Ill be talking to our Asia Business hub to find out how markets are reacting to the big losses on wall street. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also we would love to hear from you. Today were talking about finland. From 2020, workers in finland will be able to decide when and where they work for at least half of their hours. Finland is being praised for being at the forefront of flexible working. Tell us what you think, just use bbcthebriefing. We begin in india today. In a major speech, indias Prime Minister has described his governments much criticised decision to revoke the special status of indian administered kashmir after seven decades as a major achievement. Narendra modi has been giving a nationwide broadcast to mark indias Independence Day, his first since he won a massive election mandate. The disputed region has been in lockdown for more than a week, with internet and phones cut off, and hundreds of peo
And also including a tourist industry is starts people from around the world do not think hong kong is a safe city when they hear that Property Rights that personal safety cannot be protracted and if the extradition be was passed it its what happened so what were doing now is trying to save home calm in order to. Keep this safety. Still to come here at aljazeera the lengths some in indian administered kashmir will go to try to keep out the Security Forces. And fleeing abuse in detention desperate migrants jump into the mediterranean hoping to be rescued. Hello again welcome back to your International Weather forecast this hour want to take you to europe because we are dealing with some Severe Weather that has turned deadly here in the southern parts of poland here in the toucher mountains lightning on the top of mountains killed 5 people and injured 100. 00 people and they think that the lightly hit a cross which conducted the electricity across the area it started off as a clear day b
Hello. In a major speech, indias Prime Minister has described his governments much criticised decision to revoke the special status of indian administered kashmir, after seven decades, as a major achievement. Narendra modi is giving a nationwide broadcast to mark indias Independence Day, his first since he won a massive election mandate. The disputed region has been in lockdown for more than a week, with internet and phones cut off, hundreds of people detained. Heres hundreds of people detained. A little of what he ha say heres a little of what he had to say about kashmir. Translation heres a little of what he had to say about kashmir. Translatiosz is our duty to fulfil the wishes and aspirations of the people ofjammu and kashmirand aspirations of the people ofjammu and kashmir and ladak. Aspirations of the people ofjammu and kashmirand ladak. Its our responsibility that their dreams are fulfilled and the 1. 3 billion people of india after work towards that. In order to achieve that go
Without official sanction however there have also been rockets fired from gaza towards and into israeli territory in the last few days israeli army is blaming that on on Islamic Jihad another of the armed groups here inside gaza saying that hamas has a responsibility to try to control the behavior of Islamic Jihad but certainly with the israeli elections also underway and it in previous occasions we have seen hamas try to increase the pressure on the government of Benjamin Netanyahu in the run up to elections and other important political events there is a concern that potentially that might happen however we have seen this money come in from qatar the qatari envoy hamas is demanding that israel go through with other commitments that it understands israel made after the last round of escalation so a lot depends on how those talks continue and and whether hamas becomes satisfied in its terms of the polls on september 17th. Harry fawcett there joining us live from gaza hari. Coming up af
Signed a power sharing deal with the civilian opposition, following months of protests. Good afternoon. The father of pc Andrew Harper has said his family are devastated following his death. The 28 year old officer, who married only four weeks ago, died on thursday evening while responding to reports of a burglary in berkshire. Flags have been flying at half mast across the Thames Valley force area. Ten people, aged between 13 and 30 years old are being questioned by police. Lets get the latest from our correspondent simonjones, who is at the scene near the village of sulhamstead, in west berkshire. Police shut this section of the a4 at midday. We have seen them examining the road with forensics officers, sniffer dogs and we have seen them load up a grey bmw which they are about to take away from the scene. Lots of people are bringing flowers a nd scene. Lots of people are bringing flowers and this has been an event that has shocked the community and it isa that has shocked the communi