what is likely to change under kassym—jomart tokayev, assuming he gets the job?the official numbers from the central election committee and the assessment from the international observers, from the international observers, from the oecd, but once kassym—jomart tokayevis the oecd, but once kassym—jomart tokayev is sworn in as president, it is unlikely that things will change here in kazakhstan because he has been saying all along that he will continue the policies of nursultan nazarbayev. nursultan nazarbayev may no longer be the president but he maintains key powers in kazakhstan his chairman of the security council which has power over all major decisions in domestic and foreign policy. nursultan nazarbayev also has a title as a leader of the chairman of the ruling party so he is no longer the president but nursultan nazarbayev will likely continue to play a key role in the politics here in kazakhstan. thank you for the latest from nur—sultan. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news: heavy security is in place around a court in the town of p

successor kassym—jomart tokayev.ple came out to protest against what they say was a stage—managed election. hundreds we re a stage—managed election. hundreds were detained by the police. many face administrative charges. the authorities say on sanctions protests are illegal. kazakhstan now has a new president, but methods of suppressing descent. south east asia is battling to contain the spread of african swine fever, which has led to the culling of millions of pigs in china and vietnam. african swine fever is highly contagious and fatal to pigs, although it is harmless to humans. the disease has been reported in five asian countries since 2018, with experts describing efforts to contain it as a global battle. here's dr wa ntanee kalpravidh from the united nation's food and agriculture 0rganisation on why the disease is proving so hard to contain. for the african swine fever at the moment, there is no effective vaccine or no effective treatments for the virus. in the virus can be quite stable in heat and acidity. so

kazakhstan has a new president, with kassym—jomart tokayev winning the snap election on sunday.sation for security and cooperation in europe however said there were widespread violations in the central asian country. hundreds of anti—government protesters were detained on election day. from the capital nur—sultan, the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie has this report. in kazakhstan, if you're not happy with elections and want to express your opinion, this is what happens. even cycling past the area is not safe. that was the scene in the country's largest city of almaty. and this is the scene in the capital, nur—sultan. 0rdinary people are walking past the riot police and wondering what's going on. but they're not getting the answers. this is a location where most protest took place on the election day. and the authorities are sending the message that they're ready to tackle any further protests. according to the central election committee, kassym—jomart tokayev received more than 70% of the vote. but international observers say the voting day was marked with violations. significant irregula

that was kassym—jomart tokayev.mr golunov was detained on thursday and later charged with attempting to sell a large quantity of drugs. his supporters say the charges are fabricated, and that he's been framed because he investigated corruption. prosecutors had been seeking a jail sentence. local elections later this month in albania have been called off by the country's president as people continue to demonstrate against his government and increase their demands for an early poll. police have fired tear gas as crowds continued their campaign in front of the government building in the capital tirana. president ilir meta cancelled the local polls saying that free and fair elections could not be held under the current circumstances. police in germany have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting of a cdu politician. walter lubcke, who was head of the city council in kassel, was found dead in his garden last saturday night, having been shot in the head. reports suggest a younger man, who knew mr lubcke, has be

interim president kassym—jomart tokayev, the hand—picked successor to the long—time authoritarian leaderlls indicate that he has around 70% of the vote. the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie is following developments for us from the capital, nur—sultan. riot police is moving in to push these protesters. many have already been arrested and moved to police vans. they're creating this noise to scare people but nevertheless, they're still standing because people are saying they're fed up. for 30 years, they've never seen democratic elections in this country and this time they're saying they will no longer be quiet about the real situation in the country. translation: they spend billions on building palaces but have no money for mothers with many children. there are just a handful of protesters left here in nur—sultan. they are being detained, mishandled by the police and pushed through many numerous of those buses. so far we witnessed dozens of people being detained and the police just warned them through loudspeakers that unsanctioned protests are not allowed. so after this announcement, they're now go

from the presidential election in kazakhstan indicate a clear victory for the interim president, kassym—jomartmore than seventy percent of the votes. anti—government groups in sudan say at least four people were killed during a day of civil disobedience on sunday. they blamed the ruling military council for the deaths. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with french newspaper, le figaro, and it has president macron's response to borisjohnson saying he won't pay the brexit divorce bill if he succeeds theresa may as uk prime minister. the uk's daily mirror focuses on another leadership contender, michael gove, and the calls from within his own party for him to pull out of running over his admission he took cocaine. on to the financial times, and it reports on the g20 agreeing a cross—border shakeup that willl see big tech firms like facebook pay more taxes. the times celebrates british tech firms. in particular, unicorns, the name for those worth more than $1 billion. the paper says britain has the most in europe. and celebra

event, the country's president of 29 years, nursultan nazarbayev, appears with his chosen successor, kassym—jomart after the surprise resignation of nursultan nazarbayev in march. the very next day, the parliament voted to rename the capital in nursultan nazarbayev‘s honour. for many, this was a step too far. "nursultan is not my city, i have a choice", chants this young girl in a video that went viral on social media. more protests followed, but dissent is not tolerated in kazakhstan. police dispersed the demonstrations, dozens were arrested. "you can't run away from the truth, #forfairelections", reads this banner, held by two activists at the marathon in april. both gotjailed for 15 days for violating the public assembly law. and this young man was detained for holding a blank sheet of paper. but the government says the freedom of expression exists in kazakhstan. translation: nobody is tightening the screws, nobody is being persecuted or repressed. the state has to defend its own interests. if our candidate wins, we will continue the democratic reforms in the country. the kazakh youth are uncon

the interim president, kassym—jomart tokayev, is expected to to be confirmed as kazakhstan‘s leader.atest. riot police is moving in to push these protesters. many have already been arrested and moved to police vans. they are creating this noise to scare people. but nevertheless they are still standing because people are saying that they are fed up. for 30 years they have never seen democratic elections in this country and this time they are saying they will no longer be quiet about the real situation in their country. translation: they spend billions on building palaces but no money for mothers with children. there are just a handful of protesters left but they are being detained and mishandled by the police and pushed to numerous of those buses. so far we have witnessed dozens of people being detained. the policejust want witnessed dozens of people being detained. the police just want them through loudspeakers that unsanctioned protests are not allowed. after this announcement they are now going and detaining people one by one. but people are seeing here that to get permission for a

we begin in kazakhstan, where the inauguration will take place of president kassym—jomart tokayev, followingader nursultan nazarbayev. later on in washington, president donald trump is due to host his polish counterpart andrzej duda. they are expected to sign an agreement that will see the us commit more troops to poland. and finally, the un security council is due to meet in order to discuss the situation in mali, west africa, where nearly 100 people were killed in a remote village on monday morning. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello there, i'm tulsen tollett and this is your wednesday sport briefing, where we start with the news that defending champions usa set a new women's world cup record beating thailand 13—0 in the opening game of their defence in france. alex morgan scored five for the americans in rance equalling the game record at this tournament set by compatriot michelle akers in 1991, while in the other group f match, sweden were 2—0 winners over chile in renn. and in group e, ajill roord goal in the second minute of stoppage time saw european

event, the country's president of 29 years, nursultan nazarbayev, appears with his chosen successor, kassym—jomart

interim president kassym—jomart tokayev, the hand—picked successor to the long—time authoritarian leaderltan nazarbayev, is expected to win. exit polls indicate that he has around 70% of the vote. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. "for democracy, for liberty, for peace", said western leaders last week at ceremonies to mark the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings. their commemorations were dignified by the presence of the elderly survivors of that pivotal moment in history. but away from the normandy beaches, it was not a week for celebrating democracy, liberty and peace. in sudan, paramilitaries killed peaceful protestors on the streets of the capital, and threw some of their bodies into the nile. what will the world do about it? my guests today are political commentator alex deane, nesrine malik of the guardian newspaper, stephanie bolzen of die welt, and henry chu of variety international. thank you all for being here. burned tents and silence. that's all that remains of khartoum's democracy protest this weekend.

interim president kassym—jomart tokayev, the hand—picked successor to the long—time authoritarian leaderayev, is expected to win. exit polls indicate that he has around 70% of the vote. many protesters were dragged into buses by riot police after calling the election a charade. the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie is following developments for us from the capital, nur—sultan. riot police is moving in to push these protesters. many have already been arrested and moved to police vans. they are creating this noise to scare people. but nevertheless, they are still standing because people are saying that they are fed up. for 30 years, they have never seen democratic elections in this country and this time they are saying they will no longer be quiet about the real situation in their country. translation: they spend billions on building palaces but no money for mothers with children. there are just a handful of protesters left but they are being detained and mishandled by the police and pushed to numerous of those buses. so far we have witnessed dozens of people being detained. the police just warned the

interim president kassym—jomart tokayev, the hand—picked successor to the long—time authoritarian leaderted to win. exit polls indicate that he has around 70% of the vote. 0pposition leaders in sudan have held the first day of a campaign of civil disobedience, but clashes with security forces in the capital, khartoum, have left four people dead. the strike was called in response to the massacre of dozens of pro—democracy activists by government forces last week. tensions between turkey and the united states are rising over ankara's decision to buy russian anti—aircraft missile systems. washington has given its nato ally a deadline to choose between buying russia's s—400 systems or us—made f—35 advanced fighter jets. it argues the russian systems are both incompatible with nato defence systems, and pose a security threat, and wants turkey to buy its patriot anti—aircraft systems instead. the lawyer representing a woman who alleges brazilian striker neymar sexually assaulted her says he is considering withdrawing from the case unless his client can provide further evidence. danilo garcia a

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interim president kassym—jomart tokayev, the hand—picked successor to the long—time authoritarian leaderan nazarbayev, is expected to win. exit polls indicate that he has around 70—percent of the vote. now it's time for a look back at the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament, where donald trump takes centre stage on his state visit to the uk, and theresa may stands down as leader of her party and prepares to exit number ten. on this programme we'll be asking, what did this prime minister get done in parliament? many of these small bills, i mean, it's easy to write them off because actually a lot of them are very small and they are not very politically salient, but a lot of them are worthy. with theresa may due to leave office next month all eyes are now on who will take over but the speaker has a warning to candidates who might consider suspending parliament to get a no—deal brexit through. parliament will not be evacuated from the centre stage of the decision—making process on this important matter, that's simply not going to happen. also on this programme: a