welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: nancy pelosi, the us house speaker, is in taiwan, much to the annoyance of china. the white house tries to manage the mounting tensions. the united states will not and does not, will not seek and does not want a crisis. we are prepared to manage what beijing chooses to do. the killing of ayman al—zawahiri — washington says the taliban broke an agreement to keep foreign militants off afghan soil. the house that was targeted in the drone strike is just a few minutes away. but the taliban are not allowing anyone to film nearby, insisting there is nothing to see. one even pointing his gun threateningly towards us. the archbishop of canterbury reaffirms

a compromise over same—sex relationships but will it please traditionalists or gay couples? hey, josh, it's gillian, how are you doing? very well, thank you. how are you? and the glasses allowing deaf people to see real—time conversations, right before their eyes. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. she knew it would antagonise beijing but that hasn't stopped nancy pelosi, america's third highest ranking politician, from paying a high level visit to taiwan. she is due to attend taiwan's parliament and meet the president on wednesday morning, despite warnings from beijing not to travel there.

we have heard in the last few minutes that is where she is now. a highly symbolic gesture to step forward inside the centre of the democratic taiwan system. it's self ruling territory but china insists it is part of its territory and that has created significant anger within beijing. in a measure of china's anger, the us ambassador has just been summoned. to the foreign ministry in beijing. at the heart of all this china's determination that a self—ruled, democratic island is in fact part of chinese territory. rupert wingfield—hayes, reports from taiwan. the speculation has been swirling for days, but it wasn't until this moment with her plane on final approach

that we were sure nancy pelosi would defy beijing and become the most senior us politician to visit taiwan in a quarter of a century. for days, china has been making ominous threats that it would not stand by and allow it to happen. we are now beginning to see china's response. large—scale military exercises in the seas around the island, starting around thursday. translation: if the us - continues down the wrong path, we will take strong and resolute measures to ensure our sovereignty and security interests. in taipei, the mood remains calm but defiant — the island's tallest skyscraper was lit up tonight with a message of welcome. i think this time if speaker pelosi can come to taiwan, it would be a crucial time for the united states to show their support to taiwan, to taiwan's democracy. you can see that not everybody

in taiwan is delighted by nancy pelosi's arrival here, but on the whole, most people welcome a visit by such a senior us politician. in fact, the taiwanese government would like more such visits, not one every 25 years. but ms pelosi coming here does not by itself change the rather grim calculus now facing taiwan — which is a serious and growing threat from china, which since the russia's invasion of ukraine, suddenly looks a lot more real. half—an—hour outside taipei in this disused factory, young taiwanese are learning basic gun skills. since the invasion of ukraine, enrolment on these courses has jumped by 50%. many of the new recruits are women. next door, jj lai and his friends are undergoing more advanced training. learning to work as a team and to evacuate the wounded.

they used to do this for fun, but now it is much more serious. this is my home country, this is all i want, to protect it. i want to live here with my family, that's all. some critics say if taiwan wants america or any other country to help it fend off the threat from china, then it has to show that it is willing to fight. that is exactly what these young taiwanese men and women want to show nancy pelosi and anyone else who will listen. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taiwan. let's get back to those pictures are from parliament stop nancy pelosi is addressing the media. stop nancy pelosi is addressing the media-— stop nancy pelosi is addressing the media. to acknowledge, someone _ the media. to acknowledge, someone mentioned _ the media. to acknowledge, someone mentioned them - the media. to acknowledge, someone mentioned them at i the media. to acknowledge, l someone mentioned them at the beginning, but i am very proud of the distinguished party that has come with us. they remind me of translation.—

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states, perhaps a clear understanding of her importance and significance. we understanding of her importance and significance.— and significance. we have three purposes. _ and significance. we have three purposes. one. _ and significance. we have three purposes, one, security- and significance. we have three purposes, one, security for- and significance. we have three purposes, one, security for our| purposes, one, security for our people, global security, too, is economics, to spread as much prosperity as possible and three is governance and i will talk about the three of them after the translation. hi} talk about the three of them after the translation. n0 audio translation _ after the translation. n0 audio translation available. - after the translation. n0 audio| translation available. again this is clearly — translation available. again this is clearly going _ translation available. again this is clearly going to _ translation available. again this is clearly going to last - translation available. again this is clearly going to last a - this is clearly going to last a while with the translation. let's get a sense as to what the white house is making of this because it is a relatively awkward moment. the security council spokesmanjohn kirby council spokesman john kirby did his council spokesmanjohn kirby did his best to de—escalate tensions with beijing a little earlier. the united states will not and does not, will not seek and does not want a crisis. we are prepared to manage what beijing chooses to do. at the same time, we will not

engage in sabre—rattling. we will continue to operate in the seas and the skies of the western pacific as we have done for decades. we will continue to support taiwan. (vt) andrew gilholm is director of analysis for china and north asia at control risks and hejoins me now from seoul. thank you very much indeed for joining us, andrew. we have got the pictures, we are hearing nancy pelosi in the heart of the parliament building, talking about the reason she brought the delegation. how much more antagonistic can get for beijing?— for bei'ing? this visit has reall for beijing? this visit has really become _ for beijing? this visit has really become a - for beijing? this visit has really become a lot - for beijing? this visit has really become a lot morej really become a lot more dramatic and a significant than it might have been if it had gone ahead in april, when it was initially planned. i think the idea was to go at short notice with little fanfare and be in and out but because nancy pelosi got covid at that time

and postponed the trip, there's been months now the both sides to dwell on this and for the headlines to grow and for the resolve on both sides to make the visit and in china's case to oppose the visit very strongly, this has built up and become very dramatic, the seas that we are seeing now obviously really emphasise the theatre around that. —— seems. the visits itself although historic, as the us has tried to point out very strongly, is not unprecedented and in itself is not a game changer. it is all about the context it is happening in that makes it so tense. it happening in that makes it so tense. ., , happening in that makes it so tense. , ., , happening in that makes it so tense. ., , ., tense. it may not be game changer — tense. it may not be game changer in — tense. it may not be game changer in itself _ tense. it may not be game changer in itself but - tense. it may not be game changer in itself but we . tense. it may not be game i changer in itself but we hear of chinese warplanes in the area, us vessels heading into the area as well and this is the area as well and this is the escalation that everyone would worry about. it could be accidental but that does not

mean it is not going to happen. that's right, yes. i think the risk of a major military conflict is still very low but when you have this kind of atmosphere and the amount of military traffic in and around the taiwan strait that we have now, in this context, there's obviously much greater risk of accidents or miscalculations that are normal, even from even a quite high base because that risk and traffic at a been growing in the past year or two, so it is a very nasty situation it is one frankly people will have to get used to in the coming years because these kind of tensions are not going to go away. we have seen economic and political, diplomatic tensions rising for years but it is now getting into the security sphere and it is probably two decades or more

since people have really worried about the risk of military conflict over taiwan or between the us and china, so this is kind of a new threshold for people's perceptions of the level of risk there.— level of risk there. doesn't tell you — level of risk there. doesn't tell you about _ level of risk there. doesn't tell you about china's - level of risk there. doesn't tell you about china's own| tell you about china's own sense of self at the moment perhaps that the us position or is it equally significant that the us is perhaps trying to regain ground in that region amidst — i mean there are plenty of neighbouring states uncomfortable in the way china is behaving?— is behaving? yes, it is really cominu is behaving? yes, it is really coming from _ is behaving? yes, it is really coming from domestic- is behaving? yes, it is really - coming from domestic dynamics in beijing and washington. previous prices over taiwan, backin previous prices over taiwan, back in the 90s, were really driven by events from taipei. —— previous crises. now the us and china are seeing the other is the aggressor and the one changing the delicate status

quo. i think there is much more sensitivity in washington, post— ukraine, to the threat of chinese action on taiwan and from beijing's respective, every move the us makes to show its support for taiwan is viewed as a provocation and is hollowing out the one china policy with chinese officials. we will see how this pans out. thank you for your analysis. and national security as well as other aspects of our cooperation security wise. thank you, mr christian murphy. a reference to one of her delegation. issues of security. we have heard that word a few times. we will fill in what

nancy pelosi has had to say and bring you the details in due course. the american government claims that the taliban broke an agreement not to allow foreign militants on afghan soil by sheltering the al-qaeda leader ayman al—zawahiri, who was killed in a us drone strike in kabul. aymun al—zawahiri was one of the masterminds of 9/11 attacks on america, alongside osama bin laden, and one of america's most wanted terrorists. our correspondent, secunder kermani, reports from kabul. one of america's most wanted. ayman al—zawahiri, right—hand man and successor to osama bin laden. this was the drone strike that american officials say killed him as he stood on the balcony of this family home in an upmarket kabul neighbourhood. we can hear debris

still being cleared up, but then we are told to stop filming. we are in the centre of the city. the house that was targeted in the drone strike is just a few minutes away, but the taliban are not allowing anyone to film nearby, insisting there is nothing to see, one even pointing his gun threateningly towards us a little earlier on. senior taliban figures must have agreed to al-qaeda's leader living here, but they have insisted in public the group no longer exists in afghanistan, so his death poses difficult questions. zawahiri had trained as a doctor in egypt, but was drawn into radical circles. afterjoining al-qaeda, he helped plan the 9/11 attacks in which nearly 3,000 people were killed. america placed a $25 million bounty

on his head. president biden was in the command centre when osama bin laden was killed. and here he is being briefed on this weekend's operation, a major success after criticism of last year's chaotic troop withdrawal from afghanistan. no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. unlike al-anda, the taliban have a national, not global, agenda, but they have been close allies of al-qaeda for years. recently they played down their links, promising not to allow foreign attacks to be planned on afghan soil. al-qaeda is no longer the global threat it once was, but this drone strike will further deepen the mistrust between the taliban and the west. secunder kermani,

bbc news, kabul. we will just we willjust have a look at that level of distrust. the united states says the presence of an al-qaeda leader in afghanistan violates the doha agreement and could make it difficult for the taliban to gain international aid. let's remind ourselves the terms of that peace deal. in doha, the taliban committed not to allow the groups like al-qaeda to use afghan soil to threaten the us or its allies. the deal prevents an organisation like al-qaeda from recruiting, training, and fundraising. it also commits the taliban not to provide visas, passports or documentation to individuals connected with such groups. the taliban though see it differently, in a statement responding to the missile strike they said

lisa curtis served as white house national security council lead for south and central asia during the trump admnistration, and attended those negotiations with the taliban in qatar. she's now director of the indo—pacific security program at the center for a new american security. thank you forjoining us. where does that leave the doha agreements?— does that leave the doha agreements? does that leave the doha aureements? ~ ~ ., agreements? well, i think what this shows _ agreements? well, i think what this shows is _ agreements? well, i think what this shows is how— agreements? well, i think what this shows is how weak - agreements? well, i think what this shows is how weak that - this shows is how weak that agreement is. anthony blinker has said the taliban violated the agreement. the taliban clearly sees it differently. that shows the weakness of the agreement and that the terms were never clear. because if you read it carefully, and you did just read it out, but nowhere does it say the taliban

must break ties to al-qaeda and nowhere does it say that the taliban must expel al-qaeda from afghanistan. even though it says the taliban will not grant travel documents to foreign terrorists to come into afghanistan. that could be seen as a loophole, that they could allow terrace to come in as long as they do not provide them documents. i think that is what we need to understand. the taliban is the same taliban they were 20 years ago. if there were any doubts about that, i think the fact that we see that al—zawahiri was sheltered in the middle of kabul by the taliban leadership, that should lead to rest any doubts about whether taliban was about. the fact that they are still allied with al-qaeda. that they are still allied with al-anda-— al-qaeda. there is some suggestion. _ al-qaeda. there is some suggestion, we - al-qaeda. there is some suggestion, we talk- al-qaeda. there is some l suggestion, we talk about harbouring foreign terrorists. the point has been made of the

taliban, 2i the point has been made of the taliban, 21 years ago in fact granted al—zawahiri citizenship within afghanistan. that is bouncing around on the head of a pin a little bit as to who or who isn't eligible for the doha arrangements. i suppose a point about the agreement was that it was going to be the model that allowed the current situation to develop, for the united states to get out.- to develop, for the united states to get out. yes, i think that's right- — states to get out. yes, i think that's right. this _ states to get out. yes, i think that's right. this shows - states to get out. yes, i think that's right. this shows the i that's right. this shows the doha agreement was meaningless. you can drive a truck through it and that is exactly what the taliban has done. anybody who is following the situation closely, who is reading about what is happening, the united nations has been very clear, the taliban remains allied with al-qaeda, al-qaeda is rebuilding its strength in afghanistan. and so, yeah, i think the point is that this

agreement was very flawed, it is a very weak agreement and it doesn't protect us national security interests and is meaningless. it is time, really the biden administration should have scrapped the deal when they came to power injanuary 2021. and now it is clear that there is no room for it. and if fact, if i can make one last point, i think the us needs to halt its engagement with the taliban and needs to reinstate the travel ban on the taliban because it is only allowing them to gain legitimacy when they do things like a tent international confidence that theyin international confidence that they in its pakistan very clear ago. they in its pakistan very clear auo. , they in its pakistan very clear ato, , . ., they in its pakistan very clear ato. , . ., . ., they in its pakistan very clear auo. , ., . ., ., ago. very clear direction of travel there. _ ago. very clear direction of travel there. thank - ago. very clear direction of travel there. thank you - ago. very clear direction of travel there. thank you so | travel there. thank you so much. thanks for being with us here on bbc news. the new glasses allowing deaf people to see real—time conversations, right in front of their eyes.

the question was whether we wanted to save our people and japanese as well and win the war, or whether we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly- caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead

to a split in the anglican community. hello again, you are watching bbc news. for decades, the anglican communion — that's the main grouping of protestant christians around the world — has been divided by what to do about same sex relationships. generally, western congregations favour a more liberal approach, while those in asia and africa are more traditional. now what looks like a compromise, the church's leader, the archbishop of canterbury, has affirmed a declaration that says gay relationships are incompatible with scripture. butjustin welby said he would not punish churches that bless or marry gay couples. harry farley reports.

it's hard enough to get them to light up for a photo. there are around 90 million anglicans across 165 countries represented here. but underneath the joyful exterior, there are deep divisions over there are deep divisions over the churches teaching on sexuality. bishops from countries across asia and africa who represent the majority of the global church want to hold onto the traditional opposition to same—sex marriage. this teaching on marriage and human sexuality is most important because it is connected with the bible teaching. one sweet tamper with what the scripture says, then we are likely to fall apart. what do you say to the gay person in your church in south sudan who feel that because of the stance you are saying, because of what you have said today that they are not welcome?— have said today that they are not welcome? gay are loved. they are _

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and one he admits has its struggles loudly and in public. the dangerfor his struggles loudly and in public. the danger for his efforts to focus the church on climate change, on policy, on his building, is those very public squabbles derail his efforts. there is new software developed that makes it possible for people who are hard of hearing or deaf to see what people are talking about via real—time subtitles. the glasses are tethered to smart phones and an app tethered to smart phones and an app that turns a speech to text that then comes up on the inside of the lenses themselves. the company that invented the software is hoping to perfect it with the help of alpha testers who either cannot liberate or struggle when multiple conversations are taking place at once, there are also players use the software to translate languages. a reminder of our top story. nancy pelosi, the us house speaker, has arrived in taiwan for a hugely controversial visit.

she has arrived at parliament in taipei. she has already expressed her view that she has come in friendship to taiwan, peace to the region. hello. well, after another very warm and fairly humid night, as well, the humidity levels will drop across most parts of the country as we go through wednesday. and you'll also notice the winds starting to ease down after a very blustery spell of weather. strongest winds on the southern edge of this area of low pressure. the freshest of the air, though, is off to the northwest behind this weather front, which will be moving into parts of western scotland and northern ireland first light. but to the south and east of that, look at the temperatures as we start the day — around 16—19 celsius for the vast majority. now, while many of you start dry, we've got that rain at times in western scotland and northern ireland, there'll be a zone of cloud, rain, or drizzle southwest england through the midlands towards the wash — and that'll towards east anglia and the southeast. could produce a few spots of rain, but very little for the gardens

here, and it will break up to sunny spells later. lots more sunshine around, in fact, through wednesday. a few heavy showers through scotland and northern ireland, where temperatures will drop away through the day — whereas for england and wales, it still remains pretty warm. the humid air towards east anglia in the southeast 27—29 celsius. so, becoming less humid in the birmingham area, a lot more sunshine around for the commonwealth games, though, compared with tuesday, and a sunny end to the day here. there will be a few showers on northern england, scotland, northern ireland, some of those will continue through the night. some heavy ones, maybe the odd rumble of thunder, too. but what you will notice, as we go through into thursday morning, temperatures will have dropped more widely — still in double figures for the most part, but certainly a bit more comfortable to get to sleep in. but for thursday, lots of dry and sunny weather around for the vast majority. a zone of cloud and a few showers through northern england, wales drifting into the north midlands. some further showers then across scotland, very well—scattered, most places staying dry. and by this stage, temperatures actually dropping a little bit below normal across scotland and northern ireland, and maybe the far northwest of england. still pretty warm, though, east anglia and the southeast. that'll be the case on friday, but another cooler start, temperatures in single figures

for some to begin the day. sunny start, a bit of cloud bubbling up, 1—2 isolated light showers, most will be dry. still with temperatures in the mid—20s in the very far southeast, but most actually high teens, low 20s. and then, as we go through into the weekend, high pressure building in across southern areas does mean we'll see some wet and windy weather push across scotland for the start of the weekend. and temperatures will rise here into sunday. but for many, still a lot of dry weather around, but a good deal more comfortable across some southern parts. that's how it's looking, see you soon.

this is bbc news, the headlines: these are the latest pictures of the us nancy losi in taiwan. china's foreign ministry has summoned the us ambassador to beijing, to protest against the visit by the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi, to taiwan. the self—ruled island is claimed by china as a breakaway province. the white house said mrs pelosi's visit was consistent with the one—china policy. president biden's administration has accused the taliban of breaking an agreement not to allow foreign militants on afghan soil. the rebuke came after a us drone strike in kabul, killed ayman al—zawahiri, the leader of al-qaeda.

the archbishop of canterbury has affirmed