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 travel
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, china s 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 country s top grain producing regions, raising concerns about food security. earlier i spoke to a
welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. aiemann mariko oi. the headlines: ukraine says a russian missile attack on the eastern city of pokrovsk has killed at least five people and wounded more than 30. lawyers for donald trump say a protective order violates the former president s first amendment rights. an american official meets the coup leaders in niger, but fails to meet the deposed president. and oscar winning director william friedkin best known for the controversial horror film the exorcist, dies at the age of 87. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday.