at a very tender age. hello and welcome. pakistan s former prime minister imran khan has been charged under the anti treason act after he was accused of making threats against the police and judiciary at a political speech he gave on saturday. his supporters have gathered outside his home in islamabad to show solidarity. they re threatening, in their words, to take over the capital if mr khan is detained. he was ousted as prime minister earlier this year. with me is our news reporter emily brown. thanks forjoining us, emily. a tense situation outside imran khan s home. what is the latest you are hearing from there? there have been political tensions in pakistan for some time. this all started back in april when imran khan lost a vote of no confidence which he blamed washington for at the time. since then, he has been pushing for a return to power. the former prime minister has been charged, as you mention, under the treason act. khan made a public address in which he condem
and the secret hidden in china s rivers, finally exposed after a long drought. we begin with some news which has been breaking out of somalia over the last couple of hours, where security forces say they ve ended a siege that had lasted over 30 hours at the hayat hotel in the capital, mogadishu, where islamist gunmen were reported to be holding hostages. there s been no independent verification, and no official statement from the somali government. the militant group, al shabaab, claimed responsibility. our reporter emily brown has been following the story and joins me now. what is the latest? we know this attack what is the latest? we know this attack began what is the latest? we know this attack began on - what is the latest? we know this attack began on friday l this attack began on friday evening, when the al shabaab group detonated two bombs outside the hyatt hotel in the capital. hayat. dozens of people were evacuated from the building, said to be popular with th
as part of a new trial. and could koalas become extinct? they ve been declared an endangered species in much of australia s east coast. the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, has told the bbc his country will only enter peace talks after the last russian soldier has left ukraine. some ukrainian officials have expressed concerns their country may be pushed towards a peace deal with russia, as the war continues to put pressure on food and energy supplies. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has meanwhile warned of what he called ukraine fatigue setting in. mrjohnson has just returned from a visit to kyiv on friday. our correspondent, nick beake, reports from kyiv. singing the russians killed roman ratushny on the ninth ofjune. today, his father buried him, before returning to the front line. a funeral for a 24 year old who answered the call to defend his country. his grandmother, joined by hundreds who came to bid him farewell. with so many young lives being lost every day,
against the prime minister in a significant revolt against his leadership. ijust hope that, given the mood of the public, the vote we have had here tonight, that the cabinet will tell the prime minister that, in the words of steve baker, the gig is up. i predict we will have a new leader of the party, a new prime minister, by party conference this year. i m geeta guru murthy live in westminster where we ll be bringing you the latest reaction to the vote. i m joined by conservative mp still very much backing the prime minister. three police officers in the us state of arizona have been put on leave after they stood by and watched a homeless man drowning. ukraine s president says his forces are holding out against russian advances in key cities in the donbas region. the family of a british geologist jailed for 15 years in iraq for attempting to remove historial artefacts says they are shocked by the punishment saying it amounts to a death sentence. hello and welcome if you re