This is bbc world news. It is newsday. Glad you could join us. It is it a m in singapore, midnight in london and akmin in singapore, midnight in london and a km in beijing. Where there has been a social media backlash against plans for chinas current president to stay in power indefinitely. The proposal would remove a clause in chinas constitution that limits the head of state to just a two terms in office. Some online have accused the communist party of creating a dictator and becoming like north korea. That has prompted chinas censors to get into work. With ulcers of words and phrases banned. With sensors of words. There is no secret that president xi jinping has tightening his grip on power. This is just the has tightening his grip on power. This isjust the most has tightening his grip on power. This is just the most recent display of tub thumping military loyalty. But now, a defining moment is being reached. State media reports of closed door Party Meetings confirm that the two ter
London, this is bbc world news. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 9am in beijing where censors have been deleting online criticism of the announcement that president xi jinping could stay in power for decades to come. The proposal would remove a clause in chinas constitution that limits the head of state to just two terms in office. Some people online have accused the communist party of creating a dictator and becoming like north korea. John sudworth reports from beijing. Chanting. Its no secret that xi jinping has been tightening his grip on power. This is just the most recent display of tu bthumping military loyalty. But now, a defining moment has been reached. State media reports of closed door Party Meetings confirmed that the two term limit is to be scrapped. Theres nothing to fear, his supporters argue. Mr xi, the benevolent fatherfigure, is staying on for the good of the nation. China has become such a developed country, the middle class is increasing in size, as well as i
Birthday. We begin tonight in ukraine where prorussian gun men are proposing a springser watch swap with leaders in kiev. The separatists detained 8 on friday accusing them of spying. They are saying they will release them in exchange for jailed activists. Barnaby phillips on the ground in donetsk with the latest reporter on both sides in Eastern Ukraine, funerals are becoming political events. This time, it was prorussian separatists laying one of their heroes to rest. In the town of slovyansk, a man killed who is now a martyr. Long live donbas. Ukraine is with russia. Long live donbas its also in slovyansk that the european militariary observers are being held by prorussian gun men who said. 1 way the observers could be released would be in exchange for the governments of kiev holding a number of prorussian activists prisoners have always been pawns to exchange during times of war. Its an International Practice to swap prisoners. There is nothing scary about it. This is the Administr
City where millions prepare for the canonization of not one but two popes. More american troops are arriving in Eastern Europe today, and theyll add to the nato operation responding to tensions in ukraine. The u. S. Is sends hundreds of soldiers to the balantic states. We are here to demonstrate natos commitment to lithuania with our persistent presence of trained soldiers. Let me make this clear. Should lithuania need nato, i guarantee you nato will be there. The leaders are preparing to hold emergency talks on monday, and the white house and members of the g7 all promising penalties for russia saying we have committed to act urgently toance fie targeted sanctions due to the cost of russias actions. They cut short a trip to italy today citing escalating tensions with russia. Russian military aircraft today crossed and violated Ukrainian Air space for seven times. Its clear that russian aggression has its aim to undermine the Global Security and global stability. To redraw the lines an
Nba. We begin with that execution gone wrong in oklahoma. Inmate clayton locket, dying not from lethal injection, but from a heart attack on tuesday. Pronounced dead more than 40 minutes after his execution halted. Minutes after the first drugs were administered he began con as a resulting. That botched execution becausing the state to postpone the execution of a second inmate. Several states including oklahoma are now being sued to reveal the drugs used. Reporter minuteses after he was given a second drug, witnesses Say Something went very wrong. At 6 39 he is still lifting his shoulders and head off of the gernny, grimacing. So from start to finish, 6 33 the execution started, 6 39 is when they closed the bliengds on us. Rbl and what they watched was rocket reportedly twitching and convulsing at one point even uttering words. There was some concern that the drugs were not having the effect, so the doctor observed the line, and determined that the line has blown. Reporter meaning acco