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On the outskirts of london. And looking differently at Stamford Raffles, founder of modern singapore an artist takes a more critical view of his place in history. Announcer live from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news, its newsday. Its midnight here in london, 8 00 in the morning in singapore and 8 00 in the evening in washington, where President Trump says the leader of the Islamic State group has died after a military operation conducted by Us Special Forces. Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi had been described as the worlds most wanted man, and mr trump said capturing or killing him had been the Top National Security priority of his administration. Al baghdadi is said to have detonated an explosive vest, as his compound came under attack. Heres our middle east editorjeremy bowen. The sound and flame of battle lasted around four hours, witnesses in the village told the bbc. In the morning, boys on their way to school checked out the rubble. Theyre from a new generation vi
On the outskirts of london. I think that those guys would have already committed violence if they could have so neither the nature of the violence and looking differently at Stamford Raffles, nor the amount of violence, founder of modern singapore i foresee changing substantially, an artist takes a more critical view now that baghdadi is gone. Three people, arrested of his place in history. After the discovery of 39 bodies in a refrigerated container lorry in the uk, have been released on bail. The driver Maurice Robinson is due to appear in court on monday, charged with manslaughter. Meanwhile the families of those feared dead, have been holding vigils announcer live from our studios in and ceremonies back in vietnam. Many are thought to have come london and singapore. This is bbc from the village of yen thanh, from wherejonathan head reports. World news, its newsday. Singing. A community overwhelmed its iam here in london, 9 00 in the morning by shock and despair. In singapore and 9
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Hello, and welcome to bbc news. President trump has announced that us forces have killed the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, in syria. He said that he had watched images of the operation as it unfolded from the white house. The is leader had been described as the worlds most wanted man. In 2011 the us officially designated him a terrorist and offered a reward of 10 million for information leading to his capture or death. His death had been wrongly reported on several occasions. He emerged in 2010 as the leader of alqaeda in iraq, one of the groups that merged with is, and rose to prominence during the attempted merger with the al nusra front in syria. This report from our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. Explosions. The sound and flame of battle lasted around four hours, witnesses in the village told the bbc. In the morning, boys on their way to school checked out the rubble. Theyre from a new generation violent jihadists might try to recruit. Nothing was left