are still recovering from the fires. you know, we re just all in shock and everybody is traumatised. the wet weather has been relentless, and with many roads cut off, authorities have urged people to heed evacuation warnings. experts say the flooding emergency has been worsened by climate change and el nino weather phenomenon. it ll take months, if not years, for communities here to rebuild. and in the back of everyone s mind is the fear of when they ll have to go through this again. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. a seventh person has died following a mass shooting at a fourth ofjuly parade near chicago. police say the suspect robert crimo iii planned the attack for weeks. the 21 year old legally bought the high powered rifle he used in the shooting in highland park, which also injured more than 30 people. britain s cameron norrie is through to the semi finals of wimbledon after fighting back in a memorable five set thriller which left the home fans celebrating jubilantly.
also in the programme: marched at gunpoint towards an execution we have the inside story of a russian atrocity in ukraine from the survivor who played dead. another 50,000 people told to evacuate their homes in sydney the australian city has had eight months of rain in just four days. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in the morning in singapore and midnight in london, where borisjohnson s premiership looks at its most perilous yet, with the resignation of two of his most senior ministers. the chancellor of the exchequer, rishi sunak, and the health secretary, sajid javid, quit within a few minutes of each other, saying they could no longer serve under the prime minister and that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously . it follows the unravelling of the official account of what the prime minister knew about the case of chris pincher, the former minister accused of sexual misconduct.
2pm in the afternoon, a row of shops in the town of kostiantynivka. Theyre used to attacks here but not on this scale. In the blast s shocking aftermath, a search for the living and the dead. Its not immediately clear what kind of weapon landed here, but shrapnel tore into the road, into cars and people. Translation this is a civilian pharmacy. At the time of the strike, civilians were here, buying medicines, and this is what happened. Ukraines president , as he has so many times before, sounded outraged. Translation we understand what they are doing, they did the same in the past. Whenever there is any positive offensive step by ukraines defence forces, Russia Targets civilians and civilian infrastructure. This was one of the worst attacks on ukrainian civilians since the spring. And it came as the us Secretary Of State, antony blinken, was here in kyiv pledging yet more support. His arrival, early this morning, was preceded once more by the sounds of war. Air raid sirens wail. Russia
Lets return to our top story fears of an iranian attack on israel. The white house says its a real and viable threat, and that theyre watching as closely as they can. Earlier today, a us official told our broadcast partner cbs that strikes could start as early as today although nothing is certain and other outcomes are possible. We can talk to the director of the middle east security initiative. Welcome to the programme. In terms of what we have heard from that us official, what is your take on this . It sounds on the surface, on the face of it, quite concerning, quite alarming . Face of it, quite concerning, quite alarmina . ~ face of it, quite concerning, quite alarmina . , ~ , face of it, quite concerning, quite alarmina . ~ , face of it, quite concerning, quite alarmina . ~. , alarming . Thank you so much for havin alarming . Thank you so much for having me alarming . Thank you so much for having me. Yes, alarming . Thank you so much for having me. Yes, i alarming . Thank you so m
that ruling set off the slow process of decriminalising abortion state by state. wednesday s decision comes amid a trend in latin america of loosening restrictions on abortion. live now to bbc news reporter mimi swaby, who s tracking this story. just practically speaking, what will this really mean for women in mexico? in mexico? this unanimous decision in mexico? this unanimous decision by in mexico? this unanimous decision by the in mexico? this unanimous decision by the supreme i in mexico? this unanimous i decision by the supreme court has been a cause for celebration for many people across mexico. it means that public of institutions now must offer abortion services to any individual who requests them. so women across mexico can now access these procedures without facing any legal repercussions or prosecution. it also means that medical personnel, who are conducting these terminations, will not be criminalised. before this rillington place, they could have faced u