this is the briefing. i'm maryam moshiri. our top story: the taliban bombards afghan forces in ghazni. hundreds are dead, but it's still not clear who controls this key city. turkey's currencey crisis continues. the white house denies responsibility for the economic turmoil but president erdogan accuses the us of a "stab in the back." good news for football fans in eight south asian countries, as facebook signs a deal allowing subscribers to watch top flight spanish matches for free. investors head towards safe—havens and away from emerging markets, as fears grow turkey's crisis could spill over into the global economy. and president trump signs a new law which strengthens the america's power to review and veto business deals involving foreign firms. a warm welcome to the programme,

briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. vienna has been named as the world's most liveable city, knocking melbourne off top spot. we want to know what important things makes a city liveable for you 7 is it good transport? restaurants? culture, or green spaces? tell us what you think. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. reports from afghanistan say the humanitarian situation is deteriorating for civilians caught in the latest taliban offensive. fighting has entered a fifth day in ghazni, where afghan government forces are trying to drive the militants out of the city. control of ghazni would allow the taliban to cut off southern afghanistan

from the capital, kabul. officials say 100 security personnel and almost 200 taliban fighters have been killed in the battle. the us military, which is supporting the afghan government forces, says the taliban attack has failed. zia shahreyar reports. the battle for ghazni has been raging since last thursday. afghan forces have faced constant attacks by surrounding insurgents as they try to reach the city. now supported by american military air strikes and some ground forces, they say they have pushed the taliban to the outskirts of the provincial capital. however, this footage, verified by bbc sources, shows there are pockets of resistance in some of the neighbourhoods, where the taliban openly roam around. the afghan government told the bbc that after monday's push it is now in total control of the city.

reinforcements have arrived, our top security leaders are already in the city. the taliban have started fleeing from the outskirts of ghazni, so the situation is fully under control. local residents fleeing ghazni described the situation for residents as bleak. many civilians have been killed or injured. food supplies are running low. there is no electricity and major communication lines are cut off. one of those injured says bodies have been lying in the streets for days. translation: government forces are unable to transfer dead bodies, some of which are in a very bad state. we desperately need them to be

collected and those injured to be ta ken to areas of safety. the international red cross now warns of growing humanitarian concern as much—needed medicine is also running short. the pressure continues on the taliban to enter peace talks with the afghan government, but the group has only increased its deadly assaults across the country. zia shahreyar, bbc news. there's more about background on afghanistan and the desperate struggle to find food in ghazni on our website. just go to bbc.com/news, or download the bbc news app. there's been some respite for the turkish lira, which is trading only marginally lower on asian markets. measures introduced by the authorities in ankara on monday appear to have stemmed the collapse in the value of the currency. the white house said it was monitoring the financial situation in turkey very closely. an economic adviser said the sell—off could not have been prompted by president trump's decision to impose additional tariffs on turkish steel and aluminium exports. mark lowen reports from istanbul. in his 37 years of work,

hakim akcay has never seen it this bad. he imports all his stock from abroad and, as the turkish lira plunges, he's making huge losses. from selling a0 pairs a day, he's down to two, as the currency fall hits his turkish customers‘ pockets as well. translation: banks used to beg me to give me loans. now i'm begging to get them. i'm cancelling my next orders to try and sell what i have here now and in three months i'll see if i have to close down. turkey is now in a full—blown currency crisis, its lira crashing last friday by 18% and still falling. for long, there were warnings its economy was overheating, fuelled by credit and construction. but the collapse was sparked when donald trump hit turkey

with sanctions and tariffs over its continued detention of an american pastor. president erdogan is stoking conspiracy theories among his nationalist base, with talk of foreign plots. rejecting an interest rate rise that could help, he instead hit out at the us. translation: on the one hand, you're a strategic partner, on the other, you shoot yourself in the foot. on the one hand, you were a partner with us in afghanistan when everybody else was leaving. you were a partner with us in somalia, you're a partner in nato. on the other hand, you stab your ally in the back. is this acceptable? his supporters are rallying behind him. this business group showing off the lira they bought today. the government is framing it as a matter of national survival. "everyone knows this is an economic attack on our country," he says, "trump and america will be destroyed and turkey will stand tall." the lira crash matters

beyond turkey, because other banks, currencies and markets elsewhere in the world have fallen amid fears of contagion. and with president erdogan warning that the row with the us risks pushing turkey to seek alternative partners, an unprecedented rift has opened between two nato allies. tourists are making hay while the sun shines, as the luxury suddenly becomes affordable. if more holidaymakers are tempted here, it's a small solace amid turkey's economic woes. when i was here, it took me by surprise that i get so much lira for my euros, but it's great. we can afford even better restaurants than we did already actually. we liked the middle standard and now tomorrow we will really make a reservation for a really nice turkish restaurant. but no such joy for hakim, closing early, and not knowing

where his currency will end up tomorrow. turkey's diplomatic fights and its economic decisions may be made above him, but it's he and 80 million others here who are paying the price. mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. james hughes is the chief market analyst at the brokerage firm axi trader. we have heard about turkey now. the fear among traders is that what is happening in turkey could spread to european banks. we have already seen european banks. we have already seen european banks. we have already seen european banks falling back what is going on with them? there is so much pressure and the big banks that have said to have the biggest exposure are banks in italy, spain and france. those banks were the ones

that maybe be the biggest exposure but the talk about contagion and there is discussion about is it going to happen? it almost becomes a self—fulfilling prophecy because you get these movements in banks and then you get the market nervousness that takes over. those jitters then cause of the banks to fall. some of the german and uk banks started to fall aggressively. that is the because they had the same level of exposure, just because the banking sector as a whole has the exposure and it drags others. there are big issues because of turkey and the emergent —— the emerging markets to the banking. why is this a much exposure to the turkish financial turmoil? has been big investment for a long time. emerging markets have been a hotbed for big institutional banks to go out and invest in. we have seen so much investment in those areas, but the one thing with

emerging market countries is that they can be that little bit more unstable. sauna comes to a situation like this, turkey's currency has never been particularly stable. we have seen big swings in it for probably a good few years now. this is ata probably a good few years now. this is at a heightened experience at the moment, but there has always been this big swings in the state of the economy and in the currencies. with a lot of money invested in that area, when things go wrong, you would have banks that would be more invested than others and that causes big issues and then you have the contagion fear that it could spread to other banks. will be back later in the programme to talk more. —— we will. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. a european charity that runs a rescue ship in the mediterranean, has again called on eu governments to let it dock. it wants to allow mi migrants to disembark. italy and malta have blocked their ports to the aquarius since it took the migrants on board on friday. romania has opened an inquiry

into alleged police violence at a mass anti—corruption protest that left hundreds injured on friday. police used water cannon, tear gas, pepper spray and batons to disperse the crowd. the demonstrators, many of them romanian expats from across europe, want the government to resign. president trump has bitterly attacked his former diversity adviser, omarosa manigault newman, who has accused him of repeatedly using racist language. he's called her a vicious lowlife, who he only kept her on because she flattered him. she has released a tape of what she says is a phone call from the president, expressing surprise and regret at her dismissal last year. mali's opposition looks set to reject the results of sunday's presidential run—off, because of allegations of fraud. president ibrahim boubacar keita, who won more than 40% in the first round, is widely expected to win the election. hundreds of polling stations failed to open. a french—born aristocrat has launched a legal claim

against france, saying his family was tricked out of succeeding to the throne of monaco about a century ago. count louis de causans says paris was wrong to award the princedom to the genoese branch of the grimaldi dynasty rather than his own german wing. football fans in the indian sub—continent will soon be able to watch spain's top flight division following a landmark deal between facebook and the spanish league. the deal takes effect from the start of the spanish football season this friday. here's our technology correspondent dave lee in san francisco. this is an attempt to bring la liga to the indian subcontinent. this is a deal to bring every

single game in la liga, the top—flight of spanish football, to the indian subcontinent, which in facebook terms is around 340 million people. it would be the only way to watch this, particularly if you happen to be in that region, which is a very big deal for a company like facebook — trying to grow in the region, and having such a well—known football league where the only way to watch is facebook is a big dealfor them. technology companies are increasingly investing in sports rights around the world. we are seeing it in the uk, the us, and now a massive deal in the indian subcontinent. a big dealfor facebook. they will be hoping this gets even more eyeballs to the advertising or on their platform. venezuelan president nicol s maduro has announced the end of the country's long—running free fuel policy. the president said that venezuela ns "should pay the international price" to fill their tanks from now on. the south american country is dealing with a deep economic crisis and this unprecedented step is part of a wider plan

to increase government revenues. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: why half the clubs in england's premiere league, —— why half the clubs in england's premier league, could let football fans in for free and still make a profit. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse

of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: the taliban bombards afghan forces in ghazni — hundreds are dead but it's still not clear who controls this key city. turkey's currencey crisis continues — the white house denies responsibility for the economic turmoil but president erdogan accuses the us of a "stab in the back." a mass radio campaign in rural burkina faso

encouraging parents to seek medical treatment for their sick children has helped save thousands of lives according to research published in the british medical journal global health. the trial targeted three of the biggest killers of children under five in the country. our global health correspondent smitha mundasad reports. in her village in rural burkina faso come at this woman is known as the child of the radio. that is because her dad says the radio said her life. when she was just one, she developed a fever and became very unwell. than her father heard a than herfather heard a radio

campaign warning parents to watch out for signs of malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhoea, three of the biggest killers of young children in the country. the campaign was part of a huge experiment broadcast on seven local radio stations forced... for three years. if you are a minister for help and you have 30 or $40,000 to spend on health, you are deciding who lives or dies. —— on seven local radio stations for three years. the number of children like this one who we re number of children like this one who were seen number of children like this one who were seen for malaria rose by 56% in the first year. consultations for diarrhoea and pneumonia increased too. it was notjust one way messages. parents have the chance to call into interactive shows, ensuring questions and concerns. they also work with local people in developing scripts and dramas and stories that are very engaging and

get peoples emotions goings and make it more likely that people will behave as on listening, as opposed to think it is just information given to them by an expert. the project took place in an unusual media landscape. this campaign may have worked well in a rural area where almost everyone listens to the local radio station. the question is would it do as well in parts of the world web television stations and the internet compete for people's attention? and media messages can only do so much. good healthcare is crucial. while children die of avoidable illnesses, or hearing the right information may help save lives. smitha mundasad, bbc news. a joint investigation by bbc sport england and the bbc england data unit has found that 10 premier league clubs could have played in front of empty stadiums during the 2016—2017 season and still made a profit.

our correspondent jo currie has more. bans: the lifeblood of football. and for a decade the main source of income to close. ——. but not any more. tv rights deals mean more than half the teams in the premier league could remain in top flight even if they play to empty stadiums. —— fans. but how important are supporters today? if you focus just on television rights deals and that the fans could you are making a mistake, because we are part of the television product. if there was not full grounds with large away support and a good atmosphere, it would not be nearly as attractive to the broadcasters. there were so many top—flight clubs making profit before a single fan has attended a match, they hewitt everton, itjust that money be filtering down to

supporters in the way of shifting its? there people on low incomes that are working hard and just want to go to games, and they are priced out. you pay the money, if music as you think you pay the money. so we tv rights still worth over £5 billion, many fans could be questioning if the money to to them, where is it going? players and agents are high on the list. but many admit that again without supporters is not worth watching. jo currie, bbc news. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello. i'm tulsen tollett. coming up in your tuesday sport briefing: former winners celtic are in champions league qualifying in athens later, the cincinatti open continues with seven time winner roger federer on court in the men's event, and ben stokes is again left out of the england squad for the third test against india starting on saturday. the football season has started and that means

the champions league isn't far away. the competition proper starts injust over a month and qualifying is really hotting up. celtic‘s place in the competition is on the line. the 1967 champions travel to greece to face aek athens, needing a goal, after drawing the first leg i—i. and manager brendan rodgers is thankful moussa dembele returns from injury although he won't be starting in athens. yes, probably too much to start. he will take his place on the bench, but he looks very fit and strong. and his rehabilitation. he wants to play and to be involved. so too much arrest for him to start, but i'm sure at some point in the game he will play a part. roger federer begins his bid for an eighth cincinatti masters title the world number two is focusing his attention on the us open starting

in less than a fortnight‘s time and he'll play german peter goyovchik in the second round after being given a first round bye. in case you missed it usa captainjim furyk has confirmed his eight automatic picks for next month's ryder cup against europe in paris. among them are brooks koepka fresh from winning the us pga championship on sunday, and world number one dustin johnson, although the talk has been about whether tiger woods, who's already a vice captain, will be given a captain's pick after his second placed finish at the weekend. what is important is how well tiger has played. the second place in the pga. i think the work he used was trending. —— word. it is great to see him playing well. to me, the numbers are nice. they are good to look at, but not always the most important. we want the place to help us important. we want the place to help us be successful. —— we want the

players. well we heard roger federer will be playing in cincinatti later but former world number one andy murray was knocked out in the opening round. the scot who was given a wild card went out to france's luca pouille but it was better news for another former world number one in the women's draw — as victoria azarenka progressed to the second round. the 2013 champion came from a set down to beat spain's carla suarez navarro. she'll now play france's caroline garcia for a place in the last 16. ben stokes has been left out of england's unchanged squad for the third test against india on saturday. his trial for affray is ongoing, and thejudge began summing up the case at bristol crown court in england on monday. stokes denies the charges, maintaining he was acting in self—defence in september last year during an altercation with two men near a nightclub in the city. and finally, if you've got a fear of heights, this may be the time to look away. that is mont blanc, the highest mountain in europe, and that is swiss extreme mountaineer dani arnold. this footage has been shared for the first time

since he completed the climb of the grandes jorasses mountain in the range last month. he passed teams using ropes that had set off the previous evening to complete the climb in two hours and four minutes. you can get all the latest sports news at our website but from me and the rest of the team that is your tuesday sport briefing. before we go, we asked you to tell us before we go, we asked you to tell us about our big twitter question of the day, which is the fact that the air that has been once again voted the best and most liveable city in the best and most liveable city in the world. —— vienna. this is a survey by the economist intelligence unit. we asked what makes a city liveable to you. we have had a huge amount of response. one person says they believe the ideal city needs to

be clean, safe for citizens, especially women and children will stop another says clean, affordable living, low taxes, culture — is a busy city. john inness angela says parks, nature, efficient transport, access to healthy food. —— jon in los angeles. tim and alberta says transportation networks and part networks. a lot of people are talking about green spaces and a culture open to many diverse cultures. keep those tweets coming through. but from any team, thank you for watching. i'll be back in a few minutes with the business briefing. goodbye. hello there.

it doesn't look like the widespread, hot, sunny weather will return soon, but there will be some warmth in the forecast, particularly across england and wales throughout this week. we start this morning on a warm note across central, southern and eastern parts of the country, but always more cloud across the west. those more cloud in the north—west. that is how it looks to the north of the west of the country with most of the west of the country with most of the cloud with outbreaks of rain and more of a breeze, as well. probably the best of the sunshine and although still cloudy in the south—east corner. the shower in the east coasts. the temperatures reaching 20 degrees. hike teas and low 20s in the north and west. tuesday evening and overnight, it will be largely dry away from the north—west corner, which will remain damp and breezy. the reason for that is low pressure is anchored to the north—west of the country, and high pressure is building to be sour. once again, for come in the south in the east will see the better and try

out whether, and that it averages. up out whether, and that it averages. up rate of rain to northern ireland, scotland, north—western england and wales. the blustery day wherever you are, but especially in the north—west. perhaps gale—force in exposure. temperatures ranging from i9 exposure. temperatures ranging from 19 to 26 or 27 degrees in the south east. a change on thursday and the area of rayney air sinks south eastwards a cross area of rayney air sinks south eastwards across the country during the day. this cold front brings cool and fresh air behind it. the band of rain moves south—east on wednesday, leaving its wake sunshine and showers, mostly in the north—west, where it could be blustery. noticeably cooler everywhere. 15— 20 or 21 degrees in the south—east. high—pressure tries to build in the south again but low pressure scoots across the northern half of the uk. a windy day across northern ireland, much of scotland, the far north of

england, without racks of rain, some heavy and persistent. across the south and east, lighter winds and the best of the sunshine, a little warmup with 22 or 23 degrees. a little cooler to the north. all across england and wales, then something cool and fresher comes into the end of the week with a mix of sunshine and showers. hello. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. investors head towards safe—havens and away from emerging markets, as fears grow turkey's crisis could spill over into the global economy. and president trump signs a new law which strengthens america's power to review and veto business deals involving foreign firms. and on the market, some asian markets have managed to see beyond turkey's financial turmoil. investors were also relieved wall street didn't fall by any more than it did. the most worrying aspect of the turkey issue is contagion and markets, for now, have shaken off worries about that,