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and 'ust to say, though, singapore has _ say, though, singapore has previously seen support for the death penalty in the country, statistics i have seen from 2019 show that 70% of those surveyed in singapore, think it was about 2000 people, agreed that execution was more of a deterrent against serious crime than a life sentence. there is support within the country for the death penalty, whatever the rights and wrongs of the specific case, has generated more debate about that? yes, certainly, this case generates debate about that. the reliance on public opinion polls, there is evidence of public support for the death penalty long has been challenged and the reality is that public support for the death penalty in singapore is much more nuanced than the government portrays it. i mean, we have surveys in 2016 if we're going to look at surveys, that show that when people are asked about specific circumstances and specific crimes, support for the death penalty does actually decrease when there is less support for the death penalty for drug trafficking, for instance. this support will be morose

well, singapore just did what it said it does. it supports the death penalty because it says it acts as a deterrent and thatis says it acts as a deterrent and that is one of the reasons that makes singapore thursday. and drug trafficking is particularly hard line. we have had confirmation that this execution did take place this morning. and one of the reasons there has been such an outcry internationally over this case is because nagaenthran dharmalingam was found to be intellectually disabled. that is what activists say. now, the court did interview a number of export —— experts who said he was borderline intellectually disabled, but in the end the court ruled that he did know what he was doing at the time of the offence. there have been a number of activist, international figures, a number of activist, internationalfigures, who have called on singapore to commute his death sentence. but singapore have said all of the appeals, all of the cases, even the one failed by his mother just yesterday, that they were baseless because

what do you make of this execution in terms of singapore stance on the drug related crimes? i thought it once again, i it off about 2 years to send a signal to the wider world that you hold down very seriously. it's very st. dropped really loss and non punishment meet the crimes. so. ready there was an execution for about a few weeks ago and then this is the 2nd one in a row. so this determination to try to. ready stem, our drops from seattle is once again to the world. and how does malaysia see this then has its stance on the drug crimes changed over the years? do you think? well, malaysia, a drug related all senses, but in recent years i think it was. and i saw one more already on a and i think in this particular case, the malaysian prime minister as written do this thing up all side in order to see paul clemens commendation. but of course, well the execution was for the last carry out on malaysia has previously appeal to singapore over death, row inmates. how might this execution affect that policy going forward? why i think over the past few decades malaysian a lot on dr

there are thought to be more than 50 people on death row in singapore. and there are, at least for others, found guilty for more found guilty of drug related offenses. who are at risk of imminent execution. ok, florence louis, thanks for that update. we're staying with this a song. oh is a principal advisor at the pacific research center. he says, singapore still vigorously enforces the death penalty for seamless drug related crimes. why i think over the past few decades, a lot on drought related crime sometimes, you know, extra dating the on the one and not the malaysian sites malaysia. next friday that is on citizens to senior or and knowing that sort of drug abuse will be imposed on such as citizens. so i think that you don't believe cell is currently having a moratorium death. and the as the present case, you haven't seen that you need to be sure reaction from the foundation side of u. s. secretary states has warned that iran that could be in a position to develop a nuclear weapon in weeks that's down from previous assessments of about a year. and so

>> singapore imports putting much 95% of all produce into singapore. we were very, very well looked after, so we have no issues in that regard. obviously, we are driving sustainability at the forefront of the hotel chain. it gives us a bit of love as well. 25% of our herbs have ingredients from your own herb garden as well, so just giving that to the environment enter nature as well. -- giving back to the environment and to nature as well. juliette: if you look at 2021, in some ways it was probably more challenging than 2020. the grand hyatt was among those that pivoted. tell us how you kind of adjusted from the pandemic and i guess what kind of profitability you saw from that. >> very great teamwork we had a couple of months ago -- sorry, a couple of months -- a long time ago. beverages as well as mailboxes for a very good price. we really achieved heavy topline revenue. we converted on 9 million just from the shop over the last 18 months, so a huge impact in revenue where we really look at how we can cater to our valued guests. once we close, i think

that's right, singapore says the death penalty acts as a deterrent and that is what makes singapore so say. there have been a lot of appeals in this case, lawyers have said that nagaenthran�*s intellectual disability meant that he didn't know what was happening, even while in prison. activists and lawyers were saying that has mental condition to deteriorate and he wasn't even aware that he was going to be executed. his mother said that he thought he was going to be able to go home to have her home cooked food at some point but singapore says that the conviction was fair, but all of the appeals and the case brought by his motherjust yesterday wasn't baseless, and that he did commit the crime and therefore that is why they defended the death penalty for him. some breaking news — the court has sentenced unsung sajeed to five years in prison for corruption. the case was the first of 11 corruption charges against the nobel laureate. we'll get you more as soon as we can. let's get some of the day's other news. the world bank says the price of goods could remain at historically high level

singapore, this is - live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc| live from our studio in- singapore, this is bbc news, it's newsdax _ welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. in his latest initiative to save the lives of thousands of people trapped in the ukrainian city of mariupol, president zelenskyy has offered to exchange russian prisoners of war for a guarantee of safe passage for his fellow citizens. the city is still under heavy bombardment, as russia intensifies attacks on the wider region of the donbas. it's believed 100,000 people remain trapped there. the last of the ukrainian resistance can be found at the azovstal steel works, a massive industrial plant, as our correspondent mark lowen reports. in the fog of war, russia's ferocious firepower is unrelenting. mariupol, once a thriving port city, besieged and broken. explosion the last bastion of ukraine's resistance is the azovstal steel plant, perhaps a few thousand soldiers and civilians in its bunkers and tunnels — a patch of land holding out against one of the world's biggest armi

well, yes, i work in singapore. i came to sri lanka for a vacation and this trip is after closer to two years, so what i saw is totally different country than i left in 2020 december. so, whati country than i left in 2020 december. so, what i saw was a huge queue awaiting me at the fuel stations to get fuel come along hours of power cuts and i knew that this has been going on for a long period of time. and but it was completely different to experience it first—hand than listening to it over the phone or seeing it on media calls. so, what i see is that it has completely disrupted the life of the general public, and this has been going on for a long period of time. odyssey that has led to the frustration. but also right now the protests are adding to this.— right now the protests are adding to this. doctor, almost protests. _ adding to this. doctor, almost protests. i _ adding to this. doctor, almost protests, i think _ adding to this. doctor, almost protests, i think we _ adding to this. doctor, almost protests,

i'm karisha vaswani in singapore. our headlines: the un secretary general, antonio guterres, holds talks in moscow with russian president vladimir putin. the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, says staunch support for ukraine in its battle with russia will continue "for the long haul". the boss of the social media platform twitter has admitted that its future is uncertain, in light of its planned purchase by the billionaire elon musk. mr musk, the founder of tesla and the world's richest man, has agreed a $aa billion deal to takeover twitter. he has declared that "free speech is the bedrock "of a functioning democracy". what that means for twitter�*s 300 million users is not certain, as our technology editor zoe kleinman explains. lift off! elon musk�*s big ideas include colonising mars and implantable human brain machines. his successes include the tesla electric car and the payment giant paypal. and now he's set his sights on his favourite social network, twitter. this is not a way to sort of make money. having

singapore being in between them. and what is happening is you have this lockdown in shanghai and the trucks cannot get in to get the goods out of shanghai ports. you know, china uses the trucking network, you know, they rely on it extremely hard to distribute goods from the ports. from the coast. so there is a shortage of truckers, a shortage of trucks, and that is having a chain reaction affect out to the sea, where ships are starting to stack up, if you will. not literally, but figuratively. in fact, i will give it this last quote. ocean network expresses the shipping company it estimates congestion at chinese ports is gridlock in about 10% of the global container ship fleet right now. it could get worse of the lockdown continues. shery: our chief north asian correspondent stephen engle's. area management says the analysis in china and the asian-pacific region way -- may outperform. investors think the u.s. remains the best backdrop for investors. ceo michael spoke to bloomberg at the wealth summit in new york. >>

s. warms at tara might be weeks away from building a nuclear bomb, and singapore executes a mentally disabled malaysian ma'am, found guilty of drug trafficking despite international polls for clemency. russia has agreed in principle to allow the un and red cross to help with the evacuation of civilians from the as of style steel clocked and the besieged, ukrainian, city of matter. you pull. the agreement was reached during talks between the un secretary general antonio terrace. and russian president vladimir putin in moscow, some ukrainian troops were also trapped inside the plant, where they rejected russian demands to surrender dosage a bar report. the world's most senior diplomat is in moscow on a mission. un secretary general antonio terrace says he has come to the russian capital as a messenger of peace. his audience, the most controversial world leader at the moment. russian president vladimir putin who received the secretary with high praise for his organization. russia, as one of the founding countries of the united nations and a permanent member of the security council has a

a malaysian man with the mental age of a child has been executed in singapore for drug smuggling. westwood! we are live on bbc 2... the former bbc radio 1 dj, tim westwood, faces allegations of sexual misconduct by women who say he abused his position in the music industry. he kept putting his hand on my leg and stroking my leg, and touching my face. running his hands in my hair, like, "what are you doing?" like, "stop touching me." the ugly face of the beauty industry in egypt — a bbc investigation finds dozens of unqualified people are administering botox and fillers, leaving women scarred for life. and police release footage of alec baldwin practising with his gun, on the set where a crew member was shot dead. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. as the conflict in ukraine enters its third month, the united nations secretary—general has embarked on a diplomatic mission to moscow. antonio guterres told president putin that the russian invasion fully contradicts the constitution of the united nations charter. he also expressed concern about the human

were you born in singapore? shouzi: i am born in singapore. david: and did you go to college and high school in singapore? shouzi: the thing about growing up on a small island like singapore, david, is you get wanderlust at a young age. it is a tropical paradise. it is a tiny island. i love it but it is very small. so, after high school and after national service -- we have national service there -- i went to the u.k. for college and subsequently to here in the u.s. to business school, where i met my wife. david: you went to harvard business school. shouzi: i did. david: how did you think harvard business school was? were the people there smarter than you thought? or not as smart as you thought they would be? shouzi: i had a great time there. the most important moment was i met my wife in business school. to me, it was a great two years. david: you graduate from harvard business school in what year? shouzi: in 2010. david: what did you do then? shouzi: after business school, i joined an investment company called dst which invests in internet c

this would allow the singapore dollar to appreciate faster. core inflation forecast her slightly higher level than average which is why and you can see that reaction at the end of that chart on the right. let's look at the broader market japan and south korea coming online. nikkei up for tenths of 1%. japanese yen strengthening against the dollar, around 125. we have seen significant weakness, but out the moment, we are seeing stocks leading gains in japan, watching the 10 year jgb yields closely, we have seen that appreciation committing to easing that yield .235%. the korean won a strengthening for a second consecutive session, we have seen the finance minister come out and talk up the korean won. we are headed toward the split and where it could go. haidi: such a busy day for central banks. busy week, processing the biggest rate headache we have seen from the new england -- new zealand bank in 22 years. take a look at equities. we are expecting above 3%, we are seeing moves when it comes to aussie sovereign bonds alongside moves we have see

the singapore court of appeal dismissed a last—minute plea filed by the mother of a malaysian death row inmate, paving the way for his execution this morning. nagaenthran dharmalingam has been on death row for more than a decade after trafficking nearly 43 grams of heroin into singapore. the former bbc radio 1 dj tim westwood is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by women who say he abused his position in the music industry. the 64—year—old is accused of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour and touching. tim westwood strenuously denies all the allegations. now on bbc news, our world. myanmar is now in a state of civil war. what started in february 2021 as a mass protest movement against the military coup is now a nationwide armed uprising. couples are people's army made up couples are people's army made up unlikely soldiers. they are sacrificing everything to bring peace to myanmar. their enemy seized power in a coup, ousting and jailing the country's top elected leaders. what started as a protest movement is now an armed uprising. we follow a mother and student as

singapore told us it was a goodwill gesture. emmanuel thanked us and he said essentially you guys saved us over $5300 and got us seats that have significantly more legroom and comfort for our 16-hour flight. if an airline changes your schedule you don't necessarily have to accept an inconvenient flight. we made a how to video how to rebook. you can watch our other video. just look for the how-to play list. >>> well, with record high prices you may be temted to use your credit card a lot more, but economists say beware because you can rack up debt quickly. skyrocketing inflation is causing the federal reserve to hike interest rates and that means rates could go for up for credit cards and mortgages. the fall out people spend more money on necessities for food and gas. >> it's quite concerning. we're seeing the worst inflation in 41 years right now. it's already impacting consumer confidence and consumer spending power. >> and just be careful of those rising credit card rates as well. economists say inflation is also starting to i

singapore is likely to tighten policy as well. they are in track with whatever is happening in the united states and this week, we could see another tightening of policy plus a more aggressive one then we used to in singapore so we are seeing long end yields going higher everywhere and australia, australia reached 3% in the sector and we may see something like that in singapore as well in other parts of asia. so wherever you look, it's an extremely tough time to be a fixed income investor. paul: in terms of singapore, there is an interesting correlation going on with the yen. the singapore dollar yen heading in the direction of 100. the yen is 125 now against the greenback. what is the trend here? mark: some people are talking about dollar-yen going back to levels we have not seen for more than 20 years which would take you towards 150 against the u.s. dollar. at the time, we saw russia defaulted in the late 1990's, dollar-yen was well above 100 40, not far from 150. in the russian debt crisis helped to bring dollar-yen down a lon

every time i'm in singapore, i think it's their winter right now, the weather is hot. it's like australia. jonathan: more headlines here, singapore removes capacity limits to gatherings at restaurant dining. lisa: the broader context is that china has not moved away from its zero covid policy and singapore has in australia has an almost every other region has an they are enjoying the economic benefits of that step when you talk about people leaving hong kong for singapore, part of is the increasing integration between the mainland and hong kong but they are trying to get away from what they view as arbitrary lockdown rules considering the science and i think that a significant for the months and years ahead. tom: it's like food inflation in southern asia. you look at a barrel of oil and you bring it over to indonesia and food inflation. these are essential oils that are so important. jonathan: why are you laughing? tom: such oils are vitally important like juniper. lisa: and aren't bitters -- an orange bitters. jonathan: we will talk about boris johnson's future. he is

just a final note in singapore, that big move. you're sending the currency up, not just against the dollar, up against pretty much everything will currency in the world right now. bloomberg really visualizes this move for you. there you go. that's not it. i promise we will take this for you. let's get to your first word headlines with vonnie quinn. vonnie: the u.s. is sending ukraine $800 million worth of new military hardware. president biden announced this on wednesday after a phone call. the package includes heavy artillery systems and armored personnel characters. more intense military command after earlier shipment of defensive weaponry. new york city law enforcement officials arrested frank james in manhattan in connection with tuesday's shooting at a brooklyn subway station that entered more than two dozen people. james faces a federal terrorism charge and could face up to life in prison if convicted. the arrest cap a dramatic manhunt that stretched nearly 30 hours. sri lanka has been downgraded. the nation's decision to su

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: growing alarm about alleged russian war crimes in ukraine — the un calls for an independent investigation. it is hard to understand human behaviour like this but what makes it really tragic is that there are so many accounts of it happening where russian soldiers have been and are now in ukraine. we'll have the latest reaction to those allegations. also in the programme: pakistan's parliament is dissolved after prime minister imran khan survives a move to oust him ahead of new elections. china sees its highest number of covid cases since the start of the pandemic, despite tough lockdowns. and the music industry prepares for the grammy awards — can k—pop�*s bts win over a sceptical american audience? live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. hello and welcome to the programme. it's 6am in singapore and 6pm in new york, where the un secretary general has called for an independent investigation into the deaths of civilians in ukraine after russia was acc

i'm marie goy in singapore. our headlines... victory for emanual macron who has become the first french president to be re—elected for 20 years. christians have been celebrating orthodox easter in ukraine, but russia has continued to bombard the south and east of the country. japan says the bodies of ten people have been recovered after a sightseeing boat sank off the northern island of hokkaido. the search continues for the other passengers — a total of 26 were on board the vessel, which ran into trouble off a peninsula famous for its wildlife and dramatic coastline. latest reports from japan suggest coastguards have also picked up a child — their condition is not known. our asia pacific editor michael bristow reports. this is the boat that went missing while on a sightseeing trip. a camera appears to capture the vessel as it prepares to leave harbour. one by one, the passengers embark. the boat then gently pushes out to sea. all seemed calm. but one local tour operator warned them not to leave. translation: it was clear

in singapore, oil and indonesia, they are banning exports. shanghai down 4%, we're seeing broad dollar strength. taking a look at what we're looking at, tech is getting pummeled. you can pin any news ports what striving it, on the back of all that, news of china cracking down on platforms. you are seeing it down 5% or more. oil is -- let's bring in our energy editor. we have known lockdowns are going on for weeks. why such a big concern? >> the big thing that has been people are spooked, beijing, beijing is under the lockdown. beijing could see a similar problem. for oil, we had a report on friday that highlighted the extent to which demand is dropping. there was a number about the gasoline demand, beijing and the neighboring provinces were down as much as 40%. haslinda: palm oil bucking the trend. there is a sense that indonesian supplies -- \ >> that it's a chunk of the market that can't be replaced. that is right. [no audio] haslinda: our energy and commodities editor. here is vonnie quinn. vonnie: emmanuel macron has defeated maybe let th

in singapore. our headlines: ukraine's president, volodomyr zelensky, says russia is committing genocide, as its forces withdraw from towns near kyiv. police in the us say at least six people have been killed and ten others wounded in a mass shooting in california's state capital. the ukrainian government says the entire region around kyiv is back under its control as russian forces have withdrawn. elsewhere in the country though — fighting intensified in the eastern luhansk region — and there have been missile strikes on the southern port of odesa. as the war enters a new phase — civilian suffering continues to be widespread — as orla guerin reports. now the immediate danger has passed, the cost is being counted, home by home. some damage is irreparable. oleg takes me into his front garden — the scene of a possible war crime, where an ordinary family was hit by a russian missile. his two—year—old son, stepan, was buried under the rubble. "he fell asleep in bed with new sheets because

it's a start in other places such efforts have long been standard practice the singapore government, supporting targeted efforts to bring nature back to the city. the city state is a pioneer. it's been greening high rise building since the 1960 s mm. their gardens parks and greenery on all levels architect tolmas shop. the research is the effects such buildings have on people and the urban climate. the unknown decor boy, the here at the interlaced complex, the arrangement of buildings contributes to optimal ventilation. the complex itself is already on a hill and we're also not far from the sea ice cream off the air. sure that there's always a very nice breeze passing through which is used at the level of the complex as a whole, to cool the outdoor spaces. but also in the individual apartment, or you have really nice cross ventilation keeping the building cool to support it through high singapore requires buildings to have at least as much green space as was cleared to make way for construction. otherwise, there will be no building permit truck for and his colleague also research the

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our main headline. the bbc finds evidence of russian troops using ukrainian civilians as human shields in villages just north of kyiv. sri lanka's president will not be resigning, his government's whip has told parliament. crowds have protested for weeks over shortages of basics like food and fuel and power black outs lasting many hours. dr chulanee attanayake is from singapore's institute of south asian studies — she is sri lankan and is in the central city of kandy visiting family for the first time in two years. i began by asking her how much the country had changed. i came to sri lanka for a vacation and this trip is after closer to two years, so what i saw is totally different country than i left in 2020 december. so, what i saw was a huge queue awaiting me at the fuel stations to get fuel come along hours of power cuts and i knew that this has been going on for a long period of time. and but it was completely different to experience it first—hand than listening to it over the phone or seeing i

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — the ukraine war — we report on the scenes of devastation in borodyanka near the capital kyiv after it was targeted by russian missiles. under the laws of war, killing civilians and wanton destruction are both crimes unless, it can somehow be proved that that was a military target. in the town of bucha, also near kyiv, satellite images show streets littered with bodies. president zelensky says russia is committing war crimes. at the united nations, president zelensky alleges the worst war crimes since world war ii have been committed. russia denies it. translation: the massacre in our city of bucha is only i one, unfortunately only one of many examples of what the occupiers have been doing on our land. translation: during the time that the town was under - the control of russian armed forces, not a single - civilian suffered from any kind of violence. | live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines. ukrainian officials have offered to travel to mariupol for talks on the evacuation of civilians and military personnel. the prime minister of new zealand has expressed disappointment after the solomon islands signed a security pact with china. the french president, emmanuel macron and his far—right opponent, marine le pen, have clashed over issues including russia and the cost of living in their only television debate ahead of sunday's election. mr macron accused mrs le pen of being "dependent" on the kremlin, while she said her policies would put more money back in the pockets of french workers. polls suggest mr macron is on course to win this weekend's run off with 55% of the vote. from paris, lucy williamson reports. after weeks of sparring from a distance, tonight it's hand—to—hand combat. the first time in this election that emmanuel macron and marine le pen have fought face—to—face. bonsoir, marine le pen. bonsoir. with just two campaigning days left, and a quarter of

it has been 3040 years now. drug trafficking is do something happens in singapore. and what they're doing now is the punishing news news on know some who benefits from the treat. someone who's exploited by the drop in the good to to do, you know, run their business. and when you look at the boy and the kid thing, we want to catch the big fish. we won the big fish. we do not intend to execute their drug use. why exploit but what is like in good? how do they justify this? they need to be able to then of speak to the west, say yeah, we believe in depth and i'll be the works. and then it works, it get rid of the big fish, where is the big fish? raise them if that he thing that, you know, this is going to work to stop drug trafficking in the country. how do i go and just found it? because right now, from my perspective one, they just proof of the death of the targets the week, the vulnerable the poor and it doesn't solve the problem. medical workers in china's capital have found 31 new corona virus infections. that's after 16000000 people were tested on tuesday. the plan

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... russia says more than 1,000 ukrainian marines have surrendered in mariupol — but kyiv maintains it controls the key port city. the search for survivors continues in south africa as the president calls the flooding there a catastrophe of enormous proportions. in the uk, a minister has resigned from prime minister borisjohnson�*s government over the breaking of covid rules in downing street. lord wolfson, who was justice minister, resigned a day after the prime minister and the chancellor were both fined for breaking the lockdown laws. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young has more. he's broken the law, and his own strict covid rules. borisjohnson forced to apologise again and again for lockdown partying in downing street. i want to begin by repeating my apologies. mr speaker, i want to apologise. i once again offer a full apology. but is saying "sorry" enough to save his job? for now, cabinet colleagues think so. it's not defensible, and he has paid that fixed— penalty notice.

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... russia says more than 1,000 ukrainian marines have surrendered in mariupol — but kyiv maintains it controls the key port city. the search for survivors continues in south africa, as the president calls the flooding there a catastrophe of enormous proportions. let's turn to china now — where authorities have warned people in shanghai that they will be dealt with forcefully if they fail to comply with the city's strict coronavirus lockdown measures. while some of the city's 25 million residents are now able to go outside, many are still confined to their homes. here's our china correspondent steve mcdonell. well, the latest numbers are unfortunately not good. yesterday, we reported a slight drop — so it was the first day since april that the official daily new cases had come down. well, they're back up again. so those that have to go to hospital, daily new cases today are over 1,000 — it was below 1,000 yesterday. those who are infected and their symptoms aren't that great — s

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines: president zelensky visits the battered town of bucha and accuses russian forces of committing genocide. president biden has said for the first time that vladimir putin should be put on trialfor war crimes. well, after spending the day with president zelensky as he witnessed the scenes in bucha, our correspondent yogita limaye told us how the president reacted to what he was seeing. well, he looked visibly moved by what he'd seen. he said it was unimaginable. we actually met him on a street where this long russian column had been ambushed and destroyed by ukrainian forces. so, if not for what has happened in bucha, he might have been standing there talking about the gains made by the military, but he was talking instead about war crimes and genocide. he also said those who were responsible would be held to account. he was very keen for the world to see what had gone on in bucha. it's been about three days since the russians withdrew from there. from other areas that they

speaking is you something happens to singapore and what they're doing now is the punishing news news or know someone who benefits from the treat. someone who's exploit them by the drug and the good to to do, you know, run their business. and when you look at the boy, the key thing we want to catch the big fish, we won the big fish. we do not intend to execute the drug use. why exploit but what is not going good? how do they justify this? they need to be able to then not speak to the when say yeah, we believe in depth and i'll be the works and then it works. it, get rid of the big fish. where's the big fish? where's the mr. the thing that you know, this is going to work to stop drug trafficking in the country. how do i go and just found that because right now, from my perspective one, they just proof of the thing that indefinite the targets the week, the one or both the poor and he doesn't solve the problem. fire fighters are struggling to contain a huge blaze on the outskirts of india's capital during a heat wave, a prime minister as warning temperatures in india and getting too high

i'm mariko 0i in singapore. 0ur headlines... president biden announces another $800 million of military help for ukraine in what he calls a critical phase of the war. as president putin claims to have taken control of mariupol, some civilians have managed to leave the besieged city. in the united states, lawyers for the actress amber heard have been questioning herformer partnerjohnny depp in his defamation case against ms heard. jurors were shown text messages in which mr depp referred to a �*monster�* inside him that he kept in check. the actor is suing ms heard over an article she wrote in which she said she was a victim of domestic violence. 0ur correspondent david sillito has been following the case. johnny depp, and day three on the witness stand, and he was bracing himself for some tough questions. yesterday, we saw what he said where the injuries caused by his ex—wife, amber heard. it was that portrayal ofjohnny depp as the blameless victim in all of this that was today being challenged in court. he was shown these

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... 50 days into the war in ukraine, president zelensky tells the bbc his heart is now filled with hate for russia and says each alleged russian atrocity reduces any hope of peace. russia's defence ministry says the flagship of its black sea fleet, moskva, has sunk, a day after ukraine said the cruiser had been hit by its missiles. a former british national who joined the islamic state group in syria has been found guilty in the united states of hostage—taking and conspiracy related to the murders of four americans in syria. el shafee elsheikh was part of an is militant cell dubbed the beatles by hostages because of their british accents. a warning — you may find some of this report by nomia iqbal distressing. nearly a decade later, el shafee elsheikh will finally pay for his crimes. he has been found guilty of being a member of the gang who kidnapped and beheaded hostages in syria. the victims were american journalists james foley, steven sotloff, and aid workers pet

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... 50 days into the war in ukraine, president zelensky tells the bbc his heart is now filled with hate for russia and says each alleged russian atrocity reduces any hope of peace. russia's defence ministry says the flagship of its black sea fleet, moskva, has sunk, a day after ukraine said the cruiser had been hit by its missiles. in other news for you today, the british government has announced controversial plans to send some asylum—seekers to rwanda. single men crossing the english channel in small boats will be flown more than 6000 kilometres on a one—way ticket to east africa, to be processed and resettled. opposition politicians here have called the plan �*evil�* and �*despicable', and campaigners are pointing to rwanda's poor record on human rights. mark easton sent this report from the rwandan capital, kigali. a handshake in the grip of controversy. this formal agreement between britain and rwanda is, according to the home secretary, a world—first in

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... the bbc uncovers more evidence of the sexual violence ukraininan women have suffered at the hands of russian forces. ukraine's president warns russia is amassing tens of thousands of troops ahead of a fresh offensive in the eastern donbas region. turning to china now — where officials in shanghai have announced a slight easing of strict covid lockdown measures for a limited number of residents. communities which go for at least two weeks without a covid infection will have their restrictions altered. the current restrictions have provoked increasing anger from those unable to order food to their apartments. i'm joined now by our reporter monica miller, who has been looking into this for us. monica, how is the lifting of the restrictions going to work? talk us through that. officials there had _ talk us through that. officials there had laid _ talk us through that. officials there had laid out— talk us through that. officials there had laid out a _ talk us through that. officials t

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — details emerge of more than 100 ukrainian civilians held captive in a cellar for weeks by russian forces. it happened in chernihiv, which is now back under ukrainian control. there were people here, including dozens of children, who were living amongst corpses for hours, sometimes days. in israel, at least two people are dead and eight have been wounded after a shooting in central tel aviv. pakistan's supreme court says the suspension of parliament, in a bid to block a vote against prime minister imran khan, was unlawful. 25 million people under a covid lockdown in shanghai as cases rise. people there say food supplies are running out. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in the morning in singapore and 2am in kyiv in ukraine, where more harrowing accounts have emerged of life under russian occupation. the city of chernihiv, north of the capital, has just about survived, subjected to a siege lasting several weeks. tens of thousa

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: russia says more than 1,000 ukrainian marines have surrendered in mariupol. kyiv says it still holds the key port. more allegations that russia carried out warcrimes in ukraine. we report from bucha, where investigators are collecting evidence. the challenge for prosecutors will be to establish a line of command, from the grave to the top of the russian state, to show that crimes were not just committed but ordered. also coming up on newsdsay: a desperate search for survivors in south africa as the president calls the flooding there a catastrophe of enormous proportions. police in new york arrest the suspected gunman behind tuesday's subway shooting, bringing to an end a 24—hour manhunt. in the uk, a government minister quits, after borisjohnson becomes the first sitting prime minister found to have broken the law. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. it's 8:00 in the morning in singapore, and 3am in mariupol where russia is claiming m

singapore airport is swanky. it wins awards for features like a swimming pool and a garden, but emmanuel's family didn't plan on spending 13 hours in the airport. usually when airlines change their schedules, you gain the advantage to request different flights for free and emmanuel did that. he says singapore wanted to charge him thousands of dollars more because only premium economy class was available on the flights with the shorter layovers. so he asked us for help. we emailed singapore air who offered him a refun, which they have the right to do. he declined and held firm, which he has the right to do. singapore then upgraded his tickets to premium economy, with shorter layovers. singapore told us it was a goodwill gesture, and emmanuel thanked us and he said essentially you guys saved us over $5,300 and got us seats that have significantly more leg room and comfort for our 16-hour flight. if an airline changes your flight schedule, you don't necessarily have to just accept an inconvenient flight. we made a v

reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines... britain's prime minister and chancellor are fined for breaches of covid lockdown laws. police find they broke the rules they set for the public to follow. in all frankness, at that time, it did not occur to me that this might�*ve been a breach of the rules. but of course, the police have found otherwise, and i fully respect the outcome of their investigation. he's asking us to obey one rule, and then he's doing something completely different, the opposite. it's not right. itjust made me so angry. it's like one rule for. them, and one for us. on the front line with ukrainian forces in the east of the country, as russia builds prepares for a major new assault. a manhunt is under way in new york after 16 people were injured in a shooting at a subway station. after two weeks' covid lockdown in shanghai, officials admit they're struggling to feed the city's 25 million people. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, and ”pm in london —

singapore has dropped all virus restrictions. it seems like whether there is that influx of people coming from hong kong to singapore, it still remains to be a big question mark because it seems like the number would benefit, but there are so --also are still restrictions as well. haslinda: at a time when singapore is meant to capitalize on the losses of hong kong, it is not really doing so. it is a case of wanting the best talent out there. in our conversations with the ministers they say we want high-level talent that we ourselves can't produce in the city. it goes back to the elections, the last elections where the ruling party saw its worst performance since 2000. that is because the people here in singapore are complaining about not getting the jobs that they want, that those jobs are going to foreign talent, and hence we are seeing all those visa requirements and minimum wages being raised. yvonne: yes, they want to hire local, so it is not easy. as that story has highlighted here. in hong kong, unemployment spiking. given