Tanker in its second Sea Drone Attack in two days. This is an unverified video sent to the bbc by a Ukrainian Security Service Source which they say shows the moment of attack. And a danger to life warning has been issued as storm antoni hits parts of the uk, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. Imran khan, pakistans former Prime Minister, has been arrested, after being sentenced to three years in prison. His team say they will file an appeal against the ruling. And in a statement on camera, mr khan calls on supporters to continue peaceful protests. Dont sit silently at home, he says. Thejudge found him guilty of failing to declare money he had earned from selling state gifts. As the decision was announced in islamabad a crowd, including some prosecuting lawyers, began chanting, imran khan is a thief, outside court. Multiple cases have been filed against mr khan in the last 16 months. In may, he was detained for not appearing at court as requested but was subsequently released after t
welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. china s treatment of the uyghur muslim minority living in xinjiang has stirred loud condemnation in the west. us government uses the word genocide to condemn systematic abuse and repression, china calls that the lie of the century. my guest nury turkel is at the centre of the uyghur experience personally and professionally, his family is from xinjiang, he now lives in exile and chairs the us commission on international religious freedoms. can international pressure save the uighurs? nury turkel welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for having me back. it is a great pleasure to have you on the show. now your home is in the united states, your homeland is xinjiang in china. are you able today to get information from xinjiang to get a clear picture of what today s china strategy in that region is? yes, i have been able to get information through publicly available chinese government official statements and also leaked documents. have r
Dozens of people stranded on a refugee rescue boat in the mediterranean. The boat is funded by the street artist banksy. People were taken off by the coastguard hours after the ships leaders said they had called for help near lampedusa. Thousands have protested in the mauritian capital, port louis, against the governments handling of an oil spill tributes have poured from a japanese ship in from across the world and the subsequent deaths for the actor chadwick boseman, of dozens of dolphins. Whos died from colon cancer around 1,000 tonnes of oil at the age of a3. Spilled into fragile the star of the superhero film marine areas black panther after the ship struck didnt publicise his diagnosis a coral reef last month. Four years ago and continued to work throughout his treatment. The bbcs entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. Singing over the last four years, throughout his appearances in black panther, avengers infinity war and avengers endgame. Yibambe . Chadwick boseman cho
Hundreds remain at sea on another rescue vessel. And President Trump visits areas devastated by hurricane laura as hundreds of thousands of people remain without power and water. Hello and welcome. New zealands Prime Minister, jacinda ardern, has announced the partial easing of coronavirus restrictions in auckland. The countrys largest city was put back into lockdown two weeks ago after a cluster of cases. Under the new guidelines, social gatherings will be allowed, but limited to ten people, and face masks will be compulsory on public transport across all of the country. New zealand has registered just two new coronavirus cases in the last 2a hours. Here is some of what the Prime Minister had to say earlier. No gathering can be larger than ten. Much of this cluster has stemmed from social gatherings. If we want to stop the spread, we have to stop socialising for a time. I understand that it is easy to become complacent. That if you hear a message that there are just, for instance, as
Without power and water. Hello and welcome. The Un Refugee Agency is calling for hundreds of migrants whove been rescued in the mediterranean to be granted a place of safety. Nearly 200 migrants have been taken off a rescue boat that was stranded near the near the italian island of lampedusa, north of the coast of libya. The Italian Coast Guard took 49 of the most vulnerable passengers from the the Louise Michel, which is funded by the british graffiti artist banksy. Simon jones has more. Not too sure and to safety. 49 migrants who had initially been rescued by a ship longing to banksy, the Louise Michel. They we re banksy, the Louise Michel. They were taken to lampedusa by the italian coastguard. These are the lucky ones. The fate of hundreds more people still on the water remains unclear. The Louise Michel had picked up more than 200 people at sea. It became dangerously overcrowded and stranded off the coast of malta. Some of the migrants had to stay on life rafts, floating alongside