we are decades on from those tiananmen square i from those tiananmen square protests.on what you were calling for back then?— made on what you were calling for back then? well, i think we are continuing _ for back then? well, i think we are continuing the _ for back then? well, i think we are continuing the fight. - for back then? well, i think we are continuing the fight. we i are continuing the fight. we are continuing the fight. we are definitely seeing a pick—up in the participation of young people from all over the world. last year, there was a record number for example last year, there was a record numberfor example in last year, there was a record number for example in the last year, there was a record numberfor example in the uk, in toronto, in new york city, and this year we are seeing more participation, from the chinese students, after the 8a weight paper movement. in particular, we successfully started a tiananmen square museum in new york city, it officially opened on the 2nd of june yesterday, with overwhelming visitors. former student leader _ overwhelmi

we are decades on from those tiananmen square protests.ly seeing a pick—up in the participation of young people from all over the world. last year, there was a record numberfor example in the uk, in toronto, in new york city, and this year we are seeing more participation, from the chinese students, after the 84 white paper movement. in particular, we successfully started a tiananmen square museum in new york city, it officially opened on the 2nd ofjune yesterday, with overwhelming visitors. former student leader of the 1989 tiananmen square protest, speaking to us there from tokyo. thank you so much for your time. thank you for having me. officials in the ukrainian city of dnipro say an explosion has destroyed a residential building, injuring at least 13 people, including three children. —— at least 20 people, including 5 children. there are reports the explosion was caused by a missile although the military has not confirmed this. footage from the scene shows rescue workers digging through smouldering wreckage in the dark. the ukrainian

we are decades on from those tiananmen square protests.t you were calling for back then? well, i think we are continuing the fight. we are definitely seeing a pick—up in the participation of young people from all over the world. last year, there was a record numberfor example in the uk, in toronto, in new york city, and this year we are seeing more participation, from the chinese students, after the 84 white paper movement. in particular, we successfully started a tiananmen square museum in new york city, it officially opened on the 2nd ofjune yesterday, with overwhelming visitors. former student leader of the 1989 tiananmen square protest, speaking to us there from tokyo. thank you so much for your time. thank you for having me. in india, rescue efforts have ended after the county's worst rail crash this century. 288 people have died and more than 1,000 have been injured. the incident took place in the eastern state of odisha and it's thought some 2,000 passengers were on board the two passenger trains involved. our south asia corresponde

since the 1989 tiananmen _ massacre. since the 1989 tiananmen massacre, - massacre.989 - tiananmen massacre, it has been the place where people meet every year to halt a vigil but tens of thousands of candles will be lit to remember the massacre and a lot of people know about the tiananmen massacre and we remember it that way because it would always be on the news but we do not see it anymore and in fact busier the same place where they used to hold the vigil, pro—government groups are actually hosting a carnival to celebrate the beijing regime, and that is really different from what we used to — the hong kong we used to live in and hong kong is to have that privilege to speak up and remember during fourth because of our freedom of expression. it is now gone and people are going to jail because of this. i imagine that it is difficult for many people in hong kong to really talk about, but how do they feel about life under the national security law which came in in 2020?— national security law which came in in 2020? since the national — came in in 2020? since the natio

danny, how is the tiananmen massacre i how is the tiananmen massacre thought about their in hong kongmemorate that event? well, what we do _ commemorate that event? well, what we do know _ commemorate that event? well, what we do know is _ commemorate that event? well, what we do know is for _ commemorate that event? well, what we do know is for 30 - what we do know is for 30 years, people of hong kong would gather in victoria park to express their feelings about what happened in 1989. it used to be a huge contrast compared to be a huge contrast compared to beijing. in beijing, some people would say on during the fourth it was almost an example of collective amnesia, where there was almost no sign that anything happened at all around tiananmen square and in beijing, so hong kong used to be an example of how different the values were compared to the mainland. today, it's difficult to know exactly how people feel because people are not expressing their feelings publicly anymore and those that have done have essentially been detained but i think there is still huge differences between ho

my father was actually responsible for smuggling the student and protester who escaped tiananmen square ago where it really change the trajectory of not just my family's feature but it also changed my trajectory of my life and so i think that is what the chinese government and the beijing government does not necessarily understand is that every action of trying to erase they are provoking an equal opposite reaction in people like me and my father. when you say you change the trajectory of your life, and your family's life, trajectory of your life, and yourfamily�*s life, does trajectory of your life, and your family's life, does that mean you had to leave? i think it has been _ mean you had to leave? i think it has been well-documented, | it has been well—documented, over the few years, i've been overseeing and helping to spearhead the international support for the pro—democracy faction in hong kong, and i had to leave in the early 90s because of safety concerns before the handover and if my family had stayed in hong kong, and to demonstrate that this is notjust and to demonstrate that

speaker, last week marked 14 years since the tiananmen square massacre. up to 10,000 people were killed by their own government. run over by tanks and shot in the streets, all for demanding freedom. the grotesque actions of the chinese military have been remembered throughout history, and today, china continues to target, abuse, detain, and remove opposition. it is important for the united states to make a statement condemning the evil regime, the c.c.p. that's why i'm introducing legislation that would rename the road outside the chinese embassy to the tiananmen square memorial boulevard. mr. ogles: america needs to take a strong stand against human rights violations against by the chinese communist party. and let us not forget the americans that died because of the c.c.p. virus. the americans and children who died because of fentanyl flooding our streets because of the c.c.p. the incursion of the balloon in our airspace and advances towards a naval destroyer. mr. speaker, it's time we stand up and say no to the c.c.p. i yield back. the speaker pro tempo

it is worth noting that during the 90s, so in the years after tiananmen square, but let's say until about of some areas such as journalism and free speech on areas such as constitution, constitutional change and democracy. china was still an authoritarian communist state, but there was more space to talk broadly about some of these political issues in the last six to seven years. most of that space in public, at any rate, has disappeared. and it's not really possible to talk about anything that the communist party that rules china would see as undermining its own rule. the uk immigration minister has said the country's asylum system is "riddled with abuse", and that britain must reduce its reliance on hotels to house migrants. the number of people who've reached the uk in small boats so far this year has fallen by almost a quarter compared with the same period last year. our political correspondent helen catt, explains more. there has been a lot of criticism of the way that the government is taking action against the individuals who are crossing the channel, their plan to detain and remov

square massacre. >> first of all, it was not timed to the anniversary of tiananmen square. number two, it was not timed specifically to deal with these intercepts. you can imagine a trip to beijing by u.s. officials takes some time to plan, it was not timed to these events. that said, both these u.s. officials used the opportunity to raise our concern over these two intercepts i just talked to ed about. absolutely raised concerns we had. we had raised those concerns through our embassy as well, it was not a new message. but particularly when times are tense, a risk of miscalculation, and acting as aggressively as it is, that's the time you want a conversation, whether it's over the phone or face-to-face. this visit was very much in keeping with our larger, longer efforts to keep the lines of communication with the prc open and see where it goes after that. >> criticism, though, of the administration for sending officials on that anniversary. was that decision a messaging misstep? >> we would not call it a misstep. this was a long-planned trip and this is the way the schedul

organizers who are also survivors of the tiananmen square violence say the museum includes photos and news articles. the museum is believed to be the world's only permanent exhibit documenting the 1989 protest and massacre. a chinese warship came close to a us destroyer passing through the strait of taiwan. the pentagon says the chinese ship came within 150 yards of the american warship in a, quote, unsafe manner. lucas tomlinson has the story from washington. a close call in the taiwan strait over the weekend. a chinese warship cutting in front of an american destroyer at dangerously close range. many republicans want to see the white house reverse course with china. their increasingly aggressive revisionist power bent on displacing us as the dominant power in the pacific. and i believe globally. so we need to wake up by projecting weakness, by pursuing detente with the ccp. we only invite aggression and they will only continue to test our boundaries. we now have the video of the incident in the taiwan strait, a canadian frigate with journalists aboard was a stern of the uss changchu

it is worth noting that during the �*90s, so in the years after tiananmen square, but let's say until relative opening up of some areas such as journalism and free speech on areas such as constitution, constitutional change and democracy. china was still an authoritarian communist state, but there was more space to talk broadly about some of these political issues in the last six to seven years. most of that space in public, at any rate, has disappeared. and it's not really possible to talk about anything that the communist party that rules china would see as undermining its own rule. professor rana mitter there. around the world and across the uk this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. a capsule with saudi arabia's first female astronaut aboard returned safely to earth earlier this week. rayyanah barnawi is a breast cancer researcher and she was accompanied by fellow saudi and fighter pilot ali al-qarni and two americans. the four travelled to the international space station to conduct research. rayyanah said the mission, titled the ax—2, showed just what could be achieved with

it is worth noting that during the 90s, so in the years after tiananmen square, but let's say until aboutareas such as journalism and free speech on areas such as constitution, constitutional change and democracy. china was still an authoritarian communist state, but there was more space to talk broadly about some of these political issues in the last six to seven years. most of that space in public, at any rate, has disappeared. and it's not really possible to talk about anything that the communist party that rules china would see as undermining its own rule. ukraine has been hit by a series of air strikes overnight — with attacks reported on the capital, kyiv, and cities in the north and east of the country. in dnipro, a 2—year—old girl was killed and 22 people were wounded when a residential building was destroyed — which was described by ukraine's president as a deliberate russian attack. russia has stepped up regular attacks on kyiv since may, especially at night, in what officials say is an attempt to damage morale. our correspondent, james waterhouse, has the latest weeks of silenc

that comes as the administration released a statement to mark the 34th anniversary of the tiananmen squarethat statement they dropped references linking the massacre to the ccp's oppression. congressman darrell isa joins me. good morning. you say this is no ordinary foreign policy stumble, right? >> there is no chance specialists at the state department failed to warn the secretary and his staff that they were landing on the net anniversary of tiananmen square. that was timed with what the prc wanted, not what america should be doing. we continued to announce the repression in that country. cannot forgive or forget that anniversary. symbols matter. they matter particularly as an envoy lands in china because the chinese remember what that day is. ashley: i want to switch subjects. secretary blinken giving congress for the afghanistan dissent cable, you say it showed president biden allowed afghanistan to collapse. what is this dissent cable and what did you learn? >> the dissent cable is a mutually agreeable by almost 1/3 of the americans working in the embassy including some senior executi

the 34th anniversary of the tiananmen square protest and massacre. this is the first anniversary of the tiananmen square crackdown since covid restrictions were lifted. hong kong is the last chinese controlled territory to hold commemorations. police say most of the arrests were for breaching public peace. on june 4th, 1989, armed troops fired a demonstrators and tanks roll into the square in beijing, bringing a violent end to weeks of student and protest student and worker protests. well sports wrap is coming up at 1130. and here is a look at what joe and jason are working on. we've got a packed sunday of sports, including giants a's, nba finals and the stanford cardinal trying to stay alive in the women's college world series. speaking of stanford, joe, a former cardinal golfer makes her pro debut and does something not seen on the lpga tour in 72 years. it is a full half hour of sports coming up at 1130 on sports wrap. but first after the break, a bay area woman jumped at the chance to donate bone marrow when she matched with the teenager in texas

the officials arriving in china yesterday, this is the 34th anniversary of the tiananmen square massacrefox news digital this is not a normal foreign policy stop, but a major move for xi and america's position in the world got weaker. these officials aren't going there to lay a wreath or talk about freedom. your reaction? >> i would say try to put this in a bigger strategic framework. i would say that george washington had a saying to be prepared for war is one of the most effective ways of preserving the feast. we're not as prepared as we need to be particularly vis-a-vis china. one of the things i would say immediately, that congress and the administration could be implementing the 10 recommendations that have just come out from mike gallagher, chair of the china select committee, his ranking member, 10 things that can be done to strengthen. we want deterrence. we want to deter war. we don't want to have a war with china. we don't want to have a war with anyone. you've got to deter war when you're dealings with a autocrats like xi jinping. there was a system called the moscow washingto

and police in hong kong have detained several rights activists ahead of the anniversary of the tiananmenith a former student leader of the 1989 protests. hello i'm helena humphrey. thank you forjoining us. asia's biggest annual security conference is coming to a close with a speech by china's minister of defence.

kong arrest opposition activists who were reportedly planning to mark the 34th anniversary of the tiananmen square protest in beijing. hello. we start with some breaking news from the southern russian region of belgorod, that borders with ukraine. the region has come under heavy fire in recent days, and last night saw more heavy shelling. in the latest development, a group of ukraine—based russian paramilitaries say they've crossed the border into russia, and captured two russian soldiers. in a video, the paramilitaries said they would hand the soldiers back if the governor came to meet them, something the governor says he would do. earlier, belgorod's governor urged all those still living along the ukrainian border to urgently move away in order to avoid the constant cross—border shelling. he said more than 4,000 people had already evacuated and been relocated to temporary accommodation. translation: i urged the villagers, first the shebekino district _ that has been shelled, to listen to the position of the authorities and leave — temporarily leave — their homes in order to safeguard what

organizers who are also survivors of tiananmen square.nce say the museum includes photos, news articles and a blood stained shirt. the museum is believed to be the only world exhibit documenting that 1989 crackdown and emeryville based pixar is issuing layoff notices for the first time in ten years. 75 jobs are being eliminated, including the positions held by two executives behind the movie lightyear. the move is part of a number of budget cuts at disney to try to streamline its operations. the company has ordered layoffs in nearly every division, including film and tv streaming services, as well as the theme parks. walmart's making some changes to protect the environment. walmart says it will now use paper mailers that can be recycled instead of plastic ones. it will also use special packaging technology at about 50% of its fulfillment centers. this will help create custom fit cardboard boxes for customers orders, which means less weight, less waste and more efficient shipments. the company says it will also let customers bypass plastic

of social democrats party has been detained by police in hong kong on the 34th anniversary of the tiananmenivist alexandra wong — who is known as "grandma wong". she was carrying flowers in hong kong's causeway bay shopping district, when the authorities surrounded her and escorted her to a police van. 0ur chinese service reporter martin yip is in hong kong. he told us authorities have deployed thousands of police officers to the streets. so far we have been seeing people after people being arrested around the causeway bay area, which is leading into victoria park. you may remember in past years before the introduction of the national security law, that place has been a focal point for memorial activities for the 1989 tiananmen square crackdown in beijing. there has always been a candlelight vigil until 2019. this evening, there are thousands of police being deployed according to local media reports. we have seen people being taken away now, over ten according to local media reports, including one who just mentioned, leader of the social democrats, much more well—known activists, and also w

>> it was not time to the anniversary of tiananmen square. number two is not time specifically to deal with these intercepts. you can imagine a trip to beijing by u.s. officials take some time to plan. that said both of the u.s. officials use the opportunity to raise our concern over the two intercepts i just talked about. absolutely raise the concerns we had barely raises concerns to our embassy as well this was not a new message the chinese for hearing. but you can also understand particularly when times are tense. particular there's a risk of miscalculation in particular in the pla asking acting as aggressively as it is of no reason whatsoever that is the time you what to be able to have a conversation for weather conversations over the phone or face-to-face. without this visit was very much in keeping with their larger longer efforts keep lines of communication with the prc open. we will see where this goes after that. >> administration for sending officials on that anniversary. with that decision in messe sigma step? >> i was not a misst

police in hong kong arrested two dozen people today on this 34th anniversary of the tiananmen squareirst anniversary of the tiananmen square crackdown since covid restrictions were lifted. hong kong is the last chinese controlled territory to hold commemorations. police say most of the arrests were for breaching public peace. on june 4th, 1989, armed troops fired at demonstrators and tanks rolled into the square in beijing, bringing a violent end to weeks of student and worker protests. a new museum in new york city is commemorating that violent crackdown on students. it opened its doors on friday ahead of this weekend's anniversary. organizers who are also survivors of the tiananmen square violence, say the museum includes photos, news articles and a bloodstained shirt. the museum is believed to be the world's only permanent exhibit documenting that 1989 crackdown on the white house is being urged to take action following the second provocation in a week by china's military. today, a chinese warship came extremely close to a us navy destroyer. and then just days ago, a chinese fight

>> well, china's certainly not recognizing tiananmen square in any consequential way whatsoever.ul, a national stain on their honor. i don't have any problem with these officials going to china to talk to them and hopefully being firm with them about these recent intercepts that have taken place and the pattern of their aggression that has taken place over these last two months. i think that's where we are. maria, i've got to tell you. the counter offensive in ukraine has begun and that is big news. all right? the institute for study of war confirmed that last night from russian and ukrainian and u.s. government officials are leaking the same thing, multiple attacks across a 600-mile front. for our audience to understand, 600 miles, that's like new york city to charlotte. that's how much terrain is out there being defended by the russians. what the ukrainians are trying to do is isolate crimea by breaking the main supply routes from russia to crimea and get to the sea of azole and the black sea and they're probing in different directions. i think they're trying to disguise the ma

place on chinese soil, that officially, publicly, was allowed for people to remember the dead of tiananment after thousands of people took to the streets, beijing opposed to national security law, now hong kong has been transformed critics would say perhaps for ever. you used to see tens of thousands of people gather in victoria park onjune four to remember the people who died in beijing, 99 —— 1989. now there are a few number of people who talk to the streets, to show their feelings and try to show their feelings and try to commemorate the dead, but yesterday onjune four, police yesterday on june four, police would round up anybody who showed any sign of trying to remember those people who died, immediately, the police would gather them up, they would search them and take them away. i was on the streets with the crowd yesterday and i spoke to some police officers to try to understand actually what law was broken when people were taken away. people say the national security law is very vague and the answers i got were very vague, police said some people have been arrested but some people w

>> it wasn't tined to the anniversary of the tiananmen square.th these intercepts. you can imagine a trip to beijing by u.s. officials takes some time to plan. so it wasn't timed to these events. that said, both these u.s. officials used the opportunity to raise our concern over these two intercepts that i just talked to ed about. absolutely raised the concerns that we had. now, we had raised those concerns through our embassy as well, so this wasn't a new message that the chinese were hearing, but i think you can also understand, jackie, particularly when times are tense, particularly when there's a risk of miscalculation, and particularly when the pla is acting as aggressively as it is with no reason whatsoever that's the time you want to be able to have a conversation, whether that conversation is over the phone or face to face. now, this visit was very much in keeping with our larger, longer efforts to keep the lines of communication with the prc open and we'll see where this goes after that. >> there's been criticism of the administration fo

the un condemns the detentions in hong kong as tiananmen square anniversary, really shouldn't are restrictedrations. the uk home secretary has been briefing mps to tackle small boats crossing the english channel. earlier today the english channel. earlier today the prime minister said his plan is proving effective but says there is more work to do. he was speaking in kent where he said a deal with albania to return migrants have led to the 1800 people being sent back. that was having a deterrent effect. he also announced two more floating accommodation barges to house asylum seekers. here's the home secretary speaking to the house of commons. this is what the public wants and all politicians should get behind our bill. 0ur illegal migration bill will make clear to anyone coming here illegally that they will not be able to build a life in this country. instead they will be liable to be detained and will be swiftly removed either to their home country or relocated to a safe third country like rwanda. this is the deterrent factor we need to break the people smugglers business model. (pres)live

hong kong police are poorly dictating some 2000 people at vigils marking 34 years since the tiananmen square massacre brick commemoration of the bloodied crackdown is banned in maine then in hong kong. across the taiwan strait hundreds help that candlelight vigil for human rights organizations are calling on china to take accountability for the killing of a still unknown number of pro-democracy protesters on june 4 , 89. eric: arthel president biden nearly avoids a debt default crisis he is facing another challenge and that is of course china. china's warship came dangerously close to passing through the taiwan strait. you can see a therapist that just happening days after chinese fighter jet boast one of our surveillance planes. lucas thomason live on the north white house how they ministration is handling this. >> eric come another close call the taiwan strait pretty mentioned chinese worship cutting in front of an american destroyer dangerously close range. many republicans went to see the white house reversed course as a deal with china. >> they are increasingly aggressive. revisi

. >> gallagher's committee is marking the 34th anniversary of the tiananmen square massacre half an hourtivists who were actually there. you may recall that 19 v9 regime troops opened fire on student demonstrators, demanding democracy. the result, hundreds if not thousands of those students were killed in this iconic image of the tank man facing off that line of chinese tanks. despite the anniversary, john kirby pushed back against criticism that u.s. officials were meeting today in beijing. he says the trip by those officials from the state department has been long planned. back to you. >> sandra: eric shawn for us. how should the u.s. be handling this question on house intelligence committee chairman and ohio republican congressman mike turner joins us now. mr. chairman, thank you so much for joining us. you see the china aggression escalating clearly with the latest developments. tensions are mounting. how should we be responding question work >> you're right there aggression is being evident in the taiwan strait but it's even evident here in the united states. let the chinese balloon

their takeover there was slow and and now complete, which means remembrances of tiananmen square are k and they want taiwan across that strait. those are international waters where that close call occurred. make no mistake about it, these chinese warships know exactly where they're going. rachel: i think seeing what's happening in hong kong where people used to honor and commemorate what happened and now there's nothing except pro-ccp rallies? this should make everyone wake up. wherever china goes, this is what will happen. by the way, we're seeing the chinaification of america here where protests and dissent and censorship are on rise as well. so, you know, something to the really keep an eye on. pete: and, will with, you mentioned leadership and what different leadership means when it comes the foreign crises. well, donald trump was on with sean hand i on thursday night -- hannity on thursday night in iowa, and he talked about why these things are happening. take a listen. >> i said, president, don't do it with taiwan, don't even think about doing it with taiwan. he was never going

. >> the committee is marking the 34th anniversary of the tiananmen square massacre in 1939 when chinesetrating for democracy. protest survivors say the regime has only gotten worse. >> they don't care about democracy. they don't care about human rights. right now it's the some people are in jail just because they speak out. >> kirby defended u.s. officials meeting with their chinese counterparts in beijing today despite the tiananmen square anniversary. he says criticism of that time something quote making a heck of a whole lot out of nothing. bret? >> bret: eric shawn in new york. eric, thanks. ♪ ♪ defense li lines in southeastr a second day. russian defense ministry stopped assault in it another annexed reasonable in the country. kyiv authorities say the attack reports are russian misinformation ruse an the ukrainian military prepares for widely anticipated counteroffensive. a former fbi agent who was serving a life sentence for being a soviet russian spy was found dead in his prison cell today. 79-year-old robert hanson died at the federal correctional complex in florence, colorado.

official chinese television is denying there was ever any blood bath, any brutality in tiananmen squarepictures of the arrests of what authorities there are calling thugs and hooligans. ambassador lily, in the morning papers today, there are a lot of stories suggesting that the u.s.-china relationship is tearing apart, disintegrating rapidly. a lot of anti-americanism in their official press. what's your assessment of where we stand? president bush keeps saying he wants to preserve the relationship. how is that possible at this point? >> i think we've gone through many ups and downs with china and i think right now, we're going through a down. i don't think we should sort of give up on it. i think that would be a terrible mistake. >> those ups and downs continue today. china's defense minister refuses to speak to secretary austin, but two top u.s. officials are arriving in beijing today in an attempt to thaw relations. the visit comes after cia director bill burns' secret trip to china last month becoming the most senior biden administration official to visit beijing since our relations

it was to remember the victims of the 1989 tiananmen square. police questioned her about the illustration of a candle she posted on social media suspecting it may be intended for instigation. >> the problem is that it's unclear where the red line is. authorities aim to intimidate people so that they sensesure their own actions combat, anywhere. >> the crack down on free speech is believe to have contributed to the exodus of people. citizens left for reasons including immigration, work, and study overseas last year alone. >>> in other news, the u.s. government has approved arms and logistics sales worth about $440 million to taiwan, which is facing increasing military pressure from china. the government said on thursday it notified congress of the decision to sell taiwan 30 millimeters and other rounds of ammunition. the ammunition is believed today be for canons mounted on armored vehicles. u.s. officials say the ammunition deal will help sustain taiwan's locally developed armored vehicles and enhance taiwan's ability to meet current and future

kong arrest opposition activists who were reportedly planning to mark the 34th anniversary of the tiananmenwith some breaking news from the southern russian region of belgorod, that borders with ukraine.

of social democrats party has been detained by police in hong kong on the 34th anniversary of the tiananmend two flowers when authorities surrounded her and forced her to a police van. a number of other arrests were also made. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. we're starting with cricket and a blow for england because just 12 days away from the start of the ashes series — it's been announced that spin bowler jack leach will miss the whole series with a stress fracture in his back. our correspondent joe wilson has more. we have been talking a lot in the build—up to this ashes series about the need for england to have a squad of bowlers available, but really focusing and referencing the faster bowlers. and in that, regard england seemed fine. i mean, josh tongue came into the team to play ireland and did pretty well. but when it first became clear that jack leach had some kind of problem yesterday, the hypothetical question was asked, what would england do if leach was not available? never daring to think that this eventuality would arise whereby he w

number of rights activists were detained by the police on the eve of the 34th anniversary of the tiananmen in beijing. the activists were stopped near a key location where vigils used to be held for the pro—democracy protesters who were killed by the military in 1989. such vigils have now been banned after china imposed a national security law on the territory. pride celebrations are taking place in thailand today with parades held under the theme "door to equal asia." thailand is open to lgbtq+ communities but has never passed the same sex marriage law. however, the winner of the recent election, the move forward party, says adopting this law is part of its main agenda. 0ur south east asia correspondentjonathan head is at a march in bangkok. welcome to bangkok pride 2023 and as you would expect, this is a spectacular show. there is a spectacular series of events this month, and everyone knows thailand is lgbtq friendly, but it has legal obstacles that it has to be overcome for full equality. one of the slogans they are using here about this march is as a gate to an equal asia because the

several activists are detained in hong kong out of the anniversary of the tiananmen square massacre.on funding if he knowingly undermines the government.

of social democrats party has been detained by police in hong kong on the 34th anniversary of the tiananmendown. a number of other arrests were also made, including the prominent democracy activist alexandra wong — who is known as "grandma wong." she was carrying flowers in hong kong's causeway bay shopping district, when the authorities surrounded her and escorted her to a police van. some breaking news from officials in russia's belgorod region. they have urged those living in towns and villages along the ukrainian border to evacuate to avoid cross—border shelling. the governor of the region, vyacheslav gladkov, said last night saw more heavy shelling. he says more than 4,000 people have already been relocated to temporary accommodation in the region, which borders ukraine to its south and west. translation: i urge for the villagers, first of all the district that has been shelled, to listen to the position of the authorities and leave, temporarily leave, their homes in order to safeguard what is important. your life and the lives of your loved ones. today, we have more than 4000 people i

organizers who are also survivors of the tiananmen square violence say the museum includes photos, newshe world's only permanent exhibit documenting the 1989 crackdown. time now. it's 849 pakistani americans gathered outside the ferry building in the city to bring attention to unrest in their country. the arrest of a popular opposition leader and former prime minister triggered violent conflict in pakistan between his supporters and the police. protesters say pakistan's justice system has collapsed and say the government is now violating human rights. it is something that all people around the world should stand up against this crushing of democracy, this crushing of the people. there is putting people in jail, killing the journalists who speak out. there is no gag there is nothing if i don't stand for people around the world for justice, it will happen here. all that turmoil has led to thousands of arrests in pakistan. pakistani americans hope their protests here will bring more attention to the conflict. well the first warm days of summer draw a lot of people to lakes and rivers. but

activists have been detained by police in hong kong on the eve of the thirty—fourth anniversary of the tiananmen the activists were stopped near a key location where vigils used to be held for the pro—democracy protesters who were killed by the military in 1989. such vigils have now been banned after china imposed a national security law on the territory. wildfires in canada have forced 10,000 to evacuate their homes in northern quebec. hundreds of fires have been burning across the country, many out of control. canada has had once of the worst starts to the annual wildfire season. three israeli soldiers have been killed in two separate incidents, near the country's southern border with egypt. the israeli military said an egyptian policeman was responsible and that he'd been shot dead. egypt's military said the officer had crossed a checkpoint while chasing drug traffickers. here in the uk, a woman in her 70s has died after being attacked by a dog in bedworth in warwickshire yesterday afternoon. a 52—year—old man and a 49—year—old woman were arrested on suspicion of owning a banned breed of dog,

democrats party has been detained by police in hong kong on the thirty forth anniversary of the tiananmeneway bay shopping district, when authorities surrounded her and forced her to a police van. a number of other arrests were also made, including the prominent democracy activist alexandra wong — who is known as "grandma wong". a 33—year—old man has been charged after being arrested during the fa cup final yesterday at wembley stadium in london. james white was charged with displaying threatening or abusive writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. police say he was wearing a shirt with an offensive reference to the hillsborough tragedy — the 1989 football stadium crush that killed 97 people. a uk ticket—holder has come forward to claim the 111.7 seven million pound jackpot from friday's euromillions draw. lottery operator camelot said it had received a claim which would now go through a process of validation. if verified, this winner will become the 18th uk player to win more than £100 million in a euromillions jackpot. so, how does this jackpot stack up against the world's

rights activists have been detained by police in hong kong on the eve of the 34th anniversary of the tiananmenped near a key location where vigils used to take place honoring protesters killed by the chinese military in 1989. and people have reported seeing orcas targeting boats off the coast of gibraltar. this video was taken by a man who was in a small boat when a pod approached — we can see here the orcas appeared to work together to try to ram the vessel. although more commonly known as killer whales, orcas are part of the dolphin family and can weigh up to six tonnes. to the uk — where boris johnson has been warned that he could lose legal funding if he undermines the government's covid inquiry. in a letter sent by officials, the former prime minister was asked to submit supporting evidence to the cabinet office for security clearance, before being passed on to the inquiry. extracts of this letter were published by the times newspaper. what this letter was was a letter from the cabinet office to mr johnson about that. we don't have the full letter but we have some extracts that have been

of social democrats party has been detained by police in hong kong on the 34th anniversary of the tiananmen district, when authorities surrounded her and forced her to a police van. a number of other arrests were also made, including the prominent democracy activist alexandra wong — who is known as "grandma wong". pride celebrations have been taking place in thailand today with parades held under the theme "door to equal asia". thailand is open to lgbtq+ communities but has never passed the same sex marriage law. however, the winner of the recent election, the move forward party, says adopting this law is part of its main agenda. our south east asia correspondentjonathan head is at a parade in bangkok. so welcome to bangkok pride 2023. remember, although thailand is known as a country that is very open and friendly to the lgbtq community, there are still obstacles for them to overcome. there is not yet equal marriage here. there are not equal gender recognition rights. so there's a lot for people here to campaign for, as well as a lot to celebrate. and part of that excitement is because the

police in hong kong have detained 23 people for allegedly attempting to mark the anniversary of the tiananmenafter carrying flowers. others were detained for holding unlit candles or wearing yellow clothing. tens of thousands of people in hong kong used to gather every year to mark the anniversary, but laws imposed by china have now made such vigils impossible. fighting is escalating in several areas of sudan's capital of khartoum after a ceasefire expired sunday. there have also been reports of violence in the north darfur region. hundreds have been killed, thousands injured, and millions displaced since fighting erupted in sudan in mid—april. the us is accusing the commander of a chinese warship of navigating in "an unsafe manner" after a near miss incident between the ship and an american destroyer in the taiwan strait. the chinese ship was seen approaching from the port side of the us ship passing less than 150 metres in front. the us says they were forced to slow their ship to prevent a collission. in the us — a sonic boom was heard over washington dc after the us airforce scrambled figh

of social democrats party has been detained by police in hong kong on the 34th anniversary of the tiananmenforced her to a police van. a number of other arrests were also made. now, six women have set off today on an epic challenge — to row around the entire coast of great britain. if they complete it, the team will smash a couple of world records — while also carrying out scientific research. our environment correspondentjonah fisher has the story — and a warning his report contains some rapid flashing images. tower bridge in central london. the start and, if augurs well, the finish line for the journey of 2000 miles around britain. this is known as the world's toughest rowing race for a reason. the women range in age from 29 to 53. 1.4! if they make it, theirjourney will take them 2,000 miles around the coast of great britain, without ever setting foot on land. six knots! amy is the youngest crew member but the only one to have rowed across the atlantic ocean. this is so much tougher than the atlantic. navigating busy coastal waters can be more dangerous than following a course through th

vans after peacefully walking in the neighbourhood where thousands once gathered annually for a tiananmen now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. manchester city are still on course for a treble of trophies — after beating rivals manchester united 2—1 to win the fa cup. the premier league champions�* opening goal was the fastest in fa cup history. 0ur correspondent natalie pirks was watching at wembley. bleary eyed after early starts, the two halves of manchester| wandered into the wembley sunshine. united fans were looking to protect a legacy, city fans were on the search for a treble. friendships were about to be tested. if we can do it, i would put us above that 1999 winning treble team. i have a nice feeling inside, sorry! wembley looked regal in the sunshine. but united knew they would need to weather a storm. they weren't banking on a hurricane. there's a good try! incredible! ilkay gundogan. the fastest goal in fa cup final history at just 12 seconds. city'sjoy was united's pain. they knew their claim to english football's only treble was in peri

slamming biden administration for allowing two senior officials to go to china 34th anniversary of tiananmen square massacre they went there for other business, so, they are there for other business, so all of this goes back to original point you are making about u.s. military. is it the military? or is it as china got another plan you can see could be cyberwarfare. >> china has tentacles in everything we do in cheap computers wi-fi cranes in seaports watching that everything our navy does we've got to make sure that we are awake this president make us look so weak that xi jinping is a bully bullies thrive on weakness exactly what happened provocation that, we saw in the -- in the -- ocean, and provocation we saw in air two prime examples of what could be coming it could get worse we've got to watch out for the pacing threat communist chinese party poses not just china but investing with belt and road initiatives in south america central america trying to get their foot they're they have in western hemisphere. >> let me ask you this no money no additional finding for border, so we've got por

instead of the tradition of honoring those brave people who tried to fight against communism in tiananmen square. >> every inch of space you give over becomes a place where freedom does not exist. president trump said the provocations are because we look weak from what happened in afghanistan to the minor incursion in ukraine. rachel: to the falling on the stage. >> to the falling on the stage of beijing, may be unnoterly looking at this saying this is a moment to move, this is a moment to test. rachel: they're playing it over and over again in china. >> earlier in the program we had l lieutenant colonel allen west on, talking about the growing threat from china. >> china is the one that has killed hundreds of thousands of americans do due to the fentanyl issue, killed millions of americans because of the release of the covid virus. we have a president who seems compromised, is not taking a tough stance on china, they see weakness, not strength which is a strong deterrent and they stepped up their game to make it a military wall and all you have to do is read the one belt, one road strate

. >> there is a famous photograph of you at tiananmen square in 1989.hat problem in 1989? >> we explored democracy in america. >> i do think that one of the incredible quotes is something that mousse mousalini said. you pluck the chicken one feather at a time and people don't notice. that is what concerned me. it's not some overt overthrow. >> and around the world. >> prime minister, the issue is not a democracy, it is what kind of democracy israel will have. will it have a liberal democracy or illiberal democracy? >> we talked with deck tarts. >> will you be back in the u.s. soon? >> and autocrats. >> translator: i wouldn't want to think we're going down to some sort of a cold war and i'm sure no one is interested in that. >> a king. >> i believe that we could come together. >> and a queen. >> islam in and of itself does not subjugate women and hold them back. >> environmentalists. >> the future of our children as we go on destroying the environment. we depend on the environment. >> and human rights defenders. >> if we can't as an international communi