if authentic, it'll be the first time its leader, abu bakr al—baghdadi, has been seen in years. deputy attorney general who appointed robert mueller to investigate links between russia and donald trump's presidential campaign — resigns. emperor akihito is to formally give up his throne — the first japanese emperor to step down in more than 200 years. and — underwater, and maybe undercover? is this beluga whale found off the coast of norway — actually a russian spy? the leader of the extremist group that calls itself islamic state has reappeared in a propaganda video, posted online by is. if verified, it will be the first sighting of abu bakr al—baghdadi since he appeared in the iraqi city of mosul in 2014 to announce the so—called caliphate. recent reports suggested he'd been badly wounded or killed. ramzan karmali reports. he has not been seen in public for five years but this video of the leader of the islamic state group showed abu bakr al—baghdadi in a defiant mood. in the propaganda video posted on the group cosmic media network, he sought revenge for ies‘s loss of territor

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if it's authentic it's the first time that abu bakr al—baghdadi has been seen in five years.ing faces litigation and a sharp drop in value after its newest plane was grounded over safety concerns. the ceo of boeing apologises after two fatal air crashes. we at boeing are sorry for the loss of life in these tragedies. and they continue to weigh heavily on us. the number of people killed in mozambique after cyclone kenneth rises to at least 38 as floods worsen. and what do you do if your capital city is sinking? well in indonesia they're planning to move it. that's all coming up on outside source. a man believed to be the leader of the islamic state group has appeared on camera. in a video released a few hours ago, he vows to seek revenge following the loss of the group's territory. abu bakr al—baghdadi has not been seen since july 2014, when he proclaimed from the iraqi city of mosul the creation of a "caliphate" across parts of syria and iraq. let's just show you how is territory has been registered through the conflict. in this new footage, he acknowledges defeat at baghouz,

if it is authentic, it will be the first time its leader, abu bakr al—baghdadi, has been seen in yearshello. it is 1:00am in london and 9:00am in the morning here in tokyo, where for the first time in more than 200 years, a japanese emperor is about to resign. on tuesday afternoon, emperor akihito will enter a ceremonial room in the imperial palace and formally give up his throne. under japan's constitution, emperor akihito is not allowed to retire, so the government had to pass a special one—off law to allow him to do so. he will be succeeded by his eldest son, crown prince naruhito, on wednesday. as part of the celebrations for the imperial succession, japan's golden week holidays, usually a week long, have been extended to ten days. we are already seeing a lot of tourists and people gathering outside the imperial palace. i managed to get to the town yesterday and speak to some of them and gauge the mood. here on the streets of tokyo, there a sense of celebration, anticipation, and even a tinge of sadness, as the country enters a imperial era. emperor akihito is a well respected and

footage has emerged of showing the leader of the islamic state group abu bakr al—baghdadi for the firstime in five years. it is unclear when the propaganda was filmed. rape victims are being told to hand over their funds to the place or risk their attackers are not being prosecuted. campaigners are concerned. high winds are hindering rescue efforts in mozambique because —— at the second cyclone in the country in months. the us will stop showing details with allies if they use a while we were there by generics. cctv shows the moment big ben disappears. i hear it has now gone missing, so if anyone knows where the customers i will be interested to know. the chief executive of boeing has vowed to make the troubled max 737 the safest plane ever flown after two fatal crashes that left more than 340 people dead. the max 737 was grounded around the world last month. denis muilenburg said both accidents were the result of a chain of events, rather than any single factor and insisted safety was the company's top priority. he's been speaking at boeing headquarters in chicago. (sot next) we look at

had to flee i never alone and this is what they are fleeing from rockets fired on the neighborhood of abu salem in the capital tripoli. results on the ground rockets hit indiscriminately they hit innocent people who are in the middle of the capital it's one of the most densely populated parts of tripoli with. the rocket fire has been blamed on forces loyal to commander after two weeks ago his self-styled national army. advanced on the country's capital tripoli adding another layer to the almost eighty year old conflict in libya. qatar's forces said they would take the city within days but prime minister faces a several years international recognized government has resisted strongly with the help of armed groups from various western libyan factions. but that's coming at a price hundreds gathered in tripoli to attend the funeral of a government backed fighter. to take over a bench on this criminal who's killing our children he's coming to invade tripoli. have tears ellen a blame the rocket fire and what it calls terrorists militias whose grip on the capital it says it is trying to and. for

overnight in tripoli two months ago he was in abu dhabi with the head of the government of tripoli's raj and people were talking about a kind of a peace deal that was being brought and there should be elections to the end of the year so i think if the house didn't fund really to share the power with the other governments you want to try to seize the power in tripoli and also the moment where the jury and the government there are june army was preoccupied with the demonstrations inside of your ear and be the only leader of libya so that's why he sees that moment and actually maybe he succeeded in terms of the that the the conference that was in mid april. you know in the auspices of the u.n. was canceled so kind of success ok for him ok so i mean he is the man people would be reading about it and hearing about right now we've put a bit of a bit of a portrait on him let's have a look at that and they will continue our conversation that it. is by no means a new comer to libya's political scene throughout for decades the military strongman has shifted from the center to the periphery and

wewe'll speak with ahmemed abu artema, the palestinian poet, journalist, and peace activist who inspired the march. continuing their protesting because this is their only choice. when the people shared in the march of return in this process, they came near the fence that separated them from their villages and cities. and the people could live peacefully. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the trump administration announced itit is cutting ofoffd to el salvador, guatemala and honduras in what he says is a bid to stem migration into the united states. the move would cut over $500 million in funding from programs designed to curb immigration, such as those addressing education, employment, and violence. democratic lawmakers condemned trump's move, calling it counter-productive and warning it would exacerbate the humanitarian crisis at the border. it's unclear whether trump and the state department can unilaterally redirect the funds designated for the central american countries without congressional appr

the so-called islamic state for least as a propaganda video that they say shows the group's leader abu bakar. he claims the easter bombings in sri lanka or the group's revenge for its defeat in syria. and with the champions league semifinal looming we have an exclusive interview with liverpool's much loved coach ahead of the team's clash with barcelona he tells us why the spanish couple have a big challenge on the fact. i'm sumi so was going to thank you for joining us we start with some breaking news from venezuela opposition leader why though has posted a video on social media calling for a military. and if he says the moment is now. now he is surrounded by men in military uniforms as well as another key opposition leader leopoldo lopez wedo says what he calls the final phase of a plan to oust president nicolas maduro has now begun the government says it is confronting what it is calling a small group of traitor. but let's get the very latest now our correspondent off gosh lanka is standing by on the line in caracas oscar the seems to be a fast developing situation give us an idea of

with the so-called islamic state releases a propaganda video that they say shows the group's leader abu bakker on baghdad and he claims to easter bombings in sri lanka where the group's revenge for its just seat in syria. and in football with the champions league semifinals looming we sat down for an exclusive interview with liverpool's much loved coach jurgen klopp ahead of the clash with barcelona he tells us why the spanish club will have a big challenge on its hands. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us japan's emperor akihito has formally stepped down from the throne in a ceremony at the imperial palace in tokyo akihito is the first japanese emperor to abdicate in two hundred years his fifty nine year old son will officially become japan's one hundred twenty sixth emperor and a short ceremony tomorrow now the emperor holds no political power but japanese people revere him. as a symbol of the country's tradition and history in a spinal speech as emperor the eighty five year old thank the people of japan and said he would pray for peace and happiness in japan and around

it's a message of defiance from abu bakr al-baghdadi.elligence services will be poring every last frame to see if there are any clues about where he is. >> i'm sure they will five years later here he is. paul cruickshank, thank you so much. >>> just in to cnn the family of the suspect in the sin nothiyna shooting in poway is reacting. hear what they say in a revealing statement. >>> plus more on the breaking news off the top of the hour, the feds say they have thwarted a terror plot targeting several locations, several targets in southern california. we're waiting for officials to speak shortly. my insurance rates are probably gonna double. but dad, you've got allstate. with accident forgiveness they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. indeed. are you in good hands? ♪ listen to your mom, knuckleheads. hand em over. hand what over? video games, whatever you got. let's go. you can watch videos of people playing video games in the morning. is that everything? i can see who's online. i'm gonna sweep the s

in two thousand and four appalling images emerged from abu ghraib prison in iraq we also have deeply disturbing footage starkly illustrating the desperation the regime created in prison is. the images from abu ghraib cool's shock around the world and in the off to martha eleven relatively low ranking u.s. soldiers were convicted with sentences ranging from imprisonment to reprimand. afterwards major general miller he did vised about interrogation addressed a press conference in the prison yes i would like to personally apologize to the people of iraq for the actions of the small number of leaders and soldiers who violated our policy may have. committed criminal acts major general miller insisted the torture and abuse at abu ghraib was the responsibility of roots soldiers notice the point out of the top down culture we tried unsuccessfully to contact major general miller through the u.s. department of defense they declined to pass on our questions as his not retirement our own procedures are internationally recognized for his bay detention of proper interrogation today the us has a ne

footage has emerged appearing to show the leader of the islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdadi, forhe first time in five years. it is unclear when the propaganda was filmed. rape victims are being told to hand over their phones to the police or risk their attackers not being prosecuted. campaigners say they are concerned. heavy rain and high winds are hindering rescue efforts in northern mozambique, after the second cylcone in a month hit the country. the us warns it will rethink its information sharing with western allies if they use the controversial chinese telecoms giant huawei in their 56 networks. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, sunday times deputy political editor caroline wheeler and broadcasterjohn kampfner. stay with us for that. good evening. the aircraft manufacturer boeing has been under relentless attack from shareholders at its annual general meeting in chicago, followng the crashes of two of its 737 max models, which claimed the lives of more than 300 passengers. in march, an ethiopian airlines flight crashed six m

isis released a new video showing abu bakr al baghdadi the reclusive leader giving an address.ime he has been seen on video since july of 2014. the footage is showing a bearded man who resembles abu bakr al baghdadi although significantly older and heavier praising the terrorists who carried out the sri lanka bombings. nbc news could not verify the exact date and time of this recording or if it is actually even abu bakr al baghdadi. in the past several years multiple reports have questioned whether abu bakr al baghdadi is even still alive. we're now learning more about the terrorist who conducted the easter attacks in sri lanka. people with knowledge of the investigation tell the "wall street journal" that at least one of the suicide bombers traveled to raqqah, syria in 2018 to train with isis. at that time isis was attracting foreign fighters from around the world and raqqah was the terror's group de facto capital. as many as three other sri lanka bombers may have come in contact with isis operatives. isis has claimed responsibility for the attacks. and the investigators belie

abu dhabi.n a few minutes s jobs are cut in a restructuring plan. job losses the include over 750 in france, lobal banking and investor solutions would reportedly be the worst hit. we'll continue keeping an eye on you. for let's get to the bloomberg usiness flash in dubai with dudley. >> tesla has cut another wave of sales staff. it's shifting it's ordering process online. a s after announcing disappointing deliveries report. this fresh round of dismissals latest shake-up at tesla. almost a signaling complete withdrawal from physical stores, the company backtracked. officer and k senior traders are reportedly company, this as japan's largest brokerage cuts back in several markets credit.g it's part of a plan to cut costs n its investment trading operations. it plans to save $1 billion in coming years. bill gross' fund has shrunk by 70%. gross' own mainly by withdrawal. billion by 2018 but tumbling after a serious of launches. bloomberg business flash. >> thank you very much, the very latest. let's talk about teresa may will meet with her french and

if authentic, is the first time abu bakr al—baghdadi has been seenin time abu bakr al—baghdadi has beenr, who has died at the age of 87 —— indiana's longest serving senator. and could addiction to smartphones be deadly? we will hear what serial scrolling does to the body. for millions of years, new human beings arrived into this world by pretty much one—way only. but slowly, that could be starting to change. advances in genetic engineering could soon make conceiving newborn babies in a science lab is the norm. doctors would have the ability to systematically screen all mbos for known diseases and use precision editing tools to alter the genes of pre—implanted embryos. but how will the rise of genetic engineering change who we are as individuals, the values that govern society and the values that govern society and the relationships between countries? these are questions addressed in this new book, and the authorjoins us now this new book, and the authorjoins us now from washington. you are looking at the science and ethics in the politics of all this, but they are not always in step, be

we know this is a major opec producer, and the abu dhabi national oil company in particular has been investing very heavily in building out its spare production capacity. at the moment it produces about three million barrels per day, and it says it can pump more if asked. although the main swing producer for the global oil market we know is saudi arabia, and the saudi minister has also said that he stands ready to work with other major producers to insure that the global market remains balanced of course, saudi arabia has significant spare production capacity as well because it has been shouldering the burden of this 1.2 million barrel production cut that was a grade at the start of the year it's unclear if they're going to turn on the taps in response to this >> that's a lot to discuss in the upcoming opec meeting in june joining us now, daniel tan enbalm, sakes leader at twe. good to see you. >> thanks for joining us >> the president and secretary of state pompeo. they want to bring iranian oil exports to zero. can they will they? will it work >> can they? no will they try? yes. i

footage has emerged appearing to show the leader of the islamic state group, abu bakr al—baghdadi, forirst time in five years. it is unclear when the propaganda video was filmed. rape victims are being told to hand over their phones to the police or risk their attackers not being prosecuted. campaigners say they are concerned. heavy rain and high winds are hindering rescue efforts in northern mozambique, after the second cylcone in a month hit the country. the us warns it will rethink its information—sharing with western allies if they use the controversial chinese telecoms giant huawei in their 56 networks. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster john kampfner and sunday times deputy political editor caroline wheeler. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the main image on the guardian is the man believed to be the leader of the islamic state group, who has made a rare appearance on camera. alongside that is news that more than 2,500 prison staff in the uk have been subject to disciplinary action in five yea

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extremist group the so—called islamic state after is released a video that appears to show its leader abuakr al—baghdadi for the first time in five years. it's not clear if it's authentic. recent reports had suggested he'd been badly wounded or killed. for the first time in more than 200 years, a japanese emperor is about to resign. within hours, emperor akihito will end his 30—year reign, abdicating in favour of his elder son. he's been seriously ill. the ceremony will be televised from the imperial palace in tokyo. rod rosenstein, deputy attorney general of the us, has submitted his resignation. he will leave the department ofjustice in two weeks. he was the republican prosecutor who appointed robert mueller as special counsel to investigate russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections. a public enquiry into how thousands of nhs patients were given infected blood products in the 1970s and 80s will start hearing witness evidence, full up so will start hearing witness evidence, fullup so far will start hearing witness evidence, full up so far about 3000 people have died in the

so essentially abu bakr al baghdadi was proclaiming i'm still here.k on the video, the parts about sri lanka, the attack were audio, not video. so it looks like that video was taken sometime ago. >> dexter, i feel like this is a good to talk about this profile that you wrote for "the new yorker" about john bolton because in it you write that president trump wanted to get out of afghanistan, he wanted to get out of syria and that force within the administration tried to temper his influence, which on the one hand i find incredibly disturbing because it's you surpri it's usurping the commander-in-chief. but now john bolton is in his position and seems to be pushing for war and regime change and venezuela almost, if my read of prour file is correct. >> definitely. definitely. i think that was the big surprise for me was in reporting this piece was that on one hand you have bolton who has always been aggressive. he's for an aggressive american foreign policy. he's for bombing north korea, bombing iran. you have a president who doesn't want any of that. he

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mumia abu-jamal is an award-winning journalist who spent nearly three decades on death row. he remains in a pennsylvania prison serving a sentence of life without parole. the new york state parole board has granted parole to prisoner judith clark, who drove a getaway car during a 1981 robbery in rockland county that left a security guard and two police officers dead. the robbery was aimed at expropriating money from a brink's armored car for the republic of new afrika. clark was sentenced to 75 years for second-degree murder and robbery, although she did not fire any shots. clark's parole comes two years after governor andrew cuomo commuted her sentence of 75 years to life, citing her exceptional strides in self-development as a model prisoner who worked tirelessly to bring education, prenatal care, and aids counseling to fellow prisoners. she's scheduled for release from prison by may 15. president trump's daughter ivanka trump confirmeded wednesy ththat her father offered her te role of f world bank presideden, but said she turned down the offer because she's happy in her

determination to defeat the islamic state group after is released a video purporting to show its leader abu bakr al—baghdadi for the first time in five years. us officials say they are still working to confirm the authenticity of the video message. the us deputy attorney general rod rosenstein has submitted his resignation, indicating that he will leave the department ofjustice in two weeks time. the 54—year—old republican prosecutor appointed the special counsel robert mueller to investigate alleged russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections. emperor akihito of japan is ending his 30—year reign in the coming hours, by abdicating in favour of his elder son. the heavily symbolic but relatively simple ceremony will be televised from the imperial palace in tokyo — attended by members of the monarch‘s family, courtiers and state officials. now on bbc news, it's monday in parliament. hello again, and welcome to monday in parliament. in this programme, mps voice the fears of sex attack victims, asked to hand their phones to the police. it is a gross intrusion into my privacy and thei

the case of abu qatada, which was referred to in the package, is a prime example.plex, there are complex arguments that need to be tested before we get to a solution. shamima begum may be in this refugee camp for many days to come. the home secretary sajid javid, has described violent crime as a scourge and said he's given the police more powers and resources to help tackle the problem. it comes as a new study suggests that police in london could forecast where deadly knife attacks are likely to take place. the research found more than two—thirds of killings over the course of 12 months occurred in neighbourhoods where someone had been attacked with a knife the year before. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. one of london's young victims of knife crime. he was 18 years old. he was attacked near this block of flats. police said this followed a simmering dispute in the area with other teenagers. two 14—year—old boys were later convicted of murder. he was stabbed to death here, in neasden, in october 2017. the previous year, there had been eight knife

extremist group the so—called islamic state after is released a video that appears to show its leader abuakr al—baghdadi for the first time in five years. recent reports had suggested he'd been badly wounded or killed. for the first time in more than 200 years, a japanese emperor is about to resign. within hours, emperor akihito will end his 30—year reign, abdicating in favour of his elder son. he's been seriously ill. the ceremony will be televised from the imperial palace. rod rosenstein, deputy attorney general of the us, has submitted his resignation. he will leave the department ofjustice in two weeks. he was the republican prosecutor who appointed robert mueller as special counsel to investigate russian interference in the 2016 election. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. every so often, a writer emerges with a voice so original, distinctive and strong that it is heard far beyond the confines of the book—buying public. so it is with my guest today — edouard louis, who has produced overall, harrowing account of his own life in a working class tow

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the terrorists release a new video apparently showing abu bakr al baghdadi for the first time in five years, praising the suicide bombings in sri lanka that killed hundreds of people and calling for more attacks. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in t"the situation room." >>> we're following breaking news. a major terror plot thwarted in california where police have arrested a suspect they say was, quote, consumed with hate and bent on mass murder. also breaking, democratic presidential candidate joe biden, proclaiming himself a union man as he courts working class voters in his first campaign rally, this one in pittsburgh. president trump, meanwhile, as tweeted about biden at least four times today, ignoring advisers who warn giving a rival too much attention could backfire. we'll talk about that and more with congressman steve cohn of the judiciary committee and our correspondents and analysts are also standing by. first, let's get to the breaking news out of los angeles, where officials say they have thwarted a major terror plot. our justice department, jessica schneider is working the stor

in two thousand and four appalling images emerged from abu ghraib prison in iraq we also have deeply disturbing footage starkly illustrating the desperation the regime created in prison is. the images from abu ghraib cool's shock around the world and in the off to martha eleven relatively low ranking u.s. soldiers were convicted with sentences ranging from imprisonment to reprimand. afterwards major general miller heated vised about interrogation addressed a press conference in the prison yes i would like to personally apologize to the people of iraq for the actions of the small number of leaders and soldiers who violated our policy they have. committed criminal acts major general miller insisted the torture and abuse at abu ghraib was the responsibility of roots soldiers notice the put out of the top down culture we tried unsuccessfully to contact major general miller through the u.s. department of defense they declined to pass on our questions as his not retired our own procedures or internationally recognized for his bay detention of proper interrogation today the us has a new com

brokered meeting about a deal that was done last month in abu dhabi between. this is a deal that takes us back to the negotiations that took place two years ago and there's been one faltering line in the negotiations in the articles that were agreed over a three year period of the goetia sions by the u.n. by all libyan factions about control over the military and that control being by a civilian body an elected or appointed body and this has been the single red line that after and his backers in the u.a.e. and in egypt have really kind of been pushing against that a deal that was not an arbitrary last month to try to end the crisis or end the war has been about half there is next role and the real essence of this agreement is about how after taken control of a military without any kind of real civilian checks after also getting the kind of power to appoint a prime minister as opposed to a prime minister or a president really appointing him or or taken control of his armed services and that's a deal that would be put on the table not to negotiate but to accept

insists it will defeat isaw and hunt down its leader abu dhabi hours after the armed group release a video it says is of by a diety in what will be his first appearance in five years in a video about danny talks about the bottle of booze i sold last stronghold in syria which ended in defeat for the group's fighters in march at the end of it an audio message is added to mentioning the attacks in sri lanka al-jazeera cannot confirm the authenticity of the video or where it was filmed it make bend bed is a former u.s. senior defense official in iraq he says intelligence agencies around the world will be analyzing the video very closely. i've been asked many times already today since the emergence of this video do i think it is authentic certainly not only international intelligence agencies and our own intelligence capability here in the united states are looking at this very very closely clearly there is a lot to be said that this is an authentic video. in the likeness since july of two thousand and fourteen in the mosque in mosul where he took the pulpit if you will and proclaimed his

for the first time in five years the leader of the so-called islamic state abu bakar al baghdadi has appeared in a propaganda video released by the jihadist organization on it by god he claims the sri lankan attacks at easter were in response to isis losses. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says she will do whatever it takes to keep the nation in the european union she told.

it's the first sighting of abu bakr al—baghdadi since 2014.ars should be brought forward to 2030, according to government advisors. the committee on climate change says the current target is too tame and electric cars will be cheaper to buy in as little as six years. the recommendations have not yet been approved by the government. voters in some parts of the uk will go to the polls in local government elections later this week. in northern ireland, the democratic unionist party and sinn fein won most council seats five years ago. since then, there's been a major political crisis which has brought about the fall of the devolved assembly at stormont. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has been looking at the campaign. stormont is sumptuous splendour but it hasn't been operating for more than two years, since the devolved government collapsed. so in the absence of stormont, the largest elected political form absence of stormont, the largest elected politicalform in northern ireland is belfast city council. based here at city hall. it is one of

march tenth was a clear morning ethiopian airlines flight three zero two had just left at this abu buffer in nairobi when it plummeted nose first into a field outside the capital a disaster that killed all one hundred fifty seven people on board. a preliminary report now rules out human error as the cause of the tragedy suggesting the crew did everything in their power to avoid the crash. the crew perform it all the procedures. repeatedly provided by the manufacturer but was not able to control. the boeing seven three seven max eight reportedly experienced erratic climbs and descents shortly after takeoff a situation similar to the one preceding the crash of lion air flight six one zero in october which killed one hundred eighty nine people. but he's very clear that some of the ways we do not have a student because. number one it's the same airplane more than brown to be on the other hand the flight the duration of the flights or source or mostly what i call the flight was six months six minutes is very short like. scrutiny is centered on an anti stall system that has repeatedly given pil

if authentic, it'll be the first time its leader, abu bakr al—baghdadi, has been seen in years.etween russia and donald trump's presidential campaign — resigns. emperor akihito is to formally give up his throne — the first japanese emperor to step down in more than 200 years. and — underwater, and maybe undercover? is this beluga whale found off the coast of norway —

in our souls official media has released a video that appears to show its leader abu bakr al baghdadi if confirmed it be the first public appearance by the leader since twenty fourteen he talks about the battle of bugaboos in syria which ended in march at the end of the video and audio messages added mentioning the attacks in sri lanka al-jazeera cannot confirm the authenticity of the video or way it was filmed large as it was charles stratford following the story from iraq's capital charlie so what more do we know about the video and how significant is it. think it's safe to say that this is hugely significant it's the first time that this is baghdad and it is a recent recording is the first time that we've seen him since he made that announcement to be in the lead mosque declaring himself follicle to play a caliphate back in two thousand and fourteen and as you say we can't independently verify the video see him sitting in looks to be a room with a with a white sheet background he's talking to figures who is facing mosques and. he's big it seems to be headed and he talks about the o

translation: we announce the appointment of a new intelligence chief, abu bakr mustafa.r government figures and the promise the opposition can choose a new prime minister, there is still suspicion on the streets and the sense that now is the chance to shape a different, civilian—led future. translation: untilwe see tangible results, we're not moving from the side because we're not asking for a change of people, they're asking for a change of our entire situation. translation: freedom, peace and justice. the revolution is the people's choice. we will rebuild sudan, one that exists for everyone without discrimination and racism. at this point, trust is hard—won and easily lost. breaking a promise not to disperse the protests would again destabilise this fast—moving political crisis. the question is where the line is drawn — between when the demonstrators are satisfied their demands will be met, and the point when the military leaders feel they can't give any more. alistair leithead, bbc news, nairobi. i want to bring you back to our top story and the devastation and the fi

australia have completed a whitewash over pakistan in the final odi in abu dhabi, in what was a closeman khawaja top scored with 98 runs. aaron finch, shaun marsh and glenn maxwell also contributing with 50s. despite haris sohail‘s century, pakistan simply running out of overs — hitting 307/7 in reply. but jason behrendorff taking three wickets to ensure australia's 20 run victory. finally, dallas mavericks edged oklahoma city thunder in the nba. dwight powell's dunk with 21 seconds left took them clear, as it finished 106—103 in oklahoma. and that is all the time you have got left for now. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello again. we're going to see some big changes in our weather over the next few days of this week. not much snow on the mountains in scotland at the moment in this weather watch picture, sent to us by "colliestun". but you got a sense that that's going to change in a big way for scotland over the next few days as our weather turned significantly colder. now, on the satellite picture, we've got a streak of cloud to the north—west of the uk