Im rico hizon in london. Also in the programme government buildings are set on fire in papua, indonesia as protests continue over claims of racial discrimination. And this weekend marks 80 years since the start of world war two. Well be looking at how the conflict shaped the world we live in now. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8 00am in singapore, 1 00am in the morning in london and 5 30am in indian administered kashmir, where a bbc investigation has uncovered allegations of brutal beatings and torture by soldiers. Its been 25 days since the Indian Government withdrew the regions semi autonomous status which led to a clampdown on dissent and thousands of arrests. Kashmir is claimed by both pakistan and india, with the Nuclear Armed neighbours controlling different sections of the state. Stripping indian administered kashmir of significant autonomy is being seen by some as a drive by the hindu nationalist government
This point. Thirty four people are missing after a boat caught fire off the coast near los angeles. And the trade war between the us and china has intensified again with the us tragetting chinese shoes, nappies and food with import taxes. We can be sure this week will have ramifications for the uk for many yea rs ramifications for the uk for many years to come. On tuesday, mps return to westminster with some intent on trying to stop a no deal brexit with the government of Boris Johnson intent on delivering brexit, at the end of october, come what may. Earlier on the Prime Minister addressed the country, he didnt call for a general election, but his message was clear. Let us let them get on, without that sword of damocles over their necks and without an election. I dont want an election, you dont want an election. Lets get on with the peoples agenda. Fighting crime. Improving the nhs. Boosting schools, cutting the cost of living, unlocking talent and opportunity across the entire United
Catastrophic damage. It could hit the islands within hours. Hello and welcome to bbc news. We start with breaking news from texas where police say that five people have been killed and at least 21 injured after a gunman was challenged at a traffic stop in the city of odessa. Its understood the gunman shot a number of Police Officers and randomly shot at cars as he tried to escape. We have Law Enforcement injured, we have the dps trooper in midland county, we have one npd officer and one opd officer all struck. As far as civilian casualties, we have at least 21 victims, 21 shooting the terms and at least five deceased at this point in time. Live now to our north america correspondent peter bowes. What is the latest you are hearing about this latest shooting . The latest information is that the Police Believe although it is not definitely confirmed, but they believe that this government was acting alone. Since he was tackled and killed by the police, there have been no further reports of
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Five people have been shot dead and 21 others injured after a gunman opened fire from a vehicle in the us state of texas. It happened on a road between the towns of midland and odessa. The gunman has been shot dead by the police. Our north america correspondent peter bowes has this update. The latest information is that the Police Believe although it is not definitely confirmed, but they believe that this gunmam was acting alone. Since he was tackled and killed by the police, there have been no further reports of shooting. At one stage, there was concern, in fact, many reports that there could be a number of gunmen responsible for what was happening. It seemed like multiple shootings over quite a wide area. It seems now it may simply have been the work of this one gunman, and the police are stressing that this information that they are giving us could still change. Its a fluid situation, they are still checking out reports and making sure that the area is
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Five people have been shot dead and 21 others injured after a gunman opened fire from a vehicle in the us state of texas. It happened on a road between the towns of midland and odessa. The gunman has been shot dead by the police. Our north america correspondent peter bowes has this update. The latest information is that the Police Believe although it is not definitely confirmed, but they believe that this gunmam was acting alone. Since he was tackled and killed by the police, there have been no further reports of shooting. At one stage, there was concern, in fact, many reports that there could be a number of gunmen responsible for what was happening. It seemed like multiple shootings over quite a wide area. It seems now it may simply have been the work of this one gunman, and the police are stressing that this information that they are giving us could still change. Its a fluid situation, they are still checking out reports and making sure that the area is