welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: pressure builds to extend the deadline for foreign troops to leave afghanistan — but the taliban say no. that is a clear violation, one thing. secondly, about consequences, it is up to our leadership how to proceed. afghan refugees have been arriving in the united states — it's still unsure how many more will follow. we'll have an update from washington. also in the programme... on her visit to asia as us vice president — kamala harris pledges an enduring commitment to the region. locked down in their own

country — australians wonder when they can expect things to open up. and, the french football club, nice is forced to close part of its grounds after a mass brawl inlvolving players and supporters. life from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. hello and thanks forjoining us. diplomatic pressure is building to try to extend the august 31st deadline for foreign troops to leave afghanistan. britain, france and germany want more time to allow people to be airlifted to safety. the united states says it hasn't ruled out troops staying a little longer. the issue will be the main point of discussion at a virtual g7 summit later on tuesday.

but the taliban are hostile to the idea, saying it would breach a previous agreement. this report from kabul is by secunder kermani. it's crowded, filthy and baking hot. but desperate afghans keep coming to kabul airport. so many children in such a terrible place. this woman worked alongside german forces. she has documents proving it — but no permission to travel. "i've been here with my kids for the past five days, waiting for the soldiers to look at my papers," she says. "but i can't even take two steps in this crowd." everywhere we go, people beg us for help, beg us for information. we're being just surrounded by dozens and dozens of people who are desperate to leave, showing us their documents. this chap worked with

the afghan security forces. a foreign airfield. someone else who worked with foreign forces. someone else has got other documents. most of these people don't have permission to leave. some of them do and still can't get through. everyone is desperate to get out, everyone is totally confused as to what to do. you've got an email saying that you should go? yes. you should come here? are you able to get through? no, no. with the deadline for international forces rapidly approaching, many are panicking, fearing this is their last chance to get out. taliban officials say foreign forces must leave by the end of the month. if they extend behind the 31st of august, that is a clear violation, one thing. secondly, it is up

to our leadership how to proceed and what kind of decision they take. that decision will be implemented. elsewhere in kabul, there's an uneasy sense of calm. shops and some government offices are open, but the streets are still quieter than usual, whilst banks remain closed. the taliban forces have been gathering close to panjshir, the one province yet to be captured, where fighters calling themselves the resistance are based. for now, though, the focus is on the crisis around the airport. some are managing to make it out. my family, my newborn baby... last week, we filmed this former british army interpreter and his newborn baby. now, they've arrived in the uk.

it is fantastic, it is very good being in the uk, it is a very good feeling. but are you sad at the same time about having to leave your country? when you leave your sisters, your brothers, your mother, those things are sad, but now i am happy in the uk. a happy ending amidst so much misery. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. we mentioned the pressure on the united states from other western allies to extend the deadline for evacuating afghans. this is what the german foreign minister had to say on the matter. translation: firstly, - we are talking with the us, turkey and other partners with the aim of facilitating a civil operation at kabul airport to enable the evacuation of people beyond august the 31st. we will also have to continue to talk about this with the taliban, who will, of course, have a special role to play in the operation of the airport after the withdrawal of american troops. there are discussions in the us about whether it will even be possible to fly out all american citizens

in the remaining time. this is extremely questionable and that is why they are considering extending this mission. however, this will only be the case if security assurances are given. our correspondent nomia iqbaljoined me with the latest from washington. some think that mr biden�*s advisers are arguing against extending that deadline. they are worried about the security, of course, as we have been hearing, the taliban has basically threatened, made a threat saying that it is a red line for them, there will be consequences if the august the 31st deadline isn't met and all the troops are out. what those consequences will be, we don't know, but it's not a risk that i imagine president biden can take. but we are expecting him to make an announcement on what his decision will be after this g7 virtual meeting he will be holding with many countries, including the uk, germany

and italy on tuesday. on that g7 meeting, nomia, as you point out they will be talking about a lot of things, afghanistan obviously top of the agenda. many of these countries are pushing joe biden to leave soldiers at the airport to keep it open. do you think they will be successful in that? it's really tricky to say becausejoe biden is in a real bind here at the moment. he has been very defiant about his decision. he wants out, he wants the american troops out of there, he knows the longer they stay there, the more at risk they will be. for the uk, for example, it's a tricky one because they have forces on the ground, but the uk and other countries know that they can't do it without the americans, they need the us power there. i imagine they will be trying to persuade him to extend the deadline so that they can get more flights into...flights over to try and help with the evacuation process.

joe biden wants to try and win over his allies. remember, when he won the election last year he said he wants to show that america is back, that he wants to have a good connection with his allies which he said his predecessor didn't have. so it will be a tough balancing act for him. nomia, at home, though, increasing pressure, a backlash onjoe biden�*s strategy in afghanistan. give us a sense of what the domestic mood is like about this operation? it depends who you ask. so for the american mainstream media they are pretty unanimous on this. we are talking about liberal media and conservative media, they believe that this is one of the worse foreign policy disasters. the conservative media, as you imagine, particularly going hard onjoe biden, blaming him for all of this. probably conveniently forgetting that it was actually mr trump, his predecessor, who made the deal with the taliban. liberal media is pointing out, well actually, he could have overturned it in the way he overturned other tump policies.

as far as the american public goes, the polls suggest they are really behind biden on this. this is our long war which has seen so many deaths, has cost so much money, they want out. but they want a plan, they want to see competency and compassion, which is actually two of the attributes thatjoe biden�*s supporters got him the white house. and his critics are saying, there's not a lot of those attributes being shown right now. so i think it'll be interesting to see what happens, but right now they with him on this, but i think it's how this withdrawal happens that matters to them. you can access more of our reporting on afghanistan by going to our website. there's a live page with all the latest developments, plus this piece on the afghan resistance group who are holed up in the panjshir valley area and vowing to fight the taliban. go to the bbc news website to find that.

let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines... israeli warplanes launched strikes for a second night in gaza, in the latest escalation of tension after a weekend border clashes. no casualties have been reported from the raids, which follow saturday's hostilities, when israeli troops fired at palestinian protesters at the border, claiming some had thrown explosives and tried to scale the wall. pfizer's two—dose covid—i9 vaccine has received full approvalfrom the us food and drug administration — the firstjab to be licensed in the country. the vaccine was previously being given under an emergency use authorisation. us presidentjoe biden says the announcement should encourage companies to demand their employees get the jab. in germany, tighter restrictions have come into force to access to a wide range of services such as hotels, swimming pools, hospitality and hairdressers. in most german regions access to these facilities in high infection areas will be restricted to those who have been vaccinated, tested

negative or have recovered from the virus recently. the taliban's swift return to power has cast something of a shadow over the united states' status as a global player. on her tour of asia, vice president kamala harris has offered reassurance of washington's commitment to the region. she's currently in singapore and will also be visiting vietnam. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head has more. this trip by the us vice president must have been planned several weeks ago as part of a salvo of visits by senior us officials to this region to demonstrate the biden administration's renewed interest in southeast asia. but it is hard to imagine they would have gone ahead with it had they known it was going to come right after the disastrous scenes we have all witnessed in afghanistan. one of the countries on her itinerary is

vietnam, which inevitably invites unflattering comparisons with the last time the us were so humiliatingly defeated. kamala harris is relatively inexperienced in foreign policy and she's having, on this trip, to fend off questions, not just about the dreadful events in afghanistan but about the overall reliability of the united states as an ally. of course, she could point to the remarkably close relations today between the united states and the very same communist regime that drove it out of vietnam 46 years ago, as evidence that the us can and does bounce back from its reversals. and the biden administration has made the point that getting out of the long wars in the middle east will enable it to focus more of its energy and its time on important relationships in places like the asia pacific. but governments here are going to want to see more specifics. they will want to know what differentiates the biden administration from its two predecessors, the obama and the trump administration.

both of which had trademark asian policies, but neither of which were able to reverse this perception that us influence in this region has been declining for many years, while china's continues to rise. so what can the biden administration offer? one area it has an advantage is in cooperation on medical health care technology, pandemic preparation. the us has got a lot of goodwill here for the donations of us made vaccines that it has made recently to help this region deal with a very difficult resurgence of covid—i9. another area that president biden would like support is in so—called supply chain security, allowing big manufacturers to be less dependent on a few supplies for critical components like semiconductors. many of the suppliers, of course, being in china. but because this region is so dependent on trade and manufacturing, i think they will be receptive to that. and to cooperation areas like in digital trade, cybersecurity

and new standards for emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, and block chain. all those areas where the us could start to build a more nuanced relationship than it had in the past. but no one in this region once a policy from wants a policy from the us that looks like it's trying to contain or confront china and joe biden has said some pretty hard—line things about how he's going to deal with china. here, they do not want to be forced to choose between the two superpowers. so during this visit, vice president harris is going to have a fairly narrow and delicate path to tread. if you wanyt to get in touch with me i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. para—badminton — and india's rising star palak kohli prepare to make their debut, at the paralympics in tokyo.

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to set the clock going again. this is newsday on the bbc. pressure builds to extend the deadline for foreign troops to leave afghanistan — but the taliban refuses. afghan refugees begin arriving in the united states — but there are still thousands at kabul airport, desperate to leave. while much of the world begins to open up after coronavirus lockdowns, australia remains a fortress. it's almost 18 months since the country shut its borders to try and control the spread of covid—i9. and with limits on how many travellers can come in — tens of thousands of australians are still effectively locked out of their own country. shaimaa khalil reports from sydney.

hgppy happy memories in a time of grief. christina's mum died just a month ago in sweden. and twice, she was refused permission to travel for the funeral. because of australia's strict covid—i9 rules about who can come in and out, christina had to watch the service online. it had to watch the service online. , , ., online. it is weird when you see it on — online. it is weird when you see it on a _ online. it is weird when you see it on a small— online. it is weird when you see it on a small screen - online. it is weird when you see it on a small screen on| online. it is weird when you | see it on a small screen on a phone and the translation peace doesn't of come. i felt a lot of guilt, ifelt like i had left my brother alone. but in respect of being there as her daughter, you know... it's a level of respect i think she should have been given. we have been hearing many— should have been given. we have been hearing many stories - should have been given. we have been hearing many stories of - been hearing many stories of separation, of missed weddings and funerals, of new mums and dads struggling without family support. just wanting to give their loved ones a hug. about a

third of people living in australia were born overseas, so travelling freely is an integral part of their lives. but the pandemic has changed all of that, with no real prospect of the border is reopening anytime soon. anyone who arrives here must do two weeks in hotel quarantine. but there is limited space. this may have worked well for australia during the first year of the pandemic. but the delta strain is forcing the government to give up on its zero covid strategy and there are now growing calls for more international travel and for people to quarantine at home. anyone who is fully vaccinated is going to be less significant risk to australia. i don't understand the conservatives around this at the moment. the thousands and thousands of people, those connections, when you look at the risk level, it just beggars belief.-

you look at the risk level, it just beggars belief. about 3096 of adults in _ just beggars belief. about 3096 of adults in australia _ just beggars belief. about 3096 of adults in australia are - of adults in australia are fully vaccinated, nowhere near the 80% target the government has set of freedom of movement. many have decided not to wait. marissa and their family sold their house and they are moving to the uk. we their house and they are moving to the uk-_ to the uk. we are moving with heavy hearts- _ to the uk. we are moving with heavy hearts. we _ to the uk. we are moving with heavy hearts. we have - to the uk. we are moving with heavy hearts. we have made l to the uk. we are moving with heavy hearts. we have made a life here, a beautiful home, we never thought we would leave. but we haven't seen our families for 18 months now and it's not at all clear when we will have that opportunity again. she needs to know her grandparents, she literally thinks her grandparents live in the computer.— the computer. even with sidnei's _ the computer. even with sidnei's gnabry, - the computer. even with | sidnei's gnabry, covid-19 the computer. even with - sidnei's gnabry, covid-19 cases sidnei's gnabry, covid—19 cases and deaths remain very low compared to other countries. and despite the complaints, tight border policies are still largely popular. even if australia has been a lucky place to be during the pandemic, that feeling of being locked—in is taking a huge toll.

the authorities in france have ordered that the french football club nice must close its south stand to supporters for the next four matches. the decision was taken after violence broke out during nice's home league match against marseille, which was abandoned after a brawl involving fans and players. adam white is a french football expert, and explained what happened. it is always a heightened fixture. throughout the game, nice fans were throwing bottles on the field to marseille player during corner taking etc. one of the bottles hit a player on the back and he went down. he was angry, got up and he returned the projectile into the crowd and then threw another one. things kicked off from there. fans poured over

the hoardings onto the pitch and a mass brawl ensued between the nice players and the marseille players. quite a dramatic scene. absolutely, i have seen — dramatic scene. absolutely, i have seen some _ dramatic scene. absolutely, i have seen some commentaryj dramatic scene. absolutely, i i have seen some commentary on social media blaming the player for throwing the bottle back, suggesting that made things worse, what do you think? it absolutely escalated things. this happened to marseille a few weeks ago, a similar situation, one of their players was struck by a bottle. unfortunately, it is not an uncommon incident forfan uncommon incident for fan unrest. but uncommon incident forfan unrest. but the angry reaction by the player escalated things and incited a few nice fans.

both parties are very much prompt. but if he doesn't throw the bottle back, i am not sure the bottle back, i am not sure the scene would unfold as it did. is the scene would unfold as it did. , ,, q did. is this sufficient punishment, - did. is this sufficient punishment, will. did. is this sufficient punishment, will it | did. is this sufficient - punishment, will it serve as a cautionary tale, a warning perhaps against violence on the field? ., ., �* ~ , field? no, i don't think it is anywhere _ field? no, i don't think it is anywhere near _ field? no, i don't think it is anywhere near sufficient. it field? no, i don't think it is i anywhere near sufficient. it is anywhere near sufficient. it is a relatively common occurrence. it is escalating, it is only having 18 months without any fans, has made it worse in the intervening period. both clubs have been summoned by the legal authorities for a disciplinary hearing and it is likely stricter punishments will be handed out. it's not the end of itjust handed out. it's not the end of it just yet.

handed out. it's not the end of itjust yet-— handed out. it's not the end of it just yet. itjust yet. adam white, french football expert _ itjust yet. adam white, french football expert about _ itjust yet. adam white, french football expert about the - football expert about the violence on the football field. the paralympics begin on tuesday and not only is para—badminton making its debut at tokyo 2020, so is india's rising star palak kohli. growing up disabled, palak never knew such a thing as the paralympics existed, let alone that she would go on to compete for her country. nowjust 18 years old, palak is the only indian badminton player to be competing in three categories in tokyo. here's her story. my name is palak kohli and i'm an international pa ra—badminton athlete. i have transformed my disability into a super ability. even if the world says that it's not possible, but you have to say, "it's possible and i will show that."

anybody who sees me for the very first time always asks me, "what has happened to your hand?" i used to say, "by birth." when i was a child, i didn't even know what the meaning of the word by birth, but i knew that i have to say this word. i never thought of taking any sports professionally. whenever i stepped into any kind of sport, everywhere i used to hear that it's not a cup of my tea. rising from nowhere and coming up into the top six, and qualifying for the paralympics, it's something that was a long struggle, i would say, as well.

there are opportunities in our way. we just need to be positive in order to grab those opportunities and that will take you to great heights. and before we go: if you're looking for that dream and before we go, if you're looking for that dream getaway with ocean views and historic surroundings, then we have a suggestion. a bunker built by german troops in northern france during the second world war has been turned into a guest—house. a bunker enthusiast named serge colliou bought up a plot of land on the breton seaside, and spent 18 months turning it into a fully—functioning rental spot. the area is still littered with fortifications left behind by the german army and its so—called �*atlantic wall'. a night for six people will cost 375—dollars, in case you're curious. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news.

hello there. county tyrone in northern ireland was the warmest part of the uk on monday. and over the next few days, generally, it's going to be the western side of the uk that sees the highest temperatures and the best of the sunshine. the high—pressure is still in charge of our weather, so essentially it is fine and dry. coming in off the north sea, though, there is this cloud that's pushing towards northern england and eventually it will work towards parts of wales and it could produce a few spots of drizzle, some mistiness over the hills. mist and fog patches and scotland and northern ireland will lift, the sunshine comes out and south of our cloud will get some sunshine across more so than parts of england, as well. let's move northwards though into the northern aisles. cloudy skies here, certainly pegging back the temperatures. but elsewhere in scotland, many places enjoying lots of sunshine. temperatures in the west getting up to 2a or 25 degrees. sunshine for northern ireland, higher temperatures in the west of the country, more cloud

than for northern england and particularly as you head towards them north midlands, lincolnshire affecting mid and north wales. south of that, sunshine, stronger wind through the english channel affecting the south coast of england. many parts of the country and to stay with some sunshine, still some cloud in central areas, more cloud into the northeast as well. that is where we will see the weather front approaching as we head into wednesday. still got high pressure in charge, mind you. still some stronger winds as we head to wednesday across more southern parts of england and through the english channel. we still have this cloud in central areas drifting down perhaps across the midlands, wales, maybe even a little further south, allowing more sunshine in northern england, northern ireland, and in scotland away from the northeast. typical temperatures around about 21 degrees or so. but higher temperatures again across northern ireland, western scotland and this time in cumbria. maybe not quite as warm in yorkshire and headingley, but should be dry for day one of the third test. but more cloud and a cooler feel certainly, i think, for day two on thursday. that is because we will have a strong wind coming off

the north sea behind this weather front here, which is more a band of cloud than anything else that will stretch its way down towards wales and the southwest. that cloud tending to break up through the day. but with the stronger winds down to its eastern side of scotland and particularly eastern england, we will have more cloud feeding in here, much cooler on thursday, down to the north sea coast, up to 15 or 16 degrees. it's out to the west that we'll see the best of the temperatures and the best of the sunshine.

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