and outside marawi.ion in the supreme court is whether the situation outside marawi requires martial law. but president duterte is the first president from mindanao, and it seems that he is going to get the support for this extension of the martial law, based on public pronouncements of his allies, and based on his public approval ratings. just this week, or last week, the survey came out, and it showed him at 82% — with 82% approval rating. and in mindanao, where there is martial law, he got 95%. south korean intelligence officials are investigating whether a prominent defector from the north has been kidnapped back to pyongyang. this woman — known as lim ji—hyun, fled to south korea in 2014, where she became a popular tv personality. however this propaganda video appeared on sunday with a woman resembling her in the north korean capital. karen allen has more from seoul. a former art student become tv personality was better known by her alias here in south korea. she defected in 2014 and became somethin

and outside marawi.stion in the supreme court is whether the situation outside marawi require5 martial law. but president duterte i5 require5 martial law. but president duterte is the first president from mindanao, and it seems that he is going to get the support for this extension of the martial law, based on public pronouncements of his allie5, on public pronouncements of his allies, and based on his public approval ratings. just this week, or last week, the survey came out, and it showed him at 82%... with 82% approval rating. and in mindanao, where there is martial law, he got 95%. yes, we know that conflict has been raging in mindanao now four years. how different is it now that the5e militants, a5 years. how different is it now that the5e militants, as you say, are pledging allegiance to the so—called islamic state? the terror groups in mindanao have always flirted with international terrorist groups, al qaeda, jamar i5 international terrorist groups, al qaeda, jamar is linear, but we know that isi

two months of fighting have devastated marawi.soldiers, and dozens of civilians. the military has struggled to cope with a well—prepared enemy. we need to adapt on the situation. so we bring our — our minds, our brightest minds, we adapt the tactics of the enemy, to hunt our game. in late may, marawi was taken over by the maute group, named after its founders, who pledged allegiance to the islamic state. security analysts fear they are supported by foreigners, and that mindanao could become a haven for is in asia. in response, president duterte imposed martial law across the island, and on saturday, congress extended that for the whole of the year. but human rights groups say martial law is allowing authorities to abuse civilians. a move that has no basis. factual basis. the factual basis of these systems, the real threat of rebellion in marawi is highly questionable. fighting is far from over in marawi, and the consequences for its inhabitants, the philippines, and the region, will last much, much longer. bill hayton, bbc news. i

ahead, a comrade lies wounded in the rubble of marawi.safety. these pictures, provided by the philippine military, show the devastation caused by two months of fighting. nearly 600 people are known to have died here — over 400 militants, more than 100 soldiers, and dozens of civilians. the military has struggled to cope with the determined and well—prepa red enemy. we need to adopt to the situation so we bring out our minds, our brightest minds, we adopted the tactics of the enemy to hunt them down. in late may, marawi was taken over by the maute group, named after its founders who pledged alligiance to the islamic state. security analysts fear they are supported by foreigners and that mindanao could become a haven for is in asia. in response, the philippine government imposed martial law across the whole island and, on saturday, congress extended that for the whole of the year. but human rights groups say martial law is allowing authorities to abuse civilians. a move that has no basis, factual basis, the factual basis of the existance of

he is expected to talk about the ongoing and controversial war on drugs, the conflict in marawi againstamist militants and economic policy. howard johnson has more from manila. this will be president duterte‘s second state of the nation address. his first one this time last year, when he came to power. it is a chance to him to set out his vision for the philippines in the years ahead. the president's spokesperson has said that he will be speaking about terrorism, he will be looking at the conflict in marawi, in the south of the country, on the island of mindanao. in the last two months, fighters allied to isis, the maute group have been fighting the philippines army and there have been more than 570 deaths there. he wil also talk about his extension of martial law on mindanao. at the weekend, congress approved extension to the end of the year. and he'll be talking about the reasons why he asked for that extension. opposition groups will be speaking out as well, they'll be putting together an alternative state of the nation address and that is likely to heavily criticise president dutert

i had, a comrade lies wounded in the rubble of marawi.them dropping smoke grenades for cover. only then can they pull the man to safety. two months of fighting have devastated marawi. nearly 600 people have died. over 400 militants and more than 100 soldiers and dozens of civilians. the military has struggled to cope with a well—prepared enemy. the military has struggled to cope with a well-prepared enemy. we need to adapt on the situation. so we bring our minds, our brightest minds, and adapted our tactics. in late may, marawi was taken over by the maute group, whose founders pledged allegiance to the islamic state. security analysts fear they are supported by foreigners and that mindanao could become a haven for the islamic state in asia. in response, martial law was established in the island. on saturday, congress exceeded that for the whole of the year. but human rights groups say martial law is allowing authorities to abuse civilians. the factual basis of these systems, the real threat of rebellion in marawi is a highly questionable.

he is expected to talk about the ongoing and controversial war on drugs, the conflict in marawi againstist militants and economic policy. howard johnson has more from manila. this will be anya shrubsole second state of the nation address. it is a chance to him to set out his vision for the philippines in the years ahead. a spokesperson said he will be speaking about terrorism, he will be speaking about terrorism, he will be looking at the conflict in morale we, on the island of mindanao. —— marawi. there have been more than 570 deaths. his extension of martial law on minder now. —— minder now opposition groups will be speaking out as well, putting together an alternative state of the nation address and that is likely to heavily criticise rodrigo duterte for his record on human rights during his campaign on his war on drugs. howard johnson in manila, and we will have more analysis on that state of the nation address in the philippines very shortly. but first, let's take a look at some of the day's other news. in texas, nine people have been found dead in the back of a truck, two of them

ahead, someone lies injured in marawi.and only then bring him to safety. these pictures, provided by the philippine military, show the devastation caused by two months of fighting. nearly 600 people are known to have died here, 400 militants, more than 100 soldiers, and dozens of civilians. the military has struggled to cope with the determined and well—prepa red struggled to cope with the determined and well—prepared enemy. we have dropped mines and adapted tactics. in late may, the place was taken over tactics. in late may, the place was ta ken over by tactics. in late may, the place was taken over by islamic state. security analysts fear they are supported by foreigners and it could bea supported by foreigners and it could be a haven for is in asia. in response, the philippine government imposed martial law over all of the island. that was extended for the whole year. humid rights groups say martial law is allowing authorities to abuse of civilians. —— humans. the real threat of rebellion is highly questionable. fightin

it's in the hope of defeating islamist militants who have taken control of the city of marawi.pino muslims to reject so—called islamic state, whose followers remain in control of parts of marawi after months of conflict and the death of at least 500 people. there will be no objections of the provisions of all that is consistent with the constitution and the aspiration of the moro people. i am for this. within the context of the republic of the philippines, there shall be a bangsamoro country. you may have seen this video. it has been going viral millions of times around the world. saudi arabia is investigating the woman who posted this video of herself wearing a miniskirt and crop—top in public, defying the country's strict dress code. it's sparked a heated debate with some saying she should be arrested for not wearing a full length robe and headscarf, others praising her bravery. pakistan's supreme court has begun considering corruption allegations against the country's prime minister nawaz sharif. it comes after investigators said his family had failed to account for the sour

particular on the south in marawi particular on the island of mindanao where in the last month we haveels who are obliged to isis and the philippines army. people talk about the reasons why he, at the weekend, asked and gained an extension of martial law to the end of the year. he will explain the reasons why he thought that extension and shall the end of the year and the reasons why. about the economy, what is he likely to say on that? president duterte has a big plan at the moment, it's called dutertenomics, as he calls it, you'll, build, build strategy. he wants to inject $170 billion into the country in infrastructure projects up and down the country over the next few years. this is a very ambitious strategy for a country weather is widespread corruption, there are capacity issues where —— whether these issues can go ahead, for instance, a metro system in manila to deal with the crippling traffic you see here and also he is talking about putting forward a plan for a railway system around lindenow in the south, the island in the south of the philippines, and he will try to unify the

he is expected to talk about the ongoing and controversial war on drugs, the conflict in marawi against islamist militants and economic policy. nine people have been found dead including two children inside a truck in the us state of texas. police say they were the victims of human trafficking. 30 others were suffering from severe dehydration. and this story is trending on bbc.com. british cyclist chris froome has won the tour de france. he kept his composure putting in a near perfect performance as he secured his fourth title on paris‘ champs—elysee. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. a 20—year—old man has died after being apprehended by a police officer in an east london shop. he's been been named by his family as rashanjermaine charles. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. a strong earnings season in the us has helped lift asian stocks, but will that continue? and, why this circus wants to somersault into china by linking up with the blue man group. it's a busy week for us companies, reporting earnings. we wi

but what about the marawi siege and is?ht —— they have been a migraine for the philippine president. he could not differentiate who is the enemy, and there's a lot of guns in there. he doesn't want to fight with these two armed groups, but isis has taken advantage of this. he said the intelligence part is not a problem, is that he doesn't know who is the enemy. he said that it would be in control in a week. now it's taken more than a month and there's martial law on one of the islands. for how long are we likely to see this going on? i think the war is almost finished. there's still some resista nce almost finished. there's still some resistance but ideological and the problem will persist. this will not be solved by a military solution. and winning hearts and minds, particularly of the people in mindinao, very important for the president. what about his health? this is a concern for many people, also foreign investors. he was absent for days between public appearances in june. he is 72 years old and has been travelling a l

filipino muslims to reject so—called islamic state, whose followers remain in control of parts of marawi people. the duke and duchess of cambridge have arrived in warsaw for the first part of an official visit to poland and germany. three—year—old, george, and two—year—old, charlotte, joined their parents for the trip. from warsaw, our royal correspondent, peter hunt, reports. at three, he is far too young to know if he is a reluctant royal, but prince george definitely wasn't keen to embrace warsaw without his father's helping hand. 0ne future king did persuade another one to follow in his footsteps. 0n the tarmac, george struck a nonchalant pose, and practised the odd ballet move. a fidgeting prince, with a lifetime under an intense spotlight ahead of him. princess charlotte faces a similarfuture, a reality, aged two, she can remain blissfully unaware of for now. the language divide isn't the only challenge. here, a country that relatively recently embraced the eu is welcoming royals from one on the way out of the institution. it's the union jack. it's called the unionjack. unionjack.

he is expected to talk about the ongoing and controversial war on drugs, the conflict in marawi againstand economic policy. the uk independent police complaints commission is investigating the death of a 20—year—old black man who was chased into a shop and restrained by police in east london. there's been an outcry since security camera footage of the incident was shared on social media. the borough police commander for hackney said officers would be asked to account for their actions. six months into his administration and president trump has yet to come up with a strategy for dealing with america's longest war — the war in afghanistan. his administration is supposed to be poised to announce a significant increase in troops but there have been repeated delays. so are more troops the answer? our south asia correspondent justin rowlatt, reports from kabul. the afghan army calls in air support to defend troops from a taliban attack. a fighter plane swoops into action, protecting the troops on the ground... radio: we have a visual on the building to the north. nice shot. ..by taking out en

he is expected to talk about the ongoing and controversial war on drugs, the conflict in marawi againstand economic policy. the uk independent police complaints commission is investigating the death of a 20—year—old black man who was chased into a shop and restrained by police in east london. there's been an outcry since security camera footage of the incident was shared on social media. the borough police commander for hackney said officers would be asked to account for their actions. indian doctors say a tibetan student who set himself on fire in an act of protest against chinese rule has died in hospital. 19—year—old tenzin choeying succumbed to critical burn injuries a week after he set fire to himself at a university campus in the indian city of varanasi. eyewitnesses say the student shouted "victory to tibet" before pouring kerosene over his body. six months into his administration and president trump has yet to come up with a strategy for dealing with america's longest war — the war in afghanistan. his administration is supposed to be poised to announce a significant increase in

the armed forces have been battling islamist fighters in the southern city of marawi for the past seventor has confirmed a 16—year—old german girl, suspected ofjoining islamic state in iraq, was arrested last week. the teenager, simply known as linda w, was arrested in mosul. the german magazine der spiegel is reporting that she was captured along with three other suspected isis brides in a tunnel, where weapons and explosive belts were discovered. let's move to poland — where the conservative government has dismissed criticism that a law reforming the supreme court would undermine the independence of the judiciary. protests are taking place now in the capital, warsaw. the new law, gives the polish government the right to replace supreme courtjudges, now needs presidential approval. well, hungary's prime minister viktor 0rban has also weighed in. he says he will use all legal options — to support poland — if the european union attempted to penalise them. here's what he had to say. translation: concerning the polish judicial reform, here we face case of double standards. the polish did n

he is expected to talk about the ongoing and controversial war on drugs, the conflict in marawi against islamist militants and economic policy. nine people have been found dead including two children inside a truck in the us state of texas. police say they were the victims of human trafficking. thirty others were suffering from severe dehydration. and this story is trending on bbc.com... british cyclist chris froome has won the tour de france. he kept his composure putting in a near perfect performance as he secured his fourth tour de france title on paris‘ champs—elysee. congratulations to him. now on bbc news it's time for hardttalk. i'm shaun ley. this is hardtalk. a quarter of lebanon's population are syrian refugees, which is putting the country's infrastructure and resources under increasing strain. the party of my guests, ghassan hasbani says he wants to send them home. some leading politicalfigures there are calling for the refugees to be sent home. but since some in the government have ruled out talking directly to president assad, how can they be sure any returning refugees wo

island of mindanao, where government forces are been battling isis-allied militants in the city of marawi. the conflict has killed more than 500 people and displaced over 200,000 since fighting began in may. meanwhile, in washington, d.c., a congressional human rights panel heard testimony thursday from activists who warn filipino security forces and vigilantes have killed more than 7000 suspected drug users and dealers since duterte launched his so-called war on drugs last june. this is ellecer carlrlos of the idefend human rights coalition. >> our daily documentation confirmed d without a shadodow a te andthe e president duter of elimination, have effectively put in place the defective social cleansing policies whereby police and vigilanteses are not only encoururaged, but rewarded and forced to commit extrajudicial killings. amy: congress member james mcgovern, a democrat from massachusetts, said he was troubled by reports that president duterte is planning to travel to washington this fall for talks with president trump. >> a man with the human rights record of president duterte shoul

philippines, right now, for example with both manned and unmanned aircraft as they tried to retake marawi, and i think it would loom larger if we were having the hearing a couple of months from now, so we've got to take steps to get it back under control and support indonesia, nah lakera and this leads us to. >> thank you for bringing up the shangri-la dialogue, mr. secretary. >> the other countries that participate in that dialogue, what type of support are they looking at coming from the united states? what can we offer them? >> much of it along the lines with operation gallant phoenix. it's getting the intelligence and ensuring the information where everything from interpol and the secret services of various nations work together so transnational threats are tracked when they go over the nation borders and they flee from one to another, and also the intelligence helps, and i would add there that that's where our strategy of working by with and through allies helps take the load off of us. for example, singapore, has offered isr surveillance aircraft to philippines and that's the way we