this is bbc news, i'm vishala sri—pathma. our top stories: at least seven people have been killed at two shootings in farms near half moon bay in california, just two days after 11 people died in a mass shooting in the state. a court in washington convicts four members of a far—right militia group for their part in the capitol riots in january 2021. as the european union agrees on more financial aid for ukraine, pressure grows on germany to send military tanks to help fight off the russian invasion. turkey's president says sweden should not expect him to support its nato membership bid, just days after a copy of the koran was burned during a protest in stockholm. why this $24 million performance in dubai has landed

beyonce in hot water with some fans. onze, douze, treize. and we meet the four—year—old, who's become the uk's youngest member of mensa, and can count to a hundred in seven languages. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. two days after 11 people were shot dead by a gunman near los angeles there were two new gun attacks in the north of the state. at least seven people have been killed at two farms near half moon bay. the state governor, gavin newsom, called it tragedy upon tragedy. here's the county sheriff speaking

about the gunman a few moments ago. the motive for the shooting is currently unknown. through investigation, the suspect, identified as chunli zhao, a 67—year—old half moon bay resident. at 4:40pm, chunli zhao was located in his vehicle in the parking lot of the sheriff's substation here in half moon bay by a sheriff's deputy. he was taken into custody without incident and a semiautomatic handgun was located in his vehicle. chunli zhaois located in his vehicle. chunli zhao is believed to have alone and there is no further threat to this community. this is a devastating tragedy for this community and the families touched by this unspeakable act of violence. touched by this unspeakable act

of violence-— of violence. county sheriff there. with the latest here's our north america correspondent david willis. this is an area known as half moon bay, it's about 30 miles to the south of san francisco, largely agricultural area, a population of around 11,000 people. seven people are said to have died in this incident at two separate locations, one of which is thought to be a mushroom farm. this is a very rural area as i mentioned there, two people were injured in the first location and the officers found four people dead and a fifth person wounded at the other location about two miles away stop it has been ported that all of the victims were chinese farmworkers and a 67—year—old asian—american man has turned himself in to the police, about two hours after the incident took place at these two separate,

very rural locations. there is footage of that man being pinned to the ground and taken into custody by sheriff's deputies. now, a short while ago as that press conference got under way, the police officer in charge of the investigation said that there was no clear motive for this attack although it does appear that the gunman worked out one of the two agricultural facilities that were targeted in this attack. and sadly this is the second incident in just a matter of days in california. what do we know about the ongoing investigation in southern california 7 that's right, about 400 miles south of that incident, just a couple of days ago we had that terrible incident, a massacre involving a ballroom dance venue in monterey park which is a predominantly asian—american community to the east of los angeles. it was revealed today that

an 11th person had died after being shot in that incident and of course one man is known to have overpowered a gunman at a second location which could have resulted in a considerable additional loss of life had that intervention not occurred. the police at a press conference here in los angeles said that they recovered 42 bullets that were fired from that, in that attack and that the perpetrator, a man called huu can tran had access to a handgun, a rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. these two incidents both involving coincidentally perhaps elderly asian gunmen taking place in california, a state with some of the toughest gun—control laws in this country and just of course last year president biden succeeded

in forcing through the first gun—control laws this country has seen in nearly 30 years but he himself said they weren't enough. they included for example red flag laws, tighter background checks, but were not enough in his view and so it seems. this, the second attack of its kind within the space of less than 48 hours. a court in washington has convicted four members of a far—right militia group of seditious conspiracy, for their part in the capitol riots in january 2021. the four men, all belonging to the 0ath keepers group, were also found guilty of other felony charges. the us attorney—general, merrick garland, spoke briefly about the convictions a little earlier. all four defendants were found guilty of seditious conspiracy as well as conspiracy to obstruct the certification of the electoral college vote and prevent members of of congress from discharging their duties. i'm grateful to the prosecutors and staff for their outstanding work

in connection with this matter. let's get some of the day's other news. the british prime minister rishi sunak has asked his independent ethics adviser to look into the tax affairs of the conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi, saying there are "questions that need answering". mr zahawi paid a penalty to resolve a multi—million pound dispute with the tax office while he was chancellor last year. he said he was confident he'd "acted properly throughout". russia's foreign minister says the conflict in ukraine has almost become a �*real war�* with western countries. mr lavrov was speaking on a visit to south africa, which has refused to condemn moscow's invasion. he described them eating as wonderful despite pressure to condemn the actions in ukraine. the chinese city of mohe has recorded its lowest temperature since records began. known as "china's north pole", the city lies close

to the russian border. on sunday, the local weather station recorded a record—low temperature of —53 degrees celsius at seven o'clock in the morning. the swedish music streaming service, spotify, is cutting about 600 jobs. its chief executive said he'd been too ambitious and needed to improve efficiency. spotify has never posted a full—year profit, despite its dominance in the online music market. technology firms have been facing a downturn in fortunes after two years of rapid growth during the covid pandemic. european union foreign ministers have agreed to allocate another 500 million euros for military aid to help ukraine. but there's increasing pressure for more help with military tanks from germany. poland says its will make an official request to the german government. sofia bettiza has the latest. strong words from the german foreign minister in brussels on monday. translation: if it loses this war, there will be i no more ukraine. that's why it's important that we, as international

partners, do everything we can to support ukraine in its right to defend itself. but she declined to comment on the most contentious issue, whether berlin would agree to the sending of german—made leopard 2 battle tanks to fight russian forces. they are world—class weapons, widely seen as the best fit for ukraine. but the germans have to give approval before the european allies can export them and germany is concerned about the possible consequences, including triggering escalation from russia. berlin, though, is under growing pressure to give the green light. translation: even if we don't get the consent in the end, - we will hand over our tanks, along with other countries, to the ukraine. and at the end of the eu meeting, what looked like progress. translation: what came out of these discussions is that. germany is not going to ban the export of these weapons if any eu country that has

them wishes to do so. kyiv sees tanks as a vital weapon to help ukrainian soldiers break through russian lines and recapture territory this year, and with the secretary—general of the nato military alliance meeting germany's new defence minister later on tuesday, speculation is building that a decision could be imminent. sofia bettiza, bbc news. in afghanistan, the taliban authorities continue to face international condemnation over their treatment of women and girls. it's been a month since they announced a ban on female students attending universities and it's still unclear if or when the students will be able to return. yalda hakim is in kabul speaking to those affected and those fighting for change. classrooms empty, library deserted. this university used to be full of female students.

no more. edicts issued by the taliban government added one more thing to the list women can't do. i don't have the right for working. i don't have the right for existence. i don't have the right for being a woman any more. it's... it's a crime. nyla mirza was weeks away from getting her degree. the ban means she's left with nothing. suddenly everything changed just in a matter of a day. i used to say it proudly to everyone that i'm finishing this journey, journey of studying medicine. but now i wake up and i watch the clock. the clock�*s tick tock. since the taliban takeover in august 2021, women have been pushed out of the public eye. most girls over the age of 12 haven't been able to return to school.

women have been banned from parks and gyms and can only travel with a male guardian. despite this, women have been speaking out. it's rare, however, to see afghan menjoining them. but professor mashal, who runs a university with a50 female students, says he's had enough. translation: leave these women alone. | in the last year and a half, all their policies have been focused on women covering up, girls not going to school. there are bigger issues we need to deal with. in a rare act of defiance, the professor tore his academic records live on television, going viral on social media. he asks, "where are all the men?" translation: lean- on fathers to take the hands

of their daughters and walk them to school. even if the gates are shut, even if they are not allowed in, they should do this daily. it's the least they can do to prove they are men. many of those who have criticised the new rulers have been arrested. translation: i know what i am doing is dangerous. _ every morning, i say goodbye to my mother and wife. i tell them i may not return, but i am ready and willing to sacrifice my life for 20 million afghan women and girls. thank you very much, nyla, forjoining us. in every interview i've done, nyla has said she will continue to fight for her rights. but this is the shot as she fled the country. it's overfor me. i mean, staying here and staying dead is the same thing. the ban is temporary,

says the taliban government. they claim they're trying to create an islamic learning environment aligned with sharia practices. but until more men stand up, will anything change? yalda hakim, bbc news, kabul. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we'll tell you why some of hollywood's bigges names are up for razzie awards. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after liftoff. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman schoolteacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word revolution. the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass.

the new government is firmly in control of the entire - republic of uganda. survivors of the auschwitz concentration camp have been commemorating the 40th anniversary of their liberation. they toured the huts, gas chambers and crematoria and relived their horrifying experiences. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: at least seven people have been killed at two shootings in farms near half moon bay, in california, just two days after 11 people died in a mass shooting in the state. a court in washington convicts four members of a far—right militia group for their part in the capitol riots in january 2021. the turkish president recep tayyip erdogan has said sweden shouldn't

expect his support in its bid tojoin nato. mr erdogan was speaking after a swedish far—right politician publicly burned a copy of the koran outside turkey's embassy in the swedish capital. this prompted anti—sweden protests in turkey and in other muslim countries. sweden, along with finland, applied for nato membership after russia invaded ukraine, but they need the approval of all 30 nato states before that can be granted. earlier i spoke to a seniorfellow at the foundation for defense of democracies, sinanjiddi. i asked him why president erdogan did not back sweden's application in the first place. so turkey has nominally got some issues with sweden and finland joining, particularly when they announced this in mid—2022, and they mainly relate to sweden providing sanctuary to what turkey considers to be terrorists, as was the european union

and united states, for members of the kurdistan workers party. turkey has requested a number of their members be extradited back to turkey, and that turkey provide essential services to undermine and cut the sanctuary that the pkk receives in sweden, as well as lift an arms embargo wich sweden had on turkey since 2019, before it was willing to consider particularly sweden's membership of nato. this koran—burning incident has only essentially heightened more demands from turkey and put the issue more under the spotlight. what can sweden do now, ao, clearly as you say, this is going to sour relations further, but what can they do to turn it around? to be honest, i don't think there's anything that turkey really wants of sweden, particularly the erdogan government. the longer this incident plays out, where they can keep sweden under the spotlight of islamophobic sort of activities

or essentially carrying out acts that are seem to be contrary to turkey's interests, right, the more that this gives president erdogan a sort of rally—round—the—flag effect, where he can mobilise voters because he is up for re—election. so president erdogan may not necessarily be interested in sweden doing anything to play these negative winds away with regards to sweden at least until the election, which is thought to be going to happen on may 1a, so the longer this plays out in any sort of ways where sweden is given in a negative light and president erdogan can keep this in the spotlight, the more he can actually make use of this. so it is not what more can sweden do to allay turkey's fears, this actually plays out quite well for the turkish government. in terms of what sort of collateral damage there is in terms of sweden and its relationship with the muslim world, this is possibly going to have some sort of impact there? sure, yes. we have always known there has been a vast difference of opinion between the muslim and western world, in terms of what the west

especially considers expression of freedoms. we have seen this play out previously in the charlie hebdo characterisation of the prophet muhammad, and the ensuing terrorist attacks in paris. and for the muslim world, this is not seen as an expression of freedom, this is just seen essentially as a hate crime which must be prevented and if it can't be then certainly punished. this time the turks have taken the mantle on calling sweden out. the reaction by other muslim countries in comparison, for example saudi arabia if you look at their official statements, is not as tempered as turkey's is. the president of serbia, aleksandar vucic, says he's been told by the european union and the us to normalise relations with kosovo or risk losing foreign investment and progress towards eu membership. 0ur balkans correspondent, guy delauney, has more details. we have heard some powerful

words from serbia? president aleksandar vucic during his address to the serbian people. he said it had made it had been made clear to him by the envoys of the eu and the us that said it would face complete isolation if it did not sign a proposed deal on the long—term normalisation of relations between serbia and kosovo. aleksandar vucic said the states were as follows, the interruption of the european integration process, the withdrawal of an vestment and comprehensive measures in the elliptical and economic sense which would harm serbia. so, in order to avoid all this, aleksandar vucic says serbia has to consider signing up to this proposal put forward by the european union. we do not know exactly what is in it but we understand it would stop short of serbia having to recognise possible's independence. but it would mean

it's about not standing in the way of kosovo joining international organisations such as the united nations. this is going to be a fairly hard sell in serbia. aleksandar vucic will start the process of at least telling this to people in the coming days when he will be meeting political party leaders but he has been in place to emphasise that nothing has been signed yet, nothing has been signed yet, nothing has even been initialled yet and nothing will be until the people of serbia agree on it. power has returned to most cities across pakistan, a day after a nationwide breakdown left the country without electricity. the ministry of energy said that all its 11000 power stations had been restored to the grid. the government said the break down — the second such incident in three months — was due to a voltage surge. pakistan is notorious for problems with its electricity network, which is blamed on ageing infrastructure, mismanagement and a lack of resources. teddy hobbs, a four—year—old from bristol, in the west of england,

has become britain's youngest member of mensa — the exclusive society for those with high intelligence. teddy can count from one to 100 in seven different languages. he taught himself to read at the age of two. 0ur correspondent danjohnson went to meet teddy and his family. un, deux... meet teddy, the brightest of young boys who even enjoys maths... ..in french. tres bien. so, he could count to 100 before he was two, but ijust assume every child has their own quirk, each child develops slightly quicker in something else than the other and we just assumed that was his thing. and now he has the certificate to prove his high iq. to become a member of mensa. he was three years and seven months and it said his letter and word recognition was at eight years

and ten months. we had an inkling that he was a bit ahead, but actually seeing the numbers on the paper and realising and then thinking, i don't know how he is like that. the letters of the alphabet. ah, yeah. it's notjust in english, though, is it? no. what else have we got here? german. can you read that? das bitte. people will think you must be a pushy parent, you must have encouraged this. teddy has done all of this himself. when we go out and we give him the option of a treat, he wants a book rather than chocolate. what are you cutting it out to make? a shape of kenya. kenya the country? yes. he's absolutely a normal four—year—old boy. he finds poo really funny and we still have the same challenges that all other parents

of four—year—olds have. his inquisitive mind never rests, but teddy's taking the attention in his stride. hello. he has been a superstar at being quiet. i have? oh, thank you. and he's a most gracious interviewee. bye! danjohnson, bbc news, portishead. meanwhile, the nominations are in for the razzies, hollywood's annual antidote to the oscars, which celebrates the worst in cinema over the past 12 months. leading the charge with eight nominations is netflix's blonde, about the life of marilyn monroe. its lead, ana de armas, and producer, brad pitt, are in the firing line. disney's take on pinocchio picked up six nods, including worst picture and actorfor tom hanks' portrayal of the puppet�*s dad, geppetto. lying and telling the truth, how basic and primal a theme is that?

a lie can really change a person. what is happening! fairy magic. a bit on the nose, if you ask me. and before we go, beyonce has been under attack by some fans, after her appearance at an event in dubai. it was a lavish return to the stage after taking a break from touring since 2018. the event netted the singer a reported $24 million paycheque, as she launched the atlantis the royal hotel. fans though, have been quick to criticise the decision due to dubai's record when it comes to lgbt rights and women's rights. homosexuality there is punishable by death. that's it from us for now. you can reach me on my socials, on instagram and twitter, i'm @ bbcvishalasp.

thank you for watching and we will catch you very soon. hello. the weather's relatively quiet across the uk right now, with a large area of high pressure extending all the way from russia, through the baltic, reaching our shores. but the temperature contrast is huge across the country, a bit like last night. 0n the one hand, we have mild south—westerlies affecting northern ireland and scotland. 0n the other, colder continental air affecting the southeast of the country, and on top of that, with frosty conditions in the south of the uk, freezing fog as well, anywhere from the welsh marches towards east anglia. so let's have a look at the temperatures early in the morning. this is where the frost will be. a bit of an onshore wind here in the extreme south east, a bit of an onshore wind here in the extreme southeast, so perhaps not quite so cold, but in 0xfordshire could be

as low as —8 celsius, a lot milder in western scotland. and also here we're closer to weather fronts, maybe some spits and spots of rain for the western isles, but through the day, perhaps some sunshine around the murray firth, eastern scotland, also the borders, the northeast of england, too. but i think the best of the brightness will be around about here, but also colder conditions — 6—3 celsius, 11 degrees expected in stornoway on tuesday. now, wednesday's weather forecast, and we're expecting a cold front to sweep across the country. so, bits and pieces of rain certainly on the cards, but high pressure's also close by, so i don't think there's going to be much rainfall with this weather front here, and it will be brief. now, the winds are coming in from the north, but this is actually air that's originated out in the north atlantic, rather than the arctic, so not desperately cold at all. ten degrees for glasgow and belfast and much milder in the south as well. and that pattern continues into thursday — high pressure close by, the wind seemingly northerly, but again originating from here rather than the very far north.

so, again, not that cold, and i think a decent amount of bright, if not sunny weather for many of us on thursday, bar the odd shower coming off the north sea, maybe affecting eastern areas. so, the highs about 8 in glasgow, and we'll match that in london, not far off the seasonal norm. ok, let's have a look at the forecast then for the rest of the week and into the weekend, and you can see, pretty stable weather. it should get quite breezy as we head towards the end of the week, but that also means that we'll see milder conditions spreading in off the atlantic as we head into the weekend. bye— bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines: at least seven people have been killed at two shootings in farms near half moon bay in california — just south of san francisco. police say they have arrested a suspect. it comes just two days after eleven people died in a mass shooting also in the state. a court in washington has convicted four members of a far—right militia group of seditious conspiracy, for their part in the capitol riots in january 2021. the four men, all belonging to the 0ath keepers group, were also found guilty of other felony charges. european union foreign ministers have agreed to allocate another 500 million euros for military aid to help ukraine. but there is increasing pressure for more help with military tanks from germany to help fight off the russian invasion. poland says it will make

an official request to the german government.