live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and 5pm in dallas, where a man who took four people hostage at a synagogue and held them for ten hours has been identified by the fbi as ali year old british citizen malik faisal akram. the four hostages were freed by police the hostage taker died at the scene. us presidentjoe biden has called the siege an act of terror . the family of the hostage taker in the uk have released a statement saying they do not condone any of his actions and they apologise to all the victims involved. sophie long has this report from texas. this is the moment the three final hostages ran for their lives, more than ten hours after their ordeal began. a successful but nonetheless terrifying end to the delicate day long operation involving negotiators and heavily armed police. negotiators and heavily the man, now identified as malik faisal akram, a 44 year old british citizen originally from lancashire,
the rains keep falling in new zealand, and rescue efforts continue. we ll get the latest from auckland. and a day of tragedy in pakistan, with dozens killed in two separate transport accidents. liable from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. we start the show in ukraine, where it s being reported that a missile hit a residential building in country s second largest city, kharkiv. that s according to local officials. this image has been filed by the reuters news agency. it s a developing story, and there s no word yet about any casualties. as and when we get more information we will bring that to you. this follows intense fighting in the key southern city of kherson, which has come underfire once again from russian troops. three people have been killed there, and six others injured in the intense shelling. the attack came from russian troops stationed on the opposite bank of the dnipro river. local officials say multiple launch rocket systems, artillery, m
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tonga on Tuesday to dedicate a new U.S. embassy. The new embassy is located in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, and was first opened in May. Tongan officials said Blinken’s visit shows the importance of the relationship between the two countries. Blinken will visit several countries in the Pacific region this week, including Tonga, Australia and New Zealand.