and in mindanao, where there is martial law, he got 95%.at 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 isi5 i5 qaeda, jamar is linear, but we know that isi5 is a more radical version of these groups. —— islamia. before we we re of these groups. —— islamia. before we were talking about economic tra n5fer5. we were talking about economic transfers. they don't have the funds in the philippines, to send bomb trainers to the philippines. everything is spreading so fast because of social media, and that is the concern. and of course, the clashes in marawi have been against the backdrop of isi5 losing territory in the middle east. there i5a territory in the middle east. there is a real securit

he wil also talk about his extension of martial law on mindanao.e 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 duterte for his record on human rights and rule of law during his campaign on the 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 children. 28 others were suffering from severe dehydration. police say they believe the incident is linked to people—smuggling and they have arrested a truck driver. laura bicker has more from washington. police say that at least two of them were school—aged children, the rest seemed to be aged between in their 20s or 30s. as you'v

and in mindanao, where there is martial law, he got 95%.igence 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 something of a personality here, engaging in panel discussions but also a reality show which pitted men and women from north and south korea together in a light—hearted way as a kind of dating competition. nonetheless she has now appeared in what looks like a north korean propaganda site. in it she is seen to be interviewed and she says she was lowered by the fantasy of being able to make money in south korea and she was forced, when she was here, too slandered her leader. it is being taken seriously by th

. jobs are putting in infrastructure -- mindanao.tate of there likely to be for this state of the nation address today? i've been speaking to opposition senators and other activists over the last few days and they have been talking about president duterte's war on drugs. this war has seen more than 7000 people killed and many more deaths that have been investigated and people will be coming forward today and speaking about that, the fa ct today and speaking about that, the fact that president duterte has encouraged a situation where police can act with impunity there have been many extrajudicial killings and there will be a lot of protest outside the congress during the speech with people coming forward, as happens normally with state of the nation addresses, people coming forward and making their protest heard in front of all of the cameras and politicians walking into congress. howard johnson, ithink that speech begins injust congress. howard johnson, ithink that speech begins in just under four hours. we will find out about that.

even in mindanao heat has quite a bit of support. how much effect will it really have?ians and military personnel were killed by the group influenced by islamic state? to problems with martial law to deal with marawi, one is that it covers all of mindanao and secondly it is not clear what new powers it gives. the military reddy has an overwhelming —— reddy has overwhelming —— reddy has overwhelming force. what about inroads he has made on the diplomatic front? the countries in the region figure prominently but complicated is the relation with china? he has taken a very personal role in reorganising philippine foreign policy greatly so he has focused particularly on getting much closer to china, saying that china last the philippines and downplaying china's sovereign infringements on philippine territory in the hopes of getting economic aid and support from china. most filipinos probably do not like that but that is low on their lists to worry about. six months into his administration and president trump has yet to come up with a strategy for dealing with america's longe

security analysts fear they are supported by foreigners and that mindanao could become a haven for theal 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. fighting is far from overin questionable. fighting is far from over in marawi, and the consequences for its inhabitants, the philippines, and the region, will last much, much longer. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come: campaigners use a life—size model of a beached whale to raise awareness of sea life under pressure. here the government plans to introduce a registration system for drones because of growing concern about the risk they pose to aircraft. drone owners will have to complete a safety awareness course. dozens of near misses have been reported in the past year, asjoe lynam reports. gatwick airport has confirmed that some flights have been disrupted this evening by a drone in the area. i

security analysts fear they are supported by foreigners, and that mindanao could become a haven for is 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, of 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. head to our website for more on that in the latest on all of our stories. now, if you happened to visit paris this saturday, you may have had something of a surprise. all the normal attractions were there, exactly as you would expect. but there was a rather unusual guest, and a guest that was large in stature. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. at first glance, this looks somewhat surprising — a giant sperm whale washed up on the banks of the river seine. a medical team appear to be examining the body. tourists look

security analysts fear they are supported by foreigners, and that mindanao could become a haven for is 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. in an area of philadelphia known locally as the badlands, some of the purest heroin in the country can be bought for just $5. but, from next week, the city authorities will clear the area to stop the heroin trade. but where will the addicts go? the bbc has been to the city to find out. we live in a world of heroin. that's the reality we live in. heroin is what's killing people, but, like, not giving people the opportunity to say "help me," not giving people the opportunity to ask for or seek treatment, keeps them in the basement,

security analysts fear they are supported by foreigners and that mindanao could become a haven for is, 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 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. and head to our website for more on that and the latest on all of our main stories. the actor, john heard, best known for his role in the home alone films, has died at the age of 72. us media reports say he was found dead at a hotel in california. as well as enjoying a successful film career, john heard earned an emmy nomination for playing a corrupt detective in the tv series, the sopranos. an amateur poker player, who normally enjoys a modest game at his local casino in hull in north east england, is celebrating a win worth more than $2,

and number two, terrorism is still a very big issue in mindanao, and that will continue.r three, peace with a major muslim group is still not finalised, and that's still a big challenge for president rodrigo duterte. so it are saying, then, that you are giving him passing marks for economic reforms, in the philippine economy, but failing marks in terms of terrorism, the war on drugs and the peace deals? rico, you set it for me, yes, yes. the thing is we have seen that the rhetoric has taken over his leadership. his rhetoric has become very, very strong. but if you notice, for the economy, he leaves it to his economic team, led by the finance secretary. so it seems that as long as he leaves this sector alone, it will quietly continue to move and to grow. what could the problems on the terrorism, on the war on drugs problems on the terrorism, on the waron drugs and problems on the terrorism, on the war on drugs and the peace deal have, eventually, an affect on the economy? that's what many people here are saying. if and when the violence impacts on the economy, then i think

unrelenting, and defended imposing martial law to tackle an islamist insurgency on the island of mindanaothe independent, is the heartbreaking decision by the parents of the terminally ill baby charlie gard to end their legal battle to keep him alive. and the daily telegraph warns consumers who buy internet—enabled devices such as televisions and refrigerators are potentially leaving themselves open to hackers.

unrelenting, and defended imposing martial law to tackle an islamist insurgency on the island of mindanaonating most of the papers in the uk this morning, including the independent, is the heartbreaking decision by the parents of the terminally ill baby charlie gard to end their legal battle to keep him alive. and the daily telegraph warns consumers who buy internet—enabled devices such as televisions and refrigerators are potentially leaving themselves open to hackers. so let's begin. with me is iain anderson, founder of the international communications agency cicero group. thank you forjoining us. fascinating the way that it has been reported, of jared kushner‘s explanations on russia, and his explanations on russia, and his explanations for those meetings. no denial that some of these meetings took place, but certainly denial that it was collusion. and lots, chris, he said, she said, stuff going on. a very very carefully scripted statement from jared kushner in the white house. the evidence session was in private yesterday, interestingly, but you still have the russian banker saying, w

we headed to south got up on the island of mindanao. here the authorities are constantly monitoring troubled areas. that's because as well as drugs the philippines has also been battling religious extremism for decades. you look around the area. or think that there are easier though and i do sorry but there is not the media all there are. other terrorists things are obvious so yeah there are be a affair i bearly. themselves. yes that makes me feel there's double bogey group the third that there are these. one strategy the authorities used to minimize criminal activity is show in their presence and so can sue anyone they deem to be suspicious but also that. the person i learned. this is a probation all plan telkom meaning knock and plead it involves police officers knocking on the doors of potential users and pushers and asking them to sign a document promising not to use or sell drugs if they know a learn about anyone else doing it they have to inform the authorities. as a just about. anyone know any information using a selling drugs bu

two months since militants, inspired by the islamic state group, took over the city of marawi on mindanaod trying to recapture the city has now passed 100 and fighting is still going on. new pictures have revealed the intensity of the conflict. bill hayton reports. packed into an armoured vehicle, this unit is on a rescue mission. ahead, someone lies injured in marawi. reaching the spot, they dropped smoke grenades for cover 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 fo

philippines president rodrigo duterte has offered autonomy to the muslim minority on the island of mindanaoo 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. 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 recentl

congress in the philippines has voted to extend martial law on the southern island of mindanao, whereg extremist fighters. politicians overwhelmingly backed the president's request to extend army rule until the end of this year. the armed forces have been battling islamist fighters in the southern city of marawi for the past seven weeks. a german prosecutor 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 w

the philippine president, rodrigo duterte, has asked congress to extend martial law in mindanao until the end of the year so that he can crush a rebel uprising in the region. and this video is trending on bbc.com: life on the international space station has been photographed by an impossibly cute drone from japan. the first images from the so—called internal ball camera drone have just been released. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi, here in florida, where my guest is 98—year—old ben ferencz. he is the last surviving prosecutor at the nuremberg nazi trials. he also helped liberate the death camps of europe while serving in the us army. so does he believe that the nuremberg trials have made genocide and other crimes against humanity less likely to be committed in the world today? ben ferencz, welcome to hardtalk. you were born in 1920 in transylvania in central europe. you moved to the united states with your family when you were a little baby. you really epitomise the american dream, a

philippines president rodrigo duterte has offered autonomy to the muslim minority on the island of mindanaost militants who have taken control of the city of marawi. the offer is aimed at persuading filipino 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 minist

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philippines congress also granted duterte's request to extend martial law in the southern region of mindanao until the end of the year. president trump-by the duterte to the white house. back in the united states in michigan, federal judge mark goldsmith has halted the deportation of more than 1400 iraqis, ruling the immigrants could face torture or death if returned to iraq. the ruling gives the immigrants more time to try to convince courts to overturn their deportation orders. the immigrations and customs enforcement agency, known as ice, has rounded up hundreds of iraqi immigrants in michigan in recent months after u.s. in a wreck reached an agreement that would allow the u.s. to deport iraqis even if they don't have valid travel documents. in mississippi, a former navy sailor has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for murdering 25-year-old african american transgender woman dee whigham in a hotel room in 2016 after learning she was transgender. the autopsy shows dwanya hickerson slashed whigham's throat and stabbed her more than 100 times. hickerson originally faced the possibility of

philippines, president rodrigo duterte has asked congress to extend martial law on the southern 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

max with all the recent threats in southeast asia and even the president declaring martial law in mindanao do you believe the global coalition against isis should be most concerned with that particular area coming under attack. sure i mean first off there are definitely islamic state elements even in these you know so called liberated areas there will be isis attacks in mosul but if this is still very much entrenched in russia that said we are turning a corner on this group it seems that in terms of its stronghold of both in iraq and in syria and out the group has gotten crushed over the past few years from all sorts of different parties including russian airpower it has forced the group to make a choice either stay in the same position in and fight basically a losing fight or decentralized to other territories in those countries maybe the does or or to to go more internationally and so i do think that southeast asia is very much on the radar i think increasingly when we talk about the fight against the bhaumik state we're going to have to talk about the philippines maybe malaysia. two i t

of fixedwith the head incomes and currencies and he says what is going on in mindanao is more of a mutenow that you have the current account deficit, what looks like the first annual current account deficit in 15 years for the philippines, it puts more pressure on the currency. haigh, thank you so much for wrapping it up in a nice, neat package. a massive day for earnings in europe and the u.s. companies worth around $3 trillion reporting. su keenan to tell us about the standoff. you have been talking about this all throughout the show. su: thursday was looking to be the peak of the seasons. wednesday -- let's go to the board. three very big earnings report, boeing blew it out. at&t come surprising with wireless subscriber increase. advanced micro devices, they beat the estimates, almost up 5%. they are really executing well. let's go into the boeing chart. you can really see the jump, up to 9% on the day. cash is still king. they have $4.5 billion in terms fueled flows that buybacks and dividends. boeing up some a 50%, year to date. let's go into the bloomberg at g #btv 7370. have see