are also proud of you. and let the eurovision song contest begin. the opening ceremony kicks off in liverpool. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in southern india where authorities say at least 21 people died when a tourist boat capsized in the state of kerala. they said the double decker boat overturned in the middle of a river trapping many people. five of the dead are reportedly children. eyewitnesses said there were nearly 50 people on board. some of those rescued are said to be in a critical condition. several are still missing and the casualty figure could increase. it s not immediately clear what caused the boat to overturn. our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan has been monitoring events from london. according to eyewitnesses, dozens of tourists were returning to the town in the southern indian state of kerala and they were crossing the river meets the arabian sea and it is a mangrove f
the pressure on leaders manchester city. world champion max verstappen charges through the field after starting ninth on the grid to win the miami grand prix. and the dominance of carlos alcaraz continues, as he defends his madrid open title. you re very welcome along to the programme. let s with arsenal, who have start kept their premier league title race alive after they beat newcastle 2 0, and with it, closed within a point of leaders manchester city. martin odegaard scored in the first half, and a fabian schar own goal wrapped up the victory. city have a game in hand on top of their one point cushion, as the gunners continue to fight for a first league title in 19 years. newcastle s defeat stalls their charge towards champions league football next season, as their lead over fifth placed liverpool remains three points. you have to continue. we ve done it for ten months, we have to keep digging in every single day. the demands are incredibly high, we know that. but we are d
yesterday, karen kneissl, the former austrian foreign minister who famously danced with putin at her own wedding in 2018. now, she lives in exile, forced out of austria, she says, by death threats. what is her story say about vienna s close ties to moscow and the impact of austria s new neutrality karin karin kneissl, in northern lebanon, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for your invitation. invitation. it s a pleasure to have you invitation. it s a pleasure to have you on invitation. it s a pleasure to have you on the invitation. it s a pleasure to have you on the show - invitation. it s a pleasure to have you on the show and l invitation. it s a pleasure to have you on the show and i | have you on the show and i think we have to start with this question about your location. you were a senior member of the austrian diplomatic political elite, until recently. now, you ve left your home country and you re in exile in lebanon. just explain to me why. well,
we begin in india, where the search for survivors gone on through the night in the southern state of kerala after a tourist boat capsized. at least 21 people died when the double decker boat turned on its side on a river. some of those rescued are said to be in a critical condition. rescuers from india s national disaster response force are at the site. with more on this, our correspondent simonjones is in the newsroom. simon, what more can you tell us? , simon, what more can you tell us? ,, ., ., ., us? the boat capsized at around seven o clock us? the boat capsized at around seven o clock on us? the boat capsized at around seven o clock on sunday - us? the boat capsized at around| seven o clock on sunday evening local time. that in itself raises some questions because normally, tourist boats like this must stop running services at 6pm, when it gets dark. but it s believed people were heading back to a town called tanur. the town had been particularly busy, people were r
right now on ana cabrera reports, israeli troops raiding the al-shifa hospital in gaza for a second day. the idf claiming they have found evidence that hamas is operating in that hospital. plus a doctor s account of what unfolded as israeli troops came inside. also ahead, president biden on the world stage. his new comments about rescuing hostages from hamas and his high-stakes summit with china s leader. and later, police and protesters clash outside the dnc headquarters. top party leaders trapped inside. how the pro-palestinian protests escalated in our nation s capital. great to have you with us. it s 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with the breaking news in israel and gaza. israeli forces storming gaza s l al-shifa hospital for the second time now in 24 hours. israel claiming it found automatic weapons and grenades inside this facility calling it proof hamas was there. meanwhile, back at homings president biden facing an intense