hello there, i'm nancy kacungira. this is the daily global, bringing you the top stories from around the world. we start in the us, where donald trump says he'll release a report next week on what he's calling "election fraud" in georgia. he's facing a fourth set of criminal charges, accused of trying to overturn his defeat in the state in the last presidential election. 13 counts against him include violating georgia's law on racketeering and conspiracy to commit forgery. he says the charges are a "witch hunt". our north america editor sarah smith reports from atlanta, in georgia. the courthouse in downtown atlanta, where donald trump and his allies will be tried for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, on charges usually brought against mobsters that carry a minimum of five years injail.

he has successfully made all the charges against him part of his campaign to be re—elected president, claiming — as usual — this is a witchhunt against him, accusing the prosecutor of political motives. i make decisions in this office based on the facts and the law. the law is completely nonpartisan. that's how decisions are made in every case. the 13 charges against donald trump include racketeering, soliciting a public officer to violate their oath, conspiracy to commit perjury and conspiring to file false documents. —— forgery. his legal adviserjohn eastman and personal lawyer rudy giuliani are among the 18 others charged as part of the widespread criminal enterprise. frankly, we did win this election. as he refused to accept defeat, trump and his allies focused on georgia, claiming incorrectly that thousands of fraudulent ballots had been counted forjoe biden... ..calling georgia's senior election official, asking to find enough votes

to tip the state his way. the trump team's lies, like the claim that cctv footage showed suitcases full of fake votes, are now being treated as crimes. republican activists in cobb county, georgia have been expecting these charges and they've been watching donald trump's support increase each time he gets arrested. can donald trump successfully run for president if he's fighting four court cases at the same time? he's a fighter, he's used to fighting. he's been fighting for years, so i think he'll have no problem. the republicans don't risk losing the presidential election if they pick him as the candidate? i really don't think so.

i think the more that goes on, the more people are seeing what he's saying — that it is a two—tiered justice system, it'sjust being used against we the people now. donald trump can't stop campaigning, but he will also need to defend himself in court. he says he will release next week what he calls a "detailed report" that he claims will back up his lies about election fraud in georgia. sarah smith, bbc news, atlanta, georgia. let's talk to our correspondent in washington, wyre davies. wyre, the previously unthinkable has become the politically routine, another day, another set of charges for donald trump.— another day, another set of charges for donald trump. indeed, and he has not a for donald trump. indeed, and he has got a retuning — for donald trump. indeed, and he has got a retuning down _ for donald trump. indeed, and he has got a retuning down a _ for donald trump. indeed, and he has got a retuning down a routine - got a retuning down a routine response, he went on to truth social and said in capital letters but nothing like this has ever happened before. our country can ever let this stand. he also called it a witch hunt, but crucially as you were singing instruction, donald trump on the same platform as set

next week on monday in newjersey, he will be releasing a large complex and your futile report on presidential election fraud in georgia, and that would lead in his words to a complete exoneration. we are not expecting much. don trump is not written able to substantiate the allegations he made that the election was stolen. he has never admitted he lost that election and these charges relate, in the words of the prosecutor, to his attempt to overturn that election defeat, and these are now the latest in a long line of criminal charges that donald trump faces. find line of criminal charges that donald trump fam— trump faces. and 'ust remind us of that lona trump faces. and 'ust remind us of that long line — trump faces. and 'ust remind us of that long line of — trump faces. and just remind us of that long line of criminal _ trump faces. and just remind us of that long line of criminal charges, l that long line of criminal charges, because with this latest raft of charges, is he going to have any time to campaign at all? it's really interesting- _ time to campaign at all? it's really interesting. the _ time to campaign at all? it's really interesting. the prosecutor- time to campaign at all? it's really interesting. the prosecutor in - time to campaign at all? it's really interesting. the prosecutor in this | interesting. the prosecutor in this case in georgia has made it clear that donald trump is going to have to surrender, have to surrender to court injust over a

to surrender, have to surrender to court in just over a week, before next friday, when they will have the georgia charges formally rented them. she also wants this case heard within six months. that would interest only fall right in the middle of the presidential election campaign. zone trump has made a clue that every time these charges are laid against him, he says that his support actually grows, but they are very serious charges, charges of racketeering, election meddling. we heard that infamous phone call there, in which trump appeared to ask election official in georgia defined votes, and the other crucial thing about this orgy case, this is not a federal case, this is a state case. these alleged crimes are set to have happen in georgia, and even if donald trump is elected again as president of the united states, if we much harderfor them to overturn any conviction found in georgia. —— it would be much harder. that is one reason some people expect leading donald trump might try to get this case moved away from the state in georgia to a federal courtroom, and

that might enable him to overturn the case, departed himself, if he were to be found guilty of and of course if he were to be elected president, but that is some way down the line for them as you were saying, he faces four criminal cases, all of which might be heard or might not be heard between now and the next election.— and the next election. wyre, thank ou ve and the next election. wyre, thank you very much- _ and the next election. wyre, thank you very much. wyre _ and the next election. wyre, thank you very much. wyre davies - and the next election. wyre, thank you very much. wyre davies for. you very much. wyre davies for joining us there from washington. we can now speak to clark cunningham, who's the w lee burge chair in law and ethics, georgia state college of law. thank you very much for talking to us. wyre touched on this, that one of the differences between these charges in georgia is that they are brought under state law rather than federal law. just talk to us about some of the differences with this particular case and why this is one of the biggest threats to donald trump so far. of the biggest threats to donald trump so far-— of the biggest threats to donald trum so far. . , ., , trump so far. certainly, i would be lad to do trump so far. certainly, i would be glad to do that — trump so far. certainly, i would be glad to do that. if _ trump so far. certainly, i would be

glad to do that. if you _ trump so far. certainly, i would be glad to do that. if you don't - glad to do that. if you don't mind, i overheard your prior commentator, i overheard your prior commentator, i don't know who that was, but what was said i am fairly sure is incorrect. that is, on the one hand, i think we can expect the former president to try and move his georgia indictments to be heard in federal court in atlanta. there is federal court in atlanta. there is federal law that allows for that. but even if that happens, he is not going to be able to himself, just because the venue moves to a federal court. it is still state law, a state conviction, and he won't be able to pardon himself, won't be able to pardon himself, won't be able to pardon himself, won't be able to interfere with the prosecution. at least that is my understanding.— prosecution. at least that is my understanding. 0k, thank you for that clarification. _ understanding. 0k, thank you for that clarification. so _ understanding. 0k, thank you for that clarification. so on _ understanding. 0k, thank you for that clarification. so on the - that clarification. so on the georgia prosecutor, fani willis, she has a lot of experience with this rico law that is being used. it has been used against all sorts of criminal enterprises. now being used in this case against donald just explained a bit about this works.

rico stands for racketeering, influence and corrupt organisations, which is a mouthful. it is a law that has been around in georgia since 1980, based on a law passed in 19705 since 1980, based on a law passed in 1970s originally intended for organised crime, all of the godfather, but in georgia it has been used extensively to prosecute public officials, including the current situation, and it has been used effectively, so the current prosecutor in atlanta, da willis is famous for successfully prosecuting teachers in atlanta who conspired to change test scores. and she got almost 100% conviction rate out of that. and she is currently using the rico law to go after a well—known local musician who goes by the name young thug. the earri is his music

business as cover for a street gang, and i believe she has gotten six of the seven defendants in that case to cooperate and plead guilty, so she has quite a track record. this cooperate and plead guilty, so she has quite a track record.— has quite a track record. this rico li . ht is has quite a track record. this rico light is also _ has quite a track record. this rico light is also really _ has quite a track record. this rico light is also really going _ has quite a track record. this rico light is also really going to - has quite a track record. this rico light is also really going to allow. light is also really going to allow a story to be told here isn't it, targeting notjust donald trump? that is exactly right. and it's really important point. with rico can't imagine you've got a jigsaw puzzle. you have a jumble of pieces on the table in front of you with no idea how they relate to each other, whether there is any significance, but you look at the lid to the jigsaw puzzle and you see the whole picture put together, and if you see what that picture is, then you can start putting the pieces together until the puzzle matches the picture on the top of the box. that is what this indictment is, it is the picture on the top of the box, and

it shows the directions for putting all these different people, all these different actions, together into a single story that is intended to be a compelling story of, really, a conspiracy to subvert democracy, at least in georgia, really in the united states. find at least in georgia, really in the united states.— at least in georgia, really in the united states. and of course, the prosecutor _ united states. and of course, the prosecutor said _ united states. and of course, the prosecutor said that _ united states. and of course, the prosecutor said that the - united states. and of course, the prosecutor said that the law - united states. and of course, the prosecutor said that the law is - united states. and of course, the| prosecutor said that the law is not partisan and these charges were a matter of the law just partisan and these charges were a matter of the lawjust coming to bearin matter of the lawjust coming to bear in this case. how is that going to be viewed, though, because obviously this is very divisive when it comes to republicans and democrats?— it comes to republicans and democrats? , , , ., democrats? president trump is going to take any effort _ democrats? president trump is going to take any effort to _ democrats? president trump is going to take any effort to investigate - democrats? president trump is going to take any effort to investigate or . to take any effort to investigate or prosecute him is politically motivated. 0f prosecute him is politically motivated. of course, he is choosing to be candidate for office again. and many people think his primary motive in running for president again is not to become president again is not to become president again itself, but took himself out of prison. so, yeah, he is going to say that, he has a loyal followers who are going to say that, the

response that someone like the district attorney makes is, it would be politically motivated for me not to prosecute crimes that take place in my city when the crimes are as clear as they appear to be to this district attorney. ok. clear as they appear to be to this district attorney.— clear as they appear to be to this district attorney. ok, really good to net district attorney. ok, really good to get your _ district attorney. ok, really good to get your analysis. _ district attorney. ok, really good to get your analysis. thank - district attorney. ok, really good to get your analysis. thank you l district attorney. ok, really good | to get your analysis. thank you so much, clark cunningham, law professorat much, clark cunningham, law professor at georgia state university. thank you. three people suspected of spying for russia in the uk have been arrested and charged in a major national security investigation. the defendants, all bulgarian nationals, have been remanded in custody since february. it is alleged they were working for the russian security services. daniel de simone reports. suspected of spying for russia... ..bulgarian citizens who have been living in the uk for years... introduction to british value... ..including this woman, katrin ivanova. she ran courses on british values

for recent immigrants. counterterrorism detectives swooped on a major national security investigation in february this year, searching a flat in this north london building... ..and this seaside guesthouse in norfolk. five were arrested, three were charged. they had this big tent thing up, and i thought, "has someone been murdered? "that's awful!" and there was a lot of comings and goings, plainclothed police people, all in black, with masks and things on. orlin roussev has a history of business dealings in russia. his own online profile says he works in signals intelligence, which involves intercepting communications. bizer dzhambazov and katrin ivanova lived as a couple in a series of houses in london suburbs, with neighbours saying they gave cakes as gifts. as well as apparent health care jobs, they ran a community organisation providing services

to bulgarian people in the uk. they promoted the organisation on social media. the three defendants are charged with possessing fake passports and identity documents with improper intent, for nine different countries, including the uk. they've yet to enter pleas to the charges and face trial here at the old bailey in london next year. counterterror police are spending an increasing amount of time investigating subsisted espionage, especially related to russia. —— investigating suspected espionage. the concern follows the salisbury poisonings of 2018, in which a former russian double agent and his daughter were poisoned with a nerve agent. local women dawn sturgess died after being exposed to it. and in 2006, ex—russian intelligence officer alexander litvinenko died after being poisoned in london by assassins working for russia.

we can speak now to daniel de simone, joining us from the newsroom. it is quite unusual story, isn't it, especially considering what the character profiles of these suspected spies actually is? it is unusual. suspected spies actually is? it is unusual- we _ suspected spies actually is? it is unusual. we don't _ suspected spies actually is? it 3 unusual. we don't often have people charged or arrested on suspicion of spying, charged or arrested on suspicion of spying, still less charged in a case which includes allegations of spying. these three defendants, as well as to other people have not been charged, were arrested in february under the official secrets act, the three have been charged with these fake identity documents offences, but all five of them are due to answer police bail next month for the essential official secrets act offences. the reportjust now, the three defendants have all lived

in the uk for about between 1a and ten years, living in a series of different properties in london and one of them in norfolk, and working injobs that their one of them in norfolk, and working in jobs that their neighbours were aware they were working in jobs, they had linkedin profiles, they promoted one of their organisations online. �* ., ~ ., ., ., online. and do we know what about what happens _ online. and do we know what about what happens next? _ online. and do we know what about what happens next? they _ online. and do we know what about what happens next? they are - online. and do we know what about what happens next? they are due l online. and do we know what about| what happens next? they are due to answer police _ what happens next? they are due to answer police bail _ what happens next? they are due to answer police bail about _ what happens next? they are due to answer police bail about these - answer police bail about these official secrets act offences next month. the three who are remanded in custody, they have yet to answer please to the charges for the alleged fake documents, but they will do so later this year —— to answer pleas. and they are due in the old bailey in london injanuary next year. the old bailey in london in january next ear. ., ~ , ., the old bailey in london in january next ear. ., ,, , ., next year. daniel, thank you so much. daniel— next year. daniel, thank you so much. daniel de _ next year. daniel, thank you so much. daniel de simone, - next year. daniel, thank you so l much. daniel de simone, joining next year. daniel, thank you so - much. daniel de simone, joining us from the newsroom there.

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a moment of silence for families and victims of the omagh bomb has been held to mark the 25th anniversary of the attack. 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, were killed by the bomb planted by the real ira in 1998. prayers were said at the glass obelisk marking the scene of the bomb on market street. a children's charity wants tech companies and mps to back the government's online safety bill, because of new research which shows the scale of online grooming. the nspcc says 42 police forces in england and wales recorded more than 6,000 offences involving sexual communications with children last year. the government has announced that £250 million will be spent on an extra 5,000 nhs hospital beds in england this winter. ministers say 900 of the beds should be ready by january as part of efforts to help cut waiting lists, one of five priorities

set out by rishi sunak. you're live with bbc news. this is the daily global. officials in hawaii say the death toll from wildfires on the island of maui has risen to 99. hawaii's governor has warned that this number could double. the wildfires destroyed the town of lahaina. officials say the search for victims has been painstaking and slow and warned it could take at least ten more days. almost a week on from this disaster, about 1,300 people are still unaccounted for. dry conditions and hurricane force winds are thought to have helped the fires to spread. in the last few moments, president biden has been speaking. let's hear what he said. the biden has been speaking. let's hear what he said-— what he said. the deadliest wildfire in more than _ what he said. the deadliest wildfire in more than 100 _ what he said. the deadliest wildfire in more than 100 years, _ what he said. the deadliest wildfire in more than 100 years, a - what he said. the deadliest wildfire in more than 100 years, a whole i what he said. the deadliest wildfire | in more than 100 years, a whole city destroyed, generations of native hawaiian history turned into ruin stop i've spoken to governorjohn

screen multiple times and reassured him the state will have everything it needs from the federal government. i medially improve the governor's request for expanded national disaster declaration. a fancy way of saying whatever you need to be your going to get them and i will get aid into the hands of people desperately need it, have lost their loved ones, who have lost their homes, livelihoods, that a been damaged and destroyed. think about this. all that area they have got to plough up, they cannot do it now because they don't have any are there, they don't know what is left. imagine being a mum or dad, a wife, husband, a mother, a father. it is really tough stuff. kimi barrett, wildfire research and policy lead at headwaters economics, told me earlier about the damage that the fires left in their wake. i think the authorities are still trying to assess the full scope of the damage. at this point, there is a lot of bereavement, mourning and an extreme sense of loss for the people, the community and the cultural significance of the area that was impacted.

so i think we'll still find out the full extent of the damage over the many days, weeks and months to come. and in terms of how the fires were able to spread, are there factors specific to hawaii that made them spread so quickly and become so deadly? you know, hawaii is not traditionally perceived through the lens of visitors and others as an area that's prone to wildfires. i think we commonly think of hurricanes or sea level rise, even tsunamis, as a factor of a disaster threat and wildfire's just simply not on the radar. that said, we do know wildfire activity in hawaii has increased about fourfold in recent decades. so it was a risk, particularly to those who work in wildfire in hawaii. and so i think what makes it unique is that the flammable vegetation there is largely introduced as non—native species. but the behaviour of the fire, other than being fuelled by heavy winds,

is really characteristic of how we see urban wildfires and unfortunate disaster conflagrations occur increasingly across places like the american west, where wildfires are more common. and by that, i'm talking about home to home spread, once one home starts to burn and that ignition proliferation across the neighbourhood and into a larger community can be quite extreme and unfortunately have devastating results. and does that have anything to do with, let's say, what the homes are made of? is that fuelling the spread of these fires as well? many homes currently are not built with wildfire in mind, simply because the risk at the time that the home was constructed is often not perceived as an immediate threat. and so when you stop to think what homes are made of, it's largely built with very flammable materials. and that includes homes well beyond just hawaii, very evident across and ubiquitous here in america is a structure that's built of wood, has wood sidings,

has wooden roofs often and a wooden deck, a lot of very, very flammable and highly unstable materials. and so that certainly helps to ignite a single home. but then beyond that, it's what's in the home that become a source of fuel in itself. and i think it's important to note when you talk about an urban conflagration such as this one, it's embers that are the predominant threat of that initial ignition source. and so embers can fly miles ahead of a wildfire front. and if they land on any flammable surface, like vegetation or bark mulch or a wooden surface area that is combustible, that becomes a source of ignition, it becomes its own fire. and that leads to one home being ignited, and then thereafter, neighbouring structures become very at risk due to the radiant heat and the amount of energy being released. and so then we see this spread to spread ignition across a community and, again, characteristic of an urban conflagration. and we saw that in hawaii. we saw that in the marshall fire in colorado. we saw that with the paradise fire and camp fire. and a lot of these very significant

wildfire disasters in recent years are similarly defined by this urban conflagration and spread. that's interesting, how those embers are spreading the fires. well, you mentioned that the wildfire risk in hawaii is increasing. why is that? there's a number of concurrent drivers that are increasing risk, again, notjust in hawaii, but what we're seeing across the board. and so on one end, we have a lot of fuel build—up, a lot of fuel availability, essentially. so, again, this flammable surface area. not so much in hawaii, but certainly here in montana, where i live, and in the american west, it's a lot of timber, a lot of shrubs and brush in the landscapes that we are now living, recreating and visiting. so that is one component of it — lots of availability of fuel. and then in addition to that, and in parallel, is a lot of people increasingly building homes in places that are historically prone to wildfires. and, again, these homes are very, very flammable themselves, so together, these two drive risk up. and then, of course, we have climate change as an underlying exacerbating

factor, making extreme wildfire behaviour more likely and more aggressive as we see projected trends into the future. speaking there to kimi barrett. to libya now, where clashes between two powerful armed factions in the capital tripoli continued tuesday after violence erupted on monday night. the fighting is the worst the capital has seen for months. it was triggered by the reported seizure of the commander of the 41m brigade by a rival militia. libyan politicians have called for calm and flights from tripoli's international airport have been suspended. we spoke to islam alatrash, a journalist in tripoli, who gave us an idea of what the last 2a hours have been like in the city. the situation now is ok. and we were so afraid of the clashes in different places, especially in southern tripoli, after they closed the airport and moved all of the flights to the international airport. so, many people was afraid

about the situation in tripoli. now, the situation is ok and feeling better than yesterday. so, actually, it was one of the baddest days, especially after 2018. so, we was actually feeling safe after two hours, and the clash is back now and many, many families are afraid about the situation, but now, thanks, god, for everything, everything is ok and feeling better than yesterday. so that's the latest from tripoli. adulkader assad is a senior political editor at the libya observer. he said the clashes were designed to delay the next election. whenever there is a fragile stability, a sense of security, two armed groups pop up and start clashes in tripoli, especially in tripoli, in order to give somewhat a sense of insecurity and instability

so that they can, let's say, stay in power, for libya to stay stateless, without a state institution and elected government. so that's the obvious reason. other reasons are because the 41m and the sdf are two popular, let's say, armed factions, and this could be vying for more power, vying for getting more ground in tripoli and southern tripoli. so this is another reason that maybe prompted the whole thing. speaking there to adulkader assad, who is a senior political editor at the libya observer with that update on events in tripoli. you are watching bbc news. stay with us.

this is the daily global. hello there. the weather has started to turn a little drier and a little brighter. and over the next few days, we can expect it to turn a little bit warmer as well. it will start to feel quite humid. now, through this evening and tonight, most places will be dry with clear spells, but we'll keep more in the way of cloud across northern and eastern parts of scotland, maybe north—east england, bringing just one or two showers through the early hours of wednesday. a few fog patches are likely to form as well. temperatures generally holding up between 9 and 13 degrees. it mayjust be a little bit cooler than that across some parts of east wales, the west midlands and down into the west country. so for southern england, parts of wales, northern england, southern scotland, northern ireland, we do have the potential for some fog patches through the morning, and at this time of year, that fog can linger for a couple of hours. so it may still be quite murky for some through the morning rush

hour, but that fog will then lift and clear. we'll see some spells of sunshine. just the small chance for a shower. a bit more of a chance, i think, of catching a shower in the north of scotland, where we will also keep more in the way of clouds. 17 degrees for aberdeen, but further south and east, highs of 26. as we move out of wednesday into thursday, our area of high pressure strengthens, it drifts north—eastwards and the winds will start to come in from the near—continent, and that will lift the temperatures in many locations. many of us will get up into the 20s celsius on thursday. a bit of fog first thing across parts of northern england, up into scotland. that should lift and clear. sunny spells, not too many showers, most places will be dry. and those temperatures, well, quite widely between 20 and 2a degrees. but some places in south—east england, maybe around some western coasts as well, could get to around 26. now, friday will be a warm—feeling day as well, butjust how warm depends upon the progress of these frontal systems from the atlantic. if these fronts hang back and we see

more in the way of sunshine, it could be a very warm day indeed. but at this stage, it looks most likely that cloud and rain will spread from the south—west. heavy rain, at that, and temperatures will be held back to between 17 and 2a degrees. but it's going to feel very, very humid. that rain sweeps northwards and eastwards during friday night. and actually, we can expect quite a lot of dry weather as we head through the weekend.

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donald trump says he'll release a report on election fraud in georgia next week after he's charged there with trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. two years since the taliban returned to power in aghanistan there's severe hunger and a near collapse of the health system we have a special report. security is stepped up in ecuador as a second politician is murdered in less than a week. thanks for staying with us on daily global. thanks for staying with us on daily global. it's two years since the taliban returned to power in afghanistan, and the united nations says the country is at risk of widespread hunger and the collapse of its health system. women and girls have faced severe restrictions since the taliban came to power, with girls banned from secondary schools. earlier i spoke to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet who has been reporting from afghanistan for many years. the scenes we are receiving from

kabul and other cities are of