well, let's stay with that story — gaius kowene from bbc africa explains what martin fayulu wants tochieve through this petition in the constitutional court. he is asking for a manual vote recount and he is also asking for results to be published, polling station by polling station, so that he can compare what the electoral commission has with the data that his own observers from his own political party collected and sent to his headquarters here. and after that, the court will have a maximum of seven days to look into his petition and also to look into all the evidence that he provided. right after that, the court will announce its final decision to say whether fayulu is right and whether all the votes should be recounted or simply cancelled.

but the question now is — what will martin fayulu say? this evening calling on his supporters and the international community not to recognise felix tshisekedi as the winner of these elections. the other question, of course, is — what will the international community do? the african union, who usually stays on the sideline, so to say, when it comes to elections, issued quite a strong statement a few days ago, saying that there were serious doubts about the conformity of the vote and asked the authorities in this country to postpone the final proclamation of results. 0bviously, that hasn't happened. but the african union is sending a delegation to kinshasa, the capital, here on monday. it's unclear what exactly they will be able to achieve because the court's decision is irrevocable. as you say, martin fayulu not very happy, he's declared himself the president. are we going to see protests on the street now? well, just before the announcement, the court's announcement, with the brexit deadlock continuing, the former british prime minister,

mr fayulu has accused him of striking a power—sharing deal with the outgoing president, joseph kabilaoyal to mr kabila has been declared to have won a majority of seats in parliament. gaius kowene from bbc africa explains what martin fayulu wants to achieve through this petition in the constitutional court. he is asking for a manual vote recount and he is also asking for results to be published, polling station by polling station, so that he can compare what the electoral commission has with the data that his own observers from his own political party collected and sent to his headquarters here. and after that, the court will have a maximum of seven days to look into his petition and also to look into all the evidence that he provided. right after that, the court will announce its final decision to say whether fayulu is right and whether all the votes should be recounted or simply cancelled. whether fayulu does not have enough evidence, and everything should continue normal and just confirm provisional results, that was announced last thursday. joseph kabila's coalition also won almos

an opposition presidential candidate in the democratic republic of congo, martin fayulu has demandedl election. another opposition leader, felix tshisekedi, was declared the winner, but mr fayulu has accused him of striking a power—sharing deal with the outgoing president, joseph kabila. well, let‘s stay with that story. gaius kowene from bbc africa explains what martin fayulu wants to achieve through this petition in the constitutional court. he is asking for a manual vote recount and he is also asking for results to be published, polling station by polling station, so that he can compare what the electoral commission has with the data that his own observers from his own political party collected and sent to his headquarters here. and after that, the court will have a maximum of seven days to look into his petition and also, to look into all the evidence that he provided. right after that, then the court will announce its final decision to say whether fayulu is right and that all the votes should be recounted or simply cancelled. whether fayulu doesn‘t have enough evidence, and ever

congo's ectoral commission announced that tshisekedi won with 38% of the vote to fayulu's 34%. fayulu's supporters believthat the election was rigged to protect members of former presjoseph kabila's outgoing administration and continue his influence. read about the first-ever openly transgender military recruits on our website at pbs.oshour. >> sreenivasan: yesterday, during a closed door session, the supreme court did not act on the trump administration's request to intervene in the legal fight over the proposed ban on most transgender people serving in the u.s. military. so, the year-and-a-half-long court battle over the ban lifted during the obama administration will continue in lower courts. since president trump attempted to reinstate the ban in 2017, thousands of transgender troops have served while unsure of their rights or the their military careers. the documentary, "transmilitary," released on itunes this week, shows what life is like for these soldiers. megan thompson recently sat down with a former soldier as well as the film's director. >> reporter: when laila irel

an opposition presidential candidate in the democratic republic of congo, martin fayulu, has demandedes from last month's presidential election. another opposition leader, felix tshisekedi, was declared the winner, but mr fayulu has accused him of striking a power—sharing deal with the outgoing president, joseph kabila. mr fayulu says the whole election was rigged and he's filed a petition at the constitutional court challenging the outcome. theresa may has warned of a "catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust" in democracy if mps reject her brexit deal and the uk remains in the european union. with just two days to go before the commons vote on her withdrawal agreement, the prime minister pleaded with parliamentarians to "do what is right for our country" and back her controversial exit plan. mrs may said the uk risks crashing out of the eu without a deal or, if mps are "unwilling" to face the uncertainty of no deal, then the uk may not leave at all. meanwhile, hundreds of people have marched through london, demanding a general election and an end to austerity. our political cor

catholic church put fayulu ahead.nment and the church, which deployed 40,000 election observers and is considered one of congo's most influential and trusted institutions. moron that as we get it. australian officials say the un refugee agency has asked australia to consider granting asylum to a saudi woman who fled with her family. rahaf mohammed al-qunun made international headlines after she barricadded herself inside a bangkok hotel. jonathan head reports. and i'm still in the room. i have no choice. her extraordinary campaign from inside an airport hotel room won 18—year—old rahaf al-qunun an unlikely reprieve. thailand has a poor track record of supporting vulnerable refugees. but she is now in a safe location in bangkok, under the care of the un, and australia, her original destination when she flew here, looks set to accept her asylum request. if she is found to be a refugee, then we will give very, very, very serious consideration to a humanitarian visa. thailand has had to explain to saudi diplomats why it c

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an opposition presidential candidate in the democratic republic of congo, martin fayulu, has demandedrecount of votes from last month's presidential election. another opposition leader, felix tshisekedi, was declared the winner, but mr fayulu has accused him of striking a power—sharing deal with the outgoing president, joseph kabila. 19 people have been killed and two are missing after a roof collapsed at a coal mine in northern china. a total of 87 people were working underground in the shaanxi province mine at the time of the accident. the search for the two trapped miners continues, while 66 others have been airlifted to safety. the cause of the accident is under investigation. the texas democratjulian castro has formally declared he wants to run for president of the united states in 2020. he's a former mayor of san antonio who went on to serve in president obama's cabinet. the announcement makes him the first hispanic in what looks set to be a crowded field of candidates vying to challenge president trump. here's what mr castro had to say. when my grandmother got here almost 100 y

but his rival, martin fayulu, says he will mount a legal challenge to the result.was concerned about violence in the coming days but that he would follow the proper legal appeal process. it is composed of people. we want to give not any chants to him and his tea m give not any chants to him and his team at all right, they didn't follow the law. we want to do all we can do to have clear result. you prepared to call on your supporters not to demonstrate? collect it is not to demonstrate? collect it is not my duty. --is not magic. give its power. that my duty. we are not telling them what to do. i would like to see the congolese continued to ask for the truth. the truth from the ballot. di worry about the violence in the days and weeks coming? ——do you worry. violence in the days and weeks coming? --do you worry. yes. i worry. if they continue to act as he is acting now. if they continue to dictate what the electoral commission has to do. the figure they gave yesterday, they have been imposed by their team. now, to the philippine capital manila, where an unofficial ra

last month's poll was marred by widespread allegations of fraud and martin fayulu petitioned the courte clashes between the yellow vest protest movement and police broken in france, on the tenth consecutive weekend of demonstrations. protesters in the western city of bordeaux threw fireworks, metal bowling balls and cobblestones at police, who responded with water cannon. skirmishes also broke out elsewhere, including in paris. protesters across hungary have taken to the streets for more demonstrations against new rules on overtime, that the opposition has dubbed "the slave law." employers can ask their staff to work up to 1100 hours overtime a year and defer payment for up to three years. demonstrators also complain about pro—government bias in the media and corruption. there are fears that 170 migrants trying to reach europe may have drowned in two sinkings in the mediterranean in recent days. more than 50 are said to have died in the waters between spain and morocco. and in another incident, an italian navy helicopter managed to rescue three people from the sea off libya on friday.

fayulu called for npron-violent ests against the court ruling but there were no demonstrations today. yesterday, we aired a story out iraq's forgotten war heroes and stated that an estimated 30,000 iraqi soldiers died in the war between 2014- 2017. we should haveaid an estimated 30,000 soldiers died or were wounded in the war during that time period. a catholic school and its diocese apologize for the behavior of some students toward native americans at the lincoln memorial. see our extended conversation about it, including some of your questions on the newshour facebook page.iv >> srean: according to the world bank, one billion people, that's 15% orlf the s population, experience some form of disability, with one-fifth experiencing snicant disabilities. as the population continues to age, this number will rise, and so willno demand for tegy that allows the disabled to live es they want to live tonight, the story of one canadian outdoorsman shows thasa sometimes th person who has lost a physical ability is the one who creates a machine or device to find it again. pbs newshour weekend'

an opposition presidential candidate in the democratic republic of congo, martin fayulu, has demandedof votes from last month's presidential election. another opposition leader, felix tshisekedi, was declared the winner, but mr fayulu has accused him of striking a power—sharing deal with the outgoing president, joseph kabila. 19 people have been killed and two are missing after a roof collapsed at a coal mine in northern china. a total of 87 people were working underground in the shaanxi province mine at the time of the accident. the search for the two trapped miners continues, while 66 others have been airlifted to safety. the cause of the accident is under investigation. three people, including two firefighters, have died and nearly 50 others injured in a powerful explosion at a bakery in the centre of paris. firefighters have been tackling the blaze throughout the day. police suspect a gas leak caused the blast. our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. on the site of a local bakery, round the corner from the folies bergere, residents faced a charred and empty shell. the for

the opposition presidential candidate in the democratic republic of congo, martin fayulu, has demandede insists he won most votes and is due to lodge a court appeal to press his claim. on thursday, the country's election commission announced that another opposition leader, felix tshisekedi, was the winner. mr fayulu has accused mr tshisekedi of striking a power—sharing deal with the outgoing president, joseph kabila. the country's highly influential roman catholic church insists that official results did not match the findings of its own election monitors. the big tech companies lavish huge amounts of money on their gigantic stands at the international tech expo the consumer electronics show. it's a chance to pitch their latest wares to electronic retailers and show off their freshest innovations. as the show closes in las vegas, our correspondent dave lee took a tour of some of the biggest displays. this is a demo to show off new kind of audio system, but what is capturing people's attention is the fact that the whole screen here is coated with this image like a big screen. the way th

a lot of what happens now hinges on what fayulu and his supporters decide to do to respond.wn that they have experienced over the last couple of years. but tshisekedi will come to the presidency with the real question over whether he is legitimately do. most importantly, congolese will be looking to see how much influence president kabila still has in the ground. suspicion will be that he could keep control of the armed services and security services, it he could be a powerful actor even if tshisekedi does come to the presidency. thank you very much. it's been announced by kensington palace this morning that the duchess of sussex has become the patron of a range of organisations reflecting some of her key interests, including the arts and support for women. let's get more on that announcement now from our royal correspondent sarah campbell who is at smart works in west london, a charity which meghan has been made a patron of. chad tell us more about the charity she will be involved with. as you say, it is a significant day particularly for meghan watches, because since her a

fayulu has denounced the results as an election coup and promised a challelenge. the result comes in an election that observers say was marred by irregularities, with opposition groups alleging fraud. more than a million congolese voters were unable to cast ballots due to violence from armed opposition groups, as well as an outbreak of the deadly ebola virus. a candidate groomed by long-time authoritarian president joseph kabila came in third place. kabila has promised to step down this month after 18 years inin power and more than two years since his presidential mandate expired. secretary of state mike pompeo has arrived in cairo, where he discussed sesecurity and e econc cooperation with egypt's auauthoritarian presidident abdl fattah el-sisi. pompeo is set to deliver a foreign policy speech today at the american university in cairo. his visit comes on the heels of a surprise trip to iraq on wednesday, where he discussed president trump's plans to withdraw u.s. troops from syria. secretary pompeo's trip to egypt comes on the 100th day of saudi dissident jamal k

an opposition presidential candidate in the democratic republic of congo, martin fayulu has demandedunt of votes from last month's presidential election. another opposition leader, felix tshisekedi, was declared the winner, but mr fayulu has accused him of striking a power—sharing deal with the outgoing president, joseph kabila. alpine regions remain on high alert as freezing temperatures and more heavy snow is expected across central europe. the snowfall has caused transport chas and stranded entire towns. at least 21 people have died as a result of the severe weather and forecasters warn conditions are set to get worse. the texas democrat, julian castro, has formally declared he wants to run for president of the united states in 2020. he's a former mayor of san antonio who went on to serve in president obama's cabinet. the announcement makes him the first hispanic in what looks set to be a crowded field of candidates vying to challenge president trump. here's what mr castro had to say. when my grandmother got here almost 100 years ago, i'm sure that she never could've imagined that

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but a rival opposition candide, martin fayulu, cried foul. >> ( translated ou know better than anyone that this proclamation is based on rigged, invented and fabricated results. they do not reflect the truth of the ballots. this is obviously an unacceptable electoral fraud that will provoke general chaos across the country. >> woodruff: fayulu claims outgoing president joseph kabila struck a deal with the winner to ward off corruption probes. the country's influential catholic church also rejected e results, but it warned against any violence that would endanger congo's first peacel transfer of power. back in this country, democratic liberals in congress unveiled legislation to slash the cost of prescription drugs. they want link the price in the u.s. to lower prices in other untries, but the drug industry says the plan would cause havoc in the health care system. the bills stand little chance of getting through the republican-d controenate. and, on wall street, stocks rose for a fifth day; the longest rally since september. vethe dow jones industrialge ,0ined more than 122 points to

the runner—up, martin fayulu, called the result a scam and told the bbc he would mount a legal challengebritish tennis player andy murray, who had hip surgery a year ago, has said next week's australian open could be his last tournament. an emotional murray told reporters in australia he had had been in a lot of pain for about 20 months. the duchess of sussex has been named as the patron of the national theatre, and of three other charities, all causes that reflect her personal interests. it is an important milestone for the american—born former actress, as she takes the first steps in public life as a member of the royal family. our correspondent sarah campbell has the details. whatever you feel more comfortable in. but i did love the pop of that coat. cameras or no cameras, this charity says, the duchess of sussex always gets stuck in. it is a simple idea. smart works provides outfits and interview coaching to help women back into work. meghan has been here several times over the past year, and is now their patron. we're delighted to have her involved. what we're all about at smart wor

independence from belgium in 1960. but vote tallies by the catholic church have put rival martin fayuluad. now on bbc news — it's time for click. music plays. yeah, we did all that and more last year, and this week we're going to look back at some of our favourite moments, and also look ahead to what we might expect from 2019 — which doesn't quite roll off the tongue yet, does it? 2018 was a great year for sports — the world cup, formula one and of course, cycling's tour de france, and we delved into the technology behind them all. this year's tour de france is taking place amongst the same beautiful mountains as always. but there's a big difference this year. technology and data is playing more of a role than ever before. cycling is becoming increasingly data—driven. and for good reason. masses of data can be collected. and in a sport of fine margins and superhuman endurance those insights are the key to energy efficiency, strategy, and gains. we look at many things, we look at heart rate, at power data, their maximum powers and their altitude and elevation gain. so we look at that and

the runner—up, martin fayulu, called the result a scam and told the bbc he would mount a legal challengebritish tennis player andy murray, who had hip surgery a year ago, has said next week's australian open could be his last tournament. an emotional murray told reporters in australia he had been in a lot of pain for about 20 months. now on bbc news, it is hardtalk, with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. brexit is tearing at the fabric of british politics. prime minister theresa may's proposed deal is hated by many in her conservative party. it may well be rejected in a parliamentary vote next week. but the opposition labour party is riven by division too. a clear majority of labour members seem to want a second referendum as a pathway to reversing brexit. but party leaderjeremy corbyn says brexit can't be stopped. my guest is that the leader of unite, britain's biggest trade union and biggest donor to labour, len mccluskey. could brexit break the left apart? len mccluskey, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. i think nobody would argue that brexit is the defining issue

but vote tallies by thousands of observers from the catholic church put rival martin fayulu ahead. australian police have arrested a 49—year—old man over 38 suspicious packages mailed to foreign embassies and consulates, including the us, uk, and south korea. the suspect is charged with sending dangerous articles through the post — some were marked as asbestos. you're up to date with the headlines. now on bbc news it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm at stephen sackur. there is 20 of disturbing data pointing to a significant rise in overt anti—semitism in europe and the united states, why? 0ut in overt anti—semitism in europe and the united states, why? out of the jewish community respond? and how much reassurance and protection is being offered tojews whose past has so being offered tojews whose past has so often been written in blood? my guest is pinchas goldschmidt, chief rabbi of moscow, and president of the european conference of rabbis. is rising anti—semitism a symptom of 8“ is rising anti—semitism a symptom of 8——ofa is rising anti—semitism a symptom of 8 —— of a liberal

his main rival martin fayulu says it's a ‘constitutional coup d'etat‘ and has called for peaceful demonstrationsas more from the capital kinshasa. steps away from felix tshisekedi's party headquarters it has been a day of celebration is. his party had tried unsuccessfully for decades to seize power. many here are also celebrating the outgoing president for overseeing a handover of power. but felix tshisekedi will have to face legitimacy concerns, although he is from an opposition party. some of his opponents claim he made some kind of backroom deal with the outgoing president who they say it helped to read the results in exchange for letting his party remain influential. felix tshisekedi denies that but he will also have to face governing challenges because the ruling coalition have won over half of parliamentary seats. that means the prime minister will be picked from their ranks and they will likely also get to pick governors and senators. so while people here in this area of the capital are celebrating the big question now is whether the rest of the population in this vast country, and also t

martin fayulu says he is preping a legal challenge an refused to call on his pporters to refrain fromc protest. duty ito tell the electoral commission to give the anythingnot to do which can bring the violence. fergal: the presidency may be stripped away from him, but man believseph kabila will be the real power here. the risk is that congo will have the appearance of democracy t too little of its true substance. jane: fergal keane reporting there. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, a deep freeze grips parts of europe with heavy snow causing death across the region. even ski slopes are forced to close. chinese state media says north korea's leader has reached what healls an important consensus with president xi ahead of a possible second summit with donald trump. during talks with the chinese president inng beikim jong-un reaffirmed his commitment to denuclearization. rejohn sudwortrts. john: not for the first time, china has been rolling out the redno carpet for thh korean leader. as usual, chinese state media has waited, only broadcasting

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court ruled there was not enough evidence to justify a recount requested by the runner—up, martin fayulunow on bbc news, inside out is back with more untold stories from all across england. this week, the focus is on brexit as businesses and consumers prepare for an uncertain future. here's natalie graham. is the brexit debate continues, eastern european paltry workers are leaving norfolk. since brexit, we have never been fully fiee! this a deeply personal brexit business. a deeply personal brexit dilemma, should a jewish business. a deeply personal brexit dilemma, should ajewish man business. a deeply personal brexit dilemma, should a jewish man with a family history apply for a holocaust family history apply for a german passport? i want to go to germany, i want to go to poland, find out more about these places and just weigh up really what will be best for me, not only in practical terms but emotionally. and kent prepares for no deal. how concerned are you about a no—deal brexit? to me, it's a fearful situation. we're stepping into the unknown. hello, iam natalie hello, i am natalie gr

court ruled there was not enough evidence to justify a recount requested by the runner up martin fayulu. politicians in northern ireland have condemned a bomb explosion near the courthouse in londonderry. the democratic unionists leader called it a pointless act of terror. the local republican sinn fein mp said the incident had shocked the community. there are no reports of any injuries. there is the latest headlines. now on bbc news — the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament, and what a week. the ayes to the right 202, the noes to the left 432. a humiliating defeat for the prime minister despite this appeal. what are you doing? you are not children in the playground, you are legislators. could things get any worse for theresa may? the country feels genuinely sorry for the prime minister. i feel sorry for the prime minister. this was a week in parliament like no other. historic, momentous, unprecedented. the parliamentary thesaurus has been well—thumbed since mps delivered their verdict on theresa may's brexit plan. she lost by 230 votes. 118 conservatives — b

court ruled there was not enough evidence to justify a recount, requested by the runner—up martin fayulu bbc news, click. can this helmet hear you? and would you all please stop shouting? alexa, what are the amazon spheres? they are an unusual place to work, i have to say. the domes house 40,000 plants. they also have waterfalls, meeting spaces and shops. they're slightly tropical, quite moist, and give you a real sense that you're working in the future. i mean, who'd have thought in the middle of seattle, there'd be a rainforest? an amazon rainforest? say "amazon", think what? jungle? 0nline shopping? or do you think of alexa? this is, after all, the company that has brought voice control to the masses. there's no training required for using voice. the vision for voice is that anyone — young, old, in any country, in any context — can use natural language to interact with technology. alexa is only gonna be as successful as the partners are that support it. and that's why voice is the next battleground for the tech supergiants. the more voice apps there are and the more comfortable we are

the presidential candidate for the opposition coalition, martin fayulu, has demanded the electoral commissionhat the election result is a nonnegotiable and under no circumstances will be congolese people or our souls accept such results. we call on the congolese to remain vigilant and to demand their choice through the ballot be respected by the independent national electoral commission. heavy storms have wrecked syrian refugee camps in the middle east. the un refugee agency estimates 50,000 people may be affected by flooding in lebanon and more are dealing with the impact of heavy rain in syria. this report from eliza philippidis. these flooded tents are home to displaced families in idlib, in syria. they have been driven from their communities by the conflict. tents have collapsed in heavy rain, some have washed away in the heavy rain. translation: look at this tent. everything that was inside it has gone, clothes, food, blankets. everything has been taken away by the water. people are looking for anything that can be salvaged from the mud and flooding. through the winter, temperatures are

but vote tallies by thousands of observers from the catholic church put rival martin fayulu ahead. embassies and consulates, including the us, uk, and south korea. the suspect is charged with sending dangerous articles through the post — some were marked as asbestos. you're up to date with the headlines. now on bbc news it's hardtalk.

the runner up, martin fayulu, told the bbc that he would mount a legal challenge and described the result as a scam. the british tennis player andy murray — who had hip surgery a year ago — says next week's australian open could be his last tournament. an emotional murray told reporters in australia that he had been in a lot of pain for about twenty months now on bbc news — thursday in parliament. hello, and welcome to thursday in parliament. coming up, a leading practise supporter is once again leading the eu without a deal. it is undeniably the case. the fact on the ground demonstrated that they will be economic turbulence and damaged our constituents... but labour is under wraps of the government plans. how is this the case? and we believe anything the government is saying. and john bircoe takes on his critics, again. i have been doing it, and continuing to do it and i will go on doing it no matter how much abuse i get from what ever quarter. it is water off a duck‘s back. hello, that to come and more. but first, to the second day of five mps debating the brexit deal. they voted extens

martin fayulu told me he's preparing a legal challenge, and significantly, refused to call on his supporters my duty is to tell the congolese and to tell the electoral commission to give the truth, not to do anything which can bring violence. the presidency may be stripped away from him, but many believejoseph kabila will remain the real power here. the risk is that congo will have the appearance of democracy, but too little of its true substance. the singer lady gaga has apologised for working with the r&b musician r kelly, and promised to remove their duet from streaming services. her announcement comes after the broadcast of a new documentary about kelly, which detailed allegations of sexual and physical abuse against women and underage girls, spanning several decades. he denies all the allegations. the bbc‘s ben zand has been investigating. both r kelly and i have sometimes very untrue things written about us, so in a way, this was a bond between us. that was 2013. today, lady gaga is distancing herself from one of the most successful men in r&b history. this comes after numerous allegat

martin fayulu told me he's preparing a legal challenge, and significantly, refused to call on his supporterscongolese and to tell the electoral commission to give the truth, not to do anything which can bring violence. the presidency may be stripped away from him, but many believejoseph kabila will remain the real power here. the risk is that congo will have the appearance of democracy, but too little of its true substance. so what to expect in the days to come? there will be that legal challenge, but also possibly pressure from regional powers like south africa and from the african union, who saw in this moment the possibility of genuine change. and bearin possibility of genuine change. and bear in mind what congo has suffered, 4.5 million people displaced by conflict in this country. an ebola epidemic in the east of the country. alongside the history of repression, corruption and autocratic rule, once you bear in mind also that there has been a long tradition here of political deal—making, of compromise, people making sometimes quite unpalatable deals in order to get the country out of a p

the runner—up is martin fayulu.up'. here's more. translation: we categorically reject the result published by the electoral commission president. to all those who have learned the truth of the ballot boxes, we ask you to reveal to the congolese people and to the whole world — the name of the person who really was the people's choice. the catholic church is also questioning what happened. it had more than 40,000 election monitors in place — it's expressed doubts about the accuracy of the result and has warned of irregularities. the belgian foreign minister also has concerns. as does the the french foreign minister. translation: these elections were held more or less peacefully, which is a good thing. but it seems that the declared results with mr tshisekedi declares the winner are not consistent with the results that have been observed here or there. because the national episcopal conference of the congo has carried out checks and the good result that was totally different. and while this plays out, there's constant

last month's poll was marred by widespread allegations of fraud and martin fayulu petitioned the courtll. 71 people are now known to have died in a fuel pipeline explosion near mexico city. the accident happened as crowds of people from a local village filled up containers with fuel to use in their vehicles or sell on the black market. with the brexit deadlock continuing, the former british prime minister, sirjohn major, told the bbc that the house of commons should be given a vote on all brexit options. the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, said only two "credible" options remained: close ties with the eu based on a customs union — or another public vote. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth reports. when it comes to brexit, there are strong arguments on all sides but, as yet, no agreement. tastings the {ffeer‘t ae‘aw the prime minister still needs a deal. if she cannot deliver one that parliament accepts, then she needs to become a facilitator and mediator to find out what parliament will accept. i personally would hope she would put down a series of motions so that mem