-- myanmar? >> i think it will take a lot of efforts. it would need a collaborative, coordinated effort from all sides to actually uplift the community. they would have to start with recognition that rohingya survival itself has been a skill set. it needs to be acknowledged and utilized in terms of planning for the inevitable, which is however long rohingya we need to stay in the camps. they should be able to use those skills to meet issues like food shortage, until they actually go back to me and more -- myanmar. i have a lot of hopes for my community. we have survived one of the worst things that could ever happen to humans. we will survive however long it takes for us to gain back the peace and prosperity that we deserve. but we need the international community to be serious about it. >> thank you also much for joining us. we are out of time. i would like to think all three of our guests today. thank you so much for being on the program. and thank you too so much for watching. you can see the program by visiting our website. for furth

we wanto go back to her -- to myanmar, but we must have security.ve to have that guarantee. >> thousands also fled to india. here's ousouth asia correspondent. >> many of the refugees have made their way to india, home to tens of thousands of rohingya muslims living in squalid conditions. many say they don't feel welcome here either. the indian government describes them as illegal foreigners. for years, rohingya muslims have led a basic existence in india. they have been moved to these makeshift camps and given housing. hours later, the hindu nationalist government denied the offer, threatening to move people to detention centers. it's left families like this one feeling helpless. for his four-year-old daughter, unending uncertainty. he wishes he could give her a better life. >> the indian government doesn't want us. i would rather they kill us then send us back. it feels like no one cares about rohingyas these days. we are like old furniture in a house, kept in corner. >> to these refugees, the hope of returning to myanmar never fades, but with the

and mutual interests edmund zhelbov diplomatic relations between russia and myanmar were establishedback in 1948. true, then it was still the soviet union and burma. but despite the fact that the names of the two countries have changed since then, the very essence of contacts at the state level remains unchanged and is still built on the principles of friendship and partnership and the 75th anniversary of bilateral relations, which russia and myanmar will already celebrate. next year , the countries are coming up with new projects and plans to strengthen cooperation working visit of sergei lavrov in the capital. ulyanova city i don’t go, but began with a meeting with the minister of foreign affairs of the republic, vuna maun alvin. following the official meeting and negotiations between the two ministers, the main goal of the trip of the head of the russian foreign ministry to the asian region was only the beginning, the main goal of the trip of the head of the russian foreign ministry to the asian region was to determine priority areas for the development of relations between russia

children singing] ♪ jane: we are in india with children who cannot be sent back to me and mark -- myanmarat the winners and losers -- losers in the states and what it means for u.s. elections in november. >> of all the polish towns destroyed in the holocaust, this is one of the few depicted in moving pictures. jane: the discovery of pre-world war ii jewish life has been turned -- footage of pre-world war ii jewish life has been turned into a documentary. ♪ welcome to "world news america," on pbs and around the globe. independence day and ukraine should be a cause for celebration, but instead the country is marking a grim milestone. it is exactly six months since the country was invaded by russia. president biden announced almost $3 billion in military aid. the largest package so far. president zelenskyy said his country will continue to fight and there is no indication that russia is prepared to sto either. the missile strike on the rail station today is set to -- said to have killed at least 15 people. quentin sommerville boards from the frontline in southern ukraine. >> once me into the

and for these refugees, the hope of returning to myanmar never fades. safe. what no—one can tell these rohingya children is when they'll be able to go home. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. to the us now, where president biden has announced he will cancel up to $10,000 in federal student loans for millions of americans who earn less than $125,000 each year. those who received pell grants to go to university, which are given to people in most financial need, will be eligible for double that figure. an estimated 43 million americans owe a combined total of $1.6 trillion in federal student debt. here's the president speaking earlier. much of my time is spent — how do we remain the most competitive nation in the world, with the strongest economy in the world, with the greatest opportunities in the world? that's what today's announcement is about. it's about opportunity. it's about giving people a fair shot. it's about the one word america can be defined by — possibilities. that was president biting biden a little earlier. —— that was president biden. l

and for these refugees, the hope of returning to myanmar never fades. now in charge of the country, it's still not safe. what no—one can tell these rohingya children is when they'll be able to go home. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. if you want to get in touch with me on any of the stories you've seen so far on newsday, what rajini was reporting on, for instance, i am on twitter. i'm @bbckarishma i look forward to hearing from you. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the seoul pop culture convention opens as the latest k—pop phenomenon blackpink showcase their success. he is the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the southeastern sky, an orange glowing disc that is brighter than anything, save the moon, our neighbouring planet mars. there is no doubt this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor a

sergei lavrov, russian minister arrived on a visit to myanmar. will take part in the activities of the assians in cambodia and, unlike pilosi. lavrov brought to asia not a provocation, but cooperation, edmund schein is following this visit. diplomatic relations between russia and myanmar were established back in 1948, however, then it was still the soviet union and burma. but despite the fact that the name of the two countries has changed since then, the very essence of contacts at the state level remains unchanged and is still built on the principles of friendship and partnership and to the 75th anniversary of bilateral relations, which russia and myanmar will celebrate next year, the countries are approaching with new projects and plans to strengthen cooperation, the workers' visit of sergey lavrov to the capital of myanmar, they say, did not start with a meeting with the minister of foreign affairs of the republic, wuna maunwin. the negotiations between the two ministers that followed the official meeting have just begun, rich in the three-day

myanmar this is a sign of true friendship and partnership. the development of bilateral relations, which are going to be completely different. in 2021, the trade turnover between our countries increased by 20%, and amounted to almost half a billion dollars and continues to grow. myanmar is interested in liquefied natural gas from russia . projects are planned with roskosmos and rosatom. intends to develop nuclear medicine and build particle accelerators for scientific research myanmar intend to put into circulation the payment system mir. special emphasis on issues of military-technical cooperation after the coup in the capital of myanmar , armed security forces are still on duty at every turn, and machine-gun points are equipped near government buildings where children of the military republics play. by all means strives to return to a peaceful track and russia can help the issues of stability in the region sergey lavrov also discussed with the chairman of the state administrative council, general minaunhlain. these meetings are only the beg

ms bowman was the uk's envoy in myanmar for four years from 2002 to 2006.dvises businesses on how to operate responsibly in myanmar. her husband is a former burmese political prisoner and now a prominent artist. he's also been detained. rights groups say these are just two of more than 15,000 arrests since myanmar�*s military seized power in a coup last year. and activists says the army has been able to do it without repercussions. the international community did not take much action. it ignored it. the military enjoyed impunity, and that is why today we are facing, the whole country, this crisis. bowman's arrest comes on the same day the uk announced new sanctions targeting myanmar. and on the fifth anniversary of the rohingya crisis. that was when the military began a crackdown in northern rakhine state. according to the un it "seems a textbook example of ethnic cleansing" — according to the un's human rights chief. more than 700,000 rohingya fled. most ended up here — the world's largest refugee settlement, in southern bangladesh. these were the scenes t

some diplomats have admitted myanmar absence at the regional meeting. may make it more difficult to find a solution. there's also pressure from civil rights groups and some members of parliament n, as in countries for the organization. to do more to resolve the situation in myanmar many have suggested it's time for us in to engage with the national unity government. a shadow civilian government made up of those who oppose the con, myanmar will not be the only item on the agenda in pen on pen. in the next few days, he taught diplomats from the us, russia, china, and other countries will also be here for minister meetings with their asi and colleagues. as in has to deal with challenges of different types and level but never before. never like this year. never like this moment how we been confronted. at the same time were so many parallels for the region and the world at large rushes invasion of ukraine. tensions in the taiwan strait. the competition between the u. s. and china . these all matters that will occupy the delegates in the next few days. when f

and for these refugees, the hope of returning to myanmar never fades.. what no one can tell these rohingya children is when they'll be able to go home. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. despite some recent rain, a hosepipe ban has come into force for millions of customers of thames water in the south of england. the unprecedented heatwave has left reservoirs and rivers depleted. people who break the rules risk a fine of up to one thousand pounds. thames water is the latest company to introduce a ban in england and wales, amid criticism over the level of water leakages. angus crawford reports. bone—dry, just miles from the source of the thames, a dramatic sign of the crippling nature of drought. parched allotments, playing fields baked brown in the heat, the result of record temperatures in this part of the country. so now thames water has brought in a hosepipe ban affecting ten million customers across the thames valley and london. no more hosepipes to water gardens, wash cars or fill paddling pools until further notice. a breach could get you a £1,

what does this mean for the people of myanmar? well, it means more violence. it means you're more human rights abuses. it means more suffering. i mean, there's no real surprise here that the state of emergency has been a standard for another 6 months in myanmar. ah, the original structure of the qu, announcement back in february 2021, was one year state of emergency with the possibility of to 6 month extensions. and we always thought that the generals would try to use that whole time period and, and quite clearly, they're going to do that. and he's also talking about her talks with a rebel groups as well. does that mean that the army is perhaps on the back foot when it comes to dealing with these armed groups? well, there's been discussions by a senior gentleman online about various different cease fire discussions. even rolled that out when who and send went to visit back in january. or the reality is that there is no real cease fire talks of any sort of significance going on right now. ah, the ethnic, my armed organizations are all basically either fighting

thejunta is waging a waragainst myanmar. —— hanged., that's kind of what this un report says. it says this is what's going on, these are crimes against humanity and the perpetrators need to be held accountable, and here's the evidence. i think that's a positive thing that the report says that. simon, at the risk of the labelling the point, what difference does the report like this actually makes? it's unlikely that the junta will pay any attention. will the international community do anything more than what we've seen so far, which frankly isn't very much? rights. i doubt very much is going to be a part of min aung hlaing's reading material. thejunta does actually pay attention to what the rest of the world says and it does crave legitimacy, and this report deprives it of that legitimacy. i think it also should help to increase the pressure on the junta, keeping in mind that there has not been enough international action, but since the coup, we saw some businesses cut tie with these corrupt conglomerates that kind of ruled the economy

but since then, there's been little progress. myanmar once again is absent from the meeting. after arden members bought its military appointed foreign minister from attending, extending the invite to a non political representative. instead. some diplomats have admitted myanmar absence at the regional meeting may make it more difficult to find a solution. there's also a pressure from civil rights groups and some members of parliament in asean countries for the organization. to do more to resolve the situation in myanmar many have suggested it's time for us in to engage with the national unity government. a shadow civilian government made up of those who oppose the call. me on my will not be the only item on the agenda and pin on pen in the next few days in top, diplomats from the us, russia, china, and other countries will also be here for minister meetings with their asi and colleagues. as in has to deal with challenges of different types and level but never before. never like this year. never like this moment. hey, we've been confronted at the same time with so many parallel

i am pin on pen hoping to find solutions to deal with the crisis in myanmar. cambodian prime minister, who had sent in his opening remarks admitted the situation and military run myanmar can even be said to have deteriorated after last month's execution of 4 antique who activists canoga night. when the po, not the least there are. and the more prisoners who will be executed, then we will go through their, our roles in the grid, fight points. consensus oper, sheehan the audio. let peace plan was agreed in april last year. but since then, that's been little progress. myanmar, once again is absent from the meeting after audience members, bart, it's military appointed foreign minister from attending, extending the invite to a non political representative. instead. some diplomats have admitted myanmar absence at the regional meeting, may make it more difficult to find a solution. there's also pressure from civil rights groups and some members of parliament in asean countries for the organization to do more to resolve the situation in myanmar many have suggested it's time for us into engage

there are hinders fled myanmar and found shelter and cox's bazaar in the world's largest refugee camp. on more when we came to bangladesh because we were persecuted here, at least we have a roof over our heads. i'm thankful for that. my family is here too, and they even give us food about all the un human rights commissioner michelle bash left is on a 4 day fact finding mission. she's focusing on the face of the over 1000000 ringer have been forced to flee their native. myanmar in the muslim minority had been persecuted bears since the 1970s. many rights organizations call their treatment genocide. hundreds of ro hang villages have been destroyed. the inhabitants murdered. hundreds of persons have fled to neighboring bangladesh where they live in camps close to the border. the authorities are planning to settle, many of them on a remote island. some observers say they're a hanger or the most persecuted, at least respected minority in the world. is not the condition that any human being should have. i mean, it is a gross and the man must state, as violet did not only international law,

this has thought bachelor's help to repatriate ruin yet refuses to myanmar. and she has reportedly issue to the u. s. continued efforts to realize the safe and voluntary return of the food is to me and more. as you mentioned, hamilton, good trip is not exclusively about their hinges. what else is she looking at and what our local human rights group saying? that's a very good question about the she activist have said that they believe to michelle, bottle it on gross violations, including external judicial feelings and disappearances under prime minister sheer casino. hundreds off among this is have been forcibly disappeared, tortured and killed. since the government led by hard flaws took office in 2009 according to the human rights watch. therefore, 9 human rights organizations ought to populate to publicly called for an immediate and too serious abuses. in bunger this, however, the government denies delegate sons of disappearances and extend to the shell, killings with one minister saying that some of those who went missing in fact flit . one of this activis

the un says there's growing evidence in myanmar of crimes against humanity committed by the army since it seized power in a coup last year. record rainfall in 80 years leave homes and roads submerged in floodwaters, in the south korean capital, seoul. france is in the grip of its worst drought on record with crops at risk as the water runs out. this is the middle of the loire river but you can see how barren it has become. locals say the water has never been so low at this time of the year. he was known as the �*king of pleats�* — iconicjapanese fashion designer, issey miyake, has died at the age of 8a. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the us where senior republicans have condemned the fbi's unprecedented search of donald trump's florida home on monday as an abuse of power. the former vice—president mike pence called for the us attorney general to give a full public account of why it happened, saying it caused him deep concern. the former president, who was not at mar—a—lago at the time, said a number of

myanmar witness has been documenting the incidents.n less than one year across the north and the west. the proof the military is responsible. >> we need hard evidence and we are able to identify that a number of times insignificant circumstances such as the presence of myanmar military convoys at the same time, in the same location as when villages were being burnt to the ground. not to us is significantly strong evidence. reporter: despite these well-documented atrocities, diplomatic efforts to big -- to engage the junta remain. those interventions have failed to stop attacks like this. children hiding from aerial bombardment. an army at war with its own people. tony chang, al jazeera. anchor: the much-anticipated artemis rocket has been postponed because of last-minute technical problems. it would've been usbs agencies first step towards a manned moon mission in 50 years. engineers encountered an issue with one of the engines pushing back the launch for at least four days. we have more from the kennedy space center in florida. report

myanmar, in order to strengthen the entire range of interstate ties, is given far, not the last role.the traditionally friendly confidential nature of our partnership, which is not influenced by any external political processes and events on the other side of the peninsula. the visit of speaker of the us house of representatives nancy pilotsi to taiwan sergey lavrov once again stressed that russia supports china in this matter, that this reflects the same line that we are talking about in relation to the ukrainian situations. this leaves no doubt in my mind. this is a desire to prove to everyone and everything one's doom-without punishment and his permissiveness, what i want, then the doctor. i don’t see anything else like this, uh, there’s no reason to create such an irritating almost out of the blue, knowing what this means for the people’s republic of china, the russians are planning to intensify trade economic cooperation in goods in the near future, the turnover between the two countries is already in the hundreds of millions dollars, and the use of cards in myanmar the developme

. >> russia's foreign minister has reaffirmed russia's support for myanmar's military government duringit to the capital. russia is a key supporter and arms supplier to myanmar's regime which came to power in a coup in february last year. holding talks with the military junta to discuss economic issues before heading to a summit in cambodia. myanmar was not invited to the summit because of the violence following the coup in 2021. >> in solidarity, with efforts of the print minister, the government, in light of the situation in myanmar, we know that you are planning next year to have parliamentary elections. we will ensure success in promoting your country and making your country stronger and more efficient. >> still ahead -- >> it is immoral. >> the u.n. calls out oil and gas companies making huge profits, as many people suffer from surging prices and the climate crisis. facing stiff unemployment. why kenya's young are struggling to believe in election promises. ♪ ♪ meteorologist: a lot of rain coming at you for southern china. here are some details for thursday. this includes hong kong

he used to work in the farmlands back in myanmar, but here he hardly has any work. the couple each laws to family members, when the military went on a rampage. because galena that a god 1st, we did not want to leave him down. then they opened fire and people were killed without batting. we left, they burned our houses to the ground. they only thought there is no point staying here. we should try to bangladesh, nadia lynette agie, all of a better mother, mother and a barged into the area and shot my brother to death on bomb up. then we laughed and they burned our houses. while we were fleeing toward the border, they killed my brother in law and a more than last year. up out and i go out of the late deer, a countless stories like these among cam precedence people here are living in limbo, ali mo, that seems to never end 5 years after what has been called the biggest mass exodus . i'll bruin god, do bungler dish. they want to rebuild the lights, but they have limited education and they can't go out of this campus. many of them tried to flee to other neighboring countri

demands like these have fallen on deaf ears in myanmar. rohingya has been hit by a sanctions by the u.s., and u.k., international court of justice, opening a case to determine if me and mars government has engaged in homicide. critics say it is not enough. >> five years after these hoific attacks, no one has been held accountable. as a result, i believe the military has been emboldened to commitven more crimes, more crimes against humanity, so in my view, it is ctically important for the international community to engage in coordinated, focused, targeted sanctions and engage in accountability mechanisms for a much more robust way than the international community has been willing to do. florian: with little hope of returning to their home country anytime soon, a generation of young rohingya are at risk of growing up without a future. brent: earlier, i asked emily white from the group save the children, what the experience is that the rohingya have entered the last five years and what they mean for the children. emily: thanks for having me.

reporter: she met with several refugees. >> i told her, we do want to return to myanmar, but we don'te repression and persecution again, and that needs to be insured. she assured us that our demands will be presented accordingly. >> not only am i visiting here -- >> reporter: michelle bachelet says the importance of bangladeshi's historical significance and humanitarian contributions cannot be overstated. >> unfortunately the current situation across the border means conditions are not ripe for returns. repatriation must always be conducted in a voluntary and dignified manner, only when safe and sustainable conditions exist in myanmar. reporter: finally soaked she asked the bangladeshi hosts to include members of the community in the country's social economic sectors while they are in exile. anchor: the ukrainian president has shared a video of what he says is a russian strike on the dormitory in the city of kharkiv. the video shows emergency services at a building on fire surrounded by debris. her kyiv's governor had killed six people and injured many others, but it is not known if t

there are hinders fled myanmar and found shelter and cops is bizarre. in the world's largest refugee camp bomb, or when we came to bangladesh because we were persecuted here. at least we have a roof over our heads. i'm thankful for that. my family is here too, and they even give us food about all the un human rights commission. our michelle bash elect is on a 4 day fact finding mission. she's focusing on the face of the over 1000000 ringer have been forced to flee their native. myanmar in the muslim minority have been persecuted, bears since the 1970s. many rights organizations call their treatment genocide. hundreds of ro hang villages have been destroyed. the inhabitants murdered. hundreds of persons have fled to neighboring bangladesh where they live in camps close to the border. the authorities are planning to settle, many of them under a mouse island. some observers say there a hanger are the most persecuted, and least respected minority in the world. is not a condition that any human being should have. i mean, it is a growth and the man must state

tom andrews is the un special rubber term for human rights in myanmar. jones is now from hartford in the u. s. a. welcome tom . you have criticized the you went for not doing enough to help her or hinder, in comparison to the international response to ukrainian refugees. for example, what more should other countries be doing? there's a tremendous amount it can be doing for 1st of all, the level of humanitarian aid that are being provided by the international community is, is well below what is the fundamental requirements of the people. so come up from a jim and a cherry point of view. this is extremely important, but the key here i think is accountability. there have been, there is 5 years after these horrific attacks at no one has been held accountable for these acts. and as a result of that, i believe that the military hunter has been in boulder to commit even more crops were crimes, crimes against humanity. so in my view, it is critically important for the international community to engage in coordinated focused targeted factions cut off the revenue

as yet foreign ministers, i am put on pen hoping to find solutions to deal with the crisis in myanmar. cambodian prime minister, who had sent in his opening remarks admitted the situation and military run myanmar can even be said to have deteriorated after last one's execution of 4 antique who activists canoga night. when the po, not the least there are. and the more prisoners who will be executed, then we will go through their, our roles in the grid, fight points, consensus opposition. the asean lead piece plan was agreed in april last year. but since then, that's been little progress. myanmar, once again is absent from the meeting after audience members bought its military appointed foreign minister from attending, extending the invite to a non political representative. instead, some diplomats have admitted me on mass absence at the regional meeting, may make it more difficult to find a solution. there's also a pressure from civil rights groups and some members of parliament n, as in countries for the organization. to do more to resolve the situation in myanmar many have suggested i

and like thailand that'll try to re engage myanmar. but i think the opposition coming from countries like the philippines, malaysia, indonesian singapore, will be very strong now, either to isolate man, mar, completely from the grouping. or to take some, some more positive action against them at to try and get them to take this process . a little more seriously. u. s. house speaker nancy pelosi has arrived in singapore. the 1st stop on her tour of the region. she's visiting malaysia, south korea and japan to discuss trade cove at 19 and climate change. it's unclear where the policy will include a stop in taiwan, singapore prime minister is called form stable us china relations, beijing as warm policy against visiting the self governing island which claims as part of its territory. polish edaly down rubel foot of how speaker pelosi goes to taiwan. it'll be a gross interference in china's internal affairs. it will seriously damage china's sovereignty and territorial integrity trample on the one. china principal seriously threatened the p

he used to work in the farmlands back in myanmar, but here he hardly has any work. the couple each laws to family members when the military went on a rampage. glad that a glad 1st. we did not want to leave him down that and they opened fire and people were killed ran back and we left. they burned our houses to ground really. so there's no point staying here. we should try to bangladesh. am annette aggie. all they had that on the model and they barged into the area and shot my brother to death on bomb up then we laughed and they burned our houses while we were fleeing toward the border, they killed my brother in law at o mode on the last year up all the megawatt villette, there are countless stories like these among camp residence people. here are living in limbo, a limbo that seems to never end 5 years after what has been called the biggest mass, exodus abra, finger to bangladesh. they want to rebuild their lives, but they have limited education and they can't go out of this campus. many of them tried to flee to other neighboring countries, but it, since nobody real

think actually what will happen is if they try to hold an election, given the current situation, myanmar, many of these are local militias that people's defense forces will probably end up attacking the election machinery now, given all that you have heard today, how confident are you that the military will step down at some point in the near term to make way for a democratically elected government? for instance, ah, my assessment of the likelihood of a transition from power of voluntarily by this military council is 0. you know, the reality is that they want to continue to control power. min online was just quoted as saying that they want to quote, continue to strengthen the genuine in discipline multi party democratic system, which is the desired people. and in fact, that's not the desired, the people that desired the people as the restoration of the people that they bought for november 2020, which is on sans regina nationally for democracy. we lived there for the time being filled robertson from human rights board. thank you so much for joining us today. and you ah, some 60 percent of

a shadow civilian government made up of those who oppose the con, myanmar will not be the only item on the agenda in finance pen. in the next few days, he taught diplomats from the us, russia, china, and other countries will also be here for minister meetings with their asi and colleagues. as in has to deal with challenges of different types and level but never before. never like this year. never like this moment how we've been confronted. at the same time, were so many perils for the region and the world at large. russia's invasion of ukraine, tensions in the taiwan strait, the competition between the us and china. these old matters that will occupy the delegates in the next few days. when florence lee al jazeera and on pen by the russian foreign minister, so gay lover of his paid an official visit to me in my head of his trip to non pen, to join the ac. and summit osco is a supporter of men. mars military government lab rav held talks with military june to, to discuss security and economic issues. cilla had an al jazeera, we follow the apply to families torn apart in east in ukraine

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stephanie: so far attempts to , repatriate rohingya refugees to myanmar have largely failed.ld health organization reports global monkeypox cases fell more than 20% last week after rising for a month. the agency says the outbreak may be starting to wane in europe. but cases across the americas are still rising steeply. and, new infections in africa increased by 50% last week. back in this country, teachers in columbus, ohio have reached an agreement with the local school board, that tentatively ends a 4-day strike. they'd been on the picket lines since monday demanding better work conditions and smaller class sizes. nearly 4,500 teachers and school staff will vote on the new contract this weekend. a federal judge today blocked an kansas law that banned transgender children from receiving gender affirming medical care, such as hormone treatments, puberty blockers or surgery. arkansas was the first state to issue such a ban in 2021. courts have blocked similar laws in at least two other states. a trial to decide whether to permanently block the arkansas law is scheduled for oct

extra prison time for the ousted leader of myanmar who has been found guilty on corruption charges.oland puts up a $200,000 reward for information a scientist struggle to find out what has killed more than 200,000 fish on the german-polish border. ♪ kenya's deputy leader william ruto has been declared the country's next president almost a week after canyons went to the polls. ruot fought a tight race against the opposition leader, but he edged out just slightly with 52.9% of the vote. the announcement was delayed because of scuffles inside the vote counting center after four of the seven members of the electoral commission refused to endorse the result. we have more coverage from nairobi. >> it was a week of intrigue and anxiety as kenyans waited for the presidential results to be announced. william ruto was declared winner. he got about 7 million votes. his rival came second and immediately disputed the results. as his supporters disrupted the ceremony, several people were injured. some say they would not let the electoral commission chair declare the winner. police were brought in

other topics include the military conflict in myanmar. foreign minister, sergei lavrov, has told myanmar�*s ruling generals that moscow supports their efforts at what he called stabilising the situation in the country. russia is a major ally and arms supplier of the isolated burmese military, and has been accused of arming them with weapons used to attack civilians since last year's coup. ajury in texas has begun weighing how much in damages a prominent far—right us conspiracy theorist should pay for claiming that the massacre of 20 children and six teachers at sandy hook elementary school was a hoax. alexjones, founder of the website infowars has been found liable in multiple defamation lawsuits brought by parents of the victims of the 2012 shooting. spain is experiencing a third intense heatwave, with temperatures spiking at more than a0 degrees in central and southern parts. an orange warning, which predicts a significant risk to those taking part in outdoor activities, is in place for 15 provinces. weather models estimate this period

we've seen visitors from defense ministry in moscow going into myanmar particularly sensitive times like armed forces. the. we've seen the continued sales of weaponry, including high powered jets and rockets from russia to me. and my particular time when there are arms embargoes from many countries, many parts of the world trying to stop near mars military government, getting their hands on on these weapons. or rushes still seems to be forging ahead . and it is a close bond that this seems to be developing. at this stage, miramar looks very isolated within this region. the news of the executions of for political prisoners was very badly received. malaysia's foreign minister said it was a crime against humanity. and her son who had earlier in the year been trying to pull me on my back into the assay unfold, trying to encourage them to adhere to this 5 point plan that they said could get me on my back on the road to peace and back within the sort of go fold of the i see an family well, they seem to push that aside. a couple of days ago, men on lie, the senior general and myanmar said, issu

the union of myanmar. and he also proposed towards the end of this speech or a new process of proportional representation. and that may be a hint towards the changes that the military are looking at towards elections and 2020, through which they have promised. but i think under the current terms would give the n l. d once again, a massive landslide, as those seen in the past. so it appears that what the military is thinking is a series of proportional representation which may not lie said would give ethnic groups more representation, but is more likely to be used as a process to divide and conquer the opposition that the military perceives. all right, thanks so much. tony stella had on al jazeera synagogues ruling policy claims victory and sundays parliamentary election, many raising serious questions about the fairness of the vote. nigeria says it's destroyed more than $1500.00 illegal oil refining science clump down on crudo fest . ah hello there. let's have a look at the weather across europe and from t

she's focusing on the face of the over 1000000 ringer have been forced to flee their native, myanmar in the muslim minority have been persecuted there since the 1970s. many rights organizations call their treatment genocide. hundreds of ro hang a villages have been destroyed. the inhabitants murdered. hundreds of persons have fled to neighboring bangladesh where they live in camps close to the border. the authorities are planning to settle, many of them under a mouse island. some observers say there a hanger are the most persecuted, and least respected minority in the world. is not a condition that any human being should have. i mean, it is a growth and the man must state, as violet did not only international law, they have committed a genocide to lydia. santa begum, like many ringer, still hopes when they soon should be able to go home or sell by munich, have continued their strong start to the buddhist legacies and with a 2. no. when over both spoke the defending champs, the top of the table, and it's becoming clear, they have a genuine teen star on their hats is a look at the matc

he used to work in the farmland back in myanmar, but here he hardly has any work. the couple each laws to family members. when the military went on a rampage, he got got a letter that a got lost. we did not want to leave him down that and they opened fire and people were killed than batting. we left, they burned our houses to the ground, they only thought there's no point staying here. we should flee to bangladesh. at am unaired agie, all up a little more the mother and a barged into the area and shot my brother to death bomb up. then we laughed and they burned our houses. while while we were fleeing toward the border, they killed my brother in law and no more than the last year up elder may gladly add. dear countless stories like these among chem precedence people here are living in limbo, a limbo that seems to never end 5 years after what has been called the biggest mass, exodus abra, finger to bangladesh. they want to rebuild their lives, but they have limited education and they can't go out of this campus. many of them tried to flee to other neighboring countri