welcome to bbc news — i'm david eades. our top stories. president biden holds firm on his afghan withdrawal deadline — he tells g7 leaders any delay will expose america to terrorist attacks. each day of operation brings added risk to our troops, but the completion by august 31 depends upon the taliban continuing to cooperate. in kabul — continued desperation at the airport as the taliban now say no more afghans will be allowed there. also in the programme — how to improve security for humanitarian aid convoys trying to reach the victims of last week's haiti earthquake. and — tributes to the rolling stones drummer — charlie watts —

who's died at the age of 80. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe for all the urging and cajoling from fellow world leaders, it seems the president is not for turning. joe biden has made clear that he intends to stick to next tuesday's deadline for the us to complete its evacuation mission in afghanistan. in a televised address from the white house, he said the longer american troops remained at kabul airport, the greater the risk of an attack by a terror group known as isis—k. the taliban has also made it clear that it's not prepared to give foreign forces any more time on afghan soil. here's what mr biden had to say. here's president biden. we are currently

on a pace to finish by august the 31st. the sooner we can finish, the better. each day of operations brings added risk to our troops, but the completion by august 31 depends upon the taliban continuing to cooperate and allow access to the airport to those who are transported out and no disruptions to our operations. the world bank says it's suspending aid to afghanistan because of the taliban's seizure of power. the bank says it's deeply concerned at the impact ths will have on development projects, especially those benefiting women, and that it would closely monitor the situation. the situation on the ground remains fluid and chaotic. the taliban was reportedly stopping afghans from getting to the airport area — and foreigners could only get their people out — not afghans. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has sent this from kabul airport. her report contains some distressing images

"stay calm," orders this taliban guard. there's no calm here. not in a crowd too big to count, too big to control. but the days are numbered now before the us pulls its soldiers from this airfield, before their last evacuation flight lifts off. panic is rising. most afghans have waited here for days, including four—year—old twins usna and usnia. their father was a guard for the us military. they've got documents to prove it. "it's been such a bad experience," their mother says. "so bad — my children have been so scared." "we are meant to leave." you can feel the fear — it's notjust the kids. wahida faizi, an afghan journalist, believes she's not safe under taliban rule.

they know i'm a journalist. if they know, i know they will kill me. one day you will come back to afghanistan? never. it's not my country. after this, it's not my country. gunshot. these are the last moments for afghans who feel not only are they leaving their country, they're losing it, leaving everything behind. this is a journey like no other. the most importantjourney they're probably going to make in their lives. and it's a journey so fraught with risk and fear. wahida faizi, in her red headscarf, keeps pushing forward. on this side, british soldiers glance at papers. they stand guard — doing whatever they can

to contain the chaos along with us troops. translation: these americans are inexperienced. _ they asked the people to come in a very short time. they made this rush of people. this is the mismanagement of the americans, and nothing else. and at a taliban news conference today, an even starker message. translation: my message to the americans is that - they should evacuate all their citizens by the deadline of august 315t. they have the resources, they have planes, they have the airport. they should evacuate all their forces and their contractors and those belonging to them. we will no longer allow them to evacuate afghans. in the centre of this city, behind another gate, another place of hardship and heartache — families displaced by fighting. they're on the move, too. now that the taliban have taken control, they're boarding buses to take them back to kunduz in the north.

this man was injured there in a gunfight there. translation: yes, - i want to go back home. we don't even have food here, and i haven't been able to geti treatment for my arm. a nation wounded by war, a people pushed from their homes. afghanistan's long conflict turns another corner. no—one's sure yet where it will lead. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. the un human rights council has expressed deep concern at reports of violations in afghanistan, but stopped short of appointing a special un investigator, despite pressure from rights groups — with some describing its stance as a betrayal of the women and girls targeted and killed by the taliban at school or even in maternity hospitals. here's the human rights commissioner michele bachelet speaking earlier. in recent weeks my office has received harrowing reports of

the impact on civilians of violations of international humanitarian law as well as violations and abuses of human rights. in particular, we have also received credible reports of a serious violation of international humanitarian law and human rights abuses. taking place in many areas under effective taliban control. they include, among others, summary executions of civilians and their combat members of the afghan national security forces. restrictions on the rights of women including the rights of women including the right to move around freely and girls rights to attend school. couldn't of child soldiers and suppression of peaceful protest and expression of this. well for more on the situation in afghanistan, i'mjoined now by anita bhatia, assistant secretary general and deputy executive director for un women, which is a body working for the empowerment of women globally. thank of women globally. you very much forjoining us. thank you very much forjoining us. no one could disagree with

the call there for women to be supported and protected but lets be realistic. what do you think you can actually be done? well, i think think you can actually be done? well, ithink it think you can actually be done? well, i think it is really important for us to actually stay and deliver and send a very clear message that women's rights have to be a fundamental part discussions and women have to be a part of future government structures and processes and that is why we are staying and living along with several other members of the un family in kabul. we think it is really important to ensure this participation of women in whatever form ensure this participation of women in whateverform of government emerges. but also, that there is a tension right now paid to the fate of what is happening to women, women's rights defenders. we need to ensure they can move around freely and there is access.

humanitarian assistance made available to women and that they have access to life—saving services and that they have freedom of movement and that girls can go to school so we have to continue to engage and push and advocate for this agenda. might make you say courageously you will stay on the ground to do that and i appreciate it is not ready for you to explain the stance of the un human rights council which involves the politics of number of member states but there is a big question. is the un, our international community organisations doing enough? are they prepared to do enough? well, i mean, look. sending a signalthat well, i mean, look. sending a signal that we are not leaving and that we are there to work for the people of afghanistan is a really important message and i think that is, the actions speak louder than words. and we are there and we will continue to provide humanitarian assistance. we haveissued

humanitarian assistance. we have issued a plea for more humanitarian assistance because food is running out. life—saving medical supplies are running out and the situation of human rights defenders continues to get worse and worse every day. presumably, you can only do that as long as the taliban will allow you to. when we hear word from taliban leader saying that on a temporary measure only women are being encouraged to stay out of the picture for the moment, don't get to work and stayed at home. how temporary, honestly, do you think that is? we temporary, honestly, do you think that is?— temporary, honestly, do you think that is? we don't know. we honestly _ think that is? we don't know. we honestly don't _ think that is? we don't know. we honestly don't know. - think that is? we don't know. we honestly don't know. the | we honestly don't know. the situation is very fluid and it continues to evolve by the moment. we hope that the taliban are going to keep their word when they say that women will be allowed to go to work. they have said that women have been asked and everyone has been asked and everyone has been asked and everyone has been asked to come back to work including women but what we're seeing that there are real restrictions on women's freedom of movement and walking is not

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is right. you staying firm on it but i have to be honest with you, it is not a surprise that he did not extend the deadline because the cold truth of the matter is that it is notjust the us calling the shots here all the other g6 nations or the eu or the un or nato who were all in the meeting. the truth is that the people in control right now are the taliban and the taliban have issued this threat. they have repeated it again that if american troops stay beyond august 31 of any allied troops there will be consequences. so why on earth would present biden or any leader of any country want to jeopardise the security of their troops by keeping them there. and i thinkjo biden is very mindful of that and has been defiant throughout this whole process and i don't think anyone expected him to change his mind. what he came across as was something that this

evacuation mission will go to plan. he points out that more than 70,000 people have been flown out of kabul and he says that they believe that they have enough time, they have enough resources to get everybody out that wants to get out. other not a few politicians at least you are saying it is bad enough to be heading out of afghanistan with our tail between our legs but to be pushed around by the taliban at a moment of crisis like that, is unforgivable? it is quite staggering, isn't it? because this was the group that 20 years ago, america went into get rid of and now they are calling the shots. i tell you, you can imagine, the republicans here in the us are massively using it againstjo biden. they're probably conveniently forgetting that it was actually donald trump, mr biden�*s predecessor made that agreement with the taliban. but this is difficult position that the administration finds itself

in and i think they're hoping over the next week, a leap of faith, that the taliban will comply. there is no reason to suggest they won't and i think after august 31 is when everything becomes a little bit more difficult and more unclear but it is important to remember that i think it is probably in the taliban's and transfer everything to go smoothly. this is the big moment for them. they want to assert authority and they want legitimacy and i think that they will, you know, look at other press conferences that they are doing, example. i think at the moment this is a strained relationship and both sides are hoping it will go to plan but i do think that, you know, calling this next week the most crucial moment ofjo biden�*s presidency is probably an understatement. biden's presidency is probably an understatement.— biden's presidency is probably an understatement. thank you very much _ an understatement. thank you very much indeed. _ an understatement. thank you very much indeed. i _ an understatement. thank you very much indeed. ithink- an understatement. thank you very much indeed. i think the l very much indeed. i think the point of legitimacy also is extremely apt under the circumstances. let's get some of the day's other news stay with us on bbc news — still to come. who owns this place?

the court decision in brazil that could have a dramatic impact on both lives and landscape. us vice president kamala harris has accused beijing of �*coercion and intimidation�* over its claims to large parts of the south china sea. the hotly disputed territory has long been a bone of contention. ms harris has now arrived in vietnam for the next leg of her south east asian tour and she reaffirmed us commitment to the region. stay with us on bbc news — still to come. who owns this place? the court decision in brazil that could have a dramatic impact on both lives and landscape. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared,

"i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, and unfamiliar light will appear in the southeastern sky — an orange glowing disc that's brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it'll take months and billions of dollars to repair— what katrina achieved injust hours. - three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off—duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clockmaker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. big ben chimes this is bbc news —

the latest headlines. president biden tells g—seven leaders he's sticking to his afghan withdrawal deadline — saying any delay will expose america to terrorist attacks. in kabul — desperate scenes at the airport as the taliban say no more afghans will be allowed there. haiti's national police have set up a committee to coordinate the security of humanitarian aid convoys intended for the victims of last week's earthquake in the country's southern region. it comes amid concerns over attacks on aid convoys moving through desperately stricken areas often controlled by gangs in parts of the country's south. let's have a reminder of exactly what happened last week. on saturday the 14th of august, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit haiti, with an epicentre about 12km outside the town of saint—louis du sud. it was felt further north in the capital, port au prince,

and in the neighbouring islands of cuba and jamaica. buildings were toppled, including churches and hotels, injuring more than 12,000 people, and destroying over 52,000 homes. thousands were forced onto the streets, just ahead of the approaching powerful storm grace. as we speak, the death toll stands at 2,207, with 344 people still missing, and hopes of finding any further survivors are rapidly diminishing. ann lee is the ceo of core, which stands for community organized relief effort; a non—profit organization she co—founded with actor sean penn in response to the january 12, 2010 earthquake in haiti. shejoins me now from port au prince. thank you very much indeed for joining us. ijust wonder, here we are some ten days on from

the quake itself, what would you say is the biggest single challenge facing you now? i think it is the distribution of aid. what has been very difficult is the areas hit the hardest are actually in very different to make difficult regions. is it about access to those areas or is it, as we have been talking about, the police trying to increase security levels. some concerns about gangs that are ready to take on these convoys. it is a mix. it is very hard to reach areas in the mountains. a lot of times it is notjust them trying to get assistance. haiti has gone to a number of bumps recently. and on top of that we are in the rainy season. there is a huge level of frustration. and you are hungry, when you're

constantly under threat of external violent actors, it is frustrating and you need to get access to aid as soon as possible but it creates this negative cycle. that frustration creates this, for these convoys to get attacked, and a lot of times it is not just the gangs but the regular population who have reached a high level of frustration. but i do think, you know, it creates a negative cycle were not the aid fat and others creating that frustration which then slows down the assistance getting out to those areas. you are painting a picture of someone who appreciates and emphasises and understands the challenges on the ground. you are the community of haiti helping the people of haiti. how much of the defence did generally feel that does make from some of the international aid organisations who do have a bit of a reputation in parts of

the country? i bit of a reputation in parts of the country?— the country? i think it is really important - the country? i think it is really importantjust - the country? i think it is really importantjust to | the country? i think it is . really importantjust to talk to people and make sure that you are doing it in their language. we have responded to several harrow canes and disasters here and when 99% haitian lad. i come in a certain supporter we have external team to provide search, but they are leading the effort. what is incredibly seen them being welcomed by the local leaders to say, you are one of us responding to this. because i think so often there are outsiders coming in and sort of bringing in their ideas of what assistance should look like and how it should come out. and i think it is important to do this through a haitian led way.— important to do this through a haitian led way. thank you very much indeed _ haitian led way. thank you very much indeed and _ haitian led way. thank you very much indeed and best - haitian led way. thank you very much indeed and best of- haitian led way. thank you very much indeed and best of luck . much indeed and best of luck with what is a bevy challenging circumstances.— circumstances. thank you for havinu circumstances. thank you for having me- — brazil's supreme court is due to make a ruling which might have a profound effect on the country's indigenous people — as well as the future of the amazon rain forest.

the decision could restore territory that was lost decades ago. it might also become an obstacle to further deforestation. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. for generations they have lived among these hills, fished in these waters. a power to people, they maintain their rituals and dance and prayer. they used to own so much more of this land but then the settlers moved in. translation: before they killed us with guns, slowly, one by one. now they kill us with the stroke of a pen, slowly. they have been reduced to the small corner of their ancestral territory. an area prone to landslides. much of it is too steep for aquaculture. translation: however need to grow plants? we live in this hole. there is no way we can move. that is why we are fighting. as long as they don't

do what we want we will fight. and hundreds have taken that fight to the capital of brasilia. their case hinges on an interpretation of the country's constitution adopted in 1988. which tribes were officially recognised at that time and what land where they are entitled to. the consequences could be huge. thousands of hectares sold by the state to private companies including tobacco companies in the 1950s would be returned to their original owners. translation: it is very sad. brazilian society needs to understand that we don't want anything that belongs to someone else. we only want is documented. which other traditional lands of our people. the government insist that at to view indigenous people living on too much land. blocking economic expansion. they disagree. but if they lose

they say they will resist until they say they will resist until the end. the drummer for the rolling stones — charlie watts, has died at the age of 80. his spokesman said, he passed away peacefully in a london hospital — surrounded by his family — and described him as one of the greatest drummers of his generation. david sillito looks back at his life. crowd chants "charlie! charlie!" ijust play the drums for keith and mick. i don't play them for me. charlie watts — cool, calm and distinctly dapper, the steady back beat of the rolling stones. in a statement, the band said it was with immense sadness they were announcing the death of their beloved charlie watts. amongst the tributes, eltonjohn, ringo starr, paul mccartney. i can't play the drums at home, so i walk about, and to play the drums, i have to go on the road,

and to go on the road, i have to leave home. it's like a terribly vicious circle — it's always been my life. a graphic designer by trade, he was not expecting his evening sideline with a little blues band called the rolling stones to make him famous. we'd like to play a bo diddley number. all right! i'm all right! but his real passion was jazz and rather than drugs and groupies, he liked antique silver and classic cars — even though he didn't drive. but even the sensible stone had his moments. he knew he had a problem when the high priest of debauchery, keith richards, took him aside one day and gave him a talking to. married for more than 50 years, he was always happiest at home with his dogs and horses, but his place in music history is on stage keeping it together with the world's greatest rock and roll band.

on twitter there are phrases coming on left, right and centre. to mark his passing, as well. that is bbc news. thank you for watching. hello there. western scotland was the warmest part of the country on tuesday and it will be again on wednesday. we had cooler, cloudier conditions in some parts of the country, mind you, particularly here in the midlands, and that cloud is still around in the same place at the moment. high pressure still in charge, keeping it dry, but we've got more cloud coming down across the north sea that'll push further inland during the day. but we start with some mist and fog patches in scotland and northern ireland, then the sunshine comes out in many areas. there's the cloud coming in off the north sea, into eastern england, through the midlands and towards parts of wales. and we'll have more cloud again across the northern isles of scotland, but also, cloudier skies in the northeast of mainland scotland, perhaps even into the borders as well. elsewhere in scotland, the sun will be out and it's going to be warm — 26 degrees again

around glasgow. and in the sunshine in northern ireland, 2a celsius. could make 2a in cumbria as well. cloudier, cooler weather, though, for northeast england through lincolnshire, the midlands, into east wales, but also for east anglia. sunshine more likely across southern counties of england, though in the southeast, it's still quite a chilly wind blowing, and we've got all this cloud coming further inland during the evening. so, a lot of cloud, i think, at headingley for the first day of the test match. it's going to be dry. it'll be dry for day two on thursday, but it will feel quite a bit cooler. now, we saw all the cloud in the north sea. it's actually on that weather front there, very weak. it's pushing inland during wednesday night. a little light rain or drizzle here and there, and by the time we get to thursday morning, it's cloudy and damp across wales and the southwest. but the cloud should thin and break. sunshine comes out across many western parts of the uk, but there'll be more cloud blown in by a strong wind off the north sea into eastern scotland for a while, but more especially across eastern parts of england. and here, temperatures may be no better than 16 or 17 degrees.

further west in the sunshine, it will be warmer, although not quite as warm as wednesday. with that weather front out of the way by the end of the week, we still have high pressure in charge. still a cool breeze coming in around some of those north sea coasts, and we'll see some cloud developing, particularly inland across england and wales on friday. more in the way of sunshine for scotland and northern ireland, and the weather should brighten up a bit more across east anglia and the southeast. but temperatures are going to be near 18—20 celsius at the end of the week.

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the headlines... president biden has said he believes the mission to evacuate people from afghanistan can be finished within the next week. but he warned this depended on continued cooperation with the taliban. earlier, he said he was worried kabul airport might see attacks from islamic state—affiliated militants. the taliban have said afghan nationals may no longer travel to kabul airport — citing the chaotic situation there. in a direct appeal to the americans the taliban spokesman urged them not to entice afghan nationals to emigrate — saying their professional expertise would be sorely needed. haiti's national police has set up a committee to coordinate the security of humanitarian aid convoys intended for the victims of last week's earthquake. it comes amid concerns over attacks on aid convoys moving through desperately stricken areas — often controlled by gangs in parts of the country's south. now on bbc news, another chance to enjoy rajan datar�*s

epic railjourney across the southern united states.