--at spokesperson suhail shaheen. ——at least reset.reds of people still missing — following devastating floods in germany and other european countries. cuba's president miguel diaz—canel has denounced what he says is a false narrative about unrest on the communist—run caribbean island. he's blaming social media, and the united states, for unprecedented anti—government protests last weekend. thousands rallied in cities across cuba over food shortages, curbs on civil liberties and the authorities�* handling of the pandemic. courtney bembridge reports. for the second time in a week, large crowds took to the streets of havana. this time it was in support of the government. translation: we have j to defend our revolution by our own right. the words of the president, he made it clear that this revolution will not be overthrown by anyone. reiwa castro, the 90—year—old brother of the delta, attended the rally but left the president, miguel diaz—canel, to address the crowd. translation: the enemy has once again gone all out to destroy - the sac

suhail shaheen, the taliban's spokesperson.n doha have got off to a good start. what they're hoping is that these discussions can help both sides to clarify their positions and that they will lead to another round of talks involving even more high—level figures on both sides to try to push this negotiation forward. because everyone is aware, most of all afghans on the ground as well as afghanistan's neighbours, that if these talks fail, the war will get worse. that was leased doucet there in doha —— lyse doucet. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: rescue crews are still searching for survivors of the torrential flooding which swept through germany, belgium and the netherlands. at least 170 people are known to have died. the uk's health secretary, sajid javid, is experiencing "mild" symptoms after testing positive for covid. now to cuba, where the president, miguel diaz—canel, has dismissed last week's historic demonstrations against the communist government as a lie. thousands took to the streets of havana and other cities

suhail shaheen, the taliban's spokesperson.off to a good start. what they're hoping is that these discussions can help both sides to clarify their positions and that they will lead to another round of talks involving even more high—level figures on both sides to try to push this negotiation forward. because everyone is aware, most of all afghans on the ground as well as afghanistan's neighbours, that if these talks fail, the war will get worse. much worse. lyse doucet. now to cuba, where the president, miguel diaz—canel, has dismissed last week's historic demonstrations against the communist government as a lie. thousands took to the streets of havana and other cities last weekend, demanding freedom, democracy and more covid vaccinations. more than 100 people have been arrested since the protests erupted. the president had earlier accused the us of provoking the demonstrations. speaking at a pro—government rally in havana, mr diaz—canel denounced what he said was a "false narrative" over unrest on the caribbean island. translat

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suhail shaheen, the taliban's spokesperson.re in doha have got off to a good start. what they're hoping is that these discussions can help both sides to clarify their positions and that they will lead to another round of talks involving even more high—level figures on both sides to try to push this negotiation forward. because everyone is aware, most of all afghans on the ground as well as afghanistan's neighbours, that if these talks fail, the war will get worse — much worse. residents of earlier once again required wear masks indoors among a rise of cases for those unvaccinated. john swarts berger's clinical professor emeritus at the university of california school of public health, and says the delta variant is a major factor. it certainly is. not exclusively the delta variant, but far and away the most prominent variant we are seeing in los angeles and really throughout the united states now. the variant is really doing exactly what it did to the uk, just doing it a few months later here. so, yes, delta is causing havoc in

suhail shaheen, the taliban's spokesperson.got off to a good start. what they're hoping is that these discussions can help both sides to clarify their positions and that they will lead to another round of talks involving even more high—level figures on both sides to try to push this negotiation forward. because everyone is aware, most of all afghans on the ground as well as afghanistan's neighbours, that if these talks fail, the war will get worse — much worse. this is bbc news. our main headlines. a race against time — the search continues for hundreds of people still missing following devastating floods in germany and other european countries. the uk's health minister tests positive for coronavirus just as the government prepares to lift its legal restrictions. an american space force plan to develop a global monitoring system to track objects up to 22,000 miles from earth could see powerful radar stations established in the us, the uk and australia. it comes amid fears that anti—satellite arms held by beijing are capable of