welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in iraq, where pope francis has begun the country s first ever papal visit. he brought a message of tolerance, and urged the different religious communities to work together towards peace. our rome correspondent mark lowen is travelling on the papal plane. still masked, but no longer grounded. pope francis first trip since covid, his riskiest of all a perilous pilgrimage to iraq in the grip of a pandemic. on the first ever papal visit here, he told me he was very happy, calling it special . beneath the pomp is a significant message dialogue between faiths and support for persecuted christians. no open top popemobile here. in a country torn by conflict, an outstretched hand through an armoured car was all most will see. but less protection from the other danger here the pandemic. little social distancing and few masks are what s worrying many. after a meeting with the president, the pope called for
prince phillip the queen s husband is moved to a specialist heart hospital in london for further treatment. demonstrations outside of hong kong s court where 47 pro democracy activists face charges of conspiracy to commit subversion the united states has issued a stern warning to myanmar s military leaders of more sanctions if killing of unarmed protesters and attacks on journalists and activists continue. earlier in myanmar, the deposed leader aung san suu kyi, appeared via videolink in court and was told she faces fresh charges. it s the first time her lawyers had seen her since the military seized power on the 1st of february detaining many government leaders. since then there ve been widespread protests with security forces responding with increasing force this weekend at least 18 protestors were killed. here s what the state department had to say. we condemn burmese security forces brutal killing of unarmed people, its attacks on journalists and activists, and
the united states has issued a stern warning to myanmar s military leaders of more sanctions if killing of unarmed protesters and attacks on journalists and activists continue. earlier in myanmar, the deposed leader aung san suu kyi, appeared via videolink in court and was told she faces fresh charges. it s the first time her lawyers had seen her since the military seized power on the 1st of february, detaining many government leaders. since then there ve been widespread protests with security forces responding with increasing force this weekend at least 18 protestors were killed. here s what the state department had to say. we condemn burmese security forces s brutal killing of unarmed people, its attacks on journalists and activists, and ongoing unjust detentions. the united states, in close co ordination with our partners and allies, we have made clear to the burmese military that violence against the people of burma is abhorrent. the recent escalation and tactics by sec
hello to use. hello to you. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united states has issued a stern warning to myanmar s military leaders of more sanctions if troops carry on killing unarmed protesters and attacking journalists and activists. the deposed civilian leader, aung san suu kyi, has appeared via videolink in court in myanmar. she now faces fresh charges. it s the first time her lawyers have seen her since the military seized power on february 1st, detaining many government leaders. since then, there ve been widespread protests, security forces responding with increasing force. this weekend they killed at least 18 protesters. here s what the us state department had to say. we condemn burmese security forces brutal killing of unarmed people, its attacks on journalists and activists, and ongoing unjust detentions. the united states, in close co ordination with our partners and allies, we have made clear to the burmese military that viole
hello to you. the united states has issued a stern warning to myanmar s military leaders of more sanctions if troops carry on killing unarmed protesters and attacking journalists and activists. the deposed civilian leader, aung san suu kyi, has appeared via videolink in court in myanmar. she now faces fresh charges. it s the first time her lawyers have seen her since the military seized power on february 1st detaining many government leaders. since then there ve been widespread protests, security forces responding with increasing force. this weekend they killed at least 18 protesters. here s what the us state department had to say. we condemn burmese security forces brutal killing of unarmed people, its attacks on journalists and activists, and ongoing unjust detentions. the united states, in close co ordination with our partners and allies, we have made clear to the burmese military that violence against the people of burma is abhorrent. the recent escalation and tactics