i'm nuala mcgovern in london. also in the programme: russia's leading opposition activist is rushed to hospital. his friends fear he was poisoned in prison. "sing my name" — we visit the indian mountain village where everyone has their own musical identity. announcer: live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore and in hong kong, which is waking up after one of the most violent weekends of recent months. protestors defied police orders to stay at home and commercial areas usually filled with shoppers were instead turned into war zones, thick with tear gas, officers armed with riot shields and masked demonstrators hurling bricks. and for the first time, chinese state officials have scheduled a news conference in beijing later on monday to make a statement on the situation. the bbc‘s nick beake reports from hong kong. there's a predictability to sundays in hong kong this summer. they start peacefully, and end very differently. once again, te

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern, this is outside source. idlib under attack... the united nations describes syria's bombing campaign against rebel—held areas as a "scorched earth policy" — which deliberately targets civilians. where is the media? is is not terrorism? where are the arabs? are you watching what's happening? black lawmakers boycott president trump in virginia... over the racism row. indian law makers pass a controversial instant divorce bill. and less than a week into boris johnson's leadership, his no—deal brexit talk is rattling the currency markets and the pound has taken a record dive. the un has given a stark assessment of the situation in syria — where 500 civilians have been killed in the most recent fighting. what you see is a level of distraction consistent with a bombing campaign aimed at a scorched earth policy. almost every building destroyed in a three month period. he's referring to the russian and syrian bombing campaign in rebel—held northwestern syria — specifically the province of idlib where the un has accused the government of d

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hello, i'm nuala mcgovern, this is outside source. we are going to be looking at several big stories from around the world. british commandos have boarded a supertanker to seize a shipment of iranian oil bound for syria — iran's says it's an act of piracy. in libya, reports that guards shot at refugees as they tried to flee an airstrike on a detention centre. this as fears that up to 80 migrants may have drowned as another boat sinks off tunis. we're live in washington as the tanks prepare to roll for president trump's independence day parade. and this 3,000—year—old tutankhamun bust has just fetched $6m at auction — but egypt claims it was stolen. but first, it could the storyline to a highly charged action film — british commandos board a supertanker in the dead of night and seize a shipment of iranian oil bound for syria. that's exactly the situation that's playing out right now — prompting iran to summon the british ambassador to tehran it happened here, in the strait of gibraltar. it's believed the grace i vessel was carrying two

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern, this is outside source. britain's ambassador to washington resigns days after his confidential emails were leaked. sir kim darroch said it was impossible to do his job after president trump's public attacks on him. some say he resigned because borisjohnson refused to back him in last night's leadership debate — but the front runner to become britain's next prime minister rejects that claim. my my views, it's wrong to drag a civil serva nts my views, it's wrong to drag a civil servants into the political arena, that's what i think. shining a light on countries that undermine a free press around the world. campaigners come together on the back of a deadly year for journalists. this decline in median free and doesn't only mean we have your rights, it means we all have. and scientists discover the oldest modern human fossil ever found outside africa. three days after the contents of his scathing diplomatic cables about donald trump were published in a sunday newspaper, and a day after the president said he would

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hello, i'm nuala mcgovern, this is 0utside source.tish commandos have boarded a supertanker to seize a shipment of iranian oil bound for syria — iran's says it's an act of piracy. in libya, reports that guards shot at refugees as they tried to flee an airstrike on a detention centre. this as fears that up to 80 migrants may have drowned as another boat sinks off tunis. we're live in washington as the tanks prepare to roll for president trump's independence day parade. and this 3,000—year—old tutankhamun bust has just fetched $6m at auction — but egypt claims it was stolen. but first, it could the storyline to a highly charged action film — british commandos board

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern, this is outside source. borisjohnson is in scotland — but didn't get the welcome he was hoping for. booing. the uk's new prime minister is booed at bute house — and used the back door when he left. meeting with scotland's first minister there's been no love lost, and a host of brexit differences. police are investigating the latest us shooting — three people died, including a six year old boy, when a guman opened fire at a food festival in california. a five hour prison riot between rival gangs in brazil leaves more than 50 people dead. and trade talks between the us and china are hours away from resuming, is the cloud that's hanging over the global economy about to lift? borisjohnson is in scotland where he's met with first minister nicola sturgeon and scottish conservative leader ruth davidson — who are both against a no—deal brexit. here he is with nicola sturgeon. one times journalist has captioned that image for us. "when someone says "we should catch up soon! !" and then they actually follow through".

hello, i‘m nuala mcgovern, this is outside source., including a six year old boy, when a guman opened fire at a food festival in california. a five hour prison riot between rival gangs in brazil leaves more than 50 people dead. and trade talks between the us and china are hours away from resuming, is the cloud that‘s hanging over the global

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern, this is outside source. idlib under attack...ts civilians. where is the media? is is not terrorism? where are the arabs? are you watching what's happening? black lawmakers boycott president trump in virginia... over the racism row. indian law makers pass a controversial instant divorce bill. and less than a week into boris johnson's leadership,

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern, this is outside source.sible to do his job after president trump's public attacks on him. some say he resigned because borisjohnson refused to back him in last night's leadership debate — but the front runner to become britain's next prime minister rejects that claim. my my views, it's wrong to drag a civil serva nts my views, it's wrong to drag a civil servants into the political arena, that's what i think. shining a light on countries that undermine a free press around the world. campaigners come together on the back of a deadly year for journalists. this decline in median free and doesn't only mean we have your rights, it means we all