Governments Main Administrative Office building that was set on fire only only moments ago at least 30 people we can confirm have been arrested in connection to that fire but if theres anything that we can safely say is that these demonstrations this i or this anger on the streets is only intensifying here in quito lord and in that context i mean some reports that talks might start between classes in the government is that is that likely. Thats the big question still on friday the i could go in president letting what i know had it take it had. Put out a statement on National Television saying that he was calling on Indigenous Leaders to speak with him directly to find a solution to the crisis calling for a national a National Dialogue but there is a split eating among Indigenous Leaders and the people that were speaking to here on the street say that they have no intention. Of going into talks with the president this started as a protest against a National Policy change that was removi
And landslides wind hey has the latest from tokyo. Those living in the path of typhoon were told to expect a short sharp burst of violent weather it soon became clear that the main feature of this storm was a huge amount of rainfall some areas saw around a meter of rain in 24 hours and waterways simply couldnt cope one of the worst hit areas was not good no prefecture west of japans capital tokyo where a 70 meters stretch of the levee gave way many homes and businesses were flooded and japans famous bullet trains was surrounded by water and going nowhere fast or slow all of. The major typhoon has caused extensive damage far and wide in eastern japan one point the special warning for heavy rain was issued for as many as 13 prefixes it has also been emergency relief from various dams and flooding of various rivers it turned out to be a record heavy rain coastal areas were battered by huge waves and winds exceeding 200 kilometers an hour or so i took them up the building shook in the alec
A larger western military presence in the waters along their coastline. And reaching for the moon india hopes to be the first to land on the lunar south pole. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Welcome to the programme. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8 00 in the morning in hong kong, where the authorities have defended the police, after groups of pro democracy protesters were attacked by gangs of masked men at a train station. Forty five people were injured in the incident, which happened after a rally in the centre of the city. Opposition politicians have accused police of being suspiciously slow to arrive at the scene. You may find some of the pictures in stephen mcdonells report upsetting. Gangs were waiting when pro democracy activists arrived. Their attack was brutal. Using home made weapons, they set upon individual protesters. One of those at the train station was this man. 0h, oh, sorry rico, its yourturn smile for me. We
ronson chan is one of the most well known journalists in hong kong. he s a fierce defender ofjournalists rights. yells. the bbc has been following his life since the early days of the national security law. in december 2021, stand news, one of hong kong s last independent media outlets, was raided by the national security police. senior editors were arrested and detained. the charge publishing seditious material. ronson worked there as an editor. on that morning, national security police came to ronson s door. those found guilty of violating the national security law could face life in prison. ronson was taken away for questioning, then released, but his colleagues remain in custody. as chairman of the journalists association, he has long been seen as a possible target. i won t comment on anything right now, 0k? i have a meeting with my colleagues first, 0k? it s been nine months since we last heard from ronson. ronson was recently arrested after a confrontation with the p
the pro democracy camp said the law is being used as a weapon to silence anyone who dares to speak out. to date, the political opposition have either been arrested or are in exile. hundreds of thousands have left. those that ve stayed no longer know where the red line lies. the bbc has been following the lives of ordinary hong kongers at home and abroad affected by the changes. ronson chan is one of the most well known journalists in hong kong. he s a fierce defender ofjournalists rights. yells. the bbc has been following his life since the early days of the national security law. in december 2021, stand news, one of hong kong s last independent media outlets, was raided by the national security police. senior editors were arrested and detained. the charge publishing seditious material. ronson worked there as an editor. on that morning, national security police came to ronson s door. those found guilty of violating the national security law could face life in prison. ronso