christine dawood — wife of shahzada dawood and mother of 19—year—old suleman dawood, who both died in the titan submersible — speaks exclusively to the bbc when we passed the 96 hours marked, that's when i lost hope. and that's when i even sent a message to my family onshore, i said, i'm preparing. hong kong announces plans to roll out its first curriculum on artificial intelligence forjunior high school students. and, a vast crowd at glastonbury, enjoying every note of sir eltonjohn�*s last live concert in the uk.

welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in russia, where there are questions about the damage to vladimir putin's presidency from saturday's short—lived rebellion by a group of mercenary soldiers known as the wagner group. the us secretary of state antony blinken says the attempted mutiny shows "real cracks" in mr putin's authority. the president hasn't been seen since saturday, nor has the wagner group leader yevgeny prigozhin, who's promised to leave russia and move to belarus. our russia editor steve rosenberg has the latest. leaving as heroes. the wagnerfighters pulling out of rostov last night. you think theyjust won a war? you think theyjust won a war. the leader of the mercenary group,

yevgeny prigozhin, was off to. he'd just done a deal with the kremlin to end their mutiny. the rebellion started here, then spread north. it was the biggest challenge to vladimir putin's authority since he came to power. vladimir vladimirovich putin. russia's commander in chief likes to project an image of strength. a mutiny on his watch is embarrassing. but is it damaging? for vladimir putin, will there be political fallout ahead of next year's election? he definitely looks weaker. all elite groups will begin to think about the presidency 202a. should they rely, as they did even one week before this military coup, on vladimir putin? or should they think

about someone new? but there's no sign yet that someone new in the kremlin is mr putin's plan. vladimir putin is determined to show that he is in charge, in control in the kremlin, and he has the russian state media to help him paint that picture. the trouble is, the dramatic events of the last couple of days have raised questions about how in control the russian authorities are of the situation here. instability. russians can feel it. the rebel wagnerfighters may not have made it to moscow, but people here were watching nervously and waiting. "i'm a mother with three children," anna tells me. "of course, i'm terrified by what has happened". "we were scared these events would spread to moscow," nastia says. "there's nothing ordinary citizens can do to influence the situation". "it's decided above our heads". many russians tell me

that they don't believe they have the power to change what is happening in their country. to make their voices heard. to turn things around. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let's hear some of what america's top diplomat antony blinken had to say about the weekend's developments in russia, in a us media interview: this is clearly, we see cracks emerge in. where they go, if anywhere, when they get there, very hard to say, i don't want to speculate on it, but i don't think we see the final act. i'm joined now by katarzyna zysk, professor of international relations at the norwegian institute for defence studies. thank you forjoining us on the programme. thank you for “oining us on the programme.— thank you for “oining us on the rouramme. ., ~ i. ., ., programme. thank you for having me. where does — programme. thank you for having me. where does vladimir _ programme. thank you for having me. where does vladimir putin _ programme. thank you for having me. where does vladimir putin go - programme. thank you for having me. where does vladimir putin go from - where does vladimir putin go from here? , ., ., ., ,, . ., ., here? there is a lot of speculation about what — here? there is a lot of speculation about what happens _ here? there is a lot of speculation about what happens next. - here? there is a lot of speculation about what happens next. i - here? there is a lot of speculation about what happens next. i think. here? there is a lot of speculation | about what happens next. i think in any case that this rebellion will

continue impact in russia in the short and long—term. it's true that this rebellion has exposed many weaknesses, both of putin and the system that he is built. so, you know, he showed everybody he is unable to control a mercenary group that he himself contributed to create and strengthen. it was humiliating on many levels. for instance, is request from help from the central asian countries, his so—called allies like pakistan were rejected and he had to get help from lukashenko, who is considered to be his vessel. that's humiliating. what's important to understand is one of the core features of the putin regime was his grip on the elite, and his acting as a mediator between competing factions, letting dogfight around but maintaining stability and strength. in exchange for those people except in his

authoritarian rule. this rebellion has undermined the very foundation of his regime. it's still too early to expect that this regime would crumble, but we definitely can see that this is a very weakened, and we would have to observe what the russian society as such, will make of this crisis and what the elites, how there will relate to that. i think much will also depend on what happens next on the front in ukraine. i happens next on the front in ukraine. , ., ., ., ., ukraine. i 'ust want to ask about this deal ukraine. i just want to ask about this deal with _ ukraine. i just want to ask about this deal with belarus. _ ukraine. i just want to ask about this deal with belarus. what - ukraine. i just want to ask about this deal with belarus. what did | ukraine. i just want to ask about. this deal with belarus. what did you make of it? i this deal with belarus. what did you make of it? ~ �* , this deal with belarus. what did you make of it? ~ 3 , make of it? i think it's very strange- — make of it? i think it's very strange- i _ make of it? i think it's very strange. i think _ make of it? i think it's very strange. i think there - make of it? i think it's very strange. i think there are l make of it? i think it's very - strange. i think there are many questions here, especially how yevgeny prigozhin was 200 metres from moscow would accept something like that. he left behind him what was a source of power, his troops. he accepted to go to a country that is basically controlled by putin,

and the fact that he knows very well how putin is treating traitors. he's very uncompromising, about the needs to mercilessly punish any traitor, whether in russia or abroad, and we've seen that happen now with using nerve, military grade nerve agent novichok in places. and bullets and other means. it's interesting why yevgeny prigozhin would accept. it's still an enigma because now he is at the mercy of that may put in. because now he is at the mercy of that may put in-— because now he is at the mercy of that may put im— that may put in. thank you for a brouue that may put in. thank you for a brogue joining _ that may put in. thank you for a brogue joining us _ that may put in. thank you for a brogue joining us on _ that may put in. thank you for a brogue joining us on the - that may put in. thank you for a - brogue joining us on the programme broguejoining us on the programme katarzyna zysk. (now to an exclusive interview with the wife and mother of two of the british passengers lost in the titan sub disaster in the north atlantic last week. the submersible was on its way to view the wreck of the titanic, when contact was lost, and the vessel imploded. christine dawood, the wife of shahzada dawood —

and the mother of 19—year—old suleman dawood — was on the polar prince, which was supervising the mission. she's been speaking to the bbc�*s nomia iqbal in stjohn�*s, newfoundland, from where the expedition had set off. the sentence... we lost com. that will be a sentence i never want to hear in my life. as in, we lost communication. were you on board the vessel? yes, i was on the ship. i mean, i think i lost hope when we passed the 96 hours mark. that is when i lost hope. that is when i sent a message to my family on shore. i said, i am preparing for the worst. that is when i lost hope, but my daughter, for example, she didn't lose hope until the call with the coastguard,

when they basically informed us that they found debris. tell us the memories of your boy. he would not go anywhere without his rubik cube. he is to teach himself through youtube, had to solve it, and he was really fast. i think his best was 12 seconds. what the last moments or words you shared with your husband and son? we just hugged and joked, actually. shahzada was so excited to go down. he was like a little child. was that a lifelong dream? absolutely. he had this ability of childlike excitement, they both were so excited.

this seems like a difficult question, but how do you begin to get closure? if that is even possible? is there such a thing? i don't know. ithink... he started so many amazing projects. he was involved in so many, he helped so many people.

alina and i really want to continue that legacy. is there anything else you want to add? i miss them. i really, really miss them. yeah. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. nara is showing me a laminated photo of her then two—year—old son from a set she had when she was on an isolation ward in bristol during her treatment 30 years ago. i was consciously aware that, if i died, he wouldn't remember me and i didn't want that. despite chemotherapy, nara's cancer came back aggressively and she says she was the first patient with hodgkin's lymphoma to be offered a stem cell transplant in bristol. i knew that it was very serious at that point. i'd been told that my cancer was very aggressive and aggressive treatment was needed.

it has led to other health problems for nara throughout her life, but she says she's grateful to have survived longer than expected as a result of the doctor's pioneering work in the early �*90s. and i increase the numbers every year, every year that i live, - and without the unstinting support of the nhs, i certainly wouldn't be here today. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. the greek authorities are facing new allegations about failing to help people on board a migrant boat that sank on 14th ofjune. it's thought around 500 people lost their lives. the un can only confirm that there are 104 survivors. the bbc has now heard evidence from several of them — who accuse the greek coastguard of sailing away from the boat — when it was clearly in serious difficulty. the heavily overcrowded vessel, which had set off from libya, went down around 80 kilometres

south—west of the coastal town of pylos. 0ur correspondent khalid kar—ah—mat from the bbc�*s town of pelos. this boat left libya with around 700 people on board. more than half were pakistanis. this is haseeb rahman before he made this perilous trip. just one of the 12 pakistani men who survived. in athens, i spoke to him via video call from a greek detention centre. he told me he was thrown into the water and clambered back onto the sinking vessel. translation: i was in the water for an hour. l i swam to the ship as it was far away. they had to put a speedboat and were rescuing, but had gone far away. i tracked down another survivor, mohamed hamza. his testimony contradicts the greek authorities account that the migrants refused assistance. he said the boat's engine had failed. it hadn't moved for hours before it sank, and their cries for help were ignored.

translation: the ship that came at night. - we were telling them we don't want food or water. just rescue us. we were screaming, help, help. this neighbourhood has a large, thriving migrant community, including a large pakistani diaspora. the street could easily be confused for one in pakistan. and it is here that pakistanis from all over europe are coming, looking for information, any clue, anything that can help them find their loved ones. zubair butt is looking for a teenager sayeed ali nadeem. he told me of huge sums his family had paid to send nadeem to europe. the agent has taken 2.5 million rupees and isn't answering calls now. the mother is really worried and so is the father. the boy is only 15 years. for families searching for the missing relatives, there is little hope left. meanwhile, the greek authorities have rejected claims they didn't act

quickly enough to the unfolding tragedy, insisting those on board told coast guards they wanted to be left alone so they could travel to italy. but the survivors testimonies continue to cast doubt on that version of events. khalid karamat, bbc news, athens. greek conservative leader kyriakos mitsotakis has thanked voters for giving his party what he called a "strong mandate" to move faster on the path of change. it comes after his new democracy party secured a decisive victory in the second general election within five weeks. with almost all the ballots counted, it has more than forty percent of the vote — well ahead of the left—wing party. let's hear some of what mr

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yoursense joining us on the programme. what is your sense as to whether this weekend had changed anything in the short term or the long—term? yeah. weekend had changed anything in the short term or the long-term? yeah, i think it has- — short term or the long-term? yeah, i think it has- i— short term or the long-term? yeah, i think it has. i think— short term or the long-term? yeah, i think it has. | think that _ short term or the long-term? yeah, i think it has. i think that president - think it has. i think that president zelensky has been talking to president biden and you don't need american intelligence commit resources to see the damage that has been done by what's happened to president put in's at the authority of his regime. now, the question is what impact might that have on the war here in ukraine? and the thing about authoritarian regimes is that they don't immediately deteriorate and collapse when they have got cracks as the us secretary of state described the current situation in the kremlin. they might go on for quite some time and also the crisis in russia doesn't necessarily translate into immediate breakthroughs on the battlefield. the boost, the undoubted boost in morale that ukrainian soldiers will have got from what has been

happening will not of itself suddenly magic away those very robust russian defences that they have spent months building up a stop but i think for nato and its western allies, there is one clear lesson out of this, which is that when, finally, whenever it may be and we don't know, of course, put ten go this, the russia that follows him won't be experiencing necessarily a smooth succession. it could be brittle and angry and unstable and dangerous to its neighbours for perhaps even some years to come after president putin eventually goes. some nato needs to be thinking very strongly about what that entails, but that requires and what, if that is the situation, they might need to deal. if that is the situation, they might need to deal-— if that is the situation, they might need to deal. , , , , , ., need to deal. jeremy, briefly before we no, need to deal. jeremy, briefly before we go. have — need to deal. jeremy, briefly before we go. have you _ need to deal. jeremy, briefly before we go, have you ever— need to deal. jeremy, briefly before we go, have you ever seen - need to deal. jeremy, briefly before we go, have you ever seen anythingj we go, have you ever seen anything quite like this? in

we go, have you ever seen anything quite like this?— quite like this? in the past, and russia itself, _ quite like this? in the past, and russia itself, don't _ quite like this? in the past, and russia itself, don't forget - quite like this? in the past, and russia itself, don't forget that i russia itself, don't forget that president all those years ago at the very end of the soviet union, there was a coup against him as well, and while he wrote it out eventually, the fact is that not long after that the fact is that not long after that the soviet union collapsed. things are not the same. at coup is sometimes summoned change, whether or not they succeed or fail.— or not they succeed or fail. jeremy bowen, or not they succeed or fail. jeremy bowen. thank— or not they succeed or fail. jeremy bowen, thank you _ or not they succeed or fail. jeremy bowen, thank you very _ or not they succeed or fail. jeremy bowen, thank you very much - or not they succeed or fail. jeremy bowen, thank you very much for. or not they succeed or fail. jeremy i bowen, thank you very much for that. that is all we have time for you now. stay with bbc world news. hello. we ended the weekend with some very big contrasts in our weather. across many northern parts of the uk, the heavens opened — downpours in places with thunder and lightning, gusty winds, too. this is what it looked like earlier on the satellite image as that cold front swept across the country and you can see there will be lightning.

this is now mostly out to sea and the skies have cleared across many western areas. all the while, further south in lincolnshire, temperatures reached 32.2 celsius. and many will be pleased to hear that the week ahead is looking a lot fresher, but it will be a changeable one with some rain at times for our parks and gardens. let's have a look at the forecast, then, as we head through monday. that weather front is now well out to sea, and behind it, we've got these fresher atlantic conditions, so in the morning, belfast, 12 celsius, 13 in birmingham and around 15 expected in norwich and london. and it's going to be a beautiful sunny morning and a fine afternoon as well with scattered fair—weather clouds developing and, yes, a few showers will develop across northern ireland, parts of scotland and northern england, too. how about the temperatures? about average for the time of the year — 18 in glasgow, 23 expected in london. now, tuesday's weather map shows another low pressure heading our way, so cloud and rain, yes, but this one is also going to push in rather humid and warm air from the southern climbs —

subtropicalair, infact, so extensive layered cloud across the uk. a lot of rain across northern and northwestern areas. towards the southwest, quite murky around some coasts, and it will feel quite close, even though the temperatures won't be that high — 22 in london, 20 in belfast. if the sun pops out, it will turn a little warmer. and it will be a slow process for this low pressure to swing by because on wednesday, this cold front is still moving across the uk, and that will give one or two downpours, especially across the northern half of the uk. ahead of that cold front, it's still very warm on wednesday in london, and norwich about 25 celsius. that takes us towards the end of the week, and the jet stream will push in yet another low pressure, but that one will bring rain mostly to northwestern parts of the uk — not much rainfall expected in the south. so, let's have a look at the week ahead — at a glance, quite a changeable week. i think temperatures will be pleasant. bye— bye.

i'm stephen sackur. this is bbc news. we will have all the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk.

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