this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm victoria fritz. president biden holds his first telephone conversation with king salman of saudi arabia ahead of the us releasing an intelligence report about the murder of saudi journalistjamal khashoggi. in a video call, the queen urges people to be selfless and have the jab. it is obviously difficult for people if they have never had a vaccine but they ought to think about other people, rather than themselves. one of the world's biggest bands, k—pop�*s black pink, urge their fans to take action on climate change after being inspired by a david attenborough documentary.

and, the pop superstar lady gaga offers a $500,000 reward to get her two french bulldogs back after a gunman shoots her dog—walker and steals the pets. saudi arabia has long been a vital us ally but since taking office in january, presidentjoe biden has vowed to reset relations with the gulf nation. on thursday, in his first conversation with king salman, he stressed the importance the us placed on human rights. this, after he read a much—anticipated us intelligence report about the murder of saudi journalistjamal khashoggi, in istanbul, in 2018. the report is expected to say

the murder was "likely ordered" by the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman. benjamin radd is a research fellow at the center for middle east development and a lecturer in political science at the university of california, los angeles. good day to you. the white house account of this call was written in very polite terminology of diplomatic terminology, vague in the extreme. what did we learn about the re— cabala — recalibration between the us and saudi arabia? if recalibration between the us and saudi arabia?— and saudi arabia? if nothing else that exposes _ and saudi arabia? if nothing else that exposes the - and saudi arabia? if nothing . else that exposes the challenge thatjoe biden has in having to reconcile promises made during the campaign where he referred to the saudis as a pariah and they have to pay the price for they have to pay the price for the policies are now being in a position where he has to act on those, including the areas of

human rights, and the jamal khashoggi report and coupled with the fact the united states needs to hold its allies in the region firm as an attempt to renegotiate the nuclear iran deal after donald trump withdrew a couple of years ago. the call today exposes the delicate balance of having to address both of those concerns are multiple concerns at the same time, whether united states need to pressure the saudis but the saudis as an ally as it tries to maintain a deter iran from any further activity. is deter iran from any further activi . , a' deter iran from any further activi . , ., ., activity. is take those one at activity. is take those one at a time, those _ activity. is take those one at a time, those concerns, - activity. is take those one at a time, those concerns, the| a time, those concerns, the first one is human rights. it is unclear whether or not the killing of the journalist jamal khashoggi was mentioned during the call. what sanctions may the call. what sanctions may the us used to consider the enforcement of the rule of law and the application of human rights in the country generally when it comes to the crown prince specifically?- when it comes to the crown prince specifically? there are

not a whole _ prince specifically? there are not a whole lot _ prince specifically? there are not a whole lot of _ prince specifically? there are not a whole lot of options - prince specifically? there are not a whole lot of options to | not a whole lot of options to the united states, not a lot of jurisdiction that the united states can enforce but what it can do is restrict the accessibility linked with the murder of the journalist all those associated with a conspiracy to murder him, prevent and put travel and diplomatic restrictions, freezing assets, perhaps, if they can prove these things in a court. beyond that, it will be difficult to do anything further and undermine us and saudi relations.— saudi relations. saudi arabia will also be _ saudi relations. saudi arabia will also be sizing _ saudi relations. saudi arabia will also be sizing up- saudi relations. saudi arabia will also be sizing up the - saudi relations. saudi arabia| will also be sizing up the new administration and we understand united states has conducted its first airstrike on an iran backed target in syria. what is there to make of joe biden�*s stands iran? it joe biden's stands iran? it means that the administration will deliver on the position and will not tolerate any actions by the claudio ranieri

militia groups against us servicemen and contractors in the region and so this is a joe biden team flexing muscle and demonstrating that it can do this at the same time it is trying to renegotiate and restart talks for the nuclear deal. —— actions by the iranian backed militia groups. president biden has held a ceremony to mark the vaccination of fifty million americans he said the us was weeks ahead of schedule on the path to immunising 100 million people in his first 100 days in office — a key promise he made before his inauguration — but he also said the real challenge will come when the lines outside vaccine centres have evaporated and supply outstrips demand. the time is coming, maybe 60 to 90 days, when the supply is adequate but not enough people can access the shots or don't want them. to address that challenge, we're going to launch a massive campaign to educate

people about vaccines, that they are safe and effective, and where to go to get those shots in the first place. in the uk, more than 18 million people have had a first vaccine dose — equivalent to one in three adults here. the queen has spoken for the first time about having it. she urged others to do the same, saying anyone who is nervous should think of others. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. they both had their vaccinations last month, though the duke is now in hospital being treated for a non—covid infection, the queen — unperturbed, it would seem, by her husband's absence — was earlier this week on a video conference with health officials from across the uk. the vaccination programme had stirred memories. well, having lived in the war — it's very much like that, you know, when everybody had the same idea. and i think this has rather sort of inspired that, hasn't it?

but how had the queen found her own vaccination? as far as i can make out, it was quite harmless. it was very quick, and i've had lots of letters from people who have been very surprised by how easy it was to get the vaccine. and the jab was very — it didn't hurt at all. there was understanding for people who are nervous of the vaccination but a reminder that everyone has a responsibility to have it. it is obviously difficult for people if they have never had a vaccine, but they ought to think about other people rather than themselves. and there was a message to the scientists who developed the vaccines and all the staff who are administering them. it is remarkable how quickly the whole thing has been done and so many people have had the vaccine already. so you have to keep up the good work. nicholas witchell, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.

oxford university has said that one of its laboratories researching covid—19 has been hacked. the digital breach took place at the division of structural biology. a private security researcher said he found screen shots online from inside the labs network. he said the hackers were portuguese—speakers, operating out of south america, and were financially motivated. an oxford university spokesman said that no personal data agency gchq was investigating. the us space agency nasa has released a panoramic rover on mars. the panorama shows the rim of the jezero crater, where the rover touched down last week and the cliff face of an ancient river delta in the distance. it was taken by rotating the rover�*s mast 360 degrees. nasa says the panorama is composed of 142 individual images stitched together on earth. the former coach of the us

women's gymnastics team, john geddert, has killed himself, hours after being charged with human trafficking and criminal sexual conduct. the body ofjohn geddert was found after he failed to surrender himself at a sheriff's office. the charges against the coach involved a number of young women, including two counts of sexual assault on a young girl when she was aged thirteen and later sixteen. twitter will start allowing its users to charge their followers for access to additional content. the social media site says its also considering subscription charges to use its tweetdeck platform and making advanced analytical data available only to influencers. the us has called for restraint in armenia, after the prime minister led a rally of supporters, saying he was trying to avert an attempted coup. nikol pashinyan took action after the armed forces issued

a statement calling for his government to resign. his opponents have set up camp outside parliament. mr pashinyan�*s popularity has dropped since azerbaijan last year recaptured swathes of its territory that had been held by ethnic armenian forces for nearly 30 years. mark lobel reports. with family by his side, armenia's prime minister nikol pashinyan rallies supporters in yerevan. ministers alsojoined him in solidarity after the country's top generals told him and his cabinet to resign. translation: some people want to drag the army - into unconstitutional processes. this is an attempted coup but the people will not allow a military coup in armenia! the pm's plea also fell on international ears. we urge all parties to exercise restraint. we remind all parties

of the bedrock democratic principle that state's armed forces should not intervene in domestic politics. but calls for the prime minister's resignation were made within earshot of parliament, opposition supporters buoyed by the military top brass' intervention after the prime minister's sacking of a commander angered them, on top of losing last year's bloody conflict with azerbaijan. that defeat led protesters to storm parliament back in november, moments after a russian—brokered deal had been announced, confirming armenia's loss after six weeks of fighting in nagorno—karabakh. turkey—backed azerbaijan not only recaptured areas around the enclave, but also took a key town inside it. translation: we lost the war. there were 5000 victims, over 10,000 wounded, many still missing and prisoners of war.

we also have a collapsed economy. translation: we turned our back on russia, - which we could not afford to do. we're pretty much welcoming turkey. i am against that. but russia and turkey are calling for calm inside armenia. translation: coup attempts can only destabilise the region, - and that is why we are against it. right now, calls for calm appeared to outweigh calls that could lead to a coup. mark lobel, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the threat to the amazon rainforest from online speculators, hoping to get rich from de—forestation. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says,

without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos�* sanctuary malacanang — the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. warren beatty and faye dunaway announced to the world - that the winner of best film was la la land. . the only trouble was it wasn't. the mistake was only put right in the middle of gushing - speeches by the team - behind the modern musical. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time the public will see this pope. very soon, for the sake of the credibility and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, be hidden from the world for the rest of his life.

this is bbc world news. the main story this hour: president biden holds his first telephone conversation with king salman of saudi arabia — ahead of the us releasing an intelligence report about the murder of saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. the amazon rainforest is one of the great natural wonders of the world and one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. but now huge chunks of it are being sold off online, on social media. reporterjoao fellet travels deep into the amazon to investigate the murky online world where the rainforest is for sale. who is out to get rich from deforestation and what can be done to stop it? on patrol. peter and his friends are on the lookout for anyone trying to invade in their indigenous reserve. the community have been battling

these so—called land grabbers for decades. translation: ~ ~ ., , fordecades. translation: ~ ~ ., , translation: we know this “0b is very risky fl translation: we know this “0b is very risky but i translation: we know this “0b is very risky but we d translation: we know this “0b is very risky but we are i is very risky but we are protecting our land to. than grabbers often sell the land to people who cut down trees and converted to farmland. this community, it is a threat to their way of life. i show him a post on facebook advertising for sale a plot of land inside his reserve. translation: , , , translation: this makes us very sad. this translation: this makes us very sad- this is _ translation: this makes us very sad- this is a _ translation: this makes us very sad. this is a lack _ translation: this makes us very sad. this is a lack of _ translation: this makes us very sad. this is a lack of respect - sad. this is a lack of respect towards indigenous people, not only in my land, but in all of brazil. ., only in my land, but in all of brazil. . ., , ., , ., , , brazil. land invasions happen with or without _ brazil. land invasions happen with or without facebook. - brazil. land invasions happen| with or without facebook. but facebook makes it easier than everfor facebook makes it easier than ever for sellers to find buyers. so, using an undercover agent, we speak to four people trying to sell land on facebook. hey, how did it go? it was the most tense meeting i

have had so far, in my opinion. he's talking about the man selling land the reserve. is name is our vineyard is. hibbert several official looking documents, but not a legal land title. —— hibbert. one of the documents shows he is a member of a federal police association —— an association. the federal police have labelled it as a criminal organisation focused on stealing land from indigenous people. these associations occupy protected areas and lobby politicians in the capital, brasilia, to grant this stolen lands to their members. this stolen lands to their members-— this stolen lands to their members. . , , ., members. can they set out tell ou the members. can they set out tell you the truth. _ members. can they set out tell you the truth. if— members. can they set out tell you the truth. if this _ members. can they set out tell you the truth. if this is - members. can they set out tell you the truth. if this is not - you the truth. if this is not sorted out by bolsonaro, it won't be solved.— sorted out by bolsonaro, it won't be solved. alvin told us one of the — won't be solved. alvin told us one of the politicians - won't be solved. alvin told us one of the politicians helping | one of the politicians helping him was a congressman. a man called chris austin mo. i asked

him if he knew the association was occupying indigenous land. translation: iiilo. was occupying indigenous land. translation:— translation: no, no. iwas never aware _ translation: no, no. iwas never aware they _ translation: no, no. i was never aware they were - translation: no, no. l was - never aware they were occupying indigenous areas.— indigenous areas. and that the land was illegally _ indigenous areas. and that the land was illegally acquired? . land was illegally acquired? translation: i land was illegally acquired? translation:— land was illegally acquired? translation: i didn't know. they didn't — translation: i didn't know. they didn't tell _ translation: i didn't know. they didn't tell me. - translation: i didn't know. they didn't tell me. if - they didn't tell me. if they invaded it, they don't have support anymore. facebook says their policies _ support anymore. facebook says their policies require _ support anymore. facebook says their policies require buyers - their policies require buyers and sellers to comply with laws and sellers to comply with laws and regulations. and they stand ready to work with local authorities. the bbc contacted mr alvis for his response, but he declined to comment. as long as the authorities failed to act, the forest gets closer to what scientists fear could be a point of no return. joao fellet, bbc news. hm.

well, k—pop superstars blackpink have emerged as the latest force in the globalfight against climate change. the all—female group who have billions of fans around the world, have decided to speak outjust months before a major conference on climate change will be held in the uk. they spoke to our correspondent, laura bicker, in seoul. all: hi, this is blackpink! # hit you with that do—do, do—do, do! cheering and applause they're one of the biggest pop acts in the world, their videos are seen by billions and break youtube viewing records... this is a global challenge. each and everyone of us could make a difference, and we need to act now. ..so when they do a call to action like this, it can have a real impact. i think we all probably saw it but definitely, the documentary that sir david attenborough presented — a life on our planet — has helped us a lot and various other platforms such as that has helped us to actually learn more

about what we could actually do to sustain our beautiful planet. basically, the documentary showed us how precious our planet is and how vulnerable it is right now, so we are losing more of the natural world every day and time is running out, we feel like, so we just really felt like we need to say something, you know? yeah, i think we've all still got so much more to learn but it feels good that we can be able to participate in such an important cause. ..est accepte! six years ago, a un conference on climate change in paris was seen a pivotal moment. countries signed up to limit global warming to no more than two celsius. these countries will get together again in glasgow in november. it could be a make—or—break moment for change, and that is why blackpink say they have decided to speak out now.

the first step is to know what's happening with climate change because it affects all of us, and we want to learn more and we hope ourfans do too. # hit you with that do—do, do—do, do! cheering and applause good for them. the pop superstar, lady gaga, is offering half a million dollars as a reward for the return of two dogs, after a gunman shot her dog walker and stole the animals. the dog walker is being treated in hospital and is reportedly recovering well. but the suspect made off with two of the singer's french bulldogs. our north america correspondent david willis has the story. this leafy hollywood street from the back to to a crime so

audacious that even the city's filmmakers might deem it implausible. it was here, late on wednesday night that a shot rang out. it on wednesday night that a shot rani out. ., , on wednesday night that a shot rani out. . , , on wednesday night that a shot rani out. ., , ., rang out. it was this a screaming _ rang out. it was this a screaming that - rang out. it was this a | screaming that alerted rang out. it was this a - screaming that alerted me to rang out. it was this a _ screaming that alerted me to be a head screaming, like, a lot of it! i a head screaming, like, a lot of it! �* of it! i couldn't tell. i thought— of it! i couldn't tell. i thought it _ of it! i couldn't tell. i thought it sounded i of it! i couldn't tell. i. thought it sounded like of it! i couldn't tell. i- thought it sounded like a man in extreme distress. the thought it sounded like a man in extreme distress.— thought it sounded like a man in extreme distress. the man in ruestion in extreme distress. the man in question was — in extreme distress. the man in question was lady _ in extreme distress. the man in question was lady gaga's - in extreme distress. the man in question was lady gaga's dog . question was lady gaga's dog walker, he had been shot in the chest by two men who pulled up in a car and made off with two of her french bulldog. a rescue worker was pictured retrieving a third dog from the man's grasp as he laid leading on the pavement. police say he struggled with the suspects before being hit by a bullet from a semiautomatic handgun. # for the —— from the rabbits we watch it this becomes a month after lady gaga won rave reviews during president biden's inauguration ceremony.

she is yet to comment on the incident but has offered a $500,000, no questions asked reward, for the dogs�* safe return. frequently spotted with her pets in tow, lady gaga is known to be passionate about them and highly protective at. they prove the inspiration for her own pet product line and miss asia, the one that evaded capture, even has its own instagram page with more than 220,000 followers. french bulldog are in high demand here, but they are notoriously difficult to breed. and pedigree puppies can fetch as much as $10,000 a piece of. the dog walker is said to be in a critical condition, but he is expected to survive. the question for detectives, was this a random attack, or was he targeted because of his celebrity client? david willis, bbc news, los angeles. let's get all

the latest sport now. hello there, i'm tulsen tollett and this is your friday sports news, where we start with the europa league, where leicester city were knocked out in the round of 32 by slavia prague. the czech side were 2—0 winners on the night, sending them into the last 16, while arsenal willjoin them after two goals from pierre—emerick aubameyang were enough to help them to a 11—3 aggregate win over benfica. and manchester united who were as good as through after a 4—0 win over real sociedad played out a goalless draw at old trafford in the return leg. i thought we played some very good stuff in the first half. the second half, not great with the ball and solid in the back, good defending. we kept them away from our gold. i think it proves how good the performance was last week, the 4—0 when. —— win. india will take a 2—1 series lead into the fourth and final test after a 10 wicket win over england on thursday. the pitch in ahmedebad

has been questioned about its suitability after 17 wickets fell on day two as the hosts some of the shots as a batting unit were not up to the standards. and again, the pitch was completely fine. it seems a very normal pitch to me. you know, it is difficult, the odd hardball might come in, that is what it is all about. and we just made mistakes from our side, having to understand that and what shots we need to play, which ball was coming in, whether to play cut short or not. whether the ball was on top or not, whether to sweep, or not. all those things you need to understand when you are playing on a pitch like that. we heard her talking about returning to competition this time yesterday here on sport today, and the legendary swedish golfer annika sorenstam was back on the course in florida on thursday. sorenstam shot a 3 over par

round of 75 in herfirst competitive lpga tournament since 2008. the 10—time major champion was 50 in october. she finished nine shots behind the clubhouse leader lydia ko of new zealand, who finished on 7 under par, two shots ahead of nelly korda. and you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team that is your friday sports news. a group of russians wished to leave north korea last week diplomats loaded their luggage and family members onto a railway car and pushed for more a kilometre across a border into russia. north korea has closed its chinese and russian front is to prevent the spread of coronavirus. there are no trains that are allowed to

leave the country out of. that has been the case as last year. amazing pictures there. thank you very much forjoining us. business coming up in a moment. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @vfritznews. i'll i'm @vfritznews. see you very soon. hello there. there always seems to be something to talk about with the weather across the uk. we started the week with heavy rain, particularly in the far north and west. then wednesday brought the warmest day of the year so far with temperatures peaking at 18 celsius. a little bit fresher for thursday, yes, but still highs of 12 or 13 degrees — that's above average for late february. all the warmth, however, has moved its way over to the near continent and a change of wind direction — a fresher westerly — meant that fresher feel to thursday's weather but again, those temperatures are still pretty good for late february. it does, however, mean that clear skies by day will lead to clear skies through the night, so we are going to see quite a chilly start at dawn, those temperatures will be hovering around orjust below freezing in a few places. the only exception,

the far north and west. a weak weather front toppling across high pressure will introduce a little more in the way of cloud, but it's all going to be about this high over the next few days, keeping the story relatively quiet. so yes, we will pretty much have some sunshine from dawn to dusk across the country, with the exception of north—west, the great glen. here, a little bit more of a breeze and maybe a little more in the way of cloud. but in terms of the feel of things, pretty decent temperatures once again — 10—12 celsius the high. now, as we move out of friday into the start of the weekend, the high pressure is going to firmly establish itself across the country. we'll have a weak weather front toppling across that high again in the far north—west. it will introduce more in the way of cloud and some light, patchy rain across central and southern scotland first thing in the morning, but a very weak affair, and either side of that frontal system to north—west scotland and central and southern england, there'll be decent slices of sunshine to be found and temperatures, well, 10—12 degrees in the north, 1a in the south—east.

maybe just that little bit cooler and disappointing where the cloud will linger. but the high stays with us for the second half of the weekend and so, again, that means a relatively dry, settled story, but plenty of sunshine by day is going to lead to some clear nights and if you're a gardener or grower, it's worth bearing in mind that we could see a return to some frost and some fog, which may well be slow to lift away. but there will be some dry, sunny weather in the forecast — not only for the weekend but, as you can see, for much of next week as well. take care.

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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the toughestjob in washington: can president biden's new trade chief rebuild america's $500 billion relationship with china? stocks tumble as us borrowing costs surge on the bond market and investors bet higher interest rates are on the way. happier times ahead — airbnb reports a slump in bookings but it's forecastng a strong rebound in the travel market. plus, cash injection — how an india firm became the world's biggest vaccine maker. we hear from the boss about his multimillion—dollar gamble.