welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. scared and in hiding — we talk to some of the afghan women who still don't know whether they'll be able to return to work under the taliban. we are here without documents, with videos, with photos. but i don't know. haiti's prime minister, ariel henry, sacks the chief prosecutor who wants him to face charges over the asassination of presidentjovenel moise. californians are deciding whether to keep the democrat, gavin newsom — as their governor. the results of the recall vote could have repercussions far beyond the golden state.

as extreme heat becomes more common around the world — we have a special report on how people living in pakistan's mega—city karachi are struggling to cope. and — all thatjazz indeed! — broadway is back, after an 18—month shutdown because of the pandemic. hello and welcome to the programme — a bitter row has broken out

in kabul between leaders of the taliban over the make—up of the group's new government. senior taliban officials have told the bbc the row involved a strong exchange of words at the presidential palace, over who should take credit for the group's victory. co—founder mullah abdul ghani baradar is said to believe the emphasis should be placed on the diplomacy carried out by people like him. however khalil ur—rahman haqqani, the minister for refugees, believes credit should be given to those who led the fighting. meanwhile weeks on from that victory many women are still wondering whether they'll be able to return to work. among them, the former cabin crew of afghanistan's national airline, afghan ariana airways — who are still awaiting guidance on whether they'll be to fly again. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has been to meet them. somewhere in kabul, down a back alley, swiftly up the stairs. we've come to this abandoned house which is now a safe house where 11

house which is now a safe house where” remarkable afghan where11 remarkable afghan women are now in hiding. female cabin crew from afghan airways, the national carrier. awaiting rules from their new taliban bosses. translation: i bosses. translation: ., ., translation: i have no hope. you see what _ translation: i have no hope. you see what is _ translation: i have no hope. you see what is happening - translation: i have no hope. you see what is happening to l you see what is happening to educated working women. we don't have physical security or peace of mind. we don't dare wear our uniforms. they filmed from their homes. find wear our uniforms. they filmed from their homes.— from their homes. and the bankin: from their homes. and the banking to _ from their homes. and the banking to some _ from their homes. and the banking to some streets. i from their homes. and the - banking to some streets. listen to the screams next door. some cabin crew decided they would be safer together. in this film, they marshalled their memories. their countries oldest largest airline. they

became its new face, new progress. translation: .,, progress. translation: ., , ,, translation: those were happy da s. we translation: those were happy days- we have — translation: those were happy days. we have such _ translation: those were happy days. we have such good - days. we have such good memories. i may never have a photo like that again. her memories. i may never have a photo like that again.- photo like that again. her last fli . ht, photo like that again. her last flight. just — photo like that again. her last flight, just after _ photo like that again. her last flight, just after the _ photo like that again. her last flight, just after the taliban . flight, just after the taliban swept into kabul. panic at the airport. the flight never took off. translation: ., , translation: i have never seen an hinu translation: i have never seen anything like — translation: i have never seen anything like that. _ translation: i have never seen anything like that. not _ translation: i have never seen anything like that. not even - translation: i have never seen anything like that. not even in i anything like that. not even in the movies. even those scheduled to work on that flight did not show up because they were scared. i found the courage to work because i love myjob. courage to work because i love m “ob. , , ' my “ob. their lives, the stuff of my job. their lives, the stuff of history- — my job. their lives, the stuff of history- a _ my job. their lives, the stuff of history. a flight _ my job. their lives, the stuff of history. a flight cancelled | of history. a flight cancelled the day before campbell fell. it was meant to fly a delegation to peace talks. then the women were told, don't come to work. this is their work,

too. some like fatima are also fashion designers with a presence on social media. so is this 26—year—old. that is your design? this 26-year-old. that is your desian? , this 26—year—old. that is your design? yes. conservative but very modern. _ design? yes. conservative but very modern, too. _ design? yes conservative but very modern, too. she also design? 1j:3 conservative but very modern, too. she also at the british council. they all feel abandonment now. we are here without _ feel abandonment now. we are here without documents, - feel abandonment now. we are here without documents, with l here without documents, with videos, with photos. but i don't know which companies are safe places. i don't know.- safe places. i don't know. some women working _ safe places. i don't know. some women working at _ safe places. i don't know. some women working at kabul- safe places. i don't know. some women working at kabul airport| women working at kabul airport but to these cabin crew doubt they can never return to the jobs they love. they gave their all, now they fear it puts them at risk of losing it all. and there's more on that bitter

row within the taliban on our website.there's details of the argument, the make—up of the interim government and how it all started. just head to bbc dot com slash news. within the past few hours there have been dramatic developments in haiti where the prime minister, ariel henry, has sacked the chief prosecutor who was seeking to charge him in connection with the killing of presidentjovenel moise. he accused the prosecutor of a serious administrative offence. it's unclear whether the prime minister has the authority to carry out the sacking. earlier i heard from the bbc world service americas editor leonardo rocha. the latest development that we have — the latest major development — was the assassination of presidentjovenel moise, as he slept in the official residence in haiti, at the beginning ofjuly. there was a power struggle to see who would succeed him. eventually ariel henry was appointed as the prime minister. and there's still a mystery over how the president was killed and who ordered his assassination. and what we heard 3—4 days ago was the chief prosecutor accusing the current prime minister of being involved in the assassination.

there were reckless phone calls between ariel henry and one of the key suspects of ordering the killing just hours after the assassination. and that's where we came to today, with the chief prosecutor banning the prime ministerfrom leaving the country and taking charge of the situation. that's the situation we have now. now we have the prime minister announcing the sacking of that chief prosecutor, but it's still not clear whether he has the power to dismiss him in this way. have you got any further details on that? i don't think he has the power, and i don't think he has the political power either to do that. i've seen the letter, it's dated monday — so it's a letter from the previous day. and, if the chief prosecutor had been sacked, he wouldn't be on tuesday doing what he was doing, banning the prime minister from travelling. i also know from sources in haiti that the prime minister tried to sack the justice minister who's backing up the chief prosecutor, and he failed to do that. so, you have a political struggle in the poorest country in the western hemisphere — a country where the situation has been worsened by a deadly earthquake that hit the country about a month after the assassination of the president. it's a very serious situation, and it can go either way in this political struggle. the latest development that we have — the latest major

development — was the assassination of presidentjovenel moise, i don't think he has the power, and i don't think he has the political power either to do that. i've seen the letter, it's dated monday — so it's a letter from the previous day. and, if the chief prosecutor had been sacked, he wouldn't be on tuesday doing what he was doing, banning the prime minister from travelling. i also know from sources in haiti that the prime minister tried to sack the justice minister who's backing up the chief prosecutor, and he failed to do that. so, you have a political struggle in the poorest country in the western hemisphere — a country where the situation has been worsened by a deadly earthquake that hit the country about a month after the assassination of the president. it's a very serious situation, and it can go either way in this political struggle. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. china's ambassador to the uk

has been told he cannot come to parliament because of chinese sanctions which remain in place against several british politicians. zheng zeguang was due to attend a house of commons reception on wednesday, but the invitation has been scrapped by the parliamentary authorities. beijing has condemned the decision as despicable and cowardly, saying it would harm both countries' interests. britain is to delay the introduction of post—brexit checks on agricultural food imports for a second time. some measures which were expected to come into force next month will instead be introduced next year. ministers have blamed the pandemic and pressure on global supply chains. the plane maker boeing says it expects it will take another two and a half years for the aviation industry to return to pre—pandemic levels. it says long—haul international routes will take the longest to recover, partly because of government restrictions. boeing says a coordinated global approach to easing them is "tremendously importa nt".

the us soccer federation says it has offered identical contracts to its men's and women's national teams in an effort to resolve a long—running dispute about equal pay. the federation said it believed that a single pay structure for both teams was the best way forward for the future of the sport. voters in california have been deciding whether to remove their governor, gavin newsom. the recall vote comes amid republican anger over his handling of everything from covid to wildfires. but he also enjoys wide support in the heavily—democratic state. as sophie long reports, there may be some strange contenders to replace him, but the result could have serious implications — notjust for the political future of california, but for the whole of the united states. people want regular people as politicians, not these slick, overly—produced people like gavin newsom.

he is a disaster and ruining the state. i'm just disappointed with the way the state's being run. the list of reasons his opponent cite for un—electing governor gavin newsom is long. california is facing extreme challenges. more than 150,000 people are homeless. there is an economically devastating drought. record—breaking wildfires are destroying homes and businesses. despite surge upon surge of the coronavirus, many didn't like his hasty closure of california or his mask mandates. but it was his flagrant flouting of his own rules, dining indoors, maskless in this super luxe restaurant that really rallied republicans. that's wherejohn cox launched his campaign to replace him — with a bear. 0ther opponents include angeline billboard queen. look, i'm on the ballot! vote for me! 0oh! and reality tv star and former 0lympian, caitlinjenner. when you read some

of the candidate statements for the 46 running to replace him, here is a couple of my personal favourites. 0ne reads simply, "can you dig it?" another, "love you." you might forgive gavin newsom for not taking this 100% seriously. but then, due to a bit of overconfidence and the obscure recall election rules, it looked like it was going to turn into a bit of a nail—biter. chanting: larry, larry! then, conservative talk show host larry elder emerged as the frontrunning republican. he's outlined opinions anathema to liberal californians, wasn't given a warm welcome here in venice, and could have provided democrats — who outnumber republicans here by two—to—one — with a reason to vote. but gavin newsom is not out of the redwoods yet, as demonstrated by action hero arnold schwarzenegger in 2003... we are here, ladies and gentlemen, to clean house. ..when he unseated the then—democratic governor grey davis. in californian politics, even the inconceivable is conceivable. you've got a big choice

to make by september ia. and so, enter the big guns. democratic presidents past and present coming out to campaign. you've got to vote "no" on the recall. keep gavin as governor. the rest of america is counting on you, and so am i. if they weren't taking this seriously, they are now. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. if you want to get in touch with me i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. after an 18—month shutdown because of the pandemic — the show can finally go on again — as new york's broadway re—opens.

30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there's people alive and there's people not alive. we can just help and give them whatever we've got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monaco at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and no where on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition having once witnessed one his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time in this grotto, and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she has become a saint, it is expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local businessman regard the anticipated boom as yet another blessing

of saint elizabeth. this is newsday on the bbc. a group of women in afghanistan have told the bbc the rise to power of the taliban has left them too scared to return to theirjobs — or even stay in their homes. haiti's prime minister, ariel henry, has sacked the chief prosecutor who wants him to face charges over the asassination of presidentjovenel moise. this year is on track to be one of the warmest, globally, withjuly being the hottest month since records began. big cities are struggling with rising temperatures, which can cause respiratory problems, heat strokes and even death. in a new series looking at the challenge for countries facing living with temperatures of up to 50 degrees celsius, farhat javed reports on one's

man mission to find a solution in karachi in pakistan. karachi, home to more than 16 million people. one of the biggest and hottest cities in the world. and its residents are suffering. this mother of five is struggling to cope with the searing heat. there is no way she can afford air conditioning. in 2015 the injured are 45 celsius heat wave. in thousand 200 people died from dehydration and heat and this year, the temperature is nearly that high again. here in the

heart of karachi it is almost unbearable to be standing out in the street. it is only 11 o'clock and the sun is beating down and the pollution, it makes it even worse. wonder how long they can go on like this. this businessman thinks he has a solution to cool the whole city, building open forests. this is the first urban forest. just three years ago it was filled with piles of rubbish but look at it now. there are more than 1000 trees and in here it can be up to 6 degrees cooler than in the rest of the city. i cooler than in the rest of the ci . ., �* 4' ., cooler than in the rest of the ci. w, cooler than in the rest of the city. i don't know if you have noticed the _ city. i don't know if you have noticed the amount - city. i don't know if you have noticed the amount of - city. i don't know if you have noticed the amount of birds. i noticed the amount of birds. constantly can hear this.

several years.— constantly can hear this. several years. urban forestry has been _ several years. urban forestry has been recommended - several years. urban forestry has been recommended the. several years. urban forestry - has been recommended the world over. i think the challenge is to scale it up. i don't think there are very many deniers now. people have understood that it now. people have understood thatitis now. people have understood that it is important. it is just, you know, to put the money where their mouth is. that is what is needed. but to build more open forests they need financial support from the authorities. in meeting after meeting with local officials he gets turned down until finally some good news. fantastic. fantastic. let's do it, man. he is beginning work on his new forest. 0ne one man's effort in the collective struggle to call on our planet. pope francis has continued his four—day visit to slovakia, with a visit

to the country's east. he presided over several mass gatherings but also spent time with members of the impoverished roma minority at a dilapidated housing estate. from bratislava, rob cameron reports. he's been called "the pope of the peripheries" — the pontiff who seeks out the poor, the forgotten, the marginalised. and nowhere in slovakia is more marginalised than here at the lunik ix housing estate. lunik is home to almost 5,000 romani people. despite some improvement, many still live in squalid apartments, several with no heat or electricity. for some, the pope's very presence here today was a message of hope. translation: it will help us. perhaps the fact he's here will help us, because people will perceive us differently, as many people arejudging us. not everybody is the same. slovakia is a patchwork of denominations — and,

before arriving in lunik, pope francis presided over a divine liturgy in the byzantine rite for members of slovakia's greek orthodox church. but even here, in this holiest of ceremonies, the pope was unafraid to mince his words, warning those that wore the crucifix that they must understand its central message of love and tolerance. translation: crucifixes are found all around us. 0n necks, in homes, in cars, in pockets. let us not reduce the cross to an object of devotion, much less to a political symbol, to a sign of religious and social status. slovakia's own flag bears that cross — although his message may have been aimed more at the far—right

people's party, which says it's defending christian values against muslim migrants, and also the roma, which it vilifies as "parasites". the pope's visit will end on wednesday with an outdoor mass at slovakia's holiest shrine on one of the country's holiest christian holidays. rob cameron, bbc news, bratislava. the it's been a glamour—free 18 months for theatre lovers, with shows closed because of the pandemic. and on broadway in new york, while they've reopened for business, it's only now that theatres can fill every seat in the house. so — it's back to blockbuster favourites — like this — chicago.

one person who is glad broadway is back is michael riedel, theatre columnist for the new york post. he told me what the last 18 months have been like. you know, it's funny. i remember back in march 2020, when governor andrew cuomo said they were going to shut down broadway. and i was with a bunch of theatre producers then, and they thought, "it'll be for two weeks, maybe a month at most." we never could've imagined it would be a year—and—a—half. and you have to remember how many people lost theirjobs — the actors, the chorus kids. you don't have to worry about stars like huthackman, they're making money all the time. i think of all the crew members, the musicians — they've been unemployed for a year—and—a—half. and now finally, after a year—and—a—half, they'll get a paycheque.

that's amazing to me. and i hope that people will come out to support broadway and buy a ticket. but i have fears about that. i'm interested to hear in what those fears are, michael. i know this has been the longest shutdown in broadway history, i think. what are your main concerns about getting people back into the theatres? my concerns are, look, the delta strain is here in new york, it's there in london where you guys are — and people are hesitant. they're reluctant to go see a show, to be with 1,500 people in old theatres on broadway. and then you have to wear a mask — for me, the only person who should wear a mask is the phantom of the opera. but you'll all have to all wear masks in the theatre — i think that dulls ticket sales. i know you talk about people having to wear masks in the audience, but what are some of the covid

measures being discussed both for audiences, actors and crew members, that they now need to keep to take themselves and others safe? well, all the backstage crew have to show proof of vaccination, but they are being tested all the time to keep people safe. but you still don't know if people... here's the thing, i have to be honest with you guys. people are not buying tickets right now to broadway. they're a little bit scared. and it'll take some time for people to be comfortable to be around other people again, with this new strand of the virus. i mean, it's the fact of the matter. and i saw the ticket sales when broadway reopened — they announced they were opening on the summer, everybody bought tickets. then the delta strain came on, and ticket sales went off. now, you probably know that cows are one of

the contributing factors to climate change. they emit things from both ends which are problematic for the environment. but where there are problems, there are also solutions. researchers in new zealand have managed to train cows, to use a toilet, in an experiment scientists say could pave the way for more environmentally friendly farms. through this mooloo approach — yep that's what it's called — stop calves are taught to use a toilet area in the barn, meaning urine can be collected and treated. researchers hope that in a few years, all cows will be trained. you have been watching newsday. a major row has broken out between leaders of the taliban over the make—up of the group's new government in afghanistan. it is between a group's

co—founder and a cabinet member, and it happened at the presidential palace. that is all that we have time for a new stay at this hour. thanks for joining us. hello there. after the very wet weather across england on tuesday, conditions look much better for the next couple of days. thanks to a ridge of high pressure, we should see plenty of dry and sunny weather. but it won't be completely sunny right across the board, there will be a few showers mainly across scotland and northern ireland. that's yesterday's low, clearing away toward scandinavia. this weak weather front will bring some showers to scotland and northern ireland through the day, but this ridge of high pressure will continue to build in. so, a much better—looking day for much of england and for wales, as well. a bit of cloud to start the day across eastern areas, maybe the odd shower, any mist should clear away, too, plenty of sunshine into the afternoon. same, too, for eastern scotland, but northern and western scotland, and into northern ireland will see more cloud and a few showers around, so the mid—to—high teens here, could see highs of 21—22

celsius further south. now through wednesday night, it stays dry with clear spells across england and wales, allowing some mist and dense fog patches to develop. it'll turn a bit cooler, as well, for many areas, i think single—figure values across central and northern areas, particularly under any clear skies. and we'll continue with just 1—2 showers across the north, thanks to this weather front. but you can see the ridge of high pressure will be a little bit stronger, more dominant across the country on thursday. so i think thursday's actually shaping up to be the driest and sunniest day of the week across the board. we'll start off with that mist and fog around, quite a fresh feel to things — but with all the sunshine, temperatures will begin to rise into the afternoon, allowing a bit of fair weather cloud to bubble up here and there. top temperatures 22—23 celsius across central, southern, and eastern areas. a bit more cloud, though, starting to push into the northwest of the country, and that heralds a change. a new area of low pressure in this weather front will be sweeping into western areas on friday. so it'll be turning breezy up and down the west coast, around irish sea areas and towards western scotland, northern ireland,

western england, and wales, some heavy rain here — but actually, central and eastern england, eastern scotland should stay dry all day with some sunny spells. it will be a breezier day forall, particularly across northern and western areas. where we have the rain, then, mid—teens, ithink, the best further east in the sunshine, again it'll feel very pleasant, may be 21—23 celsius. into the weekend, then, we've got some complicated areas of low pressure, a bit of uncertainty to the detail of the forecast. but it looks like low—pressure wants to be nearby, so there's always the chance of some cloud and rain both saturday and sunday, and a little bit of sunshine, too.

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