Following the worst violence in the city for decades. A Photo Exhibition by the wife of one of chinas most famous dissidents, gives a rare insight into her life. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 3am in the gulf of oman, where two oil tankers were hit by explosions on thursday. The us secretary of state mike pompeo has accused iran of carrying out the attacks. A Us Navy Destroyer is now heading to the scene. Tehran has denied having anything to do with the incidents. Heres our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet. This morning in the gulf, a First Oil Tanker set ablaze, ignited by an explosion. Crew members on this norwegian vessel were rescued by a passing cargo ship. These scenes filmed by irans navy. An hour later, another tanker, japanese owned, also hit by an explosion. Its still not clear what caused these latest attacks in one of the worlds busiest shipping lanes
A senator mr. President , i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cruz mr. President , i stand here today on behalf of a hero of freedom and democracy. Shea bow and his wife are the faces of liberty in china. They have sacrificed comfort and normalcy to chart a path toward political liberalization. For this, they have been detained, imprisoned and abused. In 2008, liu xiaobo cocharterred a manifesto that shined a light on the communist party of china and its totalitarian abuse of power. Although many brave souls signed their names and their face to that document, dr. Lius name was at the very top. For this reason, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. And he also received charges of inciting subversion of state power and an 11year prison sentence. It is impossible to neglect this stark irony. A man dedicated to nonviolence, imprisoned for promoting peace. Motivating dr. Lius tremendous courage and selfsacrifice was a determination t
A senator mr. President , i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cruz mr. President , i stand here today on behalf of a hero of freedom and democracy. Shea bow and his wife are the faces of liberty in china. They have sacrificed comfort and normalcy to chart a path toward political liberalization. For this, they have been detained, imprisoned and abused. In 2008, liu xiaobo cocharterred a manifesto that shined a light on the communist party of china and its totalitarian abuse of power. Although many brave souls signed their names and their face to that document, dr. Lius name was at the very top. For this reason, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. And he also received charges of inciting subversion of state power and an 11year prison sentence. It is impossible to neglect this stark irony. A man dedicated to nonviolence, imprisoned for promoting peace. Motivating dr. Lius tremendous courage and selfsacrifice was a determination t
A senator mr. President , i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cruz mr. President , i stand here today on behalf of a hero of freedom and democracy. Shea bow and his wife are the faces of liberty in china. They have sacrificed comfort and normalcy to chart a path toward political liberalization. For this, they have been detained, imprisoned and abused. In 2008, liu xiaobo cocharterred a manifesto that shined a light on the communist party of china and its totalitarian abuse of power. Although many brave souls signed their names and their face to that document, dr. Lius name was at the very top. For this reason, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. And he also received charges of inciting subversion of state power and an 11year prison sentence. It is impossible to neglect this stark irony. A man dedicated to nonviolence, imprisoned for promoting peace. Motivating dr. Lius tremendous courage and selfsacrifice was a determination t
A senator mr. President , i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cruz mr. President , i stand here today on behalf of a hero of freedom and democracy. Shea bow and his wife are the faces of liberty in china. They have sacrificed comfort and normalcy to chart a path toward political liberalization. For this, they have been detained, imprisoned and abused. In 2008, liu xiaobo cocharterred a manifesto that shined a light on the communist party of china and its totalitarian abuse of power. Although many brave souls signed their names and their face to that document, dr. Lius name was at the very top. For this reason, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. And he also received charges of inciting subversion of state power and an 11year prison sentence. It is impossible to neglect this stark irony. A man dedicated to nonviolence, imprisoned for promoting peace. Motivating dr. Lius tremendous courage and selfsacrifice was a determination t