it s 8am in singapore, 1am in london and eight in the evening in venezuela, where political tensions are escalating. two prominent opposition leaders were dragged from their homes overnight and taken to a military prison, accused by the government of inciting violence. the un secretary general is now warning that a peaceful solution could now be more difficult. katy watson reports from caracas. antonio ledezma screams for help as he is taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there s panic while someone else yells that venezuela is now a dictatorship. he wasn t the only one to be taken away, officers also seized leopoldo lopez, an opposition leader released from prison a few weeks ago but placed under house arrest. tensions are running high in venezuela after the election of a new assembly that will effectively rewrite the constitution. there have been violent protests in recent months and on monday former mayor mr ledezma released a video on social m
where two opposition leaders have been taken to a military prison by the security services, a move that s been widely condemned. the un secretary general has expressed concern that the escalation of political tensions will make it harder to find a peaceful solution to the current political crisis. venezuela has some of the world s largest proven oil deposits but 82% of venezuelans live in poverty. former president hugo chavez, who died in 2013, styled himself a champion of the poor during his 1a years in office, pouring billions of dollars of venezuela s oil wealth into social programmes. the left wing government of his successor, nicolas maduro, has struggled to cope with with inflation running at more than 50% a year, plummeting oil prices and accusations of corruption. our correspondent katy watson has sent this report from caracas. antonio ledezma screams for help as he is taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there s panic, while someone else
we begin in venezuela, where the security services have taken two opposition leaders off to a military prison, a move that s been widely condemned. after months of violent protests and deaths, the un secretary general has said rising political tensions are making it harder to find any peaceful solution to the current crisis. venezuela has some of the world s largest proven oil deposits but 82% of venezuelans live in poverty. former president hugo chavez, who died in 2013 after 1a years in office, styled himself a champion of the poor and poured billions of dollars of venezuela s oil wealth into social programmes. his successor, nicolas maduro, has struggled to cope with inflation running at more than 50% a year, plummeting oil prices and accusations of corruption. the bbc‘s katy watson sent this report from caracas. antonio ledezma screams for help as he s taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there s panic, while someone else yells that venezuel
we begin in venezuela, where the security services have taken two opposition leaders off to a military prison, a move that s been widely condemned. after months of violent protests and deaths, the un secretary general has said rising political tensions are making it harder to find any peaceful solution to the current crisis. venezuela has some of the world s largest proven oil deposits but 82% of venezuelans live in poverty. former president hugo chavez, who died in 2013 after 1a years in office, styled himself a champion of the poor and poured billions of dollars of venezuela s oil wealth into social programmes. his successor, nicolas maduro, has struggled to cope with inflation running at more than 50% a year, plummeting oil prices and accusations of corruption. the bbc‘s katy watson sent this report from caracas. antonio ledezma screams for help as he s taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there s panic, while someone else yells that venezuel
sam warburton is ruled out for six weeks, but the man favourite to be lions captain is expected to be fit for this summer s tour to new zealand. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the american secretary of state, rex tillerson, has arrived in russia ahead of tomorrow s talks as tensions between the two countries continue to grow. he s urging president putin to withdraw his support for the assad regime in the wake of last week s chemical attack on a rebel town in syria. he flew out from italy, where g7 foreign ministers had been meeting. they rejected a british call for new sanctions to be imposed on syria and russia. meanwhile, president putin has claimed that enemies of the syrian president are planning future chemical weapons attacks to discredit the syrian government. this report from our diplomatic correspondent james robbins contains some distressing images. america s top diplomat, arriving in moscow, doesn t accept this is mission impossible. rex tillerson