welcome to bbc news, i'm david eades. our top stories: political upheaval in israel — the coalition government falls apart, the prime minister stands down and yet another election is looming. the united nations is accused of covering up, abuse and corruption within its ranks — former un members tell the bbc they were bullied for speaking out. no—one can tested unless removing them immunity. colombia's largest active guerilla group says it's prepared to take part in peace talks with the new president —

and former rebel — gustavo petro. also — crazy about cannabis, as thailand legalises marijuana we report on a boom in weed—related businesses. zoolander meets zelenskyy — hollywood actor ben stiller travels to ukraine, telling the president he is his hero. what you've done in the way that you've round the country and for the world, it's really... and for the world, it's really- - -_ and for the world, it's really... and for the world, it's reall �*, . ., welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. five general elections inside four years — that is where israel is heading as the current prime minister, naftali bennett, is to step down from his post, dissolve parliament and trigger

yet another election. in the meantime, the current foreign minister, yair lapid, who was due to share the prime ministerial post with mr bennet, will take temporary charge. mr bennett has been in thejob forjust over a year and has struggled to stabilise his increasingly fragile governing coalition. translation: i held a series of talks with officials and i realised that in ten days, with the expiration of the west bank regulations, israel will experience serious security damages and legal chaos. we spared no efforts to galvanise whomever was needed to pack the regulations but our efforts bore no fruit. therefore, my friend, foreign minister lapid and i decided to act together to dissolve parliament at set an agreed—upon date for elections. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, explains more about why

the coalition came together in the first place. it was formed just over a year ago and the key sort of unifying factor of this very diverse group of parties was basically to get rid of benjamin netanyahu who by that time was israel's longest serving prime minister, still very popular among his base with somebody who very much divided israeli voters. it became really the stumbling block in a series of elections that were inconclusive over several years. so it was last year that this coalition came together under naftali bennett, including blocks from the left and the right and for the first time, an independent arab— israeli party but really over the last months and weeks, has being on its knees and i think just run out of road by this point. there was a key vote that has been unable to get through, suffered a series of rebellions and defections, and so what we had tonight is

naftali bennett, and the so—called alternate prime minister, yail lapid, a centrist politician who will now become prime minister if this vote goes again —— goes ahead next week. we can now speak to natan sachs who's director of the center for middle east policy at brookings. his work focuses on israeli foreign policy and domestic anyone but bibi only goes so far, it seems.— far, it seems. not too surprised _ far, it seems. not too surprised and - far, it seems. not too surprised and like - far, it seems. not too - surprised and like anyone else in this, the government did last for a year which is a bit longer than some people bought but the idea of him seeing the full term was unlikely. the main cause was to get rid of netanyahu, anything but bibi, and the other was to get some type of normalcy to the israeli government, the budget. israel was operating without a budget

for two years, the government succeeded in doing that but eventually, the fractions on the far right and the far left in one coalition proved to be too difficult, the differences were to go —— great, especially when it came to regarding the west bank and now we're seeing the end this coalition. it is a fascinating moment with yair lapid reaching prime ministership, caretaker prime minister. we have seen inconclusive elections in the past and so yair lapid may be a caretaker prime minister but he can be a caretaker prime ministerfor can be a caretaker prime minister for quite awhile, as we've seen in the past. i suppose this is his opportunity to stamp his authority on israeli politics. he will get a chance also to host i think president biden. how much of an opening is this for him? it’s president biden. how much of an opening is this for him?— opening is this for him? it's a ma'or opening is this for him? it's a major one- — opening is this for him? it's a major one. yair— opening is this for him? it's a major one. yair lapid - major one. yair lapid has proven in the past two years to be a very able politician, surprisingly so. he was a very well—known individual previously, a journalist and tv personality and a very well—known name but it was not considered to have the gravitas

of a politician like benjamin netanyahu. really, that's the main thing that was always missing for him. now he will be my minister, hosting the president of the united states with major moves with saudi arabia, potentially opening new doors and following accords and rapprochement between israel and arab states, this is the kind of scene, the kind of photo ops someone wants to put themselves on par with netanyahu of course, as your correspondences, was prime minister longer than any individual in israeli history. this is kind of what yair lapid needs. does not mean it will be easy for him by any chance and if yair lapid can win the next election or we could simply seen inconclusive results as we've seen throughout the last four years, that of course would lead —— leave yair lapid in places caretaker prime minister but not with a stable coalition or ability to change policy. iii coalition or ability to change oli . . ., , coalition or ability to change oli . , policy. ifi could 'ust ask ou, policy. ifi could 'ust ask you. where h policy. ifi couldjust ask you, where does - policy. ifi couldjust ask you, where does this . policy. if i could just ask. you, where does this mean exactly naftali bennett, as he has moment?— exactly naftali bennett, as he has moment? perhaps he has. never say _ has moment? perhaps he has. never say never _ has moment? perhaps he has. never say never in _ has moment? perhaps he has. never say never in israeli - never say never in israeli politics. his young man, we may

be discussing prime minister bennett again in 30 years but naftali bennett, when he broke with the far right and broke with the far right and broke with netanyahu tojoin with the far right and broke with netanyahu to join yair lapid, you really burn bridges with much of his base so he finds himself now an outgoing prime minister but with very little political base. you may take leave of politics for a while, you may lead a smaller party, he already was a leader of a rather small party but either way, of a rather small party but eitherway, he of a rather small party but either way, he achieved a position that only 13, well, 12 men before him, 11 men and one women before him have achieved, he was the 13th prime minister and so as political careers go, it's not a bad one stop that is a good point. it's not a bad one stop that is a good point-— a good point. thank you very much indeed. _ sexual abuse, fraud and high level corruption in the united nations — those are the allegations being made by several former staff members, who also claim they faced cover—ups, harrassment and bullying when they complained about alleged wrongdoing in the organisation. to a former assistant secretary general. they have led to the un's former executive on sexual

harrassment to call for an external panel to investigate. sima kotecha has the story the un says it aims to promote peace, dignity and equality on healthy planet but now several have been made about the organisation, including that a former senior member of staff sexually harassed to women. martina worked as a senior adviser to un aids. in 2015, she was in thailand, attending a work event. doctor luis lores, former assistant secretary was also there. figs lores, former assistant secretary was also there. as we were leaving — secretary was also there. as we were leaving the _ secretary was also there. as we were leaving the work - secretary was also there. as we were leaving the work meeting | were leaving the work meeting and going down the same elevator, he attacks me in the elevator, he attacks me in the elevator, he attacks me in the elevator, he comes at me all of a sudden. i pleaded with him to stop, let me go and so, but he was being very insistent and he was being very insistent and he was pulling my arm and i had to block myself with the elevator

door to be able to stay in the elevator. because i was afraid. in 2018, luis lores retired from the un. he says he has never harassed or assaulted anyone. the un says allegations of harassment against him were investigated but at this time, the un is not in a position to comment on the veracity of these claims. the un has protected legal status. senior members of staff have diplomatic immunity from national laws everywhere. and no—one working for the un can be questioned or arrested without the un removing their immunity. alleged corruption, fraud and management turning a blind eye when confronted with problems i want some of the whistleblowers have told the bbc about. now the woman who used to be in charge of tackling sexual harassment at the un says there needs to be

an investigation. b, the un says there needs to be an investigation.— an investigation. a group of eo - le an investigation. a group of people external _ an investigation. a group of people external to - an investigation. a group of people external to united i people external to united nations who don't have an investment in the job on it and so on can sit and pull together a lot of the things that have been said, a lot of the things that have been criticised about how the un works and so on, pull that together sort of an investigation of what's wrong and put together a really time—limited focused set of actions that will make change. in response to this allegation, the un said : all of this has raised questions about whether the un should be allowed to handle

complaints internally, something which it currently does. sima kotecha, bbc news. colombia's last recognisable guerilla group, the eln, has said it's willing to resume peace talks with the government once the new president, gustavo petro, takes office in august. mr petro — himself a former rebel — has become the country's first left—wing leader after winning sunday's presidential election. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson reports from bogota. this is the new face of colombia. a former rabble turned president. and beside him, a woman born into poverty. it will now be the country's first ever black vice president. —— who will be. the victory of gustavo petro marks a new chapter in the politics of this deeply conservative

country. celebration, testament to the fact that colombians were keen to move on from its past and float for a new future. forformer past and float for a new future. for former leftist gorilla alexa, the shots she takes now come from a camera, not from a gun. she left the mountains of colombia five years ago when the farc signed a peace deal with the government. photography is now her weapon to change. translation: because farc laid down his arms, it doesn't mean it was piece of the country. it was peace, socialjustice and no hungry. 0f was peace, socialjustice and no hungry. of course i would prefer to vote for someone who would allow me to eat and give me more guarantees to study and those guarantees will allow me not to back to armed struggle. there are lots to disagree. there are lots to disagree. there is a fear of the past and fear of the future with a president like gustavo petro and that is why nearly half of colombia's voters chose this

man, a colombian trump and a tiktok king. going viral with videos like this. i asked supporterjulieta what she made of that video. he was unique, she says, a breath of fresh air. we're not like venezuela but that is our fear, that we become like that. she is scared of the economy is going to take a dive under the new president. these elections reveal the deep dissatisfaction amongst colombians across the board, with traditional politics stop both candidates offered something new but in the end, the candidate who won offered a more appealing solution to the gaping inequalities in this country. what's happened here is expected to strike a chord with voters across south america. next up are brazil's

elections in october and can leftist former president lula unseat jair bolsonaro in a similar way? stay with us on bbc news. still to come: meet the president — how hollywood actor ben stiller has travelled to ukraine for talks with leader volodymyr zelenskyy. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade centre, armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a right to claim certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner". cheering as the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the european union, leave campaigners began celebrating.

in total, 17.4 million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. the medical research council has now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is bbc news. i'm david eades. the latest headlines: political upheaval in israel — the coalition government falls apart, the prime minister stands down and yet another election is looming. the united nations is accused of covering up abuse and corruption within its ranks — former un members tell the bbc they were bullied for speaking out.

first cycling then swimming, is it now the turn of track and field to ban transgender women from elite female competition? the president of world athletics, sebastian coe, has hinted that the sport could take that route following the announcement by fina, which is swimming's world governing body, that it will bar trans athletes if they have gone through any part of the process of male puberty. lord coe said his priority was inclusion and fairness. if it is a judgement between inclusion and fairness we will always fall down on the side of fairness. that me, it is absolutely that it is nonnegotiable and at the women's sport is really important here and we cannot have a generation of young girls thinking there is not a future for them in another spot so we have a responsibility.

a very delicate line to tread but it seems the decision by fina has prompted other sports 2—volume line. ——to fall in line. live now to washington, we can talk to dr anna baeth, director of research at athlete ally — an lgbtq athletic advocacy organisation based in the us. we're just we'rejust wide, we're just wide, literally in the last couple of moments, from australia, that the rugby league governing body has taken the same decision to ban transgender athletes from international women's competition so something of a role going on here and what do you make of it?— you make of it? thank you for havin: you make of it? thank you for having me- — you make of it? thank you for having me. on _ you make of it? thank you for having me. on sunday - you make of it? thank you for having me. on sunday fina i you make of it? thank you for - having me. on sunday fina voted to severely restrict transit women and notably women with intersex variation from participating in swimming competitions and that decision

was based primarily into the test restaurant —— testosterone levels. we are shocked that this policy, with such little scientific rigour and transparency can be passed at this level and to hear that it is clearly affecting other sports is incredibly disappointing and disheartening... disappointing and disheartenin: . .. �* , disappointing and disheartenina... , ., disheartening... but they do sa and disheartening... but they do say and indeed _ disheartening... but they do say and indeed we _ say and indeed we heard from sebastian co and we also have cycling, they have decision to have to take care and they have to take into account the upset caused among many women athletes who feel they are being undermined. —— lord coe. absolutely but when we look at theissues absolutely but when we look at the issues facing women in sport, transgender women are really at the bottom of the list. i am agenda scholar and i

say that primarily the bigger issues facing women in sport are a lack of policies that protect them broadly, a lack of media attention, a lack of funding and really, a lack of sponsorship. so, there are many arguably biggerfish to sponsorship. so, there are many arguably bigger fish to fight when it comes to gender. i understand that but all those issues are other issues and some will say they are being addressed in other fora and situations. you accept governing bodies have got to make a ruling somewhere if they are to keep this vast pool of female athletes in the sport happy that this is a fair and level playing field? absolutely. decisions need to be made. when we make decisions, we need to make them in ways that are logical, transparent and actually follow

the science.— the science. would you be afraid now _ the science. would you be afraid now that _ the science. would you be afraid now that it - the science. would you be afraid now that it would i the science. would you be| afraid now that it would be very difficult to turn this around to a position you might want when you see this rash of sports taking a similar move? not necessarily. the ioc in 2021 already passed guidelines on transgender athletes that removed blanket statements about testosterone. size that talks about testosterone and the effects in have on athleticism and let's note that testosterone does not mean athletic advantage, we will have better policies. thank you very much _ have better policies. thank you very much indeed. _ have better policies. thank you very much indeed. dr— have better policies. thank you very much indeed. dr anna - have better policies. thank you l very much indeed. dr anna baeth joining us from washington. this year thailand has seen a striking turnaround in its laws on illegal drugs. until recently the kingdom's harsh penalties would see hundreds of foreigners locked up on long sentences. but now the government has completely legalised

the use of marijuana, released thousands of prisoners, sparked off a boom in weed—related businesses. a cannabis craze is sweeping thailand. see how beautiful it is? this is the country's health minister. the architect of what is now the most liberal marijuana regimes anywhere in the world. being cheered by enthusiastic locals who hope that this green gold will bring them new wealth. it is an astonishing turnaround for a country that still has some of the toughest punishmentsfor drug use. we want to destigmatize these products from being a narcotic. people, when they have access to this cannabis industry, they will not go to the dark side. they will only focus on how to make a better living. already, cannabis is being offered

in a mind—blowing variety of forms. the official view is that this should all be for medical or therapeutic purposes. that's what the government is promoting to tourists. they want people coming to thailand to get well, not high. in practice, though, the new law makes pretty much anything from the marijuana plant — however potent — legal. translation: | am| happy, really happy. now villagers like us can grow it legally. we no longer have to hide. even what is perhaps thailand's most famous product — its cooking — has been caught up in the craze. it's actually an old tradition here of putting marijuana into quite a few recipes, including the dishes in front of me here, which the government would like to tap into, as it pursues its goal of turning thailand into a marijuana hub. but can it do that without an explosion in recreational use?

something the government doesn't want to happen. many doubt that it can. so what happens in here, nan? we are mostly focusing on cbd flower strains, so... nan is a marijuana enthusiast. super exciting. today is such a big win, i think, for all stoners in thailand. she's also the daughter of a powerful local politician who's backing cannabis cultivation in this poor, rural region of thailand. nan plans to help local farmers with her know—how. she's not convinced that the government's focus on medical use is realistic. we all know from studying, like, other markets, recreational is where the money is at. so i think this is a good step towards that if we are really thinking of this as an actual economic crop. even though

the government says it strictly for medical purposes, it's not for recreational. i hope that they see the potential, like the economics of it, and hopefully that will aid with the legalisation of, like, recreational use. this really feels like a new age for thailand. just a month ago, possessing this much marijuana might have got you 15 years in jail. today, anyone can cash in on the weed bonanza. and with just a few restrictions, enjoy consuming it too. jonathan head, bbc news, thailand. the russian journalist and nobel peace laureate, dmitry muratov, has auctioned his nobel medal forjust over $103 million. he has said all the money will go to help refugees from the war in ukraine. mr muratov was the editor of novaya gazeta, a russian independendent newspaper that suspended its work this year when the russian government declared it a crime to contradict the kremlin�*s official position on ukraine. mr muratov spoke to bidders before the auction began

translation: we hope this will serve as an example for other people to auction their valuable possessions, there had looms to help ukrainian refugees around the world. hollywood actor, ben stiller, is in ukraine where he visited the war torn city of irpin which was targeted by russian troops in the early days of the conflict. he met president zelensky in kyiv on monday, which was world refugee day. ben stiller told ukraine's president it was an honour to meet him and thanked him for all he was doing for ukraine. you're my hero. you're amazing. you quit a great acting careerfor this. not so great as yours. no, but pretty great. but what you've done, and the way that you've rallied the country, and for the world, it's really inspiring. it's too much for me. interesting bit of hero

worshipping from ben stiller towards a former actor and now president of ukraine, volodymyr zelensky. thank you for watching. hello. tuesday promises a long day ahead, quite literally, the longest day of the year. it is the summer solstice, and for shetland, we're looking at close to a whopping 19 hours of daylight. i can't promise you 19 hours of sunshine here, however, because there is a weather front that's closing in on northern scotland, and that will mean more cloud around, maybe even some rain through tuesday, although it should brighten across scotland later in the day. quite grey initially, though, with some drizzly rain. by the afternoon, i anticipate skies should brightening, especially in the east, but we could see some isolated showers breaking out. for the clearest of the skies and the best of the sunshine, england and wales will be the place to be, and here, the top temperatures returning to the mid 20s.

cooler for aberdeen, as we see that weather front slide south. pollen levels come down somewhat across scotland, in response to the weather front being in place, but still remain very high across england, wales and northern ireland. tuesday evening, some more fine weather around, and more sunshine until quite late into the evening, of course, and then, as darkness falls, clear skies continue across england and wales, a little bit more in the way of patchy cloud in scotland and northern ireland. 0vernight lows typically in double figures, somewhere between the 10—12 degree mark. for wednesday into thursday, we've still got high pressure trying to push across the uk — this little ridge from the west, so actually quite a lot of fine weather to come for both wednesday and thursday, and no really dramatic changes in our weather story — perhaps more sunshine though across central and eastern scotland, if anything, and northern ireland on wednesday and here, we should see temperatures responding to that and pushing back up into the low 20s. still cooler, though, for the northwest of scotland with more cloud here. but look at england and wales —

28 degrees, actually seeing some significant heat returning, through wednesday, and i think thursday's picture will be very similar indeed for england and wales. the chance of a few showers closing into the south coast, spilling up from the continent, but they should be few and far between. for scotland and northern ireland, perhaps a little more cloud around, but temperatures up to 20 in belfast and aberdeen. it's the end of the week, though, when it looks like things will start to turn more unsettled, and on into the weekend, showers becoming more widespread, the wind picking up and the temperatures sliding down.

this is bbc news, the headlines: israel is to hold its fifth election in three years after the prime minister, naftali bennett, said he would step down from his post and dissolve parliament next week. the current foreign minister, yair lapid, will take over until the vote, which is expected to take place in 0ctober. the united nations has been accused of covering up abuse and corruption within its ranks. senior staff at the un have diplomatic immunity from national laws, and all complaints are handled internally. but the organisation's management has been accused of ignoring alleged wrongdoing. colombia's last recognisable guerilla group,

the eln, has said it's willing to resume peace talks