this is something hariri mentioned last night with an interview in a local tv station. that he will not be naming any candidate to replace him as prime minister designate and he might not even give the vote of confidence to this minister if he manages to form a government. this means that any new government that might be formed that probably the other political stakeholders in the country agree on will lack the confidence of one of the major constituencies in the country, which makes it hopping on one foot instead of two or three. in terms of applying for much-needed reforms come on oprah minister will dare touch the very explosive files on the country in terms of free reforms without having the full support of all the different factions in the country. this is why hariri yesterday raised the stakes by announcing that in addition to the fact that he hinted at the role of hezbollah basically in not pressuring enough the current sitting president in terms of -- to drive actually the government formation process which would also kind of exasperate tension between the diffe

the president criticised mr hariri - dialogue. the president. criticised mr hariri saying dialogue.mr hariri saying he wasn't prepared to discuss changes of any kind and he will now consult with parliament. more talks, more uncertainty. there is every chance the protests will continue as well. tim allman, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. more to come will stop including this, we hearfrom will stop including this, we hear from survivors of canada's former residential schools, where the remains of thousands of indigenous children were found buried in the grounds. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the euro zone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust in the worst crisis to hit the euro zone has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the great white way by americans, but tonight, it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problems that t

mr hariri telling lebanese television divisions had to be left behind.a price because i talked with hezbollah. i believe in talking with hezbollah. i'm one of those who paid a price when there was conflict between sunni and shi'ite. i'm a believer in dialogue. president aoun criticised mr hariri, saying he wasn't prepared to discuss changes of any kind and he will now consult with parliament. more talks, more uncertainty. there's every chance the protests will continue as well. tim allman, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: as japan struggles to host tokyo 2020, we have a special report on the small towns where the olympics won't be overshadowed. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the euro zone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust in the worst crisis to hit the euro zone has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the great

the lebanese politician saad hariri has given up his efforts to form a government — nine months afterme minister. he said it was clear he would not be able to reach agreement with president michel aoun after the two men held a brief meeting. tim allman has the details. forfar for far too forfar too long now, this is how politics and level nine tends to play out. crowds of protesters clashing with security forces in the ballaroo. a country without a proper government, deep in recession and descending into further chaos. translation: i further chaos. translation: �* , translation: i can't feed my children. says _ translation: i can't feed my children. says this _ translation: i can't feed my children. says this man. - translation: | can't feed my| children. says this man. where is my leader? _ children. says this man. where is my leader? they _ children. says this man. where is my leader? they should - children. says this man. where is my leader? they should be l is my leader? they should be ashamed, they are dying of hunger. the country is burning, says this man, there's no milk, medic

she told me the public had little faith in hariri's government. >> the expectations were low to havingeforms for the economy and financial crisis, from such a government. however, what we're seeing today is also a lack of an action that we have been witnessing for more than a year. lebanon has been through an entire blast and beirut. this incident is highlighting but the political system and the political powers are not interested in any kind of reforms. they are not feeling any pressure to change anything, to change the status quo, or actually do any reforms. ♪ maryam: syrian search-and-rescue group is saying the government airstrike has killed nine civilians. that includes three children. volunteers from the white helmets have been digging through the rubble in a town. the airstrike followed an attack on another town which killed another six civilians. the white helmets say the governments have started -- >> we are facing many difficulties because of the high number of surveillance flights in the area. in the double strikes the regime is using. they are deliberately trying to strike

saad hariri's supporters took to the streets after he blamed the country's president saying it was clear the two would not come to an agreement. in western canada, a specialist in ground—penetrating radar says former pupils of a school for indigenous children recall being woken in the night to dig graves. the past few weeks have seen hundreds of such unmarked burial sites discovered at former church—run schools. sally will be here with the latest news and half—an—hour. now on bbc news, stephen sackur talks to and half—an—hour. and personalties from across the globe for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. measured by the number of murders, mexico is the most dangerous country in the world to be a journalist. eight were killed last year, and countless more suffered threats, intimidation and violence. my guest, one of mexico's most prominentjournalists, lydia cacho, is, after decades of assault, death threats and at least one assassination attempt, currently in exile for her own safety. her particularfocus is the violence done to women in mexico and the failure of those in po

lebanese politicial saad hariri's given up on trying to form a government, saying it is clear he will not reach an agreement with the country's president. his supporters clashed with government forces on the streets as —— saying it was clear thejew would not come to an agreement. —— the two. the un has issued a stark warning about the return of the taliban in afghanistan, as nato troops prepare for their final withdrawal. it describes the unfolding situation as a man—made �*humanitarian catastrophe�* and one of the worst crises in the world. now on bbc news — highlights of the week's proceedings in parliament. hello again and welcome to the week in parliament. the week the beautiful game revealed its ugly side. labour accused ministers of failing to stand up for footballers fighting racism. we can all see what's happened here. the government has been trying to stoke a culture war and they've realised they're on the wrong side. the prime minister promises action. if you are guilty, mr speaker, of racist abuse online of footballers, then you will not be going to the match. no ifs, no bu

and the country's president hariri said they could not agree on the way forward.ebanon's political crisis is adding to the country's already dire economic situation. u.k. promised her boris johnson has proposed creating a new breed of local mayors to exert more power over england's towns and counties. to tackling inequality across the u.k. as well as planning reforms and designing transport. the european union has rolled out its climate plan as it looks to cut pollution by 55% by 2030. the e.u. said it plans to bring shipping into what is already the world's largest carbon market. it will impose costs on dirty home heating but says expects tough negotiations ahead. >> we believe this can be done. they should understand that meeting our goal of at least 55% reduction is a legal obligation. >> global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. shery: the investment banking boom continuing this week with morgan stanley being the latest t

hariri has stepped down after the company rejected his latest cabinet proposal. lebanon's political crisis is adding to the country's dire economic situation. cuba says it will ease restrictions on food and medicine imports. the prime minister said hiking items like soap and shampoo and medicines brought to the island by travelers. the concession is designed to help alleviate shortages that fueled protests over the weekend amid rolling blackouts and soaring inflation. blue origin is taking an 18-year-old to fly aboard the first mission to space. the flight is scheduled for july 20. he will be the youngest average applying to space. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. haidi: still ahead, alibaba focusing on women founders of australian tech companies. next, president biden is planning to discuss u.s. businesses doing business in hong kong. more on that story ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: the u.s. plans to issue a warning friday about the risk for comp