Hi there. Thank you for being with us. We begin in ukraine, where at least five people have been killed in a Russian Missile attack on residential buildings in the eastern ukrainian town of pokrovsk. Ukraines Interior Minister reported that the strikes also injured at least 31 people. Among the injured are at least 19 police officers, five rescuers, and a child. The head of the Donetsk Region said the strikes damaged a hotel as well as shops and administrative a hotel as well as shops and administrative buildings. Meanwhile, ukraines Intelligence Agency announced that it arrested a woman in connection with an alleged assassination plot against president zelensky. The woman was allegedly preparing a russian air strike in the Mykolaiv Region during mr zelensky� s visit to the area. Our ukraine Correspondentjames Waterhouse has the latest. So these are quite interesting allegations from the region. Sources from the Security Forces told us they have arrested a woman who is accused of travelling around the local area, taking pictures of Different Military sites, and sharing them with her russian handlers. These are part of a string of allegations including her trying to get hold of the itinerary of an official visit by president zelensky and trying to share that with moscow, which would therefore help russia launch a major airstrike during president zelensky� s visit. That visit that happened without any incident and the woman was arrested shortly afterwards, we are told is being investigated for a number of weeks. Notjust that, there are claims she worked in the local Military Shop at one of ukraines Military Bases in the south. As the countrys poorhouse leader, president zelensky sees Long Distance trips has been part of the job description. It is important to him that he appears on the front line as well as in cities and army bases to try to keep the populations morale high. There have been reports of several attempts on his life, not least i remember early on in the invasion when russias main aim was to topple his administration, to take him out and install a Puppet Official of their own. These allegations are a reminder of the risks he faces every time he travels outside of here have or even when he stays inside of kyiv, frankly kyiv. Russia has not commented on these allegations. Now to niger and some breaking news. A senior american diplomat has met with the coup leaders in the capital niamey, and said she had Frank And Difficult discussions. Victoria nuland, whos the acting deputy secretary of state, said the coup leaders had not agreed to restore the democratic order and did not let her meet the deposed president. She added that nigers coup leaders understood the risks of working with the Russian Mercenary Group wagner, which is active in neighbouring countries. Our reporter chris ewokor has more details on the situation in niger. The Militaryjunta Leaders In Niamey said they are not taking chances. They have alleged of some form of Military Deployment in preparation to invade their country in two Central African areas, but it didnt mention the name. So because of that, flights are diverted, and of course those who are flying even from within niger, there is a kind of disruption. But beyond that, aside from the closure of the airspace, we also have a situation where borders are closed. Although the Junta Leaders have opened their borders to some neighbouring african countries, nigerias border with niger and that of Republic Of Benin remain closed, and majority of their imports come from both nigeria and of course benin republic. This is also hurting businesses and has sparked increase in prices of foodstuffs. Nigeria has also cut electricity, which is also affecting the nigerien households tremendously. Chris ewokor reporting there. Lawyers for donald trump have opposed an attempt to limit what information he can make public about his prosecution on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, saying it will limit his freedom of speech. Prosecutors asked the judge for an order limiting the disclosure of evidence, saying the former president might use it intimidate witnesses. This, of course, goes back a few days to that request for what is known as a protective order from the prosecution regarding the evidence in this case. This is the so called Discovery Phase of this trial. It happens in every criminal case. Its when the prosecution has to share has to share by law all the information that it has, all the evidence that its collected with the defence, so that, in this case, Donald Trumps side has time to consider the evidence that is going to be presented in court and prepare their defence. Thats whats happening now. But in this case and in others, its not that unusual, but in this particular case the prosecution want the protection order to, as you say, prevent donald trump making public some of this information. It could be transcripts of legal documents, it could be any aspect of evidence, and they want to prevent donald trump going on social media and writing about it. They want to prevent him talking about it in Television Interviews or even making a speech about it at one of his many rallies. Now, whats just happened in the last hour or so, Donald Trumps side have responded to that, saying that this is, in effect, attacking Donald Trumps right to freedom of speech. In a trial about First Amendment rights, they say, the government is seeking to restrict First Amendment rights, and they say that any protection should only apply to the most sensitive of documents. And, of course, this is not the only legal challenge that hes facing. Ajudge dismissing his Defamation Counterclaim against the Writer E Jean Carroll as well. Yes, this goes back a few months. You remember, he was found liable legally liable for sexual assault. Ejean carroll, after this case was over, went on television and, in effect, implied that donald trump was guilty of rape. He counter sued for defamation. And the judge has just thrown out that case, saying that donald trump hadnt proven his argument. Peter bowes reporting there. Thousands of Scouts International event in south korea are being evacuated from a campsite because of an incoming tropical storm. The uk and several other countries had already left, citing extreme hot weather and poor facilities at the site. Our corresponding Jean Mackenzie has the story. Correspond. This is the unluckiestjamboree in scouting unluckiest jamboree in scouting history. Unluckiestjamboree in scouting history. First came floods, then a heat wave, and now a typhoon. But it was not the extreme weather that caused the brits to pack up and leave. It was a lack of shade, food, and the filthy toilets and showers. We felt that it was not a safe environment to be in and we knew when we took the decision how difficult it would be for young people have spent two years raising money and thats why we feel so let down. The organisers why we feel so let down. The organisers were why we feel so let down. The organisers were unprepared for the weather and an event of this scale. I the weather and an event of this scale this scale. I think for the next jamboree, this scale. I think for the nextjamboree, i this scale. I think for the next jamboree, i think i this scale. I think for the next jamboree, i think some nextjamboree, i think some questions need to be asked about making sure that the location is right and save, the weather is right and save, the seasonis weather is right and save, the season is right and safe, and although preparedness is done well in advance. I have no doubt the organisations have a checklist they go through to make sure everything is safe and ready, ithink make sure everything is safe and ready, i think it will be added to after this event. I think that is the right thing to do. , m, think that is the right thing todo. , to do. The Worldscale Body has been pushing to do. The Worldscale Body has been pushing the to do. The Worldscale Body has been pushing the organisers i to do. The Worldscale Body has been pushing the organisers to close this site for days world scout body. Finally they have decided it wont withstand the wins. 35,000 teenagers are being moved to schools and sports souls. Activities are being rearranged. Sports souls. But for the brits who have left early, it has got them well over £1 million. Participants are not going to pay more. Theyre not going to pay more. Theyre not going to pay more. They have already raised enough. 50 pay more. They have already raised enough. Pay more. They have already raised enough. So who is paying for it . It will raised enough. So who is paying for it . It will come raised enough. So who is paying for it . It will come out raised enough. So who is paying for it . It will come out of raised enough. So who is paying for it . It will come out of our. For it . It will come out of our reserves for it . It will come out of our reserves. We for it . It will come out of our reserves. We had for it . It will come out of our. Reserves. We had commitments for it . It will come out of our reserves. We had commitments to those reserves that will, of course, mean that we cannot now do things we wanted to do over the next pre 5 years. The do things we wanted to do over the next pre5 years. The next pre5 years. The uk wants an the next pre5 years. The uk wants an enquiry the next pre5 years. The uk wants an enquiry into the next pre5 years. The uk wants an enquiry into what i the next pre5 years. The uk i wants an enquiry into what went wrong 3 five years. But for now the incoming typhoon is providing coverfor an now the incoming typhoon is providing cover for an event that seemed dangerously out of its depth. Jean mackenzie, bbc news, song. Lets now show you some live pictures of south korea. This is near the South Western Town where the world scoutjamboree is world Scout Jamboree is wrapping world scoutjamboree is wrapping up. You can see young people taking down their tents as Typhoon Khanun loomes. For the latest developments, lets cross live to soul now. Thanks forjoining us on the programme. Can you talk us through what is the latest on the evacuation plans. Around 36,000 participants the evacuation plans. Around 36,000 participants in the evacuation plans. Around. 36,000 participants in jamboree from 36,000 Participants Injamboree from 156 countries on site will start evacuating early this morning. They will be writing over 1000 buses, which were mobilised to take them to metropolitan areas, which is 200 kilometres away from the campsite. This is part of the Contingency Plan by the government as the Typhoon Khanun has been approaching the peninsula and is ready to arrive in the country on thursday morning. Arrive in the country on thursda morninu. ,. , thursday morning. You mention the governments thursday morning. You mention the governments involvement, | the governments involvement, how much is the south korean government helping and how . The government helping and how . Tue government helping and how . Tte government said government helping and how . Ttj government said they had been consulting with the local authorities to provide to an Education Programmes to the jamboree participants after they are relocated. They are trying to give them full support and make them best experiences as possible. The government has been actively stepping in since last weekend. That is the time when the uk and us and singapore decided to move out from that campsite and the government tried hard to continue the event and prevents additional exits from the campsite. They did so by providing more water and providing more water and providing workers and medics to the site as well as support from business and religious circles. � ,. , from business and religious circles. J ,. , circles. As we heard in the report. Circles. As we heard in the report. A circles. As we heard in the report, a loss circles. As we heard in the report, a loss of circles. As we heard in the | report, a loss of teenagers circles. As we heard in the report, a loss of teenagers and participants expressing their disappointment because the event has been somewhat played by problems from the very start. What is the local media saying about some of the criticism facing the organisers . Criticism facing the oraanisers . ,. , organisers . Local media have been pouring organisers . Local media have been pouring out organisers . Local media have been pouring out reports organisers . Local media have been pouring out reports on | organisers . Local media have i been pouring out reports on the problems faced by the scouts on the jamboree site. They are asking why it is so unprepared given six years of time and over 1 million worth of budget. There have been some allegations that most of the budget were used for Operation Expense such as field trips for the relevant officials. This is very disappointing and some of the local and Central Government have actually admitted that the event was unprepared. However, they said they will now focus on the events completion and follow up with the Executive Force afterwards. The followup with the Executive Force afterwards. Followup with the Executive Force afterwards. The bbcs Je Seunu Force afterwards. The bbcs je seung lee. Force afterwards. The bbcs je seung lee, thank force afterwards. The bbcs je seung lee, thank you force afterwards. The bbcs je seung lee, thank you for force afterwards. The bbcs je seung lee, thank you for that | seung lee, thank you for that update. We are showing you pictures from the South Western Town of buan, where the event has been wrapping up and people have been taking down their tents in preparation for their evacuation. Around the world and across the uk this is bbc news. At the womens football world cup, Cohosts Australia have progressed to the quarterfinals, thanks to a convincing 2 0 win over denmark in their last 16 class in sydney. England also booked their Quarterfinal Spot after beating nigeria in a tense goalless match that was ultimately decided by a penalty shootout. That result put the lionesses as one of the heavy favourites to win the competition. England fans celebrated the victory outside the brisbane stadium. It was really good to watch. Really high pressure, you know . But we did it in the end very happy. I thought nigeria were a good team. Watching the prelims, watching the group stage, i was a little bit scared, not going to lie, but. They shout. My heart was going. Yeah. That was tight. It was. Ijust cant believe were in the quarterfinals. Literally stoked. Weve flown all the way for this tournament. One of the worlds longest serving leaders, hun sen of cambodia, has handed over power to his son. Hun manet has been appointed Prime Minister by cambodias king. 0ur Southeast Asia correspondent Jonathan Head gave us more details of the new Prime Ministers background. Hun sens eldest son, hun manet, who is 45 years old, is now the new Prime Minister, although he has to go before parliament to have his new government confirmed in the next couple of weeks, but thats a mere formality, as well, because the ruling party, which is very much hun sens own vehicle, completely dominates parliament after an election in which the main opposition was actually banned from contesting it. So the new Prime Minister is a much younger face, a different generation. Little known, really. Hes been very prominent in the cambodian army. Hes western educated, unlike his father, who came up through the crucible of the khmer rouge revolution, a very sort of different background, but not tested in politics. Hes only really been active in politics in the last year 01 so. So nobody knows quite what kind of Prime Minister hes going to be. I think the hope is for hun sen that this is a gradual transition, that it doesnt create any dramatic changes and that his son gets a chance to bed down. Its a difficult thing to do. Hun sen has so dominated the country in these last 38 years. Hes come to almost personalise politics. He sits at the centre of a web of complex alliances with other powerfulfigures, all of whom are ambitious. Hes managed, very skilfully, played one off against the other, bought them off, as well. But cambodias got lots of challenges. It has an economy very dependent on international demand. It has huge inequality, environmental destruction, massive corruption. These are all things that are going to challenge this new and untested man in charge of the country. That was our south asia correspondent. Lets take a look at other stories. In india, Senior Leaders Enter Parliament for the first time after being reinstated as an mp. Mr gundy was disqualified as an mp after court found him guilty in a Defamation Case in march and sentenced him to two years injail. The Supreme Court suspended the ruling last week, opening the way for his return. The uns childrens Agency Unicef says south asia has the highest percentage of children exposed to extreme high temperatures compared to all other it estimates around half a billion children in the south asia are exposed to temperatures exceeding 35 celsius for approximately a quarter of the year. One of the most impact that our children in afghanistan, india, pakistan and bangladesh. Our children. The american film director William Friedkin has died at the age of 87. He won the Best Director Oscar for the 1971 thriller, the French Connection, but he was perhaps most well known for directing the iconic and controversial horrorfilm, the exorcist. The film, about a young girl possessed by the devil, was infamously banned in many countries, but it became one of the most sucessful and influential films of all time. Here he is speaking about the exorcist in 2008. Its realistic. There is no escape from it. It isnt like theres a lot of distance for the audience, like most of the films in the genre today, where you can laugh. I mean, there will be some laughs but they are nervous laughter based on tension. Earlier i spoke to film critic siobhan synnot, she met him a few times and shared her memories. He was very charming and, in fact, he charmed my movie hating editor so much that he persuaded him to put his picture on the front page of my newspaper. Quite an achievement, if you knew my editor. He was as well, of course, one of the highly regarded directors of the 1970s. Up there with spielberg, scorsese, francis ford coppola, and i think his skill was really to treat what other people might have regarded as b movies with the utmost seriousness. So Something Like the French Connection, a cop movie, could have been a potboiler but in his hands it was something far more elevated than that. And he got an amazing performance out of gene hackman, despite the fact gene hackman felt that his character, popeye doyle, was morally reprehensible and had to be pushed by friedkin to give his character its full weight. And the exorcist, you know, he never regarded that as a horror movie, despite the spinning heads and the pea soup. He regarded it as a serious drama, a moral question, and when he felt the energy on set wasnt quite as energetic as he would like, he punched one of the characters, one of his actors in the face. Notjust any old actor either, a priest. Well, incredible stories there. And also at the age of 87 he actually had a new movie coming out . Thats right. He has a version of the caine mutiny, the Caine Mutiny Court martial. That will be seen at the venice film festival, a chance to see one of our great filmmakers for the very last time. Sad news today i think with William Friedkin but, you know, his films will carry onwards. Maybe he did not achieve quite the same potential after the oscar wins for French Connection and the excitement that surrounded the exorcist but, nevertheless, he had something of a comeback with a film Called Killerjoe in 2012, with matthew mcconaughey, and it is always worth seeing a William Friedkin film. Siobhan synnot. Those opposing the leader of Belarus Autocratic Regime face imprisonment but now it seems must also endure total isolation in jail. Must also endure total isolation injail. They include opposition activists. 0ne isolation injail. They include opposition activists. One was sentenced to 11 years for her role in a Peaceful Street Raleigh three years ago following widespread calls for lukashenko to step down. Sarah rainford has been speaking to marias sister and other opposition supporters living in exile in poland. Writing to her sister from prison, she has never given up a politicalfight and hope prison, she has never given up a political fight and hope for change in belarus. A political fight and hope for change in belarus. Keep strong and everything change in belarus. Keep strong and everything will change in belarus. Keep strong and everything will be change in belarus. Keep strong and everything will be all and everything will be all right. And everything will be all riaht. � �. , and everything will be all riaht. � �. ,. , right. But her family have not had a right. But her family have not had a word right. �. But her family have not had a word for right. But her family have not had a word for months. | not had a word for months. Marias energy and her huge smile helped rally these giant protests three years ago. Against the authoritarian rule of alexander lukashenko. But maria was jailed for 11 years. And now she has been held in total isolation. Tt and now she has been held in total isolation. Total isolation. It became incommunicado total isolation. It became| incommunicado detention total isolation. It became incommunicado detention with no news. It must be pretty scary for you . News. It must be pretty scary foryou . Forsure. They news. It must be pretty scary for you . For sure. They call just hold until they break up. They could. Lukashenko did not crush the spirit of everyone. These rainy activists are Filming Skids for social media, sending up lukashenkos supporters, fighting an oppressive regime by laughing at it. Annas home has been searched, her relatives threatened but she told me she cannot stay silent. Translation i cannot stay silent. Translation ,. , translation | think it is a betrayal translation i think it is a betrayal if translation i think it is a betrayal. If we translation i think it is a betrayal. If we do translation i think it is a betrayal. If we do not translation i think it is a betrayal. If we do not speak out, who will . In belarus everyone is excited because it is possible to say what you think. Y is possible to say what you think. , ~. , think. So every week in warsaw, beiarusian think. So every week in warsaw, belarusian is think. So every week in warsaw, belarusian is gather. Think. So every week in warsaw, belarusian is gather. Some belarusian is gather. Some former prisoners and others with relatives behind bars. They had all have deeply held for safety. In terms of scale, this is nothing like the kind of process we sold three years ago. It is hard to keep the protest spirit alive once in exile but that is what these people are trying to do and to send the message that the repression inside belarus has not stopped. That is why inga now lives in shelter in poland with her son. The police came for her two years after the mass protest when they found a photograph of her with an opposition flag. In custody she says they were treated like animals but that is not what upsets her the most. Translation upsets her the most. Translation j ,. ,. , translation all these amazing educated people translation all these amazing educated people are translation all these amazing educated people are all translation all these amazing educated people are all in educated people are all in prison, it is so hard. Just for our words. Prison, it is so hard. Just for our words prison, it is so hard. Just for ourwords. ,. ,. , our words. Inga knows that she cannot go our words. Inga knows that she cannot go back our words. Inga knows that she cannot go back to our words. Inga knows that she cannot go back to belarus our words. Inga knows that she cannot go back to belarus or i cannot go back to belarus or she will be arrested again and opposition supporters are not just being locked up there but keptin just being locked up there but kept in isolation. Before we go, the sky is the limit for one mother and daughter said to take off into space on thursday. Ana mayers and her mother Keisha Schahaff won a place in a prize draw. They will be the first mother and daughter and the first people from the caribbean to make the journey. People from the caribbean to make thejourney. I people from the caribbean to make the journey. I will be back with Business News shortly but for now thank you so much for watching. Hello there. Theres a promise of something a little bit warmerfor all of us towards the end of the week. But its going to be a short lived warm snap, as cooler, Wetter Conditions return for many northern and Western Areas over the weekend. For the next few days, its southern areas which will see the mist, the murk, the cloud, the rain. A bit brighter further north. This deep area of low pressure will bring all sorts of problems to scandinavia, with localised flooding, heavy rain and strong winds. But the Weather Front pushing in across the south of the uk for tuesday will be a much weakeraffair, bringing increasing cloud to the southern half of the country, with some patchy rain and drizzle, low cloud, some sea fog around south Western Coasts and into wales. But for northern england, northern ireland, scotland, bright with some sunny spells, one or two showers in north east scotland, where it will be windier, especially in the Northern Isles gusts up to 50 miles an hour here, with only 12 degrees in lerwick. But for the mainland of the uk, 16 to maybe 20 degrees from north to south. As we move through tuesday night, it looks like the showers, long spells of rain across the south of england clear away and it turns dry with lengthy clear spells. But it will continue to be windy in the north east of scotland, into the Northern Isles. Temperatures in Single Digits across the north. Another chilly night to come here, but milder in the south and west, where it will be a bit more humid, misty and murky. Wednesday, then, not a bad looking day. Quite a bit of sunshine around. Still windy in the north east of scotland and the Northern Isles, but thicker cloud will push into Western Areas at times and there will be some mist and murk around too. But i think most places will stay dry. Increasing sunshine across the east and south east of england. So, here, 2a, maybe 25 degrees and itll feel increasingly humid as well. Towards the end of the week, we start to tap into that warmer air over the near continent, so it will turn drier and sunnier. But it will turn a little bit humid as well. But you can see the red and orange colours spreading their way northwards across the uk. We could be up to the mid 20s in Scotland On Thursday and the high 20s for parts of england and wales. But it will be a short lived warm spell. Low pressure out in the atlantic will send a Weather Front across the uk during friday, which will bring showers or longer spells of rain, particularly to the north and the west of the uk. Some of them may be heavy. And as it moves through, temperatures will drop back down below the seasonal norm once again. So an unsettled theme as we head into friday and the weekend across the north and the west of the uk. Not looking that bad, though, across southern and eastern parts of england. Counting the cost in china as floods hit the country are raising concerns about food security. And a paneer of the Clubbing Scene here in singapore said that those on a global expansion. Sets its sights. Hi there, welcome to Asia Business report, with me, mariko oi. As we have been telling you, chinas most Severe Weather in recent weeks after two powerful typhoons in the country in just one month. More than 7 Million People across the country have been affected, including in the capital, beijing. Floods have also hit one of the countrys top Grain Producing regions, raising concerns about food security. Earlier i spoke to a Regional Expert who
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