A corona bell out deal with the German Government. And deep and illegally deported human Rights Groups accuse police in greece of physically assaulting migrants and then forcing them back into turkey. Im brian thomas great to have you with us today india and bangladesh are working to assess the damage left by one of the most violent storms in years cycling made landfall yesterday killing at least 22 people and leaving a trail of destruction in coastal communities and west bengals main city kolkata millions of people there are now without electricity and the coronavirus is hampering efforts to provide relief. In a last ditch official these bangladeshis are preparing for the worst. Filling sandbags with their bare hands they braved conditions brought on by one of the most powerful cyclons in decades. Meteorologists have dubbed it a super cyclon and as it headed inland it lived up to that name it sent water surging inland some 25 kilometers the damage compounded by winds of up to 185 kilo
A sharp rise in infections. And the fate of julian assault hangs in the balance and has a long Court Decides whether the wiki wiki leaks founder will be extradited to the u. S. Traces espionage charges that could put him in jail for life. Great to have you with us today im brian thomas the u. S. President donald trump has arrived in india for his 1st state visit there hes due to address a huge rally of some 100000 people trump and 1st lady milonga landed in ahmedabad the largest city in indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis home state of. Tens of thousands have been lining up to welcome the u. S. Leader trumps todays visit aims to build on the recent meeting between the 2 leaders to do to deepen ties between the u. S. And india which happened strained by a trade dispute. Lets get the very latest now with. A car joining us from delhi the dates you saw on the india has been pulling all the stops for this meeting between the 2 leaders whats behind that thats right brian i mean indias reall
Today as a london Court Decides whether the wiki leaks founder of will be extradited to the United States he faces espionage charges that carry a maximum sentence of 175 years in prison. And in german football by a labor goosen edging closer to the Champions League was due to captain kai harvards at the helm they beat struggling always 1st for their 5th consecutive victories. Great to have you with us today im brian thomas in just a few minutes time the u. S. President is due to begin a 2 day visit to india hell be greeted by tens of thousands of people at a rally in the city of ahmedabad but beyond all the political optics theres plenty to talk about just. And lets trade the u. S. Is indias 2nd biggest trading partner President Trump has announced progress on a big trade deal as he calls it but so far there has not been a breakthrough then theres security the 2 countries have been increasing their military cooperation over the past few years signing a number of defense agreements and
Claims the law is failing victims of spy camera crime. A race against time in the philippines. Delays and corruption claims overshadow saturdays opening of the Southeast Asian games. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 4 30 in the morning in afghanistan, where President Trump has made an unannounced trip to visit american troops. In his first trip to afghanistan since taking office, he said washington was substantially reducing troop numbers in the country, although he did not provide specific numbers. The visit comes a week after a prisoner swap with the taliban aimed at restarting talks with the group. Chris buckler reports from washington donald trump arrived in afghanistan ona trip donald trump arrived in afghanistan on a trip surrounded by secrecy and a huge amount of security. The white house said the was intended to support show support for trips during americas thanks givin
Lu kewarm at best. A deadly outbreak of dengue fever in the philippines claims a thousand lives we report from the worst affected area. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Its 7 am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7 pm in washington, wher the row over the democrats impeachment inquiry for donald trump has reached a new level. In effect, the president has doubled down, by calling openly notjust for ukraine to investigate the democratic president ial candidate, joe biden, but for china to do so as well. The democrats are describing it as repugnant, and a fundamental breach of the oath of office. But mr trump sees it differently. Take a listen. China should start an investigation into the bidens because what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened to ukraine so i would say that president Volodymyr Zelensky, if it were me, i would recommend they start an investigation into the bidens because nobody has any do