firefighters in australia are battling to contain a blazes in the blue mountains national park west of sydney hundreds of bush fathers have been raging across the country for months conditions are getting was temperatures in new south wales all set to top 40 degrees celsius. when i go i will summits has started in geneva aimed at finding better ways to support the world's growing number of refugees is the 1st meeting of its kind it brings together politicians business leaders and those affected people who have been forced to leave their homes the u.n. says persecution and war have forced 26000000 people around the world to flee their homelands almost half come from just 3 countries we're talking about syria afghanistan and south sudan and before the conflict in syria the single largest refugee population was palestinians now most refugees live in countries bordering their own some spend their whole lives in camps like that up in a kenya like mohammed from somalia who we meet in office report. mohamed he has come to pray at his father's grave hidden away in one of the biggest refugee ca

firefighters in australia are battling to contain blazes in the blue mountains national park that's west of sydney hundreds of bush fires have been raging across the country for months now conditions are getting worse temperatures in new south wales are set to top 40 degrees. now it's to the story of death squads that allegedly silence the voices of dissent in the former soviet republic of belarus 3 opposition politicians banished there 20 years ago without a trace now belarus has been ruled by this man president alexander lukashenko for more than 2 decades the disappearances came as he rose to power and put in place a system that does not tolerate opposition the missing men include this individual he's the former interior minister yuri zaka rango now there was speculation at the time that the president had ordered him killed now in an exclusive interview w. has spoken with the man who says he was part of the death squad that carried out the order. beauty good of skiis living in a central european country and is seeking asylum that. in a deitsch avella exclusive he tells us about his tim

making news around the world firefighters in australia battling to contain blazes in the blue mountains national park west of sydney hundreds of bushfires have been raging across australia for months and conditions are getting worse temperatures in new south wales set to top 40 degrees . in a 3rd night of clashes in lebanon protesters have thrown file works of police in the capital beirut a social media posting critical of the shiite community has inflamed sectarian text tensions the president has put back talks on naming a new prime minister. a tornado killed one person when it struck a residential area in the us state of louisiana strong storms moving across the deep south of smashed buildings split trees and downed power lines in the week before christmas. india has been rocked by more violent protests over a controversial citizenship law the legislation fast tracks naturalisation for refugees from bangladesh pakistan and afghanistan but excludes muslims critics say that undermines the constitutional right of equality for all and opponents shia prime minister narendra modi wants to remold the worl

firefighters in australia are battling to contain blazes in the blue mountains national park is west of sydney under the bushfires have been raging across australia for months now and conditions are getting worse temperatures and news out south wales are set to top 40 degrees celsius. the british prime minister boris johnson has to bring in a law designed to prevent any further extension of the bracks a process for all european union it would block any attempt to extend the end of the transition beyond december 2020. or a global summit has opened in geneva aimed at finding better ways to support the world's a growing number of refugees. the un refugee forum is the 1st meeting of its kind of brings together politicians business leaders and refugees here in europe the e.u. has been trying to reduce the number of migrants arriving by strengthening border security and that includes a border along the e.u.'s external border barrier rather between. and turkey where many asylum seekers and other margarets from afghanistan iraq and syria especially try to cross in. well in bulgaria close to

nearby in the blue mountains, national park cruise battled severe blazes.me than 100 fires burning throughout the state. anyone of them could cause problems iensuing days. we need to keep in mind that there is a lot of communities close to fire. phil: as the fires rage, so does the political debate about the impact of global warming. aro gup of former senior emergency officials was accused -- has accused the asteroid government of not taking the reat of climate change seriously. >> more country has been burned, the wors previous five seasonhan industry. the fires are still burning. we have a heat wave coming. who knows what that will do? phil: in western australia, a schoolboy reported missing in a bushfire was able to escape the flames by driving a pickup truck on his own to safety after his father androther had gone to fight the blaze. this crisis is showing the best and worst of australia. the hero is in and dedication of firefi contrast to the actions of arsonists who thought to be responsible for many of the nati's bushfires. phil mercer, bbc news, syd

firefighters in australia are battling to contain blazes in the blue mountains national park that's west of sydney under a bush fires have been raging across australia for months now and conditions are getting worse the temperatures a new house is new south wales for example are set to top 40 degrees celsius. well the global summit is about to get underway in geneva is aimed at finding better ways to support the world's growing number of refugees now it's the 1st meeting of its kind of brings together politicians business leaders and refugees the un says persecution and war have forced some 26000000 people around the world to flee their homelands now more than half come from just 3 countries syria afghanistan and south sudan now before the conflict in syria the largest refugee population where palestinians now most refugees live in countries bordering their own and some spend their entire lives in camps like the dogg and kenya like the man you're about to meet. mohamed he has come to pray at his father's grave hidden away in one of the biggest refugee camps in the world. he's here to hon

firefighters in arse australia are battling to contain blazes in the blue mountains national park this western sydney under the bush fires have been raging across australia for months now conditions are getting worse temperatures in new south wales for example there's at the top 40 degrees. well the european parliament has had to look into the rule of law in malta today and will be considering possible sanctions against that you member state on monday brussels urged the maltese government to end political interference into the investigation of the murder of journalist. and influential businessman has been charged in connection with that killing and there are growing accusations of a government cover up. the island nation of motor a popular mediterranean holiday destination with an underbelly of corruption money laundering and now shaken by conspiracy to assassinate a journalist that dates all the way to the prime minister's office deprived minister lost control he used to this day the only one who doesn't and older there was court option in israel the only one who continues to say you

nearby in the blue mountains national park, crews battled other severe blazes.s burning throughout the state. any one of them could cause us problems over the ensuing days, so whilst we are concerned about this, we also need to keep in mind that there‘s a lot of communities still very close to fire. as the fires rage, so does the political debate about the impact of global warming. a group of former senior emergency officials has accused the australian government of not taking the threat of climate change seriously. here in new south wales, the fires are totally unprecedented. more country has been burned, more homes lost, three times more homes lost than our worst previous fire season history, and the fires are still burning. we have a heatwave coming, who knows what that will do? in western australia, a schoolboy reported missing any bushfire north of perth was able to escape the flames by driving a pick—up truck on his own to safety after his father and brother had gone to fight the blaze. lucas sturrock, who is 12, also managed to rescue the family‘s dog. th

nearby in the blue mountains national park, crews battled other severe blazes.eed to keep in mind that there‘s a lot of communities still very close to fire. as the fires rage, so does the political debate about the impact of global warming. a group of former senior emergency officials has accused the australian government of not taking the threat of climate change seriously. here in new south wales, the fires are totally unprecedented. more country has been burned, more homes lost, three times more homes lost than our worst previous fire season in history, and the fires are still burning. we have a heatwave coming, who knows what that will do? in western australia, a schoolboy reported missing in a bushfire north of perth was able to escape the flames by driving a pick—up truck on his own to safety after his father and brother had gone to fight the blaze. lucas sturrock, who is 12, also managed to rescue the family‘s dog. this crisis is showing the best and worst of australia. the heroism and dedication of firefighters stand in stark contrast to the actions of

nearby in the blue mountains national park, fire fighters battled other severe blazes.nd that there area we need to keep in mind that there are a lot of committees very close to fire. as the fires rage, so does the political debate about the impact of global warning. 0n the early and extreme start to the bushfire season. a group of senior officials have accused the australian government of not taking the threat of climate change seriously. here in new south wales the fires are unprecedented. more countries have been burned and more homes lost, three times more homes than our worst fire season. the fires are still burning, there is a heat wave coming and who knows what that will do. in western australia, a schoolboy was reported missing, but he was able to get out of the fla mes but he was able to get out of the fla m es after but he was able to get out of the flames after driving a pick—up lorry by himself. lucas also managed to rescue the family dog. this crisis is showing the best and worst of us try a. for heroism and dedication of firefighters stand in stark contras

nearby in the blue mountains national park, crews battled other severe blazes.lost, three times more homes lost than our worst previous fire season in history, and the fires are still burning. we have a heatwave coming, who knows what that will do? in western australia, a schoolboy reported missing in a bushfire north of perth was able to escape the flames by driving a pick—up truck on his own to safety after his father and brother had gone to fight the blaze. lucas sturrock, who is 12, also managed to rescue the family‘s dog. this crisis is showing the best and worst of australia. the heroism and dedication of firefighters stand in stark contrast to the actions of arsonists, who are thought to be responsible for many of the nation‘s bushfires. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. the business news is coming in a moment. john worboys — the so—called "black cab rapist" — has been jailed for life at the old bailey — with a minimum term of six years — for attacking four more victims. the government is to add a new clause to the brexit bill, to make it illegal for parliam