air. the military is increasingly isolated by western sanctions, but it s russia that s providing them with deadly air power. air strikes are now a daily occurrence for the people of myanmar. more than 200 attacks are being reported since january. monasteries, hospitals, churches and schools have been his. hit. seven of his friends were killed. the soldiers took their bodies away and burned them. the deadliest attack in april killed more than 170 people. this captain was a pilot in the myanmar air force for 18 years. everything changed for him when general ming seized power in february 2021, ousting the elected government. it sparked a mass uprising, demanding democracy be restored. the military responded with a violent crackdown. he knew he couldn t stay and started planning to defect. do you feel ashamed that you were once one of them? this man took part in the protests. his statue of the face of elected leader aung san suu kyi became one of the lasting images of the upri
the military is increasingly isolated by western sanctions, but it s russia that s providing them with deadly air power. air strikes are now a daily occurrence for the people of myanmar. more than 200 attacks are being reported since january. monasteries, hospitals, churches and schools have been hit. seven of his friends were killed. soldiers took their bodies away and burned them. the deadliest attack in april killed more than 170 people. captain zay thu aung was a pilot in the myanmar air force for 18 years. everything changed for him when general min aung hlaing seized power in february 2021, ousting the elected government. it sparked a mass uprising, demanding democracy be restored. the military responded with a violent crackdown. captain aung knew he couldn t stay and started planning to defect. do you feel ashamed that you were once one of them? thit naong naong took part in the protests. his tattoo of the face of elected leader aung san suu kyi became one of the lasti
isolated by western sanctions, but it s russia that s providing them with deadly air power. air strikes are now a daily occurrence for the people of myanmar. more than 200 attacks are being reported since january. monasteries, hospitals, churches and schools have been hit. seven of his friends were killed. the soldiers took their bodies away and burned them. the deadliest attack in april killed more than 170 people. zay thu aung was a pilot in the myanmar air force for 18 years. everything changed for him when general min aung hlaing seized power in february 2021, ousting the elected government. it sparked a mass uprising, demanding democracy be restored. the military responded with a violent crackdown. captain aung knew he couldn t stay and started planning to defect. do you feel ashamed that you were once one of them? thit naong naong took part in the protests. his statue of the face of elected leader aung san suu kyi became one of the lasting images of the uprising. before
as russia persists in claims kyiv is preparing to use a so called dirty bomb . first pictures emerge of airstrikes in myanmar. the military defends the attack, in which 50 civilians were killed. and adidas cuts ties with the rapper ye, calling his anti semitic postings on social media voice-over: live voice over: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. rishi sunak became the 57th prime minister of britain today, and the first of indian descent. he warned that the country he now leads faces a profound economic crisis and moved rapidly to appoint a cabinet, emphasising continuity and stability. here s our political editor, chris mason. 11:50, this morning, downing street s security gates had swung open, the motorcade swept in, heralding another new arrival here. here he comes, rishi sunak, walking up downing street alone to the podium to address the country for the first time as prime minister. i have just been to buckingham
britain s new prime minister, rishi sunak, has moved into number 10 downing street and spent most of his first day in office appointing senior members of his government. on arriving in downing street, he said the uk was facing a profound economic crisis and he made a point of saying that he needed to repair the damage caused by some of the policies of his predecessor, liz truss. here s our political editor, chris mason. 11:50, this morning, downing street s security gates had swung open, the motorcade swept in, heralding another new arrival here. here he comes, rishi sunak, walking up downing street alone to the podium, to address the country for the first time as prime minister. i have just been to buckingham palace and accepted his majesty the king s invitation to form a government in his name. it is only right to explain why i m standing here as your new prime minister. right now, our country is facing a profound economic crisis. a businesslike, sober tone, a blunt, direct