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. (cheering) 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 the organisers of the oscars apologise to a native american actress, nearly fifty years after she was booed off stage for declining the best actor award on marlon brando's behalf. 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 50% 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 kenya that couldn't be more true. here in kisumu, the third largest city, demonstrators hurled stones and started fires in protest at the result of the presidential election. but in the rift valley, jubilant celebrations following the proclamation of william ruto as the country's next leader. we have devoted our time and devoted our commitment and our emotions, and we thank god, we have something to thank god because eventually

he has emerged the winner. we are very confident that under his leadership this country is going to gain a lot of mileage in terms of development, in terms of education, in terms of peace and tranquillity between all the tribes of kenya. 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, four of the seven members of the electoral commission refused to endorse the results, saying it was opaque. but despite those claims and queries over his victory, william ruto pledged to rule for all kenyans. i want to promise all the people of kenya, whichever way they voted, that this will be their government. kenya's history of disputed elections in the past has lead to violence.

following the 2007 vote, at least 1,200 people were killed and 600,000 fled their homes. analysts believe mr odinga is likely to challenge the result. the kenyan supreme court annulled the last election, and may be called on to make another historic decision. gareth barlow, bbc news. 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. i got more details from our north america correspondent peter bowes: i think this shows how wide this investigation is. i think it is especially significant because rudy giuliani was a very close member of donald trump's inner 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 isn't 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 grand jury 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?

clearly, he is under 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 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. 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. earlier, i spoke to former

afghan ambassador to france and nato, omarsamad. i asked him how he viewed the picture in afghanistan one year since the taliban took power. well, it all started out a year ago as surreal. who'd have expected the taliban after 21 years, after being defeated post—9/11 to make such a strong comeback? but they did. there are a lot of reasons, and we will spare people with that at the moment. since then, obviously, they were expected by many inside and outside afghanistan to make good on some of the pledges they had made during the doha talks with the united states. amongst them, the issue of intra—afghan talks to make sure we have a representative government, with the taliban included of course. and even playing a very important 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 ofjustifications and reasons, it is not good enough. there is a lot that needs to be done. no way that 20—something million afghans go to bed hungry every night. that is probably the number one issue for most afghans. the taliban say they are a different taliban to the ones that ran the country in the 1990s. are they? it's a good question. i am of the view that partly, yes, partly no. i am of the view that taliban version one of the 1990s still carries certain stigmas and certain 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 softened in some regards. for example, they are still tolerant of some level of media activity and freedom. but we don't know how, whether 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 it 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. you mentioned 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 this international support? it seems that this is 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 very corrupt country, a very corrupt government. the coffers 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 taliban will realise what their priorities are, notjust 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, counter narcotics, 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 that it is not the taliban alone that can offer solutions. because taliban—like solutions alone cannot work the same way that communists couldn't do it, and others that came after them. former afghan ambassador to france and nato, omarsamad. 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," - chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so, you want me to desert. rome?" this is bbc world news. the latest headlines — 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. 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. nearly 50 years after the native american actress, sacheen littlefeather, was booed off stage at the oscars, she's received an apology from the group that puts on the academy awards. she'd been asked by marlon brando to decline, on his behalf, a best actor award for the godfather, as a protest at the film industry's treatment of america's indigenous people. bird runningwater, film producer and co—chair of the academy's indigenous alliance, joins me now from the mescalero apache reservation in new mexico. delighted to have you with this. tell us what happened at

this. tell us what happened at this 1973 oscars ceremony. well, you know, as you said, sacheen littlefeather had been sent as the proxy for marlon brando, to decline his oscar for the godfather. one of the things that happened i guess in real—time when she was doing that that she was booed from the audience. it has also been stated that she was threatened by the producer of the show, that if she did not abide by certain guidelines, certain things would happen, and then when she was escorted off stage, it was reported that john wayne had to be restrained from wanting to physically attack her, and we also understand that clint eastwood made some remarks, is one of the next presenters, in regards to kind of the history of american indians in the western

genre of american cinema. mb? genre of american cinema. why did this move _ genre of american cinema. why did this move provoked such a strong reaction amongst people? well, i think that, you know, if we look at the film industry in general, the oscars are one of the pinnacle events of honours, and i think to make such a political statement on stage, especially by a native woman, i think wasjust something that was seen as being particularly offensive, and also sacheen is credited with probably being the first person to ever make political comments from the stage at the oscars during one of the major award categories. oscars during one of the ma'or award categories.�* award categories. what motivated _ award categories. what motivated marlon - award categories. what l motivated marlon brando award categories. what - motivated marlon brando to ask her i did take this stance on her i did take this stance on her —— on his behalf in the first place? her -- on his behalf in the first place?— her -- on his behalf in the first place? they were very dear friends _ first place? they were very dear friends because - first place? they were very dear friends because of - first place? they were veryj dear friends because of her first place? they were very - dear friends because of her own pursuits of work in the industry, but he was also a very strong ally with the at the time the american indian movement at all the social

justice political rights movements that american indians were trying to gain headway on our own homelands within the united states, and constantly being ignored by the government. and we were also particularly erased from most education curricula and popular cultural references. so he was a great ally in trying to alleviate the mistreatment of indigenous people in our own homelands in the united states. this was nearly 50 years ago. why is the apology coming now? it has taken a while for the academy under a lot of great new leadership, it also i have to credit the new ceo, bill kramer, the former ceo of the academy museum. when the academy museum. when the academy museum. when the academy museum was being built, it is a relatively new institution, they really began to turn to have a critical eye and a critical look at our film

history and the inclusion and most often exclusion of specific communities from the american film canon, trying to be our own self determination of our own story and imagery, so through the establishment of the academy museum, that is where this particular reconciliation was brought up as a part of the museum for her video to be included in the museum and it has kind of moved beyond that, thanks to the inclusion and impact staff and team at the academy as well. really interesting story. thank you for sharing it with us. appreciate it.— you for sharing it with us. appreciate it. thank you for havinu appreciate it. thank you for having me- _ 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 jury at chester crown court heard the offences are alleged to have taken place at mr mendy�*s cheshire home, between october 2018 and august 2021. the 28—year—old french international denies all charges. judith moritz has this report.

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... 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. searing temperatures in the uk have made playing any kind of games a bit of a challenge, to say the least. 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 a 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, it's a lot more difficult 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's michal mazurkiewicz, who beat south africa player alain dekker 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. residents of dundee, in tayside in scotland, didn't get much sleep on sunday night. a massive electrical storm raged for hours, and torrential rain battered

the city, as thunder boomed, and bolts of lightning lit up the night sky. more of these to come across the uk over the next few days, apparently. 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 westerlyjet 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 thatjet 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 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.