i'm nancy kacungira.r with turkmenistan. the militants are rapidly retaking land as the us—led mission withdraws the last of its troops. president ashraf ghani has conceded his security forces are in a critical transition. haitian government officials say they've asked the us to send troops to protect key infrastructure as the country reels from wednesday's assassination of presidentjovenel moise. the white house has declined to confirm the request. the murky circumstances surrounding the killing have triggered political turmoil and unrest in the streets. california residents are bracing for a weekend of record—setting temperatures as the heat continues to build on the west coast. the us national weather service has issued an excessive heat alert, with meteorologists warning some of southern now on bbc news, the media show.

this is bbc news, i'm nancy kacungira with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the tax returns of former president donald trump will be handed to congress — after a ruling by the us justice department. the cost of covid for pregnant women in brazil — the bbc has exclusive footage of a maternity ward treating women with the virus. day eight of the olympics is underway in tokyo — with plenty of action ahead including the women's one—hundred metres final. and a packed audience and no more social distancing at the royal albert hall for the first night of the proms in london. hello and welcome to the programme. the usjustice department says tax returns belonging to the former president, donald trump must — after all — be handed over to congress. the decision reverses a previous ruling — officials now say lawmakers have legitimate reasons for asking to see the documents. live now to our north america correspondent, david willis. let's start with how this reversal actually came about to begin with. what changed? every president dating _ begin with. what changed?

i'm nancy kacungira. the last us troops have left bagram, their main military base in afghanistan. the biden administration says it's on course to withdraw completely from the country by the end of august. 20 people are now confirmed dead in the surfside apartment collapse in miami, as rescuers continue their search ahead of an incoming storm. the queen meets the german chancellor at windsor, as angela merkel says britons who've had both covid jabs should be able to visit germany in the foreseeable future without quarantine. with the rapid move from internal combustion engines to battery—powered cars, demand is rising for the minerals needed to make them. hello and welcome. the last american troops have left bagram air base, the us military�*s centre of operations throughout two decades of occupation and engagement in afghanistan. the departure is a signal that the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country is imminent. a taliban spokesman described the handover of bagram as a positive step. our security correspondent frank gardner reports. bagram air base, afghanistan,

i'm nancy kacungira with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. fireworks light up the night sky in tokyo as the 2020 olympics finally get under way. it was a pared—back, covid—safe ceremony, but did it still manage to impress? in the uk, there's confusion over government plans to exempt some key workers, like those in food depots, from covid self—isolation. more than 100 people have died in western india in landslides and flooding triggered by torrential monsoon rains. and we get the story behind the soaring price of the beans in your coffee. a clue — it's not covid. hello, and welcome. the first full day of competition is under way at the 2020 tokyo olympics. 11 gold medals will be decided on saturday with the first likely to come in the women's ten—metre air rifle. the opening ceremony took place despite the japanese capital being under a state of emergency because of covid pandemic. and another athlete, the dutch rower finn florijn, has pulled out following a positive test. the ceremony itself was watched by millions of people around the world

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i'm nancy kacungira. the last us troops have left bagram, their main military base in afghanistan.uld be able to visit germany in the foreseeable future without quarantine. with the rapid move from internal combustion engines to battery—powered cars, demand is rising for the minerals needed to make them.

i'm nancy kacungira with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.in landslides and flooding triggered by torrential monsoon rains. and we get the story behind the soaring price of the beans in your coffee. a clue — it's not covid.

this is bbc news, i'm nancy kacungira with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around thece and no more social distancing at the royal albert hall for the first night of the proms in london.