and thousands are moved to safety as firefighters continue to battle blazes from greece to the french riveriallo and welcome to the programme. president biden says us troops might stay in afghanistan beyond his deadline at the end of the month — if more time is needed to get every american out of the country. it comes three days after the taliban takeover, which prompted thousands of people to try to leave. we'll have a full report from there in a moment, but first here's president biden explaining the chaos we've seen in kabul in the last few days. he's been speaking to us network abc news. when you had the government of afghanistan, the leader of that government getting on a plane and taking off and going to another country. when you saw the significant collapse of the afghan troops we had trained, up to 300,000 of them, just leaving their equipment and taking off, that was, you know, that's what happened. that's simply what happened. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis, has more on what presidnet biden had to say. and the president making the point he is committed to keeping us f

hundreds of firefighters have spent a third day battling a fast—moving wildfire near the french riveriait's the latest in a string of deadly fires to affect the mediterranean in recent weeks, during intense heatwaves. scientists have blamed the impact of man—made climate change. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. taliban leaders in kabul are engaged in careful message management — amnesty for all, no safe haven for foreign fighters, and respect for the rights of women and girls, they say. but then the rider — under their islamic law. now, it's too early to know what taliban governance 2.0 will look like, but it is clear many afghans are fearful. my guest is kamila sidiqi, a trail—blazing women's activist, entrepreneur, and former government official in kabul. is her cause lost? and where does the blame lie? kamila sidiqi in germany, welcome to hardtalk. hello, thank you so much. you're welcome. it is a great pleasure to have you on the programme. now, if we'd been talking to you a week ago, we would have been talking to you in kabul. now you're in s

hundreds of firefighters have spent a third day battling a fast—moving wildfire near the french riveriait's the latest in a string of deadly fires to affect the mediterranean in recent weeks during intense heatwaves. scientists have blamed the impact of man—made climate change. now on bbc news, ahead of cop26, the un's flagship climate conference, global questions looks hello and welcome to this second edition of global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from barbados. the caribbean is the region in the world that's most vulnerable to natural disasters such as hurricanes. these have become stronger and more frequent as temperatures and sea levels rise, causing coastal erosion and damage to marine life and ecosystems. the government here in barbados says that climate change is the biggest threat to the caribbean, and is urging strong action at the national, regional and global level. are the right steps being taken, and is the world listening? that's global questions: climate and the caribbean. applause. well, i'm now at the 18th—century george washington house, one of the finest and hist

thousands are moved to safety as firefighters continue to battle blazes from greece to the french riveria. and the prosecutor in the trial of the singer r kelly, calls him a sexual predator, who groomed and exploited young people. president biden says us troops might stay in afghanistan beyond his deadline at the end of the month, if more time is needed to get every american out of the country. it comes three days after the taliban takeover, which prompted thousands of people to try to leave. here's our north america correspondent, david willis. in correspondent, david willis. the afghan capital, pi scared in the afghan capital, people, scared and desperate are still trying to flee the country. the tell about our coming for me, this girl cries. one of hundreds pressed to the gates of kabul airport in the hope of joining a flight out. president biden continues to blame the chaos on the craven capitulation of the afghan government and conceded it might not be possible to complete the american withdrawal by the deadline in two weeks time.— two weeks time. americans should understand - two we

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hundreds of firefighters have spent a third day battling a fast—moving wildfire near the french riveriait's the latest in a string of deadly fires to affect the mediterranean in recent weeks during intense heatwaves. scientists have blamed the impact of man—made climate change. now on bbc news — click. this week: could ai spot the next best sporting talent? when it sees it, that is. we find something fishy... and i get my hands and hips on some gadgets for fun in the sun. hello and welcome to click. this week, we have a summer themed specialfor you — although the weather isn't great, i'm hoping the rain is going to hold off. but what a summer of sport it has been. england may not have been able to bring it back home this year, but this weekend is the start of the premier league season, and clubs are gearing up to welcome the fans back to stadiums. but how these clubs discover talent could be about to change. instead of sending scouts to identify young football stars, and then after a trial, picking the best ones, artificial intelligence is helping take on the job, as 0mar mehtab has bee

hundreds of firefighters have spent a third day battling a fast—moving wildfire near the french riveria recent weeks, during intense heatwaves. scientists have blamed the impact of man—made climate change. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk.

hundreds of firefighters in france have spent a third day battling a fast—moving fire near the french riveriaing of deadly fires in the mediterranean in recent weeks, amid intense heatwaves. officials have blamed climate change. courtney bembridge reports. this is what firefighters are up against. a fast—moving fire fuelled by an intense heat wave. thousands of residents and tourists have been moved to safety, while others went back to inspect the damage after a terrifying escape. translation: the fire arrived about _ eight o'clock, it was so fast. it came from higher up. we tried to control the sparks but it was too intense, so we took refuge in the vineyards. europe has been ravaged by wildfires this summer, with record temperatures across the mediterranean. greece has been badly hit, this is the latest fire burning through one of the last pine forests near athens. residents here were caught by surprise at just how quickly the flames reached their homes. translation: we watched as it all burned, from - the front and from the back. and there was no—one, no—one here, no—one to warn the citize