and pope francis is in papua new guinea, where he is holding a mass in the capital port moresby. hello. more than 100,000 people joined protests across france on saturday over president macron�*s appointment of right—wing politician michel barnier as the new prime minister. it follows mr macron�*s rejection of a candidate presented by the left—wing bloc that won the most seats in a recent election. mr barnier is the european union's former brexit negotiator, and says he is open to forming a government with mps across the political spectrum, including on the left. but left—wing parties, trade unions, and many voters are furious that mr macron blocked their own candidate. there were 130 protests across the country. paris drew the largest crowds, but there were major demonstrations in marseille,

nantes, nice and strasbourg. protesters said president macron has made a mockery of those who successfully mobilised against the french far—right in snap parliamentary elections. translation: a sense of disillusion, _ translation: a sense of disillusion, we _ translation: a sense of disillusion, we have - translation: a sense of disillusion, we have been| disillusion, we have been fighting like dogs to prevent the far right gaining an absolute majority. we succeeded, we had 21 days, a crazy marathon and we succeeded in stopping them. and what have we got here? a far right government. this summer's inconclusive election in france left the country in a political deadlock — the left—wing bloc winning the largest number of seats but falling short of enough to form a government. president macron defended his decision to appoint a right—wing prime minister by saying the leftist candidate, lucie castets, stood little chance of surviving a confidence vote in the national assembly. 0ur paris correspondent hugh schofield gave us his assessment of the new prime minister. i wouldn't say he is a controversialfigure. but his nomination is controversial, that's for sure.

he is a fairly consensual figure, not an extremist by any means, he's from the centre right, but the fact he is macron�*s nominee, he is from the centre right, and the left have been protesting today, they are absolutely furious because they thought they won the election. they had the biggest number of seats in parliament, so they think it should be them who have the first choice to form a government. their nominee should be prime minister. macron had said no, the constitution says that he can choose. if he named a left—wing prime minister, there is no way that person would have survived a vote of confidence in parliament. whereas with michel barnier, there is a chance would survive that vote of confidence in parliament. that's because we think the populists and marine le pen for the moment will put up with him and won't vote him out. michel barnier is in a precarious position but he's holding on,

and that has incensed the left and brought them onto the street today. the family of a turkish—american activist who was killed in the occupied west bank on friday are demanding an independent us—led investigation into her death. eyewitnesses say aysenur ezgi eygi was shot dead by israeli soldiers during an anti—settlement protest. the united nations is also calling for a "full investigation" into her death. the incident came as israeli forces ended a nearly ten—day security operation, mainly focused on the west bank city ofjenin. palestinians living in the area returned to homes and infrastructure reduced to rubble. there were large demontrations in cities across israel, families of israeli hostages and anti—government protesters calling for a ceasefire and the release of hostages. we have to shout loud. we have to bring them alive now. we cannot wait any longer. it's been enough, 11 months exactly

today, people are dying in the tunnels. we cannot let it happen. we cannot go on with our life without thinking about them, without trying they will come back home with us, they are not supposed to be there. the government doesn't represent us. it's far away from — represent us. it's far away from what the people of israel are thinking, the majority. the are thinking, the ma'ority. the lastweekfi are thinking, the ma'ority. the last week has h are thinking, the majority. the last week has made it clear that— last week has made it clear that nobody— last week has made it clear that nobody can _ last week has made it clear that nobody can just - last week has made it clear that nobody can just sit - last week has made it clear. that nobody can just sit still. if nobody— that nobody can just sit still. if nobody will _ that nobody can just sit still. if nobody will shout, - that nobody can just sit still. if nobody will shout, people | if nobody will shout, people will use _ if nobody will shout, people will use our— if nobody will shout, people will use our silence. - will use our silence. unfortunately - will use our silence. unfortunately our. will use our silence. _ unfortunately our government is not thinking _ unfortunately our government is not thinking about _ unfortunately our government is not thinking about the _ unfortunately our government is not thinking about the people, l not thinking about the people, the citizens. _ despite demands for a truce, the war goes on. at least eight people were killed in a strike on a displacement camp inside a school shelter in gaza. gaza is also facing its first polio outreak in 25 years. health workers will soon start

a second round of vaccinations. the un says at least 187,000 gaza children have been vaccinated so far, with an eventual goal of 640,000. efforts to bring a ceasefire have not yet yielded a result, despite several rounds of internationally mediated indirect talks between delegations from israel and hamas. the head of m16 richard moore and cia director william burns have appeared in public together for the first time at a security conference in london. mr burns, who has been part of efforts to reach a ceasefire in gaza, said the us is working with other mediators to "refine" the existing framework for a deal. we have to all remember, despite the work that needs to be done, this is ultimately a question of political will. and this gets to your question — whether or not leaders on both sides are prepared to recognise that enough is enough, and that the time has come, finally, to make some hard choices and some difficult compromises.

i hope, i hope profoundly, that both of those leaders are going to make that decision because, as i said, there's an enormous amount at stake here. the two intelligence leaders also covered ukraine's seizure of russian territory in kursk, which they described as a "significant tactical achievement". it's absolutely critical that we do sustain our support to ukraine. and it's really difficult. it's hard. and particularly in eastern ukraine, this is attritional warfare where there is a huge amount of suffering on both sides. and putin is pushing forward in a sort of attritional pyrrhic campaign of taking village by village as he goes forward. when he takes those, there's nothing left. and that's why i used, deliberately used the term pyrrhic. there is nothing left because everything is utterly destroyed. but that is the kremlin way of war. that's what they did in grozny.

it's what they did in aleppo. and it's what they're now doing here. so it is tough, but it's also important to remember that our ukrainian friends have an absolute will to fight. and it's important to remember how this started. it started in this phase with putin mounting a war of aggression in february 2022, and two and a half years later, that failed. it continues to fail. ukrainians will continue to fight. we will continue to help them to fight. the us secretary of state antony blinken and the leader of the dominican republic held private talks on friday, on the last leg of a regional tour largely focused on the crisis in neighbouring haiti. mr blinken met dominican president luis abinader, who promised that his country will restore political ties with haiti once the security situaton there improves. the domincan republic is building a wall along its border amid widespread gang violence in neighboring haiti. the talks in santo domingo

followed mr blinken�*s visit to haiti, where he voiced support of a un—backed mission that is being led by kenya. the mission is focused on combatting gangs that have seized most of haiti's capital. with me is foreign affairs journalist and the host of 0nedecision podcast, christina ruffini. she joined secretary blinken on that trip. you are familiar with haiti, you have been many times. it's hard to get access at the moment. how was it? that's one ofthe moment. how was it? that's one of the reasons _ moment. how was it? that's one of the reasons i _ moment. how was it? that's one of the reasons i wanted - moment. how was it? that's one of the reasons i wanted to - moment. how was it? that's one of the reasons i wanted to go. i of the reasons i wanted to go. it's so hard for a journalist to get down there, so when you go with the secretary, you go in his security, which is helpful. we could only see what we could see from the confines of an armoured vehicle, even though you want to get out and talk to people. the airport has reopened. when we landed, we rolled right by a flight... there were markets and people in the streets, selling food

and clothes. haiti, there's not and clothes. haiti, there's not a lot of shops, they kind of do it on the walls surrounding different businesses, use or tee shirt hanging up. it seemed to be functioning. —— you see t—shirts hanging out. it does seem to have slightly improved. people saying 80% of port—au—prince is controlled by the gangs. it is a high figure. do you think this un kenyan forces making a difference? we visited the _ forces making a difference? - visited the forces with the secretary, and they have just been sent the giant armoured vehicles, and we hear gun turrets are on the way from the us department of defence. they are making enough of a difference that the secretary felt they could go. the security situation... it wasn't a long trip, we went directly from the airport to the office, they had meetings at a us secure compound which is telling. we didn't go into any

haitian control buildings. then we went back to the airport for the press conference and then we slept. from what we saw on the ground, there is enough of the ground, there is enough of the centre of the city seeming to be working, it is improving. secretary blinken said he had seen improvements and that why he wanted to go, to acknowledge that. he he wanted to go, to acknowledge that. ., ., ., ., ., that. he wanted to go for a while, that. he wanted to go for a while. and _ that. he wanted to go for a while, and what _ that. he wanted to go for a while, and what was - that. he wanted to go for a while, and what was really| while, and what was really achieved?— while, and what was really achieved? ~ . , ., ., achieved? we always ask that. when is there _ achieved? we always ask that. when is there going _ achieved? we always ask that. when is there going to - achieved? we always ask that. when is there going to be - achieved? we always ask that. when is there going to be a . when is there going to be a deliverable? they said it's not about that, it's about showing support and acknowledging the progress made, and seen for ourselves what still needs to be done. the goal is to have elections by next year. i asked secretary blinken, is that possible? i didn't get a direct answer back. so much needs to be done in addition to the security situation, a long problem with corruption, there was a huge investigation into petrol for the government that has gone missing. 0nly petrol for the government that has gone missing. only 65% went where it needed to, and when they asked the official why he

had enriched himself, he said, as an official, i thought it was part of myjob to use it to pay myself. so there is a culture of corruption. the us is trying to combat that and they will push for that next week at the un. they need more help, funding and personnel on the ground to help the mission, and that is something secretary blinken will ask other regional allies for, in two weeks in new york. �* , , allies for, in two weeks in new york. �*, , ., york. it's something they want in the dominican _ york. it's something they want in the dominican republic - york. it's something they want in the dominican republic too, they are desperate for haiti to be a better state than right now. yourfirst be a better state than right now. your first time there, how would you describe the relationship between the dominican republic and haiti? it is startling. we were the only ones flying, there were no flights left between them. thei;t flights left between them. they are building _ flights left between them. they are building a _ flights left between them. they are building a wall. _ flights left between them. they are building a wall. when - flights left between them. they are building a wall. when you i are building a wall. when you fl over, are building a wall. when you fly over. the _ are building a wall. when you fly over, the landscape - fly over, the landscape changes. haiti has been so deforested, it is rocky and

gravelly in portions, and then you fly over dr, and it is lush and green. american chain restaurants. it's a completely different world, you can't believe it's the same island. people in dr are frustrated, it's like building a night out in a bad neighbourhood. the us are always emphasising that the reason we need to care about ten what now —— to care about haiti, it is on the border near the us, and the problems spill across to the dr, one of the fastest—growing economies in the caribbean. fastest-growing economies in the caribbean.— the caribbean. what to do dr want from — the caribbean. what to do dr want from the _ the caribbean. what to do dr want from the us? _ the caribbean. what to do dr want from the us? they - the caribbean. what to do dr want from the us? they are i want from the us? they are askin: want from the us? they are asking the _ want from the us? they are asking the us _ want from the us? they are asking the us to _ want from the us? they are asking the us to help - want from the us? they are| asking the us to help secure haiti and get international allies and funding. the us announced m5 million more in funding, it is up to 200 million in the year so far. it's not enough. we couldn't even get down to some of the roads, and they were the better roads. it is such a herculean

task, it will require much more than what they can do with the security force and the hundreds of millions of dollars, it has to be all hands on deck and there is fatigue. i'm not sure they will get what they need. great to have you with us. prime minister sir keir starmer says it's time to reset relations between the uk and republic of ireland, as he became the first uk prime minister to visit dublin in five years. tensions over brexit had soured relations between the uk and ireland. but the uk prime minister has been holding talks with his counterpart simon harris, and says the visit marked a new era of co—operation and friendship. 0ur ireland correspondent sara girvin reports. after years of strained relations, this was the moment sir keir starmer was given a hundred thousand welcomes to dublin. there were smiles and handshakes as he and his irish counterpart were presented with football jerseys. this will be proudly worn in north london before too long. both leaders said this was an opportunity to renew and deepen the friendship

between britain and ireland. i know as two new leaders of our respective countries, we both said we wish to really place british—irish relations on a new path, and i really appreciate the time that you've given to that since taking office. it's really important to me and to my government, and i think it is the moment for reset, and it's when we put meaning behind those words. international matters took centre stage following a roundtable business discussion. we have to be clear in the face of russian aggression, we have to stand together to coordinate, stand with our allies and give ukraine all of the support that it needs for as long as it needs. photo opportunities are one thing, but the taoiseach and prime minister will need to decide what a reset in their relationship actually looks like. symbolism is important here, but moving forward they'll need to deliver substance over style.

there have already been announcements — a yearly summit between the two countries addressing trade, security, justice and climate. both governments are keen to send the message that when it comes to the relationship between britain and ireland, this is a new ball game. sarah girvin, bbc news in dublin. meanwhile, in his first major interview since becoming prime minister, keir starmer has told the bbc that the previous government "broke" the nhs in ways which were "unforgivable". speaking exclusively to sunday with laura kuennsberg, he said a review of the health service to be published in the coming week finds the conservatives' changes to the nhs were "hopelessly misconceived", and austerity in the coalition years, followed by the pandemic, had left the nhs in a perilous "awful position". everybody watching this who has used the nhs, or relatives who have, know it's broken. they know it's broken. it's unforgivable, the state of our nhs.

the last government broke the nhs. 0urjob now through lord darzi is to properly understand how that came about and bring about the reforms, starting with the first steps, 40,000 extra appointments. but we have to do the hard yards of reform. i think it's only a labour government that can do the reform that our nhs needs, and we will start on that journey. as sea levels and ocean temperatures continue to rise around the world, the un secretary general antonio guterres has issued an sos which he says stands for save our seas. his appeal comes in the run—up to cop29 in azerbaijan later this year. for more on the state of the oceans, my colleague carl? nasman? has been speaking with marine biologist and author aya na elizabeth johnson. the oceans are warming very quickly in a way scientists had not predicted, which is always concerning. you know, that's because of climate change. the ocean has absorbed over 90% of

the heat trapped by all the greenhouse gases we have emitted by burning fuels and chopping down forests. that is the very definition of unsustainable. and the oceans also absorbed about a third of the greenhouse gases we have emitted, so all that carbon dioxide is getting absorbed into the ocean, which is changing the chemistry of sea water. it's getting more acidic, the ph value is shifting, which makes it hard for things with shelves to try to grow their skeletons. so we fundamentally have changed ocean. —— the shalls. in a way we are not sure what's going to happen next. these small island nations like tonga are dealing with the brunt of ocean issues, climate issues, that they did not cause. and that is obviously a massive climate injustice on top of all the rest of it. so i think as much

as i worry, believe me i worry, about the fate of the ocean and the impact, i think it's really important that we look to the ocean truly as a hero in the climate crisis. we would be much worse off if it were not for the ocean buffering all the impacts of climate change and offering us all these solutions.— offering us all these solutions. �*, . . , solutions. it's a nice segue, because _ solutions. it's a nice segue, because your _ solutions. it's a nice segue, because your new— solutions. it's a nice segue, because your new book - solutions. it's a nice segue, because your new book is l solutions. it's a nice segue, - because your new book is titled what if we get it right? visions of climate futures. so many worrying headlines... i just got the actual hard copy in the mail!— in the mail! beautiful, there it is. it really _ in the mail! beautiful, there it is. it really is _ in the mail! beautiful, there it is. it really is a _ in the mail! beautiful, there it is. it really is a hopeful i it is. it really is a hopeful title. how do you keep hope alive at a time like this? what is your mindset, and how should people go about thinking about the climate crisis in a hopeful way? the climate crisis in a hopeful wa ? �* , ., the climate crisis in a hopeful wa ? h ., ., the climate crisis in a hopeful wa? �*, . ., ., way? it's important to note first that — way? it's important to note first that i'm _ way? it's important to note first that i'm not _ way? it's important to note first that i'm not hopeful. l way? it's important to note first that i'm not hopeful. i | first that i'm not hopeful. i mean, i'm notan first that i'm not hopeful. i mean, i'm not an optimist, first that i'm not hopeful. i mean, i'm notan optimist, i'm a scientist, i'm a realist. i have seen the scientific projections, i know the odds, i

understand the trajectories. but i also know there is still a wide range of possible futures. and a lot of the futures. and a lot of the future that we get depends on what we do now. what each of us does, what governments and corporations do. we are not just sitting waiting for the apocalypse, we are every day building the future we will be living in. building the future we will be livin: in. ~ ., ., , living in. what does getting it ri . ht living in. what does getting it right mean — living in. what does getting it right mean to _ living in. what does getting it right mean to you? _ living in. what does getting it right mean to you? how- living in. what does getting it | right mean to you? how would living in. what does getting it - right mean to you? how would we change, what would we need to do in order to get these solutions into place, to start to tackle climate change in a meaningful way? fundamentally, i think it means _ meaningful way? fundamentally, i think it means implementing . i think it means implementing the solutions we already have. there is nothing we need to wait for. it's a matter of how quickly we can shift the status quo, shift policies and culture, in order to implement all of this as rapidly as possible. we don't have to wait for fusion energy possible. we don't have to wait forfusion energy or possible. we don't have to wait for fusion energy or anything else. we canjust for fusion energy or anything else. we can just get started right now. so the thing that i'm trying to offer with this

book is a welcome into climate work for anyone who is concerned but hasn't yet figured out where they fit in. because there is something each of us can do. i because there is something each of us can tie-— of us can do. i wanted to ask, how should — of us can do. i wanted to ask, how should people _ of us can do. i wanted to ask, how should people like - of us can do. i wanted to ask, how should people like me, l of us can do. i wanted to ask, how should people like me, i | how should people like me, i guess, reporters, journalists, tv anchors, how should we cover climate change because there is a worry that all these scary headlines and the news out there can scare people away? they might go and hide and not think about it, it's too depressing. how should we handle that and communicate the climate crisis to people watching? i climate crisis to people watching?— climate crisis to people watchin: ? ~' .,, watching? i think the most important _ watching? i think the most important thing _ watching? i think the most important thing is - watching? i think the most important thing is to - watching? i think the most important thing is to talk l important thing is to talk about solutions. every time we talk about the impact of a storm, we should talk about ways to avoid those impacts in the future, ways to adapt. 0bviously that means reducing the amount of fossil fuels we are burning as fast as possible to as close to zero as possible. but also it means adapting. there are so much we can do to prepare for what's

coming. we already know how to do these things. it's just a matter of having the awareness and motivation to put those things into action. it’s things into action. it's surprising _ things into action. it's surprising to - things into action. it's surprising to me - things into action. it's surprising to me howl things into action. it's surprising to me how little climate change has featured in this year's us presidential election, given how much we have seen it affecting the us. what's your take on that? why do you think the two major candidates, donald trump and kamala harris, are not talking more about climate change? i think it's important to remember what they have said about climate change. even more importantly, what they have or have not done. kamala harris was the deciding vote on passing the inflation reduction act. which is the largest investment in human history in climate solutions, infrastructure we need etc. it's the biden harris administration which set up the american climate corps, thousands of young people working on climate solutions,

solar panels, restoring wetlands, and i want to hear more from her about her platform there and how she would build on that. on the other hand, you have donald trump, who literally offered fossil fuel executives that if they gave $1 billion to his presidential campaign, he would legislate on their behalf when he got into office and make sure they were making windfall profits into the future. you know, his last administration, he made sure to undo environmental protections. 0ver environmental protections. over 100 environmental policies were killed by his administration. so that's how start the difference is that we have in terms of a choice here in the us. boeing's starliner spacecraft has returned to earth from the international space station, but without the astronauts who were meant to be on board. the capsule suffered technical problems after it launched, making it too risky for the pair to return until next year. instead of spending eight days in space, they'll now end

up spending eight months. 0ur science editor, rebecca morelle, has the story. mission control: starliner is now backing away - from station and starting its return to earth. boeing's starliner capsule on its way home, beginning its six—hour voyage with a blast of its engines. and you're seeing the light show there on your screen. but the spacecraft is empty, without the astronauts it was supposed to carry. nasa's suni williams and butch wilmore will now stay on the international space station. technical problems with starliner meant nasa said it wasn't safe enough to take the pair home. suni williams spoke to mission control as the spacecraft, which she nicknamed calypso, departed. it is time to bring calypso home. we have your backs and you've got this. bring her back to earth. good luck. picking up starliner now from its lower altitude, about 6,000 feet above. in the night sky of new mexico, a first glimpse of the capsule. three good parachutes.

looking great. its descent is slowed, as it closes in. touchdown. starliner is back on earth. the landing's a success, but it's a bittersweet moment for the mission team. from a human perspective, all of us feel happy- about the successful landing. but then there's a piece of us, all of us, that we wish it - would have been the way we had planned it. - we had planned to have the mission land with. butch and suni on board. the astronauts are to remain in space until february next year, their eight—day mission extended to eight months. but nasa says they're in good spirits, settling into life on the space station and taking in its spectacular views. king charles and queen camilla have attended the braemar highland games in scotland. it's one of the first times the king has appeared in public since being diagnosed with cancer. the event is held near the royal summer residence in balmoral in the north east of scotland.

it's been attended regularly by the reigning monarch, and other members of the royal family, since 181t8. king charles gave out prizes to the winners of competitions, including the tug of war, tossing the caber, and performances by bagpipers, drummers and dancers. there was no update on his cancer treatment, but earlier this week, queen camilla did mention, during a visit to a hospital, that it was going well. we're following a breaking story out of the us state of kentucky, where local authorities are reporting "numerous" people have been shot near the highway. kentucky governor andy beshear posted on x, writing "kentucky, we are aware of a shooting on i75 in laurel county. law enforcement has shut the interstate. it's been a cool and misty start to the weekend along the east coast of scotland, and that haar is moving inland through the central belt. other parts of scotland

and northern ireland enjoyed a lot of sunshine again on saturday, and temperatures into the mid 20s for england and wales. the weather is changing. this area of low pressure moving up slowly from the south brings the threat of some rain, which could be heavy and thundery for a while, and we've got this wetter weather developing in the midlands, heading northwards into northern england. some further rain in wales and the south west, the midlands and eastern england, maybe brightening up with some sunshine that could trigger1 or 2 thundery showers, mind you. some rain coming into the southeast of scotland and there will be more cloud for scotland and northern ireland, so temperatures aren't going to be as high. a noticeable change in that northerly wind for northern ireland. much cooler here where we get some sunshine in england. temperatures not too bad for the time of year. that area of low pressure bringing the threat of some rain, then starts to move away overnight and into monday. we're left with a lot of cloud to begin the day for eastern parts of england. a little rain in that that's retreating towards the southeast. other areas seeing some sunshine for a while before we've got some cloud and patchy

rain into the far north of northern ireland and western scotland later on in the day. but it's a cooler, fresher air. it's not going to feel as humid and temperatures are going to be lower across the board to start the week, and if anything, the winds are going to strengthen. it will feel cooler still as we move into tuesday. this deeper area of low pressurejust running to the north of scotland, bringing some wet weather into here through much of the day, and a weather front will sweep down across england and wales on tuesday. short spell of rain here, followed by some sunshine and some showers up towards the northwest, but the winds are going to be stronger on tuesday. the strongest winds will be in scotland in the north and northeast of the country. the winds could be gusting 50, maybe even 60 miles an hour. that, of course, will add to this cooler, fresher feel. so temperatures are ranging from 13 to 18 degrees. and that north westerly wind, once it arrives, is going to be with us really through much of the week ahead, bringing with it an autumn chill, maybe even a bit of snow over the top of the scottish mountains.

huge change from the mid 20s that we've seen in scotland and northern ireland, and that colder air moves its way further south across england and wales.

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