Welcome to World News America in the uk, On Pbs and around the globe. The ethiopian government has called on the African Union to immediately stop an inquiry into Human Rights Abuses in tigray. Almost eight months of conflict have devastated the region. Despite repeated calls by the international community to end the hostilities, the fighting continues and Aid Agencies cannot reach all those in need. The United Nations warns that the area is in imminent danger of famine unless drastic measures are taken. The bbc s Kalkidan Yibeltal has travelled to tigray and sent us this report. This boy has had Heart Problems since he was a child. He needed constant medical attention. But as tigray s war raged, it became difficult to find care and food. Translation we had medical appointments but roads were closed due to The War so we had to walk for three days without food. This affected my son a lot. Before The War we had hospitals and health centres. Since it started we literally had nothing. A0 m
The United States has described a raid by Hong Kong Police on the Pro Democracy newspaper, apple daily, as politically motivated. Five senior figures from the paper were arrested and are being held under Security Laws imposed by beijing. They include the editor in chief, ryan law. The newspaper has consistently opposed chinas Tightening Grip on Hong Kong. The bbc s Danny Vincent is in Hong Kong. The police came in the early hours of the morning. 500 officers deployed to arrest five media executives, suspected of violating Hong Kongs new national Security Law. They surrounded the building. Journalists inside continued live streaming the raid on their own paper. Mark simon is an adviser Tojimmy Lai and former executive with apple daily s parent company, next media. Essentially, its not up to us any more, its up to the chinese communist party. They seem to be able to put a man in space but they cant tolerate somebody talking on the streets of Hong Kong about freedom and democracy. Apple
The United States has described a raid by Hong Kong Police on the Pro Democracy newspaper, apple daily, as politically motivated. Five senior figures from the paper were arrested and are being held under Security Laws imposed by beijing. They include the editor in chief, ryan law. The newspaper has consistently opposed chinas Tightening Grip on Hong Kong. The bbc s Danny Vincent is in Hong Kong. The police came in the early hours of the morning. 500 officers deployed to arrest five media executives, suspected of violating Hong Kongs new national Security Law. They surrounded the building. Journalists inside continued live streaming the raid on their own paper. Mark simon is an adviser Tojimmy Lai and former executive with apple daily s parent company, next media. Essentially, its not up to us any more, its up to the chinese communist party. They seem to be able to put a man in space but they cant tolerate somebody talking on the streets of Hong Kong about freedom and democracy. Apple
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Bill in is the quote that strikes you. The border is secure. The border is closed. I dont know how you rate that based on what we are reporting so far. That doesnt seem to match up with reality. There has been very little, if any, access the media has been held out from it. The pictures you just saw from a Democratic Congress member whose district spans that area of texas. Dana well talk to local mayors on the front lines. The numbers are staggering. Officials are encountering close to 600 unaccompanied minors every day. As of saturday 1,000 kids have been held by Border Patrol for more than 10 days. The Biden Administration says the situation is being handled but republicans call it a free for all. Are you thinking of going to the border . I will at some time. I know whats going on in those facilities. The border is secure. The border is closed. Weve been unequivocal in that and were operationalizing our processes, executing our plans. The border is wide open. There are reports now th