the bbc's aleem maqbool has been speaking tfamilies on the u.s.-mexico border and was there as one mother saw her son agrsn for the fitime. aleem: she has had to wait in what has been the worst time of her life. earlier this year, u.s. immigration officials took away her six-year-old son, notin g her where they were sending him, even joking, she says, that they re giving him for adoption. the last time we saw her, she had been desperately trying to find out anything she couldn' erout h's whereabouts. finally, weeks lthe agony is over. "i'm the happiest woman in the world," she says, "having this little one with me." ac ass the u.s. there has be flurry of reunions of immigrant parents and their children after a court gave the trump administration aeadline. but this is certainly not a happy ending for many migrants. the u.s. has alreadyeported hundreds of parents without their children, and it currently eligibleny more to be for reunification. we have spoken on the phone with a mother inside this detention facility who is one of manyt immigrrents wh

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in el paso, texas.n. the blackout will be the longest of the century so far. people in asia, europe and africa should get a good view — or non—view perhaps — of the darkened moon. but people north and central america will be disappointed as it will happen in the afternoon for them — too bright to see it. akash anandh from the astronomical society of singapore explained to me how this is different from the supermoon eclipse that we witnessed in january this year. the main difference is that it is a micro—moon, which means the moon is at its furthest in the orbit around the earth. 0k. and we are going to see some of the photos that you took injanuary from india, extraordinary photos of the moon. will this be similar? visually it will be similar, although the moon will be smaller, visually, but only marginally, about 14% smaller than we saw in january. how rare is it to have these eclipses happening in such a short space of time? it is quite rare to have two eclipses in a span of six months. we are lucky i

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in el paso, texas.pse of a dam in a remote part of laos. at least 27 people died after monday's disaster at the dam, but the secretive nature of the country's communist regime means it's hard to estimate the final toll. our correspondent nick beake is the first western correspondent to gain access to the area and has sent this report. bruised, bewildered and with no idea if their parents are still alive. the stories from the hospital nearest the collapsed dam tell you all you need to know about the ferocity of the flood it unleashed. this couple quietly explain how their one—year—old daughter was swept away. translation: i put my daughter and my wife on a boat. i tried to hold it, but the water was very strong, and the boat flipped over, and my daughter fell into the water. it all happened right before my eyes. it's feared as many as 3000 people are still stranded in this part of southern laos, their rooftops now islands in a murky sea of despair. the authorities are reluctant for the world to see this

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in el paso, texas.d in cities across poland against the government's latest moves to reform thejudicial process. president duda signed into law a new measure making it easier for the government to appoint a new head of the supreme court. andrew plant reports. protesters gathered outside poland's presidential palace, rallying here against a series of changes to laws that many feel could damage the country's democracy. translation:|j protested country's democracy. translationzlj protested on the street in the 1980s when poland had martial law. i've fought for democracy and free quartz. today, everything is crumbling right for our eyes. —— right for. —— right before. power was earlier, the president andrzej duda signed into parliament new laws, many of them believe it threatens not only the independent courts, but its democracy as a whole. we are notjust here for ourselves, but also to show the rest of the world that poland is a country to democracy is important. the new law is one of a string of proposed

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in el paso, texas. imran khan has claimed victory in the general election. his party has won the most seats and he's set to become prime minister. but his opponents claim widespread vote—rigging and interference from the military and the security services. 0ur pakistan correspondent, secunder kermani reports. crowds gathered outside imran khan's home on the outskirts of islamabad, hoping for a glimpse of the man set to become pakistan's new prime minister. he can bring real reforms, and we think that he's the only one who can take pakistan forward in the right direction. from inside his home, imran khan addressed the nation. pakistanis across the country watched him promise to create a fairer, more equal society. translation: we will run pakistan in a way it has never been run before. we'll provide the kind of governance it has never had. khan first became a star as an international cricketer. in britain, he was known for his good looks and playboy lifestyle. in 1995, he married, then later divorced bri

aleem maqbool, thank you. great reporting.r your child and thatis not a receipt for your child and that is how we have ended up in this position. —— you can be given a receipt of your wallet by us customs officers. a little known sexually transmitted infection could become the next superbug unless people become more vigilant, experts are warning. mycoplasma genitalium — or mg — often has no symptoms but can cause pelvic inflammatory disease, which can leave some women infertile. mg can be missed — and if it is not treated correctly, it can develop resistance to antibiotics. it's been revealed that the top 12 earners on the bbc‘s latest list of star salaries are all white men. match of the day's gary lineker, who earned over 1£.75 million in 2017—18, has overtaken chris evans at the top of the list. this one is not on that list, just to stress! roger federer is out of wimbledon. he was beaten by the world number seven — the south african kevin anderson — in a five set thriller. anderson's into his first wimbledon semifinal afte

the bbc‘s aleem maqbool has been on this story from the start and he hasjust filed this piece from texasnions there. jessica has had to wait in what has been the worst time of her life. earlier this year, us immigration officials took away her six—year—old son. not telling her where they were sending him a beenjoking, she says, about giving him up for adoption. the last time we saw her, jessica had been desperately trying to find out anything she could about her son's whereabouts. finally, weeks later, the agony is over. and the happiest woman in the world, she said, having this little one with me. across the us, there has been a flurry of reunions with immigrant pa rents flurry of reunions with immigrant parents and their children after the court gave the tribe administration and deadline. but this is not that happy ending for migrants. i ,trump , trump administration. we have spoken with her mother at this, who was one of many immigrant parents who are still waiting to hear as to when they will see their child again. she came from honduras with her 11—year—old daughter, from whom she w

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in el paso, texas. there is plenty coming up today.he busiest of the summer at uk airports and ben is at the patrol tower in manchester airport and it is another glorious view this morning. the blue skies as the morning greets. yes, my inner nerd is loving being here this morning and i have a better view than carol. take a look around here. the airport might look quiet this morning but it is the busiest hour of the busiest day, or it is set to be because it is the busiest of the year as far as the skies are concerned and the airports handling all those passengers getting away on their summer holiday. these are some of the plane. 9000 takeoffs and landings expected over the next 24 hours. between 20 to seven and eight is the busiest time of day so all of these will end up on the runway going to all sorts of places, particularly malaga, barcelona, the top destinations for summer holidays and you can see some of the planes manoeuvring. we are going to look at how the airport copes with this and how the airport copes with this and how they