"being homosexual was something you had to hide," says mota, "but things have changed now." stakes couldn�*t be higher. sitti says if china wants taiwan, it will have to invade and if that happens, people like them will have no choice but to leave. rupert wingfield—hayes bbc news in taipei. ever since russia invaded ukraine, the cost of energy has been a concern for many across europe. in berlin, there had been calls for the annual festival of lights to be cancelled. it has gone ahead, but organisers say energy consumption has been dramatically reduced. the bbc�*s tim allman explains. one of europe�*s great capitals. looking even more spectacular than normal. this festival only dates back to 2005, but it has become an annual fixture. all across the city, dozens of buildings lit up, a spectacle of colour and light. # oh, you look so beautiful tonight. but this year, things are a little different. # in the city of blinding lights. how much power does it take to illuminate floodlights, laser beams and thousands upon thousands of led bulbs? in an age of sky—high fuel costs, the

being homosexual was something you had to hide, says mota. but things have changed now.he government has accepted and recognised us. for couples like this, the stakes couldn't be higher. sitti says if china wants taiwan, it will have to invade. and if that happens, people like them will have no choice but to leave. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei. with all that in mind, taiwan's president tsai ing—wen will pledge to bolster the island's defence capabilities, in a major speech later on monday. it'll come less than a week before china's ruling communist party's congress opens in beijing, where president xi jinping is widely expected to win an unprecedented third five—year term. i'm joined now by steve goldstein at cape cod in massachusetts. he is the director of the taiwan studies workshop at harvard university. what can we expect president tsai—ing wen to say about china in her speech later today? i think we expect to hear from her, the affirmation of taiwan's democratic system that you just heard and its importance in asia as a model or an example. heard and

being homosexual was something you had to hide, says mota. but things have changed now.accepted and recognised us. for couples like this, the stakes couldn't be higher. sitti says if china wants taiwan, it will have to invade. and if that happens, people like them will have no choice but to leave. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the stories making headlines. north korea says recent missile test were part of a tactical nuclear drill. two ballistic missiles were fired in the direction of the sea of japan flying around 350 km. they launch came after the end of joint military exercises between the united states and south korea. nigeria's president has ordered a review of safety measures on the countries waterways after a boat capsized among heavy flooding in the iran state on friday. at least 76 people are confirmed to have died in the accident pulled up most of them were women and children trying to escape rising waters. 0fficials to escape rising waters. officials say the boat suffered from engine failure and hit a brid

"being homosexual was something you had to hide," says mota. "but things have changed now."les like this, the stakes couldn't be higher. sitti says if china wants taiwan, it will have to invade. and if that happens, people like them will have no choice but to leave. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei. with all the sport now, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks, good evening. max verstappen sealed a second successive formula one title with four races left after winning a dramatic japanese grand prix in terrible weather conditions. but once again, his championship—winning moment was marred by confusion over the rules — as olly foster reports. lex verstappen has retained his world title fair and square, and with plenty to spare, no final lap dramas like last year when formula one veered away from its own rules, but there was still confusion. torrential rain had shortened the japanese grand prix and he presumed as most did that despite taking the chequered flag his winning points would be halved as well. he was wrong, and when charles leclerc

"being homosexual was something you had to hide," says mota, "but things have changed now."stakes couldn't be higher. sitti says if china wants taiwan, it will have to invade and if that happens, people like them will have no choice but to leave. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei. time for all the sports news. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news, where we start with football. and arsenal returned to the top of the premier league table after a 3—2 home win over liverpool. gabriel martinelli scored inside a minute for the gunners with liverpool twice coming from behind to draw level, before a bukayo saka penalty in the final 15 minutes confirmed the win. for liverpool, who are 10th, it's their worst start to a campaign in 7 years underjurgen klopp. it was a really high—quality game with a lot of moments for his team but i am thrilled with the performance, the attitude we shared with the personality and character we played, especially in the second half. with moments like this, with a crowd of them are in the moment, it is great. cristiano ronaldo's

"being homosexual was something you had to hide," says mota. "but things have changed now."and the government has accepted and recognised us." for couples like this, the stakes couldn't be higher. sitti says if china wants taiwan, it will have to invade. and if that happens, people like them will have no choice but to leave. rupert wingfield—hayes bbc news in taipei. i'm joined now by wen—ti sung, a political scientist who teaches in the anu taiwan studies program. hejoins us from changhua in taiwan. welcome to the programme. what exactly should we expect resident the president to stay in a speech later today? likely to assert that _ in a speech later today? likely to assert that the _ in a speech later today? likely to assert that the taiwanese i to assert that the taiwanese will remain assertive and defiant in their ability to defend themselves and they will try to focus on how taiwan through its democratic values, that taiwan has enough friends and partners internationally who are sympathetic to taiwan's cause and who will be willing to play a role in terms of helping tai

"being homosexual was something you had to hide," says mota, "but things have changed now."hina wants taiwan, it will have to invade and if that happens, people like them will have no choice but to leave. rupert wingfield—hayes bbc news in taipei. the united nations secretary—general antonio guterres has proposed to the security council that an international rapid action force should be sent to haiti, which is suffering a nationwide security crisis. mr guterres was responding to a request from the haitian government for military assistance as protests and armed gangs tighten their grip on the country. a coalition of gangs has blockaded the main fuel port, paralysing the country, and stopping the delivery of bottled water amidst an outbreak of cholera. the secretary—general said a force involving one or more countries would help secure free movement of humanitarian supplies. the venezuelan government says torrential rains have caused 22 deaths after six more people were killed by landslides on sunday. the country�*s vice president delcy rodriguez has been visiting one of the

carolina: por primera vez en historia el consejo de los Ángeles mota de manera histÓrica para censurarsigue tambiÉn tan encendida en este momento en california. nos conectamos con romy de frÍas quien nos tiene la Última informaciÓn al respecto. romy: buenas tardes. el consejo de la ciudad de los Ángeles votÓ para censurar a los concejales y zedillo y kevin de leÓn, aunque debo recalcar que no y martÍnez tambiÉn fue censurada como parte de este voto, y es que la mociÓn se presentÓ antes de que nuri martÍnez diera su renuncia al concilio de los Ángeles, y por eso estÁ incluida, y como ella ya no es parte del consejo de los angeles, ya no aplica para ella. quiero mencionar que todo esto se realizÓ en medio de acaloradas protestas en medio del concilio de los angeles, donde incluso tuvo que intervenir la policÍa de los Ángeles y el presidente actual le tuvo que pedir a los manifestantes que por favor le dieran espacio, un poco de tiempo para ellos poder realizar este voto. esta es la primera medida que toma el concilio de los Ángeles, algo que nunca antes se habÍa visto aquÍ en los Ángeles

"being homosexual was something you had to hide," says mota, "but things have changed now."ldn't be higher. sitti says if china wants taiwan, it will have to invade and if that happens, people like them will have no choice but to leave. rupert wingfield—hayes bbc news in taipei. as we were saying, national day is today so let's look at taipei for a moment. there is a fairly elaborate day of celebration. it is being run a little bit like a duo here. but look what they are launching a eurovision song contest, really. the point is there's plenty of opportunity, as you can see here, for taiwan to show itself off as its own independent mike hussey. —— democracy. ever since russia invaded ukraine, the cost of energy has been a concern for many across europe. in berlin, there had been calls for the annual festival of lights to be cancelled. it has gone ahead but organisers say energy consumption has been dramatically reduced. the bbc�*s tim allman explains. one of europe's great capitals. looking even more spectacular than normal. this festival only dates back to 2005, but it has b

department is actually now just releasing new details about that arrest saying the 36-year-old daniel mota dos reis is the suspect of the break-in at katie hobbs campaign office. they recognized that person as someone they'd arrested for an unrelated particular earlier in the day. and the hobbs campaign is putting out a statement where they said they're thankful the phoenix police department acted so quickly to arrest a suspect but also that kari lake's preposterous allegation this break-in was staged is unfounded. >> let's bring in more of our battleground correspondents right now. also with us our chief political correspondent dana bash and our senior political analyst ron brownstein. dana, we're less than two weeks from election day. president biden is taking his closing arguments out there on the road not necessarily to a battleground state but to a very blue new york state. what does that tell you? >> that the white house is being very, very deliberate and quite limited with how they are deploying president biden. yes, it is a blue state but this particular district that he's going to

a 36-year-old daniel mota dos reis. he's been booked on one count of third degree burglary.nix police did not do is make a connection between dos reis and any politics here. there doesn't appear to be any connection. and that's the connection the hobbs campaign is making saying the rhetoric they believed then allowed this to happen. so that was the implication, and lake has been tearing into the press for repeating that. what we are hearing from the hobbs campaign is that they're continuing to talk about that hostile environment. and let me read you a little quote here. in that statement they say, quote, let me be clear kari lake's preposterous allegation this break-in was staged is unfounded and her refusal to condemn the threats that have become more common in our politics continues to stoke chaos. let's zoom out now, erin. what does this really mean for the race for governor? i just got a quote from a state gop operative, and he said and it really just boils it down that hobbs is the victim of a small burglary, but lake is the winner in this story. it is a victory lap for