Ms shinawatra said she felt it was time for her to serve. I talked to my family and a lot of people from my party and i decided that it is about time to do something for the country and for the party as well. And ijust hope that i can do my best to, you know, make the country go forward, that is what i tried to do. Right now, of course, today i feel very honoured and i feel very happy. Paetongtarn Shinawatras Election sees the return of the powerful and divisive shinawatra dynasty. Herfather, Thaksin Shinawatra, was Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006. He was deposed in a Military Coup and lived in self imposed exile for 15 years, during which he was convicted of corruption. He returned to thailand last year. Mr thaksin s brother in law, somchai wongsawat, led the nation for less than three months in 2008. An anti Corruption Body found him guilty of neglecting his duties while working in the Justice Department eight years earlier. Mr thaksin s sister, yingluck shinawatra, was in powerfor
For students with disabilities. We showed Ehsan Ul Haq manik, founder of the school, the footage seeing it for the first time. Aghast at the captions, he says it has nothing to do with religion. Its false. My nephew called from dhaka that your stuff is being used in the name of hindus. Manik is muslim. He believes it was politically motivated because he is a member of the awami league, the party of the now ousted prime minister. This is not a case of anti hindu violence, but it doesnt mean that thats not happening. There are reports of violence against minorities, but it is the scale of which they are happening thats being called into question. These Social Media posts claiming hindu Genocide And Violence at the hands of fanatical islamists have been verified as false by the bbc. Another case, this one seen more than 1. 6 million times asserting the home of a hindu Cricket Player, was burned. In reality, it was that of a former muslim Cricket Player and Member Of Parliament for the awa
Meet in person On Monday. Meanwhile, the un has described a deadly attack by israeli settlers on a village in the occupied West Bank as horrific. The settlers set cars and houses ablaze as they descended on The Village ofjit, armed with batons, rocks and Molotov Cocktails. At least one palestinian was killed and others seriously injured. Thousands gathered injit for the funeral of the man killed in the settler attack. David lammy condemned the violence as abhorrent. The scenes overnight, of the burning and the of the Molotov Cocktails thrown at cars, of the widespread Rampage And Chasing of people from their homes, is abhorrent. And i condemn it in the strongest of terms. Lets speak to our correspondent Jenny Hill whos in tel aviv. We have had that statement came ancient, a joint statement from those Ceasefire Talks in doha, can you tell us more about what was said and what we can beat into it . This statement was and what we can beat into it . This statement was very and what we can
Sporting crowd since the start of the pandemic this afternoon. 140,000 Fans Head to the track for the british Grand Prix, as Lewis Hamilton looks to keep his title hopes alive the man hoping to circumnavigate Mainland Britain on a Paddle Board reaches the halfway point. Well catch up with him as he rounds the top of scotland. And the uk makes the most of The Sunny weather, as the hotTest temperatures of the year are recorded. And there is more hot weather on the way for today. Sunshine is expected to last a few more Days yet. Good Morning To you. Its sunday the 18th ofjuly. Our top story senior Government Ministers are waiting to hear if they will have to quarantine after the Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, confirmed he has Tested positive for coronavirus. Mrjavid held a meeting with the Prime Minister On Friday, shortly before experiencing symptoms. It comes ahead of most legal covid restrictions being lifted in england tomorrow. 0ur political correspondent, Nick Eardley has this repor
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