they say imran khan cannot be broadcast live. what crime has imran khan committed?s is my crime. anchor: that was sunday. on monday, he was charged and there has been plenty of reaction. this is a former minister and his cabinet -- if imran khan is arrested, we will take over islamabad. the bc is hearing from a former assistant to him. >> it is not a genuine case. it is a case that has been cooked against him because he is ascendant in the political domain. on thursday, it would be decided by the party whether we are going to ask for an extension. anchor: imran khan is an accomplished sportsman and politician. his cricket career gave him a huge profile. he led pakistan to victory in the 1992 world cup. after retiring from the game, he entered politics, forming his own nationalist party in 1996 and being elected to parliament in 2002. the popularity of his party slowly grew and in 2018, he became prime minister. in april of this year, he was thrown out of office. let's hear from someone whose work focuses on pakistan's policy. >>'s popularity has surged since his ous

supporters of pakistan's former prime minister imran khan gather outside his home to stop police arresting him on terrorism charges. welcome to the program. russia accused ukrainian secret services of organizing the assassination of darya dugina, killed as she was driving near moscow saturday. her father alexander dugin was traveling in a car behind her. both have been vocal supporters of russia's invasion of ukraine. russia says the attack was carried out by the ukrainian woman in her 40's who had been planning it since july. ukraine denied involvement and dismissed the accusation as propaganda. the woman's name and picture has been linked to a unit of ukraine's army which russia designated a terrorist group. members have denied the claims. >> i don't know her personally. the documents don't belong to a person serving in the battalion. this is obvious because of her uniform and military id. this woman doesn't serve in the battalion. >> an independent russian defense analyst has more on the announcement by russian federal security surfaces. -- services. >> the ukrainian woman, 43 years old

it says imran khan cannot be broadcast live. what crime has imran khan committed?r prime minister imran khan's residents and people came here when they got the calls from the party leader, after hearing imran khan might get arrested. this whole situation developed within a few hours and imran khan was arrested on terrorism charges for threatening senior officials and a femalejudge. he was making a speech at a public rally and earlier this morning, he has been given a bail until 25th august at the court ordering him to move to... , imran khan accused... of one of his close companions of being tortured. it has been denied. these people have gathered here to show solidarity with him and there have been a number of hashtag trending on social media in pakistan since last night, one of them was imran khan is... and this is where supporters say imran khan is a red line. —— imran khan is a red line was one of the hashtags. that is them saying they will now hold protests across the country. electricity use in some parts of china has been further restricted as a prolonged dr

imran khan - action? there will be a lot of turmoil. imran khan is- action?lections in by elections have 75% of the seats and the election yesterday has proved that imran khan, they have no one matching the popularity of imran khan and there's so scared of holding elections. the prime minister problem, the president is i ready to hold elections in this government is a minority government. the prime minister has five seats and imran khan's party has 155 seats and now everyone has designs. half of the parliament is going to resign in they'rejust taking the parliament is going to resign in they're just taking the power without any model or political clarity. it is in chaos and pakistan is in turmoil. it's political turmoil. thank you very much indeed. pakistan is once again ended in political turmoil, as you said once again. now it's time for a look at the latest weather forecast with ben roach. good afternoon. rainfall amounts have varied across the country, some places have had a lot more than others. this is the radar picture, and we have had particularly hea

in comes and says imran khan cannot be broadcast live. what crime has imran khan committed?ere's been plenty of reaction. this is a former minister in mr khan's cabinet: the bbc has also been hearing from a former special assistant to imran khan. we feel it is a fake case, not a genuine case it's been cooked against them simply because he is in the sending of the political domain. on thursday, the case will be decided by the party whether we are going to ask for an extension of this. , . . ~ going to ask for an extension of this. , . w .., this. his cricketing career give me hue this. his cricketing career give me huge profundity — this. his cricketing career give me huge profundity led _ this. his cricketing career give me huge profundity led pakistan i this. his cricketing career give me huge profundity led pakistan to i huge profundity led pakistan to victory in the 1992 world cup. he led pakistan to victory in the 1992 world cup. after retiring from the game, he entered politics — forming his own nationalist party in 1996 — and being elected to parliament in 2002. the po

thank you for making the time for us. ., ~' ,, the former pakistani prime minister imran khan is beingder the anti—terrorism act. authorities say he threatened police and justice officials. it follows a speech by mr khan during a rally, accusing the police of torturing a party colleague while in custody. the media regulator took the step of banning live speeches by the cricketer—turned—politician on all satellite tv channels because of what it called his hate speech against state institutions. we can now speak to adil najam, who's dean emeritus and professor of international relations at boston university's frederick s pardee school of global studies. thank you very much full being with us. imran khan says he was speaking out against a government trying to silence him. the government and military authorities say he is stoking fear and hate speech. what is your take? t stoking fear and hate speech. what is your take?— stoking fear and hate speech. what is your take? i think they both believe _ what is your take? i think they both believe what _ what is your take? i think they both belie

the former pakistani prime minister imran khan is being investigated under the anti—terrorism act. y he threatened police and justice officials. it follows a speech by mr khan during a rally, accusing the police of torturing a party colleague while in custody. the media regulator took the step of banning live speeches by the cricketer—turned—politician on all satellite tv channels because of what it called his hate speech against state institutions. earlier i spoke to political analyst shuja nawaz, a distinguished fellow and former director of the south asia center, atlantic council. i asked him what mr khan was doing that was upsetting pakistan's authorities. he's playing a high—stakes game to try and force an election so he can come back to power, particularly if they are held in october, so he could then select the new army chief. his second term which was granted to him by imran khan and expires in november. so he is playing for all the marbles, as it were. but he's up against a very powerful opposition. he has managed to unite all the other parties against him. and he's managed

after imran khan statement the media regulated and burned alive as features on all satellite tv channels them as hate speech against state institutions and offices. the islamabad police also denounced khan's comments and warned that anybody threatening the police or making false accusations will be dealt with according to the law. after that, imran khan tweeted to say the fascist government sunk to a new low by banning live coverage of the spaces on tv and youtube temporarily after this continuous contamination of media persons and taking the channel of air. he described it as a gross violation of freedom of speech and he has now been charged under the anti— treason act. charged under the anti- treason act. �* , ., ., act. attends an unfolding situation. _ act. attends an unfolding situation. thank - act. attends an unfolding situation. thank you - act. attends an unfolding situation. thank you very j act. attends an unfolding - situation. thank you very much for bringing us the latest. emily brown there. for the first time in four years, the us and south korea will revive their live—act

you mentioned the - arrest and bale of imran khan. nd all the destruction that has caused has been a big problem in terms of this?— in terms of this? absolutely. mr imran _ in terms of this? absolutely. mr imran khan's _ in terms of this? absolutely. mr imran khan's party - in terms of this? absolutely. l mr imran khan's party controls two of the larger provinces in pakistan. their governments have been busy organising his rallies and then there is all the attention that mr khan gets and he tries to hog it and as a result, there has not been enough attention to provincial governments which are paralysed, have not paid attention to the floods, just�*s supporters are being told they should now donate to flood relief lest it creates some kind of positive image for the current government and the government is to deal with all the political fallout of mr khan's campaign so even in the best of times, pakistan's governments are not really prepared for disaster management and in this particular instance, they are also badly distracted. the gov

we turn now to look at a political crisis in pakistan where the former prime minister imran khan has ged under pakistan's anti-terrorism act. it is the latest escalation between the pakistani state and khan, who remains highly popular following his ouster from office in april in what he described as a form of "u.s.-backed regime change." khan has continued to give major rallies across pakistan. but over the weekend, pakistani authorities banned tv stations from broadcasting his speeches live. then on monday, police filed anti-terrorism charges against him after he a gave speech accusing police officers of torturing one of his close aides who was jailed on sedition charges. soon after the charges were announced, hundreds of khan's supporters gathered outside his home to prevent police from arresting him. later on monday, khan responded to the charges in a speech in islamabad. >> i had called to take legal action against police an judicial magistrates in the government registered terrorism case against me. in the first place, we say we will take legal action, they register a case agains

. ♪ lewis: pakistan's former prime minister imran khan has appeared in court on terrorism charges thathreaten his political career. our correspondent sent this update. >> imran khan may not be a stranger to controversy but these charges are the most serious yet. he's facing terrorism charges and if they stand and he's found guty, they pose a threat to his political career. when he arrived in court today, he arrived in an armored car and under heavy security. hundreds of supporters had been standing in the rain, chanting imran khan is our man, evidence that this man still enjoys the support of the public. there's reason for that. when he addresses people here in pakistan, he says all the charges around them, all the controversy around, is rooted in a political conspiracy. he's been using this since being removed as prime minister as a political tool on the campaign trail to garner support. ♪ lewis: this is outside source live from the bbc news room. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our lead story. warnings of the potential for a nuclear accident as an occupied ukrainian powerplant is disconnect

. 0ne launched lots of cases against imran khan.him in court, to maybe arrest him. if they wanted to arrest him, people could arrest him, they could not stop him from arrested —— from being arrested, but it would be counter—productive. it is an ongoing battle between imran khan and the pti government.— pti government. from a military perspective. _ pti government. from a military perspective. how— pti government. from a military perspective, how potent - pti government. from a military perspective, how potent is i pti government. from a military perspective, how potent is the i perspective, how potent is the situation right now there? so it is believed the _ situation right now there? so it is believed the government - situation right now there? so it is believed the government is i situation right now there? so it is believed the government is being supported by the current military setup. they, and they brief us and say, no, we are not really supporting, we are really neutral in this case, but the media and politicians don't reall

pakistan's former prime minister, imran khan, appears in court to face terrorism charges. group stage of the champions league after beating psv eindhoven1—0 last night. the bbc has discovered that google has changed the way it calculates the impact of flying on our climate. the calculator, used by popular online travel sites like skyscanner, now suggests emissions from flights have almost halved. google has been accused of airbrushing out a huge chunk of the aviation industry's impact on climate change. 0ur climate editor, justin rowlatt, joins me now. justin, first of all, tell us more about what you've discovered. 50 about what you've discovered. ’sr aviation has about what you've discovered. sr aviation has a number of impacts on the climate, one of which is c02, but in addition to that releasing pollutants at a high altitude producing those contrails that you see in the air, those have additional impact driving warming even further, and scientists, uncertain science, but scientists say it's probably in the order of more or less doubling the impact of aviation. google,

is our man," chanting, "long live imran khan."him, all the controversy around him is rooted in a political conspiracy. he has repeatedly said that the government are behind it and they are trying to hamper his chances of coming back into politics. he has been using the months since being removed as prime minister as a political tool on the campaign trail to try and garner support. the next move now is this needs to be resolved by the courts. the terrorism charges are not again for the public. they will need to be resolved by the court. and on the 1st of september is the next move where he will once again be expected to present himself for the terrorism case. to the us now, and the fallout from the school shooting in uvalde thejudge approved the judge approved the search warrant is still determining whether to make the document public. he said on monday he believed it should not remain completely sealed, given public interest. anthony's gave the latest. it public interest. anthony's gave the latest. ., s public interest. anthony's

at the moment, it is between the government and imran khan. >> joining us from islamabad, we appreciateour reporting. back-to-school for many kids around the world. in the philippines, the new school year is significant. it is the first time since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic that students are allowed back into the classroom. >> going back to school after a long summer break can be hard at the best of times. for kids in the philippines, it is the first time in two years they have set foot in the classroom. when the covid pandemic hit, schools shut their doors and switched to remote lessons on zoom. >> now, students are returning for face-to-face lessons and they are eager to learn. >> here, we can actually enjoy learning and meet the persons you see in zoom classes. when you are learning online, it is just -- it doesn't feel like fun. >> for the teachers too, back in the classroom is where they want to be. >> i was so happy when i saw them. especially when i saw the joy on their fas. this is our chance to give them our best as teachers and give them the best. we don't how diff

police in pakistan have launched an investigation into the former prime minister imran khan under sections of the anti—terrorism act for allegedly threatening police officials and a judicial magistrate. the move came after mr khan gave a speech at a rally in which he accused police of torturing a party colleague. russian investigators say the bomb attack that killed daria dugina but presumably targeted her father, the far—right ideologue aleksandr dugin, was preplanned and commissioned. the explosives were planted on his car but he escaped assassination after switching vehicles following an event outside moscow. now on bbc news, duncan kennedy reports on the story of historical forced adoptions and the mothers�* search for a justice and an official government apology. this is the story about loss. of lives changed, love fractured. it happened not long ago and the pain has followed those involved down through history. i lost the only thing in my life that i ever wanted. i loved her so much. i still love her. i'm her mum! it was to be a secret. it was...it was not to be discussed. l was actu

the former pakistani prime minister imran khan has been charged with terrorism offences and contempt house vowing to take over islamabad if he was arrested. mr khan has now been granted pre—arrest bail until thursday. pumza fihlani reports. walking into a sea of unwavering support, this is imran khan's first major appearance since being charged with terrorism at the weekend. it is this address that started it all. he condemned the police chief and female judge for their detention and alleged torture of his close aide who is currently being investigated over a sedition charge. politically, his supporters have vowed to defend them and say they will not back down. we're outside his home. 500 metres from where we are standing is where his houses, there is a barrier that is keeping his supporters from going further. they have come out here, some of been there since last night, to show their support for the former prime minister with a sense been unfairly targeted and there have been temporary relief for them which is been in the form of the bill being granted for the former prime minister

the former prime minister of pakistan imran khan has been charged under the country's anti—treason acter he accused police and justice officials of torturing a party colleague. hundreds of supporters gathered outside his home, saying they would take over the capital if he was arrested. singapore's prime minister says the country will end its ban on sex between men — but will take steps to defend the institution of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. the legal ban — while not enforced — has long been criticised by lgbt activists. russian investigators say the bomb attack that killed daria dugina — but presumably targeted her father, the far—right ideologue aleksandr dugin — was preplanned and commissioned. the explosives were planted on his car — but he escaped assassination after switching vehicles, following an event outside moscow. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur and this is riga, the capital of the small baltic state of latvia, which was liberated from moscow's rule some three decades ago and which is now braced for a new era of confront

imran khan claims he's being persecuted by the current government. he was bailed for a week. the european parliament say the pollution could damage marine life in the north sea and the english channel. british water companies have said they are investing in solving the problem. the former yorkshire cricketer azeem rafiq says he's accepted a personal apology from his team—mate gary ballance for using racist language towards him. ballance is one of a number of people, along with yorkshire county cricket club, who were charged by cricket's governing body for breaching its code of conduct following rafiq's allegations. tonight rafiq told the bbc the meeting was a significant step forward. look, it was very genuine, it was incredibly moving and it's been really helpful on a human level for myself, and i'm sure the same for gary as well, for us to start putting our lives back together. meanwhile, wickets tumbled on the first day of the second test at old trafford as england try to bounce back from their defeat in their first test against south africa. england ended on 111 for three

i'm imran khan. people in the democratic republic -- democratic republic of congo say they have had enough of you and peacekeepers. in days of protests, people have been killed and doesn't wounded -- dozens wounded. demonstrators attacked u.n. bases in at least four cities. they say you and troops failed to protect them from armed groups. some protesters say the peacekeepers opened fire on them. the u.n. denies this and accused protesters of snatching weapons from congolese police. at the u.n. children's agency said kids up and manipulated into joining the unrest. >> congo is our heritage. congo is for the congolese. since unesco came here, they have done nothing. people have their throats slit every day. the population is being massacred, killed like sheep in the presence of unesco. >> when they go home, we are about to take care of things ourselves. they say they don't have the means to combat am 23 rebels. so we are going to defend ourselves on our own. if they don't leave today, we are going to k

police in pakistan have charged the country's former prime minister imran khan under anti—terror lawsng a close aide. since being ousted from power this year, imran khan has been a vocal critic of pakistan's government and army. hundreds of his supporters have camped outside his home, threatening to take over the capital if he's arrested. sewage discharges at popular british seaside resorts are not being monitored properly — that's the claim from the liberal democrats, who say that 90% of the time, monitoring devices have not been installed or don't work. last week, more than 40 beaches and swimming spots in england and wales were hit by pollution warnings, after heavy rain. today, downing street accused water companies of a "completely unacceptable" failure to reduce sewage discharges. a spokesperson for number 10 said the companies should put "customers before shareholders", or face fines. richard galpin reports. here in sussex, sewage continues to pour out into the sea. and this, an area popular with both swimmers and families. many other parts of england and wales are also affecte

police in pakistan have launched an investigation into the former prime minister imran khan under sectionsanti—terrorism act — for allegedly threatening police officials and a judicial magistrate. the move came after mr khan gave a speech at a rally in which he accused police of torturing a party colleague. russian investigators say the bomb attack that killed daria dugina — but presumably targeted her father, the far—right ideologue aleksandr dugin — was preplanned and commissioned. the explosives were planted on his car, but he escaped assassination after switching vehicles following an event outside moscow. now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley. hello, and welcome to the programme where british journalists debate the week's news with the correspondents who write, blog, podcast and broadcast from the dateline: london. living with double—digit inflation is an unwelcome, if familiar, experience in many countries. turkey, argentina, zimbabwe and iran started 2022 under that yoke. for the british, it had been a distant memory, but not any more. in the united states, presidentjoe bi

is our man," chanting, "long live imran khan." around him, all the controversy around him is rooted in a political conspiracy. he has repeatedly said that the government are behind it and they are trying to hamper his chances of coming back into politics. he has been using the months since being removed as prime minister as a political tool on the campaign trail to try and garner support. the next move now is this needs to be resolved by the courts. the terrorism charges are not again for the public. they will need to be resolved by the court. and on the 1st of september is the next move where he will once again be expected to present himself for the terrorism case. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. it was a dramatic morning though for some of us, some thunderstorms moved across parts of the south—east of england. this is where we had lightning strikes and wet weather to the money, some parts of east anglia recorded a months worth of rain but thatis recorded a months worth of rain but that is now on the

pakistan�*s former prime minister imran khan has been charged under the country�*s anti—terrorism actrs have gathered outside his home in the capital islamabad to show their solidarity. they�*re threatening, in their words, to "take over" the city if mr khan is detained. he�*s been a vocal critic of the government and the country�*s military since being ousted as prime minister earlier this year. 0ur correspondent in islamabad, pumza filhani, told us more about the allegations against imran khan. these latest charges against former prime minister imran khan are expected to create a delicate political situation here in the country. one of the main reasons for that is that although it is a former prime minister, he still enjoys great support on the ground and he is a man who has been vocal about his ousting from parliament. in fact, he has used his time since then in every rally to be harshly and hugely critical against the government, accusing them of a political ploy, accusing them of being handled from outside of the country. this is something that hasn�*t been received well by his s

imran khan was removed from power in april in what he described as a form of "u.s.-backed regime change." khan's political party remains popular. in july, members of the pti won 15 of 20 seats up for grabs in an election in pakistan's most populous state. a prominent russian journalist died in a car bombing outside of moscow on saturday. darya dugina is the daughter of the ultranationalist russian philosopher alexander dugin, w is a close ally of russian president vladimir putin. many believe alexander dugin was the intended target of the attack. he and his daughter had been at a cultural festival prior to the blast, but they left in separate cars. both alexander dugin and his daughter were vocal supporters of putin's decision to invade ukraine six months ago. the ukrainian government has denied any involvement in the car bombing. in news from ukraine, russian president vladimir putin has expressed support for sending experts fromom the international atomic energy agency to monitor the situation at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. putin made the comment with fr

news, with our analogy internationalists, thousands of supposed to perform up pakistan private imran khan gather right around his house, took the law police to attend to arrest the politician. they threatened to take over the capitol. russia's foreign ministry says he'd have will bear full responsibility if it's found to be behind the killing of zeria do gonna the daughter of ronald russian philosopher alexandro dubin.

and his supporters were raising slogans like, "imran khan is a red line". this is a case, as you have mentioned earlier, he is booked under terrorism charges for making some controversial remarks about a female judge and senior police officials here in islamabad. he would appear... he will have to appear again in september 1st to either get a further bail or, you know, other developments in the case. farhat javed. there are warnings europe could be facing five to ten difficult winters, with soaring energy costs and harsh economic conditions. governments on the continent are under pressure to support their citizens, with billions being spent to shield the most vulnerable. 0ur europe correspondent, jessica parker, reports from belgium. veronique often wears a smile. though her money, she says, doesn't go far. she gets a discount on energy bills through a social tariff, along with a million belgian households. but still, she's taking fewer showers and won't heat her flat above 16 degrees this winter. higher energy costs will have consequences. translation: if

. >> imran khan is our last hope. have to walk over our bodies to arrest him. >> the country's police have accused the former cricket star of caung fear amongst pakistanis and want him to be made an example of. it's early stages in the case, but if found guilty, as stipulated by the terrorism act, he cld face several years in prison, life imprisonment, or even a fine. the case is seen as some as a standoff between him and the new coalition government. there are concerns that if things continue down this path, it could lead to civil unrest. bbc news, islamabad. >> the world's second-largest cinema chain cineworld announced that has considered filing for bankrupt in the u.s. as it struggles with $5 billion worth of debt. the firm owns the regal cinema chain in the u.s. and says theaters remain open for business as usual, but like all companies, it was hit hard by the pandemic and already under pressure from the growth of streaming companies. joining us now to talk more about the current state of the film industry is the

former pakistani prime minister imran khan has been charged under the anti-terror legislation after his in islamabad on saturday threatening police officers in response. law enforcement, refused to provide security policy. master media regulator. pakistan banned the broadcast of his speech. at the moment. their head of government is at large at the membrane house. hana surrounded him in the evening supporters to prevent the authorities from producing. the oil company lukoil acquired 100% of the shares of the moscow football club spartak and the arena bank opening stadium, its president, leonid fedun, who held this post in 2004, also left the club. this is stated in the official statement of the oil company lukoil has been the general sponsor of the club for more than 20 years. now they plan to improve the system of its management, as well as to attract new specialists to the leadership of spartak in order to create a more transparent and collegial mechanism. acceptance decisions in the text of the press release states that the company will address investors with the construction of a sp

imran khan was charged with terrorism. what threatens him with a very long prison term, and the new government of pakistan is the commander-in-chief of the pakistani army, komar, javed, bajova, and the new prime minister, shahbass. uh, sharif seems to want to get closer to the united states, will the united states be able to pull pakistan into their orbit this is a very difficult question, because traditionally and pakistan, of course, was in the western bloc in this war during the cold war in recent years, it was rather oriented towards china, then pakistan tried to take more independent positions and very close ties with china were formed indeed. and uh, how the situation will develop now cannot be said unambiguously, because the position of imran khan is still inside the country. they were strong enough to remove him from power. he directly calls it a conspiracy. well, like this let's say with the help of a cunning political combination what the population thinks about this, what would happen if early elections were hel

the former pakistani prime minister imran khan is being investigated under the anti—terrorism act.e and justice officials. it follows a speech by mr khan during a rally, accusing the police of torturing a party colleague while in custody. the media regulator then banned live speeches by the cricketer—turned—politician on all satellite television channels because of what it called his hate speech against state institutions. i want to turn to india now, where there's growing concern over a wave of killings targetting hindus in indian—administered kashmir. police say the attacks in the muslim—majority region are being carried out by anti—india militant groups. it comes against the backdrop of a long—running conflict there, and growing anger against the indian government. the bbc�*s yogita limaye reports. a school in trauma. earlier this year, as these students in kashmir gathered for morning prayers, their teacher was killed, metres away. they heard the gunshot and found her on the ground, bleeding from her head. the spot has been marked with stones. rajni bala was killed by anti—indi

nuclear explosions. pakistan police have filed terrorism charges against former prime minister imran khan after a speech he gave the weekend in his remarks con, threatened to sue pakistan's, police inspector general and a female judge. countries media watchdog has since band channels from broadcasting alive, addresses by con, accusing him of hate speech. german chance all of schoultz has arrived in canada for his 1st official visit there. schultz is expected to assign a new deal. establishing hydrogen supply change with canada is traveling with his economy minister of a hobbit and business delegation. they're looking for energy alternatives and ways to speed up germany's clean energy transition. berlin is also looking to secure alternatives to russian gas supplies. this gas turbine has become something of a political football refurbished in canada. it was sent to germany, ready to return to russia to boost gas flows through the north stream pipeline to europe, chancellor, shelter his photo op, standing in front of a couple of weeks ago was intended to show. there's no reason why that can'

the former pakistani prime minister, imran khan is being investigated under the anti—terrorism act.during a rally, accusing the police of torturing a party colleague while in custody. the media regulator then banned live speeches by the cricketer—turned politician on all satellite television channels because of what it called his hate speech against state institutions. just before we go... for many, spider—man is an entertaining fantasy, but forsome, climbing buildings in cities is a serious business. young parisian alexis landot has scaled skyscrapers in la defense and mounted the montparnasse tower, but he reckons this 122—metre tower in the suburbs of paris was his toughest challenge yet. he's one of the only climbers in the world to go "free solo", meaning he foregoes ropes and security. alex prepared for this climb for six months. i'm very glad to say he made it safely to the top! that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello, there. for many this weekend, it shaped up to be a tale of two halves. the north of england on saturday was cloudy, grey, and wet with a couple of

pakistan is holding consultations on whether to file a case against former prime minister imran khan emarks made about state institutions. the interior ministry told local media that the speech by khan continued to trend, after targeting the army and police. there was a report he would be arrested over the speech. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. david. david: thank you. here is a preview of the week ahead. we had the loan prime rate out of china. have indonesia and the bank of korea but we also have key data out of europe, pmi's on tuesday. all roads lead to thursday and friday. something is happening. i think it is jackson hole. haslinda: it is. central bankers around the world are gathering in jackson hole. they are focused on fed chair jay powell's reach on friday. our global economics and policy editor kathleen hays is here. what is expected? kathleen: the big focus is on jay powell. additionally the fed chair kicks off this two day s

pakistan's police have charged the country's former prime minister, imran khan, under anti—terror laws been granted pre—arrest bail until thursday. britain's intelligence agencies are facing accusations of colluding in the abduction and torture of a british national by the indian authorities. jagtar sinthohal, a sikh activist and bloggerfrom scotland, was seized by indian police five years ago and has been in prison ever since. his case has been raised by successive prime ministers. now the human rights group reprieve has shown the bbc documents which they say prove that his arrest came after a tip—off from british intelligence. 0ur security correspondent frank gardener is here. tell us more about this. it is a rim tell us more about this. it is a grim story. — tell us more about this. it is a grim story. he _ tell us more about this. it is a grim story, he was _ tell us more about this. it is a grim story, he was on - tell us more about this. it is a grim story, he was on his - tell us more about this. it is a - grim story, he was on his honeymoon backin grim story, he was on his hone

thousands of supporters have gathered in front of the home of pakistan's, former prime minister imran khan, ultimately blocking roads in an effort to prevent police from arresting him. oh, having demonstrations that throughout the country, backing in bron con potty members and other support has say that if he is arrested they would seek to forcibly take over the nation's capital. hi is just a walking on hon. just a important walmart is not acceptable for a whole nation around kind of a very popular leader right now. he's popularity is going like it's by about getting at if they do anything against him, which is a huge chaos in the country will be the motion. dad will be on most in the country, or no been out to a local reporter, java, randa, who has more details about what is happening right around the house of iran con. right now i am in a strand of the residence of the former prime assembly on han, and behind me is a long queue off to people. he spoke to his supporters, his loyalist who are here and they asked, they had seen that bill for the farmer by mister at the cost of their lives.

pakistan's former prime minister imran khan has been granted bail until a court hearing on thursday.contempt of court. mr khan says he is innocent and the charges are politically motivated. criminal barristers in england and wales will go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike from next month in a row over pay. some say they earn less than the minimum wage. but with tens of thousands of cases already waiting to be heard in court, the government has condemned the move as irresponsible. the man who led the us response to the covid pandemic, anthony fauci, has announced he'll step down as the president's chief medical advisor in december. he's served under seven us presidents, beginning with republican ronald reagan in the 1980s. president biden said dr fauci had left the us stronger, healthier and more resilient. in other top stories today, russia's intelligence agency has blamed ukraine for orchestrating the car bombing in moscow that killed darya dugina — a media commentator and strong supporter of the russian invasion. the fsb says a ukrainian woman entered russia injuly and rented

return to their native land, not to any intern camp in man mar, focused ons, former prime minister imran khan has been grown to bail bond, anti terrorism coatings. i'm about the case relates to a speech he made over the weekend. i will resume next month. con is accused of threatening police and the judge who ordered the rest of his top aid. the prime minister has been trying to attend to a pallet since he was forced out by new confidence. vote in april and the whole world is making fun of buckets done. there was torture and sexual abuse against shabazz. it is confirmed in the court that he has been tortured. and i said i will take legal action against a police and the judge knew about the dodger. so when i say i will take legal action instead, i'm accuser. tell them what a joke. just went headlines around the world making pakistan look like a banana republic. when there is no law and anyone can be victimized still ahead, hair on al jazeera, you and us delegates are in pristina to try and know the temperature on flare intentions between kosovo and serbia. and picking up the pieces and recreati

your ah, pakistan's ousted prime minister imran khan has been under severe pressure from political rivals who are now in power. here at ot, we take a look at comparisons to his case, but also to that of a former us president donald trump, as both former leaders faced potential criminal charges. that's got an explanation on this now. his ortiz, rachel blevins. the crackdown on the former prime minister of pakistan continues months after he was removed from office, and it's drawing comparisons to the buying and ministrations treatment of former president trump. in a world where both former officials have seen their supporters compared to domestic terrorist m round con is now reportedly facing terrorism charges. following a speech, he gave to a crowd of supporters in which he vowed a lawsuit against police, alleging that they tortured his close aid. this comes as regulators have also banned the live broadcast of his speeches. drawing sharp criticism from con in response, the fascist imported government sung to a new, lo today by bending live coverage of my speeches on tv and then blocking yo

former minister imran khan has been barred from possible arrest until september 1.cing a complaint about comments he made about officials and a judge during a speech. khan has drawn you crowds -- drawn huge crowds at his rallies. unvaccinated tend to start novak djokovic will not compete in the u.s. open. the decision means the former world number one could risk falling further down the ranks. this, despite criticism that rules were inconsistent. there is no maxi -- vaccine mandate for u.s. players or fans to attend tournament. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am su keenan, this is bloomberg. ♪ . kathleen: reserve bank of new zealand governor adrian orr said pushing hard against inflation could take countries around the world close to zero growth. he spoke at central bank and set the central bank is likely to deliver more rate hikes. adrian: we know we have to slow the economy. we knew he to be 3% to even begin the slowing journey. we are in a much more co

the latest headlines: an arrest warrant is issued for pakistan's former prime minister, imran khan, as years, the us and south korea carry out joint live—action military drills. global markets are in a wait—and—see mode at the momement, and what are they waiting for? one of the big central bank events of the year: a symposium injackson hole, wyoming where us federal reserve chairman jerome powell will speak on friday. he is expected, or at least hoped to give some more clarity when it comes to the fed's inerest rate policy going forward. joining me now is mark ostwald, chief economist and global strategist at adm isi. thanks for being with us today. how significant an event is it and what will you be watching out for? always significant because it's been used in the past, not always, to signal major policy shifts or overall thinking on the longer term basis than the month—to—month policy meetings. the thing that everyone is really looking for is the extent to which mr powell signals that the fed is willing to carry on hiking interest rates, even if it means to bring down inflation, eve

officials in pakistan say the former prime minister imran khan is being investigated under an anti—terrorisme action on knife crime after his cousin is stabbed to death.

. >>> the former prime minister imran khan is being investigated under an antiterrorism law. we are joined now with more on this report. so what is going on with this investigation and what are those potential ramifications? >> it's been a very early morning here. late on sunday night there was a first information report filed by capitol police. not charging but investigating on antiterrorism laws. basically there was a rally on saturday night in which he spotlessly taken out in support of those who are in police custody since the ninth of august. during the speech that he made he stated that he's going to take action against the chief of police as well as the female magistrate involved in this case it was the former chief for iran con when he was the prime minister. those are the statements that the interior minister has said are inflammatory and invoking of terrorism. there was a huge outpouring of support when it came to a head last night. many supporters came out to the suburb with a live in support of him. with so people come out in the streets as well which is the large