it's newsday. welcome to the programme.aine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says a russian missile strike on a rail station in the east of the country has killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens more. mr zelensky had previously warned that russia might do something "cruel" to disrupt ukraine's independence day — which coincidentally fell on the same day as the six—month anniversary of the invasion. this is the current state of play in the country — with russia controlling ukrainian territory in the south and east. the southern front, around the occupied city of kherson, is where ukraine says it is planning a counter—offensive. from there, our correspondent quentin sommerville sent this report. once more into the line of fire and it's just another day, for the 59th brigade, of defying the odds. this is a sprawling front line, it's over 100 miles long, and it's mostly being fought and held by these men, gun crews. but the positions here haven't moved in months. they're outgunned and outnumbered, but it's been like this

hejoins us on he joins us on newsday. hejoins us on newsday. great he joins us on newsday.he programme. from your experience, what process with the fbi have had to follow to obtain the search warrant for donald trump's resident was yellow let's go back a little ., ~ , ., ., ., little further. thank you for having me. the record _ little further. thank you for having me. the record to _ little further. thank you for having me. the record to mar-a-lago - little further. thank you for having | me. the record to mar-a-lago and me. the record to mar—a—lago and bonomo —— voluntarily a released 11 boxes of documents, which were found classified materials. in spring, a federal grand jury was convened by districtjudges. a federal grand district judges. a federal grand jury districtjudges. a federal grand jury was convened to conduct investigation as to whether or not the president improperly removed and stored classified material. thejury has tremendous power. the equivalency of us district court order to conduct an investigation. this is how federal investigations are often run, pa

you're watching newsday on the bbc.utterfly, once almost extinct in the uk. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years to the day that martin luther king declared, "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disc that's brighter than anything, save the moon — our neighbouring planet, mars. horn toots. there is no doubt that this election is an important i milestone in the birth- of east timor as the world's newest nation. it will take months, and billions of dollars, to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clockmaker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. big ben bongs this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines — the usjustice department is ordered to release a redacted version of the evidence that

it sneezed at. —— it's newsday.m in singapore, and 2:30am in the morning in afghanistan — from where we have a special report showing how pregnant women, new mothers and their babies are being affected by acute shortages and a lack of basic services. it comes nearly one year on from the taliban takeover and with much foreign funding suspended. 0ur report was filmed in badakhshan province in the north—east of afghanistan — by cameraman sanjay ganguly — producer imogen anderson — and correspondent yogita limaye. some viewers may find this report distressing. in afghanistan's maternity wards, women forced to endure unbearable suffering. groans. no drugs to ease the pain. barely any resources for an emergency. 0nly female staff are allowed here. they scramble around a woman in a serious condition. bibi sara's waters have broken too early. the only female doctor helps sara pull through. her baby is rushed to critical care. there is a faint heartbeat but she isn't breathing. to treat the child, a male doctor is called in.

it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme.has ordered the usjustice department to release a redacted version of the underlying evidence that prompted an fbi search at donald trump's mar a lago home earlier this month. the judge who approved the search warrant said the redacted version of the affidavit should be unsealed — because of massive public interest. prosecutors now have until noon on friday to make the document public. our north america correspondent, anthony zurcher gave us the latest from outside the court in florida. judge bruce rynhart — who works in the federal courthouse just behind me — has given the us justice department until noon on friday to release a redacted version of the affidavit the justice department presented to the judge as part of its request for a search warrant of donald trump's mara lago estate about two and a half weeks ago. now, thejudge released a 2—page memo saying that he agreed with the proposed reductions from the justice department, he said it protected the identity of potential witnesse

good to be here, joining us on newsday. good to be here. thank— joining us on newsday.ok at some other stories in the headlines. up to 50 people are still missing after their boat sank off the greek island of karpathos. a large—scale rescue operation saved 29 people initially but has since failed to find any other survivors or bodies. those who've been saved are said to be migrants from afghanistan, iraq and iran. seven men linked to the sexual assault of a group of women nearan abandoned mine injohannesburg have been officially charged with multiple counts of rape. they were among more than 60 suspects. the case has sparked violent protests in south africa. demonstrators gathered outside the court where the men were charged. children in london between the ages of one and nine—years—old will be offered a polio booster vaccine, after the virus was detected in sewage there. no actual cases have been reported. it follows a warning from a health official in new york that there could be hundreds of undiagnosed cases of polio in the state. one case of polio in new york last m

it's newsday.m in singapore and 7pm in the evening in washington, where the us attorney general, merrick garland, has defended thejustice department's decision to seek a search warrant for donald trump's residence at mar—a—lago earlier this week. mr garland said he had personally approved the move, noting that upholding the rule of law meant applying the law evenly without fear or favour. he said the department ofjustice would make the warrant public, because of the substantial public interest. let me address recent unfounded attacks on the professionalism of the fbi and justice department agents and prosecutors. i will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked. the men and women of the fbi and thejustice department are and the justice department are dedicated, patriotic public servants. every day, they protect the american people from violent crime, terrorism and other threats to their safety while safeguarding our civil rights. they do so at great personal sacrifice and risk

it is newsday.re, this is bbc news. it is newsday-_ singapore, this is bbc news. it is newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. _ we start in ukraine, where explosions have been reported at a military airbase in russian—occupied crimea. the authorities say there's been no damage, and that a ukrainian drone has been shot down. it happened north of the city of sevastopol, at the belbek airbase. you'll remember another russian airbase in crimea was hit by explosions earlier this month, and separately, in russia itself, two villages close to the border with ukraine were evacuated after a fire broke out at an ammunition depot. the fire was less than 50 kilometres from the frontier. no casualties were reported. meanwhile the un secretary general says he's gravely concerned about nuclear safety. after talks with president zelensky, antonio guterres said the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — seized by russia — must not be a target for military operations. turkey's president erdogan, who was also at the

it's newsday.in singapore, and 4am in pakistan — where the government says a third of the country is now under water. millions of homes are now destroyed and much of its richest farmland is now flooded. the disaster has killed over 1,100 people and affected 33 million. and the catastrophe isn't over — water is still surging down the indus river, and will flood the low—lying sind province even further over the next few days. latest reports say 45% of the country's cotton crop has been washed away. pumza fihlani reports. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern pakistan have found temporary refuge. for many, it was a narrow escape. translation: our. houses have collapsed because of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried under 12—13 feet of water. when i left with my children, i saw my house collapse. the rivers are swelling, and all many can do is stand and watch. the rag

this is newsday on the bbc.his home in palm beach, florida, has been raided by fbi agents. the actress and singer olivia newton—john — star of the iconic musical grease — has died of cancer at the age of 73. the delivery of aid and fuel to gaza has resumed. a ceasefire appears to be holding after an agreement was reached to end three days of fighting between israel and palestinian militants. at least 44 palestinians died in the flare—up of violence, including 15 children. 0ur correspondent yolande knell sent us the latest from jerusalem. this ceasefire brokered by egypt appears to be sticking. in gaza, palestinians are returning to their homes and clearing the debris left by three days of intense israeli bombardment stop israel, which has seen hundreds of rockets fired at it, people in the southin fired at it, people in the south in particular now that restrictions are being eased there are able to return to their ordinary lives. israel says that it launched its operation against islamichhad to counter a direct

it's newsday.m in the morning in singapore, and 3:30am in the afghan capital kabul where monday marks a year since the taliban swept back into power. the 15th of august 2021 marked their takeover of the country and caused thousands to try and leave in fear of what could lie ahead. one year on — life for women and girls is very different — with harsh rules restricting education and employment. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet — who was in kabul last august — has returned there for this special report. it's a man's world. afghanistan is a conservative country. but the rules are now set by the ultraconservative taliban. spaces which had opened up for women have now been slammed shut. we met three generations of women whose lives speak loudly about their world. many are afraid. they don't want to be identified. this woman used to be a senior official in the finance ministry. last year the taliban told her, stay at home. a man would take herjob. i worked for more than 17 years in the fi

this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines.e �*suicide' — on a visit to lviv he calls for an end to fighting near the facility. and a usjudge unseals some documents that authorised the fbi to search donald trump's florida home. from global trade to influence in the pacific — the us and china are often at odds with policies that have seen tit for tat tariffs, and shows of military might in the taiwan and south china sea over the past decade and more. and now — increased tensions over taiwan which has found itself — again — right in the middle of current us—china relations. chances of a military conflict are higher than ever — but my next guest, the president of the asia society and former australian prime minister kevin rudd says that does not have to be the case. well, mr rudd isjoining me here in the studio today in singapore. karishma's questions: first nancy pelosi's visit — then more us officials to taiwan — now these new trade negotiations between the us and taipei — seems like a doubling down of their approach. and some a

you're watching newsday on the bbc.rful story of a woman who was forced to leave uganda in the 1970s and went on to found one of the uk's most popular gujarati restaurants — but not untill after she turned 80. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennia. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines: the former us president, donald trump, has refused to answer questions under oath as part of an investigation into his business activities in new york. he's called it a witch hunt. the heat across most of th

this is newsday on the bbc.ng resistance to russian force six months into the war. it comes as 22 people are killed in a rocket attack on a train station. and thailand's prime minister is suspended by the country's constitutional court while it considers whether he's ruled for too long. it's been five years since hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims fled their native myanmar, after a deadly crackdown by the government there. more than 700,000 people escaped the country. the majority left for neighbouring bangladesh, ending up in the world's largest refugee camp in cox's bazar. others are now in other asian nations, including india. both india and bangladesh want to send them back to myanmar — but with the military in charge there, it's not an option. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report from delhi. singing the national anthem of the country their parents fled in fear, the country most of these children have no memory of. raised in this refugee camp in bangladesh, they don't get

this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines...ida home — claiming it was an attempt to stop him running for office. the lights of shanghai's skyline become the latest casualty of china's severe drought — switched off as output from hydro—electric power plants is cut. turning now to the philippines, where millions of children have returned to school after one of the longest covid lockdowns in the world. filipino children, who are still required to wearface masks, queued to enter their classrooms in many locations. around half of the country's schools have now resumed face—to—face classes, but the rest remain partly online. re—opening had been delayed by slow vaccine rollouts and elections earlier this year. there's concern about the impact on children's education, with teaching now disrupted for almost two and a half years. i like attending face—to—face classes because it is fun to go with my classmates and i finally got to see my teacher in person. finally got to see my teacher in person-— in person. here, you can actually _ in pe

you're watching newsday on the bbc.r the scottish former uk pop idol contestant and theatre star darius danesh, who's died at the age of 41. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed i did have a relationship with ms lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, i in one of the worst days of violence _ between rival black groups. over the last 10 - days, 500 have died. crowd chant: czechoslovakia must be free! _ man: czechoslovakia must be free! - crowd chant: czechoslovakia must be free! _ russia is observing a national day of mourning _ for the 118 submariners - who died on board the kursk. we are all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," - chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope. "so, you want mej to desert rome?" this

it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme...e tears ofjoy amongst democrats in the us senate as a landmark bill to tackle climate change was passed. after more than a year of intense wrangling, the sweeping reforms are being seen as a major victory for president biden. republicans had tried to derail the legislation — worth 430 billion dollars claiming it would undermine economic growth. it also contains measures to reduce the price of health care and introduce new taxes for business. senate majority leader, chuck schumer, shared hisjoy that the bill has passed. our bill reduces inflation, lowers costs, creates millions of manufacturing jobs, enhances our energy security and is the boldest climate package in us history. the senate has now passed the most significant bill to fight the climate crisis ever, and it's going to make a difference to my grandkids. the world will be a better place for my grandchildren because of what we did today. and that makes me feel very, very good. very, very good. our washington correspondent gary

it's newsday.m in singapore, and the same time in taiwan — where nancy pelosi, the third—highest ranking american official, has arrived in taiwan on a visit that's infuriated beijing. tensions are high — china has been flying warplanes close to the island. four us warships have also been deployed to the region. here's what we know. ms pelosi — the speaker of the us house representatives — arrived in taiwan at around ”pm local time on tuesday evening. she is the highest—ranking us official to visit the island since 1997. taiwan's presidential office says she will visit taiwan's parliament, and meet the taiwanese president on wednesday morning. it comes as beijing aggressively warned against the visit, with china's defence ministry saying beijing will launch "targeted military operations" in response to pelosi's visit. taiwan is a self—ruled island, but claimed by china, which sees it as a breakaway province. from taiwan, rupert wingfield—hayes begins our coverage the speculation has been swirling fo

it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme.a newton—john — the singer, songwriter, actress, and activist — has died of cancer at the age of 73. her stellar career included four grammy awards and sales of more than 100 million records. but she will always be associated with grease, the film musical released in 1978, the soundtrack of which is still one of the world's best—selling albums. 0ur correspondent david sillito looks back at her life and remarkable career. # summer loving, had me a blast. # summer loving, happened so fast. # i met a girl crazy for me. # met a boy cute as can be.# sandy in grease was clean—cut, fresh—faced innocence, and it was john travolta who knew who would be perfect to play this slightly naive american teenager — a 29—year—old australian, olivia newton—john. # if not for you, the winter would hold no spring.# herfirst hit was in 1971, seven years after she left school aged 15 determined to be a singer, something which rather shocked her academic family. her grandfather had won a nobel prize for physi

this is newsday on the bbc.oss europe offer help to france as it struggles to tackle "monster" wildfires near bordeaux. the us attorney general says he personally approved the decision to search donald trump's florida home and would make the court documents public. the united nations secretary general antonio guterres has urged both russia and ukraine to cease all military operations around the main nuclear plant. the nuclear complex was reportedly struck by artillery shells five times on thursday, including near the site where radioactive materials are stored. the head of the un nuclear watchdog, rafael grossi, said the agency must be allowed to inspect the plant — which is the largest in europe. he warned that fighting near the site has sparked a "grave" crisis. russian forces currently occupy the plant, and it has been the subject of a number of artillery strikes throughout the war. so just how serious is the situation at the nuclear power plant? for more on this, i am joined now by elizabeth shackelford, a f

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... easing the global food crisis: the first shipment of grain since the russian invasion leaves the ukranian port of odesa. a warning to the world: the un says we face a greater threat of nuclear annihilation than at any time since the cold war. one of america's top lawmakers, nancy pelosi, could reportedly visit taiwan on tuesday — putting further strains on relations with china. and as england's lionesses celebrate winning the euros 2022, we'll talk to gurinder chadha, director of the classic celebration of women's football bend it like beckham. now look — my god, we did it! cheering live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it's 6am in singapore, and 1am in kyiv — where the first shipment of grain since the russian invasion of ukraine in february has left the southern port of odesa. the ship, the razoni, has left ukrainian waters and is making its way south on the black sea, carrying

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines... mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, has died at the age of 91. monsoon on steroids — the united nations launches an emergency appeal to help pakistan deal with the worst flooding in the country's history. had the floods not come, they would have something to take to market us out they would have a way of looking after themselves. and yet now, they have to sit on the side of the road and wait for food to be in iraq, shia cleric moqtada al sadr calls for calm after dozens are killed in clashes in baghdad, as his supporters stormed government buildings. and abortion injapan — how men are still dominating the argument. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, has died at the age of 91. he oversaw economic reforms known as perestroika — and political ones known as glasnost or openness — which led to the break—up o

this is newsday on the bbc.china launches live missiles as part of large—scale military exercises around taiwan. the us says it being read irresponsible while japan calls for the drills to stop. washington condemns the nine—year sentence handed down to basketball star britney greiner in russia and urges to accept a dealfor greiner in russia and urges to accept a deal for her release. let's turn to the us now. four serving and former us police officers have been arrested and charged over the fatal shooting of breonna taylor two years ago. their alleged crimes include the illegal use of force and obstruction. let's remind ourselves of exactly what happened. breonna taylor was shot in her home in louisville in 2020, by plainclothes police. at the time, the police said they were executing a search warrant as part of a drugs investigation. no drugs were found in the property. it led to scenes like this —racial injustice protests all over the country. this is the lawyer for breonna taylor's family reacting to the news

you're watching newsday on the bbc.ll tell you about the pacific nation that's seeing a surge in covid—i9 infections, after having avoided an outbreak until now. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! _ czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 187 mariners who died aboard the kursk. we are with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of morej than two—and—a—half million peoriie in his _ hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to the desert rome?" this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishm

it's newsday.t's eight in the morning in singapore, and 9:00am in tokyo where japan is demanding an immediate end to china's military exercises around taiwan, after five chinese missiles landed injapan�*s exclusive economic zone. the us national security spokesman, john kirby said beijing had no reason to act aggressively. beijng, you'll remember, is conducting live firing exercises in the sea around taiwan for the next several days, in response to a recent visit there by the senior us politician, nancy pelosi. from taiwan, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. it began with this barrage of rockets streaking into the sky from the southeast coast of china. it's thought these came down somewhere in the middle of the taiwan strait. but this was just the prelude. further inland, rocket forces were preparing to launch these much bigger and much more capable ballistic missiles. in all, china is thought to have fired 11 of these missiles into waters around taiwan. japan says several of them also fell inside its

you're watching newsday on the bbc.k pupils for the first time since they closed their doors in march. we'll be talking to one teacher about what the new term looks like under ongoing covid restrictions. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting, and wives are waiting. hostages appeared — some carried, some running — trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today. described by all to whom she i reached out as "irreplaceable", an early morning car crash| in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, - warmth and compassion. this is newsday on the bbc. our headlines. a united nations team of inspectors has arrived in the southern ukrainian city of zaporizhzhia, ahead of a visit to the nearby russian—held nu

you're watching newsday on the bbc.llowing deaf people to see real—time conversations, right in front of their eyes. the question was whether we wanted to save our people and japanese as well and win the war, or whether we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly- caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines: the us house speaker, nancy pelosi, is in taiwan for

it's newsday. welcome to bbc news.tan, where more than a thousand people have now died in floods, described by the country's foreign minister as a catastrophe. bilawal bhutto—zardari told the bbc the disaster was on a scale he has never seen before. pakistan's government has issued a fresh appeal for more international aid. heavy rains have caused flooding sincejune, overwhelming rivers. around one sixth of the population are said to have been affected, with millions left homeless. officials in the southern province of sindh are warning that more floods and landslides are likely there, as waters come downstream. 0ur correspondent pumza fihlani has the latest. local aid agencies in pakistan say they are doing what they can, but there simply aren't enough resources for everyone. as seen here — within minutes, the food runs out... ..and the team is forced to leave quickly. the picture is the same around the country. translation: we left our homes in a hurry and couldn't gather- all our supplies to cook. some days we are a

it's newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. pelosi, america's third—highest ranking politician, is right now in taiwan on a visit that's infuriated beijing. ms pelosi is due to visit taiwan's parliament and meet the taiwanese president on wednesday morning. tensions are high. china considers self—ruled, democratic taiwan as its own territory, and it's been flying warplanes close to the island. four us warships have also been deployed to the region. our correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes, reports from taiwan. the speculation has been swirling for days, but it wasn't until this moment with her plane on final approach that we were sure nancy pelosi would defy beijing and become the most senior us politician to visit taiwan in a quarter of a century. for days, china has been making ominous threats that it would not stand by and allow it to happen. we are now beginning to see china's response. large—scale military exercises in the seas around the island, starting around thursday. translation: if the us - continues down the wrong

this is newsday on the bbc. our headlines.crease in violent threats to law enforcement agents after the search of donald trump's florica home last week. the taliban celebrate the first anniversary of their return to power in afghanistan — but not everybody is cheering, especially women and girls. the uk has become the first country to approve a dual vaccine which tackles both the original covid virus and the newer omicron variant. the government says it will now form part of the autumn booster campaign for people over the age of 18. ofer levy is director of vaccines at boston children's hospital — i asked him how the dual vaccine works and how it will target both strains. you know, ithink you know, i think the key point to your viewers is that we are in a better place now in regards to this pandemic. we have medications, etc. of the coronavirus is not gone away if i understand the data correctly was still by the hundred 50 people per day in the united kingdom still are dying of this virus. falland kingdom still are dying of th

you're watching newsday.ire from tennis after the us open. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he'd lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... senior republicans have condemned the unprecedented search of donald trump's mar—a—lago home. the white house insists it only learned of the fbi's action from media reports. south korea has experienced its heaviest rainfall in 80 years, with floodwaters submerging roads in the capital seoul. at least eight people have died, including three

this is newsday on the bbc.: a year on from the taliban taking over afghanistan again, its women and girls are still being denied education and employment. the son of author sir salman rushdie says his injuries are life changing, but that his defiant sense of humour remains intact after he was stabbed. let's turn to taiwan now, where a delegation from the us congress has arrived. they're visiting for two days and will meet president tsai ing—wen on monday. their visit comes 12 days after one by the house speaker nancy pelosi, which led to an angry reaction from the self—governed island's neighbour china. here's more from mark cozad, from the rand corporation. and actually we heard from him a little earlier but for now i am joint by someone in our newsroom in singapore. apologies for that. we are grateful to you on the show. why are they visiting, and why now? the fact is visits by us lawmakers to taiwan are not unprecedented, they do happen from time to time. this particular visit comes at a very tense time in t

it's newsday. welcome to the programme.in singapore and six in the afternoon in florida, where former president donald trump has asked a federal court to temporarily block the fbi from reviewing the materials it seized from his mar—a—lago home two weeks ago. in a filing to the court, mr trump's legal team is requesting the appointment of a watchdog to oversee the fbi review. this is the first formal legal action since federal agents seized highly sensitive documents. let's get more on this from our north america correspondent chi chi izundu. great to get you on the show. i know that this information is coming fast and furious, very little we know at this point in time, but perhaps you can talk us through what is in this filing, all 27 pages of it. yes. can talk us through what is in this filing, all 27 pages of it.— filing, all 27 pages of it. yes, i have that _ filing, all 27 pages of it. yes, i have that document _ filing, all 27 pages of it. yes, i have that document right - filing, all 27 pages of it. yes, i have that d

its newsday. welcome to the programme.m in singapore and seven in the evening in florida, where the former president donald trump has asked a federal court to temporarily block the fbi from reviewing the materials it seized from his mar—a—lago home two weeks ago. in a filing to the court, mr trump's legal team is requesting the appointment of a watchdog to oversee the fbi review. this is the first formal legal action since federal agents seized highly—sensitive documents. our north america correspondent chi chi izundu has been examining the documents filed by mr trump. 27 pages of what donald trump's legal team are trying to assert in a court in florida, and donald trump himself has just issued a statement, helpfully i might add detail exactly what it is he believes occurred when the fbi searched his home two weeks ago, his mar—a—lago florida home. he says they demanded the security cameras be turned off, a request we rightfully denied. they took documents covered by attorney—client and executive privilege, which is not al

you're watching newsday on the bbc.e programme: as the commonwealth games draw to a close, australia sit top of the medals table — we hearfrom one of their gold medal winners. the big crowds became bigger as of the time of the funeral approach. as the lives of fancy became longer, police prepared for the hugejob of became longer, police prepared for the huge job of crowd control. india men, uganda? brutal formal dictator has died at the age of 80. amin. 2 formal dictator has died at the age of 80. amin.— age of 80. amin. 2 billion --eole age of 80. amin. 2 billion people around _ age of 80. amin. 2 billion people around the - age of 80. amin. 2 billion people around the world i age of 80. amin. 2 billion - people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it ended with the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines: the us senate approves joe biden�*s landmark bill to fight climate change, channeling billions of dollars towards ambitious

will have the headlines and all them many new stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues, straight after hardtalk. welcome to a special edition of hardtalk from berlin, with me, stephen sackur. this city is currently marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall, that extraordinary moment which symbolised the beginning of the end of the communist system and the end of the cold war. well, my guest today is this man — mikhail gorbachev, the former president of the soviet union, the man whose policies of glasnost and perestroika were supposed to reinvigorate the soviet system but which, in fact, hastened its demise. well, today, he's going to reflect with me on the current state of east—west relations. mikhail gorbachev, welcome to hardtalk. it was 1989 here in berlin when the wall came down. it took two more years for the soviet union to collapse. but in your view, was it inevitable when this wall came down here in berlin that the soviet union was finished? he speaks russian. russian translation: the point i want to make is that you believed for a long time th

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. china prepares to begin live fire military exercises, after nancy pelosi — a top us politician — visits taiwan and reaffirms america's commitment to taiwanese democracy. the allegations, i've been very proud and i've come to taiwan to make it unequivocally clear that we will not abandon our commitment to taiwan and we are proud of our enduring friendship. the un secretary general accuses oil and gas companies of exploiting the poor while destroying the climate with what he called "grotesque greed". in a major victory for pro—choice groups — the conservative state of kansas — votes to keep its abortion services. and how do countries adapt to climate change? — we'll be looking at new zealand's plan to deal with the impact of global warming — could it lead to costal communities being abandoned as the sea—level rises? welcome to bbc news. we begin in taiwan — and the continued fury from beijing — after the visit from the us speaker — nancy pelosi. in the last few hours — taiwan's defence

it's newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme.art with breaking news from the us — it's being reported that the al-qaeda chief, ayman al—zawahiri, has been killed in an american drone strike conducted in kabul. zawahiri was on the fbi's first ever most wanted terrorist list — issued on the ten october, 2001, following the 9/11 attacks, which he had helped to co—ordinate alongside osama biden laden. there is no independent confirmation of this, but the white house says that president biden will give details of the counter—terrorism operation in afghanistan shortly. let's get more from our correspondent in washington, nomia iqbal. i know that the information is coming in fast and furious. at this point, what are the latest developments you can tell us about as ill as he said, there's no independent confirmation yet but it's being widely reported here by the american media, pretty much headline news on most of the american networks that the us has killed ayman al—zawahiri, al-qaeda's leader who took over from all osama bin laden when

you're watching newsday on the bbc.c moqtada al sadr asks his followers to call off their protests after dozens of people were killed. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting, and wives are waiting. hostages appeared — some carried, some running — trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today. described by all to whom she reached out as "irreplaceable", _ an early morning car crash - in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, - warmth and compassion. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm monica miller in singapore. 0ur headlines... iraq's prime minister says he'll "vacate his post" if the complicated political situation in the country continues. on monday, there was an outbreak of violence in central bagh

it's newsday.he morning in singapore and 1am in kyiv in ukraine, where, across the country, embassies will be closed, public events have been banned and the threat level for an increased russian attack has been raised. it's not the way the people of ukraine had planned to celebrate their indepedence day, but this year, the 24th of august, to celebrate their independence day, but this year, the 24th of august also marks the six—month anniversary of when russian troops crossed their border to start a war that had been predicted for a number of months. our defence correspondent jonathan beale has himself reported from the front line in ukraine. he reminds us now of how russia's invasion has progressed over the past six months. it started in the early hours of february the 24th. this map is a reminder of what ukraine looked like before the invasion. russia already occupied crimea and separatists controlled parts of the east. russian forces then attacked from multiple directions — from the north, the ea

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it's newsday.s 6am in singapore, ”pm in london and 6pm in florida, where a federaljudge has ordered the usjustice department to release a redacted version of the underlying evidence that prompted an fbi search at donald trump's mar a lago home earlier this month. the judge who approved the search warrant said the redacted version of the affidavit should be unsealed — because of massive public interest. prosecutors now have until noon on friday to make the document public. our north america correspondent, anthony zurcher gave us the latest from outside the court in florida. anthony zurcher gave us the latest judge anthony zurcher gave us the latest bruce who wori courthouse judge bruce who works in the federal courthouse just judge bruce who works in the federal courthousejust behind judge bruce who works in the federal courthouse just behind me judge bruce who works in the federal courthousejust behind me has judge bruce who works in the federal courthouse just behind me has given the us justice co