as the taliban batter afghan forces in ghazni, hundreds are dead. it's still not clear who controls this key city. the white house denies responsibility for turkeys currencey crisis. president erdogan accuses the us of a "stab in the back". and the machines taught to diagnose dozens of eye diseases as accurately as doctors. we have a special report. hello. in a tweet, president trump is calling her a "vicious lowlife" and a loser, and white house officials are dismissing her book as the work of a "disgruntled former employee." but former trump adviser omarosa manigault newman has released what she says is a tape of a phone call from the president, expressing surprise and regret at her dismissal last year. she has already accused donald trump of repeatedly using racist language. our north america editor, jon sopel has the story. omarosa manigault newman had zero policy expertise and absolutely no political experience when she was appointed by donald trump to be one of his senior advisers at the white house. but she had been on the apprentice, the rea

our top story: the taliban bombards afghan forces in ghazni. hundreds are dead, but it's still not clear who controls this key city. turkey's currencey crisis continues. the white house denies responsibility for the economic turmoil but president erdogan accuses the us of a "stab in the back." good news for football fans in eight south asian countries, as facebook signs a deal allowing subscribers to watch top flight spanish matches for free. investors head towards safe—havens and away from emerging markets, as fears grow turkey's crisis could spill over into the global economy. and president trump signs a new law which strengthens the america's power to review and veto business deals involving foreign firms. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. vienna has been named as the world's most liveable city, knocking melbourne off top spot. we want to know what important things makes a city liveable for you 7 is it good transport? restaurants? culture, or green spaces? tell us what y

the battle for ghazni.ve been killed in the city after a taliban attack. south korean woman has beenjailed for six photographing a male nude model. the pornography is popular in the country. in a state of protest with women demanding action, this rare case ended with a ten month jail sentence, sparking accusations of double standards. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post reports on a government crackdown on celebrities allegedly avoiding tax in mainland china. the report says that a taskforce has been put in place to tackle the activities of some of the country's highest paid celebrities, who are involved in offshore currency transfers. the new york times has a feature on russian president vladimir putin's struggles in the face of western sanctions. the paper notes the declining value of the russian ruble and mr putin's waning popularity. and finally to the japan times, which reports on an uproar over the installation of a statue of a child wearing a prot

when we fled ghazni, my mother was crying. she said all her life she strived to build a home, but she failed. reporter: despite having to flee their home, the family consider themselves lucky. at least they have shelter. but the experience of the fighting has left them scarred. >> there was a blast in kabul when we came here. we felt the rages of war were following is from ghazni to kabul. we are frightened and scared. now where can we go from here? reporter: the family is still

the battle for ghazni has been raging since last thursday. and ambushes by surrounding insurgents as they try to reach the city. now supported by american military air strikes and some american ground forces, they say they have managed to push the calibre and to be out scores of the provincial capital —— taliban to the outskirts. this shows there are still pockets of resistance in some of the city's neighbourhoods, where the taliban and are openly roaming around. the afghan government told the bbc that after monday's push it is now in total control of the city. reinforcements have arrived. they are top security leaders. they are already in the city. the calibre and have started fleeing from the outskirts of ghazni, so the situation is fully under control —— taliban. local residents fleeing ghazni described the situation for civilians as very bleak. many civilians as very bleak. many civilians have been killed or injured. food supplies are running low, there is no electricity, and major communication lines are cut. one of those injured says bo

the battle for ghazni has been raging since last thursday.faced constant attacks by surrounding insurgence as they try to reach the city. now supported by an american military air strikes and some ground forces, they say they have pushed the taliban to the outskirts of the provincial capital. however, this footage, verified by bbc sources, shows there are pockets of resistance in some of the neighbourhoods, where the taliban openly roam around. the afghan government told the bbc that after monday's push it is now in total control of the city. reinforcements have arrived, our top security leaders are already in the city. the taliban have started fleeing from the outskirts of ghazni, so the situation is fully under control. local residents fleeing ghazni described the situation for residence as bleak. many have been killed or injured. food supplies are running low. there is no electricity. major communication lines are cut off. one of those injured says bodies have been lying in the streets for days. translation: government forces are unable to

bombs and shells exploding on the outskirts of ghazni. notjust the countryside but a provincial capital is under attack by taliban militants, and it is an important one. ghazni is a strategic gateway linking the capital, kabul, and the south. the afghan government was keen to reassure the public that it is far from lost. translation: our armed forces have re—established control of the city of ghazni. fighting is still going on in the outskirts. we are also sending more troops to the area. the fighting has closed the main highway, leaving many stranded and afraid. it has revealed tensions, too, between kabul and provincial politicians, who raised the issue in parliament. translation: ghazni's situation is very worrying. we are very concerned for our people there. we are urging our government to deploy more forces in order to fully secure the province. hopes have been raised of another ceasefire next week, like the one injune. but the taliban, already a strong force in ghazni, seem determined to do as much damage before then as they can. no

of ghazni.ntrol, but that the taliban militants are still fighting in outlying areas. 0ur south asia editor jill mcgivering reports. bonds and shells exploding on the outskirts of ghazni. 0nce bonds and shells exploding on the outskirts of ghazni. once again, not just the countryside by the provincial capital is under attack by taliban militants, and it is an important one. ghazni is a strategic date way, linking the capital, kabul, and the south. the afghan government was keen to reassure the public that it is far from lost. translation: our armed forces have re—established control of the city of ghazni. fighting is still going on in the outskirts. we are also sending more troops to the area. the fighting has closed the main highway, leaving many stranded and afraid. it has revealed tensions, as well, between kabul and provincial politicians, who raised the issue in parliament. translation: ghazni's situation is very worrying. we are very concerned for our people there. we are urging our govern

a full—scale assault on the city of ghazni by the taliban last week that killed as many as 150 civiliansnd destroyed houses and a local market. us special forces in ghazni have warned that there is still a danger posed by undetonated explosives. ss you can see from this picture, a clearing operation is still underway. the latest fighting has raised questions over prospects for peace talks between the taliban and the western—backed government ahead of next week's eid al—adha, a major annual muslim festival. taliban officials have told reporters they were considering a ceasefire, but there has so far been no confirmation. here's auliya atrafi in kabul. it was just after 10:30am when two assa ila nts it was just after 10:30am when two assailants climbed an empty building and started shooting at a base where the afghan intelligence service officers are being trained. it took security forces about six hours to

a taliban assault on the afghan city of ghazni is now in its fourth day.tures from inside the city. these were posted on twitter over the weekend showing taliban fighters inside ghazni. the taliban overwhelmed ghazni s defenses and allowed insurgents to capture several parts of it in a major show of force. video like this seemed to contradict claims by nato that the afghan government has regained control. but in the past few hours, the bbc has spoken to afghanistan‘s interior minister. here‘s what he had to say. the government is fully in control of ghazni and reinforcements have arrived. the top security leaders will be in the city. the taliban have started fleeing from the outer skirts of ghazni so the situation is fully under control. more than 100 people have been killed. casualties are expected to rise, as bodies continue to lie unclaimed in the street. the un said in a statment: "medication at the main hospital is reportedly becoming scarce and people are unable to safely bring casualties for treatment." and this is a bbc article which says food supp

200 militants have been killed in the city of ghazni, four days after the taliban began an attack on the city. more than 100 soldiers and police are believed to have died. and this video is trending on bbc.com. these amazing pictures of dani arnold, who's set a new record climbing the notoriously tough north face of the grandesjorasses in the alps. he reached the top in two hours, four minutes — without ropes or support. it's called "free climbing." stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, hardtalk speaks to the equality campaigner and writer, vicky beeching. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the christian religion is divided on issues of sexuality, not least the degree of acceptance and inclusion offered to gay men and women of faith. amid the fierce theological

military provided photos to rebut claims that the ghazni prisons had been emptied and also released an1 which leads to the capital to show it had not fallen to the taliban. civilians who escaped describe the terror. >> they were burning billions in fire and dead bodies everywhere in ghazni city, and the fight was ongoing. >> afghan officials sent the wrong ammunitions to police officers. the assault comes year after president trump announced his new strategy. >> the stronger the afghan security forces become, the less we will have to do. >> these results show taliban fighters are still capable of brazen and deadly hit-and-run attacks, undermining the u.s. and afghan narrative of the group's weekend and prepared to sit down and negotiate an end do america's longest war. >> bret: jennifer griffin at the pentagon. thank you. a new low in the fight between omarosa and president trump, all the days news, the panel weighs in on the attack, counterattack, and news of the day from the white house. i tried cold turkey, i tried the patch. they didn't work for me. i didn't think anything was goin

the afghan government claims almost 200 militants have been killed in the city of ghazni, four days afterhe taliban began an attack on the city. more than 100 soldiers and police are believed to have died. and this video is trending on bbc.com: these amazing pictures of dani arnold, who's set a new record climbing the notoriously tough north face of the grandesjorasses in the alps. he reached the top in two hours and four minutes, without ropes or support. it's called free climbing. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: a junior doctor who was struck off over the death of a six—year—old boy has won her appeal to practise medicine again. hadiza bawa—garba was in charge of treating jack adcock, who died after developing sepsis. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. tu rkey‘s turkey's tumble continues. the president lashes out at economic terrorists on social media as he accuses washington over a stab in the back. vienna has the most liveable city over melbourne — we look at how asian cities stack up. good morning, asia. hello, world. it is

when we fled ghazni, my mother was crying.he said all her life she strived to build a home, but she failed. reporter: despite having to flee their home, the family consider themselves lucky. at least they have shelter. but the experience of the fighting has left them scarred. >> there was a blast in kabul when we came here. we felt the rages of war were following is from ghazni to kabul. we are frightened and scared. now where can we go from here? reporter: the family is still adapting to their new situation. they hope to go home one-day. but like m many of the other 180,000 currently displaced people acrcross afghanistan, thr future is still uncertain. >> ♪ respect find out what it means to me ♪ brent: well, you know that song. that was one of the thousands of fans lining up to pay their last respects to a reason franklin -- aretha franklin. the seoul singer's body -- a private funeral take place on friday. the legend died this month from pancreatic cancer. reporter: this is where aretha franklin learned t to sing. her fathth

battling the taliban for the third day in the city of ghazni, a key point on the highway connheectingapital kabul and the country's second-largest city, kandahar. fighting and bombings have increased recently as the taliban try to take conol of more territories in advance of next year's presidential election. joining us now fm kabul via skype is the "new york times" afghanistan bureau chief rod nordland. thanks for being with us. why is it kis so rawtion. >> it has always been a really important straj i believ kind of marks the border between tae tajiq and azar and north and the caand the posthusne landin the east, taking it would cut off the taliban heartland and the rest of country and give them maybe a kind of quawsi state. >> sreenivasan: just the other day the afghan government was saying that they had control of this city but you your reporting showed otherwise. >> they are stiyill g today we have control but our reporter

of soldiers surrendered.bu t, in the east, afghan troops said they pushed taliban forces back from ghazni after a five-tt day . hundreds have been killed, and hundreds more have fled.

ghazni is still under government control. afghan government control.mportant is it this ghazni be preserved under government control? and the taliban defeated in their so-called surprise ofengive? >> -- offensive. >> no doubt we have to take it back, and we will, we have a political and more call victory here, a prominent city not far from kabul, they have got what they want out of this. they have demonstrated they are still powerful. they want to stake in afghanistan for the future, and carve that stake out as much as they can militarily, so when they sit down at negotiating table they will get more out of the deal. >> it is worth considering deeply certainly our military and our geopolitical experts in washington and the world, the united states took control of afghanistan affective control in 2002. through its measures led in some parts by the cia. paramilitary operations and a u.s. special forces throughout the country. we have squandered that over the course of time through two administrations, and now we're faced with a prospect. the taliban, whi

security forces say they have cleared the in—out ghazni city from the taliban.w broken the taliban. and this somehow broken the blockade in the city, has created an escape route from one direction forfamilies created an escape route from one direction for families stranded to leave the city and also for the aid convoys to reach 270,000 people that have had no water or electricity and emergency medical supplies in the past five days. also this hour — donald trump's election campaign has begun legal action against the former white house aide and reality tv star 0marosa manigault—newman for allegedly breaching her contract. ms newman has published a book that is highly critical of the president. on tuesday mr trump hit back calling her a ‘dog'. the united states is warning more economic pressures may be in store for turkey if it refuses to release a jailed american pastor. washington doubled some trade tariffs last week, leading to a huge drop in the lira. earlier, president erdogan said his country will boycott us electronic products. at least 2a people have been

fighting has continued in the afghan city of ghazni, where the taliban attacked government buildingsf british troops have arrived in the capital kabul to support afghan troops

our top story: the taliban bombards afghan forces in ghazni.s currencey crisis continues. the white house denies responsibility for the economic turmoil but president erdogan accuses the us of a "stab in the back." good news for football fans in eight south asian countries, as facebook signs a deal allowing subscribers to watch top flight spanish matches for free. investors head towards safe—havens and away from emerging markets, as fears grow turkey's crisis could spill over into the global economy.

as the taliban batter afghan forces in ghazni, hundreds are dead.te house denies responsibility for turkeys currencey crisis. president erdogan accuses the us of a "stab in the back". and the machines taught to diagnose dozens of eye diseases as accurately as doctors. we have a special report.

as the taliban batter afghan forces in ghazni, hundreds are dead. it's still not clear who controls this key city. bbc sources on the ground say there is still fighting going on and nearly 100 soldiers have died. the turkish lira has contined to plunge in value. the white house says it's closely monitoring turkey's financial situation but denies that new american tariffs on turkish metals have caused the crisis. president erdogan has accused the us of stabbing his country in the back. just after 2:30am. your arm to date with the headlines. time now for hardtalk bash your up to date. bash yourup to hardtalk bash your up to date. bash your up to date. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. four decades ago, daniel 0rtega was a latin american revolutionary at war with a corrupt autocracy. now he stands accused of defending his own autocracy in the face of a popular revolt. several hundred anti—sandinista protestors are believed to have died in the last four months, but power remains firmly in president 0rtega's hands. hardtalk‘s stephen sackur speaks

like in ghazni for example, had they been equipped, they would have defended the city.nd victoria are three times more likely than other groups to be convicted of crimes. we have black african muslim gangs terrorising melbourne, we have isis—sympathising muslims trying to go overseas to fight for isis, and while all muslims are not terrorists, certainly all terrorists these days are muslims. he also said this. the final solution to the immigration problem, of course, is a popular vote. of course, the phrase "final solution" is nowadays pretty much synonymous with the culmination of the holocaust, in which six million dues were murdered by the nazis. unsurprisingly, the speech called outrage, parliamentary motions were passed today censuring mr anning. and here‘s the australian prime minister. there's no place in australia for racism. we're the most successful multicultural society in the world. we are a migration nation, our immigration programme is non—discriminatory. the wide australia policy was abolished by my predecessor as prime minister and liberal leader, harold

the battle for ghazni in afghanistan — the government says up to 200 militants have been killed in thema in london. also in the programme: turkey's president erdogan accuses the us of a "stab in the back" as the country's currency crisis deepens. the race to rescue 500 greyhounds — under threat after the closure of asia's only legal dog racing track.

that is true whether you are in ghazni, afghanistan, or anywhere else. the criminal has a certain initiative when they initiate criminal activity. i would not jump to a larger conclusion about this being emblematic. the fact is, innocent people are vulnerable to terrorism, whether they be in brussels or new york city or ghazni. >> we saw the taliban overrun smaller afghan bases. sec. mattis: it is a tough fight. >> tough enough to fight the taliban? sec. mattis: they have taken serious casualties over the last year and are still in the field. the taliban is talking about cease-fires because they cannot avoid it. they found the own troops were stepping forward for a cease-fire, so they had to get out in front of the one a couple of months ago. there is more to this than traditional military who shot today. the fact is that we have seen from jakarta and riyadh to kabul, and they are saying you cannot have a jihad in afghanistan. they are stripping away this false religious garb. that has to be accounted for. it may be not quantifiable, is not like 1500 tro

here 5 the bbc s asadullahjalalzai who fled from ghazni to kabul. dead and wounded. from time to time you could hear a loud cry in the air and you knew they had identified a relative among the dead. there was not much food there. if you managed to find a piece of bread, you would have to pay 5—6 times more to buy it. there was no water and electricity, and hundreds of shops had burned down and their owners lost everything. shoaib sharifi is in kabulfor the bbc. he's been following the latest developments. security forces say they have cleared the inner city from the caliban and this has somehow broke in the blockade in the city, creating an escape route from one direction to families stranded to leave the city and also for the aid convoys to reach 270,000 people that have had no water or electricity and emergency medical supplies in the past five days. the red cross society says their aid convoys led bya society says their aid convoys led by a lorry of 200 coffins as well as food and nonfood items reached the city. this indicates how much devastatio

the latest headlines: there are still conflicting reports about the situation in the afghan city of ghazni a failed attack. bbc sources on the ground say there's still fighting going on and nearly 100 soldiers have died. the turkish lira has kept on plunging in value. the white house is denying that new american tariffs on turkish metals have caused the currency crisis. president erdogan has accused the us of stabbing turkey, a nato ally, in the back. facebook users in eight south asian countries will be able to watch top—flight spanish football matches for free under a new deal. it's the social media giant's biggest move into sports broadcasting, but the company said it was not about to start a mass buy—up of sports rights. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the guardian, and the struggling turkish lira, which sent tremors through global currency markets amid fears the worsening financial crisis could have a domino effect on other countries. meanwhile, the new york times looks at the russian rouble and how curren

the battle for ghazni — as the violence continues, the afghan government says up to 200 militants havese denies responsibility for the turkish currency crisis. president duda one accuses the us of a stab in the back. —— erdogan. the machines that could prevent irreversible sight loss by diagnosing dozens of eye diseases as accurately as the world's leading experts. we have a special report.

one of the militant's main targets, the strategic eastern city of ghazni. afghan forces have been able to push the taliban out after a five-day siege that left as many as 150 civilians dead. during his flight overseas this week, defense secretary james mattis gave this assessment of the militant's strategy. >> there's been talk about some kind of cease-fire coming from the afghan president, president g ghani, and this is what we've seen before an insurgency when there's going to be a negotiate, try to up the ante. doing it by murdering innocent people. >> president trump unveiled what he called a dramatically new u.s. strategy in afghanistan a year ago. it called for military, diplomatic and economic solutions to reach a political settlement in afghanistan. one that might include elements of the taliban. here's what white house press secretary sarah sanders said when asked if the president's strategy is working. >> we're committed to finding a political solution to end the conflict in afghanistan. we're exploring all avenues for dialogue in close coordinati

this i is omid, a a resident off ghazni. almlmost four dayss of insnsurgents in a city, but e government has not paid attention to thehe people. most of the markets have burned down in the city. amy: the violence came as the taliban said it would no longer grant safe passage to workers with the international committee of the red crossss, accusing t e agency of failing to support taliban prisoners held by the u.s.-backed government in kabul. donald trump has revoked the security clearance of his staunch political opponents, former cia director john brennan, who repeatedly has called trump unfit to become president. brennan served as cia director under president obama, where he oversaw the agency's drone assassination program. ben wizner of the aclu said in response to brennan's loss of clearance -- "we have been unsparing in our criticism of john brennan's defense of the cia torture program and his role in unlawful lethal strikes abroad. but trump's revocation of brennan's clearance, and his threats to revoke the clearances o

us special forces in ghazni have warned that there is still a danger posed by undetonated explosives.ern—backed government ahead of next week's eid al—adha, a major annual muslim festival. taliban officials have told reporters they were considering a ceasefire, but there has so far been no confirmation. here's auliya atrafi in kabul. it was just after 10:30am when two assa ila nts it was just after 10:30am when two assailants climbed an empty building and started shooting at a base where the afghan intelligence service officers are being trained. it took security forces about six hours to clear the situation, clear the area and killed the insurgents. it has been happening of course one day after another suicide bomber blew himself up inside an educational centre where young students were preparing for university. 48 of those young people, boys and girls we re those young people, boys and girls were killed. and later, today, the so—called islamic state claimed responsibility for that. this is... violence has been particularly bad, for the month of august. only last friday the taliban m

the proposed ceasefire follows days of intense fighting in the city of ghazni, and comes ahead of theal of eid—ul—adha. translation: in order for our countrymen to spend the date of eid—ul—adha in a peaceful manner, once again we announce a ceasefire that will start tomorrow, monday, until the anniversary of prophet muhammad's birth, provided that the taliban preserves and respects it and announces it for any period they agree upon. we call on the leadership of the taliban to welcome the wishes of afghans for a long lasting and real peace. and we urge them to get ready for peace talks based on islamic values and principles. let's get some of the day's other news: greece is now free to borrow money on the financial markets, following the successful completion of its third bailout programme. the rescue fund known as the european stability mechanism has given athens loans worth nearly 70 billion us dollars over the past three years. the greek government was forced to introduce a series of unpopular austerity measures as a condition of the loans. the search operation for those missing aft

at least 16 people have died in afghanistan after a major assault by the taliban on the city of ghaznil on the key highway between kabul and kandahar. officials said the militants took control of parts of the city before being pushed back to the outskirts. turkey's currency has continued its sharp slide on the foreign exchanges, after president trump announced the us is doubling its tariffs on turkish steel and aluminium. the lira has lost about 20% of its value in 2a hours. president erdogan said the drop is part of a campaign led by foreign powers, and urged people to buy lira with their foreign currency. selin girit reports from istanbul. a day the financial market will never forget. the turkish lira has seen ups and downs but it has never sunk so low before. at one point the lira plummeted by nearly 20% overnight but the turkish government was keen to put on a brave face. translation: they keep on talking about this foreign exchange rate and whatnot, forget about that. despite all the tax aimed at our country through foreign exchange rates, god willing, we will continue to grow in

fighting has been continuing today in the afghan city of ghazni, where the taliban have attacked policefrom the us—led invasion of afghanistan, british troops, who are part of an increased uk military presence, have been arriving in the capital kabul. the hope is to support afghan troops and diplomatic efforts to end the conflict. 0ur defence correspondentjonathan beale reports from afghanistan. back to the dust and heat of helmand. this, the place where hundreds of british troops were killed, and which nearly fell to the taliban when they departed. four years ago the british left for good, but the americans soon returned — albeit in smaller numbers. now they're on their own, patrolling what was the sprawling british base of camp bastian. it was necessary for us to come back in here a couple of years ago. if that had not happened, i would imagine that helmand would be pretty solidly under the control of the taliban right now. at night, us marines fire illumination rounds to deter any attack. as well as lethal long—range artillery rockets to target enemy positions. by day, they oversee t

the afghan government has said it's in control of the eastern city of ghazni, following a major offensivehave been reports that heavy fighting is continuing in the city, which is a provincial capital. us fighterjets have been scrambled to intercept a passenger plane after a man stole it and then took off from seattle airport. the man — an employee with the ground staff — performed aerobatic manoevres before crashing on a nearby island. it's thought he was killed instantly, and that no one else was on board. andy moore reports. what the hell? the stolen plane was filmed by shocked witnesses flying low over the islands of puget sound. what is happening right now? ok, but why has it gotjets? it was pursued by at least two f—15 military jets. the authorities said those aircraft escorted the plane out of harm's way but were not instrumental in bringing it down. what the hell is this guy doing? whilst he was performing aerobatic manoeuvres, the 29—year—old man at the controls was talking to air traffic control. the man piloting the plane said he would perform a last barrel roll and then call it

the proposed ceasefire follows days of intense fighting in the city of ghazni, and comes ahead of thedha. translation: in order for our countrymen to spend the date of eid—ul—adha in a peaceful manner, once again we announce a ceasefire that will start tomorrow, monday, until the anniversary of prophet muhammad's birth, provided that the taliban preserves and respects it and announces it for any period they agree upon. we call on the leadership of the taliban to welcome the wishes of afghans for a long lasting and real peace. and we urge them to get ready for peace talks based on islamic values and principles. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a close shave in blackpool — at the british beard growing championships washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have

the afghan government has said it‘s in control of the eastern city of ghazni, following a major offensiveing is continuing in the provincial capital. a man has appeared at a court in california charged with starting a wildfire that caused more than 20,000 people to leave their homes. prosecutors allege that forrest clark was involved in a dispute with a neighbour. the blaze, which has been dubbed the holy fire, has burned nearly 10,000 acres through the mountains of southern california. israeli arabs have been holding a protest in tel aviv against the country‘s new nation state law. it defines israel as a principally jewish state, and removes arabic as an official language. last week, thousands of israelis from the druze minority also protested, saying the new law will legalise discrimination. nawal assad reports from the rally. thousands of israeli arabs came to demonstrate in a big rally with thousands anticipating, demanding to abolish this controversial law. the law does not make them equal to otherjewish citizens in the state of israel. they are carrying banners demanding justice, an

security forces are attempting to drive taliban militants out of the strategically important city of ghazni with almost 200 taliban fighters. the us military, which has been supporting the operation, denies the city has come close to falling. a former adviser to donald trump has released what she says is a tape of a phone call from the president expressing surprise at her dismissal last year. omarosa manigault newman, who is publishing a memoir tomorrow, has already accused the president of using racist language. but in a tweet, president trump has called her a "lowlife" and the white house has dismissed the book as the work of a "digruntled" former employee. our north america editor jon sopel reports. omarosa manigault newman had zero policy expertise and absolutely no political experience when she was appointed by donald trump to be one of his senior advisers at the white house. but she had been on the apprentice, the reality tv show that he had hosted. they were the perfect coupling. i like omarosa. omarosa is a good person. she is also black, in a white house that lives up to its name a