maan al—yasiri, bbc news.ed nationwide protests on saturday to spotlight increasing insecurity following the rising rate of abductions and killings in the country. the bbc�*s chris ewokor reports. it's a tough day today for protesters in nigeria. police in abuja and lagos fired tear gas at protesters to disperse them forcefully. some of the protesters were arrested. they had come out in their numbers across major cities in nigeria to protest growing insecurity and what they describe as "clampdown" on freedom of expression in the country. this comes a week after twitter was banned. the government said twitter was being used to undermine the corporate existence of this country. matter of fact, twitter had deleted a tweet by the president, claiming that it breached its rules. in the last six months, hundreds of students have been kidnapped from their schools. simultaneously, multiple attacks have also taken place. especially in the northern regions of the country, many protesters are calling on buhari to leave, s

maan al—yasiri, bbc news.mbers of the venezuela squad tested positive for covid—i9. they were due to play the opening match against the hosts brazil on sunday. the brazilian health authorities haven't specified how many of those affected are players, rather than support staff. the tournament only received the final go—ahead on thursday, when brazil's supreme court rejected requests to cancel it due to the pandemic. brazil's president has been fined for ignoring coronavirus rules in sao paulo by failing to wear a face mask and urging crowds to gather. speaking to supporters during the accelerate for christ motorbike event on saturday, jair bolsonaro renewed his attack on people who wear masks. the president also repeated false claims that drugs like hydroxychloroquine work against covid—i9. even though studies have shown them to be ineffective. brazil has one of the highest mortality rates from coronavirus, with nearly half a million dead. a group of wild elephants wandering across southern china has captivated

maan al—yasiri, bbc news. this is bbc news, the headlines. football championship. the danish football association says he is recovering in hospital. at the end of the second day of the g7 summit, leaders agree on a huge spending plan to counter the influence of china. let's stay with the g7 now, and the proposed developing nation infrastructure plan put forward there. sara hsu is a visiting scholar at fudan university and expert on chinese economic development. i asked her if g7 nations need to counter china's increasing investment in developing nations. i think to some extent the us and other nations believes that it needs to. i think there are many issues it does need to work with china on. but in terms of developing infrastructure, it generally benefits the rest of the world to have us and g7 countries working on this, in addition to china. essentially, listening to whatjoe biden has been saying about this, there is a sense that perhaps china's approach to developing nations has been political, and the intentions are not pure. why is china

maan al—yasiri, bbc news. this is bbc news, the latest headlines.e danish football association says he is recovering in hospital. at the end of the second day of the g7 summit, leaders agree on a huge spending plan to counter the influence of china. the united nations human rights chief michelle bachelet is warning of a military build—up and rising violence in myanmar. sweeping arrests of activists, journalists and opponents of the military continue and the un say they are deeply troubled by reports of detainees being tortured. there are growing concerns for an environment activist, who was arrested early this week by security forces. the family has told the bbc they fear he will not come home. rebecca henschke reports. this is the last image of him. witnesses say security forces shot him while he was riding his motorbike onjune 8th and then took him away. he was a well—known local land rights activist, having led protests against a controversial large—scale copper mine. and in recent weeks had helped organise protests against the military coup. now

maan al—yasiri reports. after tragedy, solidarity with placards trumping love over division.march in support of a muslim family who died when they were struck by a pick—up truck last sunday. police have described the incident as a hate crime. the family spans three generations and died while enjoying an evening walk near their home in london, ontario. i9—year—old their home in london, ontario. 19—year—old boy is the only survivor. among those marching in their memory, a mix of people from all faiths and backgrounds. it their memory, a mix of people from all faiths and backgrounds.- all faiths and backgrounds. it feels reall aood all faiths and backgrounds. it feels really good that — all faiths and backgrounds. it feels really good that people _ all faiths and backgrounds. it feels really good that people support . all faiths and backgrounds. it feels| really good that people support us. . you forget how good humans are. prime ministerjustin trudeau has described the incident as terrorism and has vowed to clamp down on terrorist groups and online hate. this is alarming for th

maan al yasiri, bbc news.rror and the sunday people, and commentatorjo philips. that's coming up after the headlines. time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. it should be a warmer day tomorrow, and turning more humid as well. many parts of the country had lengthy spells of sunshine today. the warmest weather was in southern england, 25 degrees in hampshire and also in dorset. not quite so lucky with the sunshine here in northern ireland, much more cloud around today. but cloud is still across the country at the moment. it will stay cloudy in northern ireland tonight. and more cloud will push its way into scotland, bringing a little drizzle over the hills and coasts in the north—west of the country. clear skies, though, for england and wales, and temperatures are manageable at nine to 12 degrees, it may not be quite as cool as that, though, for northern ireland and scotland, where we hang onto that cloud. and there is actually a weather front wavering in the far north—west, bringing some r

maan al yasiri, bbc news.otorbike onjune 8th and then took him away. he was a well—known local land rights activist, having led protests against a controversial large—scale copper mine. and in recent weeks had helped organise protests against the military coup. now his family fears for his safety. translation: i see on social media that they are arresting people i who are healthy and then later returning their bodies. so i�*m worried for my son�*s life. i like to plead with them not to torture my son, and release him. since the coup on february 1st, at least 20 people are known to have died in custody, according to rights groups who are keeping a toll. his family has had no information about where he�*s being held, and the military has not responded to the bbc�*s requests for information. translation: he's a good boy who looks out for his parents. i we are now in a difficult situation, but i know this is the nature of the revolution and we have to face it. i have been a political prisoner many times. more than