this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. from abadan to zanjan — iranian voters have cast their votes — but how much choice is really on offer? supply millions of vaccines orface heavy fines — that's the judge's verdict in a case between astrazeneca and the eu. happyjuneteenth — millions are celebrating america's newest national holiday. but many say more is needed to address the legacy of slavery. and a roller—coaster ride for fans — as england and scotland's much anticipated euro 2020 clash — ends in a goalless draw at wembley.

polls have closed in iran's presidental election after voting was extended to midnight local time. the winner will succeed hassan rouhani, who's not allowed to serve for a third term. but with candidates hand—picked by iran's powerful guardian council, many would—be voters have become disenchanted, especially among the young. the vote also comes at a sensitive time for the country — with us sanctions still battering the?economy and the future of the iran nuclear deal hanging in the balance. our middle east editor jeremy bowen reports. elections in iran are not free or fair, but they're a window into an opaque country with a repressive regime. any resemblance to democracy is coincidental. candidates are vetted in advance.

millions of frustrated iranians have stopped hoping that voting will improve their lives. in the city of shiraz, he was pulling down every election poster he could find. well done, shouts the man in the car. this man posted a plea to boycott the election next to portraits of his son, amir hussain, who was killed with hundreds of others in protests in 2019. my vote, he says, is for the downfall of the dictator and the criminals who sold out the country. a hardliner, ebrahim raisi, the head of thejudiciary, seems to have a clear path to the presidency. his strongest rivals were not allowed to stand. get set. a viral video compared raisi to the murderous middle eastern tyrant in the sacha baron cohen film

the dictator, partly because of the way that voters were denied a real choice. and it's because of the executions of thousands of regime opponents in the late 1980s. raisi was one of their prosecutors. his past sends a bleak message to iranian reformists who want more freedom. this man, not the president, is at the pinnacle of power in iran. he is ayatollah ali khamenei, the 82—year—old supreme leader who seems determined to deliver a victory for conservative hardliners. the only candidate left who might appeal to reformists is abdolnaser hemmati, the former central bank governor. elections in iran can produce surprises, but he needs a miracle.

iran's nuclear future remains the big issue for any president. ebrahim raisi says he supports reviving the international deal that restricts iran's capabilities. iran's price would be an end to the sanctions that have caused real hardship. this was a queue for a chicken in a country with huge reserves of oil. whoever�*s president, the iranian people need some relief. jeremy bowen, bbc news. a court in belgium has delivered a ruling on the supply of the astrazeneca covid—i9 vaccine to the european union. the eu brought the case, saying that the pharmaceutical company had broken its contract, by not supplying enough doses to the bloc. the court in brussels ruled that the firm must send 80 million doses by the end of september in line with a strict timetable, with the first 15 million due onjuly the 26th. it will be fined ten euros for every dose short.

both sides claimed victory, with the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen tweeting "the court judgement ordering astrazeneca to deliver to us rapidly 50 million doses is good news for our vaccination campaign. it is also a clear recognition that our advance purchase agreements have a sound legal basis." we don't know why she says 50 million and not 80 million. astrazeneca has too claimed victory, welcoming the court's decision and saying it would easily meet the target, having already supplied 70 million doses. our europe regional editor, mike sanders, explained more about today's ruling. it is by a belgian court in brussels, not by an eu court and the judge has set out a distinct timetable about supplying vaccines to the european union, and the first 15 million doses must be supplied very specifically by 9am on the 26th ofjuly, so not long there. astrazeneca feel quite confident that they will be out of reach these deadlines and says it is pleased with the judgment. if it fails, of course, and there are several of these

deadlines coming up, if it fails, it will be fined a rate of ten euros for every dose short. the eu has really been criticised for being slow in supplying vaccines to the population, and ursula von der leyen has been her self blamed for the speed of the procurement process. she has always insisted that she was very eager to tie these contracts down on a sound and legal basis. she says that this judgment at the court in brussels has validated to that extent and shows what the eu negotiated with the vaccine supplies is on a sound legal basis and can be enforced by a court, as has happened here. she said at the time when she came under criticism, that vaccine procurement

was a marathon, not a sprint. the palestinian authority has cancelled a deal under which israel was to give it at least a million coronavirus vaccines. the palestinians said the jabs were too close to their expiry date. there's been international criticism of israel's failure to fully extend its world—beating vaccination programme to the occupied territories. israel says the palestinians are meant to attend to their own health needs. speaking in ramallah, in the occupied west bank, a palestinian authority spokesman said the prime minister had given the order to scrap the deal. translation: he instructed them to cancel the vaccine on the otherl side and to return the quantity that was received today back to israel. the prime minister confirmed that the government refuses to receive vaccines that are about to expire. let's look at some of the day's other news. a court in switzerland has sentenced a former liberian rebel commander to twenty years in prison

for numerous war crimes including rape and murder committed during the 1990's. the judges upheld 21 of the 25 charges against alieu kosiah. he's the first liberian to be tried for crimes carried out during the country's civil wars. dangerously hot temperatures across the us south—west continue to climb this week. an excessive heat warning is now in place for much of arizona and california, and southern areas of nevada and utah. people are being told to stay in air—conditioned areas and out of the sun. many areas have seen temperatures topped 43 celsius for much of this week. north korea's leader, kimjong—un, has said his country needs to prepare for "both dialogue and confrontation" with the united states under president biden. but he said north korea should be fully prepared for confrontation, in order to protect the dignity of the state. in nepal, the number of people who've died from coronavirus has surpassed the number who were killed by the earthquake there in 2015.

more than eight and a half thousand have died, with cases rising in rural areas where access to healthcare is difficult. as the country is experiencing a devastating second wave, nepalis are calling for international aid to help them cope. our south asia?correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, has?sent this report from the remote gorkha district. the virus has now travelled to every corner of this mountain nation. we journeyed through the rugged foothills of the himalayas to the gorkha region where there's been a steep rise in cases. here navigating the terrain is as tough as getting access to medical help. the views are spectacular but the road conditions are difficult. we are in a remote part of nepal in the gorkha district. there aren't hospitals here for hours. just imagine trying to get emergency health care in this kind of situation.

we reach barpak, known as the village of the brave. known to many gurkha veterans and their families. this was the epicentre of nepal's devastating earthquake in 2015. a community rebuilt, now struggling to contain the virus. locals say dozens have died of covid in this recent wave. one of the victims, rambahadur ghali, who served in the queen's gurkha engineers. left behind, his son hari. already penniless, now fatherless. he says he couldn't afford to take his dad to the nearest hospital, a three—hour drive, or a two day walk. translation: we don't have proper medical facilities in barpak. - we only have a small health clinic.

so even if we get a fracture and need an x—ray, we have to travel far. we couldn't get a card to take him to the hospital. the only option would have been by helicopter. we couldn't afford that. the delta variant spread as migrant workers returned to their villages from india. vaccines aren't reaching as fast. only 8% of people have had a first dose. supplies from india were suspended. some are coming from china but it has still left more. than 1 million elderly nepalis waiting for their second shot of the astrazeneca. this gurkha veteran is holding on to his vaccination card and to the hope other nations will help. translation: we served in the british army. - they would be nice if they could give us vaccines. there are many people who need them in nepal, notjust us. in a country famed for the most challenging of treks,

these journeys are the toughest. wailing. a village says goodbye to another covid victim who couldn't get oxygen in time. even before the virus came along, they lived a life of isolation. now for so many in rural nepal it has turned into one of desperation. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, gorkha, nepal. two members have resigned from the hollywood foreign press association, the body that organises the golden globes, denouncing the organisation as toxic. the hfpa has been battered by recent criticism. back in may, the us broadcaster nbc announced that it would not air the?golden globes in 2022. 7 among the reasons given — the hfpa had not had any black members in more than 20 years. diederik van hoogstraten?and wenting xu wrote a letter here is some

of what they had to say. we can now speak to our correspondent david willis in los angeles. should set you are not a member of this organisation. talking to you purely as a bbc correspondent in the heart of los angeles. i mean, first of all, who are these people and how damaging potential is there criticism?— damaging potential is there criticism? , ., , criticism? this has been a terrible ear for criticism? this has been a terrible year for the _ criticism? this has been a terrible year for the hollywood _ criticism? this has been a terrible year for the hollywood foreign - criticism? this has been a terrible i year for the hollywood foreign press association. no question about that. it has long been the but ofjokes and pretrade as a group, about 85

star structure list, many of whom worked for obscure overseas publications and even then, part time rather than full—time in many cases. thosejokes became a lot more serious this year following the publication of an expose in the los angeles times which talked about corruption in the organisation and basically made it seem more like a sort of country club at best or a cabal at worst. that was followed by a news that some of the big powerful companies like amazon and warner bros. were boycotting the hollywood foreign press association until reforms had taken place, and nbc which airs the annual golden globes ceremony also announced that it was stepping back. well, now we have this very damning criticism from insiders who are basically saying that the, and emotion towards reform that the, and emotion towards reform that the, and emotion towards reform that the organisation says it is

taking is really no more than window dressing. taking is really no more than window dressina. ., . , taking is really no more than window dressin. ., ., , ., ., ., dressing. you have this organisation set eccentric — dressing. you have this organisation set eccentric and _ dressing. you have this organisation set eccentric and then _ dressing. you have this organisation set eccentric and then very - set eccentric and then very important annual event that gets a lot of publicity well beyond the age of pa. what is their response? have they given any more than that rather than what might say a bland statement about the desire for transformational change? the? statement about the desire for transformational change? they have said that, basically _ transformational change? they have said that, basically they _ transformational change? they have said that, basically they have - said that, basically they have accused these two people who are resigning today attempting to sputter the organisation and at the put it, so and doubt. but you mentioned the fact that not a single member of this 85 strong organisation is black and indeed there has not been a black member, i'm told, in the last 20 years. so this is an organisation which really is pretending, so some claim, to reform itself while actually being remarkably resistant to the sort of

change that is needed. particularly in the era of me to and black lives matter. stay with us on bbc news, still to come. and would you punch a crocodile in the face? we speak to a woman who did just that — to rescue her twin sister. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for 40 years forcibly classified each citizen according to race. just a day old and the royal baby is, tonight, sleeping _ in his cot at home. i early this evening, the new prince l was taken by his mother and father to theirapartment. in kensington palace. germany's parliament, the bundestag has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin.

berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova. the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of - the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement, and i think we might be able to persuade the wife. it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. iranians have been voting to elect a successor to president hassan rouhani, who must stand down after two terms. both sides are claiming victory after a verdict in a case between the eu and the drug company astrazeneca. many people in america have been enjoying the day off in celebration of the nation's newest federal holiday. juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of the last enslaved african americans over 150 years ago and yesterday,

presidentjoe biden signed the bill making the day official. the bbc�*s koralie barrau reports. all right. for the first time in nearly a0 years, america officially has a new federal holiday. at an event at the white house on thursday, president biden signed into law a national commemoration ofjuneteenth which memorialises when the last enslaved people in texas were freed. a day in which we remember the moral stain, the terrible toll that slavery took on the country and continues to take. what i have long called america's original sin. among those at the signing with the president was 94—year—old opal lee, who has been referred the grandmother of juneteenth for her efforts to urge us legislators to make the day a federal holiday. the bill is passed! how on earth am i supposed to express thejoy? how am i supposed to express

all the years that we've worked and for it to come to fruition on the backs of so many people? juneteenth is a commemoration of when slavery ended in the united states. onjune19, 1865, the last enslaved people living in galveston, texas received the news that they were free. it was nearly two and half years after abraham lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. so today is the first time that many americans have the day off work in honour of the holiday, and in galveston, celebrations are already under way. people are aware, it's being recognised, and i actually think we are going to see a lot of change, a lot of things. things are going to improve it. ijust believe in that. america continues to face a racial reckoning, and a national conversation about systemic racism, police brutality, and voting rights issues.

the recognition ofjuneteenth as a holiday is a reminder of how far the country has come, but many americans are also taking the day to highlight the work that is left to do. koralie barrau, bbc news, washington. goals were few and far between in the three games on friday in euro 2020. the oldest rivalry in world football produced few chances and no goals as england played out a goalless draw at wembley. the other game in group d — between croatia and the czech republic — finished 1—all at hampden park. in group e, sweden followed up their opening draw with spain with a 1—nil win over slovakia in st petersburg — a victory that moves them to the top of group e. dan roan reports from wembley on the stalemate in group d. no older rivalry and no greater stage. a quarter of a century had passed since wembley hosted the only previous meeting between these two teams at a major tournament, one of england's most memorable victories,

but the visitors have enjoyed success of their own, a night of history and hope lay ahead. we've got a good chance, a good squad, good line—up. anything can happen and england always underestimate us. we have nothing to lose. i'm nervous. i can see scotland getting a goal and it's making me nervy but i think we will come through. these fixtures almost always have an edge and with the rain failing to dampen the atmosphere, it was clear be no exception. in a lively opening period, john stones's karen hadaway came agonisingly close to putting england ahead. so much for predictions. this could be cagey. jordan pickford forced into a great save by stephen o'donnell for the hard to believe a0 places separate these teams in the world rankings. despite an injury time

goal mouth scramble, england had been kept at bay in a performance that raises more questions than answers. a goalless draw the result, but a point scotland will be proud of. dan roan, bbc news, wembley. a british woman who was attacked repeatedly by a crocodile in mexico has been discharged from hospital. 28—year—old melissa laurie suffered a perforated intestine and several other injuries when she was attacked by the animal in a lagoon. her twin georgia had to fend off the creature, while trying to pull her sibling to safety. she's been speaking to will grant. a bandage hiding the teeth marks in her wrist is the only outward sign of georgia laurie's recent encounter with a crocodile. but the horrific attack which almost killed her twin sister melissa has left much deeper, emotionalscars. i heard her scream and i saw her being taken underneath by the crocodile. then i realised she was really in trouble when i was calling out her name and there was no response from her. my worst fear became a reality is that i have probably lost her, that she is dead.

their nightmare began here at the manialtepec lagoon, and their unlicensed german guide told the tour group they could swim in these waters, despite it being hatching season for crocodiles. i grabbed her body, pulled her towards me and wrapped her around my chest. she was blue and i tried to revive her. then the crocodile came along, so i'd beat it. and it went away but then she started going into a fit, flailing her arms and legs. i think she thought it was still attacking her. i try to calm her down and then it came back. so i'd beat it off again, but i was trying to hold her head up at the same time so she didn't take in any more water and beat it. and then it went away and i dragged her body away to safety and then

a boat came along. but unfortunately, they couldn't get close enough with the boat and it took a little while and then it came back for a third time. that is when i sustained the most injuries because it grabbed her on the leg and head behind and try to death roll her and drag her away. i was beating it on its snout and it grabbed my wrist and my arm. so i had to beat it off with my other arm. georgia's quick thinking and bravery, hitting the animal repeatedly on the nose undoubtedly saved melissa, who is still recovering from a perforated intestine and other injuries. crocodile attacks in this part of mexico are rare, but rarer still is to survive one and tell the story afterwards. the twins are pretty unique in that regard, but the scars of their experience, both emotional and physical could take a lifetime to fade.

she thought that this was the way she was going to go and she wasn't ready. she was thinking of me in herfinal moments. what is going to happen to georgia? you know, it's really harrowing that she was feeling that way. i am counting my lucky stars that someone was looking out for us. will grant, bbc news. and finally, a european art collector has just paid a whopping $3.1; million for a copy of leonardo da vinci's mona lisa. take a look at this. known as the "hekking mona lisa," after its owner who unsuccessfully argued that a copy he had bought in the 1950s was the real thing. it's one of many reproductions of the original, which hangs in the paris louvre museum. a spokeswoman from christie's in paris said "this is madness, an absolute record for a mona lisa reproduction."

or alternatively it might have been, what the heck was all that about? you are watching bbc news. hello there. friday brought us to very different days of weather depending on where you were across the uk. forsome, beautifulsunshine and there was the scene for weather watcher and if you compare that with this picture from oxford, where the rain was teaming with some parts of southern england saw over a month's worth of rain in just 2a hours use see that wet weather on the earlier radar picture. but he did begin to clear off through the latter part of the day, the area of low pressure responsible sliding away eastwards and that leads us between two weather systems for saturday. but the contrast and are with the system will be less dramatic. some places will be a little cloudier than others.

some will see some showers, but generally speaking, there's quite a lot of dry weather on the way. we will see some spousal sunshine developing and some showers breaking up particularly across parts of scotland through the day and some of those will be heavy and some creeping across the channel islands in the southern counties of england would later on. temperatures perhaps at their highest and parts of wales in northwest england giving up around 21 or 22 degrees. as we have through saturday night, we are going to see some of the showers pushing up from the south. some longer spells of rain and places. northern ireland and scotland sting largely directed the night with some clear spells and temperatures generally between eight and 1a degrees. so, for sunday, it is quite a complicated weather setup. low pressure to the southwest and this system will bring some early rain across southeastern and northeastern parts and if you showers elsewhere. so, the detailfor sunday probably will not change between now and then. but we are going to see quite a lot

of cloud spilling up from the south with some showers and longer spells of rain. some sunny spells across parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, and perhaps the north of england. but even here, we could see some showers breaking out. and temperatures will depend on how much attention you get which is generally between 13 and 20 degrees. let's have a look at the start of next week. as we end up monday, this whether frontier is likely to come quite slow moving across southern parts of the uk. so that means there will be operates of rain here. with the wind coming down from the north, we are going to tap into some rather cool air for the time of year. monday is the summer solstice. it is not going to feel much like summer, cool for all, wet down towards the south. stays unsettled and quite cool into tuesday.

this is bbc news, the headlines voting has closed in iran's presidential election. the new leader will replace hassan rouhani, who was limited to two terms in office. several reformist candidates were prevented from standing, leaving three hardliners and one moderate in the race. a court in belgium has ordered astrazeneca to provide the european union with 80 million covid jabs by september. the eu had brought the case, asking for 120 million doses. astra zeneca said it would easily meet the target. at the euro 2020 football tournament, england and scotland have played out a goalless draw at wembley in london. earlier, sweden beat slovakia one nil, and croatia drew one—all with the czech republic. the palestinian authority has cancelled a deal under which israel earlier, sweden beat slovakia one nil, and croatia drew one—all with the czech republic. the palestinian authority has cancelled a deal under which israel was to give it at least one million covid vaccines. the authority said the pfizerjabs were too close to their expiry date.