Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Glad you could join us. Its 8 00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 1 00am in malta, where the government is under intense pressure as protests continue over the murder of a prominentjournalist. Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed two years ago by a car bomb. She was investigating corruption on the island. Her death shocked Maltese Society and her family have led the calls forjustice including demands for a public inquiry. Three senior figures in maltas government stood down yesterday. All have denied wrongdoing including any involvement in ms galizias death. Prime ministerJoseph Muscat is facing calls to resign. Damian grammaticas reports from malta. Chanting mafia, they shout. Corruption. The targets of their anger the politicians inside maltas parliament. Why are you here tonight . Because not only have they killed a journalist, just for money and power, but they have also brought the country to it
Admired around the world for his wit and humour, has died at the age of 80. Good morning. It is 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in the morning in london and 8 00pm in washington, where President Trump has signed into law legislation backing protesters in hong kong. The law has been passed by both houses of congress, but until late on wednesday, the president had no shown huge enthusiasm for the bill. He said he had respect for chinas president , xijinping, and was sure he would resolve the situation. But now, he has signed. So what difference does this make . Joining me now, ben bland, a Research Fellow and director of South East Asia project at Lowy Institute in sydney. Thank at Lowy Institute in sydney. You so much forjoinin tell thank you so much forjoining us. Tell us how significant that President Trump signed this bill, and what does it really mean for the Pro Democracy Movement in hong kong . This is a really big, symbolic victory for the Democracy Movement in hong kong. Activists h
Coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, george ford returns for england. He is in the starting xv for their Rugby World Cup semifinal against the reigning champions new zealand. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Police have released more details about the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in essex. They are all believed to have been chinese nationals, and they include eight women and 31 men. The driver of the lorry, mo robinson, has been arrested on suspicion of murder, and is being questioned. Officers in Northern Ireland have raided three houses and the National Crime agency said it was trying to identify organised Crime Networks which may have been involved. Essex police say the case is the largest Murder Investigation in its history. Lets join our correspondentjon kay whos in grays in essex where the lorry was found. Yes, the discovery that was made in that quiet road in the middle of this Industrial Estate in the early hours of yesterday m
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Hello, and welcome. Irans foreign minister made a surprise visit to the g7 summit in france on sunday, to discuss how to reduce tensions between iran and the us. He was only there a few hours, but he did meet with french president and event host, emmanuel macron. He tweeted these photos of the meeting, writing that the road ahead is difficult, but worth trying. Earlier, mr macron said the leaders of the g7 countries had agreed a common stance on iran. My colleague ros atkins has been following events at the summit in biarritz throughout the day. Day two of the g7 perfectly illustrated the opportunities and challenges facing the summit. On iran, we were told all Seven Members we re iran, we were told all Seven Members were committed to avoiding conflict. 0n the amazon fires, we were told everything were done to help result. 0n russia rejoining the g7, donald trump told us its a work in progress. After meeting the eus donald tusk, Boris Johnson progress. After meeting the eus donald tusk