ambassador to the republic of uzbekistan. like to introduce a few members of my family who have joined me today. my wife sharon, my son jonah and my daughter leanna and my sister miriam who's come down from boston to be with us today. they keep me grounded, and i'm grateful for that. they've already taken to calling me ambassa -- dad, although i reminded them they can't call me that until i'm confirmed by the u.s. senate. the life journey that led to my sitting at this table started in ohio where i had the good fortune to be the son of louis and evelyn rosenblum. my mother was an educator who passed on to me her love of learning and fascination with history. my father worked at massa for over 30 years -- nasa for over 30 years developing rocket fuels that took the first americans into space and later solar cell technology for use on earth. my dad was also a human rights activist who in the early 1960s helped organize the grassroots movement that provided moral and material support to jews and other oppressed minorities living

daniel rosen blume, a career -- rosen blum to be ambassador to the republic of uzbekistan. easy for me to say. mr. kim tom to be ambassador and u.s. representative to the united nations agencies for food and agriculture. the honorable david yamamoto, a career member of the senior foreign service, to be ambassador to the federal republic of somalia. i want to welcome even of you and thank you -- each of you and thank you for being here today. most importantly, i want to thank you for your willing areness to serve our country. i'd like to extend a special welcome to mr. tom from indiana based on kip's tremendous experience and status as a fellow hoosier. i wrote a letter to the president last year recommending that he nominate mr. tom for this position. as i said in that letter, kip has more than four decades of domestic and international experience related to food and agriculture and is uniquely qualified. so i'm glad that you're

afghanistan, tajikistan, and uzbekistan.rther. and to introduce the people who will be hosting them. are you ready! it is the largest bbc hub outside the uk. stories and share content between each other. you have tamil, murati, hindi, gujarati, punjabi and telegu. who's currently rehearsing for click tamil. brilliant, isn't it? in fact, click tamil launches in the next two weeks. broadcast in more than 20 languages. are discovering on the ground. or even a smart chessboard. very hogwarts. in india's national parks. here is just a taster of that story. these are pictures from jaipur‘thalana national park. at a height of about 30 metres. of the system being tested here. have been installed. rotate at 360 degrees. which is situated several kilometres away from the park. the drones can immediately swing into action for further monitoring. officials reach the spot. recordings of cameras can be seen on a portable device. with the help of real—time tracking, it is easy to reach the location. of artificial intelligence. and reach th

and great britain's crucial davis cup tie with uzbekistan is currently tied at one match all.has lost to jurabeck karimov tonight. gb is without both andy murray and kyle edmund and must win the best—of—five tie to be seeded in next year's new davis cup format. england's netball team are playing their first match since winning gold at the commonwealth games tomorrow morning. they're taking on new zealand in the quad series, which also involves south africa and gold coast silver medallists australia. the roses are looking to maintain theirform going into next year's world cup, which is being held in liverpool. this is quite exciting for us. it's about building momentum. we were always... we were building for the world cup in liverpool. and, yes, it's a very important series for us. i'm under no illusion how it's going to be either. steph curry is regarded as one of nba's best point guards, the highest—paid player in the league and considered by many as an all—time great. well, today, he's in east london inspiring a new generation of basketball players on this side of the atlant

great britain will be seeded in next year's revamped davis cup competiion, after beating uzbekistan 3weekend. british number two, cameron norrie beat sanjar fayziev in the first of today's singles matches to give great britain victory in glasgow. and angela stanford has won the final golf major of the year, the evian championship. the veteran american took victory in dramatic fashion after amy 0lson double—bogeyed the final hole. it's stanford's first major title in what was her 76th attempt. britain's alistair brownlee was disqualified from the grand final of the world triathlon series, as mario mola won a third world title in a row. brownlee was initially given a 15—second penalty in australia forfailing to go around a buoy during the swim stage. but this was then upgraded to a disqualification. he later tweeted to express his disappointment. 0lder brotherjonny finished 8th. kenya's eliud kipchoge has set a new marathon world record after destroying the field in berlin with a time of two hours, one minute and 39 seconds. the 33—year—old took more than a minute off the previous best.

for the first time since serving a i2—month ban for cocaine use in friday's davis cup tie against uzbekistance making his comeback in april. both chelsea and glasgow city won their opening games of the womens champions league this afternoon. glasgow city beat cypriot side somatio barcelona 2—0 in the first leg of round of 32 tie. english champions chelsea started their campaign with a 5—0 trashing of sarajevo. and us open champion naomi osaka says she thought the crowds were booing her as she stood on stage before accepting her trophy on saturday. the atmosphere inside the arena turned when umpire carlos ramos docked serena williams a game after she'd called him a thief. speaking for the first time since on the ellen degeres show in the united states the 20—year—old said she tried to block the unfolding events out. when you're a little your told to just turn around and try to focus so i try to do that but i heard a lot of people in the cloud making noises andi of people in the cloud making noises and i really wanted to turn around. at the time i did think they were billing me. oh, no. i coul

great britain beat uzbekistan earlier this month to ensure they'd be seeded in qualifying for the newanks to their wildcard. all of scotland women's football squad will be able to train full—time for next year's world cup after a funding boost from the scottish government. around £80,000 of funding will mean shelley kerr's squad will be full—time from january until the tournament in june. england goalkeeperjordan pickford has signed a new six—year deal with everton. the 24—year—old onlyjoined the club from sunderland last summer and was named the club's player of the year after his debut season, before helping england to fourth in this summer's world cup. and following that world cup success — the fa's technical director dan ashworth is to leave his role to take up the same position at premier league side brighton — the club say he will start working with them in the spring. now, 0lympic canoe champion joe clarke says he had to rebuild his confidence "from zero" due to poor results after his rio 2016 success. the 25—year—old is back at the scene of his finest hour this week for the ca

i personally witnessed corporations among states after uzbekistan went through a peaceful little transition. yugoslavia, macedonia, they have taken major steps toward resolving their differences. our peacekeeping mission in liberia and did a decade in the work calling the first country's peaceful democratic transition, adding to peacekeeping efforts elsewhere in south africa. represents signs of hope, even if there is still a long way to go to reconcile for the likes of people on the move with a legitimate interests of state. hundreds and thousands of people have been lifted from extreme poverty across the world, and we have -- armenia's young people are at the heart of the country's transition earlier this year, showing the potential of the youth to use their boys for democracy -- their voice or democracy. aware ofher growing discrimination, from violence, harassment, and next what tatian, to equal pay and exclusion -- and exploitation, to equal pay and exclusion. mostly the way in gender --ality where committed with quality and apartment everywhere -- and empowerment everywhere. excellenc

for the first time since serving a 12—month ban for cocaine use in friday's davis cup tie against uzbekistang his comeback in april. and conor mcgregor is being sued by fellow ufc fighter michael chiesa, who claims he suffered phy5ical, emotional and financial damage following an attack on his bus in april. mcgregor threw a metal object into the window of a bus carrying fighter5 at a media day in new york. both chelsea and glasgow city have won their opening games of the women's champions league this afternoon. glasgow city beat cypriots somatio barcelona 2—0 in the first leg of round of 32 tie. engli5h champion5 chelsea started their campaign with a 5—0 trashing of sarajevo. the tottenham goalkeeper hugo llori5 has been banned from diving for 20 months and fined £50,000 after pleading guilty to drink driving at westminster magistrates‘ court today. llori5 commited the offence ju5t weeks after ca ptaining france to world cup success in russia. here's our sports news correspondent richard conway. hugo verdu night was dulled by police officers on august 24 in central london after they had ob5e

but to do that they may need a good result in today's doubles after uzbekistan pulled off a shock resultld now in a five set thriller. there was just one hundredth of a second between kimi raikonnen and lewis hamilton in practice for this weekend's singapore grand prix. the ferrari driver wasjust about fastest yesterday, with hamilton's title rival sebastien vettel only ninth quickest, after he hit a wall. hamilton leads the drivers' standings by 30 points, with seven races to go. in rugby union's premiership, gloucester came back from being ten points, to win the west country derby against bristol bears 35—13. the bears, who were promoted at the end of last season, led 13—3 at the break, but gloucester scored five tries in the second half— two of them from charlie sharples. in the pro 1a there were wins for munster and edinburgh. st helens have won super league's league leader's shield, after they beat hull fc 38—12. saints only needed a point to ensure they'd finish top of the league, but eased to victory— scoring six tries. it's the sixth time they've finished top in the super league

remade specifically for 110 million farsi speakers mainly in iran, afghanistan, tajikistan, and uzbekistans we were live in new delhi was to celebrate the upcoming launch of clicks in several different languages, and to introduce the people who will be hosting them. are you ready! the base of the bbc‘s indian operations is here in delhi, it is the largest bbc hub outside the uk. it is here that all the languages come together to generate their own stories and share content between each other. you have tamil, murati, hindi, gujarati, punjabi and telegu. this is one of the bbc‘s studios here — that's ashwaria, who's currently rehearsing for click tamil. brilliant, isn't it? in fact, click tamil launches in the next two weeks. and it is notjust about india either, eventually click will be broadcast in more than 20 languages. the great thing about all of this is notjust that we will be able to reach huge audiences in their own languages, but we will be able to bring you stories that these guys are discovering on the ground. stories like the app that helps to donate food to the poor, an artific

great britain have taken a 2—1 lead in their davis cup tie against uzbekistan thanks to a win in theom inglot. they took the match in four sets and means britain need victory in one of today's two singles rubbers to win the tie in glasgow. victory would also ensure britain are seeded in the revamped davis cup next year. saracens and exeter both kept up their perfect records in rugby union's premiership while bath won theirfirst league match of the season. bath ran in five tries against harlequins to pick up a bonus point victory. quins did come back into it but bath hung on to win 37—32. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, here's the papers. hello, and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. with me are david wooding, political editor of the sun on sunday, and shyama perera, the journalist and author. let's take a look at the front pages. the observer leads on a call by london mayor sadiq khan for a second referendum on the uk's membership of the eu, saying voters should be given the chance to reject a brexit deal. the telegraph, on the other hand, carries an interview

in central asia, i personally witnessed cooperation among states after uzbekistan went through a peaceful political transition theory yugoslavia, macedonia, they have taken major steps toward resolving their differences. our peacekeeping mission in and now,nd in a decade we witness the first peaceful democratic transition, adding to peacekeeping efforts elsewhere in south africa. it represents signs of hope, even if there is still a long way to go to reconcile full was that for the likes of people on the move with the legitimate interests of state. hundreds and thousands of people have been lifted from extreme poverty across the world in the past three decades. armenia's young people are at the heart of the country's peaceful political transition earlier this year, showing the potential of the youth to use their voice to advance democracy. the drive for gender equality of gaining ground. they are growing aware of discrimination, from violence, harassment, and exploitation, to equal say and exclusion from decision-making. the united states must lead the way in the pursuit of gender equalit

great britain have won their opening davis cup play—off rubber against uzbekistan after dan evans beatst of five tie to be seeded in next year's new davis cup format. great britain's dressage riders are in action again today at the world equestrian games in tryon in north carolina. they're hoping to add individual success to the team bronze they won yesterday — katherine downes is there for us — they still found time to celebrate despite being back in the saddle today? they still managed to find time to celebrate despite the fact that they have to get back in the saddle. yes, speaking to the team after they picked up the medals, they said they might have one or two drinks to reflect on a job well done. in this sweltering heat and humidity in north carolina. they won silver in 2010, silver last time in normandy. the bronze they won yesterday may look like a downgrade but you have to remember this is a team in transition. three of the four horses we saw yesterday have never been to a major championship. this was a new experience. including charlotte's new horse who performed brilliantly.

great britain will be seeded in next year's revamps davis cup competition after beating uzbekistan 3—ie beating his opponent in glasgow in the first of the singles matches to give great britain victory in glasgow. kenya's eliud kipchoge has set a new marathon world record after destroying the field in berlin with a time of two hours, one minute 39 seconds. the 33—year—old took more than a minute off the previous best shock and surprise, perhaps not that it was kipchoge who led the way or that it was on the flat streets of berlin where the many fastest times have been said before but what was surprising was the margin by which he smashed the record. 0ver surprising was the margin by which he smashed the record. over one minute faster than anybody else in history. i feel great, winning two hours and one minute and seven seconds. so i'm really happy and i'm grateful to those who worked with me. the 33-year-old is no stranger to marathon success. he claimed gold and the brazil 0lympics two years ago. kipchoge is the olympic champion. and in april he won the london marathon, taking his thi

great britain will be seeded in next year's revamped davis cup competiion after beating uzbekistan 3—wo, cameron n0rrie beat sanjar fayziev in glasgow in the first of today's singles matches to give great britain vicotry in glasgow. kenya's eliud kipchoge has set a new marathon world record after destroying the field in berlin with a time of ‘two hours, with a time of two hours, the 33—year—old took more than a minute off the previous best. kipchoge is regarded as one of the greatest marathon runners of all time, he is the current 0lympic champion and won the london marathon for a third time earlier this year. and the vuelta a espana is coming to a close in madrid. britain's simon yates is set to win his first grand tour title as long as he crosses the finish line. plenty more on that on the bbc sport website. we will have more for you in around an hour's time, i think. let's return now to news that at least 50 people are now known to have been killed in the philippines by typhoon mangkhut, many of them caught in landslides set off by heavy rain. large expanses on the main island of l

bbc sport website including news of great britain's 3—1 victory in tennis‘s davis cup tie against uzbekistan the women's tour, the evian championship. thank the evian championship. you very much. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at ten o'clock. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. for the news where you are. you're watching bbc news. british farmers could receive a share of a £400 million compensation scheme, after being caught up in banking scandals. the bbc‘s countryfile programme has discovered that concerns over a lack of regulation could still see farmers targeted by lenders more interested in taking their assets than helping their businesses thrive. charlotte smith reports. across the uk, many farmers are saddled with large—scale debt. today that stands at £19 billion. but can those farmers be sure their lenders are dealing with them fairly? we discovered farmers across the uk who have lost their land, their livelihoods and even their family homes because of how they were treated by their banks. kenny an

for the first time since serving a 12—month ban for cocaine use in friday's davis cup tie against uzbekistan clarke are also in the team, with doubles specialists jamie murray and dominic inglot. both chelsea and glasgow city have won their opening games of the women's champions league this afternoon. glasgow city beat cypriots somatio barcelona 2—0 in the first leg of round of 32 tie. english champions chelsea started their campaign with a 5—0 trashing of sarajevo. anthonyjoshua says an anglo—american power struggle is getting in the way of a potential world heavyweight title fight with american deontay wilder. joshua is preparing to take on russian alexander povetkin a week on saturday but wants a bout with wilder next april at wembley. there's been no agreement between the two camps for a fight which could seejoshua crowned the undisputed world champion. it has been a lot of talking, a lot back and forth. i think, like, i think it is that divide, uk — usa, the usa want, like, so only division again. i think it has been a long time since great britain had this kind of respect in this divis

britain and uzbekistan were tied at one—all as they went in to the doubles but murray and inglot have they will be seeded in february's preliminary world group round. england's netball team have recorded their biggest ever win, over new zealand in the quad series this morning. england ran out 52—39 winners, after running away with the match in the latter stages. england play australia and south africa over the next week. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories, plus all the day's rugby results and news of the t20 final on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. jeanette, thank you very much. the government is expected to appoint a senior figure from the retail groupjohn lewis to conduct a review of the railways. the transport secretary chris grayling has asked keith williams, the deputy chairman of the department store, to take a detailed look at how the rail network operates, and how it could improve. 0ur political correspondent chris masonjoins me now. what has prompted this now, chris?|j think what has prompted this now, chris?” think the governm

britain and uzbekistan were tied at 1—1 as they went in to the doubles but murray and inglot have givenw they will be seeded in february's preliminary world group round. worcestershire are celebrating winning the t—20 blast for the first time. moeen ali's side had beaten lancashire in the first semi—final of the day at edgbaston and beat sussex by chasing down a target of 158 with nine balls to spare. so a first t20 title and not surprisingly impressive scenes in the crowd at the end. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. 21 people had to be rescued after a rollercoaster became stuck at a theme park in warrington. the incident happened around 1:00 at gulliver's world. fire crews used ladders and scaffolding to rescue the passengers from the ride, which was stuck 50 feet in the air. cheshire fire & rescue service say no—one was injured. the church of england is considering a buy out of the pay—day lender, wonga, after the company collapsed last month. the idea was suggested by frank field, the chair of the w

gb took a 2—1 lead against uzbekistan thanks to a win in the doubles byjamie murray and dom inglot.lasgow olympic marathon champion eliud kipchoge has set a new world record after shaving more than a minute of the previous time in berlin. the kenyan — who is widely seen as the greatest marathon runner of the modern era — ran a time of two hours, one minute and 39 seconds — beating dennis kimetto‘s world best set in 2014 in the same race. it's also the biggestjump in a marathon record since 1967. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. thank you very much indeed. the leader of the conservative party in scotland, ruth davidson, has said that she never wants to be prime minister because she "values her mental health too much". in an interview with the sunday times newspaper, she's spoken for the first time of her struggle with depression, suicidal thoughts and self harm. ms davidson, who is pregnant with her first child, had frequently been tipped as a future leader. wealth taxes should be imposed to create a £100 billion "citizens‘ fund", which would spread brit

more win this afternoon will see great britain wrap up their davis cup world group playoff against uzbekistanafter a decision was made to rest dennis istomin for this match. after a shaky start in the opening service game, norrie has won the first set 6—2. with the davis cup undergoing a revamp next year, there is no relegation at stake, but the gb team need a victory in the tie to ensure they are seeded in february's qualifying tournament. 0lympic marathon champion eliud kipchoge has set a new world record after shaving more than a minute of the previous time in berlin. the kenyan — who is widely seen as the greatest marathon runner of the modern era — ran a time of two hours, one minute and 39 seconds, beating dennis kimetto's world best set at the 2014 race. it's also the biggestjump in a marathon record since 1967. and lewis hamilton is on pole position for today's singapore grand prix, which is getting underway. you can follow the action on the bbc sport website and on bbc radio 5live. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. thank you. no, i'm afraid

and great britain take on uzbekistan in the doubles of the davis cup, that gets under way at 2pm in glasgowt on the bbc red button and online. that's all the sport for now. that's it. the next news on bbc one is at 5:15pm, bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. let's return to one of our main stories. the world's strongest typhoon so far this year is battering the northern philippines with violent winds and torrential rains. three people have died in the storm, and tens of thousands have been moved from coastal areas. flooding and landslides are expected. lot felizco is 0xfam's director in the philippines. she told me the extent of the damage across the country from typhoon mangkhut. it has been 16 hours since typhoon mangkhut made landfall and because of the coverage of this typhoon, it covers 23 provinces, along the eastern seaboard and in the northern portion of luzon. some of these areas are mountainous areas, along the coast, not very accessible from town centres, so we are only starting to receive initial reports now and looking to having a more complete picture may

gb took a 2—1 lead against uzbekistan thanks to a win in the doubles byjamie murray and dom inglot.e website, you'll find live coverage of the women's combined final?in climbing world championships which are under way in innsbruck. but from me you're up to date. i'll have more sport in the next hour. the leader of the conservative party in scotland, ruth davidson, has said that she never wants to be prime minister because she "values her mental health too much". in an interview with the sunday times newspaper she's spoken for the first time of her struggle with depression, suicidal thoughts and self harm. ms davidson, who is pregnant with her first child, had frequently been tipped as a future leader. wealth taxes should be imposed to create a £100 billion "citizens fund", which would spread britain's resources evenly and strengthen public finances — that's according to the leader of the liberal democrats. sir vince cable says the money would be put aside over a ten year period and would include funds raised from sale of the taxpayers' stake in the royal bank of scotland. it's one o

britain and uzbekistan were tied at one—all as they went in to the doubles but murray and inglot haved group round. it is t20 finals day. the blast final being played at edgbaston. the six sons are battling in their 137—4 after 17 over —— the sussex sharks. they got off to a bad start. he forgot to ground his bat, both of his feet were in the air when the ball hit the stumps. sussex captain luke wright made 92 in their semifinal a little earlier on today with that win over somerset and he looked set for a big score again this evening but england all rounder but we probably got rid of him for 33 and earlier today cricket australia said they would investigate claims that an australian player called him 0sama during the 2015 ashes. britain s dimitri coutya made history last year by becoming the nation s first—ever double wheelchair fencing world champion and will be looking to secure his first european title in italy next week. its been quite a journey for the 20—year—old from london who lost the use of his legs after being hit by a car as a child. nick hope has been to meet him. i have

britain‘s davis cup tie against uzbekistan is under way in glasgow.s too volatile. essentially they have a regular season and at the end of that they split into a top eight for the play—off for the grand final and the bottom four play the top four for an extended relegation and promotion play—off and that is the volatility the super leagues didn‘t like, that four teams per year could be relegated. and a change to something more familiar? it is a format the game has had before, but now there will only be the bottom team relegated and the top team from the championship promoted, and it will be a top five play—off for the grand final instead of the top eight, which favours the teams that finished first and second in terms of reaching the old trafford finale, that showpiece in october. that‘s all the sport for now. we will have more for you in the next hour. a performer in the musical "42nd street" has made west end history by becoming the first to take on a role in the west end as a job—share. charlene ford gave birth to her son six months ago, and this

britain and uzbekistan were tied at one—all as they went in to the doubles but murray and inglot haveinary world group round the final of the t20 blast is getting underway at edgbaston. sussex sharks have won the toss and decided to bat first against worcestershire rapids. earlier the rapids booked their place in the final, with victory over lancashire lightning. moeen ali let his cricket do the talking after reports this morning that cricket australia are to investigate claims that an australian player called him "0sama", during the 2015 ashes series. he made 41 as worcestershire made 169 from their 20 overs. he then went on to take two wickets including that of england team—mate jos buttler. patrick brown finished lancashire off with four wickets of his own, the rapids winning by 20 runs. while in the other semi final sussex beat somerset by a comfortable 35 runs, with captain luke wright hitting 92 of their total of 202 for 8. you can follow the final via the bbc sport website and on 5live sports extra. it is on right now. steph curry is regarded as one of nba's best point guards —

daniel rosenblum to be ambassador to uzbekistan. mr. tip tom to the u.s. representative to the united nations agencies for food and agriculture. ms. karen williams to be ambassador to the republic observed on. the honorable donald camacho to be ambassador to somalia. mr. kevin sullivan to be ambassador to nicaragua. mr. mark rosen to be the u.s. direct executor of the international monetary fund. is there a motion to favorably report these nominations and block the voiceover? >> second. >> some of his second, the questions to report favorably denominations are all in favor will say i appeared opposed. with that, the eyes have it in the nominations are agreed to. i complete the business. staff be authorized to make technical and conforming language. without -- without without objection the business enable it to and we will begin again to hearing and i thank you all for being here. you've completed your opening statement i think. let me move to another part. our first witness today is the honorable andrea thompson under secretary of state for arms control to

followed by a senate confirmation hearing for ambassadors to morocco, bangladesh, uzbekistan, and somalia. >>> the house foreign affairs committee met to consider a bill that would require the white house turnover documents relating to president trump's meeting with russian president vladimir putin. the committee ultimately rejected the bill, and a party line, 20-18 vote. ed royce, chair of the meeting is for 50 minutes. >> we meet today to consider a single item, pursuant to notice for purposes of markup, i call up house resolution 1017, requesting the president and directing the secretary of state, to transmit to the house, copies of all documents heir possession, relati to certain communications between president trump and russian president. and, moved to report it adversely to the house. without objection, the resolution is considered red, and open for amendment at any point. committee members may have five calendar members -- days to submit statements for the record. because we are dealing with floor votes, activities of other committees, and hurricane -related uncertainty this after

we will have the latest from glasgow in the davis cup match between britain and uzbekistan. told about attempts to save the life of pc keith palmer. the court has been shown cctv footage of the moment pc palmer was stabbed by khalid mosood, as he was on duty outside the palace of westminster. 0ur correspondent helena lee is following the inquests. the court was shown this photograph of pc, at the start of the inquest the court was taken back to harrowing footage of when pc keith, was stabbed. 0ddie was played and the desperate vices of those who attempted to care for him filled the court at the old bailey. in one recording you could hear the man are urging him to fight for his life. the court was shown this photograph of pc, at the start of the inquest this morning. taken by an american tourist outside the palace of westminster, it was to be the last photograph of him. he was killed not long after. this is the aftermath of the attack. pc palmer had been on duty and unarmed when khalid mahsood approached him. there was a struggle. mahsood then stabbed him. witnesses today hav

followed by a senate confirmation hearing for ambassadors to morocco, bangladesh, uzbekistan, and somalia

great britain are level at 1—1 going into the second day of their davis cup play—off match against uzbekistanin. it's evans' first match back, in the competition since returning from a drugs ban. but cameron norrie's defeat in the second singles match means the tie is level, ahead of today's doubles. england's netball team have recorded their biggest ever win over new zealand in the quad series this morning. england ran out 52—39 winners, after running away with the match in the latter stages. england play australia and south africa over the next week. st helens have won super league's league leader's shield, after they beat hull fc 38—12. saints only needed a point to ensure they'd finish top of the league, but eased to victory, scoring six tries. it's the sixth time they've finished top in the super league era. there were also super 8 wins for wigan and wakefield. now, we are used to seeing canoes and kayaks racing through the white water against the clock. but until now paddlers haven't battled down the course against each other. this sounds very dangerous. they are doing ski cross, boarde

great britain are level at 1—1 going into the second day of their davis cup play—off match against uzbekistanin. it's eva ns' first match back in the competition since returning from a drugs ban. but cameron norrie's defeat in the second singles match means the tie is level ahead of today's doubles. england's netball team have recorded their biggest ever win over new zealand in the quad series this morning. england ran out 52—39 winners after running away with the match in the latter stages. england play australia and south africa over the next week. there was just one hundredth of a second between kimi raikkonen and lewis hamilton in practice for this weekend's singapore grand prix. the ferrari driver wasjust about fastest yesterday, with hamilton's title rival sebastian vettel only ninth quickest after he hit a wall. hamilton leads the drivers' standings by 30 points with seven races to go. three matches, plenty of sixes and a mascot race — it's twenty20 finals day at edgbaston later. lancashire, worcestershire, somerset and sussex are all in action. the future of the t20 blast competiton h

for the first time since serving a 12—month ban for cocaine use in friday‘s davis cup tie against uzbekistanlso in the team, with doubles specialists jamie murray and dominic inglot. both chelsea and glasgow city have won their opening games of the womens champions league this afternoon. glasgow city beat cypriots somatio barcelona 2 nil in the first leg of round of 32 tie. english champions chelsea started their campaign with a 5 nil trashing of sarajevo. anthonyjoshua says an anglo—american power struggle is getting in the way of a potential world heavyweight title fight with american deontay wilder. joshua is preparing to take on russian alexander povetkin a week on saturday but wants a bout with wilder next april at wembley. there‘s been no agreement between the two camps for a fight which could seejoshua crowned the undisputed world champion. it‘s been a lot of talking, back—and—forth and i think, i think it‘s that divide. uk, usa, usa want to own the division again. i think it‘s been a long time since great britain had this kind of respect in the heavyweight division. and people, they‘

was launching drone strikes against al qaeda and allied forces such as uzbekistan, turkestan, taliban how condi network. they focus on the kill box basically in north and south was the wrist and for the first person to began tracking these strikes. 95% and one of the things they argued against that is great. that is the tip of the spear for al qaeda's operations, in karachi, in islamabad, take a pakistani city and you're very likely to have al qaeda. a small city in pakistan. what if we actually wind up finding sally sherry, will be another small city and pakistan, punjab for afghanistan. this is another thing they've tracked of taliban control in afghanistan are trying to use our data and then we are showing about 11% of afghanistan districts and another 50%. so you have more than half of afghanistan slipping under the control of the taliban and in this is where al qaeda training camp -- that can't in kandahar, that is not the only can't. i've seen reports of aspirating al qaeda camps in other provinces. we didn't even know that camp was in existence until we raided a previous camp s

great britain have taken a 2—1 lead in their davis cup tie against uzbekistan thanks to a win in thetoday's two singles rubbers to win the tie in glasgow. victory would also ensure britain are seeded in the revamped davis cup next year. to talk more about this, we can now speak to cycling weekly magazine journalist michael hutchinson. there could be history being made. at this point, he just needs to cross the line today but what a race it's been for simon yates, showing endless patience and discipline throughout this race. good morning. thank you forjoining us good morning. thank you forjoining us today. what a race it has been. good morning. thank you forjoining us today. what a race it has beenlj us today. what a race it has been.” think patience has been the key to this. he was very passive, not passive, but quite relaxed in the first week or ten days in the race and has turned it on and in the second half. it is such a contrast to italy where he led almost from the beginning and was very aggressive and active and then collapsed spectacularly with two days to go. it has been a po

great britain have taken a 2—1 lead in their davis cup tie against uzbekistan thanks to a win in then glasgow. victory would also ensure gb are seeded in the revamped davis cup next year. saracens and exeter both kept up their perfect records in rugby union's premiership while bath won their first league match of the season. bath ran in five tries against harlequins to pick up a bonus point victory. quins did come back into it, but bath hung on to win 37—32. while in the pro 14, scarlets came from behind to beat benneton. a late surge took them to a 38—29 bonus point win against the italian side. elsewhere, cardiff blues threw away a 21—point lead as they lost to zebre. glasgow and leinster both won. and we think we might have seen a premier league record broken yesterday for the oldest mascots. this is vera cohen who's 102 and her sister 0lga halon who's 97 and they got to walk out with the team at the etihad yesterday. vera's been going to city games for 85 years and even managed a quick chat with pep guardiola before kick off. isaid, so, i said, so, david, isaid, so, david, you ar

great britain are level at 1—1 going into the second day of their davis cup play—off match against uzbekistan competition since returning from a drugs ban. but cameron norrie's defeat in the second singles match, means the tie is level ahead of today's doubles. there was just one hundredth, of a second between kimi raikonnen and lewis hamilton in practice for this weekend's singapore grand prix. the ferrari driver wasjust about fastest yesterday, with hamilton's title rival sebastien vettel only ninth quickest after he hit a wall. hamilton leads the drivers' standings by 30 points, with seven races to go. great britain's charlotte dujardin, has won a second bronze medal at the world equestrian games in north carolina. the triple olympic champion claimed third in the dressage adding to the team bronze. dujardin was riding mount st john freestyle, her new horse, after the retirement of valegro in december 2016. there's live coverage from the games later on the red button and bbc sport website. in the early hours of tomorrow, the showdown that's being called the fight of the century takes place

over the last years, trade has been with uzbekistan.nd they've done a great job of opening up trade routes previously constricted for reasons and increased trade ties to the north of afghanistan holds promise for future. >> absolutely and pakistan has one of the poorest records of having high amounts of trade with its neighbors, except china, whereas most nations actually have their neighbors as amongst their top trading partners. and so, that is a function of-- and if you're interested, there's a whole chapter on that in my new book, reimagining pakistan. i had to make a plug for it. but there's a whole thing about how military strategic considerations have always taken priority, even on matters such as this. final three questions. gentleman there, here, and here. >> jack pogano, tv executive coo of two major television stations in afghanistan. retired army lt. colonel been in afghanistan 11 years. end of the day it's all been jobs. if you give people jobs, if the have's have a lot and have-notes have nothing you create jobs, you have

foreign relations committee held a hearing to consider ambassador nominees to morocco, bangladesh, uzbekistansomalia. they questioned nominees about food security, human rights and middle east terrorism. this is an hour and a half.

foreign relations committee held a hearing to consider ambassador nominees to morocco, bangladesh, uzbekistansomalia. they questioned nominees about food security, human rights and middle east terrorism. this is an hour and a half. >>> good morning. this hearing of the senate foreign relations committee will come to order. i am grateful for our continued partnership

he did, beating sanjar fayziev, to give great britain a 3—1win over uzbekistan. that? surely you have, come on, keep going! that would make a big difference. at the age of ao, the american angela stanford has won her first golf major. she took the evian championship in france, in what was her 76th attempt. she was completely overwhelmed, saying she had always been a fighter, and in golf, you play by faith and just hope it works out. i have no idea whatjust happened. i am...i i have no idea whatjust happened. i am... iam i have no idea whatjust happened. i am... i am grateful. i have no idea whatjust happened. i am... iam grateful. i i have no idea whatjust happened. i am... i am grateful. i am so happy for everybody at home, everybody that's always cheered for me. just... they never gave up on me. i think it meant a lot to her. i think it meant a lot to herlj love it! and we have some great stats coming up for you. kenya's eliud kipchoge smashed the marathon world record in berlin. the olympic champion is widely seen as the greatest marathon runner of the modern

for the first time since serving a 12—month ban for cocaine use in friday‘s davis cup tie against uzbekistanan be achieved. this morning the conservative pro—brexit european reform group set out its proposals, claiming they would enable the uk to leave the single market and the customs union, without the need for a hard border. there is an existing border there today, there is an existing border for vat, and existing borderfor exercise, a security border and a currency board and all of those are managed in a way without any infrastructure on the current border itself. and our aim in this paper is while there will need to be new checks brought in to ensure the integrity of the single market and customs unit will agree union, there isa customs unit will agree union, there is a need for any new additional checks on border at all. we‘re not talking about the movement of people, that is dealt with under the common travel area, it has been since 1923 and will continue post—brexit. we are talking simply about the movement of goods. dr katy hayward is from the centre for internation borders research