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the un says it has started a conversation with north korea over missing american soldier travis king. we speak to a us hostage negotiator. it has been 100 days since the war in sudan started. aid agencies say up to 19 million people are facing hunger because of the fighting. climate activist greta thunberg is found guilty of disobeying a police order at a protest — we get the latest. all of those stories in a moment, let's head to the bbc sport sender. brazil had a comfortable win in their opening match at the women's world cup, beating debutants, panama, four nil. ary borges was the star of the show scoring a hatrick. the pick of the four brazillian goals though was the third, scored by bia zaneratto, but the beautiful backheel to set it up came from borges. that puts them top of group f, ahead of france and jamaica

who have a point apiece. germany began their world cup campaign in style, beating debutants morocco 6—0 in melbourne. alexandra popp scored twice in the first half as the germans completely dominated the match. they continued to cause problems in the second, as lea schuller completed the rout following two own goals from morocco. the win puts them top of group h on three points, with rivals colombia and south korea to play their opener in sydney on tuesday. translation: this match was really important to us, it was great to start this way. it gave us a lot of confidence. we had a good flow of the game and played calmly. not everything went optimally. that would have been too much to ask. how are we created opportunities gives us a lot of confidence for the rest of the tournament. translation: figs it tournament. translation: as it stands, tournament. translation: as it stands. we _ tournament. translation: as it stands, we came _

tournament. translation: as it stands, we came across - tournament. translation: as it stands, we came across a - tournament. translation: as it stands, we came across a team that was superior — stands, we came across a team that was superior to our own. david and goliath _ was superior to our own. david and goliath. they had something today that we _ goliath. they had something today that we didn't. unfortunately, we made _ that we didn't. unfortunately, we made mistakes that are unpardonable. we came _ made mistakes that are unpardonable. we came across a better team, so maybe — we came across a better team, so maybe it _ we came across a better team, so maybe it went without saying we were probably— maybe it went without saying we were probably going to lose, but we didn't— probably going to lose, but we didn't have to concede six goals. earlier italy scraped past argentina, winning i—o. striker cristiana girelli came off the bench to head the 87th—minute winner. it looked like it was going to be a frustrating day for italy who had two goals chalked off for offsides. trevor francis, the footballer who became britian�*s first million pound player, has died as the age of 69. the former england striker, broke the record, with his move from birmingham city to brian clough�*s nottingham forest in 1979. he went on to win back to back european cups with forest and played for his country 52 times. his family say he died of a heart attack at his apartment in spain this morning.

saudi arabian side al hilal have reportedly made a world record bid of £259 milion for paris saint—germain forward kylian mbappe. the 24—year—old france captain has just a year left on his contract and has refused to sign an extension at the french champions. they want to sell him rather than let him leave for free next summer and he was left out of the preseason tour to japan. it's believed mbappe wants to join real madrid in 202a. it at least generate some income for psg in the meantime, if he goes on loan. some of europe's top clubs believe there's a chance tottenham will sell harry kane this summer, despite the club's insistence they are not interested in offers for the striker. bayern munich have had two bids rejected for kane and manchester united also inquired. many believe kane wants to move in the pursuit of trophies, but his new manager at spurs, ange postecoglu, is hoping he can bring silverware to north london.

i'll do things differently, because i'm different to every other manager in terms of we are all different, in one way or another, we all do things our own way. there is no right or wrong in these kind of things. every person brings the abilities they have and the way they do things, the way they work. i will be different from other managers in the past, and hopefully i can sort of find the secret that this football club requires to have success. that is all of the sport for now. the united nations mission in korea says, it has started a conversation with pyongyang over the american soldier travis king — who ran across the demilitarised zone from south korea earlier this month. but in a news conference, the spokesperson said, they did not have any details of private king's whereabouts, nor what condition he might be in. he ran into north korea,

after running away from a flight, which was due to take him back to the us, where he faced military disciplinary action. this is what the un said a short while ago. you won't be surprised if i don't give you an answer about the location of private king and i'm not suggesting for any moment that i know, but i'll avoid that one. at the moment you would be aware that tours in the joint security area have been suspended. the commander keeps that decision under constant review and whilst there are opportunities for anyone to visit any of the orientation sites around the new military zone, access to the joint security area is currently limited. so that i'm sure will change in due course but the details of when and how is is yet to be decided. mickey bergman is the vice president of the richardson centre, an ngo which works to free americans held by criminal organisations and hostile regimes around the world. we can speak to him now.

welcome to bbc news. this is pretty much a unique case. what are your headline thoughts in terms of the basic approach?— headline thoughts in terms of the basic a- roach? . ~ ,, ., ., basic approach? thank you for having me. i think basic approach? thank you for having me- i think it — basic approach? thank you for having me. i think it is — basic approach? thank you for having me. i think it is important _ basic approach? thank you for having me. i think it is important to - basic approach? thank you for having me. i think it is important to take - me. i think it is important to take this in proportion a little bit. in any case of wrongful detainment or a hostage situation, there are two windows to deal with it. we are currently in the first window. during this window, nobody has done anything wrong yet. this is a case of somebody who has, according to the un command report, crossed unauthorised into the sovereign territory of north korea. the north koreans have the right to detain him and questioned him, and that is exactly what they have done. this first window, it might take days, it might take weeks, in rare cases it takes a little bit more than that. but in that window, the captors, in

this case the north korean military, are going to question him, investigate, and at the end of the window they are going to decide if there are any nefarious reasons for why he was there or not. they can decide at that point to say, look, we questioned him, we want nothing to do with him, we realise he is a troubled individual, and deport him back, orthey troubled individual, and deport him back, or they decide to charge him. if they decide to charge him, we go into the second window. let if they decide to charge him, we go into the second window.— if they decide to charge him, we go into the second window. let me ask how that works. _ into the second window. let me ask how that works. the _ into the second window. let me ask how that works. the families - into the second window. let me ask how that works. the families have l how that works. the families have previously had to invite you to get involved, how do you work in parallel with the garment authorities question not it is authorities question not it is important — authorities question not it is important to _ authorities question not it 3 important to understand the first window, the way the north koreans will behave, it relies heavily on how the un command is dealing with

it right now. if we start pounding our chests and yelling, and blaming the north koreans, we are maximising the north koreans, we are maximising the chances that this will not be resolved quickly. if we stay calm, and i believe the un command is staying calm and communicating directly, and calmly, without accusatory tones, we are maximising the chances that this can be resolved quickly. since 2017, six years ago, we had no incident with the north koreans, indicating that the north koreans, indicating that the north koreans are no longer interested in being in the business of hostage taking. in this case, uniquely, as you said, they haven't picked up somebody. somebody came to them. on the second point, yes, we are a not—for—profit, non—governmental organisation. families have to ask us. the family of travis king has not made contact yet, but they might in the future.

we try to collaborate with governments when it makes sense, but we represent the families at no cost to them. if we represent the families at no cost to them. , ., ., we represent the families at no cost to them. i. ., , ., to them. if you get to the stage where there _ to them. if you get to the stage where there are _ to them. if you get to the stage where there are negotiations, l where there are negotiations, whoever is doing the negotiations, how important is it to try to establish what are the north koreans potentially might want? yes. establish what are the north koreans potentially might want?— potentially might want? yes, that is the art of what _ potentially might want? yes, that is the art of what this _ potentially might want? yes, that is the art of what this work _ potentially might want? yes, that is the art of what this work is - potentially might want? yes, that is the art of what this work is about. . the art of what this work is about. fortunately for us, what we do is that we maintain and build relationships over years. so we are not starting from scratch. we have communications, we have relationships with the north koreans over years. and we are going to tap into those. so there is a basic trust and familiarity between us. and then we start talking to them, and again, we are non—governmental, we are able to insulator the issue. in our conversations we don't talk nuclear issues, we don't talk about

submarine deployment or anything like that. we talk completely on the humanitarian issues that allows us to refine with the north koreans what might be a pathway. i to refine with the north koreans what might be a pathway.- to refine with the north koreans what might be a pathway. i read a fascinatin: what might be a pathway. i read a fascinating interview _ what might be a pathway. i read a fascinating interview about - what might be a pathway. i read a fascinating interview about the - fascinating interview about the release of a different person he was held, where bill richardson actually realised, in that incident, there was no wheelchairs for the disabled in north korea and worked out a way to actually provide those, and that helped unlock the whole situation. yes, that is correct. that was in 2013. again, you can learn these things, that is the key thing for everybody to understand. you can only learn these ideas and, with these pathways if you talk face—to—face and you communicate and explore. because the north koreans don't necessarily have a plan here. this just happened to them. if you are able to talk and engage directly, you learn much more, you can come up with a mutually agreed

upon solution that is beneficial for both sides and executed. this upon solution that is beneficial for both sides and executed.- upon solution that is beneficial for both sides and executed. as you laid out riaht both sides and executed. as you laid out ri . ht at both sides and executed. as you laid out right at the _ both sides and executed. as you laid out right at the start, _ both sides and executed. as you laid out right at the start, we _ both sides and executed. as you laid out right at the start, we are - out right at the start, we are really at the beginnings of all of this. perhaps in the next few days and weeks as we continue to monitor the story we will come back and talk to you again. thank you so much for joining us on bbc news. now, it's a hundred days since fighting broke out between sudan's army and its paramilitary rival, the rapid support forces. the war has devastated the capital khartoum, displaced more than three million people, and triggered a sharp increase in ethnically driven violence in the western region of darfur. attempts at a ceasefire have failed and there's still no sign that either side is ready to negotiate peace. let's go to nairobi — our world affairs correspondent barbara plett usher is there for us. what is your assessment of where we are, 100 days on? in what is your assessment of where we are. 100 days on?—

are, 100 days on? in terms of the conflict, that _ are, 100 days on? in terms of the conflict, that is _ are, 100 days on? in terms of the conflict, that is still _ are, 100 days on? in terms of the conflict, that is still going - conflict, that is still going strong. there have been numerous attempts at a ceasefire which have failed. what conflict monitors are saying is that the sudan army has actually suffered significant setbacks, in khartoum, in the capital, where the military headquarters is under siege, and has been under siege for quite a few weeks. so, monitors are keeping an eye on how that situation plays out. also in other parts of the country, and that is notjust clashes with the rsf, it is bringing other actors into the fighting. for example, there is a rebel group that was involved in the previous civil war, which has been reactivated, it has taken over some of the army bases. so, you can see that the conflict is spreading, it is bringing in new actors. there are some reports that ceasefire talks which have failed so far may be reactivated in saudi arabia, but no evidence that there

is any serious attempts at negotiation at this point. the humanitarian crisis is getting more dire and urgent. there has been some aid brought in, but not in a way that they would have been if aid corridors were sent up and aid groups have difficulty disputing it. they are trying to distribute aid while all the fighting is continuing. the fear always was that when foreign nationals got out, perhaps international focus would head elsewhere. has that, in a sense, also been borne out? welcome international— sense, also been borne out? welcome international focus _ sense, also been borne out? welcome international focus has _ sense, also been borne out? welcome international focus has gone _ international focus has gone elsewhere. that is partly because the internationals are no longer there, partly because the world does not pay as much attention to african conflict as it does to european ones. partly because people can't get in, journalists are having difficulty getting visas to go in, and also aid workers are suffering from bureaucratic problems. they had

difficulty getting visas, sometimes they don't get permits to land their goods. so that's part of the problem of getting aid in. the other parties in security. so what humanitarian groups have been able to do is to establish certain places in the east of the country, which is relatively stable, as launch pads to try to get aid into the conflict zones, the hot spots. that is essentially khartoum, the capital, and the western region of darfur, but it's difficult to do so because they encounter checkpoints and roadblocks, they have militias stopping them or looting the goods. the banking system is not really working, health facilities are not working, so it's hard to respond to the growing needs of the people who are in sudan, especially those that have been displaced, as we were saying, about 3 million people.— 3 million people. thanks very much for that. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. 20 years ago you had to head south to see these birds.— to see these birds. black winged stilt. to see these birds. black winged stilt- slightly _ to see these birds. black winged stilt. slightly literal _ to see these birds. black winged stilt. slightly literal name - to see these birds. black winged stilt. slightly literal name for - stilt. slightly literal name for what is undoubtedly one of the world. the most elegant birds. wildlife presenter bill 0ddie brought them to our tv screens from spain. now they are in kent. a pair arrived from africa back in the spring and now four chicks have fledged on marshland. the site has been designed for wading birds that might be moving north. more than 600 acres of former arable farmland transformed over the past five years into a wildlife haven. the marsh site is among a number of places the rspb has been preparing for new arrivals, making space for nature as our climate changes.

for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. the swedish climate activist greta thunberg has been fined for disobeying the police during a an anti—oil protest in malmo injune. she had pleaded �*not guilty�* — claiming she was acting out of necessity. for more on this we're joined by the bbc�*s europe correspondent bethany bell who was in the courtroom. just take us through the court appearance. just take us through the court appearance-— just take us through the court a- earance. , ., , appearance. greta thunberg defended herself in court _ appearance. greta thunberg defended herself in court today. _ appearance. greta thunberg defended herself in court today. we _ appearance. greta thunberg defended herself in court today. we saw- appearance. greta thunberg defended herself in court today. we saw from i herself in court today. we saw from the prosecution videos of greta thunberg — the prosecution videos of greta thunberg at the port injune where she disobeyed a police order to move away from _ she disobeyed a police order to move away from the blocking of the gates of the _ away from the blocking of the gates of the oil _ away from the blocking of the gates of the oil terminal in malmo. she

was fined — of the oil terminal in malmo. she was fined for this disobeying of the police _ was fined for this disobeying of the police i'm — was fined for this disobeying of the police. i'mjust immediately was fined for this disobeying of the police. i'm just immediately after the court — police. i'm just immediately after the court case, she came out and i managed _ the court case, she came out and i managed to— the court case, she came out and i managed to speak to her, and she told me _ managed to speak to her, and she told me that the fine would not stop her protesting in future. we know that the climate crisis is only getting worse. we know what's at stake. and we are not going to let anything like this stop us or prevent us from taking action. what we are doing is defending life and defending people. what kind of message do you think this sentence sends to protesters in other parts of the world? i know that there are many people all over the world who have been in similar situations, and more people are still choosing to take action. i think more and more people are starting to see how how absurd this system is. that it is we, who act in line with the science, who peacefully protest

and physically stop the fossil fuel industry, who are destroying conditions for life on earth as we know it and our civilisation as we know it. just take us through after the court appearance, what did she do? she came appearance, what did she do? sue: came straight back here to the oil terminal in malmo, and we havejust watched as the police took her away again. she did exactly the same thing that she did back injune. the police have told us they have now taken her in a car, to drive her quite a long way from this area, so that she doesn't block the entrance to the port again. so, she has capped to her word that she would keep protesting, despite the court fine. today was herfirst keep protesting, despite the court fine. today was her first court appearance and if these protests are anything to go by, it may not be her last. �* . , �*

anything to go by, it may not be her last. �* ., , �* ., anything to go by, it may not be her last. �* ., y�* ., , anything to go by, it may not be her last. ., , . last. bethany bell, thanks very much for takinu last. bethany bell, thanks very much for taking us — last. bethany bell, thanks very much for taking us through _ last. bethany bell, thanks very much for taking us through all _ last. bethany bell, thanks very much for taking us through all of _ last. bethany bell, thanks very much for taking us through all of that. - lets turn to ukraine at the situation there. russia has accused ukraine of launching a drone attack on moscow. the russian defence ministry says two drones hit non—residential buildings — with one crashing close to its headquarters in the city centre. no casualties have been reported. and ukrainian drones have been active over the occupied crimean peninsula, with one hitting an ammunition dump. ukraine has not commented on either incident — but it had said it would respond after several air strikes on the port city of 0desa. the government in kyiv has accused moscow of targeting grain which was due for export. it comes after the deal under which both russia and ukraine were allowed safe passage for shipments of grain and fertiliser, through the black sea, came to an end — with no new deal reached. the bbc�*s james waterhouse is in 0desa.

well, it's been a miserable week for the city, really. we've been here for a number of days now. and typically overnight, you can hear the booms of air defences trying to hold out against waves of russian missile attacks. and last night we were told there was a four—hour long strike further south from the city where the russians had launched drones as they continue to try and target port infrastructure. and this has coincided with moscow's withdrawal from a major agreement which allowed ukraine to export grain. but the kremlin pulled out, mainly over frustrations over western sanctions. and since its departure, it has looked to frustrate ukraine in just about every way possible. it is now targeting port infrastructure and making ukraine's important task — it sees it is vital for its economy and and the wider world — it's made its job of trying to export grain all the more difficult. so it's been another night of air strikes and this is a city now re—adapting to a routine of clearing up rubble the day after a night of attacks from the sky.

when the taliban took over kabul nearly two years ago, many members of the afghan national women's football team escaped to australia. they've now settled in melbourne and are continuing to play, but because the taliban have banned women's sport, fifa has refused to recognise them as a national team. our correspondent shaimaa khalil has been spending time with the players this is not prep for a world cup game, but these women have already come a long way. two years ago, they were running for their lives, fleeing their home country after the taliban takeover. they're safe now, following their dreams. but it's not lost on them that millions of their country women can't do the same. everything you see here, the jerseys they're wearing, the hairstyles. even the laughter is enough to get them severely punished or killed,

had they stayed in afghanistan. now there are many people who are in a voiceless journey, and i have to be the voice for them. i have an obligation to represent those ladies back in my home country. those who cannot study, those who cannot work, and those who cannot play soccer or do anything they like. so now i'm representing them, and i feel more strong and proud, and it will be awesome to represent that country that women and ladies are banned from everything there. it's a bittersweet moment for these players representing afghanistan nearly two years after they fled their home country. many say this is much more than just about football for them. we play for afghan women, they tell me, and we pray for theirfreedom. none of them take this moment for granted. the taliban government has banned women's sports, which means they're not officially recognized by their country or fifa.

i'm very sad. i was expecting a lot from the governing bodies of football to stand with these women. when taliban say women of afghanistan belong to the kitchen. these women sacrificed a lot to change that mindset, that women don't belong to the kitchen, women belong to everywhere in the society. and that's what we want — the leadership. we want a strong voice to stand with us and just don't keep silent. we will take a short break and when we are back we will have the latest from greece, new fire is being reported on the island of rhodes. don't go away. hello. the mixed bag continues after

what was a very mixed weekend, and indeed for some of us an absolute wash—out on saturday. the weather wash—out on saturday. the weather was more typical of autumn, and indeed little change expected for the rest of this week. and quite possibly two august as well. i want to show you the weather system is developing across the north atlantic and heading in our direction on this wider picture here, this wide map. let's look at this animation once again. you can see the cloud, the outbreaks of rain on the undulating jet stream. where we see the troughs in the jet stream, this is where the low pressures tend to form. crucially over the next few days, the jet stream will be generally to the jet stream will be generally to the south of us, and autumn like a pattern, hence the colder air streaming in from the north and keeping things very fresh for us. today, a lot of cloud across the uk, thick cloud for the second half of the day across more southern areas, and this is where the showers will be more frequent. not raining all the time and there will be decent sunny spells, but it is on the cool

side with the jet stream to the south of us generally. temperatures around 16 or 18 degrees, at least peaking this afternoon. clear spells here and there, but shower is becoming more frequent in scotland. a few showers elsewhere. not too cold in city centres, but in rural spots, as is often the case, it will be a bit colder. as usual, starts off bright, but this is unstable air, so the cloud grows back quickly, and produces sharp showers. in that situation, the best of the weather tends to be at the south—west. thejet weather tends to be at the south—west. the jet stream and developing weather systems, an area of low pressure approaching is on wednesday. early in the day i think there will be some decent weather, particularly in northern and eastern

parts of the country. then quickly the next weather front will sweep in and bring outbreaks of rain. at times, the rain could be heavy. it's already been a very wet month in parts of north—western england. if you look at the outlook through the week, into the weekend, unsettled.

live from london. this is bbc news. new fires in greece prompting tens of thousands to flee the flames. we'll have the latest

on more than 80 wildfires and the evacuations being organised. george alagiah — one of the bbc�*s most respected and loved journalists — has died of bowel cancer — at the age of 67. we came to think that in george's reporting, there was a kind of outstretched hand of a shared humanity. a kind of shared and human solidarity. he stretched that hand out to almost everybody he reported on. israel's parliament approves a key clause of a controversialjudicial reform plan that's been the focus of protests. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. let's start in greece where wildfires are causing havoc on the islands of rhodes, corfu and evia and on