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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. bosnia marks the 25th anniversary of the srebrenica massacre. eight—thousand muslim men and boys were murdered. president trump is accused of ‘unprecedented, historic corruption‘ for cancelling a prison sentence for his ally roger stone. iran's president rouhani says his country can't afford another lockdown, as it faces a second wave of coronavirus infections. also on the programme — tributes to jack charlton. one of the stars of england's 1966 world cup winning football team has died at the age of 85.
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ceremonies have been held in bosnia today to mark the 25th anniversary of the srebrenica massacre. thousands of muslims were murdered by bosnian serb foces in 1995. it was the largest mass murder of the war in former yugoslavia and the worst in europe since the second world war. campaigners say relatives of the victims would not tire of battling those who deny genocide. guy de launey reports. it's taken a quarter of a century, but these victims of the srebrenica massacre are finally being laid to rest. surviving family members are here to pay their respects, as their loved ones are buried in the cemetery, alongside 7000 other people and there is still room
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for around 1000 more victims whose remains have yet to be identified. coronavirus limited attendance at the commemoration, so world leaders offered their thoughts via video message. for many, a sense of shame persists that bosnian serb forces committed genocide in the presence of international peacekeepers. a quarter of a century ago, the united nations and the international community failed the people of srebrenica. as former secretary—general, kofi annan said, this failure will haunt our history forever. never again, was a regular refrain, but other speakers lamented that more recent atrocities show that promises long since been broken. 25 years later, we don't seem to have learned very much in a lot of places. even as you have honoured the difficult political compromises. and, crucially, have kept the peace.
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it is more important than ever to remember that in bosnia and across the world, real democracy requires a genuine commitment to an inclusive society. the bosnian serb military leader, ratko mladic, planned the massacre. under his orders, bosniak muslim men and boys were separated from women and girls. mladic‘s men then systematically murdered them over the following ten days. eventually, the international tribunal at the hague found mladic guilty of genocide, but some ethnic serbs still laud him as a hero and genocide denial is common among their political leaders. that view is repugnant to the families of the victims. we will haunt you. and we will never wear down. one of us will always be there to haunt you. it is our right and duty. remember this.
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there isn't a place where we won't find you and haunt you. my second message is to those who deny genocide. you will not succeed. you will not tire us. you will not scare us. generations of our children will continue our battle. faced with this grim evidence, genocide denial seems ludicrous, but deep divisions endure in srebrenica and across bosnia and that is unlikely to change until everyone accepts the truth about the past. one of the survivors from the srebrenica massacre, muhamed durakovic, told me his experience. i'm sure you've heard a lot of stories of survivors and each story is unique in its own content and gravity of the evil or the experience of each
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individual is very different. myself, i was one of the survivors. i fought my way out for 37 days. i have seen a lot of people who were massacred, killed, on my way from srebrenica, so it was just unimaginable violence and something that i could never even imagine and i think most people around the world could not have imagined. we have a saying in our language that time will cure everything. 0bviously whoever came up with that phrase has not witnessed the horrors of srebrenica. i think for the survivors, as we of srebrenica. i think for the sui’vivoi’s, as we age of srebrenica. i think for the survivors, as we age and we die, one by one, it is becoming more and more difficult and it is not only because of what happened to us, it is
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because of the grim future that we see and the lack ofjustice that we see and the lack ofjustice that we see that is happening every day in that part of the world. politicians in the region are becoming more populist and they are targeting religious or ethnic minorities and so religious or ethnic minorities and so therefore, it is very difficult, after 25 years, so therefore, it is very difficult, after 25 yea rs, to so therefore, it is very difficult, after 25 years, to see the hate speech increase in the hate speech in as part of the world. in the united states, leading democrats have condemned donald trump's decision to cancel the prison sentence of roger stone, his long—time friend and political ally. senator elizabeth warren said mr trump was the most corrupt president in history. mr stone was due to start a a0 month jail term next week. he was convicted last novermber of obstruction, witness—tampering and lying to congress during an investigation into russian interference.
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i can speak live now to our la correspondent, peter bowes. so of course we expect democrats to criticise this decision but it is not just democrats criticise this decision but it is notjust democrats angry at criticise this decision but it is not just democrats angry at what criticise this decision but it is notjust democrats angry at what has happened here. no it isn't. it is republicans as well, although i should say that most republicans have been quite quiet on this, the exception being mitt romney who you could argue that it is no surprise he was criticising the president over this, he was the only republican in the senate to vote in favour of finding the president guilty of impeachment earlier this year. now reacting to what the president did last night, he said that it was unprecedented, historic and corrupt to essentially alleviate his long—time friend, the president's friend roger stone, of going to jail, that a0 month prison sentence that he was just about to
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start, so harsh words from mitt romney. but very little from other republicans. i get the sense that this is perhaps one of those weekend stories, the announcement coming late on a friday night, that some republicans may well be hoping it disappears by the beginning of next week. interesting, all about political calculations. what is the political calculations. what is the political calculations. what is the political calculation the donald trump is making here? you will know that he is making here? you will know that he has faced criticism for this. why is made this decision? well, it is fascinating that he made this decisionjust four well, it is fascinating that he made this decision just four months before the elections. 0ther presidents have made similar decisions, of course, commuting the sentences of people close to them, but generally those commuting of sentences or but generally those commuting of sentences oi’ even pardons come but generally those commuting of sentences or even pardons come of the term, four—year term, perhaps when a president isn't facing real action, so this is coming at a very crucial time. it is also interesting that roger stone said some time ago that roger stone said some time ago that he could have easily turned on
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the president to avoid a trial. we are not entirely sure what he meant by easily turned, does he have some evidence against the president? some incriminating evidence. there's been some talking amongst republicans that possibly he could face further legal action, perhaps depositions, to try to get to the heart of what he was about. the fact that he thought he could turn on the president. but that is for the future, what roger stone will do now, he says, is write a book and try to get to the president re—elected. but certainly as far as donald trump is concerned, it has been quite a political calculation for him in terms of potential damage done. it won't win him any new supporters, but the chances are he won't lose supporters who have stuck with him through and through. 0k. thanks for that, peter. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the prime minister of mali has said his government is open
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to dialogue with opposition forces in what appears to be an effort to stop the country's worst civil unrest in years. an opposition movement wants president ibrahim boubacar keita to step down, over country's worsening security and economic challenges and disputed parliamentary elections. on friday thousands of people attacked the national assembly and forced the state broadcaster off air. police in south africa say they've rescued hostages held in a church on the outskirts ofjohannseburg. five people were killed after gunmen stormed the church, reportedly after an argument over its leadership. bollywood superstar amitabh bachchan has announced he's been admitted to hospital after testing positive for covid—i9. the 77 year old star announced the news on twitter. he asked that anyone who's been in contact with him over the last 10 days be tested. the football legend, jack charlton, part of england's 1966 world cup winning team,
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has died at the age of 85, following a long illness. he spent his entire playing—career at leeds united and later, as a manager, led ireland to the world cup quarterfinals in italy in 1990. his family paid tribute to him, saying he was "a friend to many" and "a much—adored husband, father, grandfather and great—grandfather". andy swiss looks back at his life. he was known as big jack and he was a footballing giant. jack charlton turned his courage and charisma into a quite remarkable career. bobby charlton with the corner. jack! perfect goal! he grew up in northumberland, alongside his younger brother bobby. but while bobby's skills soon made him a star, jack's defensive qualities were less glamorous and he knew it. jack charlton. came in like a brick wall and he's hurt. he got an elbow in the face. people try to compare us and i used to say, you shouldn't compare us. i can't play. i can stop other people playing but i can't play.
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bobby can play. he is a creative player. but there's a place in the game for both types. england kept him waiting though. charlton was nearly 30 when he was finally called up and soon made his mark with a first international goal. jackie charlton has got it. and it's a goal. and in 1966 came his and english football's defining moment. jack charlton, like his brother, a world cup winner, both now international celebrities. there was club success too. he was a legend at leeds united, where he won the league title in 1969, before the inspirational player, became an inspirational manager. if the ball's coming towards you and he's going back, there's no way you're going tojump. charlton first flourished at middlesbrough, but it was with the republic of ireland that he will be most colourfully remembered. after guiding them to their first world cup in 1990, he took them all the way to the quarterfinals. ireland!
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they are in the last eight and the party can begin! an english hero returned home on irish one as well. his feet the stuff of footballing folklore. jack was a natural leader. he was a fighter in the way he both played and managed, when he got his teams to play, they were kind of a replica of his personality. but he was also gentle at the same time. his relationship with his brother was sometimes strained, but on an emotional night in 2008, he presented an award to the player he still regarded as the best. when we were kids used to go to the park and play, i would go home for dinner and he would stay out all day. bobby charlton is the greatest player i've ever seen. and he's my brother. but jack charlton's achievements, like the man himself, stood tall. one of english football's biggest characters.
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let's talk to colin young he's a sports journalist and author of the bookjack charlton: the authorised biography. he's in durham. thanks for coming on the programme. thanks for coming on the programme. thank you for having me. what kind of legacy do think this man leaves? well, i think he leaves a legacy particularly in ireland, of taking that country and transforming its football tea m that country and transforming its football team and helping them qualify to the finals for the first time ever. but also, he transformed the way that people were perceived, english people in perceived over there, he took over in ireland at there, he took over in ireland at the height of the troubles and he managed to work above that and he will forever be remembered over there for that. and yet, in the north—east, when he was manager of newcastle, it ended disastrously
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after a year, when perhaps it was his club and the place that he would have wa nted his club and the place that he would have wanted to make an impact more than anywhere. down in leeds and sheffield of course, in yorkshire, he is remembered, certainly at leeds united, is a legend and a record appearance holder, he should be remembered. and of course, he was a big man, big personality. just give us big man, big personality. just give usa big man, big personality. just give us a flavour of what he was like as a man. well, he was known as the giraffe. his nickname of course was big jack. as a player, as mentioned in that piece, he was completely uncompromising. completely the opposite to his brother, sir bobby. and perhaps on the face of it, he didn't come across as someone who would be leading lights in the coaching world. but in the 70s, he was very much ahead of his time, if you like. certainly when he took over at ireland, he had been
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appointed almost by accident. the irish fa kind of gave it to him through voting system, when it looked like paisley was going to get thejob. what looked like paisley was going to get the job. what they didn't realise was that he had gone to the 1986 world cup finals with his wife pat and had seen that world football was basically far too easily easy. the dutch, the belgians and the spanish we re dutch, the belgians and the spanish were able to play at the back. any turn that on its head and put it under pressure. i guess it was perceived mainly as a long ball game, digging it into the corners, but that pressing game and that way of playing is very much the way that we see liverpool and manchester city and leeds united play. that pressing game and intensity was very much the way that ireland played in the jack yea rs way that ireland played in the jack years and for that, he probably
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doesn't get enough credit. as i say, politically, he kind of put the first paving stones down to take ireland and the united kingdom towards the good friday agreement. again, i'm not sure that he gets enough credit for that now. colin, thank you so much for coming on and talking about your reflections on jack charlton. the headlines on bbc news. bosnia has marked the 25th anniversary of the srebrenica massacre, in which eight—thousand muslim men and boys were murdered. president trump has been accused of ‘unprecedented, historic corruption', for cancelling a prison sentence for his ally — roger stone. iran's president hassan rouhani says iran has no choice but to keep its economy going despite the coronavirus pandemic. the country is seeing a resurgence in coronavirus
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cases in recent weeks, with almost 2,a00 registered in the past 2a hours. mr rouhani warned that if all activity was stopped, people would protest against the chaos. the only solution is to continue economic, cultural and social activities, while observing health protocols. there is no second way. this is the only way. there are worries that iran is now facing a second wave of coronavirus infections. siavash ardalan from the bbc persian service has the latest. iranians are waking up to the fact that they are being engulfed by a second wave of the coronavirus. just today, the official death toll stood at 180 people raising the official
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figure to 12.5 thousand. the number of people with the virus is at a quarter of a million. the real death toll is much higher, that is no surprise, but out of iran's 31 provinces, now half of them are on red alert. and yet this is not forcing the government to go into a total and complete lockdown. what they are doing is following by the phrase they are using, smart quarantine. what president rouhani said was really a repeat of the themes that used initial days of the outbreak was that, look, our economy is weak and has been ravaged by us sanctions which has drained our coffers from all the oil revenue that we could use to fund an economic lockdown and the health ministry yesterday, very bitterly, admitted that from the $1 billion was earmarked to fight coronavirus, his ministry only received 30% of it. the bbc has learned that a former
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islamic state group fighter has died in a prison, run by kurdish forces in a region of syria that they control. ishak mosstuh fa rwee left the uk to fight ishak mostefoaui left the uk to fight against the syrian regime in 201a, and later had his british citizenship revoked.. he was killed in the notorious hassak uh prison where many is fighters are held. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford reports. this was ishak mostefaoui when he was filmed by a bbc team last october. detained in deteriorating conditions in north—east syria. it is all very bad. some food, medicine, too, you know, to be very densely populated in one room. hygienic materials are very rare. until the red cross arrived. the prison is in a converted school in the city of hasakah, run by the sdf, the kurdish led forces that defeated is. reliable sources have now told us that mostefaoui has died. either during a riot or on another account, shot, trying to escape.
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he is the first british is supporter to die in sdf custody. ishak mostefaoui was born in algeria, but grew up in britain from the age of five. he went to syria to join is in 201a and had his british citizenship taken away four years later. the british government's position has consistently been that is supporters should stand trial in the region. but as conditions deteriorate in the prisons and camps, it is a position that could become more uncomfortable. daniel sandford, bbc news. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good evening. lewis hamilton mastered some treacherous conditions in austria to take pole for sunday's styrian grand prix, the second race of the formula one season. heavy rain delayed qualifying but the world champion was over a second quicker than max verstappen ‘s red bull, with carlos sainz starting from third in his mclaren. here's our formula one
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reporterjennie gow. we had to wait a long time for qualifying, we've had to wait a long time for this season, four months. but what a season it is proving to be. race one. brilliant and unpredictable. qualifying table, unpredictable. qualifying table, unpredictable. but hamilton was imperious. 1.2 seconds up the road from anybody else. it puts him in the best position possible for this race and is 13 points behind in the championship, so we need to crawl back some points. it is all going on in austria tomorrow and it should be fascinating to watch, because i think it again, it will be in on predictable race with a few people out of position, including carlos for mclaren who starts third. as expected, norwich city have become the first premier league side to be relegated this season. they lost a—0 at home to west ham the players were visibly upset at the final whistle at carrow road following their seventh successive league defeat. they are 13 points from safety with only three games remaining which means they go straight back
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down to the championship. michail antonio scored all four goals to move the hammers 6 points clear of the bottom three. for the canaries, this is their third relegation from the top division in seven seasons. of course we are disappointed. i feel really sorry for our supporters, for everyone who is connected with this yellow shirt at the club and because we have to beat the odds again and in the end, when the dust has settled, we have to say, ok, the outcome was probably just what was expected. there'll be no perfect home record for the champions liverpool. they took the lead through andy robertson but jay rodriguez pulled one back for burnley. it finished 1—1. liverpool now have to win their remaining 3 games to break manchester city's points record of 100. elsewhere, watford are now 6 points clear of the bottom three
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after beating newcastle united 2—1 thanks to 2 troy deeney penalties . sheffield united beat chelsea 3—0 at bramall lane to move up to 6th. that was the blues heaviest defeat since the opening day of the season. about half an hour left to play at brighton, manchester city winning a—0. raheem sterling with two goals there. there are three matches in spain's la liga. barcelona have kept up the pressure on leaders real madrid arturo vidal scored barca's winner away at real valladolid, which means they're now a point behind behind real, who play their game in hand on monday. earlier 0sasuna beat celta vigo 2—1. third placed atletico madrid are currently playing real betis, latest there 1—0 atletico. the title in italy should now be juve's after second placed lazio
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lost 2—1 to sassuolo. juventus will go 10 points clear if they beat atalanta. but atalanta have taken the lead, it's1—0.roma beat brescia 3—0 the west indies have their noses in front in the first test against england in southampton. half centuries from zak crawley and dominic sibley, and a6 from ben stokes had given the home side some hope but they closed day a on 28a for 8, a second innings lead of 170. that looks slender but crawley thinks england still have a chance it isa it is a shame to give a few wickets back at the end but they bowled well to be fairto back at the end but they bowled well to be fair to them. it's a good sign for us, the picture still offering a bitand, for us, the picture still offering a bit and, with our bowling tax,... so there is still believe that you can win it? absolutely. there is definite enough in it for and
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especially to batsmen at the moment that can both bat and if they get above 200 we have a very good chance. even now i think we have a good chance. could be an exciting final day. looks sunny on the south coast at least. that's all the sport for now. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris. when you think i will recent weekends and dominated by low pressure bringing cloudy, wet and windy weather, it was quite a nice change to see is guys like these during the first part of the day. mind you, most of us ended up with quys mind you, most of us ended up with guys looking more like this is crowd bubbled up and spread across the sky. this is strata cumulus and it became quite widespread during the course of the afternoon. most of that will fade away, leaving clear skies overnight. still some cloud above the north—west, showers running across the north of scotland where it will be breezy overnight.
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in the countryside, turning white chili, temperatures down to around six or 7 degrees and tomorrow, nice start to the day, most of us will start to the day, most of us will start with early morning sunshine and for scotland, england and wales, cloud bubbling up. in northern ireland however, more in the way of cloud spreading through the and ultimately, there is some rain to end the day pushing an ear. if anything, temperatures will be a little bit higher, highs of 20 in edinburgh and 2a in london. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... tributes pour in forjack charlton — who played in england's world cup winning football team and managed the republic of ireland — after his death at the age of 85. 0pen air theatres, live music venues and swimming pools re—opened today, in the latest easing of the lockdown in england. labour calls for the uk government to clarify its position on face
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coverings, after the prime minister said a ‘stricter‘ approach was needed in england. bosnia has marked the 25th anniversary of the srebrenica massacre, in which 8000 bosnian muslim men and boys were murdered. a former islamic state group fighter from britain dies in the notorious hasakah prison, where many is fighters are held. now on bbc news... brazil has been devastated by coronavirus: more than 1.a million people have been infected and the numbers are rising fast. our world travels to sao paulo. coronavirus has wreaked havoc on brazil. over 1.6 million have been infected and more than 65,000 have died. its people are suffering deep economic pain, with the country's millions of domestic maids
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