secretary general. russia's invasion of ukraine, which is one of the world's biggest suppliers of wheat and other grains, led to a huge rise in food prices. under the deal, russia would agree to a truce at sea to allow grain to be moved, and turkey would inspect ships to ensure they are not carrying any weapons. here's ukraine's ambassador to un sergiy kyslytsya, speaking to bbc news just a short while ago. it's a very elaborate agreement that we all may decide tomorrow in istanbul. i can assure you that everybody�*s dictated everybody�*s dedicated and the teams of all parties will continue working on the finalfacts. there are some details... i

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines...ave triggering a surge of fires in london. the london fire brigade declared a major emergency. wildfires are also spreading in many areas across europe, particularly in spain and france. there are warnings about the danger to human health. let's move away from that heatwave story for now, and take you to iran, where russian president vladimir putin has met turkish and iranian leaders in tehran. this is only his second foreign trip since he launched the invasion of ukraine in february. unblocking ukrainian grain exports via the black sea was high on the agenda, and mr putin said progress had been made. i'mjoin i'm join now by sina azodi at the university of south florida. it's great to get you on the programme, mr azodi. great to get you on the programme, mrazodi. how do great to get you on the programme, mr azodi. how do you think the visit went? i mr azodi. how do you think the visit went? , ., , went? i believe that president putin's trip — went? i believe that president putin's trip

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines...h the heat waves working dozens of fires around london. china has been facing extreme heat wave with more hot weather forecast. let's turn to iran, where russian president vladimir putin has met turkish and iranian leaders in tehran. this is only his second foreign trip since he launched the invasion of ukraine in february. unblocking ukrainian grain exports via the black sea was high on the agenda, and mr putin said progress had been made. earlier, i spoke to sina azodi from the atlantic council fellow and asked what president putin and the iranian leaders hope to achieve from the trip. i think that president putin's trip to iran was quite essential in the context of what we've been hearing. recently, we heard that iran supplied drones to russia. iran issued a vgue statement, they did not confirm it. so i believe there's a possibility that the discussion over drones will come in. i think also that there is trade involved. iran ministry issued a statement announcing that the largest in

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines.sa — who fled abroad in the face of massive anti—government protests — has broken his earlier undertaking to resign. two candidates have been eliminated after the first round of voting to choose britain's next prime minister. the first round of voting to decide who will be the next prime minister of the uk has reduced the field to six candidates without throwing up a clear favourite. the next vote takes place on thursday, and the process will take until september to come up with a winner. with the latest, here's our uk political editor chris mason. the first moment of decision in determining who might be our next prime minister... morduant, 67. ..and who definitely won't be. two candidates will be eliminated, jeremy hunt and nadhim zahawi. the chancellor and the runner—up in the last conservative leadership race out. we out. know that you won't be our next we know that you won't be our next prime minister, who should be? �* , , , ., next prime minister, who should be? �* , , , next pri

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: borisjohnson fights to survive as the uk's prime minister, as two senior ministers resign from his cabinet in quick succession. rishi sunak is no longer chancellor — saying borisjohnson isn't competent or serious — while sajid javid —— saying the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. sajid javid resigns from the department of health — questioning the prime minister's integrity. we'll bring you news of their replacements, as the prime minister shows no sign of considering his own position. also in the programme: marched at gunpoint towards an execution — we have the inside story of a russian atrocity in ukraine from the survivor who played dead. another 50,000 people told to evacuate their homes in sydney — the australian city has had eight months of rain in just four days. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in the morning in singapore and midnight in london, where borisjohnson�*s prem

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: the uk records its highest ever temperatures with the heatwave sparking dozens of fires around london. notjust europe: china has been facing an extreme heatwave, with more hot weather forecast. sri lanka's parliament is set to vote on wednesday for a president to replace gotabaya rajapaksa. max 17 democratic members of congress are arrested after a protest over abortion rights. and netflix loses a million subscribers, but the figures aren't quite the horror show many feared. it's 8:00 in the morning here in singapore, and 1am in london where the uk has recorded temperatures of more than a0 degrees celsius for the first time. the heatwave has caused widespread disruption, and a major incident has been declared in london, where the mayor sadiq khan said fire crews were struggling to cope. the un's climate chief has warned heatwaves like the one gripping western europe are becoming more frequent. our first report is from our climate editorjustin rowlatt. with today's seari

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. a vigil forjapan's former prime minister shinzo abe, ahead of his funeral later on tuesday. there'll be a new british prime minister by the 5th of september, the first round of voting will be on wednesday. we expect a 20 supporters for each candidate. 0n the first ballot, any candidate to proceed must have won at least 30 votes. sri lanka's president confirms he will step down on wednesday but who will take over? secrets of the stars, revealed by the james webb telescope, images of the earliest galaxies. it's 7am in singapore and 8am injapan where a private funeral will be held in tokyo later, for the former prime minister shinzo abe — who died after being shot while at a political campaign event. mourners have streamed into a temple in tokyo to pay their respects. these are scenes from a vigil at the zo—joji temple. world leaders have also paid tribute. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said mr abe did more than anyone to elevate the relationship between their two countries.

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... a clear and present danger to humanity — president biden promises to make the largest ever us investment to combat climate change. but stops short of declaring an emergency. i will do everything in my power to clean our air and water, protect our people's health, to win the clean energy future. across europe, wildfires rage, with countries sweltering in severe heat. this is what it takes to stop the fires. a court or 300 metres wide cleared of all trees are fuel for the flames. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, and the foreign secretary, liz truss, will go head—to—head in the race to become the next british prime minister. sri lanka's new president calls for unity, but warns he would deal firmly with efforts to topple his government. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it's six in the morning here in singapore and six in the evening in somerset, massachusetts, where us presi

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: is it all over, prime minister? borisjohnson refuses to resign, despite his government collapsing and some of his closest allies deserting him. so far, there have been 44 resignations. it's a record number in one day, but the prime minister responded with defiance to critics on his own side. does the prime minister think there are any circumstances in which he should resign? laughter frankly, mr speaker, the job of a prime minister in difficult circumstances, when he has been handed a colossal mandate, is to keep going, and that's what i'm going to do. the prime minister also sacked michael gove, once a very loyal supporter, who turned against him. the opposition labour leader, sir keir starmer, said the prime minister was in the dying act of his career. anyone quitting now, after. defending all that, hasn't got a shred of integrity. mr speaker, isn't thisi the first recorded case of the sinking ships fleeing the rat? - and in other news for you today, japan plans to pump water from the fukushima nuclear plant into

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines. have defied a curfew to celebrate the resignation of president gotabaya rajapaksa following days of protests. russian forces extend their reach into western ukraine — as cruise missiles hit business and residential buildings. president biden and the israeli prime minister yair lapid have signed a a joint declaration to stop iran from developing nuclear weapons. the american leader was injerusalem to meet israelis and palestinians before moving on to saudi arabia asjeremy bowen reports. not the wild west, but the middle east. for all its power, america's ability to control middle eastern turbulence is limited. joe biden and israel's acting prime minister, yair lapid, signed a declaration billed as historic. in fact, it had all been said before, but israel needed him to say it again. i made it absolutely clear we will not, let me say it again, we will not allow iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. for israel, it starts with a conventional, not nuclear threat on the heavily fortified border

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. sri lanka's president, gotabaya rajapaksa, has fled the country along with other members of his family, following mass protests there. the committee investigating the storming of the us capitol lays out how president trump incited extremists in a last—ditch bid to remain in office. four time olympic champion mo farah reveals he was trafficked into the uk as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. and the first extraordinary images from nasa's new telescope — distant galaxies and light from 13 billion years ago. welcome to newsday — we start with breaking news. it's six am in singapore and three thirty am in sri lanka where injust the last hour the bbc has confirmed that sri lanka's president gotabaya rajapaksa has left the country — days after popular protests forced him to abandon his official residence and after several earlier failed attempts to leave. he left by plane. his destination is not clear, but it's understood he had earlier tried to travel to the united arab emi

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. of sri lanka, gotabaya rajapaksa, who fled abroad in the face of massive anti—government protests, has broken his earlier undertaking to resign. as we've been hearing, this week's demonstration in sri lanka follows months of economic turmoil which has brought misery to millions across the country. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, explains more on what's led to the chaos of recent days. sri lanka is in real difficulties at the moment. the first of all, there is almost complete economic collapse. inflation is more than 50%, food prices soaring up 80% and transport costs more than doubling. having a real impact. there are about 22 million people in sri lanka and the un food programme says that more than 6 million of them don't know where their next meal is coming from. why is the economy in such dire straits? tourism. a major source of foreign revenues, has been devastated, first by the terrorist bombings in 2019 and then by the covid pandemic. the war in ukraine has also add

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... a shopping centre in the capital copenhagen. police say a 22—year—old danish man has been charged with manslaughter and will appear in court on monday. turning to the uk now — there's been a warning that the number of people being admitted to hospital with covid is expected to rise. that's according to the chief executive of the uk health security agency. the latest uk figures show that infectionsjumped by more than half a million in a week. 0ur health editor hugh pym gave us more detail on this. let's look back at the trend for community infections charted by the weekly office for national statistics survey. this suggests that 2.3 million people in the uk had the virus in the week to 2a june, compared with nearly five million at the end of march, when there was a surge driven by a variant of 0micron ba.2. but the level�*s rising fast thanks to new variants, and today, we learned what health officials think might happen in the weeks ahead. it doesn't look as though that wave has finis

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: borisjohnson fights to survive as the uk's prime minister as two senior ministers resign from his cabinet in quick succession. rishi sunak is no longer chancellor, saying the public expected government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously, while sajid javid resigns from the department of health, questioning the prime minister's integrity. we'll bring you news of their replacements as the prime minister shows no sign of considering his own position. also in the programme: the suspect in monday's mass shooting in 4july parade in chicago has been charged with the seven counts of murder. another 50,000 people told to evacuate their homes in sydney. the australian city has had eight months of rain injust four days. voice-over: live voice—over: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 8:00 in the morning in singapore, and 1am in london where borisjohnson�*s premiership looks at its most perilous yet, with the resignation of two of

welcome to newsday, reporting from singapore i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. warnings of a "heat apocalypse" as a blistering heatwave engulfs much of europe with wildfires spreading in many countries. up up in the wood you can see guys tackling the fire is, there's a huge amount of activity down here and it is smoky. just look at the haze in the trees. the intense heatwave is affecting most of the uk — where tuesday could be the hottest day since records began. a chinese filmmaker appears in court in malawi charged with child exploitation — following an investigation by bbc africa eye. the sentencing phase of the trial of florida school shooter begins nicolas cruz pleaded guilty to gunning down 17 people at his former high school. it's six in the morning in singapore, and midnight in western france which is facing a "heat apocalypse", experts have warned, as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of europe. they say temperatures could reach record levels in 15 regions of the southwest, with firefighters battling wildfires and thousands forced to evacuate. w

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines...d—19 started in wuhan�*s seafood and wildlife market — casting more doubt on claims it came from a lab. the international monetary fund warns that the world could be teetering on the brink of the worst recession for half a century. the us government —— the us government estimates it may need nearly $7 billion to deal with the monkeypox outbreak in the united states, the washington post has reported. the funding estimate was part of a memo to president biden outlining a series of options, as opposed to a formal funding request, according to reports. the news comes days after the world health organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency. nearly 70 countries in which the viral disease is not endemic have reported outbreaks, with 17,800 confirmed cases. well over 200 cases of the virus have already been reported in chicago, one of the largest citywide case counts anywhere in the united states. a charity administering a vaccine there complained that there wasn't en

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: in denmark, at least three people are killed in a shooting at a shopping centre in the capital, copenhagen. translation: suddenly we heard shots. - i think there were 10 shots. we ran through the mall and ended up in a toilet, where we all huddled together. there were around 11 of us. we were so scared. it's just been a terrible experience. police say a 22—year—old danish man has been charged with the attack and will appear in court on monday. the country's prime minister described it as a cruel attack and urged the people to stand together. in other news: ukraine's troops have withdrawn from the strategic city of lysychansk. russia says it now controls the entire region of luhansk. kyiv denies carrying out a series of attacks across the russian border which have reportedly left at least four dead. and a warning in the uk that the number of people being admitted to hospital with covid is expected to rise again. voice-over: live voice—over: live from our studio in singap

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines...on the 4th chicago after opening fire on the 11th ofjuly parade. ukraine has vowed to fight back in luhansk, and vladimir putin has ordered his troops to press on to donetsk. let's turn now to the central asian republic of uzbekistan, which is experiencing its worst outbreak of violence for 17 years. the authorities say at least 18 people were killed in the region of karakalpakstan last week, when protests erupted last week over plans to limit its autonomy. more than 500 people were detained by the security services before the president backtracked and dropped plans to change the constitution. for more on that, i'm joined now by doctor bhavna dave, professor of central asian politics at the school of oriental and african studies of london. it's great to get you on the programme. in the first instance, let's take a look at the fact that this is the worst violence in 17 years. how did we get here? iliiui’ith this is the worst violence in 17 years. how did we get here? with the events tha

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... on a july the 4th after opening fire on a july the 11th parade were six people were killed. ukraine has fought back in luhansk. vladimir putin has ordered his troops to press on. returning to australia after sydney was hit by yet more floods and at least one death has been reported so far. the australian city has suffered major flooding after parts of eastern australia experienced months of rainfall. a number of areas in sydney have now been flooded more than twice in 2022, including the suburb of camden. joining me is director of the sports club of camden, steve. i know this must be a very difficult time for you. how are things this time around?— how are things this time around? ,., ., ., �*, , around? good morning. it's very tou~h around? good morning. it's very tough waking — around? good morning. it's very tough waking up _ around? good morning. it's very tough waking up and _ around? good morning. it's very tough waking up and knowing i tough waking up and knowing you're going th

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines...aring for what could be their final televised public hearing, into the january the 6th attack on the capitol. let's turn to myanmar now, where soldiers in the army have admitted to carrying out human rights abuses on the orders of the military. six soldiers — who recently defected — have given rare in—depth interviews to the bbc in which they describe killing and raping civilians and the burning of villages. the military seized power from myanmar�*s democratically—elected government led by aung san suu kyi in a coup last year and is now trying to crush the armed civilian uprising against them. a warning: this report from rebecca henschke does include some distressing images and details. myanmar is burning. soldiers are being ordered to carry out abuses as the military fights against the civilian militias who are trying to restore democracy. this, the aftermath of a military raid on a village on the 20th of december last year. a corporal we're calling aung was in charge of one of the un

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: inside sri lanka's presidential palace where protesters aren't satisfied with president rajapaska's pledge to quit. how does it feel to swim in the president's personal pool? translation: i'm happy. i'm so happy. japan's ruling coalition increases its majority in elections, in a move that could help cement the legacy of assassinated former prime minister shinzo abe. in the uk, a crowded field of candidates want to take over from borisjohnson as prime minister, with 11 mps, and counting, eyeing up the top job. and in tennis — victory is sweet for novak djokovic, who wins his seventh wimbledon men's singles title. voice-over: live voice—over: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's eight in the morning in singapore, and 5:30 in the morning in colombo, sri lanka where protestors have been celebrating what they believe to be the toppling of the country's leadership. president rajapaksa — whose family has dominated sri lankan politics for the

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — celebrations on the streets of colombo, as sri lanka's president gotabaya rajapaksa resigns, following days of mass protests. russian forces extend their reach into western ukraine, as cruise missiles hit business and residential buildings far from the front lines. this attack happened right in the middle of a beautiful morning here in vinnytsia, where people would have been out and about and would have felt safe. but nowhere is safe for ukraine any more. presidentjoe biden pledges that america will use all its power to prevent iran from ever getting nuclear weapons. and a previously unknown self—portrait of vincent van gogh is discovered by scottish art experts, using x—rays. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. hello, and welcome to the programme. celebrations have been taking place in sri lanka, after gotabaya rajapaksa became the country's first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of livin

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. of the deadliest in europe since the second world war. the number of ukrainian troops killed is highly sensitive information, but officials say more than a hundred are dying every day, while on the russian side the number of dead is said to be significantly higher. nearly 5,000 civilians have also died and today president zelensky has sacked his chief prosecutor and the head of the country's security agency and said over 650 cases of suspected treason and aiding and abetting russia by ukrainian security officials are currently being investigated. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, now reports from the donbas region of eastern ukraine, on the human and psychological cost of the war. death can come quickly in the donbas. the seconds it takes for a russian shell to land. this time among the homes of ordinary people. their elderly neighbour was killed. she shows us the badly wounded dog. signs of normal life are disappearing fast. sloviansk, the next city in russia's sights. the e

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... continuing chaos in sri lanka, as more crowds occupy the presidential palace — they say they'll stay until there are resignations. this is a really surreal moment for sri lanka. a building that is normally heavily fortified, now a free—for—all. japan's governing ldp is set to increase its majority in the upper house, following an election overshadowed by the assassination of its former boss, shinnzo abe. in the uk, ten candidates are now vying to take over from borisjohnson as prime minister — but whose tax plans are the best to revive the economy? and in tennis, victory is sweet for novak djokovic, who wins his seventh wimbledon men's singles title. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, and 3.30am in colombo, sri lanka — where protestors have been celebrating what they believe to be the toppling of the country's leadership. president rajapaksa — whose family has dominated sri lankan politics for the best part of two decades — has an

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: borisjohnson resigns as conservative party leader but will stay on as caretaker prime minister. not a word about his mistakes in his announcement — blaming his colleagues instead. as we've seen at westminster, the herd instinct is powerful, and when the herd moves, it moves. and, my friends, in politics, no—one is remotely indispensable. watched by his family and most loyal supporters, mrjohnson expressed regret that his premiership will end earlier than he'd hoped. i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up the bestjob in the world. but them's the breaks. we'll take a look at who might replace borisjohnson as the list of potential candidates grows by the hour. also coming up on newsday — foreign ministers from the 620 meet in bali to discuss the disruption to global food and energy supplies caused by russia's invasion of ukraine, with both russian and chinese diplomats attending. and an injured rafael nadal withdraws from wimbledon, missing an opportunity to achie

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — at least six people are killed, after a gunman opens fire on an independence day parade near chicago. police name a possible suspect. a person of interest has been identified. his name is robert "bobby" e crimo iii. president putin orders his forces to push on with their offensive in eastern ukraine, after seizing control of the entire luhansk region. wet weather is expected to ease in and around sydney, but the threat of flash flooding remains. and the tiny islands off the coast of england that are banning visitors, to try and stop the spread of bird flu. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's eight in the morning in singapore, and seven in the evening in chicago. i want to bring you some breaking news now. we are getting reports that police are reported to have arrested a person of interest in connection with the killing of six people at an independence day parade in highland park. you will remember earlier they released the identity

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... in denmark, several people have been killed in a shooting at a shopping centre in the capital copenhagen. translation: suddenly we heard shots. - i think there were ten. we ended up in a toilet, where we all huddled together. there were about 11 of us. we were so scared. it has just been a terrible experience. police say a 22—year—old danish man has been arrested in connection with the attack. we'll have the latest from copenhagen with our reporter on the scene and eyewitness accounts. and in other news for you today — ukraine's troops have withdrawn from the strategic city of lysychansk. russia says it now controls the entire region of luhansk. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, and midnight in the danish capital, copenhagen — where police say several people have been killed in a shooting incident in a shopping centre. this happened just a few hours ago now. there are also many injured. the mayor of copenhagen says it's a very se

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines.elosi prepares for a tour of asia — amid intense speculation over whether she'll anger china by visiting taiwan. to the philippines now — where the the former president fidel ramos has died. he was ninety—four. mr ramos became a hero to many filipinos when he split from the autocratic leader ferdinand marcos who was toppled in a popular uprising. emer mccarthy reports. he earned a reputation as one of the countries most effective leaders. fidel ramos nicknamed steady eddie was known for his unflappable character during regular moments of people in philippines. ——upheaval he was the national police chief who helped enforce martial law during the authoritarian rule of president ferdinand marcos in the 1970s and 80s. thousands of people were killed and jailed. but mr ramos to affected and in 1986 was a leading force in the people power revolution which brought down the marcos regime. six years later he was voted in as the new president, oversaw an unusually calm. of politics and economic

i'm karishma vaswani, in singapore. our headlines...d and wildlife market — casting more doubt on claims it came from a lab. the international monetary fund warns that the world could be teetering on the brink of the worst recession for half a century. i want to tell you about a special report now, from a team of bbc journalists that have been conducting an investigation — which has uncovered the abuse and neglect of disabled people locked away in institutions in ukraine. more than a hundred thousand children and young people live in these facilities across the country hidden away from society. the majority of them have parents — but poor community services, and a lack of support means so many end up left in a system that can't meet their needs. the bbc�*s disability news producer ruth clegg, and bbc correspondent danjohnson have more — i want to warn you though, their report includes some scenes that some viewers might find upsetting. far from the front line... i've been to hundreds of institutions and i get a sick feeling in the pit o

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welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines.rmany 2—1 in the women's european championship final. it's a first major football title for any england national side for nearly sixty years. england fans are jubilant. this is a moment in history. it's hopefully a massive change for girls growing up a women in sport. absolutely brilliant. i don't believe it. as us house speaker nancy pelosi prepares for a tour of asia this week — there's intense speculation over whether she'll anger china by visiting taiwan.

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines...eral people have been killed in a shooting at a shopping centre in the capital copenhagen. translation: suddenly we heard shots. - i think there were ten. we ended up in a toilet, where we all huddled together. there were about 11 of us. we were so scared. it has just been a terrible experience. police say a 22—year—old danish man has been arrested in connection with the attack. we'll have the latest from copenhagen with our reporter on the scene and eyewitness accounts. and in other news for you today — ukraine's troops have withdrawn from the strategic city of lysychansk. russia says it now controls the entire region of luhansk. live from our studio in singapore.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines...ifornia struggle to contain a wildfire they call �*explosive' — which is spreading fast summers have become a time of unease as people wonderjust how bad fires raging in the east of the state are going to get. and politicians are being pressured to act. russia's foreign minister, who's on a tour of africa, has rejected claims that moscow is to blame for causing a worldwide food crisis. protests are expected in manila where the son of the phillippines's former dictator, ferdinand marcosjunior is giving his inaugural state of the nation address later —