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king. the back of people still have a love affair with the british monarchy. so, as a symbolic piece, that was tremendously upsetting for a lot of people. because they still, even though they never met the cake and whenever meet the king they still had these warm personal feelings for this father figure. which, in british culture, had 1000-year history of our king is our father. and no revolution is ever really complete, right? you can do the symbolic things and then you drop back. the one that always, in this discussion about the destruction of monuments, the one that i strikes me is the destruction of the monument of the soldier who was the father of alexander dumont in france. the father of alexander dumont was a black man, born of enslaved women in dominika. and french nobleman. he was brought to france in the 1700s and educated like a young, white frenchman. he was free because he was on french soil. he rises to the military ranks, he fights in the revolution, he becomes one of napoleon's most affective and revered generals. but as he rises through the ran

we love the king and of course american still have love affair with the british monarchy. as a symbolic piece that was tremendously upsetting for a lot of people right because they still even though they've never met the king and would never met the king meet the king. they still had these warm personal feelings for this, you know father figure which in british culture had a thousand year history of you know, we our king is our our you know father so and that's a hot, you know, no revolution has ever complete right you you can do these symbolic things and then you draw back. the one that always in this sort of discussion about the destruction monuments the one that always strikes me is the destruction of the monument of the soldier. who was the father of alexander dumas in france, and he the father of alexander. jama was a black man born of an enslaved woman in dominica and french nobleman, and he was brought to france in the 1700s and educated like a young white frenchman. he was free because he was on french soil. he he rises to the military ranks he fights in the revolut

they went to the world-famous british musical the lion king.rs they were so excited it was incredible and when they got to times square and got off the subway one of the younger girls said did i die and go to heaven and most of us think it's a filthy place and we don't want to be there and this girl. that's all you need to know about these children. they have so much life and i hope they will live a long time. the play's purpose is to tell about social orphanhood at the beginning of the war . at the end of the war, the daughter of maria and oleg hannusya sang her own song. she wrote it in the first week of the war in this song, a 12-year-old girl talks about how the war changed the lives of ukrainians , about the fact that it is a strong and brave nation that protects its land, culture and freedom from new york iryna solomko voice of america

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long and the queen mother is said to be very pleasedeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question is whether the americanote will lead to a split in the anglican community. ♪ >> welcome bk you are watching outside source from the bbc. nancy pelosi has ended her visit to taiwan which china has described as a violation of its sovereignty. let's turn to the united states. the countdown to the midterm elections. after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, the constitutional right to abortion, reproductive rights are on the ballot. now it's up to states to dede if it is legal. we have had the first electoral test the issue. kansas, a conservative state has voted to protect abortion rights in a referendum. or than 60% of the voters wanted to uphold the state's constitutional right for women to access abortion. in kansas, that means that a pregnant -- pregnancy can be terminated up to 22 weeks. my colleague was there. >> this is the first state in the

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietlye's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: washington condemns the 9—year sentence handed down to basketball star brittney griner in russia and urges moscow to accept a deal for her release. china launches live missiles as part of large—scale military exercises around taiwan — the us says it's irresponsible, while japan calls for the drills to stop. monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency in the united states, in a move that frees up federal funding and resources to fight the outbreak. over the past two months, the country's recorded more cases than any other — over 6,600, most of them in men who have sex with men. medical adviser to president biden, dr anthony fauci said there could be some spillover into the general population, given the ways in which the virus sprea

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietlyeved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines — england's women footballers make history, beating germany 2—1 in the european championship final at wembley. us house speaker nancy pelosi prepares for a tour of asia, amid intense speculation over whether she'll anger china by visiting taiwan. we know this much — her itinerary will include stops in singapore, malaysia, japan and south korea. but there is no mention of a stopover in taiwan, which has, over the past week, been a huge source of tension for the united states and china. alexander huang, professor at tamkang university in the taipei region of taiwan. to my knowledge, that it was the original intention that speaker pelosi will visit taipei. but, you know, in the past week or so, there was no direct communication, no further, you know, m

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietlyrk anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines: the us house speaker, nancy pelosi, is in taiwan for a hugely controversial visit, which china warns could have serious consequences for america. ayman al—zawahiri, the leader of al-qaeda, is killed by a us drone strike in kabul. washington says the taliban broke an agreement not to allow foreign militants on afghan soil. now to a developing story in the uk. you might have been following the fairly lengthy process to find a successor to borisjohnson as uk conservative leader and british prime minister. they've whittled it down to two candidates, with a vote among party members in a few weeks. but now they've had to change the method of balloting after a warning that hackers could breach security. our reporter, mark lobel has been fo

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long — and the queen mother is said to be quietlyandmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: israel launches multiple air strikes on the gaza strip, killing a senior commander of the palestinian group islamichhad. at least ten people have died, including a child. the conspiracy theorist alexjones is ordered to pay $45 million in punitive damages after falsely labelling the sandy hook school shooting a hoax. let's stay in america. when the supreme court of the united states ruled to remove a women's constitutional right to an abortion, several states immediately certified laws banning or restricting access to the procedure. 0thers made moves to ensure the right will be preserved and abortion providers in these so—called "haven states" say they're being overwhelmed by the increased demand. 0ur west coast correspondent sophie long has this report. even before

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietlyry. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: england's women footballers make history, beating germany 2—1 in the european championship final at wembley. us house speaker nancy pelosi prepares for a tour of asia amid intense speculation over whether she'll anger china by visiting taiwan. one of the ukraine's most prominent businessmen, whose company is responsible for much of the infrastructure for its grain exports, has been killed in a russian missile strike. an adviser to president zelensky said he believed 0leksiy vadatursky was deliberately targeted when his home was hit in the southern city of mykolaiv. it's a city which lies on the main route to the black sea port of 0desa, and mykolaiv has been bombarded frequently by russia, but saturday night's strikes were sustained and intense. 0ur correspondent andrew harding saw

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietlyachieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani, in singapore. our headlines: china prepares to begin live fire military exercises, after nancy pelosi's controversial visit to taiwan. the un secretary general accuses oil and gas companies of exploiting the poor while destroying the climate with what he called "grotesque greed". let's turn to the united states now, where voters in the conservative state of kansas have voted to uphold the state's access to abortion services. it's a major victory for pro—choice groups, after the us supreme court overturned roe v wade, two months ago, ending federal protection for the procedure. since that ruling, abortion has been banned in ten states across the us, and restrictions imposed in at least four. the referendum in kansas is the first time voters

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietlysary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: president biden has confirmed that a us drone strike has killed the al-qaeda leader ayman al zawahiri. mr biden said he authorised the operation which took place on saturday. he said the mission was successful and there were no civilian casualties. tensions are mounting ahead of an expected visit to taiwan by the speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi. according to the reuters news agency, several chinese warplanes have flown close to what's known as the median line which separates taiwan from continental asia. china has warned of serious consequences if the trip to the self—ruled island goes ahead. earlier i spoke to zack cooper a seniorfellow with the american enterprise institute and a former senior pentagon and white house official. i asked him if he t

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietlye's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: taiwan has launched flares to deter aircraft, hours after beijing protested at the visit by the us house speaker nancy pelosi. the un secretary—general has accused oil and gas companies of making huge profits on the backs of the world's poorest people. president biden has hailed a vote in the conservative state of kansas to uphold access to abortion services. it's a major victory for pro—choice groups, after the us supreme court overturned roe v wade two months ago, ending federal protection for the procedure. since that ruling, abortion has been banned in ten states across the us and restrictions imposed in at least four. the referendum in kansas is the first time voters have had the chance to weigh in. nomia iqbal reports. cheering. in th

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietlys is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — the us house speaker, nancy pelosi is in taiwan, for a hugely controversial visit, which china warns could have serious consequences for america. washington says the taliban broke an agreement not to allow foreign militants on afghan soil, after ayman al—zawahiri, the leader of al-qaeda, is killed by a us drone strike in kabul. the himalayan mountain range harbours the third largest amount of iglesia ice in the world. it is a huge source of melt water for countless rivers, including the ganges and the indus, but the glaziers are melting and shrinking at an ever increasing rate, and that means ever declining water supplies downstream for hundreds of millions of indians. now, though, the government believes it has found a solution and is using special methods to bring tap water to these vi

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long — and the queen mother is said to be quietlymoment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... nancy pelosi — the us house speaker — lands in taiwan — at the start of a hugely controversial visit which china warns could have serious consequences for america. the leader of al-qaeda is killed by an us drone strike in the afghan capital. ayman al—zawahiri was one of the masterminds of the 9/11 terror attacks, with osama bin laden. let's return to one of our top stories — that the leader of al-qaeda ayman al—zawahiri has died in a drone strike in the afghan capital of kabul. us president biden said killing zawahiri, who had been one of the key planners of 9/11, meant "justice had been done". but it raises questions about that relationship between the us and the taliban. let's get more on that story now with colin clarke, who's a senior research fellow at the so

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietlymark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: china launches live missiles as part of large—scale military exercises around taiwan. the us says it's irresponsible, while japan calls for the drills to stop. washington condemns the nine—year sentence handed down to basketball star brittney griner in russia, and urges moscow to accept a deal for her release. four serving and former police officers in the us have been arrested and charged over the fatal shooting of breonna taylor two years ago. their alleged crimes include the illegal use of force and obstruction. let's remind ourselves of exactly what happened. breonna taylor was shot in her home in louisville in 2020 by plain—clothes police. at the time, the police said they were executing a search warrant as part of a drugs in

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietlyor the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president biden has confirmed that a us drone strike has killed the al-qaeda leader ayman al zawahiri. mr biden said he authorised the operation which took place on saturday. i want to tell you now about an incredible operation that saw brazilian twins who were joined at the head successfully separated. virtual reality projections of the twins helped refine techniques to separate the three—year—olds, as mark lobel explains, and his report contains some images of the surgery itself. bernardo and arthur are twin brothers born with a fused brain in brazil. described as otherwise healthy nearly—four—year—olds, they could not sit or walk, robbing them of a normal childhood. as of around seven weeks ago, they now look like this — a remarkable moment, only the sixth such separation of its kind. but this time, surgerie

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: at least ten people have been killed in israeli airstrikes in gaza. dozens of rockets have been fired in response. alex jones is ordered to pay $115 million in punitive damages after falsely labelling the sandy hook school shooting a hoax. islamic state has claimed responsibility for a deadly last in the capitol on friday. eight people were killed and 18 wounded. they say the explosives were attached to a cart loaded with vegetables and parked in a shopping area. it was last august that a coalition of international forces, led by the us, withdrew from afghanistan, marking the end of a 20—year campaign in the country. the taliban swiftly took over, leading to chaotic scenes, as people tried to flee. a year on, nearly 10,000 refugees who came to the uk are still in hotels, unable to fin

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietlyor the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. hello again, you are watching bbc news. for decades, the anglican communion — that's the main grouping of protestant christians around the world — has been divided by what to do about same sex relationships. generally, western congregations favour a more liberal approach, while those in asia and africa are more traditional. now what looks like a compromise, the church's leader, the archbishop of canterbury, has affirmed a declaration that says gay relationships are incompatible with scripture. butjustin welby said he would not punish churches that bless or marry gay couples. harry farley reports. it's hard enough to get them to light up for a photo. there are around 90 million anglicans across 165 countries represented here. but underneath the joyful exterior, there are deep divisions over there are deep divisions over the churches teaching on sexual

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long — and the queen mother is said to be quietlyversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: chinese fighter—jets fly close to the coast of taiwan, as beijing halts cooperation with the us on climate change and other key issues. a texas jury decides that conspiracy theorist alex jones must pay the parents of a boy killed in the sandy hook massacre $45.2 million damages for falsely claiming the shooting was a hoax. let's stay with that story. i'm joined by nomia iqbal in washington. explain the significance of this ruling. explain the significance of this rulina. , , .. i. ruling. hugely significant. if you think about _ ruling. hugely significant. if you think about alex _ ruling. hugely significant. if you think about alex jones, - ruling. hugely significant. if you think about alex jones, for - ruling. hugely significant. if you | think about alex jones, for those p

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietlyndmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the us house speaker — nancy pelosi — is in taiwan, for a hugely controversial visit — which china warns could have serious consequences for america. the consequences foramerica. us the consequences for america. us state of kansas has voted the us state of kansas has voted against lastjune's voted against last june's supreme court voted against lastjune's supreme court decision to restrict abortion rights. the american government claims the taliban broke an agreement not to allow foreign militants on afghan soil by sheltering the afghan soil by sheltering the afghan leader —— the al-qaeda leader ayman al—zawahiri. he was killed by us drone strike in kabul. he was one of the masterminds of the 9—11 attacks and one of america's most wanted. one of america's most

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long — and the queen mother is said to be quietlyhe church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... reports from the us suggest that a prominent al-qaeda leader, ayman al—aawahri, may have been killed in a drone strike on kabul. a statement is expected shortly from the white house. turning now to a stark warning from the united i want to tell you now about what's been called "space—age stuff" by one of the surgeons involved in an incredible operation, where brazilian twins who were joined at the head have been successfully separated. virtual reality projections of the three—year—old twin boys helped refine techniques to separate the three—year—olds — as mark lobel explains. and his report contains some images of the surgery itself. bernardo and arthur — twin brothers born with a fused brain in brazil. described as otherwise healthy nearly four—year—olds, they could not sit

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: england's women footballers win their first ever major tournament, beating germany 2—1 in the european championship final at wembley. the southern ukrainian city of mykolaiv continues to come under sustained and intensive bombing by russia. so let's show you this morning's papers here in the uk which you will expect there is only one story in town today and if we start with the daily mirror it has just one strong headline, history makers, with the image of the elated england squad, theirfaces the image of the elated england squad, their faces says the image of the elated england squad, theirfaces says it the image of the elated england squad, their faces says it all. talks about the historic when at the euro 2022 final at wembley and i must admit, the papers are very similar, this is

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietlysary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines — nancy pelosi — the us house speaker — meets the taiwanese president after addressing parliament, despite china's warning of grave consequences. voters in the conservative us state of kansas vote to keep the right to abortion. it isa it is a really busy time at the moment for some of the busiest names in business you are revealing just how much time —— money they are making currently. and we've had other major us companies turning in their report cards. despite recession fears, starbucks airbnb and uber have all unveiled results that were better than expected. with the details, here's the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury. we keep hearing gloomy predictions, talk of economy sliding into recession, yet the latest quarterly results from three well—kn

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long — and the queen mother is said to be quietlynt for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines. japan and the us condemn china's military exercises in the waters around taiwan and call for an immediate halt. washington says the nine year sentence given to the american basketball player brittney griner in russia is "unacceptable" and urged moscow to accept a deal for her release. let's turn to the us now. four serving and former us police officers have been arrested and charged over the fatal shooting of breonna taylor two years ago. their alleged crimes include the illegal use of force and obstruction. let's remind ourselves of exactly what happened. breonna taylor was shot in her home in louisville in 2020, by plain—clothes police. at the time, the police said they were executing a search warrant as part of a drugs investigation. no drugs were found in the proper

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietlyeved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: at least ten people are killed in israeli air strikes on gaza, including a top commander of the islamichhad movement. the group's responded by firing dozens of rockets at israel. conspiracy theorist alex jones is ordered to pay $45 million in punitive damages after falsely labelling the sandy hook school shooting a hoax. let's bring you some breaking news now. the senate in the us state of indiana has approved a bill that would ban most abortions. this comes six weeks after the us supreme court overturned a landmark ruling on a woman's constitutional right to terminate her own pregnancy, which was enshrined in the 1974 roe versus wade case. the senate in indiana is controlled by republicans. the bill would make indiana the first state to bring in s

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long — and the queen mother is said to be quietlyvotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines... a bbc team in afghanistan finds maternity services at breaking point — and sees how women weak from hunger are suffering miscarriages after three days of violence, a ceasefire comes into effect between israel and the palestinian militant group islamichhad, but there are recent reports of continued fighting. turning now to the issue of taiwan, and china says it will be carrying out new military exercises in the yellow sea, near south korea, until the middle of august. in the yellow sea, near south korea, it follows a barrage of drills which have encircled taiwan for four days. taiwan has accused china of practising for an invasion of the island, while the us has accused beijing of using military drills to change the status quo. 0ur correspondent in taipei, rupert wingfield—hayes, gave us this

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: washington condemns the 9 year sentence handed down to basketball star brittney griner in russia and urges moscow to accept a deal for her release. china launches live missiles as part of large scale military exercises around taiwan — the us says it's "irresponsible" while japan calls for the drills to stop. ukrainian's president volodymyr zelenskyy has admitted that russia is making progress in parts of the contested donbas region. he's described some of the fighting there as hell. at the same time, both sides appear to be gearing up for an escalating conflict in the south. ukraine is looking to take back the strategic city of kherson before its russian occupiers hold a possible referendum on its status next month. 0ur correspondent andrew harding has been to the frontline just west of kherson, and sent this rep

withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old, and still full of vigor, vitality no other king or queen in british, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: washington condemns the 9—year sentence handed down to basketball star brittney griner in russia and urges moscow to accept a deal for her release. china launches live missiles as part of large scale military exercises around taiwan — the us says it's "irresponsible" while japan calls for the drills to stop. to the war in ukraine, and for months now much of the focus has been in the eastern donbas region, but both ukraine and russia now appear to be gearing up for an escalating conflict in the south. ukraine is looking to take back the strategic city of kherson, before its russian occupiers hold a possible referendum on its status next month. our correspondent andrew harding

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietlyersary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: washington condemns the nine—year sentence handed down to basketball star brittney griner in russia, and urges moscow to accept a deal for her release. china launches live missiles as part of large scale military exercise around taiwan. the us says it's irresponsible, while japan calls for the drills to stop. four serving and former police officers in the us have been arrested and charged over the fatal shooting of breonna taylor two years ago. their alleged crimes include the illegal use of force and obstruction. let's remind ourselves of exactly what happened. breonna taylor was shot in her home in louisville in 2020 by plain—clothes police. at the time, the police said they were executing a search warrant as part of a drugs investigation. no drugs were found in the property.

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long — and the queen mother is said to be quietlyh as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... after russia's blockade, a first shipment of ukrainian grain leaves port, six months, since the invasion. reports from the us suggest that a prominent al-qaeda leader, ayman al—zawahiri, may have been killed in al—zawahiri, may have been killed in a drone strike on kabul. a statement is expected shortly from the white house. let's turn to pakistan — where prime minister shehbaz sharif is visiting the south western province of balochistan, to oversee flood relief operations. province of balochistan, flood victims have said they are not receiving any food or water, after the area was hit badly by recent heavy monsoon rains. almost 140 people have died there sincejune, and there has also been damage to local roads and infrastructure. 0ur reporter saher balorch has been to the area and h

no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietlyrsary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines. england's women footballers win their first—ever major tournament — beating germany 2—1 in the european championship final at wembley. the southern ukrainian city of mikolaiev continues to come under sustained and intensive bombing by russia. now in china, a lot of concern for lockdown impacts on the economy. we have new data for how the world's second biggest economy is faring. monica miller is in our asia business hub, how is china doing? we had some numbers _ hub, how is china doing? we had some numbers out _ hub, how is china doing? we had some numbers out over- hub, how is china doing? we had some numbers out over the - some numbers out over the weekend and showed that it had contract did unexpectedly in july after bouncing back a bit injune however, we now have a pri