Welcome to World News America in the uk, On Pbs and around the globe. One of Hong Kongs biggest newspapers has shut down in whats been described as a major defeat for free speech in the territory. Apple daily was often critical of the beijing government and last week, authorities seized its assets and arrested senior staff, citing a controversial national Security Law. This is the final edition thursdays going to the presses. These copies of the paper will be the last ones to be sold at newstands across the city. After more than 9,000 editions the finalfront page, which reads Hong Kongers bid a painful farewell in the rain. The bbc s Danny Vincent has been following this story from last Weeks Police raids to tonights final printing. He sent us this report. Apple daily is known as the only Opposition Newspaper in Hong Kong. It planned one less edition Opposition Newspaper in Hong Kong. It planned one less editior it planned one less edition before closin its it planned one less edition
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first, the latest headlines. president biden says the us is working every day to secure the release of the journalist, evan gershkovich from a russian prison. the wall streetjournal reporter was detained on spying charges exactly a year ago. the met police say it s continuing its investigation into potential offences at the post office over the horizon it scandal, and has interviewed two people under caution. yesterday, the bbc revealed that a previously undisclosed report had shown the company was told about faults with the computer system in 2017. the polish prime minister, donald tusk, says europe has entered a pre war era and nobody on the continent will feel safe if russia defeats ukraine. moscow has stepped up its bombardment of ukraine, and a few days ago russian missiles briefly entered polish air space. the us government has authorised an initial sixty million dollars to help clear the wreckage of a bridge that was brought down by a giant container ship. the bigges
now on bbc news, it s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. there s nothing to separate them at anfield as liverpool fail to find a breakthrough against a stubborn manchester united. liverpool aged to be level on plains at manchester united in the table after coming from behind. and he s in the mood for more rangers and new boss phillipe clement win the scottish league cup at hampden. also coming up on sportsday. and the comeback kings in the champions cup exeter leave it late, but do it again with victory over munster. hello there, and welcome along to the programme and it was very much billed as the game of the day. two huge rivals in the premier league, liverpool and manchester united going head to head at anfield, but the sides couldn t be seperated as the united defence held firm and had chances against a liverpool side hoping to finish the weekend top of the pile. katie gornall reports. liverpool has built something at anfield, a new t
in a sign of the growing hunger and desperation in gaza, crowds of people have mobbed and looted aid trucks entering the besieged strip through the rafah crossing. for the first time since the war began, israel has also opened one of its crossings into gaza to aid. it s hoped the opening of the kerem shalom crossing will double the amount of food and medicine reaching gazans. until now, aid has only been able to reach the territory through the rafah crossing from egypt. israel kept up its bombardment of gaza overnight and into sunday, reportedly killing at least a0 people. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has dismissed growing international calls for a sustainable ceasefire . but the reuters news agency is quoting egyptian security sources as saying israel and hamas are both open to a new ceasefire and hostage release but still disagree over details. our correspondent lucy williamson has more. the target for israel in gaza is hamas, for palestinians it is survival. the ra