this is bbc news — i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: after the shock resignation of its former leader, kazakhstan is holding a snap presidential election. despite arrests and a crackdown, leaders of the pro—democracy movement in sudan call for a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience. president trump celebrates his deal with mexico, designed to reduce the number of migrants crossing this is bbc news. the headlines: kazakhstan is holding a presidential election on sunday, following the shock resignation the border into america. in march of nursultan nazarbayev, who's ruled the country for almost 30 years. there have been a wave of protests by young kazakhs since mr nazarbayev and it's a barty party — stood down, as he still ashleigh barty wins the french open, the first australian to claim retains key powers. the sudanese opposition has called for a nationwide campaign of disobedience starting on sunday and continuing until a civilian government is installed. the announcement follows

the title since 1973. a tumultuous week in sudan, in which more than a hundred people are believed to have been killed by the security forces. polls will open in an hour president trump says he believes as kazakhstan prepares to hold mexico will try very hard presidential elections to implement the deal after the shock resignation of long it's reached with the us standing leader nursultan to curb illegal immigration. nazarbayev, who stood down in march. the threat to impose tariffs he's ruled the country for almost 30 on all imports from mexico years and still retains key powers has been dropped. in the country. but they could be introduced if mexico fails to live up but his resignation along with the renaming of the capital to nursultan in his honour, map triggered a wave of activism and protests by young kazakhs who were keen for change. the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie sent this report from almaty.

kaza khsta n style. kazakhstan style. the country's president of 29 years, nursultan nazarbayev, appears with his chosen successoi’. nazarbayev, appears with his chosen successor. the very next day, the parliament voted to rename the capital, astana, in the honour of the prime minister. it is now called nursultan. for many this is a step too far. this young woman chance, nursultan is not my city, i have a choice. more protests followed, but dissent is not tolerated in kazakhstan. police dispersed the celebrations, dozens were arrested. you can't run away from the truth, reads this banner, held by activists

at the almaty marathon in december. this young man was detained for holding a blank sheet of paper. the government says the freedom of expression exists in kazakhstan. translation: nobody is being persecuted or oppressed. the state has to defend its own interest. if he wins we will continue the reforms in the country. the youth are unconvinced. i think as people we woke up and realised we had the power to do something and we need to ta ke power to do something and we need to take part in the life of our country. these young people have gathered here to sing together, to recite poems. they use a word for it that in because that means a walkabout together. public

assemblies are not allowed in kaza khsta n assemblies are not allowed in kazakhstan so this is an alternative, creative way to get together to make their voices heard. change, we want to change, they sing. the kind of change that these presidential elections are unlikely to bring. the leaders of the pro—democracy movement in sudan have called for a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience starting on sunday. their call comes after three figures in groups opposing the government, including a politician, were arrested. the bbc‘s africa security correspondent, tomi oladipo, says the arrests come at a key moment in mediation talks. they come just after ethiopian‘s prime minister visited sudan. he was coming in as a mediator to bring together the opposition alliance and the military. when he spoke to both sides, to each side rather, they seemed like they were open to dialogue, although the opposition

gave a list of conditions before they would speak. but the military followed that up by ordering these arrests and three opposition leaders arrested in just a matter of hours. so i think that only raises the tension now in sudan. and is there a sense that the opposition is weakening in any way? with me now from norwich is dr sara abdeljalil, president of the sudan doctor's union how are people feeling given the crackdowns and arrests? obviously the internet connection, there is a lot of restriction. even trying to

go publicly, people trying to leave their homes and get sim cards or try to get any way to call, it is becoming very dangerous to leave your house. therefore, the information is limited. however, the preparation for civil disobedience is going. people feel satisfied with the organisation of that so far, and the organisation of that so far, and the fear is about the response of the fear is about the response of the janjaweed and the ruling party. the international community is observing that closely because of the fear of violent. have people given you any idea what kind of civil disobedience they are talking about, given they are so concerned about, given they are so concerned about a response from the military? what we are calling for is a

national complete civil disobedience in all sectors. apart from emergency cover, for example in the medical field. saying that, it is becoming difficult to provide that without attacks on the hospitals, or travelling to the hospital that you will be attacked. are we talking about strikes? both strikes and civil disobedience. it is very difficult in this situation to strike and go to work and sit there and talk about your rights, you will be subjected to shooting or killing oi’ be subjected to shooting or killing or detention. given what you are describing, and we have seen the arrest of these opposition leaders after they were speaking to the ethiopian prime minister, who is trying to mediate, are you feeling pessimistic about the chances of

protesters to push for and succeed in getting a civilian government into sudan? no, ithink in getting a civilian government into sudan? no, i think we are still positive that we will use all the tools that we have. however, the issueis tools that we have. however, the issue is not only about detaining the four people in the last 2a hours, even before any aircraft landed in addis ababa. the main issueis landed in addis ababa. the main issue is about the terrorist group, the janjaweed, who are bombing most of the cities into sudan. this group has to be identified as a terrorist group, and action has to be taken. has to be identified as a terrorist group, and action has to be takenlj imagine there is a lot of concern about rapid response services known as the janjaweed. what do you want to see, do you want to see the

african union intervened with troops, or the international community? we don't want any army or intervention in sudan. what we want is for the tmc to be paralysed, not to be identified or welcomed by the international community, and we would like a mediated intervention so would like a mediated intervention so that we can have a swift and smooth handover of power to the civilian government. we would like the janjaweed to be recognised that asa the janjaweed to be recognised that as a terrorism group, and that would have an implication about what would happen next, by transitional justice. we want the detainees to be released and for doctors to be able to go to the hospitals. at the moment there is a humanitarian crisis in sudan. in a country where people lead a civilised, peaceful resista nce people lead a civilised, peaceful resistance in the last five months.

thank you for your time and your insights. russian investigative journalist ivan golunov has been placed under house arrest for two months. mr golunov was detained on thursday and later charged with attempting to sell a large quantity of drugs. his supporters say the charges are fabricated, and that he's been framed because he investigated corruption. prosecutors had been seeking a jail sentence. thousands of people in venezuela have been crossing its reopened border with colombia to buy food, medicine and other essentials. the economic crisis in venezuela has resulted in acute shortages and more than four million people have left the country. the film star angelina jolie, a special envoy for the un, is calling for more support for countries taking in the migrants. police in germany have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting of a cdu politician. walter lubcke, who was head of the city council in kassel,

was found dead in his garden last saturday night, having been shot in the head. reports suggest a younger man, who knew mr lubcke, has been taken into provisional custody. the us president, donald trump, has been celebrating his deal with mexico, designed to reduce the number of migrants crossing the border into america. he had threatened to impose trade tariffs if there was no agreement. in a joint declaration, the two countries said mexico would take unprecedented steps to curb irregular migration and human trafficking. the latest data shows more than 132,000 arrests were made on the us border in may, the highest in more than a decade, and a 33% increase from april. it was also the highest monthly total since mr trump took office. many of the migrants come from central america, as the bbc‘s will grant reports.

porous, jungled, and nearly impossible to police. every day people move back and forth across the suchiate river, mexico's natural border with central america, on inflatable rafts. many cross for work, commerce, even school. but for us bound migrants it is a crucial step in the arduous journey north. for now, punitive tariffs have been avoided, yet few in mexico think that the shaky peace on immigration will last. president lopez obrador has urged donald trump towards more dialogue, insisting that mexico has clamped down hard on illegal immigration in recent months. still, so far it's made little difference. president trump continues to paint this is basically an unmanned gateway into the united states. once inside mexico, the tough part begins. mexico says it's prepared to increase the deterrent by sending

thousands more troops to its southern border. this week some 500 migrants were detained, joining the more than 80,000 deported since december — a huge jump on the previous year. meanwhile, local immigration agencies are clearly overwhelmed and underfunded as they struggle to provide basic services or help with asylum claims. translation: the first time we dealt with around 20,000 migrants. we just don't have the resources. the mayor of the town had to dip into her own pocket to help out. typically, most migrants are from central america, although some have reached tapachula from half a world away. democratic republic of congo, central african republic, cameroon, they're all fleeing one thing in common — violence. there is war in cameroon. that is my reason to leave cameroon. so i'm trying to go to the us because there are lots of human rights in the us. the group showed us disturbing images of their trip through the darien gap, one of the most hostile environments in the americas.

some of their travel companions never made it, they said. for mexico this is a major issue. the mexican government, i feel, has been doing everything it can, in the circumstances, and what we need is american cooperation, not unilateral threats. mexico can ill afford an economic conflict with the us, its largest trading partner. a recession would surely increase immigration north, exacerbating the problem. yet mexicans fear mr trump, who's recently cut aid central america, isn't interested in the causes of immigration, only in seeing it stamped out. mr trump has been on twitter, thanking everyone on both sides who made the deal happen. our washington correspondent,

chris buckler, has more. mexico was trying to show it is doing all they can to crackdown on trafficking, on smuggling. it is also deploying its national guard to its southern border with guatemala. a key part of the agreement will see migrants who come to the us claiming asylum return to mexico while they wait for a decision from the american authorities. none of that will guarantee there is a reduction in the number of migrants making their way from central america, through mexico, to the us border. the mexican government has been at pains to point out during the negotiations in washington that it feels that there needs to be a longer term solution. however, donald trump has long promised his supporters that he will deal with the issues surrounding immigration. he has wanted action and short—term effects. you could argue that in those words that he is indefinitely suspending the tariffs he is withholding them and saying he could use the weapon again if he doesn't see a difference at the border.

stay with us on bbc news — still to come: a new royal wave — the queen marks her official birthday surrounded by family and crowds of well wishers. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the german capital, this was gorby—mania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who for them, has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. michaeljackson was not guilty on all charges. the screams of the crowd, a testament to his popularity and their faith in his innocence.

as long as they'll pay to go and see me, i'll get out there and kick 'em downhill. what was it like to be the first man to cross the channel by your own car? it's feels pretty neat. it feel marvellous, really. this is bbc news — the latest headlines: after the shock resignation of its former leader — kazakhstan is holding a snap presidential election. leaders of the pro—democracy movement in sudan call for a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience — starting on sunday. one of britain's most wanted men, christopher guest more junior, has been arrested in malta, after 16 years on the run. police want to question him over the murder of a man at a remote farmhouse in cheshire, in 2003. chi chi izundu has more details.

on the run for 16 years, but now in handcuffs after being captured in malta. christopher guest morejr, one of europe's most wanted en route to a court hearing which started his extradition proceedings. it's thought to 41—year—old had left the uk in 2003 after brian waters was tortured and beaten to death in front of his two adult children. mr waters had been running a cannabis farm at his home in knutsford in cheshire. he'd been brutally whipped, burned, and beaten during the three hour ordeal. three other men, 69—year—old john wilson, 60—year—old james raven, and 41—year—old otis matthews are serving life sentences for his murder. mr moorejr is wanted in relation to mr waters‘s death, the attempted murder of a second man, and the false imprisonment and assault of other victims at the scene. he is being remanded in custody until his next hearing on monday. chi chi izundu, bbc news.

thousands of people have taken to the streets of the italian city of venice, calling for large cruise ships to be banned from its waters. the long running dispute has flared again after last weekend, when a cruise ship crashed into a smaller tourism boat. protesters say the large ships cause environmental damage and pollution. local elections later this month in albania have been called off by the country's president as people continue to demonstrate against his government and increase their demands for an early poll. police have fired tear gas as crowds coontinued their campaign in front of the government building in the capital tirana. president ilir meta cancelled the local polls saying that free and fair elections could not be held under the current circumstances a 16—year—old boy has been arrested over a homophobic attack against two gay women in london. melania geymonat and her partner chris were passengers on a night bus when a group began harassing them and asking them to kiss.

four other males aged between 15 and 18 were questioned on suspicion of robbery and aggravated grievous bodily harm. all of those arrested have been bailed until earlyjuly. up to 50,000 people have taken part in a gay pride march in the polish capital, warsaw. for the first time the city's mayor was also there. but the leader of the governing law and justice party has described the lgbt movement as a threat to poland's identity. warsaw's pride march wasn't the only one that's taken place this weekend, as ramzan karmali reports. from boston to rome, zagreb, pride march is in full swing. but perhaps the one most under the spotlight was

in warsaw. not just the one most under the spotlight was in warsaw. notjust because it was the city's biggest pride event ever, with an estimated 50,000 people taking part, but perhaps it has come asa time taking part, but perhaps it has come as a time when the ruling conservative law and justice party has increased its opposition to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra nsgender rights. recently, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. recently, the leader of the party, lech kaczy ski, describes the lgbt movement as a threat to national identity but for the first time ever, the mayor of the first time ever, the mayor of the city led the pride march. this is about tolerance for everyone. not only for gays and lesbians but also for disabled people, elderly people, all who are marginalised today. i will always stand by every minority. gay rights has become a political issue in the country and last month's saw the ruling party out parties that were more supportive of

93v parties that were more supportive of gay rights. australian ashleigh barty has won the french open women's singles title in paris. the 23—year—old cruised to her first grand slam victory over the czech teenager, marketa vondrousova in straight sets. it comes after barty took a break from the sport in 2014 to play professional cricket. she's now australia's first singles winner at the tournament in more than a0 years. for the last fortnight, the stars have aligned for me. i've been able to play really good tennis when i've needed it and this is just incredible. i never dreamt that i'd be sitting here with this trophy here at the french open. obviously we have dreams and goals as children but this is incredible. and the men's final takes place on sudnay between rafael nadal and dominic teem —

a repeat of last year's final which nadal won. the queen's official birthday, has been marked by the trooping the colour ceremony, with the duchess of sussex joining the parade in an open—top carriage. it's her first public appearance since the birth of her son four weeks ago. our royal correspondent, daniella relph reports. fanfare. this week, she has hosted a president and remembered the sacrifice of d—day. today, the queen herself was celebrated on her official birthday. trooping the colour also saw a return to royal duties for the duchess of sussex. meghan rode in a carriage with her husband and the duchesses of cornwall and cambridge, for her first royal engagement since baby archie was born on the 6th of may. the american duchess did not take part in the state visit of the american president earlier in the week, because of the birth of her baby son.

but officials say she chose to interrupt her maternity leave for this event, because it is a family moment in which she wanted to share. the queen has rarely missed a trooping the colour. hers is an expert eye on a spectacle of military precision. among those watching was theresa may, a day after formally stepping down as conservative party leader. from the parade ground back to the palace, surrounded by pomp and pageantry. the ceremony also draws together one of the year's largest gatherings of senior royals. and the police carefully guided the crowds on the mall into prime position. at buckingham palace, they saw the queen lead the family out as the younger generation stole the show. prince louis, 13 months old and making his debut on the palace balcony, had his own take on the royal wave. they all watched the fly—past, the day's grand finale, although strong winds meant several of the vintage aircraft couldn't fly. as his great—grandmother led herfamily back inside, the youngest royal there looked like he'd definitely be back next year. daniela relph, bbc news,

buckingham palace. stepped up —— the president of turkey — recep tayyip erdogan — stepped up as best man at a wedding this weekend. arsenal midfielder, mehzut ozil tied the knot at a luxury hotel in istanbul. mesut ozil who is german with turkish roots announced earlier this year that he had asked president erdogan to be his best man the decision sparked criticism in his home country. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ reged ahmad bbc we will have continued coverage of those elections getting under way

very soon in kazakhstan off the back of rare protests in the country. all the background on our website. you can reach me on twitter. hello again. it is not in the best of a start to the weekend, really, with a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain and blustery winds. for much of the day across good parts of the uk, skies look rather grey and leaden like these. you can see just how excessive the rain is as well. in the north—west of wales, 36 millimetres of rain over the 24—hour period. that's getting on for 1.5 inches of rain. but the brisk winds calmed down and generally it was a better end to the day. for example in hertfordshire with clearing skies. if you are heading outside over the next few hours, for many of us, lengthy clear spells with showers restricted to the north and west of the uk

as the area of low pressure continues to drift away from our shores and move closer and closer to norway. given the clear skies, is not particularly cold. temperatures for most of us between seven and nine degrees celcius. and it means it's going to be a fine start to the day, with the sun up. plenty of that sunshine through the morning and a largely dry morning to come. that said, quite cloudy for scotland in the north and a few showers here. going into the afternoon shower clouds will begin develop around midday. in the afternoon, those showers become heavy, thundery and slow—moving. they'll form in lines where the winds clash together in these convergence zones and they will bring heavy showers to the south—west england, the south midlands. maybe a few downpours for mid—wales, northern ireland and across the north of scotland. these areas, with the convergent winds, are the areas where you will most likely see showers. away from those zones, fewer showers, more dry weather and more in the way ofjune sunshine. all in all, it will feel a warmer day. temperatures, 16—20. looking at the weather picture into the early part of the new week, a real clash of hot air from africa

into central europe, colliding with cooler air coming down from polar regions. that clash of air masses with big temperature contrasts brings quite an active weather front and the met office have already issued a yellow weather warning for this. through monday and tuesday, some areas could be getting on for a months worth of rain. the rain is not going to bejust intense but persistent. the rain notjust across eastern areas either but is extensive across england and wales. further north, scotland and northern ireland, a few passing showers, whether largely dry, though, with spells of sunshine. you can see how the rain will continue to pump in both through monday and tuesday with the threat of localised flooding. that is where we see the heaviest and most prolonged bursts of rain. from there, the rain travels north and rain going into scotland and northern ireland later in the week as the weather 00:28:53,415 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 tries to improve in the south.