and a greek—owned oil tanker is on fire and adrift in the red sea, as houthis in yemen release a video claiming to show their forces attacking the vessel. hello, i'm carl nasman. we start in germany, where authorities say they've arrested a man suspected of carrying out a mass stabbing in the city of solingen on friday evening, which left three people dead and eight injured. german media reports say the suspect handed himself in to a police patrol. this brings the total number of people detained in connection with the attack to three, including a 15—year—old on suspicion of having been in contact with the perpetrator before the attack. the islamic state group have claimed responsibility for the attack, but have provided no evidence. and earlier on saturday, police were seen raiding a property — usually a home for refugees — in the city of solingen.

germany's interior minister addressed the press earlier today and called for unity. translation: we as the national | government are doing everything| possible to support the local efforts. as the minister has said, we won't be divided in times like this, but we stand together. and we will not allow such a tragic attack to divide our society. so, i urgently appeal to all those who can only see hate now. don't be swayed by those sentiments. this society needs to stand together, especially in these critical hours. the premier of the german state of north rhine—westphalia said the attack was an "act of terror". translation: we do not know everything yet. we do not know everything yet. we do not know everything yet. we do not know much yet. we do

know one thing, this attack has struck at the heart of our country. this attack was intended to spread terror. terror among people who were celebrating peacefully together. i spoke with dw news reporterjared reed, who's in berlin. even as the investigation continues, what have we heard from the german authorities and politicians? what is the reaction so far?- politicians? what is the reaction so far? the reaction is of shock. _ reaction so far? the reaction is of shock. we _ reaction so far? the reaction is of shock. we have - reaction so far? the reaction is of shock. we have heard l reaction so far? the reaction - is of shock. we have heard from a number of political leaders, i will read out the responses of a couple. the german chancellor, he leads the government, he says the attack is a terrible incident that has appalled him, he has called for the perpetrator to be quickly brought to justice. the german head of state, the president, head of state, the president, he has called on all in germany to stand together against hate and violence and he says this terrible deed has shaken me,

shaken our country, and he has thanked emergency services. i think a bit earlier you play the clip from the premier from the clip from the premier from the state where this happens and he has called it an act of terror against the security and freedom of his country, although i have to say, he is calling it an act of terror but investigators have not born our file yet. as i say though, they have not ruled out. can file yet. as i say though, they have not ruled out.— file yet. as i say though, they have not ruled out. can you put this attack _ have not ruled out. can you put this attack into _ have not ruled out. can you put this attack into some _ have not ruled out. can you put this attack into some context . this attack into some context for us? there has been a summer growing sense is of concern or at least discussions around knife crime in germany. there have been _ knife crime in germany. there have been a — knife crime in germany. there have been a number— knife crime in germany. there have been a number of- knife crime in germany. there have been a number of knife l have been a number of knife attacks in germany over the past year and police have reported a rise in the number of stabbings particularly around train stations. in may at a far—right rally, police

officers —— a police officer was killalea knife attack there. all of this has led the government to promise a crackdown on knife crime and to promise tougher knife laws. the interior minister, she wants to specifically reduce the length of blades that are allowed to be covered in public. the current length is 12 centimetre and she wants to reduce that to six centimetres mycenae is no longer than a six centimetres cannot be carried in public and switch blades would also not be allowed to be carried. critics say that those plans, they are admirable, but they are not particularly practical because it has argued that people who would be carrying dangerous knives in public are going to do it anyway regardless of what the law says. the people who

look at data say that it is difficult to categorise this reported rise in knife crime by police as a trend simply because germany does not have very much data on knife crime at the moment because it has only been collecting this particular data for the last three years or so. i guess what this attack will do is put much more attention around this issue and calls will grow to try to do something about it. france's interior minister says police have arrested a man suspected of causing an explosion outside a synagogue in the south of the country. the french president, emmanuel macron, earlier described the incident near montpellier as an act of terror. two cars, one with a gas bottle inside, were set alight in the town of la grande motte, injuring a police officer. security outside jewish schools and places of worship has been stepped up. the incident happened during shabbat, thejewish day of rest, when religious services are held. a woman who lives near

the site of the attack described her experience. translation: i was very shocked. the noise i heard was louder than anything i've ever heard in my life. since i've been in la grande motte, it's been over 25 years, so it was a big shock. reports in french say the russian founder of the telegram messaging service, pavel durov, has been arrested in paris. they say the tech billionaire was detained at le bourget airport after his private jet landed from azerbaijan. there's been no confirmation from the authorities. those media reports say mr durov is accused of refusing to cooperate with investigations into the use of telegram by criminals. the encrypted messaging service has hundreds of millions of users worldwide. mr durov left russia a decade ago after falling out with the authorities and had been living in the united arab emirates. joining me live is darren loucaides, a freelance journalist who has been writing extensively about telegram since 2021.

what do you make of this arrest of pavel durov? how surprising is it to you? it of pavel durov? how surprising is it to you?— is it to you? it is very surprising. _ is it to you? it is very surprising. 0bviously| is it to you? it is very - surprising. obviously there is a very little information so far on exactly what has happened and how far along the investigation in france is. but what we do know tonight is that i believe around 7pm local time, he was arrested having landed in his privatejet at an airport outside paris. he had beenin airport outside paris. he had been in azerbaijan and french media report that he was with his bodyguard and a woman. there is some speculation in

france about why, there is speculation in french media about why he came to france, where he does have had citizenship to 321 but if he knew there was an arrest warrant, and not cooperating with authorities there... it is still a moment _ with authorities there... it is still a moment where - with authorities there... it is still a moment where we - with authorities there... it is still a moment where we are waiting on more details here but an interesting development. can you tell us more about telegram? some people may not know what it is but it does have a bigger reach, around 900 million users? the have a bigger reach, around 900 million users?— million users? the latest numbers _ million users? the latest numbers cited _ million users? the latest numbers cited is - million users? the latest numbers cited is 950 - million users? the latest - numbers cited is 950 million, so they are rapidly closing in on1 billion users so they are rapidly closing in on 1 billion users worldwide. it is often described as a messaging app. it looks quite a lot like what's up but it is also a social network which gets overlooked in the media

and that is largely due to a feature called channels and the extensive use of group chats on a telegram. channels are a one to many broadcast, a one to many broadcast feature that means it can be used a lot like x or facebook. and other various news organisations like the new york times have opened channels. it is a hybrid of a messaging app and a social network with a huge number of local news. network with a huge number of local news-— local news. what kind of approach _ local news. what kind of approach does _ local news. what kind of approach does pavel - local news. what kind of. approach does pavel durov local news. what kind of- approach does pavel durov and telegram take when it comes to moderation? when it comes to these allegations over this apparent arrest, it seems like moderation will play a key role in what authorities are saying here? . , ., �* , in what authorities are saying here? . , ., �*, ., here? pavel durov's attitude towards speech _ here? pavel durov's attitude towards speech online - here? pavel durov's attitude towards speech online since | here? pavel durov's attitude i towards speech online since his

early days has been that speech should not be censored. very much a sort of speech zealot. there is not this sort of huge moderation apparatus on telegram, as has evolved on facebook. they do claim when there are big breaking stories and events such as in gaza when the conflict broke out last year that they moderate channels and hamas channels and take down calls to violence. experts tell me that they are very slow to react to illegal content on the platform.

despite claims to take down insights for violence, for example. insights for violence, for example-— insights for violence, for example. insights for violence, for examle_ . ., ., example. what more can you tell us about pavel durov _ example. what more can you tell us about pavel durov himself? i us about pavel durov himself? he seems like a fascinating figure. he is certainly a rich man, his fortune estimated at more than $15 billion.- more than $15 billion. pavel durov was _ more than $15 billion. pavel durov was born _ more than $15 billion. pavel durov was born in _ more than $15 billion. pavel durov was born in saint - durov was born in saint petersburg, he has been very successful, he created a company that was similar to a russian at facebook, he is 39, he appears very little in public but likes to preach on his telegram channel about various things such as carrying out a vegan diet. very rarely appears in public but has started to appear more this yearin started to appear more this year in public, including with

an hour—long interview with tucker carlson earlier this year, which led to suggestions that he was courting the kind of radical right wing conservative audience that tend to use telegram in places like the us and uk and europe. interesting stuff there. darren, a journalist running about telegram from any news now, and the breaking news that pavel durov has apparently been arrested in paris. thank you so much for those details. an abandoned tanker carrying 150,000 tons of crude oil is on fire in the red sea. the greek—flagged ship was attacked by yemen's houthis on wednesday. the iran—backed movement — which is designated a terrorist organisation by the us — released this footage of the attack. the tanker�*s crew was evacuated to safety on thursday. experts are warning of a possible ecological disaster in the red sea due to the amount of oil on board. houthis have targeted more than 80 ships since october, disrupting a vital trade route.

the us, uk and other allies have responded over the months with strikes on houthi targets in yemen. the houthi movement says it is standing in solidarity with palestinians. israeli air strikes in southern gaza killed at least three dozen people on saturday. that's according to palestinian hospital officials. images and videos reviewed by the bbc confirm children are among those who were killed. nasser hospital in khan younis said it had received 33 bodies from three air strikes in the city. another hospital said it received three bodies from a separate air raid. the israeli army said it is investigating the reports. the idf also announced that four of its soldiers were killed in gaza on friday. hamas is sending a delegation to cairo, saying they will "listen in on" ceasefire talks that are resuming this week. the israeli spy chief will reportedly attend the talks. major differences still remain between israel and hamas on reaching a deal. for more on the security

situation in the red sea and the middle east more broadly, i've been speaking to jamal benomar, the former longtime united nations diplomat and special envoy for yemen. what you make of the leaders incident there really red sea, this one involving a greek owned oil tanker? the situation is getting out of hand. i think the militaristic approach to what happens in the red sea is backfiring. the theatre of operation is expanding, houthis are expanding, and it's no longerjust the red sea. it's south of aden and the indian ocean. they're threatening operations in the mediterranean. let's see whether this is serious or not. it's no longerjust the red sea. the frequency has increased.

they are using more sophisticated weapons and special weapons that we have not seen before. they have more co—ordination and with other groups in the region in iraq and obviously liaising with hezbollah. this has been, should have been resolved through diplomacy, not the militarisation of the red sea. crosstalk. this military action it seems to be backfiring. what other option is there? you said diplomacy, power possible to think that is?— think that is? there is a clear link between _ think that is? there is a clear link between what _ think that is? there is a clear link between what is - think that is? there is a clear l link between what is happening in the red sea in a situation in the red sea in a situation in gaza. the houthi is seeing that they are taking action for the palestinians to stop the slaughter of innocent civilians in gaza. international public opinion is not demanding an end to this war in the slaughter of

the palestinians and it is clear that if there is a ceasefire in gaza or other fronts like lebanon, the israeli border of the situation in the red sea will come down. to what extent do you think the houthis now are working to gather with other actors in the region, potentially a group like hezbollah?— like hezbollah? yes, they increase _ like hezbollah? yes, they increase the _ like hezbollah? yes, they increase the cooperation | like hezbollah? yes, they. increase the cooperation with other groups in the whole region. houthis have used this us uk bombing campaign to get more combatants back in yemen. this allows them to build their forces and the number of combatants that they recruited recently is very high, from what i hear, in yemen. the action allows them to look

good, with the public at large, the public at large in arab countries is resentful of the government and the complicity in these conflicts. it is making them look also like unimportant regional actor, an international actor, that is affecting maritime arrays and the economy and so on. we should not forget that in 2014 the houthis were basically a militia, and facilitating their dialogue with other factions in my capacity as un special envoy for yemen. there was a small group located in the far north of the country, so everybody underestimated them, and i think the us, uk and the supporters never expected them to take over the capital never expected them to withstand the

saudi onslaught with the going to war against the houthis. the houthis basically want this war, and the saudis have been more recently wise to withdraw from this war, and we are very cautious also when we see their reaction to what is happening now in the red sea, they never joined the us and uk coalition. let mejustjumping because joined the us and uk coalition. let me justjumping because we have 30 seconds you but i want to ask you briefly, do you think because we see this is why negotiators continue, if they were to be an agreement in gaza, anything that might put an end to these attacks by the houthis in the red sea? absolutely. i am certain that the inaudible the situation is that continuing war on the palestinians in gaza, if that comes to an end, the situation in lebanon and the red sea will

also come to an end. nasa says two astronauts stranded on the international space station after their boeing space craft ran into trouble will not return to earth until february 2025. sunita williams and barry wilmore will be brought back on a spacex dragon capsule. their mission had been expected to lastjust 8 days, before the boeing starliner was affected by a string of problems. the stricken space craft will be brought back earlier, without the crew. boeing released a statement saying: i spoke with leroy chiao, a former nasa astronaut and engineer. can you put a society heads of these astronauts who went to space expecting to be there for eight days and abbott looks

like they will be there instead for eight months?— for eight months? sure, of course nobody _ for eight months? sure, of course nobody likes - for eight months? sure, of. course nobody likes surprises, especially big surprises like this that having said that, astronauts like me in a space and although porch and sunny looking at an 8—10 day mission which had blossomed into over two months are now looking like you will be eight months or will be eight months having said that they also professionals, the professionals, the professionals who have flown long durations above the iss before they know how to operate the vehicle and i had to do most of the experiments, and they have really been a pitching in, so essentially they are getting a longer flight. the only thing is they are not expecting as i'm sure it impacted some other part of their lives but they are adjusting very well and i think they will do great. you wonder if anybody _ they will do great. you wonder if anybody left _ they will do great. you wonder if anybody left milk _ they will do great. you wonder if anybody left milk in - they will do great. you wonder if anybody left milk in the - if anybody left milk in the refrigerator or something like that. just going back to the spacecraft herself, we heard the statement from boeing, and

thus has spoken about it as well. what you make of the decision here to essentially keep the astronauts there until a different spacecraft can get them? is this overly cautious or do you think it is the right decision? i or do you think it is the right decision?— decision? i think it is absolutely _ decision? ithink it is absolutely the - decision? ithink it is absolutely the right l decision? i think it is - absolutely the right decision and nobody in the business is surprised by that. star liner has been behind schedule and have a lot of technical and budget problems and finally got into space and is offered these failures on the thrusters, they seem a fairly minor, testing was unable to come up with a root cause, these saw disturbing problems related to overheating and apparently part of the spacecraft around the propulsion system are getting hotter than they had expected and so it is causing some potential problems with the seals. this was the right decision. in an emergency you would do that risk to reward and, of course, try to bring them down on a star liner although now the decision has been made that they will wait

and prepare the dragon that is “p and prepare the dragon that is up there, the spacex vehicle to come back with six instead of four. in this period of time between when the star liner is not docked in september to come down with our people on board and then the crew comes up which will also be the vehicle that brings the astronauts down in february. i that brings the astronauts down in february-— in february. i have a question about the _ in february. i have a question about the star _ in february. i have a question about the star liner, - in february. i have a question about the star liner, it - in february. i have a question about the star liner, it will. about the star liner, it will go back to earth on demand. how is a possible and i know everyone was excited because the star liner was going to make a different sort of leading the way you usually see. is still going to happen probably get the chance to try back? , , ., probably get the chance to try back? , , . ., back? yes, star liner will lead in utah at _ back? yes, star liner will lead in utah at the _ back? yes, star liner will lead in utah at the landing - back? yes, star liner will lead in utah at the landing zone i in utah at the landing zone there on the ground and i believe they will still happen. it took them literally a while, two months to come up with a software patch and upload untested on vehicle because previously it did not have the

capability to come down autonomously but now they believe they can bring it down. the plan isjuana doctor star liner sometime in september and go ahead and bring it back probably for the landing. this was the first _ probably for the landing. this was the first attempt - probably for the landing. this was the first attempt for boeing for a crude mission and it is not exactly gone according to plan. when you think it leaves rowing now? and the attempt to catch up to spacex and get its own programme going? h0 spacex and get its own rouramme uuoin? ., , ., ., programme going? no question, a bi black programme going? no question, a big black eye _ programme going? no question, a big black eye for— programme going? no question, a big black eye for boeing. - programme going? no question, a big black eye for boeing. they - big black eye for boeing. they are behind schedule and over budget. they have spent about $1.6 billion of his own money to keep the star liner and get it going again it's where it is now. now they will have to try to fix the problem, it will undoubtedly involve a redesign and they will have to shoulder the bulk of that cost and nasa may contribute a little but by and large run the hook with a contract to develop a working

vehicle and nasa wants star liner to be successful because nasser was more than just one source or one provided you bring astronauts to and from the iss. it has been successful, almost four years in doing that and nasa is eager to ring star line on one as well. �* , . w' to ring star line on one as well. fl. , ., well. let's check similar stories _ well. let's check similar stories making - well. let's check similar i stories making headlines. the sudanese army leader, abdel fattah al—burhan, has dismissed un sponsored talks in switzerland aimed at ending the ongoing conflict with the paramilitary rapid support forces. speaking from port sudan, general al—burhan said the army will continue fighting, however long it takes. the sudanese government refused to send a delegation to the talks, insisting on a return to a previous declaration made injeddah, which the rsf signed last year. the geneva talks ended on friday without a ceasefire. nearly a million people in bangladesh are without power as a result of devastating floods. the energy ministry says about half of those without electricity are in the south—eastern district of feni, where

seventeen power stations have been forced to shut down. feni has been hardest hit by the floods, which have now affected five million people across bangladesh and caused at least 18 deaths. in canada an arbitrator over disputing working conditions as ordered for years back to work with the union says it will file legal challenges against it. the president of the conference said on saturday that canadian workers' rights had been significantly diminished. stay with us, plenty more to come on bbc news. hello there. it looks like it's going to get warmer next week, particularly for south—eastern parts of the uk. quite cool though for these areas in particular on saturday, where we had the cloud and rain. a weather front has taken the wet weather away, but there's more weather systems to come in from the atlantic to bring some rain in from the west, together with some stronger

winds on sunday. it's quite cool air still, so temperatures are going to be on the low side to start with. some early sunshine in the east, it does cloud over though from the west, with some rain coming in mainly for the northern half of the uk. briefly some rain in wales and the southwest before it cheers up in the afternoon. not much rain heading into the midlands, it should stay dry towards the south—east. the winds will pick up a bit. not as strong as they were a few days ago, but gusts of 40 miles an hour — wales, the midlands and northern england. and whilst it's going to be a bit warmer than it was on saturday in the south—east with some sunshine, further north those temperatures really will struggle under the rain and quite a poor day here. late in the day that rain will start to ease off a bit, and then we look out into the atlantic, more weather systems to arrive much later on monday. so, on the whole, monday looks a better day. we want to see early showers in the south—east and still some cloud left for northern england, northern ireland and scotland with one or two spots of rain. but many places will be dry, there'll be some spells of sunshine, probably not quite as windy, i think, on monday either. and so it's going to

feel a bit warmer. temperatures will be a bit higher. nothing startling, but still could make the low 20s across eastern parts of england. and then these weather systems will bring some rain into the north—west overnight. we'll keep some wet weather going into tuesday, but the rain isn't going to move very far. it's getting blocked by that large area of high pressure, and that will allow the temperatures to rise ahead of the weather front, which is bringing the rain. there will be some rain, though, on tuesday for scotland, and northern ireland — could be a bit heavy over the hills as well. slowly, that rain will push its way over the irish sea into northern and western parts of england and wales. but ahead of that, the midlands towards the southeast, dry, some sunshine. here, it's starting to warm up with temperatures back into the mid 20s, but where we've got cloud and rain further north and west, temperatures will be pegged at 18—20 degrees. and those numbers won't change here on wednesday. we've still got the rain around, it's not moving very far, but it allows the heat to build across the midlands and some eastern parts of england.

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