Newshour

Governor Newsom says President Trump is breaking the law by deploying soldiers on city streets in California - is he right? Our correspondent in Los Angeles reports on the clashes, both on the street and between different political players.

Also in the programme: the US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggests Muslim countries should give up some of their own land if they want to see a Palestinian State; and why we owe Shakespeare's revival to a group of well-to-do women in Georgian England.

Britain, Norway, Australia, Canada and New Zealand have announced they're sanctioning two far-right Israeli ministers for inciting extremist violence by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. London said an asset freeze and travel ban would take effect immediately against Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich. We have an interview with US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who called the sanctions "a shocking decision on the part of countries I consider to be allies".

Also in the programme: Greenlanders' dream of international football hits reality; remarkable testimony from the men in Syria whose job it was to enforce the Assad regime of terror; and why a shortage of rice is causing such a stir in Japan.

(Photo: Itamar Ben-Gvir (left) and Bezalel Smotrich are key members of PM Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition. Credit: Getty Images)

Nine people have been killed and many injured in a school shooting in the southern Austrian city of Graz. The shooter also killed himself, and has been identified as a former pupil.

Also, Donald Trump sends in the Marines as the president's crackdown on undocumented migrants clashes with California's policy as a Sanctuary State, Syria's jailers under President Assad speak to the BBC anonymously about what they did and those who suffered, plus good news for biodiversity and precious coral reefs in the Zanzibar archipelago, as two new Marine Protected Areas are announced.

(IMAGE: General view of the Dreierschutzengasse high school following a shooting in Graz, Austria, 10 June 2025 / CREDIT: Antonio Bat /EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

The attorney-general in California has sued President Trump for deploying the National Guard without the governor's permission. The lawsuit argues that Mr Trump overstepped his authority and "trampled" on the state's sovereignty. Rob Bonta accuses him of trying to manufacture chaos and crisis for his own political ends.

Also in the programme: Reports of more killings close to one of Gaza's new aid distribution sites; claims from an opposition leader in Georgia that her husband was abducted; Italy's referendum on making the path to citizenship easier falls short; and Marc The Force Chapman on being the king of crazy golf.

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California’s Governor Gavin Newsom says President Trump’s deployment of National Guards to help immigration officers in LA is illegal and unconstitutional, and that he will challenge the move in court. One journalist covering the riots tells us he needed surgery after being hit by a baton round.

Also in the programme: the latest swap of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war begins; and could countries meeting in France be on the brink of a breakthrough in protecting the planet’s oceans?

(IMAGE: California National Guard members participate in crowd control during immigration raid protests near the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, USA, 08 June 2025 / CREDIT: Caroline Brehman/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

National Guard units who earlier arrived in Los Angeles have engaged with protestors opposed to Donald Trump's immigration policies. They fired tear gas to try to force back the demonstrators. President Trump ordered their deployment after two days of confrontations between residents of a predominantly Hispanic area and local police.

Also in the programme:Inside the reckless race for total domination - tech journalist Karen Hao on her new book 'Empire of AI': and Carlos Alcaraz has pulled off a triumphant comeback from two sets down to win the longest ever French Open tennis final in Paris against the world number one Jannik Sinner of Italy.

(Photo: National Guard deployed by President Trump as anti-ICE protests continue in Los Angeles, USA - 08 Jun 2025. Credit:Caroline Brehman/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

US President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles following clashes over raids on undocumented migrants.

Also on the programme: we will hear from the President of the International Red Cross on Gaza; and the potential power of using "poo pills" containing freeze-dried faeces.

(Photo: Protesters stand next to a burning shopping cart during a standoff between police and protesters following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in the Los Angeles County city of Paramount, California, U.S., June 7, 2025. Credit: Reuters)

There’s been another shooting near a US and Israeli-backed aid distribution centre in southern Gaza. The Hamas-run civil defence agency said 6 Palestinians were killed and several wounded by Israeli gunfire. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation suspended aid distribution again, blaming threats from Hamas.

Also in the programme: the runaway rodents who had China transfixed; and it's Goodbye Lenin to Central Asia's tallest statue.

(Photo: A woman crouches tries to gather what remains of relief supplies from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution centre. Credit: Reuters)

Concern mounts over Gaza's deepening humanitarian crisis including the hospitals. We speak to a British doctor who's been working there.

Also on the programme: a resident of Ukraine's second largest city tells us about the unprecedented Russian attack; and from the bromance to break up between Donald Trump and Elon Musk. We ask a former Tesla director what it's like to work with Mr Musk.

(Photo: An internally displaced Palestinian girl attends Eid al-Adha prayer in Gaza City, 06 June 2025. Credit: EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

Donald Trump invested a lot of political capital in Elon Musk. And Elon Musk invested a lot of money in Donald Trump. Will their bust up cost them both?

Also on the programme, who are the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and what is known about them? And we meet Pedro Urruchurtu, one of the Venezuelan opposition figures who spent over a year in Argentina's embassy in Caracas, and who was subsequently rescued by the USA in "Operation Guacamaya."

(Photo: Elon Musk (L) and Donald Trump (R) face each other in March 2025. Credit: Reuters)