you're watching bbc news, i'm rich preston. our top stories: chaos and confusion as kenya's deputy president william ruto is declared the winner of last week's presidential election, but claims of vote rigging over the result. there is no room for vengeance, there is no room for looking back, we are looking into the future. donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, is told by us prosecutors he's a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the presidential election result. the taliban celebrate the first anniversary of their return to power in afghanistan, but the picture remains bleak for women and girls.

one big thing among others that challenges the more moderate image they are trying to portray is the restrictions they have imposed on women, the fact they have not allowed girls to go to secondary school in most of afghanistan, the only country in the world to do so. the uk becomes the first country to approve a covid vaccine that fights both the original strain and the omicron variant. and checkmate, with a difference. how underwater chess is helping competitors stay cool in the hot weather. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in east africa, where kenya's deputy president, william ruto, has been declared the winner of last week's presidential election — but, amid scenes of chaos

and confusion. the head of the electoral authority was briefly prevented from declaring the results as scuffles broke out at the vote tallying centre in the capital, nairobi. he said mr ruto gotjust over fifty per cent of the votes, narrowly ahead of the opposition leader, raila odinga. gareth barlow has this report. politics is often a tale of two halves and it can you back would not be more true. here in the third largest city, demonstrators hurled stones and started fires in protest at the result of the presidential election. in the rift valley, jubilant celebrations following the proclamation of william ruto as though next leader. we have used _ ruto as though next leader. - have used our time and commitment and by god, he has emerged the winner. we

commitment and by god, he has emerged the winner.— emerged the winner. we are competent — emerged the winner. we are competent under _ emerged the winner. we are competent under his - emerged the winner. we are i competent under his leadership this country is going to get a lot of— this country is going to get a lot of mileage in terms of development, education, peace and stability. the development, education, peace and stability-— and stability. the public reaction _ and stability. the public reaction followed - and stability. the public reaction followed a - and stability. the public reaction followed a veryj and stability. the public - reaction followed a very public scuffle as supporters of the opposition candidate raila odinga clashed with election officials amid allegations of vote rigging, all of the seven members of the electoral commission refused to endorse the results. but despite those claims and queries over his victory, william ruto pledged to rule for all canyons. i victory, william ruto pledged to rule for all canyons.- to rule for all canyons. i want to rule for all canyons. i want to promise — to rule for all canyons. i want to promise all _ to rule for all canyons. i want to promise all the _ to rule for all canyons. i want to promise all the people - to rule for all canyons. i want to promise all the people of. to promise all the people of kenya, whichever way they boated. ., ., :: ::

boated. following the 2007 vote, at least _ boated. following the 2007 vote, at least 1200 - boated. following the 2007 vote, at least 1200 people. boated. following the 2007 - vote, at least 1200 people were killed and 600,000 fled their homes. analyst believe raila odinga is likely to challenge the result. following up on the last of the election it may be necessary to make another decision. prosecutors in the us state of georgia have told donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, he's a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the result of the last presidential election. as mr trump's lawyer, mr giuliani helped lead legal challenges to the outcome of the vote and has repeatedly made false claims of widespread fraud. let's speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. good to see you, what is the significance of this? i good to see you, what is the significance of this?- significance of this? i think this shows _ significance of this? i think this shows how— significance of this? i think this shows how wide - significance of this? i think this shows how wide this i this shows how wide this investigation is. i think it is especially significant because giuliani was a close member of the trump's in a circle as his personal attorney, the former

mayor of new york city but at this time, late 2020, very closely involved as you say in the attempts by donald trump to overturn the 2020 election result in the state of georgia. the fact that he has been named as a target means that he could potentially be indicted on criminal charges. clearly, it is not there yet but this would suggest that based on the evidence so far that it is a distinct possibility that he could find himself in that position. as opposed to someone like senator lindsey graham, again very close to donald trump, he has also been called to appear before this grad jury but purely as a witness. find but purely as a witness. and peter, but purely as a witness. and peter. this _ but purely as a witness. and peter, this comes _ but purely as a witness. and peter, this comes as - but purely as a witness. and peter, this comes as the investigation continues into those documents at the fbi took from donald trump's home in florida. it is pressure mounting on the former president?— mounting on the former resident? . , , president? clearly he is under a lot of legal— president? clearly he is under a lot of legal pressure. -

president? clearly he is under a lot of legal pressure. there | a lot of legal pressure. there is that case which developed in spades last week as we saw, the removal of those sensitive documents and clearly that investigation still has a long way to go. the trump family business is still under investigation in the state of new york over its tax affairs and other legal issues are mounting up. we've also heard from the fbi now, warning of the repercussions of what happened last week, the warning thatis happened last week, the warning that is going out across the country that law enforcement officers are being threatened. these are threats that are coming largely through social media as a direct result of what happened in florida last week. ., ~ what happened in florida last week. . ~ , ., ., what happened in florida last week. . ~ ., ., , week. thank you for “oining us from m. h week. thank you for “oining us from la. let's_ week. thank you for “oining us from la. let's get _ week. thank you forjoining us from la. let's get an - week. thank you forjoining us from la. let's get an update l week. thank you forjoining us | from la. let's get an update on the picture in ukraine. moscow says its defence minister has spoken by phone to the head of the united nations, antonio guterres, about the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine. the area's currently under russia's control. moscow and kyiv accuse each other of shelling the site.

this time last year, the taliban had swept in to the afghan capital kabul and seized power, after the chaotic withdrawal of international forces. their return prompted a desperate exodus of those who'd worked alongside international forces and agencies trying to flee in fear of their lives. but the vast majority of afghans remain in their homeland as the country faces an economic crisis, severe food shortages, and the roll back of what progress there had been in particular for women and girls. our correspondent yogita limaye, reports from kabul. a song of defiance. "if they fight us again, we'll pray the world is destroyed." the taliban erupted in a spontaneous celebration. at kabul�*s main square, hundreds gathered to mark one year since they walked into this city and took over afghanistan.

carrying american weapons, fighters and their commanders now trying to run a country. when you compare the taliban this time around to their rule during the 1990s, you perhaps don't hear of the level of brutality that was associated with that regime. but one big thing, among others, that challenges the more moderate image they are trying to portray is the restrictions they've imposed on women. the fact that they haven't allowed girls to go to secondary schools in most of afghanistan — the only country in the world to do so. taliban men displaying their dominance, but women shut down for demanding their rights. two days ago, this group was stopped from marching in kabul. shots fired in the air. mobile phones seized. the protesters threatened. this woman took part in the march. we are hiding her identity to protect her.

"we were so scared, we thought we would die. but we'll continue protesting until there is even one woman alive to fight", she told us. "they took away our rights and we want them back." five months ago, there had been a glimmer of hope. teenage girls were told they would be allowed to study again. in a cruel blow, they were sent back home within an hour. for nine years, this girl attended school under the shadow of war. i'm totally upset because of this situation that i don't have the right to study. they don't consider us as human. and my feel is like humanity has died in this country. i asked taliban spokesman zabihullah mujahid when schools would be opened. translation: we have | problems in some places. we are trying our best to solve them and to bring things back to normal. what problems, though? because classes were always segregated for boys and girls

even before the 15th of august. translation: our leader scholars have issues with the safety of girls travelling to and from schools. we cannot only make decisions based on the situation in kabul. we also have to consider villages and districts, where people don't want girls to go to school. so, after one year in power, you are not able to commit a time at which all girls will be able to go to secondary schools? translation: when we came to power, - there were a lot of problems. these things take time. the decisions on women have far—reaching effects. international recognition and funding is tied to them. crucial, in a country where a majority are going hungry each day. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. we can now speak to omar samad, who's with the atlantic council. he was previously afghanistan's ambassador to france and to canada, and also former senior advisor to dr abdullah

abdullah, the former chief executive of afghanistan. he joins us live now from washington. omarsamad omar samad thank you for being with us. how do you assess the picture in afghanistan one year on? ~ ., picture in afghanistan one year on? ~ . , ., picture in afghanistan one year on? ~ . , . ., picture in afghanistan one year on? ~ . , ., ., ., on? well, it all started out a ear on? well, it all started out a year ago _ on? well, it all started out a year ago as _ on? well, it all started out a year ago as surreal. - on? well, it all started out a year ago as surreal. we - on? well, it all started out a | year ago as surreal. we didn't expect the taliban after 21 years after being defeated post—9/ii to make such a strong comeback but they did. there are a lot of reasons and we will spare people without at the moment. since then, obviously, there were expected by many in or outside afghanistan to make good on some of the pledges they had made during the doha talks with united states. amongst them, theissue united states. amongst them, the issue of intra— afghan talks to make sure we have a representative government with the taliban included a course.

it played a very broad role. they also made pledges about human rights, women's rights, the rights of girls to go to school. all of those things, obviously, when it comes to girls as your report said, grades 7—12, high school they are unfortunately unable to attend. that has to change. we keep talking about it, they come up with all kinds of justifications and reasons, it is not good enough. there is a lot that needs to be done. no weight that twentysomething million afghans go to bed hungry every night. that is the number one issue for most afghans. number one issue for most afghan— number one issue for most afu hans. . _ , afghans. the taliban say they are different _ afghans. the taliban say they are different taliban - afghans. the taliban say they are different taliban to - afghans. the taliban say they are different taliban to the i are different taliban to the ones that ran the country in the 1990s. are they? it’s ones that ran the country in the 1990s. are they?- the 1990s. are they? it's a aood the 1990s. are they? it's a good question. _ the 1990s. are they? it's a good question. i _ the 1990s. are they? it's a good question. i am - the 1990s. are they? it's a good question. i am of - the 1990s. are they? it's a good question. i am of the j the 1990s. are they? it's a - good question. i am of the view that partly yes, partly know. i am of the view that taliban

version one in the 1990s still carries certain stigmas and ideas and mentalities that is not very afghan like, let's put it that way. even some islamic scholars have issues with that and would like to have a discussion with them over those issues. version two, obviously, has suffered in some regards. for example they are still tolerant of some level of media activity and freedom. but we don't know how much that will change or not. as i said, when it comes to women and girls, there is a certain level of, let's say flexibility. but it is not total and he needs to change. when it comes to being inclusive and maybe allowing other afghans to be part of a broader representative government in afghanistan, we still have a long way to go, there is a lot of talk but not enough action.—

there is a lot of talk but not enough action. you mentioned earlier the _ enough action. you mentioned earlier the issue _ enough action. you mentioned earlier the issue of _ earlier the issue of malnutrition in afghanistan. the country is in our dire economic situation at the moment, at the root of all this is international aid which is not coming into the country. can the taliban steer afghanistan through these crises without international support? it crises without international su- ort? , , crises without international su . oft? , , ., crises without international su--ort? , , ., ,, support? it seems that this is what they _ support? it seems that this is what they are _ support? it seems that this is what they are trying - support? it seems that this is what they are trying to - support? it seems that this is what they are trying to do. i what they are trying to do. they are trying to not be as dependent on foreign aid as afghanistan was before. remember, they inherited a really bad situation. a really corrupt country with a corrupt government. the coppers were empty. a lot had been looted by the previous government. bad government, so on and so forth. at the same time, they have been there for a year now, they have not been recognised because they haven't, as i said, made good on some of their pledges. there are some issues that need to be resolved. as long as they are not recognised, afghanistan and its people will suffer. that has to change and the hope is that the current model realise what their priorities are, not

just taliban priorities but afghanistan priorities and also the fact that the international community and the region around us is also expecting some changes in regards to counterterrorism, count it now context, human rights and all of that. and so we need, they need, the taliban need to have a better sense of where afghanistan stands and it is not the taliban a load that can offer solutions. not the taliban a load that can offersolutions. in not the taliban a load that can offer solutions. in the taliban solutions alone cannot work the same way that economists and others that came after them. briefly, it is arguably hypocritical for the west to criticise the taliban but turn off the tap metaphorically. should we accept they are running the country and provide the support they need?- running the country and provide the support they need? there is a certain level _ the support they need? there is a certain level of _ the support they need? there is a certain level of acceptance i a certain level of acceptance and there is a certain level of obviously, certain principles that have to be met. notjust because of the international

community. obviously the international community has been generous to provide assistance on the humanitarian side. that is vital and it is to continue especially with winter coming. what is very important at this point, is to realise that it is the afghan people themselves, the majority of afghans, the majority under the age of 25, those who have been exposed to the intranet and other modern tools, they would like to live in a country that can offer them jobs, back and have certain opportunities, education and certain rights. the taliban will need to... we will need to leave it there, we're out of time. grateful for your contribution omar samad. stick with us on bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: what do chess and diving have in common? we'll be telling you all about this underwater partnership injust a moment.

washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed i did have a relationship with ms lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last 10 days, 500 have died. crowd chant: czechoslovakia must be free! _ man: czechoslovakia must be free! - crowd chant: czechoslovakia must be free! _ russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we are all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," i chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so, you want me| to desert rome?"

this is bbc news, the latest headlines: nelson can fusion is the kenyan deputy president is declared the winner of last week's election. —— chaos and confusion. the us the us state department says iran's response to the attack on the author salman rushdie is despicable and disgusting. iran's foreign ministry said on monday that the author was to blame for the attack which left him critically injured — becauuse he had denigrated the world's muslims. iran has also denied any links to the man who stabbed the 75—year—old. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal reports from pennsylvania, where mr rushdie remains in hospital. as salman rushdie continues to receive care inside the hospital, outside, the attack on him has become another fault line in the decades—long row between iran and the us. america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has hit out at tehran. it was in 1989 when the country's then spiritual leader issued a death sentence on salman rushdie

for his book, the satanic verses. in a statement, the us secretary of state denounced iran for inciting violence against the author for generations. mr blinken also accused the country's state media of gloating, calling it "despicable". after news emerged of the attack, many outlets called it "divine retribution". iran's government has now reacted, saying it categorically denies any link with the attack, adding that no—one has the right to accuse tehran of anything. translation: we don't see any other _ parties that should be blamed or condemned, other than him and his supporters. freedom of expression and such slogans cannotjustify insults against religious beliefs and fundamentals of islam and other divine religions. iran also says it knows nothing about the 24—year—old american suspect arrested at the scene and later charged with

attempting to murder mr rushdie. hadi matar has pleaded not guilty. there are allegations he was sympathetic to the iranian regime, but the suspect�*s motive has not been officially established. at the new york state institution, where mr rushdie was attacked, writers and artists say they're not deterred. they continue to gather in solidarity, as salman rushdie starts his long road to recovery. nomia iqbal, bbc news, pennsylvania. the uk has become the first country to approve a dual vaccine which tackles both the original covid virus and the newer omicron variant. here's ofer levy is director of vaccines at boston children's hospital. you know, i think the key point to your viewers is that we are in a better place now in regards to this pandemic. we have vaccines, medications, etc. but the coronavirus ahs not

gone away and if i understand the data correctly we still about 150 per day in the united kingdom still dying of this virus. there is the potential for rising infection. with fall and winter approaching, rising infection. with fall and winterapproaching, can rising infection. with fall and winter approaching, can we do any better than we are now? the bivalent vaccine that moderna is offering contains an amount -- mrna is offering contains an amount —— mrna for the spike protein for the original virus that causes this pandemic. as well as the new omicron variant. it is bivalent, it targets both. the data i reviewed on this vaccine, the bivalent vaccine, it suggest safety and immunogenicity, the vaccine induces antibodies for protecting the body against omicron, protecting those who receive this new bivalent vaccine against infection.

this is a practical approach and we salute the united kingdom being the first country to authorise a vaccine that targets two variants. manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has gone on trial accused of eight counts of rape, one of attempted rape and one of sexual assault against seven young women. the 28 year old french international denies all charges. our correspondent judith moritz reports. at the start of his trial today, benjamin mendy was described as a "reasonably famous footballer". the court heard about his world cup victory with france in 2018. and about his success with manchester city, which the jury heard gave him wealth and status, and a privileged and moneyed lifestyle. but, the prosecution said, this case has little to do with football. instead, tim craig qc said... "it's another chapter in a very old story — men who rape and sexually assault women because they think they are powerful, and because they think they can

get away with it." the jury was told that this man, louis saha matturie, was a friend of benjamin mendy�*s and acted as his fixer, arranging parties and introducing the footballer to young women. it's said by the prosecution a stream of women were brought to mr mendy�*s mansion in cheshire, and there many were raped and sexually assaulted. each man is accused of eight rape offences. they were described as predators — between them, attacking 13 women. the court heard that behind the gates of the mansion, the girls were rendered vulnerable, that they had their phones taken away and that some were attacked inside rooms with high—security locks. but the jury was told that there's little dispute about whether or not sex took place and that this is a case which rests on consent. they were told that the defendants say the women were willing and enthusiastic, but that the prosecution case is that there's abundant evidence to the contrary. it was said that benjamin mendy and louis saha matturie turned the pursuit of women into a game, repeatedly ignoring the fact

they hadn't consented. tim cray qc said... both men deny all the charges against them. the trial is expected to last for nearly four months. judith moritz, bbc news, chester. and before we go, searing temperatures in the uk have made playing any kind of games a bit of a challenge. but a new version of chess has competitors more worried about the cold than the heat, as wendy urquhart reports. it's chess, but not as we know it. in this version, the board is submerged in swimming pool and all the pieces are weighted and magnetic. the players had to hold their breath while they made their move which meant they did not have a whole lot of time to take in their opponent's last move or to determine what advantage their next move might give the opposition. that was a huge challenge for the 10 players who took part in the world dive chess championships in the pool at the leonardo

royal hotel in london. trying to see the pieces, keep yourself down, there's a lot more and once you play a long game, you are doing 30, a0 moves and every time you are going down or coming up, it is a marathon in itself. the pool is reawlly cold and spending a lot of time underwater hurts your oxygen intake so it becomes harder and harder to find good moves as the game goes on. after four hours it was checkmate from poland to beat south africa to win the competition. i think that 60% is chess and 40% is other skills, swimming, keeping the body under control and the pressure and your breath. the world dive chess championships were invented by chess master etan ilfeld, who thought making the game more physical

would also make it cool. wendy urquhart, bbc news. great stuff. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @richpreston. hello. well, much—needed rain in the forecast, but that unfortunately may come at a price for some of us. and with big downpours forming once again on tuesday, there's a risk of flash flooding across parts of england and wales. now, here's the big picture. this dip in the jet stream has spawned an area of low pressure which is in part responsible for breaking the heatwave and developing the showers. and then later on in the week, the jet stream here could push in a weather front with slightly lighter rain but more widespread rain crossing parts of the uk, but no guarantee as far as rain is concerned further south. and then that westerly jet stream

brings fresher conditions later on in the week. now, here's the rainfall accumulation over the next 48 hours or so. the computer models tend to smooth out the rainfall and average it out, so i think if you take a closer look, actually, some areas get very little rainfall. you can see it's just at the bottom of the scale — 5, maybe 10mm, no more than that — and some spots won't get any rainfall at all. so let's get onto the forecast, then, for tuesday. and quite a warm start in the south and the southeast — 18 degrees. fresher in scotland. and in scotland and northern ireland, quite cloudy in the morning with some light rain, i think, in central and eastern scotland, which should eventually peter out. and then we've got those scattered, heavy showers and thunderstorms developing across england and wales and that risk of flash flooding. but remember, some of us will miss the storms altogether. mid—20s across the south, around 18 or so in newcastle and a very fresh 1a there in aberdeen with that

northerly breeze. here's wednesday's weather forecast, and again a chance for some showers across parts of england and wales, but further north, the weather's looking dry and bright. i think a very pleasant day on the way for scotland and northern ireland, with temperatures of around 18 celsius. now, i talked about that jet stream at the start pushing in a weather front, and here's that area of low pressure approaching the uk during the course of thursday. it'll spread thursday night into friday across the country, bringing thicker cloud and perhaps some outbreaks of rain early hours of friday, but no guarantee of rain further south. here's the outlook for the middle of the week, into the weekend. you can see it's generally set fair towards the end of the week.

this is bbc news, the headlines: high drama has accompanied the result of kenya's closely—fought presidential election, with protests and claims of vote—rigging. kenya's deputy president william ruto has been declared the winner and has said it's time to look to the future, with the country needing all hands on deck to move forward. donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, has been told by us prosecutors that he's a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the presidential election result. mr giuliani helped lead legal challenges to the outcome of the vote and has repeatedly made false claims of widespread fraud. moscow says its defence minister has spoken by phone to the head of the united nations, antonio guterres, about the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine.

the area's currently under russia's control. moscow and kyiv accuse each other of shelling the site.