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welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: president erdogan says the work begins immediately to fulfill his campaign pledges, after he wins the closely fought election. victims of rape by the burmese military — the devastating legacy of sexual violence in the rohingya refugee camps of bangladesh. president macron insists eu leaders have all ruled out forcing refugees back to where they may face persecution. and an historic win for england puts them through to the last 16 of the world cup. the turkish leader, recep tayyip erdogan,
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has pledged to start work to fulfil his election promises, after claiming victory in both the presidential and parliamentary elections. he will have enhanced powers to act, after constitutional reforms approved last year. he's promised to tackle the economy and act more decisively against what he called terrorist organisations. his main challenger, muharrem ince, is reported to have accepted defeat. here's mark lowen from istanbul. his diehard believers never doubted at but still, they savoured it. the devotee is of a president who looks to be cemented in power, results in state newsagency showing he has won another five—year term. polls had suggested he would struggle to win outright and could have faced a run—off. outright and could have faced a run-off. it means everything to us, turkey would have been lost without
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him. it would have ceased to exist. these people, all of them happy, so lam happy. these people, all of them happy, so i am happy. one half of the turkish people is not happy, the other half of the turkish people is not happy. but it is all turkish people of others, it is likely. relief at tu rkey‘s others, it is likely. relief at turkey's strongman, who has claimed victory. if the results are confirmed, he will adopt sweeping new powers, scrapping the post of prime minister, ruling with the crease and choosing most senior judges. turkey's most powerful leader since its founding father ata turk. the unofficial result of the elections had become clear. according to these, i have been trusted with the nation with the tasks and duties of the presidency. muharrem ince, the candidate of the ce ntre—left, muharrem ince, the candidate of the centre—left, galvanise the campaign and was light, widely expected to force president erdogan tway second
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round. he and his supporters say tu rkey‘s round. he and his supporters say turkey's state newsagency announced results before ballot boxes opened. turnout was 87%. whatever can be said of the state of turkish democracy, this is a nation that cherishes its right to have a say in it. after 16 years, probably change may be on the rise. is a time for a change after 16 years of a key party? no. why not? because i'm happy with them, because i trust them, because i believe that stability should continue. and so one side believes the result and will celebrate long into the night, but another refusing to accept it, accusing the state machine of creating a false reality. this pivotal, polarised country is on dangerous ground. earlier i spoke to onur erem, a journalist with the bbc‘s
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turkish language service. i began by asking whether the opposition parties — who were critical of the early results — are now more accepting of the outcome. yes, they have. in the beginning of the election process, the state news agency declared mr erdogan's boat around 60%. this is the point they we re around 60%. this is the point they were largely criticising but after a few hours, the percentage drop to around 52% and in the end, muharrem ince, the candidate of the main opposition party declared that he accepted the results. ok, so it is looking like president erdogan has the powers he wants and the presidency in parliament. how do you expect him to govern now with all that concentrated power? this is a very critical elections turkey because this is the first election
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after turkey transformed from a parliamentary system to a presidential one, so mr erdogan will have new powers like issuing decrees to rule the country. he says that he will extend the human rights and also continue growing the economy, along with more political power for turkey in the region of the middle east and europe. ok, let's talk about the kurds then because the main kurdish party looks like it has reached the 10% —— or to enter parliament. how significant is that? is very significant because turkey has the highest there should in europe, which is io%, so it was a big delay. —— it is very significant. in the end, they manage to get around 60 seats, which made mr erdogan's party a majority in the
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parliament. they will need to look for other parties's support in parliament. of course, this was a much closer election than anybody thought was going to be, the opposition parties coming together. what do you expect to see in the coming years in terms of opposition activism against erdogan? there's a chance that we will see more cooperation among the opposition parties because next year there is going to be a local election, so these parties have already started debates about more cooperation between the local election, even before this election was announced. so you can see it more cooperation on outside because all of these parties are arguing that mr erdogan will turn turkey into a dictatorship, a i—man state, so they
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will unite their powers against him. but at the same time, mr erdogan has an electoral allowance, and national party, they may go along with this electoral allowa nce party, they may go along with this electoral allowance into next year's local election. now, when more than 700,000 rohingya refugees fled from myanmar last autumn, there were widespread reports of rape and sexual assault by the burmese military. aid agencies warned that unwanted pregnancies would result in hundreds, perhaps thousands of babies being given up for adoption. 0ur south asia correspondent danjohnson has been to the refugee camps in bangladesh to examine the legacy of sexual violence. she's only a week old. she doesn't even have a name yet. but the joy of her precious new life is tinged by
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the long shadow of what her mother endured. the worst cruelty inflicted on the most vulnerable people. translation: the soldiers caught me before i could run away. they raped me and then that night, i was raped again. they did it again the next morning, and that afternoon. she told us she escaped but was recaptured and raped many more times. eventually, she was helped across the border. then she discovered she was pregnant. she faced the toughest of dilemmas, and all this atjust 17 years old. translation: to have an abortion would have been a sin, so would giving my baby away. they committed a sin. i didn't do anything wrong. her grandparents are the only
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family she has left. her parents are missing, presumed dead. amongst hundreds of thousands of refugees, aid workers prepare for a wave of unwanted babies, but so far, the numbers have been low. the biggest fear is that these children will grow up with a stigma attached to them. we know that any child born at this time of year is at risk of that stigma. so we're working extremely hard to build in a safety support system for these children so they can grow up with the best possible chance. so many have been marked by sexual violence. all these women have stories of rape and beatings, husbands and children killed. this woman became pregnant, but miscarried. she told me she wanted the baby because her two sons had been murdered.
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of course, it's difficult for us to check these accounts, but so many of them are so similar. there are two big unknowns here. the first is just how many people are we talking about? it's hard to be precise about the number of women who were raped, the numbers who may have had abortions, and the number of children who've been born in this situation and may have been given up. and the other big question isjustice. will there actually be any sort of investigation? will there ever be accountability for these crimes? the trauma touches so many lives, and its impact is long—lasting. translation: how could they do such a thing to me? if this didn't happen, i would have got married and lived a normal life, but when i see my baby, i just feel love for her. dan johnson, bbc news, in the balukhali refugee camp. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. and french police have arrested ten
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people with links to radical far—right groups over an alleged plot to attack muslims. the authorities say the group was ready to hit muslim targets, in revenge for islamist—linked attacks. surveillance operations mounted by the french intelligence agency indicated that the gang was trying to obtain arms, while grenades and explosive material were found during police raids. police in central nigeria say at least 86 people are now confirmed dead in violence between farmers and nomadic cattle herders in plateau state. 0fficers said 50 houses had also been burnt down. the latest clashes began in the barikin lardee area on thursday when a group of herders was attacked, prompting retaliatory killings on saturday. fighting between the two sides has been going on since april, but this is the bloodiest clash yet. in what's been seen as a step towards reconciliation in northern ireland, the leader of the democratic unionist party has attended a regionalfinal
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of the irish gaelic football competition. gaelic football has long been seen as a nationalist game and arlene foster is the first dup leader ever to attend a final. it comes at a time when unionist and nationalist politicians are still divided over power—sharing in the province. war veterans have gathered in the south korean capital, seoul, to mark the 68th anniversary of the beginning of the korean war. it comes during a sharp improvement in relations between north and south korea, following years of tension. i asked our correspondent in seoul, sophie long, what the country's prime minister is expected to tell the veterans. he is the speech on this day last year, the 67th anniversary of the korean war, to urge north korea to abandon its nuclear missile development programmes and come out on the path to denuclearisation. an
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indication ofjust how things may have changed, i use the word may because there is still deep scepticism among some here in south korea about just how scepticism among some here in south korea aboutjust how far the recent warming in relations can take them, but while the prime minister is speaking in seoul, we also know that there are military talks taking place between north and south korea on the korean border to fully re—established an indication lines. and over the weekend of course, we have heard other news, small significant steps towards denuclearisation. we heard that pentagon announcement that two more joint military exercises that are normally held here in south korea will be postponed indefinitely, and we also heard about the reunion of divided families, families that have been divided for many decades since the korean war began. so small but
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significant steps towards building trust between the two sides. it has been a very fast moving six months, it was on the first of january that the north korean leader held out an olive branch towards the south after tensions had reached their highest point in many years. since then, we have had the meeting at the border in panmunjom and at that summit, they both pledged that they would turn the armistice agreement that would turn the end of the fighting of the korean war, turn that into a peace treaty. that is certainly a pledge that has been made between the two korean leaders, hopes that soon it will be even further towards the path towards peace. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come... all the goals from a record breaking day at the world cup, as england scores six and colombia bag three. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed
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the world trade center armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim on certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner". chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that on 8june, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which for 29 years has stood
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on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president erdogan has won re—election and says he will start to implement his election pledges immediately. after widespread allegations of rape by the burmese military against rohingya refugees, aid agencies warn thousands of babies may be given up for adoption. the leaders of 16 eu countries have held an informal meeting in brussels to discuss migration. italy's new populist government welcomed the outcome of the meeting — italy wants other countries to be encouraged to accept more migrants. the issue is expected to be discussed again at a full eu summit on thursday. andrew plant reports. on board the rescue ship the lifeline carrying more than 200
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migrants, this footage shows maltese armed forces handing over supplies, but malta and italy have refused to let the ship dock, saying they shoulder an unfair share of the burden. eu leaders met in brussels on sunday. the french president, emmanuel macron, has angered italy by saying the peak of the problem has passed from a high of more than a million in 2015. italy's deputy leader, luigi di maio, called him arrogant and said perhaps france should take more migrants. and angela merkel is under pressure too to change her liberal approach to migration. translation: we all agree that we want to reduce illegal migration. it cannot be the case that only some countries deal with it. everybody is responsible for everything. wherever possible, we want european—wide solutions. migrants often leave via the coast of libya, heading for malta, italy or spain.
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eu rules say there must claim asylum where they arrive, but many say it is not working. we are in a situation if we don't take decisions in the coming days, the situation will escalate. what i heard today, what i think we converged on today, is a signal that there is probably a willingness to go for some operational changes. even if all member states can't agree on a new way to relocate migrants throughout the bloc, smaller deals could be done. afull summit is scheduled for thursday, with pressure growing and officials warning that a new surge of migration could trigger the collapse of free travel within the eu. andrew plant, bbc news. nearly 50 people are still being treated in hospital after an explosion at an election rally in zimbabwe on saturday held by president emmerson mnangagwa. he says it was an attempt to kill him, but he was unhurt.
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he also says the blast will not stop elections from going ahead, as planned, next month. the bbc‘s shingai nyoka reports from the capital harare. president emmerson mnangagwa revelling in the moment. then this happened. explosion screaming the medical services were unprepared. acts of terror of this nature are foreign to zimbabwe and so far, it had been one of the most peaceful election seasons in recent memory. the blast has shattered the veneer of peace. since president mnangagwa took power with the military‘s helps last november, he'd been determined to show he could bring stability but this attack happened in an area restricted to his inner circle. he downplayed its significance. this is not the first
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attempt on my life. it doesn't, to me, slow me. and the show goes on. vice—president constantino chiwenga headlining a rally in the capital as his wife nursed injuries from the attack at home. the act of terrorism which happened in bulawayo is nothing. it does not deter anyone. but if colleagues running for the harmonised running elections on the 20th ofjuly are afraid and are scared, then we will give we will give them security. this is a show of defiance after saturday's unprecedented attack. the first rally since then. and the leaders have said that the campaigns will not stop and thejuly 30th elections will go ahead but here on the ground, there is heightened security.
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keeping a watchful eye, security officers. while on the ground, a heavy police presence. sniffer dogs also patrolled, hunting for explosives. i'm not fearing anything. that's why i came here today. and we will continue going to everywhere. we are praying that it doesn't happen again. we are hoping that those enemies will leave zimbabwe forthwith. with no clear motive for the attack, suspicion is rife about who those enemies are. while the leadership has promised to deliver a new and peaceful zimbabwe, it appears there is unfinished business with their adversaries. shingai nyoka, bbc news, harare. football — and england fans are beginning to get excited about their team's chances
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in the world cup in russia. they beat panama six—one in their second group game on sunday — their biggest ever victory in the finals of the tournament. elsewhere, colombia beat poland and japan drew with senegal. the bbc‘s tim allman watched all the action. for england fans, the world cup is often more an ordeal than a pleasure. so many expectations, usually followed by so many disappointments. but england being england, they neverfail to dream big. it's absolutely unprecedented. they've never done anything like this before and it's almost like all the karma since 1966 is coming back to bring it home for england! come on, england! england won 6—1, the biggest ever win in the world cup, football's coming home, england are going to win the world cup, what else is there to say? well, let's talk about this match against panama for a moenet. england taking an early lead with a header from john stones.
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not long after, they got a penalty. harry kane with an object lesson on how to convert them. thenjesse lingard scored an absolute peach ten minutes before half—time. the goals kept coming. another one for stones from a cleverly worked set piece and two more for kane, making him the first england player to score a world cup hat—trick since 1986. in group h, japan took on senegal, sadio mane giving the senegalese an early lead thanks in no small part to the japanese goalkeeper. but soon it was 1—1, takashi inui getting the equaliser. senegal went ahead in the second half, but substitute keiosuki honda claimed a point late on. in the group's other game,
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columbia got their world cup going with a comfortable win over poland. yerry mina got the first and then radamel falcao scored a second, his first ever world cup finals goal. the final score, 3—0. for the poles, their ordeal is over. tim allman, bbc news. and to keep up to date with what's going on in the world cup, go to the bbc sport website. everything you need is there: team news — interviews — results — and fixtures — building up to the final on july 15. go to bbc.com/worldcup. in turkey, tafe began as one election. mr erred again has addressed his supporters. —— mr
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erdogan. he said he would begin his campaign against kurdish rebels and get conditions for syrian refugees in turkey to return home. starting from tomorrow, we have completed our practice —— our preparations regarding the new presidential system. turkey made its decision in favour of fighting decisively against all terrorist organisations including the pkk at the same time, these results show we will continue to liberate syrian lands and open the way for our guests in our country to return home safely. that's it. stay with us. hello.
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if you like your days sunny and your sunsets spectacular, this is the week for you. a summery week ahead. blue skies yesterday, almost uk wide. this is the scene in auburn. more of that to come this week. the sun will be a strong overhead, and for some of you, it will be pretty hot too. fluctuations in temperatures through the week. but essentially, high pressure has built in. if your garden is looking parched at the moment, that high pressure system will be with us all week long and it means it will be dry. but also, the high pressure is starting with dry air in it. the air is circulating around it throughout the week and with dry ground underneath, blue skies overhead, warms up steadily day by day. a difference in wind direction means a slight change in temperature from one day to the next. single figures in the countryside and suburbs. bit of warmth held by the buildings in the city centres and sunshine overhead is quickly
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building on monday. bit more cloud into the afternoon compared to sunday compared to the hebrides, the highlands, the islands. here, temperatures into the mid—teens, with blue skies still. sunny spells. blue skies elsewhere. temperatures, 26. perhaps our first 30 of the week in and around the london area. ending the day with lots of heat, a lovely sunset. still some cloud through the night and into the far north. the heat is draining away for tuesday morning. the air, dry. the night, still fresh enough. temperatures in the city centres in the teens into tuesday morning. in the countryside, back down into single figures and the big difference with tuesday, a breeze in the west bringing more cloud to ireland and western scotland. then outside chance of a shower. very, very limited. vast majority will be dry. sunnier in the far north of scotland. we have more cloud. to eastern coastal counties, the threat of sea fog patches. temperatures down on monday's values. into wednesday, we will see the heat build yet again
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across western areas this time. the deeper red on the cart. temperatures could push 30 degrees. certainly the high 20s. there will be more of an easterly breeze on wednesday towards the eastern coast. refreshingly cool, if you have somewhere to escape the heat should you need it. by night, temperatures will hover around the teens. luckily the air is dry and not desperately humid so we're not going to see the exceptionally high overnight temperatures. sheffield, a good example there. we continue with the heat throughout the day. lots of sunshine. maybe cooling off in scotland and northern ireland towards the weekend. bye for now. hello. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the electoral authorities in turkey say recep tayyip erdogan has won a second term as president. with nearly all the votes counted, mr erdogan has secured nearly 53%, avoiding the need for a second round run—off. his ak party was also set for an overall majority in parliament. the french president, emmanuel macron, has said an informal eu summit
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on migration rejected solutions that don't fit what he called european values. he said the 16 leaders had ruled out forcing refugees back to countries where they might face persecution. and england have reached the last 16 of the world cup after thrashing panama 6—i. captain harry kane scored a hat—trick. colombia also won on sunday. japan and senegal drew. the final group games start on monday. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london.
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