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footballing legend jimmy greaves has died. he was 81. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. russia s marathon parliamentary election is over, and the authorities insist it was transparent and fair, despite widespread allegations of electoral fraud. according to an exit poll quoted by russian media, vladimir putin s united russia party has scored a resounding win but many prominent opposition politicians were barred from standing, with some even forced to flee the country. this report is from our correspondent steve rosenberg in moscow. there s something rather odd about a russian election. polling stations turn into musicals. buses turn into polling stations. we found this one just outside of moscow. they were surprised to see us. and across russia, they have been voting for three days. it looks like a regular election. there are voters and there are parties to vote for, but most opposition politicians and activists in other words, the ....
to a very tight race. we ll cross live to montreal for analysis of whetherjustin trudeau s gamble in calling a snap early election could backfire on him. also in the programme philippine boxing champion and politician, manny pacquiao, confirms he will run for president in next year s election. and the first civilian space crew to orbit the earth returns safely after their three day mission. it s six in the morning in singapore, and one am in moscow, where initial results from russia s marathon three day elections show president putin s party on course to retain its parliamentary majority. the central election commission says with 25 percent of the ballots counted, united russia hasjust over 44 percent of the vote. that s down from more than 54% at the last elections in 2016. few critics of the kremlin were allowed to run with supporters ofjailed opposition leader alexei navalny among those affected. from moscow, steve rosenberg reports. there s something rather ....
i also convened my entire cabinet as part of a whole of government response, and that response is to the increased number and intensity of extreme weather events, and be aware we will use all the resources of government to do it. in north florida, tens of thousands of people continue to be without power. to israel now, where police have opened an investigation into the use of live fire by officers during clashes in tel aviv between rival groups of eritrean asylum seekers which left nearly 150 people injured. violence broke out as eriteans protesting against their government clashed with supporters of the regime. both groups then fought police attempting to impose order. some suffered gunshot wounds and are in serious condition. israeli media report it was the first use of live fire on protesters inside israel since the second intifada in 2002. investigators are now gathering evidence from the scene to determine whether officers behaved according to the law. 0ur middle e ....
residents whose homes and businesses were destroyed or damaged. i also convened my whole cabinet in the whole of government response. and that response will be to increase the number and intensity of extreme weather events, and be aware we will use all the resources of government to do it. in north florida, tens of thousands of people continue to be without power. to israel now, where police have opened an investigation into the use of live fire by officers during clashes in tel aviv between rival groups of eritrean asylum seekers which left nearly 150 people injured. violence broke out as eriteans protesting against their government clashed with supporters of the regime. both groups then fought police attempting to impose order. some suffered gunshot wounds and are in serious condition. israeli media report it was the first use of live fire on protesters inside israel since the second intifada in 2002. investigators are now gathering evidence from the scene to determin ....
silenced by the government. asif sultan, a kashmiri reporter pictured here at one of his court hearings. he s been injailfor five years, charged under terror laws. his father mohammed says asif was targeted for this article he wrote about an anti india militant. translation: everyone knows he is innocent. i he is a professional reporter and was jailed for his writing about the militancy. they wanted to make an example out of him. so other journalists so otherjournalists don t dare to cover topics the government does not approval. does not approve of. at the time of his arrest, asif s daughter was six years old. she might have been reunited with her father when he was given bail last year. but on the day of his release, new charges were brought. asif was kept in jail. it s part of a troubling pattern. journalist sajad jailed for a criminal conspiracy. well known magazine editor, fahad shah arrested on terrorism charges. whenever they re granted bail, new cases are fil ....