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Protests against Tokyo Olympics as Japan suffers Covid surge – BBC News

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With just one hundred days to go before the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics in July, the city is seeing protests calling for the Games to be delayed.

The torch relay is under way and athletes around the world are back in training. The organisers insist it’s full steam ahead but public support in Japan remains extremely low.

The country is facing a fourth wave of Covid infections, with less than 1% of the population having received a vaccination.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo.

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UN says Israeli strike killed six of its Gaza staff | BBC News

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The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) says six of its employees have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a school it runs in central Gaza.

Gaza’s Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said a total of 18 people were killed in Wednesday’s strike on al-Jaouni school in Nuseirat refugee camp, which is being used as a shelter by thousands of displaced Palestinians.
Israel’s military said it carried out a “precise strike on terrorists” planning attacks from the school, and that it had taken measures to avoid harm to civilians.
UN Secretary General António Guterres condemned the strike, saying: “What’s happening in Gaza is totally unacceptable”.

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Russia strips accreditation of six British diplomats | BBC News

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Russia has revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats it has accused of spying. The country’s security service FSB claimed …

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Putin warns West it risks “fighting Russia” if it lets Ukraine use long-range missiles | BBC News

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Russia’s President Putin has warned that the United States and European countries would be “directly participating” in the war in …

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Who is Ryan Routh, the suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt? | BBC News

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The suspected gunman in the apparent assassination attempt of former US President Donald Trump appeared before a court in Florida today.

Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, has been charged with federal gun crimes – possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obstructed serial number.

Court documents show that Routh was hiding on the edge of Trump’s Florida golf course for nearly 12 hours before the apparent assassination attempt.

Trump was unharmed during the incident on Sunday – it is the second apparent attempt on his life in two month.

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UK meat exports delayed for days due to new Brexit customs rules – BBC News

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British meat exports are facing long delays, sometime for days, because of extra customs checks and paperwork after the end of the Brexit transition period.

The meat producers’ trade body says exports are at just 25% of normal volumes for the time of year. They say the new rules are “not fit for purpose”.

The UK exports £15 billion worth of food and drink to the EU every year. A third of it is perishable meat, fish and fresh produce.

Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by business editor Simon Jack.

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