Unpopular insurrection amongst our people. And a decade after the death of amy winehouse her parents tell her story in a new documentary. Hello and welcome if you re watching on pbs in the us or around the world. More than 120 people have been confirmed dead after parts of northern europe were devastated by some of the worst flooding in decades. Hundreds more are injured and others unaccounted for. The work of the emergency services is being severely hampered by the difficult conditions. The german president has called for a more determined battle against climate change. The german states of rhineland pulatinate and north rhine westphalia were worst hit. Over 100 people have died there. In belgium, where at least 20 people have been killed, july the 20th has been declared a national day of mourning. The netherlands is also badly affected. The power of the water has been immense. Here you can see what the village of erf stad blessem looked like before it was hit by floodwater and look h
Critics say it s beijing s way of controlling pro democracy protestors and stifling opposition. Since the introduction of this controversial new law, more than 100 people have been arrested, including some of hong kong s most prominent activists. The bbc s danny vincent is in hong kong and reports on how much has changed over the last year. As a young man, lew mon hung swam across this riverfrom mainland china into hong kong, hoping to start a new life. It took him nine hours to reach the shores of this former british colony. Nearly 50 years later, he says he was trying to escape poverty, not communism. Translation: this is the critical time for the future of one country, two systems. It s important to safeguard it and we should follow president xijinping. 0n the eve of the 100 year anniversary of the founding of the chinese communist party, many questions over hong kong s future loom large. Critics say the introduction of the national security law a year ago is giving china complete
Welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs and around the globe. Rebel forces in ethiopia s northern province of tigray say they are in complete control of the regional capital mekelle, after seizing it back from federal troops. Victory celebrations have been taking place in the streets. The fighters had been advancing on the city for days. The federal government, which captured mekelle in november, has now called for a humanitarian ceasefire to take effect across the region. The fighting has killed thousands dead, displaced nearly 2 million and left more than 350,000 people on the brink of famine. The bbc s africa correspondent vivienne nunis has this report. Jubilation on the streets as eritrean troops are forced out of shire in tigray. Similar scenes were witnessed in the capital mekelle, as ethiopian soldiers fled. The rebel tplf forces appear to have the upper hand in this bloody eight month conflict. Now, the federal government in addis ababa has called for a cease fire. Tra
Welcome to world news america in the uk on pbs and around the globe. The bbc has been investigating the plight of thousands of children believed to have been separated from their parents as a result of china s treatment of its uyghur population. Both the uk and the us have accused china of violating human rights as reports emerged of uyghurs being forced into internment camps, women being sterilised and the use of forced labour. China has denied that uyghur families are being deliberately divided. For the past two years, the bbc has made repeated requests to help track down the missing children, but the chinese authorities have failed to respond. Reporting from taiwan here s our china correspondentjon sudworth. These mothers are marching for their missing children back home in xinjiang. Walking almost 300 miles across turkey where they now live to highlight the years of silence from china. I want them to let me see them, kalbina tells me. In this information age, why can t i contact
At the nato summit in belgium, president biden said that china and russia are trying to drive a wedge in the transatlantic alliance. Mr biden added that, while he s not seeking conflict with russia, nato would respond if moscow continued its harmful activities. As for china, mr biden laid out the group s concerns during a press conference with reporters this evening. We talked about the long term systemic challenges that china plaza activities pose two hours collective security today. We agreed to do more to enhance the resilience of our critical infrastructures around the world. Including trusted telecommunications providers, supply chains and energy networks. The us president also sought to underline america s support for the nato alliance striking a very different tone to that of his predecessor donald trump. Our north america editorjon sopel is in brussels and has this report. There s a new sheriff in town, and if nato members could have thrown rose petals in front ofjoe biden