back in april he testified that he heard rodrigo duterte say...riminal suspects... "throw them in the ocean or the quarry. make sure there are no traces of the body." there is one particular story where he claimed that rodrigo duterte had signed off on the murder of the pregnant wife and four—year—old child of one particular drug crime suspect. do you really believe this testimony and do you believe that adds up to something that should lead to legal action against rodrigo duterte, now that he is president? most definitely. i believe his testimony and even the state believes him enough that they used the testimony in the senate to file cases against him. perhaps it is in the witness's interests now to blame rodrigo duterte now for actions he himself took. lascanas is a self—confessed murderer many times over. it seems odd to me that you would put so much faith in a—self acknowledged mass murderer. the testimony that pinned lascanas down was about the murder of a journalist in the philippians. he has no interest whatsoever in the journalist, even i

when it comes to populist messages delivered with menace, no one does it quite like rodrigo duterte,resident of the philippines a year ago. since he came to power, around 7000 people have been killed. human rights groups are aghast that the majority of filipinos seem to like his iron fist. my guest is one of the president's most fierce critics, senator antonio trillanes. is duterte taking the phillipines and the region in a new direction? antonio trillanes, in manila, welcome to hardtalk. hello, stephen. thank you very much for inviting me. we speak at a difficult time for your country. in mindanao in the south of the philippines, you have a national emergency with a town that for weeks has faced a siege because it has been, in essence, taken over byjihadist gunmen. the president says this is a national emergency and it is time for the country to unify. do you agree? i agree that what is happening in marawi is a national crisis and something that we should deal with decisively. but i feel that the armed forces, historically, have faced more difficult challenges before and they can ov

as —— rodrigo duterte, as well as recep tayyip erdogan.ying up his second home, the white house is pretty much in miami now. he is playing up to the republicans, the cubans and americans. you have to play up to your constituency. i don't think the americans have got enough nuclear missiles. they should roll back the treaties from the 80s and 90s as well. segregation, bring that back as well. while you're at it, roll back a whole lot of other things. what benefit would it bring? it's his voters. he had promised them, to the cu ban his voters. he had promised them, to the cuban americans, people like marco rubio, they wanted a tougher stands on little cuba. dangerous cuba. these are x—files. they are clearly holding bitterness towards their homeland. cuba is pretty much on its knees. become somebody your own size, if you have to pick on someone. own size, if you have to pick on someone. what about picking on russia or china? this is really about trade, isn't it? this is incredibly important. it gets a bit buried in the news. india, if it asp

to invite them in represents a change of heart by the philippine leader rodrigo duterte, who's spenton. according to an army spokesman, us troops are not fighting on the street, but providing technical support. the presence of the us counterparts facilitates the exchanges of intelligence, facilitates subject matter expert exchanges, and also provides training exchanges. despite government bombardment, the mounting insurgents have managed to hold out, even though there were unconfirmed reports that the two brothers who lead them have been killed. government deadlines for retaking the city have all come and gone. inside a rally, fires rage. inside marawi, fires rage. hundreds of civilians are still trapped. the militants hiding in bunkers and tunnels are thought to have hostages. even with american help, the battle to recapture this city will not be easy. it's been revealed that the ringleader of the london terror attack had tried to hire a seven and a half tonne lorry, instead of a van, to run down members of the public. police say the number of injured would have been much higher. ei

also in the programme: rodrigo duterte denies asking the us to help fight islamist militants, as troopsuggle to recapture the city of marawi. songs to reflect conflict and hope. we'll look at the inspiration for the music of kashmir. welcome. thank you forjoining us. it's 7am in singapore, and midnight in london where the british prime minister theresa may says she intends to serve a full term as britain's prime minister, and is "getting on with the job." but her comments come just hours after one of her former colleagues, the uk's ex—finance minister, described her as a "dead woman walking". well, she's been been reshuffling her cabinet and insists it's business as usual. our political correspondent, vicki young, reports. she's putting on a brave face, but theresa may knows she has thrown her party into turmoil. the shock of election night is still sinking in. after church this morning, the prime minister rang round colleagues who'd been defeated on thursday. she's in office for now, but for how much longer? i said during the election campaign that, if re—elected, i would intend to ser

philippine president, rodrigo duterte, has denied asking for us military support to help end the siegets. it comes a day after the us said it was providing technical assistance at the request of the government in manila. philippine troops have struggled to dislodge the rebels who took control of marawi three weeks ago. when questioned by reporters, mr duterte said he'd "never approached america" for help. what are your thoughts on the participation of us troops in marawi? i am not aware of that. i declared martial law. i gave the power to the defence department. stay with us on bbc news. there is plenty to come. feminism on film. we'll take a look at some of the movies set to make their mark at the sydney film festival. the day the british liberated the falklands and by tonight british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorbymania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who, for them, had raised great hopes for the end of the division of europe. michaeljackson was not guilty on all charges. the screams of the crowd

involvement comes despite months of hostility towards washington by the philippines president, rodrigo duterteungest son of the former libyan leader, colonel gaddafi, has reportedly been released from prison. a militia group controlling the town of zintan in western libya says it freed seif al—islam on friday under an amnesty law. he'd spent six years in jail following the revolution which overthrew his father in 2011. iran's intelligence minister has said the mastermind behind wednesday's attacks at the parliament and mausoleum of ayatollah khomeini in tehran has been killed. the attack carried out by suicide bombers and gunmen killed 17 people on wednesday. the so—called islamic state group says it carried out the attack. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come — a week after the london bridge attack, people are urged to enjoy the capital's nightlife, in a show of "unity and resilience". well, as we've been hearing, theresa may needs the support of the democratic unionist party, to give her a working majority in parliament following the uk election. they say discussions are continuing.

involvement comes despite months of hostility towards washington by the philippines president, rodrigo duterteific regional editor, michael bristow. after nearly three weeks of fighting, this is what is left of marawi. until insurgents took over, there was a population of 2000 in this lakeside city. most have left in the streets are largely empty. they are having to battle for every house. 30 marines were killed in a i6 house. 30 marines were killed in a 16 hour clash with rebels on friday. government soldiers are now getting some help from a long—standing ally, the us, after a changing heart from rodrigo duterte, who spent most of his presidency criticising washington. according to a spokesman, us troops are not fighting on the streets, but providing technical support. the process of the us counterparts facilitate the exchanges of intelligence, facilitate subject matter and expertise exchange, and also provides training exchanges. despite government bombardment, the mounting insurgents have managed to hold out, even though there are unconfirmed reports that the two brothers who lead them have

philippine president rodrigo duterte has denied asking for us military support to help end the siege militants. it comes a day after the us said it was providing technical assistance at the request of the government in manila. philippine troops have struggled to dislodge the rebels who took control of marawi three weeks ago. when questioned by reporters, mr duterte said he'd "never approached america" for help: what are your thoughts on the participation of us troops in marawi? i am not aware of that. i declared martial law. i gave the power to the defence department. in france, president macron, is hoping to tighten his grip on power, in the country's parliamentary elections. early indications, after the first round of voting, suggest he's on course to secure a big majority, for the party he formed just a year ago. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson has the latest. five weeks after snatching the presidency from more experienced hands, emmanuel macron is doing the same with the parliament. his party la republique en marche is on track for a landslide. little more than a year af

philippines president rodrigo duterte visited the families of victims of the attack staff and guests of "resorts world manila" were among the 37 people who died in the attack. police in the philippines say that the attack was a robbery, not terrorism. this puts an end to isis claim that its soldiers carried out the attack. (jr stone) police have arrested a woman they say injured a san mateo police officer by dragging him with her car during a robbery. on thursday police arrested 33- year-old allisa thomas in san francisco on may 25th authorities say an officer spotted thomas at a safeway grocery store on north delaware street in san mateoloading stolen alcohol into her car. when the officer grabbed thomas and told her to turn off the carshe hit the gasdragging him about 35 feet before he let go and hit the ground. he suffered minor injuries...and has made a full recovery. ( justine ) in the south bay... man has life threatening injuries tonight following a stabbing. san jose police tell kron 4 news the victim was found at the intersection of east st. john street and north fourth just

also in the programme: rodrigo duterte denies asking the us to help fight islamist militants, as troopsarawi.

involvement comes after months of hostility towards washington by the philippines president, rodrigo duterte. the queen mary ii cruise liner is helping in a major rescue in the mid—atlantic after yachts taking part in a race were hit by a huge storm. at ten o'clock, we ll have a full roundup of the day s news. first it's our world: football on the front line. they are the unlikely sporting heroes in a country ripped apart by conflict. syria is in the midst of a bloody civil war but the national football team is trying to send a message it hopes can transcend political and religious differences. i am following the team as they compete for a place in football's biggest tournament, the world cup. some syrians refused to support the team because it is associated with the assad regime. but for others, even those who have fled for their lives, the team is a symbol of national pride. the team has defied the odds by beating some of asia's biggest and best. now they are on the road again competing for so much more than just football glory. it is friday afternoon in damascus, and the weekend is under

china has donated thousands of guns to the president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte, to supportgainst islamist gunmen who are holed up in a southern city. this shipment of rifles and ammunition follows mr duterte's threat to move away from manila's traditional ally america and seek beijing's support. we must support each other during times of need, but also highlights the dawn of a new era in philippine—chinese relations. the final death toll in the grenfell tower fire will not be known until at least the end of the year, say authorities. 80 people are currently presumed dead from the inferno that gutted the 2a—storey building in west london earlier this month. the prime minister says 120 high—rise buildings in england have now failed fire safety tests. ferrari driver sebastian vettel could face further punishment for his collision with mercedes‘ lewis hamilton at the azerbaijan grand prix. motor—sport officials will hold a hearing focusing on vettel‘s behaviour on the race track with the outcome to be made public before the austrian grand prix next month. let's return now to th

president rodrigo duterte says the presence of fighters from the so—called islamic state had made itave arrested a man who's suspected of attacking a prominent centre—right candidate while she was campaigning for the french parliamentary elections. the former environment minister, was left unconscious for several minutes on thursday after a man grabbed her election pamphlets and thrust them in herface, knocking her to the ground. more than 100,000 events occurred across the uk to remember the labour mp, jo cox, who was murdered a year ago. her husband said she would be "incredibly humbled" by the events taking place in her name. the great get together was based on the message in mrs cox's maiden speech in parliament that "we have more in common than that which divides us". an egyptian court has recommended the death penalty for 30 people convicted of involvement in the killing of the country's top public prosecutor. hisham barakat died in a car bomb attack two years ago. the country's religious authorities will now decide whether to confirm the death sentences passed by the court. ou

philippine president rodrigo duterte has denied asking for us military support to help end the siegea southern city held by islamist militants. it comes a day after the us said it was providing technical assistance for the operation in marawi at the request of the government in manila. now on bbc news, it's time for talking books. decades of conflict in kashmir has affected every aspect of life in the valley including music. now the scene is being taken over by a younger generation of so—called resista nce younger generation of so—called resistance musicians. . there are more restrictions in kashmir. i saw a young guy being shot, i write a song about that. i see young children being blinded by pellets. an inhuman force being used against them, and i write songs about that. music plays translation: sufi music is all about spirituality and praising god. translation: sufi music is all about spirituality and praising god. i think there is more to it, you know? they reflect current times as well, you know? it appeared to me that music is a strong entity. it can be a powerful medium. trans

it follows rodrigo duterte's attempts to gain support from other countries.during times of need, but this also highlights the dawn of a new era in philippine— chinese relations. the death toll from the grand belltower fire in london will not be known until the end of the year, according to authorities —— grenfell. the prime minister says that 120 high—rise hoardings in england have failed fire safety test —— buildings. sebastian vettel could face further punishment after his collision with lewis hamilton at the weekend at the azerbaijan grand prix. they will hold a hearing focusing on his behaviour on the racetrack, with the outcome to be made public before the austrian grand prix next month. returning to the cyber attacks that have in spreading across computers around the world. it appears that be —— the latest attacks or even more sophisticated than the attacks last month —— are. sophisticated than the attacks last month -- are. this does not have a kill switch, so it is more competition. it is now only stopping because the number of machines that can be at

soldiers are now getting some help from a long—standing ally, the us, after a change of heart from rodrigo dutertepresidency criticising washington. according to a spokesman, us troops are not fighting on the streets, but providing technical support. the presence of the us counterparts facilitate the exchanges of intelligence, facilitate subject matter and expertise exchange, and also provides training exchanges. despite government bombardment, the mounting insurgents have managed to hold out, even though there are unconfirmed reports that the two brothers who lead them have been killed. government deadlines for retaking the city have all come and gone. inside marawi, fires rage. hundreds of civilians are still trapped. the militants are fighting from bunker and tunnels and are thought to have hostages. even with american help, the fight to recapture marawi will not be easy. michael bristow, bbc news. nearly twenty years ago, a separatist war broke out in what was then the serbian province of kosovo. nationalists, with the support of albanian rebels, declared independence, and thousands of people

philippine president, rodrigo duterte, has ordered the military to crush islamist militants occupyinged last month. since then at least 170 people have died, including 20 civilians. and more than 180,000 residents have had to flee. sidneyjones is director of the institute for policy analysis of conflict injakarta and an expert on terrorism groups. she told me why the conflict has been so drawn out. i think nobody expected this would be as well planned a takeover as it was. and we are dealing with a coalition of islamic state that can marshal hundreds of fighters, and there is nowhere else in southeast asia where this is the case. it has generated totally euphoria amongst indonesian and malaysians of islamic state. how significant is that? foreign fighters being members of the maute group? i think it is extremely significant. people have been afraid before that we would see foreign fighters coming back from syria and iraq, but now we are seeing foreign fighters from within the region being motivated to get to mindanao and joined the jihad the region being motivated to get to mindanao a

philippine president rodrigo duterte has denied asking for us military support to help end the siegeld by islamist militants. it comes a day after the us said it was providing technical assistance at the request of the government in manila. philippine troops have struggled to dislodge the rebels who took control of marawi three weeks ago. when questioned by reporters, mr duterte said he'd "never approached america" for help. what are your thoughts on the participation of us troops in marawi? i am not aware of that. i declared martial law. i gave the power to the defence department. earlier, i wasjoined from our london newsroom by james putzel, professor of development studies at the london school of economics and an expert on the philippines. i asked him did the philippines need the assistance of the americans? they do, because the philippine military really doesn't have the capacity to be able to really block off and shut down the networks of those who have pledged allegiance to is, who are operating in mindanao. and so this has been known for a long time, and the us and the philipp

philippine president rodrigo duterte has offered large bounties for the leaders of islamic state fightersmay take longer than expected. two weeks on and hundreds of civilians remain trapped in the besieged city of marawi — after gunfire disrupted a four—hour truce to evacuate them. the fighting has left more than 170 dead, including at least 20 civilians. earlier i spoke tojonathan head who's on the island of mindanao in the southern philippines —in the city of illigan. i asked him for the latest. we have heard regular bulletins to the military saying they can —— control most of marawi. what is clear to us is the philippines armed forces is facing the most serious challenge it has for decades in terms of an armed challenge. here inside the country, they are clearly unable to flush the hard—core militants out of the centre of the city. you can't move around the centre of the city any more other than a small protected area. you can't see what is going on inside that you can hear the air strikes. there is a great deal of destruction to the city inside. the most immediate concern is undoubted

philippine president — rodrigo duterte — has denied asking for us military support to help end the siege city held by islamist militants. it comes a day after the us said it was providing technical assistance for the operation in marawi at the request of the government in manila. now on bbc news it's dateline london. hello. thursday was supposed to be may's day in the british prime minister's plan to strengthen her hand by holding and winning a general election. instead, she was left calling out "mayday" to a party in northern ireland, asking it to keep her conservative party in power, after her parliamentary majority evaporated. as forjeremy corbyn, the previously beleaguered leader of the labour party, he lost the election but won plaudits for his campaign and inspired a new generation of young voters. with me to discuss where this leaves british politics, and the imminent negotiations to get out of europe, are the biographer and long—standing contributor to germany's die welt newspaper, thomas kielinger, from ireland, the writer and broadcaster brian o'connell, janet daley, columnist

the incident comes after rodrigo duterte imposed martial law. the u.s.ew sanctions on individuals and companies with links to north latestfalling its missile launch. toy are adding -- it seemed have worked with north korea on making weapons of mass destruction. washington is also urging china to reign in its ally and says there are behind-the-scenes move under way. fired f.b.i. director james comey will testify to congress june 8, as the russia investigation moves on to the public stage. questioned about what president trump said to him about russia before he was fired early may. it was said that the president asked him to drop checks on former national security advisor flynn. it was said and indian prime minister hisndra modi has taken trade campaign to russia, meeting vladimir putin at the st. petersburg international economic forum. the two leaders discussed two-way ties and also defense.on in areas of modi earlier met chancellor stronger he seeks international relations. global news 24 hours a day, by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more c

and the philippine president, rodrigo duterte, has denied asking for us military support to help end siege of a southern city held by islamist militants. it comes a day after the us said it was providing technical assistance for the operation in marawi at the request of the government in manila. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. my guest is us democratic party insider, jake sullivan, a key adviser to senior democrats, including hillary clinton when she was secretary of state, as well as on the campaign trail, last year. president trump has attracted a lot of criticism at home and abroad over his rhetoric and style of leadership, but is he not proving more effective in important foreign policy issues, like the fight against extremists, than the previous democratic administration? jake sullivan, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. as a key adviser to hillary clinton, can give be objective about the trump administration? probably not entirely objective. i would have to put my bias on the table, that i spent two years trying to s

the attack came after philippines president rodrigo duterte declared martial law in mindanao, as his forces battle isis-allied militants in the city of marawi. on thursday, 11 philippines soldiers were killed in a so-called friendly fire airstrike aimed at the fighters. duterte has threatened to declare martial law nationwide if the insurgency continues. in iraq, the journalistic monitoring group airwars reports more than 20 civilians were killed, most of them women and children, after airstrikes or artillery attacks struck their homes in western mosul. among those reportedly killed were resident hussein abbas and 11 members of one family. most sources blamed u.s.-backed iraqi forces for the deaths. in venezuela, gunmen shot and killed a judge wednesday night at a caracas checkpoint set up by opposition protesters hoping to topple the government of president nicolas maduro. local media reported judge nelson moncada may have been targeted for assassination because he sentenced opposition leader leopoldo lopez to nearly 14 years in prison for inciting violence during mass protests thre

president rodrigo duterte enacted martial law to weed out the extremist. philippine special forces are advising on the ground and u.s. aircraft is flying overhead. >> isis is trying to gain a foot hole don't make them a foothold in the asian pacific. -- >> the u.s. held their forces out of the southern philippines in 2015, a hotbed of islamic extremism after u.s. green berets, navy seals, and the philippine military crushed abu sayaf, the local branch. it's coincided with its losses in syria and iraq. criticism by u.s. officials for human rights abuses last december nearly led him to expel all u.s. troops. >> the u.s. currently has 800 military bases overseas. a new book argues such a large military presence may fuel anti-american sentiment. quote, "i think it's worth thinking for american audiences to think how it would feel to have foreign troops living next door, occupying your land with tanks." yes, countries keep asking u.s. forces to help. in somalia, american troops have returned for the first time since pulling out in 1994 after 19 american troops

president rodrigo duterte has declared a state of emergency in the country, also in his area of mindenau. it's been covered by movements of islamist movements and now by the islamic state of isis. indeed, it's too early to say if this is even an attack at all. we can say that philippines right now is facing a state of internal war and lots of violence in the southern part of the country. this means that the capital manila and any tourist spots like this place could be a major target. >> matt, it's unusual to call an isis attack so soon because isis doesn't usually claim their attacks beforehand. it usually takes about 12 to 24 hours for them to do so. is there any indication beyond what we're seeing on social media about what this could be and the images we're seeing, and we're seeing some right now. these images of what appear to be injured people. what more can you tell us? >> well, katy, we're trying to firm up a lot of this information. again, this is just happening right now as we speak. but some of the smoeshl media images ai am -- social media and some of the comments we've seen,

contradict the government of the philippines, we can argue whether or not it's good to contradict rodrigo duterte's government. that's one of the very few times he turned out to be incorrect. while it's cliche to say that, the base appreciates the fact he's not waiting for the facts -- >> i'm sorry. >> you know, beyond facts or not, i'm going to quote my tribe, there's a term called sekle. when a terrorist attack happens, the first thing that a human being does is our hearts go out. we hope everything's okay. >> right. >> that's just what humans do. we doesn't have humanity inside of him. so forget whether he's right or wrong, to ichldly immediately not feel -- >> the first thing a leader does is get the facts. i mean, so let's -- let's take off points for humanity. let's also take off points for -- i mean, you've been in congress. the first thing that a leader does is gather the facts. i mean, why are republicans tolerating someone who doesn't gather the facts before he tweets at another elected official? >> 40% i think. >> yeah, it's fear. >> that's it, when that number starts to drop -- >> he ge

president rodrigo duterte has declared a state of emergency in the country, also in his area of mindenauovements of islamist movements and now by the islamic state of isis. indeed, it's too early to say if this is even an attack at all. we can say that philippines right now is facing a state of internal war and lots of violence in the