this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the new york times says it has obtained president trump's tax records dating back two decades, which it says reveal chronic losses and years of tax avoidance. it reports mr trump only paid $750 in income taxes in the year he won the presidency and pay no income tax at all in the ten yea rs pay no income tax at all in the ten years previous —— 15 years. fighting breaks out between armenia and azerbaijan in the disputed region of nagorno—karabakh, with casualties on both sides.

tear gas and mass arrests as tens of thousands march in belarus against president lukashenka. and voters in switzerland have firmly rejected a proposal to end the free movement of people within the eu. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the new york times says it has obtained president donald trump's tax records stretching back two decades, which it says reveal years of tax avoidance and chronic business losses. donald trump has been answering

questions about his tax returns. some of the headlines he paid of $750 in personal income tax and the year he became president and paid no personal income tax for what many years before that. it's a huge and significant revelation. he has not revealed his tax returns previously. let's try and get exactly up to speed with where we are on this. let's speak to peter bowes. peter if you can hear me, this isa peter if you can hear me, this is a significant story. just talk us through what details we have. well, it's significant because donald trump's taxes had been all the way through his presidency and indeed, through his election campaign in 2016. his refusal to his election campaign in 2016. h is refusal to reveal his election campaign in 2016. his refusal to reveal his tax returns as every president since richard nixon has done.

he has largely got away with that, despite the many efforts of media organisations and lawyers as well. now we have the new york times saying that it's managed to get a hold of data relating to the president's taxes going back decades. information from the many businesses that make up these organisations, and the first two years of his presidency. according to the newspaper, he paid only $750 the year he was elected, another 750 the following year and no taxes for ten of the 15 yea rs before and no taxes for ten of the 15 years before he was elected to the white house. now the president has come out within minutes of the story being published to say that this is fa ke published to say that this is fake news, that it is com pletely fake news, that it is completely untrue and he says that he would indeed be proud to show his tax returns once the internal youth service ——

revenue service has completed its audit. peter, thank you for talking us through that. stay there because i want to bring us there because i want to bring us donald trump's response. he was asked about this by reporters. let's hear what he said. its total fake reporters. let's hear what he said. its totalfake news. you could have asked me the same questions for years ago, i had to litigate and talk about this. total fake news. actually, i paid my tax. you'll see that in my tax returns. it's under audit, they've been under audit for a long time. the irs does not treat me well, they treat me like they treated they treat me like they treated the tea party. they don't treat me well. they treat me very badly. we had people in the areas. . . badly. we had people in the areas... they treat me very, very badly. but they're under audit and that's just fake news. the new york times, that

they're doing anything they can. that's the least of it. the stories that i read are so fake, they are so phoney. let's go back to peter. so many different elements and strings of the story. let's start with the timing. it's a huge significant time with the election around the corner. yeah, clearly the timing is absolutely important. just a couple days before the first debate with joe couple days before the first debate withjoe biden, a huge amount of anticipation of course i had of that particular event. there will be three presidential debates over... the new york times is teasing that there will be more to come over the coming weeks on this story. let two relatively few details revealed in its first story, which isjust been published, but one interesting quote from the newspaper was that they say this data reveals both the hollowness and the

wizardry of a man who became a self—made billionaire and the image that goes with that. what you make of the fact that lots of his supporters will dismiss this and others will say actually, we don't mind this, this is the man that we want and this one actually do much damage ahead of the election? yeah, ithink damage ahead of the election? yeah, i think his supporters certainly will dismiss this because it's similar to other stories that we've heard over the last few years. claims about what donald trump's tax returns actually say without us actually seeing them for ourselves, and once again, donald trump coming out with the same lime he has repeated time and time again, that he would be happy to show his tax returns and tax —— same line. i think his supporters, it won't change their minds. i think at this crucial state, and the election campaign just a few

weeks ago, the key people that are still sitting on the fence, though that might be difficult to believe that some people in this extremely polarised country's, some people haven't decided which way to vote. but those of the people that may be affected by this story one way or another, and i think the fa ct or another, and i think the fact that the president has come out very quickly to deny it, not to use the phrase is so often that it's fake news, may well persuade some people just to put it aside and perhaps wait until, if ever, those documents are actually revealed. thanks peter. armenia's prime minister has warned of the risk of full—scale war after clashes with azerbaijani troops broke out in the territory of nagorno—karabakh. officials in the breakaway region, which is controlled by ethnic armenians, say 16 soldiers have been killed. azerbaijan has also reported deaths. both nations have now declared martial law and accuse each other of starting the fighting. our correspondent rayhan demytrie reports.

sunday morning in nagorno—karabakh. heavy fighting using tanks, artillery, drones and helicopters broke over this territory disputed by azerbaijan and armenia for more than 30 years. both countries accused each other of reigniting the conflict. both sides reported casualties, including civilians. translation: it is no secret that the first fire, including artillery fire, was opened by armenia. and the first to die were azerbaijani servicemen. azerbaijan gave a decent response to the enemy and the enemy could not move an inch. the armenian prime minister urged the world community not to stay silent. translation: the outbreak of a large—scale war in the south caucasus, the brink of which we are standing now, could have the most unpredictable consequences. it could go out of the region's

borders and take wider volumes and threaten international security and stability. turkey expressed its solidarity with azerbaijan. russia called for an immediate ceasefire. the mountainous kara bakh was an autonomous region within soviet azerbaijan, populated largely by ethnic armenians. the two countries fought a war there in the early 1990s. armenia gained control over the territory and a number of adjacent azerbaijani districts following a 1994 ceasefire. azerbaijan has repeatedly expressed its frustration with a lack of progress in the decades long peace process. it is now resorting to a military solution to regain its territories. rayhan demytrie, bbc news. tens of thousands of opposition supporters in belarus have taken to the streets for the seventh consecutive sunday in protest at president alexander lu kashenka's disputed

re—election last month. police say they've detained around 200 people. the protests centred on the capital minsk, where the main event was a rally near the hero city monument. jonah fisher reports. seven weeks after the disputed election, belarus' protests now have a certain rhythm. each sunday, there's a big march, and today there were once again tens of thousands on the streets of the capital, minsk. with the passing weeks, the protesters' outfits have evolved, as have the jokes and the insults. why do you put a rat on a cross? it's our president. alexander lu kashenko claimed victory but is widely thought to have lost august's vote to the housewife svetla na ti kha novs kaya. chanting they chant for her but a crackdown has destroyed the opposition leadership.

this tractor factory worker and trade unionist is pretty much the only leader who's neither injail or in exile and he's worried. while we're with him, his wife calls twice to make sure he hasn't been picked up. "at the moment, there is no organised opposition inside belarus", he tells me. "but if you call the people of belarus the opposition, then the opposition is stronger and more united than ever." while the police and remained loyal, it's hard to see president lukashenko going. so this is what we have seen repeatedly here in belarus. excuse me, sir. basically, these masked guys, nothing on them which says who they are, disrupting demonstrations... ..detaining people, taking them into vans. where are you taking

these people? woman screams this was a women's march on saturday. what's happening to you? she says she was just standing outside a cafe. what's your name? we've showed you our name. no name. no name? why not? no name, no face. why don't you show your face? yeah, i am afraid. on europe's eastern flank, the men in masks are still very much in charge. jonah fisher, bbc news, minsk. residents in the us city of lake jackson in texas have been warned not to use their tap water because it might be contaminated with a deadly brain—eating amoeba. an investigation into the city's water supply began after a six—year—old boy contracted the microbe and died earlier this month. on friday, eight places

in texas were warned not to use their water supply for any reason except to flush toilets. the warning was lifted on saturday for everywhere except lake jackson, which is home to 27,000 people. is it something in our system, do we have a cross—contamination somewhere, or could it be whales as well? we're surprised just as everybody that the test came back for the system. firefighters in california are battling a new wildfire that broke out in the state this weekend called the "glass fire." the fire began early on sunday morning. the napa county sheriff's office issued an evacuation orderfor some parts of the area. cal fire said the blaze had a "dangerous rate of speed." the national weather service said low humidity, dry fuel and winds are causing "significant fire—weather concerns." stay with us on bbc news, still to come: escapism through the movies — how a refugee camp

in syria has become an unlikely venue for an international film festival. in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world, but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel's right—winger ariel sharon, visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites, an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians.

after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... the new york times says it has obtained president trump's tax records stretching back two decades, which it says reveal chronic financial losses and years of tax avoidance. the united states hasjoined russia and the un in calling for an end to the worst violence in years in nagorno—kara bakh, the disputed region between armenia and azerbaijan. voters in switzerland have given a resounding yes to keeping free movement with the european union. in a nationwide referendum almost 62% of those voting rejected a proposal from the right—wing

swiss people's party to end free movement. switzerland is not a member of the eu, but has a complex series of interdependent treaties with brussels, on trade, transport, and open borders as well as free movement. imogen foulkes reports. for three decades, the swiss people's party has campaigned against closer ties with the european union. for years, it was a vote winner, but not this time. among younger swiss in particular, there are signs the anti—immigrant, anti—europe policies aren't working. people get tired of a business model of political campaigning which is directed against people, the immigrants and foreigners who have always been a part of our society and they helped to make switzerland as successful as it is. the economic arguments influenced voters, too.

access to europe's free trade area is crucial for switzerland's economy. ending free movement would have put that at risk. before the vote, one swiss government minister even warned it would be worse than brexit. today, she welcomed the clear yes to keeping free movement. translation: the swiss government welcomes this decision. the people have once again clearly supported good, bilateral relationships with our most important trade partner. switzerland has the best possible solution in its relations with the eu, free access to the european internal market specially tailored to switzerland, especially now in this difficult economic situation caused by the corona crisis. a good relationship with our neighbours in the eu is very important. but the government relief may be short—lived. in switzerland, voters always have the final say.

today, they said yes to keeping free movement, but the next stage in eu relations is a framework agreement with brussels. non—eu member switzerland would automatically adopt much eu policy. that, voters here may think, is no finals today at all. imogen foulkes, bbc news, bayer. —— no final say. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... india's president has signed three agriculture bills into law, despite large scale protests by farmers. the laws will open up the indian farming industry to the private sector, a move the government says is much needed. but many farmers say the reforms remove support and protection, such as minimum prices for their produce. firefighters are tackling a wildfire burning in a natural park on the spanish island of mallorca. a plane is also being used to drop retardant on the flames, which have been fanned

by heavy winds. a number of homes are threatened. italian army disposal experts have safely removed a world war two bomb, discovered by construction workers in the centre of the northern city of bolzano. 4000 of the closest residents had to evacuate their homes for several hours. there's no cinema there, no venue to show case a film, but an international film festival has taken more than 50 films to an unusual place, a refugee camp in war torn syria. jiyar gol from bbc persian has this report. i'm sorry, we've had a technical problem with that report. we will bring it to you later on if we can fix that. the french open tennis championships has got off to a difficult start, with the us open runner up victoria azarenka walking off

the court after three games in protest at the windy, wet weather. she called the playing conditions ridiculous. another women's match also started late after the players objected to the cold. the tournament usually takes place in the warm, sunny weather of may and june. ms azarenka expressed her frustration to reporters after the game. i don't see a point of sitting on the court went 8 degrees. at the same time, i asked my opponent if she wanted to wait on the court or go off court, and she said she doesn't want to wait on the court. so i'm not going to waste my time sitting there and getting cold. former british number 1 annabel croft gave me the view of the players on the cold conditions. it's very unusual for players to complain about whether. one of the most usual complaints is usually when the players down in australia, it's too hot and

they do have protocols in place. they have different ways of measuring what's called the global something, and if it gets too hot, players are allowed to leave the court and get a bit of a break and come back. but i've never heard players leaving the court because it's too cold. having said that, last year at the french open, it was unusually windy. it was extremely extraordinary circumstances, and there were a few players complaining about that and having words with officials and what have you. of course, it's similar today. it was pretty horrible, blustery, freezing cold conditions, but even so, i think it's one of those things that players have to get on with. lots of us work outside in pretty horrible conditions and we complain about itjust like they do, but if there something specific to the game, is there a risk of injury was mike is there a serious underlying point there for the players? as athlete, you don't

wa nt players? as athlete, you don't want to be held on court for too long if officials and supervisors are discussing a situation. i kind of picked up on the fact, she said she wasn't waiting here, it was too cold. i think her opponent also said the same thing. obviously, conditions changed dramatically in terms of what happens with the ball, so conditions have a huge bearing on the court and already during the french open championship, rafael nadal is the defending champion. there's been some conferences where he talked about how surprised he is at the conditions, but it's also the ball that they're using and he's talking about how heavy the ball is, how difficult that's going to be to play with that heavy ball and with the slow condition and the heavy ball, i don't think he thinks it's going to suit him. but it's all quite interesting stuff, but again i guess there are 128 players at the start. they'll just have to

are 128 players at the start. they'lljust have to get on with it and see who comes up on top. a couple minutes ago i was telling you about that international film festival in serial. let's see if we can get more details now —— in syria. for refugees have been living in camps for years. the international film festival is one—of—a—kind kurdish syrian film insert —— film—makers who themselves are displaced persons who have organised the festival. last week, an international day for peace, the festival started with performances and music in a camp in northern syria. in a week, a film festival, 58 local

and international films had been showcased. singing why this festival? why now? why there? transition mac the residents of these camps before their cities were occupied have many cultural and a rts occupied have many cultural and arts centres. we will hope this will help them forget about their trauma and their losses. most of the displaced people in these camps are from northern syria. once there was a vibrant pa rt syria. once there was a vibrant part in cultural community, and women were active members. this woman has been living in this camp since proxies captured her city three years ago.

translation: i'm happy happy this festival is taking place. i don't want to stay here. i would like to go back to my forefathers home. they fought islamic state and defeated the extremists. but later, lost their cities and villages to islamic militants. these people have lost their homes, their culture centres, their loved ones to extremists jihadists. yet these people still show this resilience and hope they have through cinema, and they want to share this message with the world. most of the stories showcased in the leloun film festival are about war. extremists, brutality and human rights violations. something the people of this camp have experienced through

their body and souls. jiyar gol, bbc news. that's it this is bbc news. bye—bye. good morning. some potentially turbulent weather on the way later in the week, and that's after what is a fairly placid but also pretty cold start. many of you starting the day with frost around, temperatures well below freezing through some parts of northern england and southie scotland. it's in the summer we saw the best of the summer we saw the best of the sunshine from each restau ra nt the sunshine from each restaurant and down through parts of wiltshire, somerset. there be frost on the ground here. many of the country sign but some of the suburbs as well. sunshine overhead begin with, again and cloud will be think a cross northern ireland. outbreaks of rain for the first pa rt outbreaks of rain for the first part of the morning, brightening up on work. that rain and clouds spread into western scotland for the morning and during the afternoon to eastern scotland through wales and the western

fringes of england. many will see the side of it all, i sunshine and at long last, it will feel warmer than recent days. the bring about the change of this weather front which through monday into tuesday, will push these words to ta ke tuesday, will push these words to take us into the start of tuesday. it may become confined across the southeast, producing some cloud, outbreaks of rain come up strong winds you saw through the weekend. it's a bit patchy frost around, not as cold as monday morning, but it really a dry and sunny day for many. quite pleasant in the sunshine, temperatures on monday and tuesday around levels they should be for the state in september. but then the first turn to something more turbulent. as a go to wednesday, deep low centre towards the south of iceland. more on the way of active weather front spreading its way and stronger winds. winds could touch gale force across ireland and into the western fringes of the uk first thing, only slowly pushing his way he eastwards.

some will stay drive through daylight hours, but rain will spread through as we go into wednesday night. starting to feel that bit cooler of course with the cloud, the wind and the rain. a coolerfeel still as we go into thursday, and then as a jet stream really fired up towards the end of the week, we start to see this develop, a potentially stormy area of low pressure. the position of that will be crucial to who sees the windiest conditions, but there is the risk that we'll see some disruption. after bright and frosty starts, its a school for the week. that midweek speu for the week. that midweek spell of wind and rain and the potential forced dorms to watch out for as we head towards the weekend. bye for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the new york times says it has obtained president trump's tax records stretching back two decades, which it says reveal chronic financial losses and years of tax avoidance. the newspaper reports that mr trump paid only 750 dollars in federal income taxes in the year he won the presidency. the president has dismissed the claims as fake news. the united states hasjoined russia and the un in calling for an immediate ceasefire between armenia and azerbaijan in the disputed territory of nagorno—karabakh. sunday saw the worst clashes in the region for many years with deaths from both sides. police say they've detained around 200 people following a seventh consecutive week of anti government protests in belarus. tens of thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets of capital in minsk to oppose the regime of president alexander lu kashenko. now on bbc news...