in brutal trench warfare. get in here and get down. those two russian shells that have just come in, i think it s tank fire. and tier gas and dozens of arrests in paris as protests across france against plans to raise the pension age continue into a ninth day. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore, and 8pm in washington, dc where the boss of tiktok has been in the hot seat, defending the social media app during a us congressional hearing. around the globe, an estimated 1.5 billion people use tiktok every day and more than a 150 million of them are in america. several governments and even big companies have advised their staff to take care when using it. shou zi chew insisted data would never be given to the chinese communist party, but did accept that data is currently accessible to staff in china. it led to some angy exchanges on capitol hill as nomia iqbal reports. even before he arrived shou zi chew was on tikto
world athletics issues new guidance on transgender athletes, saying they cannot compete in the female category at international events. in ukraine, soldiers are engaged in brutal trench warfare reminiscent of battles in another war more than a century ago. the fighting around the key city of bakhmut is some of the bloodiest, with neither side gaining a significant advantage. our correspondent quentin sommerville and camera operator darren conway have been to the frontline, where some of the fiercest fighting of the war has taken place. into a crate of no man s land, where even tank armour can be breached. up close and in range, serhii s tank crew releases everything it s got against russian targets. explosions. the enemy is just 500m away across this field. watch serhii s round hit, top right. gunfire. the orders are get in, get out, and take cover. we are right behind them. quickly! go to position. go, quickly. go quickly! open ground is their enemy s friend. explosion. tran
tonight the interior minister visited police headquarters. translation: since this morning police have been the target - of unacceptable attacks. 149 have been injured, some of them seriously. they have been hit with acid, molotov cocktails and cobblestones. fires are still burning in paris, with fresh protests planned for next week. mr macron made two promises when he first ran for office. reform france and unite it. this battle is forcing him to choose which promise he most wants to keep. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: good news for the environment, say scientists, as gene edited food is approved for development in england. applause i m so proud of both of you. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis.
world athletics issues new guidance on transgender athletes saying they cannot compete in the female category at international events. over a million people have taken to the streets across france in the latest round of protests against president macron s plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. the biggest protests were in paris, from where lucy williamson reports. after bypassing opposition in parliament, president macron is facing it on the street. in paris are largely peaceful demonstration was hijacked by violent protesters, less concerned with battling pension reform than battling police. there are now running battles between small groups of agitators and the police in all the streets around this area of central paris. there are bins on fire, tear gas being fired, many projectiles being hurled at the police.
freedom depends on it. russia could attack again at any moment. dima and his comrades will be waiting. quentin sommerville, bbc news, velyka novosilka. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. tear gas and dozens of arrests in paris as protests across france continue into a ninth day against plans to raise the pension age. applause. i m so proud of both of you. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, the committee has decided that