this is bbc news. the headlines. a huge fire has ripped through one of the rohingya refugee camps in bangladesh. the blaze in cox s bazar district has been brought under control. more than 2,000 shelters had been gutted, affecting around 12,000 people. no casualties have been reported so far. after more than a decade of negotiations, un member states have agreed to establish an international treaty to protect the high seas. environmental groups say it will help reverse marine biodiversity losses. military spending in china will increase by more than 7% this year. at the opening of congress, the premier, li keqiang, called for more soldiers to be trained under combat conditions. and prince harry describes writing his memoir as an act of service in the hope that sharing details will help others. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for witness history: lgbt special. hello. i m ben boulos. thanks forjoining me at the queer british museum in london for this edition of witness
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