secretary of state, antony blinken, made a surprise visit to afghanistan on thursday. course coming just one day after president biden announced plans for a u.s. troop withdrawal from the company. cnn's nick paton walsh with details. >> reporter: u.s. secretary of state antony blinken in kabul, he said to essentially tell afghan officials that the u.s. is not simply going away from here. the relationship it has with the afghan government is simply evolving. i'm sure some of those words may have rung hollow in the hearts of afghan officials, fearing what a military withdrawal could do here by september 11th on the battlefield. but certain publicly the reception seemed to sustain . the first reaction we got from the government is president ghani, who tweeted after president joe biden's speech that they respected the u.s. decision about troop withdrawals and wanted a smooth transition, saying the afghan government simply had to adjust its priorities. that's putting a very fine point on it certainly. but antony blinken full of messages of reassurance, talking about how the

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antony blinken will be hearing more of that now. poppy? >> thank you very much. nick live in kabul, afghanistan. let mess bring in delaware senator chris coons. thank you for being with us. you have applauded the president's move to pull out all of the u.s. troops by september 11th. you know some of your fellow democrats in chambers are worried. from a national security standpoint considering it was the taliban that was the host for al qaeda, listen to what jake sullivan, the national security adviser, just told john. >> it is simply a fact that our ability to deal with the threat on the ground will change when there aren't u.s. forces and coalition forces there, but we believe that our posture in the region will remain at a level -- >> change or diminish? >> it will not be the same by any stretch of the imagination. we will not have the same level of daily intelligence. >> we will not have the same level of daily intelligence. are you concerned about that? >> poppy, i think president biden made a hard decision, one made in close conversation with military and di

coming up at the top of the hour, secretary of state antony blinken will speak.

after that, secretary of state antony blinken delivers remarks on the covid-19 response. live coverage at 2:00 p.m. eastern and -- on c-span and also online on c-span.org or on the free c-span radio app. at 8:00 eastern tonight, the national security implications of artificial intelligence. officials with google, the penta called -- the pentagon, and fcc talk about challenges with ai technology. that is tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. he white house covid-19 response team with an update from this morning on the vaccine distribution. this briefing is about 30 minutes. >> two weeks ago, the president outlined steps we're taking to increase the number of safe places and trusted places americans can go to get vaccinated and to ensure at least 90% of americans have a vaccination site within five miles of where they live by april 19. one of the steps the president announced was the opening of at least 12 more federally run mass vaccination sites. last week we announced five new sites, ireland, wisconsin, tennessee, missouri, and indiana -- maryland. today we announced t

antony blinken this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. hospitals in delhi issue an 505 for supplies of oxygen and beds as coronavirus cases reach a new record in india. another night of scuffles in eastjerusalem, between palestinians and israeli police, despite an appeal for calm by israel's prime minister. calls for borisjohnson to explain how the refurbishment of his downing street flat was paid for, following allegations from his former chief advisor. turkey summons the us ambassador to protest against president biden�*s decision to recognise the massacres of armenians a hundred years ago as genocide. a warm welcome — space x delivers new crew to the international space station, propelled on a recycled rocket. hello and welcome. india is struggling to source enough oxygen for the thousands of covid patients in desperate need of treatment. nearly a million new infections have been confirmed in the past 72 hours alone. the government has dropped

secretary of state antony blinken says nato allies will coordinate a withdrawal of forces from afghanistan president biden is due to announce he will pull out all remaining u.s. troops by september the 11th that means pushing back a deadline set by his predecessor donald trump the police officer in a minneapolis suburb who shot and killed an unarmed black man on sunday has been arrested can potter has been charged with 2nd degree manslaughter harder in the local police chief had resigned on tuesday. the latest from minneapolis 2nd degree manslaughter i just looked up the minnesota statute that's when someone quote creates an unreasonable risk and consciously take chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another i think negligence is a key part of this as well it has a much room sentence of 10 years maximum fine of $20000.00 it should be said that this is an investigation that is that we would expect to be the very early stages only happened on sunday so they could be more charges coming it should also be pointed out that it's so rare for police officers and this is happened so ofte

secretary of state antony blinken tells us he will head next week to ukraine, which has been shaken byacing buildup of russian troops on its border. we asked blinken about it in a wide-ranging "60 minutes" interview. president putin has amassed a very large force at the border with ukraine, more than 100,000 troops. what is putin up to? >> huh, you're right. there are more forces massed on the border with ukraine than at any time since 2014, when russia actually invaded. i can't tell you that we know mr. putin's intentions. there are any number of things that he could do, or choose not to do. what we have seen in the last few days is apparently a decision to pull back some of those forces, and we've seen some of them, in fact, start to pull back. >> o'donnell: well, our interview with secretary of state antony blinken will air this sunday on "60 minutes." all right, tonight, there's lots of cleaning up to do in oklahoma and arkansas after a round ofree some neighborhoods were completely swamped by about six inches of rain, with flooded homes and washed-out roads. norman, oklahoma was b

secretary of state antony blinken about the remaining security concerns, but first the view from someho have spent months and years in te forever war. >> it's time for american troops to come home. >> a flood of complex and conflicted emotions, that's what marine corps veteran ashleigh byrnes felt watching president biden's announcement on ending american involvement in the war in afghanistan. >> we all have this emotional tie to it, and we want to make sure that that legacy, the sacrifices that were made were worth it. >> reporter: byrnes deployed to afghanistan in 2009. did you look around and you thought we're doing good for women, we're fighting terrorists, what was your purpose? >> it's hard not to feel like you have the ability to make a difference. when you go and see a school being built, when you see infrastructure being stood up, when you see wells going in the ground where people didn't have access to water, it feels good to be able to do those things. >> reporter: over the past two decades, i've spent countless weeks in afghanistan seeing the progress and the tragic loss.

take you to a live event with secretary of state antony blinken. sec. blinken: since the united states recorded its first covid death, more than 550,000 americans have died in the pandemic. more than 30 million americans have been infected. millions of americans lost loved ones, often without having the chance to say goodbye. no one has been immune to the virus. it has hit people of color especially hard, devastating communities and deepening our countries racial and economic divides. covid-19's massive health and death tolls have been matched by its economic and social consequence. restaurants, bars, movie theaters, closed. many, permanently. millions of kids stay home from school, losing precious classroom time and millions of women dropped out of the workforce to care for children or aging parents. for all of these reasons, stopping covid-19 is the biden/harris administrations's number one priority. otherwise, the coronavirus will keep circulating in our communities, threatening people's lives and livelihoods, holding our economy back. we cannot full

the passports. >> we will leave this here to take you to a live event with secretary of state antony blinken. sec. blinken: since the united states recorded its first covid death, more than 550,000 americans have died in the pandemic. more than 30 million americans have been infected. millions of americans lost loved ones, often without having the chance to say goodbye. no one has been immune to the vi

secretary of state antony blinken has made an unannounced visit to afghanistan just hours after president biden confirmed that all american troops will leave by september 11th lincoln said his visit was to demonstrate america's ongoing commitment to the country he told the afghan president musharraf's dunny that their partnership was changing but enduring gandhi said he respects the decision and expressed gratitude for the sacrifices of u.s. troops. as the u.s. and other nato troops repaired to exit afghanistan there is concern about a possible security breakdown and a resurgence of the taliban many afghan women are especially worried about what could happen next. parvana zamata is a teacher at a private school and the afghan capital kabul this is her dream job but now she fears her career and indeed her entire life are under threat. today and they told us not to go too far from our homes what will happen when the foreign troops leave our country it will be especially hard for women we won't be safe even within our own 4 walls. i don't think. from the outside nothing much about life in ka

shery: antony blinken warning that the u.s.ing behind china to shape the world screen future. it's big week and the world is awaiting what may be an ambitious emissions target from president joe biden when he convenes his virtual summit, a goal that would dictate climate change efforts at home and across the world. this as power and transport continue to make up the majority of omissions in the united states. the nation is still the second-highest highest emitter of greenhouse gases behind only china. while we did not get a specific target, the two did agree to cooperate on climate and green initiatives in their joint statement. japan has had a zero emissions target for 2050, but it has been criticized for not moving quickly enough. sources suggest the u.s. is weighing an ambitious plan by cutting emissions by 50% or more by the end of the decade rather than setting a longer-term net zero goal. haidi: let's bring in the head of aipac research at bloomberg energy finance services. we are talking about the policies agreed upon --

secretary of state makes an unannounced visit to afghanistan antony blinken arrived in kabul to brief afghan officials on president joe biden's plans to withdraw all u.s. troops by september bringing an end to america's longest war also coming up demonstrators gathered to remember about hundreds of people killed since me in bars military takeover in february this as security forces opened fire on protesting medical workers. in india sets another new record for corona virus cases 200000 in a single day so far this month the country has logged 2000000 new infections will go to one hospital where the vaccine drive is being described as chaos and it's been 2 years since a devastating fire ripped through the notre dame cathedral one of france's most famous landmarks president define one call says people will be welcome back in just 3 years time. i'm suzanne was gone it's good to have you with us u.s. secretary of state antony blinken has made an unannounced visit to afghanistan it comes after president joe biden announced american forces will leave the country by this september which marks

the secretary of state antony blinken said over the past year, china has continued to chip away at hongs political autonomy. he said he would work with allies to stand with hong kongers against what he calls china's egregious policies and actions. he said the ear ocean does not warrant spishl trade agreements. that nullifies a decision by the previous administration. moving a vetting system to ensure they are loyal to beijing. >>> it is time for a check on world weather with our meteorologist jonathan oh. heat is cranking up across india. how are those there coping with the hot weather? >> hello, we are months away from the southwest monsoon. looking at the satellite, there is no cloud cover, which means we are just getting full onli sunshine. i want to take you to india wherefo where forest officials have set up artificial water source for these lions in the animal park and sanctuary. temperatures have risen. new delhi experiencing 40.1 degrees. the hottest march day in 76 years. a deadly heat wave is likely to become more prominent. several people dayed in a heat wave across pakistan.

we'll see if the former president answers some questions about that today. >>> antony blinken made an to afghanistan today. it follows biden's announcement that troops would be leavingly. it includes senior afghan leaders. >>> just days after the president raised the subject of raising the commission is supreme court reform, a group of democrats had chased one of their own. the spub noum receiving on this. >>> brand new data on the effectiveness of covid-19 vaccines. don't go anywhere. ess of covid- vaccines don't go anywhere. my plaque psoriasis... ...the itching ...the burning. the stinging. my skin was no longer mine. my psoriatic arthritis, made my joints stiff, swollen... painful. emerge tremfyant™ with tremfya®, adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis... ...can uncover clearer skin and improve symptoms at 16 weeks. tremfya® is also approved for adults with active psoriatic arthritis. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you had

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. >> we begin now with secretary of state antony blinken. thanks so much for joining us, mr. secretary. we appreciate your time. so let's just start right there. the u.s. just announced that it will share up to have 60 million covid vaccine doses with other countries soon. today president biden indicated that india will get some of those. how is the biden administration going to prioritize which countries get the vaccine? >> jake. we're putting that plan in place as we speak, and you're right. we'll have 60 million vaccines. the astrazeneca vaccines. we want to make sure that the vaccines we'll have in our possession are safe so the fda is reviewing that so we're a couple weeks away from that but we're putting together a plan to do that. when we came in we immediately made a very significant contribution to kovaks, the international vaccine facility, $2 billion and an additional $2 billion between now and 2022. that's promoting access to vaccines around the world. the vaccines we'll have directly on hand or will shortly we need to decide whether to do some or all that have th

secretary of state antony blinken has authorized u.s.ag on their official flag poles in june. this reverses a policy trump administration outlawed the practice. standing up for and defending the right of lgbtqi people is something that the department is going to take on and take on immediately. and he's in line with where most americans stand on the issue, support for lgbtq rights is at an all time high with 76% of meshes favors laws protecting against discrimination. trump ally, newt gingrich sees it as a threat to his spotless, moral core. >> if you listed every idiotic thing that the biden administration has done in the first 100 days, you would begin to realize whether it's threatening everybody who believes in the second amendment or it's attacking everybody who blooes in right to life or it is attacking people of traditional values who are appalled that this administration would fly the gay flag at american embassies all over the world, i mean, just go down item by item and it's almost like they have a checklist of what can we do t

eastern here it after that, secretary of state antony blinken deliverance respond -- for marks on the covid-19 response. live coverage at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and online on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. tonight at eight :00 eastern, hearing on the national security applications of artificial intelligence here at officials with google, the pentagon, and the federal communications commission testified about emerging challenges with ai technology. that is tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. >> this week on c-span, we are featuring the host of podcasts, and joining us on this monday is a host joining us from des moines, iowa. show. he is the author of a new book called "faucian bargain." good monday thank you for being with us. guest: thank you for having me. host: let's talk about your book and your criticism of dr. fauci. what is it based on? steve deace -- guest: all of our lives, families, schools, sports teams, businesses, churches, every aspect of their lives, whether they can breathe free air outside. last week the state of nevada which is a desert

reporter: the visit after the announcement, secretary of state antony blinken assured afghan politicians states remains committed to their country. >> the united states will remain afghanistan's steadfast partner. we want the afghan people, countries in the region, a the international community to know that. it is also a very important message for the taliban. reporter: with violence rising in the absence of a peace deal between the government and the taliban, it is not clear with this commitment would look like. for the first time in 20 years, and with foreign troops leaving, afghanistan will have to defend itself alone. many people are questioning whether it's a security forces can do that. the president set afghanistan's security forces are fully capable of defending the country. nato ended its combat operations over five years ago, and the afghan security forces conduct over 95% of all combat operations. yet, they still heavily rely on u.s. airpower and are trained by nato troops. they will also be gone in a few months. the taliban insists that u.s. stick to the deadline, saying that

action on the ukraine border secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin areto discuss the issue in brussels later this week. there has been a shooting at a high school in knoxville, tennessee. police confirm multiple people had been shot, including one officer. officials are still gathering information. the school superintendent says the building is not secure. . germany has drafted legislation that would shift the power to impose covid-19 restrictions to the federal government from regional leaders to combat at surge of infections. another 13,000 infections were confirmed sunday, being the number passed 3 million since the pandemic again. it could be implemented as soon as friday of this week. one person has died and another is being treated in hospital following a shooting in paris. the attacker opened fire, hitting a man and woman just outside the hospital hey dunant. they have confirmed it was not a terrorist attack. muslims all over the world are preparing for ramadan. this will be the second time the holy month of fasting has had to be held during the m

i'm all meanies if it's good to have you with us us secretary of state antony blinken has made an unannounced visit to afghanistan just hours after president biden biden confirmed that all american troops will leave by september 11th lincoln said his visit was to demonstrate america's ongoing commitment to the country he told the afghan president. that their partnership was changing but in during his respects he respects the decision and he expressed gratitude for the sacrifices of u.s. troops. as the u.s. and other nato troops prepare to exit afghanistan there is concern about a possible security breakdown and a resurgence of the taliban many afghan women are especially worried about what could happen next. parvana some learning is a teacher at a private school in the afghan capital kabul this is her dream job but now she fears her career and indeed her entire life are under threat. that is. today they told us not to go too far from our homes what will happen when the foreign troops leave our country it will be especially hard for women we won't be safe even within our own 4 walls. i don't e

a deal and without any conditions with no strings attached now we understand secretary say to antony blinken is in afghanistan today trying almost to reassure the leadership and the people of afghanistan that the relationship is just changing what did she make of what he had to say were you reassured. well the relationship is certainly going to change however the reassurances from secretary of state. at the present moment doesn't come with any sort of concrete measures or concrete bearing ts we've already seen aid built civilian aid and financial support for the afghan national security forces which have declined over the last few years and they've already declined compared to last year and the national security forces which are on the frontlines of the of not only the the fight against the insurgency but also on the front lines of the global war on terrorism really require the support and so we're not seeing anything concretely be to show us or give us a sure and that this new chapter is going to bring about. more positive or improved scenarios for the country as it stands now with the amer

anna: antony blinken saying the u.s.ust catch up with china if it hopes to benefit from the green jobs boom. let's focus on climate from a different angle. you obviously like many have given a thought -- a lot of thought to climate change, from the perspective of an economist and what central banks should do to deflect climate concern. do you think the ecb needed to introduce a review for how climate change is handled in its policy given the size of its balance sheet, given it needs to know the risks attached to the things that are on its own balance sheet? >> that is a clear point. central banks are exposed to the climate factor on the balance sheet. the sector is no different than the financial system which is exposed to a climate factor. understandably, central banks, the ecb has been at the forefront of the bank of england. very much insisting on the financial stability aspects of climate change, but i think what is very interesting is the data has shifted toward monetary policy. in that aspect, we should actually no

secretary of state antony blinken has made an unannounced visit to afghanistan after president biden confirmed that all american troops will leave by september 11th blinken said his visit was to demonstrate america's ongoing commitment to the country. u.s. president biden has announced a new round of sanctions against russia including the expulsion of 10 russian diplomats it's in response to alleged interference in last year's presidential election and the hacking of u.s. government agencies russia's foreign ministry has condemned the sanctions saying a response is quote inevitable. germany's coronavirus vaccination program is picking up pace thursday thursday saw a record number of daily vaccinations with nearly 740000 people receiving a 1st or 2nd dose but the country is also seeing the biggest rise in new infections since january health officials are warning of a dramatic situation in hospitals as intensive care ward fill up. this is the news from berlin you can find more headlines on our web site that's w dot com and also on our social media channels. the u.s. expelled 10 russian

secretary of state antony blinken has made an unannounced visit to afghanistan after president biden confirmed that all american troops will leave by september 11th blinken said his visit was to demonstrate america's ongoing commitment to the country. u.s. president biden has announced a new round of sanctions against russia including the expulsion of 10 russian diplomats it's in response to alleged interference in last year's presidential election and the hacking of u.s. government agencies russia's foreign ministry has condemned the sanctions saying a response is quote inevitable. germany's coronavirus vaccination program is picking up pace thursday thursday saw a record number of daily vaccinations with nearly 740000 people receiving a 1st or 2nd dose but the country is also seeing the biggest rise in new infections since january health officials are warning of a dramatic situation in hospitals as intensive care ward fill up. this is news from berlin you can find more headlines on our website that's dot com and also on our social media channels. the u.s. expelled 10 russian diplom

antony blinken voice concerns about beijing's aggressive action in the taiwan trade.e u.s. standby is commitment. the commons come after the state department is limits on professional contacts with taiwan. divided administration -- the biden and mr. risch stepping up a plan for the yuan. they want to know how it will be distributive and if it could be used for skirt u.s. sanctions. the pboc has tested the digital view on and some cities. putting it on track to be the first digital bank to issue one/ . >> andres arauz was defeated in the ecuadorian election. the right-winger that won was congratulated and pledged revised ties with cuba and venezuela. david cameron has spoken on his side to defend the capital. cameron came under fire for chapping this company that folded last month. japan has just made golfing history. 29-year-old hideki has become the first japanese golfer twin the masters tournament -- to win the masters tournament. the victory is the first major title for him and americans took the second and third spot. global news, 24 hours a day on air and on quic

us secretary of state antony blinken has visited afghanistan to ensure political leaders of america'smed the withdrawal of us troops by september 11. mr lincoln said he would —— the us would do everything it could to pursue peace between the afghan government and the taliban. while the coronavirus pandemic has kept most of us locked down, its impact on the natural world has been more positive. how our relationship with wildlife and nature has sir david has been speaking to our science editor, david shukman. david attenborough: march 2020. 0vernight, our lives are put on pause. boris johnson: you must stay at home. i but as we stop, remarkable things start to change. the lockdowns have been tough for people, but great for wildlife, as we see in a spectacular new documentary with david attenborough. this is the year earth changed. david, it's great to talk to you. i'm sorry we can't meet in person, but we've transported you electronically to the wonderful setting of cha rtwell. for people watching your programme, that's going to be shown on apple+ tv from friday, what message would you

today, secretary of state antony blinken flew to kabul, where he acknowledged concerns that pulling american forces out will allow more attacks from the taliban. >> i know this is a moment for many of mixed emotions. these are hard choices, hard decisions. >> reporter: president biden is also sharpening his china strategy, in part by working with allies in the region. tomorrow, he is hosting japanese prime minister yoshihide suga here at the white house. they just announced south korea's president will visit next month. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, weijia jiang at the white house, thank you. also, this news just coming in; the pause in the johnson & johnson covid vaccine will likely continue for at least another eight days. now that is when a c.d.c. advisory committee will hold its next meeting. this comes as dr. anthony fauci says the u.s. needs to get covid infections down to 10,000 new cases per day, to lift restrictions. the u.s. is averaging seven times that number. and cbs' mola lenghi announces covid shots could soon become part of a regular routine. >> reporter: tonight the c.e.o.

secretary of state antony blinken wrote to president garvey at the beginning of last month it was later leaks he said after american military withdrawal i'm concerned that the security situation will worsen and that the taliban could make rapid territorial gains the curfew is due to begin in less than an hour has a protest as again rally against the killing of an unarmed black man in the u.s. state of minnesota it's just after 9 o'clock in the evening there now alan fisher is at the brooklyn center in minnesota where people have been gathering allan throughout the day and it certainly hotting up. yes. you got. me fired from my left there you can see there's a line a police stop. the family are still an hour away from the official curfew start time for. me there. and then in significance as you can see and not move the think over this. is. really quite quite awful stuff let me tell you. far more serious charge for the police showing us some washable holding the police emotional and. firing flash bangs it's very hard to count one because it's dark and. the situation is rather. than i thin

a month and victorious one time you'll find the us secretary of state antony blinken has hinted that other nato countries might follow suit and also withdraw their troops from afghanistan is now the time we need to close the book on the afghan conflict. well. definitely for some nations they're saying that they're going to be closing the book both for after the conflict will continue and you know this was actually going to be the end of the war and i think that this is something that tree or to be taken into account. and that you know foreign governments have to be clear on their intention they want to leave but the war will continue now the lincoln letter that was sent to president back in february left an opening for all of the country actually stay in for more regional force to be established in order to help afghanistan satellites and help the government of afghanistan. security while it would negotiate with the taliban and unfortunately now it doesn't look like it's going to be the case anymore 'd but as they would say you know you know maybe this is a way to put pressure on the

secretary of state antony blinken has called for russia to deescalate the situation ukrainian soldiers have been fighting separatists in the region since 2014 when russia also i nixed the crimea region or polls of closed and counting is underway in the presidential election in chad president idriss deby a seeking a 6th term to extend his 30 year rule in the central african nation the opposition have called for a boycott after several candidates were prevented from running in the vote and the zipper morgan reports from the capital not to mena president de b appears to have his fair share of support. he's led the country for more than 30 years and now seeking a 6 term incumbent idriss deby cast his vote in chats presidential election urging others in the capital and around the country to do the same. they must have to. i have come here today as a citizen to vote and have done my duty and now it's your turn what the people of chad to exercise your right to vote wherever you come and vote for the candidate of your choice. hundreds were waiting to vote at the same center where debbie appear

as the pandemic continues worldwide, secretary of state antony blinken was critical of china's initiale to the outbreak today. >> i think china knows that in the early stages of covid, it didn't do what it needed to do, which was to, in real time, give access to international experts, in real time to share information, in real time to provide real transparency. >> sreenivasan: in china this weekend, there was a rare admission that the country's coronavirus vaccines may be less effective than reported. the head of china's centers for disease control conceded that chinese covid vaccines have low protection rates. he said researchers are considering mixing them with new vaccines to give them a boost. chinese vaccines are being used in dozens of countries around the world, including bzil, mexico, turkey, and indonesia. an independent study by brazilian researchers found a 50.4% efficacy rate for one of the chinese vaccines. that's far below the pfizer and moderna vaccines developed using m.r.n.a. technology, which have each been found to be more than 94% effective. u.s. secretary of defens

antony blinken has made an unannounced visit to afghanistan and it happened just hours after president biden confirmed that all american troops will leave the country by september 11th lincoln said that his visits was to demonstrate america's ongoing commitment to the country he told the afghan president musharraf's ghani that their partnership was changing but enduring he said that he respects the decision and expressed gratitude for the sacrifices made by u.s. troops. well adds u.s. and nato troops prepared to exit afghanistan there's concern about a possible security breakdown and a resurgence of the taliban many afghan women are specially worried about what could happen next. parvana someone is a teacher at a private school and the afghan capital kabul this is her dream job but now she fears her career and indeed her entire life are under threat. that is. set to do they told us not to go too far from our homes what will happen when the foreign troops leave our country it will be especially hard for women we won't be safe even within our own 4 walls. i don't see things. from the out

antony blinken this is bbc news.und the world. hospitals in delhi issue an sos for supplies of oxygen and beds as coronavirus cases reach a new record in india. another night of scuffles in eastjerusalem, between palestinians and israeli police, despite an appeal for calm by israel's prime minister. calls for borisjohnson to explain how the refurbishment of his downing street flat was paid for, following allegations from his former chief advisor. turkey summons the us ambassador to protest against president biden�*s decision to recognise the massacres of armenians a hundred years ago as genocide. a warm welcome — space x delivers new crew

secretary of state antony blinken wrote to president garvey at the beginning of last month it was later leaks he said after american military withdrawal i'm concerned that the security situation will worsen and that the taliban could make rapid territorial gains. i. use of force expert has testified that former police officer derrick chauvin was justified in pinning george floyd to the ground in the us city of minneapolis broods said that's because of what he describes as frantic resistance it contradicts the testimonies of several top minneapolis police officials including the city's police chief who said trayvon used excessive unjustified force chauvin knelt on floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes during an arrest last may i felt that derek chauvin was justified and was acting with objective reasonable ness following minneapolis police department policy in current standards of law enforcement and his interactions with mr floyd so the judge in an office and after his conduct it's more of a challenge to again put yourself in the officer shoes to try to make an evaluation through what th

us secretary of state antony blinken has visited afghanistan, to reassure political leaders there ofmaining us troops by september 11th. mr blinken said the us would do everything it could to pursue peace between the afghan government and the taliban. eight egyptian architects have won an international competition to design the reconstruction of the al—nuri mosque, the landmark in the iraqi city of mosul that was destroyed by the islamic state group. the 800—year—old building was famous for its leaning minaret. thejihadis holding the mosque blew it up as the iraqi military closed in on them during the battle for mosul in 2017. buckingham palace has released details of those who'll be able to attend prince philip's funeral on saturday. under covid restrictions, there's a limit of 30 guests. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall have been taking a look at some of the thousands of floral tributes to the duke of edinburgh. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. it is the vehicle which will take him on his finaljourney — a classic british land rover, designed to the duk

restore foreign aid to the palestinian people in a package announced by the secretary of state antony blinken the u.s. will provide $150000000.00 in humanitarian assistance for the u.n. relief and works agency will also include $75000000.00 in economic and development assistance in new york by the west bank and gaza and they'll be $10000000.00 for peace building programs through the u.s. agency for international development. the feeling of the biden and ministration a is that the policies toward the palestinians under donald trump essentially were one sided that they favored israel and alienated the palestinians so this is an effort to rectify the relationship to repair the damage they believe has been done so in addition to these tens of millions of dollars that are being pledged for palestinian assistance which we know will go to not only economic support but also dealing with some of the medical issues as well that are unique to cope with 19 including making sure the people have access to the hospital in east jerusalem the united states believes that there is a u.s. national security inter

secretary of state antony blinken wrote to president garvey at the beginning of last month it was later leaks he said after american military withdrawal i'm concerned that the security situation will worsen and that the taliban could make rapid territorial gains well still ahead here on al-jazeera iran says it's about to carry out what would be its most significant breach of the 2015 day d.l. . and us bring sergeant coronavirus cases in south korea i'll tell you what that is a blaming that includes. the. now at the moment threat arabia's generally quiet and finest turned phrase humid recently around the gulf states in qatar bahrain and the eastern side of saudi but that normally plays will probably reduce the humidity it's warming up the sun is out now on the coast of for example lebanon beirut sees a temperature rise above the average about $25.00 over the next 3 days which is very pleasing it's been rather cool sherry just recently the last the snow has gone from the sun caucasus but it's still there in afghanistan and we might see a few showers generation the high ground the mountain

secretary of state antony blinken speaking at nato reiterating concerns washington has with beijing consider 5 g. or china's technology brings serious surveillance risks but china is condemning the u.s. for declaring beijing has committed genocide against weaker muslims and other minorities in the western region an associated press investigation released its findings in june uncovering the chinese government was forcing birth control measures on ethnic minorities including i.u.d. fittings contraceptives and even abortions and sterilizations but according to china's foreign ministry spokesperson the allegation it's a false may phone to you could be a fact based on the lies and false information of the individual and say china forces the us side has the clear the genocide exists in china's chain young which is the most preposterous lie of the century it caused a serious affront and it insulted the chinese people and wantonly trampled on the international law and basic norms governing international relations the added sanctions and trade restrictions are reportedly leading china to get the uppe

secretary of state had to say after m versus day, he said he was horrified by the blood shed —— antony blinkenuch ice when it comes to leaders? ~ , ., , leaders? i think it is really important _ leaders? i think it is really important to _ leaders? i think it is really important to call- leaders? i think it is really important to call out - leaders? i think it is really i important to call out military. leaders? i think it is really - important to call out military. it's also really important to remember that the military tried to seize power through this coup on february the 1st after it had been defeated in national elections. and the whole nation has rejected it, has rejected this coup, military rule. i think it's really important that the international community first call out the appalling human rights violations by the military, but also not do anything to convey legitimacy or acceptance of this military regime. or acceptance of this military reaime. ~ , ., or acceptance of this military reaime. ~ regime. when you were in post, it must have — regime. when you were in post, it must have b

recruit standing by for us in brussels welcome to you both band let's start with you in brussels antony blinken there essentially saying what sounded like mission accomplished and this will be the top of the agenda today in brussels with that big nato meeting schedule that we mentioned what do we expect to come out of this. the foreign ministers and the defense ministers of nato it was certainly endorse the american plans to pull out the troops by september and they will discuss how to organize this pullout because they got from 1500 troops stood in afghanistan from 34 countries germany for example is the 2nd biggest to deploy so this mutely be a topic because the taliban are threatening to attack these troops and now you have to make sure how to get them out the americans are the backbone of this whole operation they have to stay to the very end and to secure the other troops and there will be discussions about mission accomplished yes on the one hand al qaeda is gone there's no imminent terrorist threat from gunsight anymore but after 20 years 3500 dead soldiers and 2 in one trillion used on

secretary of state antony blinken says washington still disagrees with that and other investigations steven rattner is a professor of law at the university of michigan he says it's another strong message from the by the ministration to its international partners. well it's a very significant move for the united states and i think it's part of the basically 180 degree we're in taishan of u.s. foreign policy under the new by administration that said follows along with many other initiatives like rejoining the paris accord i think the u.s. is trying to send a signal to 3 audiences here and i think 1st and most importantly perhaps our u.s. allies many of whom are party to the i.c.c. statute and who saw this move as complete sort of overkill in response to an investigation it would almost be like putting sanctions on the un secretary-general for just doing his job but secondly i think the u.s. is trying to send a signal more positive relationship with the i.c.c. that it treats the i.c.c. is a serious mechanism for accountability and it's going to begin to engage and cooperate with the i.c