At exactly noon, people at itomans Peace Memorial park observed a moment of silen to remember relivives a fririen and pr f for wld p pea. The battlef f okina ererupd in the closg g stag of f wod war r. Fiting b bween the u. S. Led allied fors and thnonow defunct japane i imperl ararmy killed more than 200,000 soldiers and civilians. That includes a quarter of okinawas population. Governor tamaki denny read a peace dedeclaration. I pray that the souls of those who lost their lives in pastst wars may rest in peace. I will continue to pray for peace and happiness in t the future of mankind. Prime minister abe shinzo delivered a video message. Coronavirus measures also forced organizers to scale down the ceremony with only a few hundred people taking part. Abe spoke about the u. S. Military presence in okinawa. The prefecture hosts most of the countrys american facilities, about 70 . Abe promised change without setting any specific benchmarks. On this day, those who lost relatives in the w
Taking on the champions empty asia we live with all the latest coming up. A very warm welcome to the program we begin in sudan where the countrys former ruler Omar Al Bashir has been found guilty in a corruption trial the 75 year old has been sentenced to 2 years which he will spend in a reformed since or rather the jail because of his age now the case centered around suitcases found in his home filled with notes of different currencies worth more than 130000000. 00 the courtroom erupted in chaos as the verdict was read out this year supporters started chanting that the trial was political and were ordered to leave but despite that they continued their protest site bashir was overthrown in april after months of demonstrations its the 1st of several trials hell face for actions during his. 30 year. Well have a morgan is in sudans capital khartoum hi there head we saw those chaotic scenes in court and now hes going to spend these 2 years in a rehab center and talk us through what weve be
State department forced to release documents showing Donald Trumps lawyer was in close contact with secretary of state over the ukraine a fat. And climate pressure in the pacific well take you to the tiny island nation of pullout to find out whats at risk. So hong kong the polls for local elections are now open in a vote seen as a test for the pro beijing government following months of demonstrations of origins of threatens to suspend voting if there is any serious disruption a record 4100000 people have registered to vote on kongs biggest turn up since the territory was returned to china from britain in 997 well hong kong prodemocracy activist Joshua Wallace urged protesters to continue to oppose beijing he was actually disqualified from running in these local elections says i will protest movement stop recruiting i urge more people around the world just have a pom pom pom pom should come out about this for Council Action is that your action in ma committed based on the strength. That
In kenyan landslides. And how Climate Change is affecting the golden glow of a World Heritage site in the west pacific. But 1st to hong kong where the passion for change is translating into record numbers of people turning out for local elections the polls taking place after months of increasingly violent protests against the prey beijing government is now 3 oclock in the afternoon in hong kong and so far more than one and a half 1000000 people have already said ballots will get a an update from sarah clarke in just a minute 1st so lets see her report on how election day is unfolding. As polls open to the people lined up around 4000000 who bridge the divide in hong kongs District Council elections after months of citywide on raw. Just the people want their voices heard im curious after youve been sick my grief and i think for a teenage years. Hes battery nowadays and all his friends and a people on the change will be high profile and he can have different opinions isnt that what is imp
Working on this war without trying to negotiate an end. I had come back from paris, we were trying to do the exact thing. But you couldnt mention it. Couldnt mention it. Whose decision was it to make these talks secret . So was it so you could advance more who had the courage to do it. We felt you cannot make progress, propaganda, with the whole world watching. Youve got to do it secretly. I think the North Vietnamese werent that interested in negotiations, except as a tactic to wear us out or to see whether we could make the kind of deal they could live with. They didnt want to accused by the vietcong and others of being overly soft. What do you think, joe . I think here winston and i may differ slightly. I think its important to have secret negotiations. They accompany almost any negotiation about a serious issue. But i think henry had a somewhat expansive view of that, which is keeping it secret. Thats a different issue. I meant the public. I understand. My point is, for him secret