welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai reporting live from singapore.the most important and significant aspect of my policy perspective and decisions is my values have not changed. there's to be a pause in the fighting in gaza, to allow the vaccination of thousands of children, against polio. the uk government considers banning smoking in pub gardens and outdoor restaurants as part of a drive to phase out tobacco. and passengers on a round—the—world cruise left stranded in belfast for three months after their voyage was beset by delays. we start newsday in the united states and a big moment for vice president kamala harris. the democratic presidential nominee's given her first major tv interview since replacing joe biden in the race for the white house. but appearing alongside her running mate, tim walz, she's been attacked for not giving a solo interview, with republicans claiming she's dodging scrutiny. 0ur north america editor sarah smith has the latest from washington. hi! 0n the road — kamala harris is criss—crossing the key state of georgia. hi! n

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines. killed and dozens injured. the un says it's had to suspend aid operations in gaza after israel ordered the evacuation of the area its workers were operating from. french authorities extend the detention of pavel durov — the founder of the social media network telegram — as part of a cyber criminality investigation. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines. a huge russian air attack across ukraine — six people killed and dozens injured. the un says it's had to suspend aid operations in gaza after israel ordered the evacuation of the area its workers were operating from.

you're watching newsday.government in bangladesh, a day after the former prime minister was ousted. the announcement was made following talks between the president and student leaders who played a key role in the weeks of protests that toppled sheikh hasina. mr yunus, who is 84, has faced numerous legal cases this year, which he said were politically motivated. the bangladeshi capital, dhaka, is now reported to be largely calm, but there have been reports of looting and killing across the country. police in bangladesh have gone on strike, complaining of a wave of reprisal attacks against them. our south east asia editor anbarrasan ethirajan has been following the developments after the prime minister fled the country. the army chief announced that she had resigned, but what did not happen was to bring the situation under control, there was no curfew or there was no soldiers on the streets of many towns and cities. that led to a lot of looting, violence, killings. now, the police association, they said they wi

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines.ued alive from southern gaza after more than 10 months in captivity. the head of the un warns — that pacific islands are in danger of being wiped out by rising sea levels. ukraine says they've captured hundreds of russian soldiers in its military operation in the kursk region. and the news 0asis fans have waited 15 years for — the gallagher brothers confirm they'll reunite for a uk and european tour next summer. we start newsday in the middle east where the israeli miltary says it's rescued a 52—year—old man who had been held hostage by hamas in gaza since october last year. qaid farhan alkadi, an arab israeli, had been working as a guard at a warehouse when he was abducted. he's now recovering in hospital and has been reunited with his family. here's our middle east correspondent lucy williamson. surrounded again by sunlight, by the sound of hebrew. farhan alkadi, a 52—year—old bedouin israeli, snatching

thank you very much for your time here on newsday. around the world and across the uk. nine of its staff members in gaza may have been involved in the october 7th attacks carried out by hamas, and have since been fired. in a statement, the agency's commissioner general philippe lazzarini said the evidence, if corroborated, "could indicate that the unrwa staff members may have been involved" in the attacks. john sudworth is our north america correspondent. he told me about the difficult position unrwa now finds itself in. it was already in a very difficult position, unrwa, because these allegations were extremely serious. to the extent that when israel first raised them, back injanuary, saying it had intelligence to show what it claimed were 19 individuals who had either been directly involved in the attacks last october or had offered support to those taking part in the attacks. a number of countries withdrew funding for unrwa, pending more information. the united states is continuing to withhold funding from unrwa. you would have to assume that this news today, this in

also coming up on newsday...nd the sound of scotland on a global stage — we report from the world pipe band championship. we begin in israel — where the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has arrived on his ninth visit to the region since the war in gaza began — to push once again for a ceasefire and hostage—release deal. the us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. but hamas denies progress is being made and accused israel of adding new conditions to the agreed proposals. earlier, the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, insisted israel could not be flexible on all issues, accusing hamas of being "obstinate." in the past hour, the us presidentjoe biden has said a deal is still possible — and told reporters "we're not giving up". our state department correspondent tom bateman is travelling with antony blinken, and has this update from tel aviv. element one senior official who was talking to on the way here used phrases like this was talking to on the way

still to come on newsday — we'll look at what effect the social media chat between elon musk and donaldhouse. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. a bbc investigation has found that a priest in blackburn, who was assessed as a potential risk to children and young people, was given a six—figure pay—off by the church of england. canon andrew hindley, was subject to five police investigations, including — into allegations of sexual assault, but was never charged. he's always strongly denied any wrongdoing. aleem maqbool, has this exclusive report. and welcome to blackburn cathedral... for more than 30 years, canon andrew hindley worked for the church in and around blackburn. over that time, he faced allegations of abuse. it led to five police investigations, including two involving sexual assault, though he was never charged and has always strongly denied any wrongdoing. but several risk assessments concluded he did pose a potential risk to children and young people. for years, the church failed to act effectively on the warnings. the first reaction seemed to be one of fea

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai reporting live from singapore. the headlines. most important and significant aspect of my policy perspective and decisions is my values do not change. there's to be a pause in the fighting in gaza, to allow the vaccination of thousands of children, against polio. the uk government considers banning smoking in pub gardens and outdoor restaurants, as part of a drive to phase out tobacco. and — passengers on a round—the—world cruise left stranded in belfast for three months after their voyage was beset by delays. we start newsday in the united states and a big moment for vice president kamala harris. the democratic presidential nominee's given her first major tv interview, since replacing joe biden, in the race for the white house. but appearing alongside her running mate, tim walz, she's been attacked for not giving a solo interview, with republicans claiming she's dodging scrutiny. 0ur north america editor sarah smith has the latest from washington. hi! 0n the road — kamala harris is crisscrossing the key state of georgia. hi!

also coming up on newsday...rom the world pipe band championship.

uh, we also have martin sram formerly newsday bureau chief and syndicated columnist and they are going to analyze. the role in watergate of the of the journalism and the changing watchdog roll and what is then and now so i'm going to call right now. over here brother mark feldstein you come right here and take over and you'll be better talking into this. yes, sir. um, so thank you. i'm honored to be here. uh, martin schram and lawrence meyer both covered watergate. at the time including these urban hearings and i guess marty you had a a brush with fame when you were booted off nixon's trip to china and the white house tape showed him making anti-semitic comments about you. um we were going to have barry sussman here the watergate editor. he'd agreed to appear and sadly he passed away earlier this month so our condolences especially to the family who i understand is here. um, so uh, larry, let me start with you you worked with with uh with barry. could you tell us a little bit about him and uh about his role in watergate? yeah. um i do want to say a word about. barry barry was like the

you are watching newsday on bbc news.read through forests and villages. and tonight, the fires are reported to have reached the suburbs of athens — with firefighters saying they have found a burned body inside a shop. the emergency services say homes have also been destroyed in varnavas, northeast of the greek capital. the nation is now on high alert, with soaring temperatures and strong winds expected to persist in the coming days. with the latest from athens, here's jess parker. a picture of despair. 0ur houses are burning, says this woman. many smoke—filled streets in the northeast of athens. �* ,, �* streets in the northeast of athens. �* ,, ~ ., , athens. translation: complete destruction- _ athens. translation: complete destruction. the _ athens. translation: complete destruction. the fire _ athens. translation: complete destruction. the fire was - destruction. the fire was coming from all sides for 48 hours. as soon as we call the fire department, the firemen came right away. i fire department, the firemen came rig

more analysis on that story coming up, also ahead on newsday.on. a growing list of countries are urging citizens to leave lebanon as soon as possible. another night of unrest in england, this time in plymouth, where police confront an angry crowd. you're watching bbc news, broadcasting to viewers

newsday also employed a fashion to sketch the colorful attendees outfits, printing the standouts in a column called gotti garb four times a week. one gotti garb was dedicated to feds threads, providing a commentary alongside the drawings that highlighted waspish ness of the us attorney's outfits. contrast to the swaggering double outfits worn by gotti in most of his backyards. the rights lawyer, william kunstler, marched at an earlier rally at the courthouse and took up gotti's cause after house counsel bruce cutler, disqualified by the judge. i've got to have a little water. the un sophisticate, the nature of gotti's crimes attracted scorn. the feds who read gotti a cent as a sign of mob decline. or at least that their own success at prosecution. the quality of leadership keeps declining. rudolph giuliani, the former attorney for the southern district, told newsweek after gotti's conviction. you go from a gambino to a podcast, l.a. to, a john gotti, a basic brute level guy. this is just a mass murder. another form of jeffrey dahmer, a person enjoys killing the tape conversation and r

we start newsday in the middle east, where the israeli military says it's rescued a 52—year—old man who qaid farhan alkadi, an arab israeli, had been working as a guard at a warehouse when he was abducted. he's now recovering in hospital and has been reunited with his family. here's our middle east correspondent lucy williamson. surrounded again by sunlight, by the sound of hebrew. farhan alkadi, a 52—year—old bedouin israeli, snatching a second chance at life.

you're with newsday, live from singapore. the headlines.ollowing weeks of deadly protests. donald trump says he's prepared to take part in three election debates with his democratic opponent kamala harris. and the eight day trip to space that could now last eight months. why a group of astronauts may not return to earth until next year. it's 8:00 in the morning here in singapore, and 6:00 in the morning in dhaka, bangladesh where the nobel peace laureate muhammad yunus has been sworn in as interim leader. he says his priority is to restore law and order. bangladesh has seen weeks of turmoil sparked by demonstrations over civil service job quotas. more than 400 people are believed to have died, after the protests became a broader anti government movement. from the capital dhaka, samira hussein has the latest.

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai reporting live from singapore.stade de france. ukrainian troops advance up to 30km inside russia, in what has become the deepest and most significant incursion since the war began. the family of nine—year—old alice da silva aguiar — one of three young girls killed in a knife attack in southport — release a photo taken just before she took part in a taylor swift dance club on the day of her funeral. amid ongoing warnings of a wider escalation in the middle east, there's mounting concern about an increasingly unstable situation in the west bank. the 2024 paris summer olympics have come to a close and the olympic flag has been passed to los angeles for the next games in four years. the closing of the games means that the button is now handed to los angeles for the next games in four years time. tom cruise took part in the handoff of the flag, driving off from paris in a motorcylce into a video showing him taking it back to los angeles where several artists including snoop dogg, dr dre, billie eilish, and the red hot c

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. kilometres of russian territory. vladimir putin vows to respond. donald trump takes to the social media platform x for an interview with its billionaire owner elon musk. greece sends in the military as devastating wildfires approach the suburbs of athens. and scientists discover a reservoir of water on mars deep in the planet's rocky outer crust. it's 8.00 in the morning in singapore and 3am in ukraine, where the government says its forces now control a thousand square kilometres of territory inside russia. the land has been overrun in the last week following a surprise attack over the border into russia's kursk region. while officials in kyiv were cautious at first, they're now talking up the advances. moscow has been ordering evacuations in kursk, and in neighbouring belgorod. president putin has told his officials to act. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. a music video from the russian military, allegedly showing it targeting ukrainian troops who'd crossed the border. it's

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.treetjournal reporter evan gershkovich. hezbollah accuses israel of "crossing all red lines" after the killing of a top hezbollah commander in beirut and the political head of hamas. new details of his assassination now emerge. another slice of sporting history for simone biles, as she picks up her sixth olympic gold. and we will hear from a witness to the titan submersible disaster that gripped the world injune 2023. rory golden tells the bbc about the fear and false hope felt by those on its support ship.

in 1993, fathi sharari told newsday, iran gives us money and supports us, then we supply the money and year in mecca, saudi arabia. on july 31st, 1987, during one of these pro-palestinian demonstrations, palestinian intefada in 1987. it was co-founded by sheikh ahmed yassin and six others. originally as local offshoot of egypt's muslim brotherhood. on may 2nd, 1998, hamas, still a flejuling group, with less than decade since its formation, paid a visit to tehran to meet the leader of the islamic revolution, ayatollah said ali khamani. the meeting happened when almost none of the leaders of the arab world. group with advanced military training at bases belonging to the islamic revolution guard score in iran and lebanon. it also trained palestinian engineers to manufacture weapons locally. the second palestinian in nevada erupted in september 2000. after the collapse of the so-called middle east peace talks at camp david and ariel sharone's unlawful visit to haram shariff the home of the alax mask. the third holiest site in islam, it was major uprising by the palestinians against the isr

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore.ister thaksin shinawtara to lead the country, following the court decision to dismiss srettha thavisin as premier. gaza ceasefire talks have resumed, as the number of palestinians killed passes 40,000 that's according to the hamas—run government. president biden and kamala harris have held an event for the first time since she became the democratic nominee. and, as taylor swift fans gathered at london's wembley stadium, security was tight, after the singer's shows in vienna were cancelled. the biggest party in thailand's coalition government has chosen the daughter of the billionaire former leader, thaksin shinawatra, to be prime minister. paetongtarn shinawatra's nomination will be put to a vote in parliament later on friday. the announcement was made a day after the constitutional court dramatically dismissed srettha thavisin as prime minister. it accused him of a gross violation of ethics for appointing a lawyer to his cabinet who'd served time injail. earlier this month, they order

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore. i'm steve lai.pox in africa is now a global health emergency, thailand plunged into political turmoil as the constitutional court removes the prime minister from office. ukraine says its captured 100 prisoners of war inside russia and troops are making further inroads. how did they get it there? new analysis shows part of stonehenge came from hundreds of miles away in scotland. hello and welcome. we start this hour with news that the world health organization has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of africa a public health emergency of international concern. the disease, formerly known as monkey pox, has spread rapidly since the beginning of the year. an initial outbreak in the democratic republic of congo has spread across parts of central and east africa. in the drc, there have been 15,600 cases since the start of the year and more than 500 deaths. health officials say the new strain of mpox may be the most deadly yet. it's transmitted through close contact, including sexual contact, it causes fl

in 1993, fatih sharogi told newsday, iran gives us money and supports us, then we supply the money and israel and its major supporter, the united states at the h perhaps one thing that sparked the flames of the first intafada was a tragic incident that happened that year in mecca, saudi arabia, on july 31st, 1987, during one of these pro-palestinian demonstrations, the clash between iranian demonstrators and saudi security forces turned bloody, resulting in the deaths of more than 400 pilgrims. قیام برای انشاءالله برای خدا و برای نجات ملت شهدا خیلی داشتیم چه قبل از اینکه انقلاب واقع بشد در زمان ستمشاهی شهدای بزرگ داشتیم و چه بعدش که می بینید که داشتیم شهدایی. muslim brotherhood. on may 2nd, 1998, hamas, still a flejuling group, with less than decade since its formation, paid a visit to tehran to meet the leader of the islamic revolution, ayatollah said ali khamanii. the meeting happened when almost none of the leaders of the arab world took the palestinian intifada seriously. the leader of the islamic revolution, however, had a different opinion about the struggle, the group. trained p

hello and welcome to newsday.ow deal in a run could stop iran from attacking israel. doctors on strike in protest over the sexual assault and murder of a trainee doctor. all three on here. ukraine are posted holds more than 70 russian settlements. we report on the buildup of elite forces putting pressure on president bellamy a. and esprit struggles to contain wildfires we will report from one of the worst affected areas near athens. if you were here with me you would be able to smell the ash around me. the smell of child ground. —— shard ground. —— charred. we start with the conflict in the middle east. presidentjoe biden has said a ceasefire deal in gaza could dissuade iran from launching attacks on israel. talks are due to take place on thursday, although it appears the us secretary of state antony blinken has decided not to travel to the region for now. western leaders have been trying to cool tensions after the assassination of the hamas leader ismail haniyeh in tehran. iran blamed israel for the death, but is

i went to work for newsday. they brought me to washington, put me on the white house national politics and some years later moved to usa today. >> at usa today which began after 1980 when 1980 was the beginning of cnn and putting together usa today changing basic print journalism and during the years when i first came to the white house in 1970-74, newspapers dominated the white house press corps and dominated the conversation of what was news. in the 80s and beyond it was more the charts and by crafts on the front page of usa today and cable news and network news that made a real difference. >> the news media lance like kate got bloated. several ways people can be influenced, so many ways they find their news and many do not involve broadcast networks or newspapers. this is a world in which we've had -- >> it really is. you are in washington and the editor of usa today. >> washington bureau chief. >> you have time to write a book, or three. how do you do that? >> i no longer do anything i don't like doing. a pr

you're watching newsday live from singapore. the headlines.ather across the uk to counter planned anti—immigration protests. taylor swift cancels all three of her scheduled concerts in vienna after police arrested two men suspected of planning an attack. the new democratic presidential ticket, out on the campaign trail in michigan. nobel peace prize winner muhammad yunus is returning to bangladesh to lead an interim government due to be sworn in on thursday. welcome to bbc news. we begin in the uk where tens of thousands of antiracism demonstrators have gathered in towns and cities across the country. they

in 1993, fatih told newsday, iran gives us money and supports us, then we supply the money and arms toبعدش که می بینید که داشتیم شهدای بسیار ارزشمند داشتیم لاکن مسئله حجاز مسئله دیگریست غیر مسائل است. resistance movement emerged out of the first palestinian intefada in 1987. it was co-founded by sheikh ahmed yasin and six others, originally as local offshoot of egypt's muslim brotherhood. on may 2nd, 1998, hamas, still a flegileing group with less than decade since its formation, paid a visit to tehran to meet the leader of the islamic revolution, ayatollah said ali khamani. the meeting. happened when almost none of the leaders of the arab world took the palestinian intofat seriously. the leader of the islamic revolution, however, had a different opinion about the struggle, the group and its leader sheikh ahmed yasin. pledged financial support and provided the group with advanced military training at bases belonging to the islamic revolution guard score in iran and lebanon. it also trained palestinian engineers to manufacture weapons locally. the second palestinian itavada erupted in s

welcome to newsday, live from singapore. the headlines.e president kamala harris and her new running mate tim walz make their first campaign appearance together at a rally in philadelphia. our campaign is notjust a fight against donald trump. ourcampaign, this campaign is a fight for the future. because as soon to be president harris says, when we fight, hamas announces that yahya sinwar, who is israel's most wanted man, will be the political head of the group. will meanwhile, israeli defence forces hit what it calls a military structure used by hezbollah in south lebanon. hezbollah's leader says the group's response will be "strong and effective".

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai.tate of pennsylvania, ahead of monday's democratic national convention. ukraine says it's destroyed another key bridge in russia's kursk region — almost two weeks after its offensive into russia. we have a report from inside russia and hear what local people think of the situation at their border with ukraine. and the sound of scotland on a global stage — we report from the world pipe band championship.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.f protests. the army chief says an interim government will be installed. bangladesh's president orders the release ofjailed former prime minister and leading opposition figure khaleda zia. iran says it needs to punish israel to prevent further instability in the region. a growing list of countries are urging citizens to leave lebanon as soon as possible. another night of unrest in england — this time in plymouth — where police have confronted an angry crowd. you're watching bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the big story first. there have been celebrations across bangladesh and among bengali communities around the world following a day of enormous upheaval. it began in dhaka, when the long reigning

i went to work for newsday. they brought me too washington and put me on the white house national politics. some years later i moved to usa today. >> @usa today which was done t right after 1980. 1980 was a big gating of cnn and new health was put in together with usa today. changing the face of print journalism but i mustth say durg the years when i first came to the white house in 1970, late 74 newspapers that dominated the white house press corps. andof that dominated the nationl conversation of what was news. by the time he got into the 80s and beyond it was more the charts and pie graphs on the front page of usa today it was cable news and network news that made a real difference. >> we have a newsth media web skaten they can be informed ino many ways i find that news. that workss for our newspapers it's a world in which we have had to adjust. the washington bureau chief you have time to write a book or three no longer do anything i don't like doing the privileged way to live i like to be involved in the da

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines.emergency. ukraine says its captured 100 prisoners of war inside russia — and troops are making further inroads. thailand plunged into political turmoil — as the constitutional court removes the prime ministerfrom office. how did they get it there? new analysis shows part of stonehenge came from hundreds of miles away in scotland. hello and welcome. we start this hour with news that the world health 0rganization has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of africa a public health emergency, of international concern. the disease, formerly known as monkey pox, has spread rapidly since the beginning of the year. an initual outbreak in the democratic republic of congo has spread across parts of central and east africa. in the drc, there have been 15,600 cases since the start of the year — — and more than 500 deaths. health officials say the new strain of mpox may be the most deadly yet. it's transmitted through close contact including sexual contact — it causes flu—like symptoms and skin lesi

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines: us secretary of state antony blinken is in israel, amid hopes that a gaza ceasefire deal can be reached. kamala harris campaigns in the vital us swing state of pennsylvania, ahead of monday's democratic national convention. ukraine says it's destroyed another key bridge in russia's kursk region — almost two weeks after its offensive into russia. we have a report from inside russia and hear what local people think of the situation at their border with ukraine. and the sound of scotland on a global stage — we report from the world pipe band championship. we begin in israel — where the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has arrived on his ninth visit to the region since the war in gaza began to push once again for a ceasefire and hostage—release deal. the us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. but hamas denies progress is being made and accused israel of adding new conditions to the agreed proposals. earlier, the israe

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines.itness vice—president kamala harris make the biggest speech of her life. the body of the british tech entrepreneur, mike lynch, has been recovered, after his yacht sank off the coast of sicily. the search continues for his teenage daughter, hannah. russians marked a patriotic holiday — flag day — to much pomp and ceremony, despite ukraine continuing to launch attacks on the country's territory. a breakthrough in alzheimer's treatment — but it won't automatically be available in the uk —— the regulator says the benefits are too small to justify the cost. hello, it's 7am here in singapore and 6pm in chicago where kamala harris is getting ready for one of the biggest moments of her political career.

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.mong those released, wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich. hezbollah accuses israel of "crossing all red lines" after the killing of a top hezbollah commander in beirut and the political head of hamas. another slice of sporting history for simone biles, as she picks up her sixth olympic gold. and we will hear from a witness to the titan submersible disaster that gripped the world in june 2023. rory golden tells the bbc about the fear and false hope felt by those on its support ship.

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.tles and bricks hurled at uk police — and a second hotel believed to be housing asylum—seekers is targeted — as far—right rallies descend into violence in english cities. around 150 people have been arrested, and the warning from police — there will be more. the prime minister vows he'll do whatever it takes to end the violence. i want you to know that this violent mob does not represent our country and we will bring them to justice. in other news — in bangladesh, an indefinite nationwide curfew as more than 90 people are killed in another day of anti—government protests. and in an astonishingly close finish, noah lyles speeds to victory in the men's100 metre final — securing gold for team usa.

you have been watching newsday. stay with us. hello again.weather across the uk. now, for the north and west of the country, we did have a lot of cloud, and that brought some outbreaks of rain at times. you can see that on the combined satellite and radar picture. some of the heaviest rain went into western scotland, where we also had some of the lowest temperatures. for example, in harris, we only had temperatures of 14 degrees. in sharp contrast to that, skipping across these various weather fronts, we actually had plenty of sunshine and quite hot weather across east anglia and south east england, with temperatures peaking at 30 degrees in cambridge. confirmation, then, that the weather did indeed look a lot cheerier for some. now, looking at the weather picture over the next few hours, we've got a cold front whizzing its way eastwards across the country. what that's essentially doing is it's bringing cooler and fresher air in across the uk, so it won't be so hot across eastern areas of england as we look at the forecast in detail for thurs

more analysis on that story coming up, also ahead on newsday. iran says it needs to punish israel to prevent further instability in the region. a growing list of countries are urging citizens to leave lebanon as soon as possible. another night of unrest in england, this time in plymouth, where police confront an angry crowd. you're watching bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the big story first. there have been celebrations across bangladesh and among bengali communities around the world following a day of enormous upheaval. it began in dhaka, when the long reigning prime minister sheikh hasina resigned her office and fled the country. these pictures show her helicopter leaving. more than 300 people have been killed since a student protest over civil service job quotas began last month, escalating into demands for the prime minister to stand down after 15 years in power. not long after sheikh hasina left, thousands of anti—government protesters stormed her official residence, while crowds celebrated in the streets.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines. a huge russian air attack across ukraine — six people killed and dozens injured. the un says it's had to suspend aid operations in gaza after israel ordered the evacuation of the area its workers were operating from. the first strikes came in the early hours, crudely curtailing a long weekend of ukrainian independence day celebrations. this missilejust missed a power station near the capital, kyiv. the ukrainian defenders shot down what they could. "i got it", this soldier exclaims. but one in five missiles did get through. russia said it successfully targeted energy infrastructure. olha's brother was killed on the zaporizhzhia land he had farmed all his life. translation: i was very scared because of the explosion. - i was shaking. and then i saw him, and i couldn't recognise him. near the city of dnipro lives and livelihoods extinguished. president zelensky argued that a collective effort had protected israel from aerial attack and called on western allies to do more to shoot down r