time now, beijing has been failing to comply with its obligations. as nato leaders wrap up their summit in madrid, president biden says the united states and its allies will stick with ukraine for as long as it takes. sri lanka s worst economic crisis deepens the island is close to running out of fuel. and temperatures in japan are the highest in nearly 150 years amid fears the electricity grid could be overwhelmed. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the us supreme court has issued another landmark ruling this time, limiting the government s ability to regulate emissions from power plants. it marks a victory for the coal industry, but the united nations has described it as a setback in ourfight against climate change . from washington, here s our north america editor sarah smith. in california today, wildfires burning out of control are a vivid reminder of the urgent need to take action on climate change
some more perspective, emily lau, the first woman to be elected to the legislative council of hong kong back in 1991. thank you very much for your time. what would you say other challenges that are facing hong kong as we speak as it marks this landmark event? well, i hope president xi jinping and the authorities will help to heal the rift because hong kong is a city that is split asunder. you “ust askaboutfi that is split asunder. you “ust ask about the i that is split asunder. you “ust ask about the mood that is split asunder. you “ust ask about the mood of h that is split asunder. you just ask about the mood of the i ask about the mood of the people, there are those who are pro beijing who are happy and there are those who are very, very anguished and very worried or even scared and there are thousands of people, including members of my party in prison and they have been there for 500, 600 days with no trial and