this is bbc news. i'm david eades, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a massive, smart, global sting — the fbi masterminds the arrest of hundreds of alleged criminals after monitoring their communications. the former bosnian serb military leader, ratko mladic, loses his final appeal against a genocide conviction linked to the balkan conflict in the 90s. we have a special report from iraq on the game—changing new threat facing us and other western forces. and how the other half lives — fresh claims that some us billionaires pay little or no income tax.

hello and welcome. well, there is no hiding the fbi's sense of achievement. it is calling this international sting a "massive worldwide takedown" of criminal syndicates. with the active participation of europol and forces in australia, lithuania, sweden and the netherlands, gangs were tricked into using a secure messaging app, which had actually been developed by agents, who then monitored tens of million of messages about drug dealing, money laundering and planned murders. our security correspondent, gordon corera, has the story. a shipment of tuna cans coming from ecuador into europe with more than 600kg of cocaine hidden inside, all discovered by law enforcement. more cocaine wrapped up with a batman label, a picture of it sent on a phone that criminals thought

was secure, but which was really a trap. sirens that trap was sprung today... ..as law enforcement around the world made their move, with a wave of arrests against multiple organised crime groups. criminals believe that using a system called anom secured their communications. the problem was that the person behind it was an undercover informant for the fbi. they started by giving 50 devices to criminals in australia, people like this man, hakan ayik, now on the run, who in turn recommended it to others, unwittingly helping the authorities. so, how did it all work? the system was run by the fbi and australian federal police, who were able to access communications between 10,000 devices. 20 million messages were intercepted from more than 90 countries. details about drug deals, money—laundering and planned murders were accessed.

it was effectively a wiretap on the criminal underworld around the globe. the biggest users of the device were in germany, spain, the netherlands, serbia and australia. there are some investigations in the uk, although the device was not widely used here. the amount of intelligence that we received was staggering. from seizing drugs, guns and millions of dollars in multiple currencies, to addressing more than 150 threats to life. in australia, there've been more than 200 arrests. police say the information even helped thwart a machine—gun attack in a cafe. and in europe today, there was more evidence of the operation�*s success. for nine months, we have been receiving intelligence to build criminal cases, and we have also had information that has helped us to prevent more than ten planned murders within sweden.

this operation has dealt a serious blow to organised crime, not only because of those arrested, but because those still at large will not be sure who or what they can trust. gordon corera, bbc news. descale is just extraordinary, isn't it? we can now speak to javed ali, who's a former senior director for counterterrorism at the fbi. javed ali, thank you very much forjoining us. ijust wonder on this whole operation, what you find most impressive about it? , a it? good evening. it very much was an impressive _ it? good evening. it very much was an impressive operation i was an impressive operation with the fbi collaborating with a number of law enforcement partners around the world and europe. looking at it, one of the most interesting things, it used a number of what i would argue, traditional law enforcement and intelligence concept but integrated very modern techniques and

developments. that was a really interesting twist on sort of an old playbook that law enforcement has used for quite some time now.— some time now. when you say very modern. _ some time now. when you say very modem, to _ some time now. when you say very modem, to us, _ some time now. when you say very modem, to us, we - some time now. when you say very modem, to us, we are . very modern, to us, we are thinking about whether it is what's up for telegraph or something like that, it's not that modern, is it, is this simply more advanced than that? —— whatsapp. building a honeypot for all of these criminal actors or individuals to go to, the believed it was a safe and secure communication platform, or the devices were secured and encrypted. that, i think, is new. we haven't seen anything of this scope and scale, i believe, certainly in recent times. and whoever designed the operation, working with the fbi and partners, it was very ingenious. look at the scope of the. hundreds of

people arrested around the world. i people arrested around the world. , , people arrested around the world. , ., _, world. i suppose the honeypot a- eal world. i suppose the honeypot appeal would _ world. i suppose the honeypot appeal would be _ world. i suppose the honeypot appeal would be the _ world. i suppose the honeypot appeal would be the sheer- appeal would be the sheer length of time they took to propose it, build it up, and let it run. the fbi was saying around five years in the making. five years in which there would also be an awful lot of crime taking place, presumably. it is a difficult balance isn't it, between saying, that this run and we need to step in?— saying, that this run and we need to step in? this is always the tension — need to step in? this is always the tension when _ need to step in? this is always the tension when these - need to step in? this is always the tension when these types | need to step in? this is always. the tension when these types of operations are initiated, whether in the criminal world or the counter—terrorism world, where i was familiar with some of the same concept here, trying to collect intelligence, build cases for prosecution, avoid threats, either prevent threats to life, but at the same time, you want to let these things play out. and on these things play out. and on the criminal side, unlike the counter—terrorism side, there must have been some calculus to let these crimes continue to a degree while still advancing of the other lines of effort i

just described.— the other lines of effort i just described. yes, certainly a moment — just described. yes, certainly a moment in _ just described. yes, certainly a moment in the _ just described. yes, certainly a moment in the sun - just described. yes, certainly a moment in the sun for - just described. yes, certainly a moment in the sun for the | just described. yes, certainly i a moment in the sun for the fbi and many otherforces involved. javed ali, thank you very much. thank you. the former bosnian serb military leader ratko mladic is to spend the rest of his life behind bars after losing his appeal against a genocide conviction. the judges upheld the life sentence handed down four years ago for atrocities during the break up of yugoslavia, including the srebrenica massacre in 1995, when more than 8,000 bosnian muslim men and boys were killed. the bbc�*s anna holligan was outside the court in the hague and sent this report. munira has been waiting more than two decades for this moment.

ratko mladic presided over a state—sponsored killing machine. through the crimes of persecution, extermination... his crimes, persecution, extermination, deportation, and genocide among them, were committed as part of a politically engineered plot to systematically remove muslims from the land, to seize and ethically cleanse territory, to become part of a greater serbian republic following the bloody break—up of the former yugoslavia. in srebrenica, it tookjust four days for ratko mladic�*s forces to execute approximately 8,000 muslim men and boys. un forces were present but failed to prevent the massacre. some of the survivors had hoped ratko mladic would use his last public appearance to offer an apology that could help reconciliation in the

still divided region. i'm sorry to say it but i can really see evil in his eyes. the man has no sorrow for anything that happened. i mean, nothing. he doesn't care. he couldn't take the floor and say, "i'm sorry it went so far." and it's a shame because this way, his ideology of division, of nationalism, of hatred is still living in many people after him. and one dissenting opinion from the presiding judge could inflame tensions and be used used as ammunition by those who seek to deny the genocide. these women have spent their lives in pursuit ofjustice on behalf of their husbands, fathers, and sons killed in srebrenica. and many of them fear this day would never come, but thejudgment delivered inside this tribunal means the man they consider to be

most responsible for their suffering will spend the rest of his life behind bars. anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. let's get some of the day's other news. the israeli government has given permission for a march byjewish nationalists through jerusalem's muslim quarter, but has postponed it until next week. on monday, organisers cancelled the event after police rejected their route amid concerns that it could trigger further violence with palestinians. south africa's health minister, zweli mkhize, has been placed on special leave pending a corruption probe. he faces allegations that two of his close aides embezzled more than $6 million from public coronavirus funds. the minister, whose handling of the pandemic has been praised, denies any wrongdoing. a number of leading websites were taken offline for a short time on tuesday, and so far there's no official

explanation as to why. those affected included amazon, the uk government website and media sites like the new york times and the guardian. issues had been reported early by the cloud computing provider fastly, on which many of these major websites depend. armed forces from the us and other western nations are facing a new threat in iraq. on two occasions, american air bases have come under attack from iranian—made drones fitted with explosives. it follows earlier rocket attacks on western forces but commanders say the drones are a game—changer in terms of threat. iran denies involvement but its proxies in iraq — the shia militia — have been growing in strength. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville has been to north—eastern syria, and iraq, and he sent this report. american troops have grown used to being in iraq.

still watchful, they move between here and syria, almost as if the border didn't exist. they came to help fight the islamic state group. thatjob's almost done, but another war is taking place here, mostly in the shadows. we're not the only people operating in this part of the world. the louisiana national guard have been operating here in north—eastern syria for about as long asjoe biden has been president. the number of americans here and in iraq keeps shrinking. there's about 2,500 of them now. the mission here, their enemy, is the islamic state group, but that is far from the greatest danger americans face here. us air bases have been targeted twice in recent months by iranian—made,

military—grade drones. this is the aftermath of a drone strike which destroyed a cia warehouse in erbil. and in baghdad, iran's proxies are running rampant. here they are cutting off the city's diplomatic green zone after one of their leaders was arrested. inside, the united states remains mostly silent. it's focused instead on its nuclear negotiations and is fearful of giving fuel to hardliners in iran's elections. from the us, there has been no military response yet to recent attacks. beyond this fortress, a terror campaign is underway. if you're western forces, you are fighting the islamic state group, you can be here in the centre of baghdad and you can be relatively safe, but the situation outside these walls is far more grim. and the people out there

and all across iraq don't have the luxury of that protection. chanting young iraqis took to the streets to protest, among other things, foreign interference in their country. and they have been slaughtered. almost 700 have been cut down. they blame pro—iranian militia. and they chant, "who killed me?" please, have a seat. ali mohammed wants to know who it was that shot dead his brother.

across the middle east, iran and the united states continue to face off, but the victims in this shadow war are rarely americans, nor iranians. they are, once again, the people of iraq.

quentin sommerville, bbc news, baghdad. stay with us on bbc news. going mobile in the drive to get africa vaccinated. we bring you the latest efforts from kenya. 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 west 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. it happened as the queen moved towards horse guards parade for the start of trooping the colour. gunshots the queen looks worried

but recovers quickly. as long as they'll - pay to go and see me, i'll get out there and kick 'em down the hills. - what does it feel like to be the first man to cross the channel by your own power? it feels pretty neat. it feel marvellous, really. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: one of the largest international police operations has resulted in hundreds of arrests and the seizure of tens of millions of dollars. a un court rejects an appeal by the former bosnian serb commander, ratko mladic, against his conviction for genocide and upholds his life sentence. details claiming to reveal how little income tax us billionaires pay have been leaked to a news website. propublica says it has seen the tax returns of some

of the world's richest people, including jeff bezos, elon musk and warren buffett. the website alleges amazon's mr bezos paid no tax in 2007 and 2011, while tesla's mr musk�*s paid nothing in 2018. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes, joins me now. you have been delving into the figures. first of all, where does the data come from? they are not being — does the data come from? they are not being specific _ does the data come from? they are not being specific at - does the data come from? they are not being specific at all - are not being specific at all from where the data comes from. the us government and treasury departments is that any leaking of confidential information like this would be illegal and that the fbi has been informed and is investigating this leak so we do not know exactly where they got the information from. they are describing it as a "vast trove of internal revenue

service data" relating to some of america's richest people dating back over 15 years. they claim to have seen these tax returns and, as you have outlined, certain individuals, and they are very specific on the dates and years this people paid absolutely nothing on tax. they are not accusing these multibillionaire of doing anything illegal. they are saying they are playing the american system and it is all above the law. it is a system of taxation based on income but does not take into account the vast wealth of certain individuals through stocks and property, wealth that is increasing year on year. they deployed to eggs which are not accessible to ordinary people. —— they deployed techniques. most people in this country

live paycheck to paycheck on their salaries. irate live paycheck to paycheck on their salaries.— live paycheck to paycheck on their salaries. we heard a lot about the _ their salaries. we heard a lot about the companies - their salaries. we heard a lot about the companies they . their salaries. we heard a lot | about the companies they run. for billionaires to come up with that sort of thing, does this feed in two a sense of injustice or is it part and parcel of what people have come to expect, as you mentioned? i think all of that. people have sadly and regrettably perhaps come to expect this tax avoidance by the very rich but it does play into the current political arguments that we have been hearing over the last couple of years, with the last election and this election with the democratic candidates. suddenly the progressive wing of the democrats, like bernie sanders, was strong in their arguments about how the country's billionaires should

be taxed on the entirety of what they own.— be taxed on the entirety of what they own. thank you very much indeed. _ within the last few minutes, canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau has been addressing a vigil in london, ontario, being held for four members of a muslim family who were run down and killed by a pick—up truck. police have charged a man with murder, saying there's evidence that it was premeditated. here's a little of what mr trudeau had to say... you should not have to face hate in your communities, in your country. we can and we will act. we can and we will choose a better way. when someone hurts any of us, when someone hurts any of us, when someone target any parent or child or grandparent, we must all stand together and say, no. no to hatred and to is dumber

phobia, no to terror and racism. applause kamala harris says she's made progress in tackling the root causes behind the rise in the number of migrants heading towards the united states during her first overseas trip as vice—president. speaking in mexico city, she said her tour had been a success. the agreements that we have reached again at the results of all the work leading up to this week and they are very tangible and very specific stop do i declare this trip a success? yes, i do. declare this trip a success? yes, ido. it declare this trip a success? yes, i do. it is a success in terms of a pathway that is about progress. we have been successful in making progress. president macron of france has denied that the political climate was deteriorating, after being slapped in the face by a man as he shook his hand. the incident happened

outside the city of valence and was captured on a video circulating on social media. two people have been arrested. supporters and opponents of mr macron alike have expressed indignation at the incident. getting africa innoculated against covid—19 will require lots of vaccines, but there's also the problem of getting them to everyone. to tackle this, kenya is rolling out a mobile vaccination drive to reach people in remote areas. but having only vaccinated a tiny proportion of its population so far, there's a lot more work to do. the bbc�*s rhodri davies reports. taking the solution to the people. in a big country where the rural dwellers are almost double the number of urbanites, health workers are bringing covid—19 vaccinations to this remote part of western kenya. translation: it's the best . thing that has happened to us in the village.

it is hard for us to leave the village to reach the hospital because we don't have money to travel and sometimes we don't have time. so they have really done us a great favour and help to make things easierfor us. and for some, that is even more important. the elderly are the vulnerable. so this mobile clinic is vaccinating over 58—year—olds, going from village to village. to people farfrom hospitals. translation: i wasjust hearing over the radio and didn't know i whether it will reach the rural areas. so i feel really very happy to have received the vaccine. i would like the second dose to be brought here so i can get it today. but getting any dose is wishful thinking for many in kenya. although the health ministry says efforts are under way to acquire millions ofjabs,

so far its vaccinated a tiny percentage of the 15 million strong population. this project is a start to distribute to those vaccines kenya does have. we started yesterday and today we are at 300 and something numbers, 350 total. and we are still going on from here. we're going to another village. and throughout the week, we will still be having more villages to go to. so i think this number, if we had not had the village to village outreach, it would not have reached the number and we would have missed the vaccine. the vaccine kenya has is made by astrazeneca, meaning it can be stored at warmer temperatures than other jabs. that helps reduce cost and logistical issues. but like many other developing nations, kenya needs more of them or other inoculations. and soon, to truly go after this virus. rhodri davies, bbc news.

that is bbc news. thanks for being with us. hello there. for many of us, the temperatures will continue to build as we move through this week. both by day and it will feel warm and muggy at night as we start to import some very warm and humid tropical air right across the uk. further north and west, we will be played by low pressure and a weather front. thicker cloud with patchy rain at times. for today, high pressure to the south, low pressure to the atlantic pushing the weather fronts into the north and west which will bring thicker cloud for times for scotland, northern ireland and western parts of england and we can see the odd spot of rain and some of it could be quite heavy for a time across northern ireland and scotland. a little bit lighter into the afternoon. brightness for the northeast of scotland where it will be warm but by far central,

southern and southern and eastern england will see the sunniest of skies and the highest temperatures. 25 or 26. further west with the cloud it will feel warm and muggy. heading through wednesday night, tropical moisture and humid air spreading across the uk. a pretty muggy night for all areas. lows not falling below 1a to 16 degrees. heading to thursday, low pressure to the northwest, more isobars on the chart. it will be a windier day for northern scotland and ireland and some rain. the western and northern isles could be quite wet. further south, more cloud around generally even into england and wales but the best of the sunshine will be towards the eastern side of england. will and those are the mean wind speeds, gusts will be higher. another warm and humid day but because of the cloud around, highs of 22 or 2a degrees. into friday, similar picture again, could see quite a bit a cloud around here and a little bit of drizzle across the western hills, best of the sunshine

to the east of high ground and another warm and humid day to come for england and wales, 25 or 26 degrees, something a little bit fresher for a time across scotland you will notice. 15 to 18 or 19 degrees. this area of high pressure builds back in for the weekend, it pushes the area of low pressure and the weather front back out into the atlantic. looks like things will turn more settled again for the weekend with increasing amounts of sunshine so temperatures will respond and will turn very warm or even hot in places as temperatures across central and southern england could be close to 30 celsius.

this is bbc news. the headlines: hundreds of suspected criminal gangs have been arrested following a worldwide sting operation organised by the fbi. gangs were tricked into using what they thought was a secure messaging app, which was developed by the authorities, who were then able to monitor messages about drug dealing and planned murders. the former bosnian serb commander ratko mladic is to spend the rest of his life behind bars after losing his appeal against a genocide conviction. the judges upheld the life sentence handed down four years ago for atrocities during the break up of yugoslavia, including the srebrenica massacre in 1995. the us military and troops from other western nations are facing a new threat in iraq. american airbases have come under attack from iranian—made drones fitted with explosives. it follows earlier rocket attacks on western forces but commanders say the drones are a game—changer. iran denies involvement.

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