this week i'm exploring songkhla in the south of thailand.eas because it sits on both the gulf of thailand and an enormous lake. although close to the malaysian border, songkhla has been largely unaffected by the unrest that has been seen in some of the areas in thailand's deep south, and its location means its cuisine and architecture are a blend of thai, chinese and islamic influences. a lot of tourists come here. ah runs an art gallery in the city and has agreed to give me a tour. i will show you the most unique ice cream shop of songkhla. 0k! mrs yu's father came here from china 85 years ago. 0n the way, he stopped in singapore and learnt the art of making ice cream. this is the vanilla ice cream? vanilla ice cream. some here say this was thailand's first ice cream shop. why egg yolk? because egg yolk is creamy. and a sprinkle of chocolate. tastes much better with it. it looks good. here goes. it's really creamy, almost like a coconut flavour. who would have thought it was so good? now, if you're a fan of comedy, then there's a long list

some here say this was thailand's first ice cream shop. why 999 thailand's first ice cream shop.use egg yolk is creamy. and a sprinkle of chocolate. tastes much better with it. it looks good. here goes. it is really creamy, almost like a coconut flavour. who would have thought it was so good? if you are a fan of comedy, then there is a long list of comedy festivals taking place all over the world this year, from edinburgh to singapore and copenhagen. what is it like to stand in the spotlight and try and make people love the idea what is happening next? awhile ago, we sent alex to new york, where tourists can dojust alex to new york, where tourists can do just that. improvisation alex to new york, where tourists can dojust that. improvisation is alex to new york, where tourists can do just that. improvisation is the art of creating a scene or play with absolutely no preplanning. i have come a long to this theatre in manhattan to give it a go myself. they offer classes for first—time tourists, as well as a place for more experienced comedians to hone their craft. lesley collins, an

has been identification has been denied from burma as authorities immigration in thailand so they tie authorities. are offering. and are committed by going to work out in thailand to get to their country of origin to government issues a vote of past two to despicable and the immigration department from burma they are the one who discriminating the people based on their religion and ethnicity and one of the syria targeted is the muslim community from burma and that includes including the rohingya people and also common ethnicities there are different different ethnicities among the muslims are now being vulnerable in thailand now because we acknowledge that the tired already is is there trying to help these undocumented people but the problem of burmese discriminate of citizenship law is not creating stateless people it within thailand june thirtieth is the deadline set by the time for a ceasefire migrant myanmar workers to have a difficult of of identity or to be deported four days from now what can be done in such a short space of time. i think this issue has been a long time we have

from north to south thailand's rivers drain into the river channel preying on. mountain waters from the north flow towards bangkok and the gulf of thailand the additional volume of monsoon rain waters is a major cause of flooding in the delta. if the tree falls off what do we call the three states to hit the same time same place exactly the right moment when probably. the first is water fallen off the second if water from the high tide that but this water from the sky the end you imagine when the high tide. water from the north coming down here it's already almost four point five feet you think. that the mayor didn't give their income in the city. in two thousand and eleven the water level built up in the city and its infrastructures were unable to accommodate it. in the past bangkok pad networks of canals and natural waterways that would. serve as natural drainage or water flowing from the north through bangkok to the gulf of thailand with more people and how seeing construction infrastructure all of those networks of canals and remove waste and waterways prett

that will flow through economies like thailand.will the pressure at some point reach a point where thailand has to respond. they currently have a strong position. the commonality in all of these countries is the deficit -- account surplus. for the moment, they seem to be in good order in the volatility. ramy: a good cushion for thailand. enda, thank you so much. up next, i had of opec's meeting scottnna, j.p. morgan's darling gives us his price forecast. this is bloomberg ♪ ramy: a quick check of oil futures ahead of opec's meeting in vienna. brent crude is rising more than 1%. weird seen pessimism in the nykets and divergence with crude rising and brent crude falling in the session a positivity with sentiments from hours until we get to the opec meeting. the ministers overseeing the agreement have backed raising oil productions despite objections from one lead country, iran. it's recommended that 6000 barrels a day, to prevent a market from becoming unbalanced. is an consensus overwhelming majority to easing for thel cousin place

is on everyone around the world, including thailand.u look at the stock in change, the capital falls, and everything is jittery after the announcement from american markets. run, think over the long we will still see a good profit in the economy. early in the last 12 months, we have seen the good of the export sector picking up in price, potentially. five years ago, thailand had zero exports for five years. early last year, it started to goingp, and it is now 11%, 12% on the year. quite good so far. and american markets for us is 10%. caroline: that won't change. >> very small. america is not that big anymore. china might be 12%. if they have conflict between them, it will impact thailand. but it might also be profitable for thailand also, because when exports from china cannot get into american markets, there will be more chance for our product to go there. a bunch of potential and locations. it has been wonderful having you in the studio with us. ofwish you well on the west your tour. that is the minister for the thai prime minister's

it was in thailand. it was a personal project to bea thailand.on for a friend of mine that started a film festival in thailand. as we were watching the movies, the ocean was slowly moving the audience. his work is not without controversy. after unveiling the cctv towers, the chinese president, xijinping, the cctv towers, the chinese president, xi jinping, famously called for an end to weed architecture. —— weird. called for an end to weed architecture. -- weird. it should not be short—lived and it should not be fashionable in that sense. but it should be born out of a question of what to buildings to? not only have a function, what they do for people and how they engage life and orchestrate life in positive ways. his next stop is not far away. it is sure to get attention. it is cold empire city indian arm, it resembles rice terraces in the sky. a quick look at the markets. flat markets. the nikkei injapan falling because of trade tensions. hong kong is shut today. that is it for the programme. bear that in today. that is it for the programme. bea

the plight ever hands of muslims living in thailand has been highlighted in a new report by the burma human rights network the report titled existence denied details efforts by me and more as a government to make life difficult for a hedge outside its borders large numbers of her hand to have fled violence and poverty and me and mark to live and work in thailand now the thai government has introduced in iraq history system meaning where henschel must be verified to stay in the country because myanmar doesn't recognize them as citizens many now face deportation from thailand and most are too scared to return to their country of birth affectively rendering then stateless can win as executive director of the burma human rights network the group that published that report he says the policy is likely to leave many of the henges families separated i think tires all of these is aware of the situation and the we believe that they are trying to find some solution but i think this is the root cause is not thailand to lose dude go is the burma burma is gone who has a policy of discrimination on

from thailand for me my experience of my ex is not least. ten years ago she met a fair always man through a friend didn't thailand she moved here and they married did you think it was going to be like a fairy tale i was thinking life before i moved here i was thinking like that it should be like a dream or something because. i watch. so much television so much and i have. that picture in man like it's going to be like la but when i. hair. everything just like it's very. careful what she says her relationship ended badly and the faroe islands is a small place. might not work out so me and my man is not work out about for you so. that instead of going back to thailand now inform decided to stay and build a new life on her own. stand up for myself the strong from a sale and i bought a house and my car and i have a good job i have a beautiful kid. her daughter natasha is four and her son joseph is nine. songs. numb from his mother sister and niece a visitor to the summer holidays it's the first time she's had them here in her new home. i remembe

jonathan head, bbc news, mae sai, northern thailand.lderly siblings have been shot by their niece in an attack in a hong kong park, which left one victim dead and three wounded. the family met to settle a dispute over an inheritance, when the suspect pulled out a handgun. ada tsim sum—kit is now in police custody. for the first time in 20 years, a high—level eritrean delegation has officially entered ethiopia. the diplomats arrived in addis ababa for a visit that could mark the end of a tense relationship between the neighbouring states. earlier this month the ethiopian prime minister announced that he would withdraw ethiopia from contested territory between the two countries. russian police have been searching following a series of bomb threats. they are treating the incident as a hoax. early reports said 16 venues, including hotels and restaurants, had been evacuated. now take a look at this cctv footage that captured the moment a van was driven into the front of the offices of the dutch newspaper de telegraaf. a person gets out of th

you can invest in the thailand market freely.mpanies to more quickly using less time and touch on liquidation, regarding flows in thailand and across the country. that was the stock exchange of thailand president speaking earlier. thailand has become an oasis of policy stability. the wave has swept across other emerging markets. interest rates are staying on hold for the rest of this year. different?land how has it been able to weather the storm that has been lashing from e.m., some of its neighbors? advantages to other countries, over $200 billion of foreign reserves, and a surplus. inflation has been below target in thailand for a long time and only recently got back in isget, into even now it below the midpoint of what the central bank is aiming to achieve. policy is very steady. the ministry does not expect that to change this year. we don't expect increases until next year. tightening ifdest anything changed. the outlook from that perspective is stability. the central bank has said it does not feel the pressure to join this

jonathan head, bbc news, northern thailand.mp's tariffs on steel with retaliatory duties on more than $12 billion worth of american goods. the canadian tariffs which come into effect on sunday target us steel, aluminium, and consumer goods ranging from orange juice to toilet paper. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. canada and the united states — neighbours, allies, friends. every close relationship can have its ups and downs. donald trump, citing national security concerns, slapped ta riffs national security concerns, slapped tariffs on canadian steel and now canada is responding with some ta riffs of canada is responding with some tariffs of its own. the idea that canada might constitute a threat to american national security, the legal pretext invoked by our neighbours to invoke these tariffs on canadian steel and aluminium exports, is not only absurd, it is hurtful. that game to impose tariffs on american steel and aluminium are they will also be taking action against other imports like coffee, ketchup and whiskey. more than 60

the headlines: the search is set to resume in thailand for 12 teenage footballers and their coach, who've been trapped in a flooded cave since saturday. and fake news takes its toll in india, with false rumours behind a series of brutal murders. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: prince william arrives in israel, becoming the first british royal to make an official visit to the country. and drama and delight in the world cup, as portugal and spain make the knockout stages. we'll have the latest from moscow. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am here in singapore, 1am in london and 7am in northern thailand, where rescue divers will restart searching a flooded cave to try to find 12 young football players and their coach. the group of children, who are aged between 11 and 16, became trapped inside the cave‘s narrow tunnels when a section near the main entrance was flooded. jonathan head reports. thai navy divers are battling strong currents, deep water and mud—blocked passages in the cave complex, as they

until then, from all of us here in thailand, it is goodbye.d, they did bring a lot of rain and lightning. and the south—west. flooding and reports of a few problems around bristol. some of the worst of it was in west sussex. it was just not cricket. lakes where the boundary should be. the met office amber warning in effect until six this morning. we could still have one 01’ two more issues. liveliest of the showers working across wales. heavy downpours over the next few hours. notjust around the coastline but across some of our hills. to start friday morning. friday looks something like this. and thin out. heavy showers breaking out. this time they will be further north. and parts of wales. of an hour. enough to cause the flooding problems we saw on thursday. muggy day temperature wise. highs into the low to mid 20s. 0nto the weekend's forecast, so the thunderstorms will be around. settled and drier in the south. here is the weather picture. particularly across the north—east. we see thunderstorms breaking out. the worst of those. localised fl

and thailand really does have a big exporting economy.hairs between a trade war, between china and and what areates, you doing to protect the economy from the fallout? think that in order to cope with the trade war situation that you're talking about, of trade is important. and, of course, negotiations between countries is important. as mentioned to you earlier, i had the opportunity to visit the talk to theand president of the united states about trade and investment between the two countries. a very fruitful conversation and we understand the situation that both countries confront. i think negotiations in order to find the best solution for each country is very important. apart from the u.s., i also talked to the leader of china the of course, we discussed same thing. a negotiation in order to find out the best practice. order to cope with this situation, diversification is very important. make sure we can invest, we can export our goods countries, to all regions. this is the reason we're here. this is the reason we're talking kingdom.i

from thailand for me my experience of it and i it's it's not not least. ten years ago she met a fire always man through a frame didn't thailand she moved here and they married did you think it was going to be like a fairy tale i was thinking life before i moved here i was thinking like that is should be like a dream or something because. i watch t.v. so much television so much and i just read that picture in manish like it's going to be like la but when i. been here. everything just like it's a very hot. careful what she says her relationship ended badly and the faroe islands is a small place. it's not work out so me and my man is not work out about. the war. then. but instead of going back to thailand now inform decided to stay and build a new life on her own. stand up for myself the strong from a sale and i bought a house and my car and i have a good job i have a beautiful kid. her daughter natasha is four and her son joseph is nine. numb from his mother sister and niece a visitor to the summer holidays it's the first time she's had them here in her new

let's get more now on the rescue that's underway in thailand. boys and their football coach disappeared in a cave network in northern thailand. rescue crews have resumed their efforts to find the group after rising waters halted the search. 0ur correspondentjonathon head is with the rescue teams. wearying and wet, rescuers charged in an hourthe wearying and wet, rescuers charged in an hour the cave for a third day without anything to show for it. they have got hundreds of people here now. the army is sending in squads to tramp through the rainsoaked hills, in search of other ways into the cave complex. there are volunteers with cave diving experience who have come to help, some from neighbouring countries. but the conditions underground are rough. the distance is about three to four kilometres from the entrance. it is very hard and difficult all the divers because they are not able to see anything, they are not able to see anything, the water is very murky so they are not able to find the other side of that at this point. powerlines are being fe

in the south of thailand and tourist places, —— hunt them.so he wants to climb now. let's give you some exercise! the slow loris gets daily physiotherapy and he gets used to the sunlight again. slowly his condition is improving. in the wild leaves animals would hold onto their throughout infancy. so they instinctively cling on to each other to try and recreate the warmth and security they would normally get from their parents. this is our baby macaque, one male and one female. boonma, this one is boonma. why does he want that one? the owner brought herfrom he want that one? the owner brought her from the market this means that her from the market this means that her mother was killed by poachers. so sad. it is nice that they have each other now. they have each other, and is a good thing to them. here at the foundation, tourists are encouraged to roll up their sleeves, get dirty and help care for the rescued animals. and that is far more rewarding than taking a selfie to share with your friends. the skin is quite tough actually, it is hard goi

sunday's votes will have more from ancora also coming up a race against the clock rescue workers in thailand search for twelve tourists and their soccer coach gone missing in a flooded cave complex officials say after forty eight hours you could still be alive. on little rock thanks very much for your company everyone we begin in turkey where european election monitors have set excessive media coverage and emergency measures in place gave president rich of tayyip erdogan a quote undue advantage in national polls or one was reelected with more than fifty percent of the vote let's take a look now at the final results turkey's the state's a news agency have put sarah to want to just under fifty three percent his main challenger maher i mean she of the secular seat h.p. the republican people's party received about thirty one percent of the vote while so a lot. you know there were a touch of the h d p has pulled in just over eight percent well up parliamentary elections were also held on sunday are the ones islamic conservative take a party in an alliance has also secured a majority in the parlia

it's been persistent and it's monsoonal season in thailand.adly, there was a warning sign out the front of that cave telling tourists, people not to go in because of potential flash flooding. do we get a sense hough long they will continue searching, considering these caves stretch for some ten kilometers? >> for now, anna, they are fully devoted to the search to locating where these boys and the coach are. and then to try and rescue them. in fact, some drills were conducted earlier today to practice if they were to encounter them in that event how they would evacuate them. so everyone is fully focused on trying to get them -- trying to find them, locate them and bring them out. and the whole country is transfixed on this case. the case has been on the front pages of newspapers. it's been all over the television. so much so, anna, that thailand's public health department has issued an advisory telling people to moderate how much of the coverage they watch. they are worried that people will become, quote, overly obsessed. so that just gives you

that thailand's tallest skyscraper, ole scheeren has built a reputation for epic architecture.st recent development in singapore to find out what inspires his unusual designs. singapore to find out what inspires his unusual designslj singapore to find out what inspires his unusual designs. i really believe asia is a context that looks ahead very strongly, and in a way what unites this project is really an attempt to redefine the way that things were done previously, to break with the status quo, and to ask the question, how could we develop models for the future? ole scheeren's talent don't limit him to buildings. he even decide an open—air cinema. buildings. he even decide an open-air cinema. the floating cinema in thailand was in many ways a personal project, a creation mine that started a film festival in thailand and, as we were watching movies, the ocean was slowly moving the audience. his work isn't without controversy. after completing the ccd towers, xijinping controversy. after completing the ccd towers, xi jinping famously called it weird architecture. ccd towers, xi

and in thailand rain continues to hamper the search for a group of teenagers stuck in a flooded cave. the german chancellor has warned the european union's approach to refugees has the potential to split the u. she's been addressing the german parliament before leaving for a key summit in brussels at home the issue has threatened to break up her governing coalition. all but he'll hold all europe cases many challenges migration could become the make or break one for the e.u. either we manage it so others in africa believe that we are guided by values and believe in multilateralism not unilateral ism or nobody will believe any longer in the system of values that has made us strong that's why it's so important a new group of right wing governments has emerged demanding tighter border controls and new policies to cut the number of refugees coming in made up of leaders from austria hungary italy slovakia the czech republic and poland it wants other countries to agree to a stricter approach to refugees while other member states mostly from north western europe will hope to avoid the union s

in the north of thailand is way is there way what's the latest. well as night fell they certainly adrian wasn't any let up in activity here there's been a fairly constant stream of search and rescue personnel going into the cave behind me and coming out as the shifts change both volunteers and also military personnel as well at any one time there are some two hundred people inside the cave assisting with this operation the navy divers who are very much at the forefront of this search and rescue operation have had to stop for a while because it's too dangerous for them to go on to push forward through the floodwaters because the water level simply has been too high in fact they have said throughout the course of the day that the level of water inside many areas of the cave was in fact increasing despite the fact that they were trying to pump it out at the same time the solution they say is that they've brought in more equipment more water pumps equipment heavy duty hoses to try and increase the flow of water out of that cave system and they think a

living abroad large numbers of rangers fled violence and poverty in myanmar to live and work in thailand now the thai government has introduced a new registry system meaning that must be verified in order to stay but because me and doesn't recognize them as citizens many now face deportation from thailand most are too scared to return to their country of birth effectively rendering them stateless joe when is executive director of the group behind the report he says the policy is likely to separate many range of families. i think tired already has is aware of the situation and the we believe that they are trying to find some solution but i think this is the root cause is not highland the lose the root cause is that burma burma is gone who has a policy of discrimination on its minorities and now you can see one point one million stateless become a ruling that people begin to stabilize because of this policy and also there are thousands of thousand people in neighboring countries like thailand in malaysia these people have been denied systematically their their solution right in their own c

into and thailand. those countries. environmental group greenpeace also thinks the chinese ban has led to an increase they're concerned with the contamination electronic waste causes heavy metal in water and soil and airborne toxins but the more immediate concern there's no specific law that deals directly with waste management for picking the cow dumping up it and we have from other countries that maybe we don't have composite the we don't have. the and we don't have the infrastructure to do that he says there's another domestic ways to keep the current business is open so there's no economic reason for thailand to take in other countries garbage it's got harder al-jazeera bangkok and for the second part of our series on waste our focus turns to malaysia some people see massive opportunities after china's ban on plastic waste imports which came into effect at the start of the year but could the ban also tend southeast asian countries into a dumping ground on florence lee in kuala lumpur and we'll have that story on fri

the thailand army is also here in large numbers.he operation and to send soldiers across the mountains in search of other possible ways into the caves. we have been walking for about half an hour now into the forests, these very, very steep hills. what the soldiers are trying to do is find some evidence of a chimney or a hole that might drop down through the limestone rocks into the caves below. a party of climbers coming down who just explored two such chimneys. nojoy. down who just explored two such chimneys. no joy. their leaders down who just explored two such chimneys. nojoy. their leaders said the chimneys were blocked several metres down. one british man has spent years exploring this case system. he says the boys could survive if they managed to stay above the water. more caving and diving experts are on their way from other countries. there is still hope here. and while there is hope, no one wants to stop. jonathan head, bbc news, northern thailand. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: prince

now we are off to thailand, a country known for its fantastic food and idyllic beaches. posting them online has taken the place of writing postcards and sending them home whilst on holiday. but if you are ever tempted to grab a selfie with some of the local wildlife, you could be helping to fund a sinister trade in animal exploitation, as carmen found out when she headed to thailand in may. infant animals are particularly vulnerable to the photo prop trade. here in the wildlife hospital, babies that have been rescued or abandoned are cared for in the nursery. this vet takes me behind the scenes to meet them. 0h, hi, hi little guy! can you tell me a bit about langurs, why are they so popular in the photo prop industry? because when they was born their fur is completely full of orange, and with the pink face, they are so, so cute, they are very popular to be appealing people who want to take a photo. they are still cute now! how old is vincent now? for now he is six months old. looking after animals like vincent is painstaking work. some have complex needs, like slow loris

jonathan head, bbc news, northern thailand.at some of the other stories making the news. the us car manufacturer general motors has warned that american tariffs on imported vehicles could reduce its presence both in america and overseas. president trump has threatened to impose the import taxes, after eu leaders responded to tariffs on exports of steel and aluminium with additional charges on several american products. canada has also threatened ‘dollar for dollar‘ tariffs in response to those american taxes on exports of steel and aluminium. foreign minister chrystia freeland said donald trump's claim that the imports threatned american security were notjust untrue, they were also hurtful. tim haig has all the sport. tim, a day of rest in the football but... thank you very much. yes indeed let's start with the world cup because it's a rest day as you say, but fee for saudi news conference in moscow to review the group stages and high on the agenda was a group stages and high on the agenda wasavar group stages and high on the a

also on the programme: why thailand's authorities are closing a hollywood paradise in order to save it the world to muhammad ali who has died at the age of 7a. outspoken but rarely outfought he transcended the sport of boxing of which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter and he fought all the way to the end. yes he did. you waive an indefinite ban on english clu bs waive an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. todayis today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles lp sergeant pepper '5 lonely hearts club band, a re cord pepper '5 lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories. on friday a letter from north korea's leader will be hand delivered to president donald trump at the white house — it'll be another step facilitating a summit in singapore. the european union, canada and mexico say they will retaliate against the united states for pressing ahead with tariffs on imported steel and aluminium. and "all the g

jonathan head, bbc news, northern thailand. you're watching newsday on the bbc.rince william continues his tour of the middle east. this time, he's in the occupied west bank. we'll have more on the very first official british royal trip to the area. also on the programme: the elections that are dividing the country. we have the latest as pakistan prepares to go to the polls. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center, armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim on certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner". chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for che

countries to send to and thailand. those countries. environmental group greenpeace also thinks the chinese ban has led to an increase they're concerned with the contamination electronic waste causes heavy metal in water and soil and airborne toxins but the more immediate concern there's no specific law that deals directly with the waste management. dumping up from other country. and we don't have infrastructure to do that he says there's a nuff domestic ways to keep the current businesses open so there's no economic reason for thailand to take in other countries. show for this way remember you can get in touch with us via twitter news the hash tag a j c t c when you do drop us an email counting the cost of al-jazeera that is our address is more for you on line al-jazeera dot com. that'll take you straight to our page which has individual reports links and entire episode for you to catch up on. for this edition of counting the cost i'm sammy's a then for the whole team here thanks for joining us news and al-jazeera is next. to the inter

that thailand currency has also been weakening a bit.nks will use opportunity to tell markets will that they should help should the need arise. yvonne: mark, thank you very much. you can follow more on this story and all of the day's trading on oil markets live blog .omberg at mliv there is commentary and analysis from mark cranfield as well. we get caughte, up with a first word news was jessica summers joining us from new york. >> thanks, yvonne. the philippine central bank governor laid out the case for a second straight rate increase citing a broadening price pressures and a currency slump. the philippines peso plunged to a 12 year low this week and bond yields are at a seven-year high. he told bloomberg that wednesday's policy meeting will assess ratings and inflation which is at 4.6% in may. >> we are seeing a deceleration in may, so from that rising afterit is our original anticipation. but there will be an increase in this case. we expected to go down back to target range men next year. >> chinese state television says kim jon

thailand's prime minister has visited the site of a flooded cave complex where a young football team went missing last saturday. told family members to keep the faith as international search and rescue mission entered its sixth day there's been some progress in efforts to drain water from the cave where the twelve boys and a coach went missing. the man's been charged with murder after five people were shot dead at the newspaper office in the us state of maryland police say the gunman specifically targeted journalists in the city of annapolis. talks at that e.u. summit are likely to refocus now on budgetary and economic concerns in the wake of the deal on migration at the core of that is breaks at the united kingdom is due to leave the european union in march next year but time is running out to agree on terms of the divorce to which will need to be ratified by both the u.k. and e.u. parliament the future of trade over the forthcoming u.k. e.u. border on the island of ireland remains a key sticking point the future security partnership we have with the european union movie very import

still ahead on al-jazeera in thailand the setback in the race to rescue a group of teenagers stranded in the cave was. protesters demand action now policeman is charged with murder for shooting an unarmed black teenager. i. mean the weather sponsored by cattle. hello again we'll start this time by a look at the event and western parts of asia still want to see showers across stan but otherwise don't we find conditions on marty coming a twenty nine it's pretty hot there in tashkent and his back is down mid thirty's mid thirty's also for tehran baghdad forty four degrees pretty hot weather there and down into kuwait temperatures when excess of forty but generally for a change is looking fine across much of turkey we seem to have lost the most of the shower activity and that fine weather largely continues to head on through into friday further south it should be a fine day in beirut with highs of twenty seven degrees into the arabian peninsula and weather conditions here looking fairly quiet temperatures mid forty's much as you expect at this time of the year here in doha the winds easin

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it has been all over the media in thailand, so much so that thailand's mental health department has in fact issued an advisory telling people not to spend too long watching coverage of this so that they obsessed. so there is a lot of concern across the country and a lot of effort which if anything, they have been ramped up and now we have more than 1,000 rescue personnel in the area. most of them are thai, but we also have u.s. military teams, we have british cave experts, all of whom are trying to work out where exactly these 12 boys and their coach are and how to get to them . >> and we know there has been a break in the weather and helicopters have gone up, drones have gone out. so this is just a massive, massive operation. >> it is a massive situation absolutely. as understand, helicopters, drones. they are throwing all the resources that they can muster to try to find these boys. there is a lot of interest and as a result a lot of attention on finding them, on locating them. right now because of the flooding, they don't even know where they are in that complex. food packets have b

but until next time, from all of us here in thailand, it's goodbye.idend but there could be tax rises. we are making the nhs our priority. we are putting a significant amount of extra money into it, we need to make sure that money is spent wisely. good morning, it's sunday 17thjune. also this morning: pressure grows for a change in the law after the government allows a boy with severe epilepsy to be treated with an illegal form of cannabis oil. and we

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