it's newsday. welcome to newsday.6am in the morning in singapore and 6pm in the evening in new york, where, for years, andrew cuomo successfully navigated the murky waters of politics in the state, amassing power with precision, leaving his opponents trailing in his wake. but it took just a week for the governor to find himself out of moves following the publication of a report by the new york attorney general�*s office which claimed that mr cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women. he denied the accusations but faced a growing cacophony of voices from within his own party to resign, and today, he succumbed to those calls. i think that given the circumstances, the best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing. and therefore that's what i'll do, because i work for you. and doing the right thing is doing the right thing for you — because, as we say, it's not about me, it's about we. kathy hochul, my lieutenant governor, is smart and competent. this transition must be seamless. we have a

it's newsday.t's 7am in the morning in singapore and 7pm in washington, where president biden has vowed to continue airlifts out of afghanistan despite the deadly bombings at kabul airport on thursday. at least 60 people died in the attacks, including 12 us military personnel. the first explosion took place just before dusk outside the abbey gate at kabul airport, leaving bodies strewn all over a sewage ditch. the second blast happened near the baron hotel, which has been used by some western nations as a staging point for evacuations since the airlift began. there had been warnings in recent days that an off—shoot of the islamic state group in the region was planning an attack. speaking at the white house, presidentjoe biden called the servicemen who lost their lives heroes and said the attackers would be made to pay. the lives we lost today were the lives given in the service of liberty, the service of security, the service of others, in the service of america. like their fellow brothers and sist

you've been watching newsday. 0f the baby. delivered their blea kest claimant experts have delivered their bleakest claimant report yet, reporting that humans have changed the plan irreversibly. they say global warming is already causing extreme rains, heavy droughts and tropical cyclones. the un victor general said the use of fossil fuels must stop before it destroys the planet. there's much more for you on the bbc news website, thanks so much for joining us. well, many of us have had to endure days of torrential showers, the grass is sodden. what has happened to august, we wonder? i've got some good news — tuesday is looking sunnier and warmer than of late across most of the uk, not absolutely everywhere. we still have a few showers in the forecast in the short term. here's the unsettled weather recently. you can see the clouds spiralling across the uk, but we've got a gap in the weather. it's called a ridge of high pressure. there's a low which is heading our way, as well, but this ridge is going to settle things down on tu

thank you for joining us on newsday. you have been watching newsday.ure days of torrential showers, the grass has sodded. what has happened to august, we wonder? i've got some good news — tuesday is looking sunnier and warmer than of late across most of the uk, not absolutely everywhere. we still have a few showers in the forecast in the short term. here's the unsettled weather recently. you can see the clouds spiralling across the uk, but we've got a gap in the weather. it's called a ridge of high pressure. there's a low which is heading our way, as well, but this ridge is going to settle things down on tuesday. so, what's tuesday, 6am in the morning looking like? a lot of fine, bright, if not already sunny weather across the uk. 13 celsius in london, 10 celsius in glasgow, just the stray shower here and there. how about the rest of the morning into the afternoon? so, lots of sunshine, especially across england and wales. in scotland, we are anticipating downpours and thunderstorms to form over the highlands, and they'll probably drift towards the eas

this is newsday on the bbc.fireworks after the last us military flight left kabul. america confirmed this 20 year war in afghanistan was over. well, let's stay with that top story. we can bring you the fact that the us military, as we have been telling you, has completed its withdrawal from afghanistan after a mission lasting nearly 20 years. but what will the new area under the taliban look like. while i am joined by professor of the national security affairs at the naval postgraduate school in california. his recent book is called taliban narratives: the uses and power of stories in the afghanistan conflict. great to have you on the programme. i wanted to start by asking you what you think that taliban's biggest challenge is now? ~ ., , , now? well, i think the biggest challenae now? well, i think the biggest challenge a — now? well, i think the biggest challenge a number— now? well, i think the biggest challenge a number of- now? well, i think the biggestl challenge a number of different things. people sphere

it's newsday. it's 6am in the morning in singapore and 6pm in washington, where the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has said the taliban have made a commitment to allow american citizens and some afghans to leave the country after the end of the evacuation deadline. he said 4,500 us citizens have been rescued so far. in kabul itself, the scramble to leave is gathering pace. the pentagon says about 10,000 people are currently at the airport. secunder kermani has this report from kabul. shame on them! they've been through so much already. now wading through sewage in the hope of somehow being able to leave this country. huge crowds are still flocking to kabul airport, under the watch of american and british soldiers. despite the dirt, the dust, the gunshots and the chaos, people are still coming here, and they're coming here in their thousands. here, a makeshift camp has sprung up. most of the people gathered don't have permission to board an evacuation flight. the few that do are struggling t

it's newsday.7 in the morning in singapore, and 3.30 in the morning in afghanistan, where the taliban is strengthening its grip on power, as pockets of unrest continue. in the eastern city of jalalabad, they violently put down an anti—taliban demonstration, reportedly shooting dead a number of people. there have been more chaotic scenes outside the international airport in kabul, as thousands of afghans try to flee the country. the nation's ousted president has made his first public comments, saying his security team �*forced' him to leave the country for the united arab emirates. our correspondent secunder kermani starts our coverage. outside the airport, chaos continues. thousands are still desperate to leave the country. here, a girl — terrified. "the taliban are coming for me", she cries. this family has been camped outside here for five days. "the situation here is very bad", she says. "no one wants to live here. "everyone wants to live in peace and to be able to study. "we want to go anywhere

it's newsday.t's seven in the morning in singapore, and 7pm in washington, where us presidentjoe biden has made clear that he intends to stick to next tuesday's deadline for the us to complete its evacuation mission in afghanistan. in a televised address from the white house, he said the longer us troops remained at kabul airport, there was growing risk of an attack by a terrorist group known as isis—k. the taliban has made it clear — the deadline stays. here's president biden. we are currently on — here's president biden. we are currently on a _ here's president biden. we are currently on a pace _ here's president biden. we are currently on a pace to - here's president biden. we are currently on a pace to finish - currently on a pace to finish by august the 31st. the sooner we can finish, the better. each day of operations brings added risk to our troops, but the completion by august 31 depends upon the taliban continuing to cooperate and allow access to the airport to those who are transported ou

this is really the last time you and i will be talking on newsday for this set of olympics. it newsday— newsday for this set of cl m ics. ., , , , . newsday for this set of olmics. , , . ., olympics. it has been such a 'o to olympics. it has been such a joy to learn _ olympics. it has been such a joy to learn so _ olympics. it has been such a joy to learn so much - olympics. it has been such a joy to learn so much about i olympics. it has been such a i joy to learn so much about spot from you. i know some of your favourite highlights but i want to ask you, what has it been lying to cover this during the pandemic? it lying to cover this during the pandemic?— pandemic? it has been so different. _ pandemic? it has been so different. i— pandemic? it has been so different. i did _ pandemic? it has been so different. i did the i pandemic? it has been so different. i did the last i different. i did the last olympic games in arrear and we were able to go everywhere in the city and talk to the locals and interact with the athletes. it is a bubble we are operating in and trying to do it as safel

it's newsday.6am in the morning in singapore and 2.30am in the morning in the afghan capital kabul, where there has been carnage at the airport after twin explosions killed at least 60 people, according to a health official. the first blast is thought to have been the work of a suicide bomber, passing among the crowds gathered for more than a week at one of the airport's main gates to try to get flights out of the country. the second was at a nearby hotel. along with afghan civilians, 12 us military personnel have died. the uk ministry of defence says there were no british casualties. the initial explosion took place just before dusk outside the abbey gate at kabul airport, leaving bodies strewn all over a sewage ditch. the second blast happened near the baron hotel, which has been used by some western nations as a staging point for evacuations since the airlift began. there had been warnings in recent days that an off—shoot of the islamic state group in the region was planning an attack. us presid

it's newsday.s 6am in the morning in singapore and 7am in tokyo, where a sprinter from belarus who refused her team's order to fly home early from the olympics has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland. krystsina tsimanouskaya sought refuge in the polish embassy in tokyo after claiming she was taken to the airport against her will. she had criticised her coaches on social media. rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this was the moment earlier this evening when krystsina tsimanouskaya stepped onto polish soil. safe from the belarusian officials she says were forcing her to leave tokyo against her will. the saga had begun to days earlier with this social media post. next, ms tsimanouskaya was spotted at tokyo's hamada airport about to board a flight to istanbul. but it's very clear she didn't want to go. the belarusian team says that claim is nonsense, that she was being sent home because of her emotional and psychological state. but the polish government has decided to believe her story and to offer

you have been watching newsday.tend with last week this week does promise something a little bit brighter. certainly it will be largely dry with some spells of warm sunshine.— warm sunshine. having said that, no _ warm sunshine. having said that, no heatwave - warm sunshine. having said that, no heatwave on i warm sunshine. having said that, no heatwave on the i warm sunshine. having said i that, no heatwave on the way and temperatures will be nothing exceptional for the time of year but the high pressure is building in and taking control of our weather. that is why it will be mainly dry and settled but the wind flows in a wise direction so we will pull out air down from the north and not tapping into any of the heat across parts of southern europe. as we head through monday we will begin with a lot of mist and murkiness and a lot of cloud around, much will break up to reveal some spells of sunshine. it will stay a little misty and murky some western coasts and it will be another way and gloomy day of loss shetland.

it's newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore, and 6pm in washington, where us presidentjoe biden has resisted pressure from g7 leaders to keep troops in afghanistan and continue evacuation efforts past the august 31 deadline. but mr biden says he's asked the pentagon for contingency plans should staying longer be necessary. the taliban, though, for a second day running, has made it clear — the deadline stays. and in a news conference, their spokesman said that the americans would not be allowed to evacuate afghans. here's a little of what president biden had to say in the last hour. we are currently on a pace to finish by august the 31st. the sooners we can finish, the better. each day of operation brings added risk to our troops, but the completion depends upon the taliban continuing to operate and allowing access to the airport for those who are transporting out. we'll have more on that in a moment, but first, our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports from kabul and the si

it's newsday.t's 6am in singapore, and 2.30 in the morning in afghanistan, where the taliban are sweeping through the country at an extraordinary pace. they've captured a third of the nation's provincial capitals. several of those cities, including afghanistan's third biggest city, herat, fell to the insurgent fighters in the last few hours. and we're now getting reports that the taliban say they've captured the second largest city, kandahar. the speed of their advance means britain and the united states are sending more than three and a half thousand troops to help their civilians leave. here's the latest from yogita limaye in kabul. we woke up talking about the fall of ghazni which is about 100 miles south of kabul, and we are ending the day with multiple provincial capitals falling to the taliban. many of them significant cities for the afghan government. herat, fiercely contested between the two sides but the afghan government was not able to hold onto it. staring at defeat in kandahar, the sec

you're watching newsday on the bbc.ogramme, a teenager and a girl aged just 12 took gold and silver in the skateboarding in tokyo. we'll find out more about japan's new stars. the question was whether we wanted to save our people and japanese as well and win the war, or whether we wanted to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate i and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigour, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headl

this is newsday on the bbc. strongly defended his decision to withdraw us troops from afghanistan, saying the goal had been counterterrorism, not nation—building. the united nations secretary general has urged the taliban to practice maximum restraint. he said the un was receiving chilling reports, with mounting violations against women and girls. joining me now is nivi manchanda, author of the book "imagining afghanistan: the history and politic of imperial knowledge". she's currently in delhi. great to have you on newsday. i know your work is focused on women and afghanistan. we're already getting reports of women being somewhat erased from public life in afghanistan. i've heard of no more female broadcasters on some local tv stations for instance. how much do you think life might change under the taliban for women?— you think life might change under the taliban for women? thank you. i think it is inevitable _ the taliban for women? thank you. i think it is inevitable that _ the taliban for women? thank you. i

this is newsday on the bbc.w american troops from afghanistan, saying the us goal had been counterterrorism, not nation—building. with the taliban patrolling the streets of kabul, the un has urged maximum restraint to protect lives. it's 20 years since the taliban was toppled by the united states, who blamed them after 9/11 for harbouring 0sama bin laden and other al-qaeda figures. the taliban say they have changed since last being in power. back then, they established sharia law and denied rights to women. lyse doucet looks now at how the taliban is likely to govern this time — and how the world might engage with them. step—by—step, a return to rule. ever since the taliban signed a deal last year with the us, their old enemy, they've been emboldened. moments like this started to shift their international image. recent months, had their flags wasted on the ground. district by district, they won the fight. in many places, they just walked in. not because they were strong, the government was weak. the corru -t gov

you have been watching newsday.ld hari tested positive in mid—july after they experienced flu—like symptoms. officials at the zoo say the tigers are healthy now. the zoo has been closed sincejune, as covid—19 cases have soared nationwide. that's all for now. thanks so much forjoining us. i'm karishma vaswani. see you next time. hello there. for most parts of the uk, sunday got august off to a relatively quiet start weather—wise. i say most parts of the uk. for some, there were some vicious downpours and thunderstorms during the afternoon. and it's a similar story into monday — a relatively dry, but not completely dry start to the new week. quite a cool start as well and then some wetter, windier weather is set to develop later in the week. high pressure trying to control things at the moment, but it's quite a weak ridge of high pressure, not strong enough to fend off all the showers. most places having a largely dry day on monday with some sunshine, but quite a lot of cloud clinging on across north—east scotland, ce

this is newsday on the bbc.swani in singapore. 0ur headlines: taliban leaders vow to respect the rights of women in theirfirst public comments since re—taking control of afghanistan. the uk has announced plans to welcome up to 20,000 afghan refugees and calls on other nations to do the same. four new cases of covid—i9 have been confirmed in new zealand. the country has gone into nationwide lockdown again after reporting its first community case of covid—i9 in six months. the prime minister said all the cases have been confirmed as delta variant. this is what she had to say a short while ago. 0ur hospitals kicked straight into gear, already identifying patients they've worked with, getting on with testing straight away, making sure they were putting in those protocols to essentially lock down within the hospital. so, these were unfortunately tojog people's memories. we did from time to time have health care workers who became infected with covid—i9. they are our front line, they are very exposed, so that had happ

that's it for newsday, thank you for watching. hello.round a months worth of rainfall. it has been like that for you there's some good news ahead and will be fewer showers around this beacon should turn around this beacon should turn a bit warmer commit to purchase turning to where the should be for the time of year. to get there we need to get rid of this area of low pressure been with us for days now and still with us for days now and still with us for days now and still with us today. we've got outbreaks of rain, some thunderstorms around from that and one weather system toward the southeast quarter with the heaviest of the rain. clear skies around first thing and what you do with each ofjust tropic and signal figures but most will have temperatures around the low teens to start the day. showers on monday morning across parts of southern scotland, northern ireland the brightening up through the day. heaviest of the showers across the northern half of scotland and thundery particularly towards the east later on. brightest of the weathe

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — trapped among blasts and street battles — the fight to drive the taliban from afghan cities sparks fears of a humanitarian crisis. translation: we feel very bad. we can hear the gunfire, and just now a bullet hit the truck of a tank. we completely evacuated this area. we have nothing left, and we do not know where to go. president biden says hong kong residents in the us will be granted temporary safe haven as he criticises china's behaviour in the territory. one of the world's great footballers, lionel messi, is leaving barcelona, the club he's been at all his life. i am sarah mulkerrins live tokyo on day 14, where steven gardiner won 400—metre gold to secure the bahamas' first medal of the games. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it's 6am in the morning here in singapore and 2:30am in the morning across afghanistan, where the government is mobilizing its forc

thank you so much forjoining us on newsday.hanistan have been moving fast, so check out our website for all the latest news and development, plus analysis from our team on the ground. a tropical storm is severely hampering efforts to help the survivors of saturday's powerful earthquake in haiti. at least 1,941 people are known to have died. tens of thousands of people forced into temporary shelters, are now having to deal with flooding, heavy winds and rain. unicef says half a million children have been left with limited or no access to shelter and safe water. 0ur correspondent, james clayton reports now from the town of les cayes, one of the worst affected areas. at times, it feels like haiti is being hit from all directions on multiple fronts. first the earthquake. then the storm. it hit just after dark. violent winds and horizontal rain. misery loaded on top of misery. all across this town people have been left with a stark choice. do they either sleep in unsafe structures or do they decide to sleep on the streets in the wet

you have been watching newsday.astal areas and cutting off power to more than half a million people. meteorologists say hurricane ida is bringing sustained winds of up to 215 kph and has even reversed the flow of the mississippi river in the area. that's all for now, stay with bbc world news. hello there. sunday was a day of contrast — cool in the cloud, warm in the sunshine — and in actualfact, across southwest england, we saw temperatures into the mid—20s. a beautiful sunday afternoon for many. the next few days look likely to stay quite quiet across the whole of the country. quite a lot of dry weather around as well, but it will be mostly cloudy, and i suspect the temperatures easing awayjust a touch, around average if we're very lucky. high pressure still dominates the story. it's a blocking high that's preventing weather fronts from moving in off the atlantic. but a little bit more of a breeze always down towards the south, and that's going to continue to push this cloud in off the north sea, which could be thi

it's newsday.7am in the morning in singapore and 8am in tokyo, where a sprinter from belarus who refused her team's order to fly home early from the olympics has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland. krystsina tsimanouskaya sought refuge in the polish embassy in tokyo after claiming she was taken to the airport against her will. she had criticised her coaches on social media. rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this was the moment earlier this evening when krystsina tsimanouskaya stepped onto polish soil. safe from the belarusian officials she says were forcing her to leave tokyo against her will. the saga had begun to days earlier with this social media post. next, ms tsimanouskaya was spotted at tokyo's hamada airport about to board a flight to istanbul. but it's very clear she didn't want to go. the belarusian team says that claim is nonsense, that she was being sent home because of her emotional and psychological state. but the polish government has decided to believe her story and to offer r

still to come in the later hours of newsday...sident kamala harris's trip to singapore, which has been overshadowed by fast moving events in afghanistan, with regional security expert lynn kuok. but first, more on our top story. whilst chaos at the airport has dominated the coverage so far, many of the afghans staying in the country are worried about what the future holds for them under the taliban's return to power, in particular on the issue of women's rights. the group have promised that women will be allowed to go to work, and girls go to school but many remain sceptical and anxious. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani sent this report, and a warning that it contains some distressing images. when the taliban took over kabul, many residents were terrified. but rowena, a young female journalist, decided she should go and talk to them, for her youtube channel. that was the last video she uploaded. she is unsure if the group will approve of her working or not. for now, many offices have told female employees to stay—at—home. many f

you have been watching newsday.es of strategically important cities. government foces have lost contol of herat, afghanistan's third largest city, and militants are poised to gain control of kandahar — the second largest. hello. there is no real heat in the uk forecast for the next few days. but across southern europe, it's a different story — it's been an exceptionally hot week, with that heat now migrating westwards. the orange colours on this chart show places where temperatures will be well above the average. in parts of southern spain, we could be looking at temperatures as high as 47 celsius because high—pressure is trapping the heat in place. but for us, low pressure is close by — that means some brisk winds, some rain at times but not all the time, and temperatures will struggle especially across northwestern parts of the uk. and here through friday, we will see some quite hefty showers working through — some heavy, some thundery, especially widespread across the far northwest of scotland. further south and

you're watching newsday on the bbc.louisiana, flooding roads and cutting power to hundreds of thousands of homes. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church had said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting, and wives are waiting. hostages appeared — some carried, some running — trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today. described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable", _ out as "irreplaceable", an early—morning car crash- in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, - warmth and compassion. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... more explosions in kabul as the us carries out an air strike. officials say an "imminent isis—k threat" to the city's international airport has been stopped. threat" to

you're watching newsday on the bbc.r and a girl aged just 12 took gold and silver in the skateboarding in tokyo. we'll find out more about japan's new stars. the question was whether we wanted to save our people and japanese as well and win the war, or whether we wanted to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate i and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigour, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines — anger on th

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. signs of the taliban tightening their grip, cracking down on dissent and reportedly hunting down those who collaborated with western forces. the militants beat back the crowds at kabul airport, as afghans turn up in hope, at western embassies, long abandoned. these people have no real information about what they can do to leave afghanistan but they are desperate. in fact, they're coming to us sing is a true, would the canadians give us a view? most of these people will never get one. we'll take a look at the winners and losers from the taliban takeover of afghanistan and we hear from an award winning photo—journalist who spent years documenting life for afghan women under the taliban. also on the programme. waiting for aid and answers. why is taking so long for help to reach the victims of haiti's catastrophic earthquake? and — it's been 30 years since boris yeltsin led the resistance against communist hard—liners staging an unsuccessful coup in moscow. for many, its ancient history.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. pressure builds to extend the deadline for foreign troops to leave afghanistan — but the taliban say no. that is a clear violation, one thing. secondly, about consequences, it is up to our leadership how to proceed. afghan refugees have been arriving in the united states — it's still unsure how many more will follow. we'll have the latest from washington. also in the programme... on her visit to asia — as us vice president — kamala harris pledges an enduring commitment to the region. locked down in their own country — australians wonder when they can expect things to open up. and — the french football club, nice is forced to close part of its grounds — after a mass brawl inlvolving players and supporters. hello and thanks forjoining us. diplomatic pressure is building to try to extend the august 31st deadline for foreign troops to leave afghanistan. britain, france and germany want more time to allow people to be airlifted to safety. the united states says it hasn't ruled out troops s

it's newsday.in the morning in singapore, six in the evening in washington and 2.30 in the morning in kabul. america's longest war is over. a us military aircraft carried the last american troops out of afghanistan early on tuesday. more than 120,000 people have been moved from kabul. now hundreds of americans and thousands of afghans left behind face an uncertain and dangerous future. general kenneth mckenzie of us central command announced that the us withdrawal from afghanistan was complete. tonight's withdrawal signifies both the end of the military component of the evacuation but also the end of the nearly 20 year mission that began in afghanistan shortly after september 11, 2001. it's a mission that brought 0sama bin laden to a just and along with many of his al-qaeda co—conspirators. and it was not a cheap mission. the cost was 2561 us servers members and civilians killed and more than 20,000 who were injured. sadly, that includes 13 service members who were we honour their sacrifices today

this is newsday on the bbc.dlines: the taliban capture afghanistan's third biggest city herat, with reports they've taken kandahar too. let's get more on our top story now — i've been speaking to laurel miller — program directorfor asia at the think tank, crisis group. i asked her if she thought kabul would fall next. what is unclear is whether the taliban are planning to or even needs to attack hubble or if the government will simply collapse before they have to make that move. what we are seeing so far is that the taliban has had a very well laid strategy for surrounding the city is that they have now been able to move on and for essentially, encircling the city. so it looks extremely fragile at the moment. it is just uncertain whether the government collapse before the taliban has to fight for the city or whether they will surrender.— city or whether they will surrender. , ., . ., surrender. given that context, what you _ surrender. given that context, what you think _ surrender. given that context, what you

this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines. has resigned in the face of a sexual harassment scandal. he will leave office in two weeks�* time. as civilians flee their homes, there�*s warnings of thousands of deaths and injuries in afghanistan, with the taliban capturing an eighth provincial capital. nations around the world have been reacting to yesterday�*s landmark climate report, warning that urgent action is needed to avoid catastrophe. experts agree that without big reductions in global carbon dioxide emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. china is the world�*s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, followed by the united states and india. in a moment, we�*ll get an assessment from our correspondents barbara plett—usher in the us, and danjohnson in delhi. but first, robin brant in shanghai. china is the world�*s most populous nation. and for some years now, it�*s also been the world�*s most polluting nation. rapid economic growth here over the last 20 years, fuelled by plentiful coal, means that chin

this is newsday on the bbc. our headlines.s taliban fighters take more and more territory. it's thought they've now taken over nine provincial capitals. at least 65 people have been killed in raging wildfires in algeria, including twenty—eight soldiers who were trying to fight the flames. it's believed italy has recorded the hottest temperature ever in europe. a reading from near syracuse on the island of sicily registered forty—eight— point—eight degrees celsius. italy's current heatwave, nicknamed lucifer, is being caused by an anticyclone moving up from africa. china has said the world should have �*full confidence' in its climate actions plans. the statement comes a day after the un's climate body urged beijing to take "immediate, rapid and large—scale action." so — is china doing enough? lauri mylly—verta is the lead analyst for the centre for research on energy and clean air, he explains why beijing's actions matter in the global effort to reverse climate change. china is responsible for almost 30% of global admissions a

it is newsday.t's 6am in singapore, and half past two in the morning in afghanistan where events are unfolding at a dizzying pace. as the taliban captured a ninth provincial capital, afghan president ashraf ghani fired his army chief. the government still remains in control in key urban centres, but their hold on many areas is fragile. us officials say the taliban could reach the capital, kabul, within weeks. our correspondent yogita limaye is in kabul, a city crammed with thousands of people who've desperately fled from other parts of the country. desperation on a scale not seen in decades. thousands have arrived in kabul... ..in the past few days. people who had homes and jobs, who led dignified lives... ..forced to leave everything behind. angry that they have been left on their own — no government, no humanitarian agencies. this woman's sons are in the army. she says only the poor go to the battlefield, while politicians watch. we have seen this camp grow by the hour. people have been coming in

this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines...esident biden defends his handling of the evacuation — despite growing criticism. us vice president kamala harris will work to reassure southeast asia — and more directly, singapore and vietnam — of us reliability on a short visit to the region, which is seeking more than a defense relationship. her message is expected to be one of economic opportunities and health, with many southeast asian countries facing rising covid—19 infections and short vaccine supplies. she�*s the second high—ranking official to visit these countries in as many months, following us defense secretary, lloyd austin. for more on the state of play in the relationship, let�*s talk to regional security expert, lynn kuok. great to have you. first of all, this is the first major senior trip of the biden administration to the region but against the backdrop of the afghanistan crisis. has it become so damaging to president biden at her visit seems ill timed and likely to weaken the us in the region?— timed and likely to

this is newsday on the bbc.andfall in the us state of louisiana, bringing winds of up to 240kmph. the us military says it's carried out an air strike to thwart a further militant attack on the airport in the afghan capital, kabul. as week two of the paralympics gets under way in tokyo, the covid—i9 situation in the city is continuing to get worse. there are now more than 10,000 seriously ill people waiting for hospital beds. at least 21 coronavirus patients are reported to have died at home since the beginning of august. hospitals say they can't deal with the growing numbers of serious cases — let alone an outbreak in the paralympic village. 0ur tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has been travelling with a medical team in southern tokyo as they fight to keep patients alive and try to find them hospital beds. in the back of the car, dr kazuma tashiro is trying to find a hospital bed for one of his covid patients. in this densely—packed part of southern tokyo, there are now dozens of covid patients who nee

that's it for newsday. hello there.few days, generally it's going to be the western side of the uk that sees the highest temperatures and the best of the sunshine. the high pressure is still in charge of our weather, so essentially it is fine and dry, coming towards the north sea coast there is this cloud pushing towards northern england. eventually towards northern england. across prince of wales and eventually across prince of wales and it could produce a few spots of drizzle, some misting us over the hills. mist and fog patches in scotland or there are little lift the sunshine comes out and south of the sunshine comes out and south of the cloud will get the sunshine across more so than preserving one across more so than preserving one as across more so than preserving one as well. let's move northwards into the north and i'll commit cloudy skies here instantly taking back the temperatures. elsewhere in scotland in many places enjoying lots of the sunshine temperatures in the west getting up to 2425 degrees. sunshine

you have been watching newsday. stay with us.anistan can be completed by the deadline of august—the—31st. he said the pace of flights had increased and all people with the necessary papers should be able to leave. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello there. western scotland was the warmest part of the country on tuesday and it will be again on wednesday. we had cooler, cloudier conditions in some parts of the country, mind you, particularly here in the midlands, and that cloud is still around in the same place at the moment. high pressure still in charge, keeping it dry, but we've got more cloud coming down across the north sea that'll push further inland during the day. but we start with some mist and fog patches in scotland and northern ireland, then the sunshine comes out in many areas. there's the cloud coming in off the north sea, into eastern england, through the midlands and towards parts of wales. and we'll have more cloud again across the northern isles of scotland, but also, cloudier skies in the northea

it's newsday.s 7am in the morning in singapore and 7pm in washington, where president biden has said that andrew cuomo should stand down as governor of new york after an investigation found that he had sexually harassed women while in office. mr cuomo has denied allegations that he harassed 11 women, many of them young, by engaging in what the investigation described as unwanted groping, kisses, hugging and inappropriate comments. mr biden said he had not read the details of the investigation, but he said he stood by his comments from earlier this year that if the investigation found against mr cuomo, then the governor should go. back in march, you said if the investigation confirmed the allegations against governor cuomo, then he should resign. so, will you now call on him to resign given the investigator said the 11 women were credible? i stand by that statement. are you now calling on him to resign? yes. and if he doesn't resign, do you believe he should be impeached and removed from office? let

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. years documenting life for afghan women under the taliban two decades ago. washington, the world's most political city the health of the worlds most powerful man. indeed i did have a relationship with her that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today were the worst days of violence. over the past ten days, 500 have died. czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 100 eighteenths of mariners who died of board. we are with them now in our hearts. - the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than two and a half million people in his hometown. stay with us, stay with us chanted this ocean of humanity. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines. the taliban are tightening their grip following their takeover of afghanistan — carrying out door—to—door searches for those who collaborated with western forces. crowds have continued to mass around kabul

this is newsday on the bbc. across afghanistan has culminated in their seizure of kabul, 20 years after they last held power. they took the capital after president ashraf ghani fled to uzbekistan. the taliban have urged calm but kabul is in chaos. people are desperate to leave, fearing a bloody assault. there's little violence so far, but plenty of panic. let's get more now on the situation in afghanistan. i'm joined now by steve fish, politics professor, at the university of california, berkeley. i want to start by asking you, we've seen this rapid advance by the taliban, did you expect them to move as quickly as they have? i them to move as quickly as they have? . . . , them to move as quickly as they have? ., , ., , have? i actually thought they would. have? i actually thought they would- and _ have? i actually thought they would. and i _ have? i actually thought they would. and i think _ have? i actually thought they would. and i think the - have? i actually thought they| would. and i think the bynum adminis

this is newsday on the bbc.n a landmark report that human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and sometimes irreversible ways. prince andrew is being sued in new york by virginia roberts giuffre, one ofjeffrey epstein�*s alleged victims. in a statement, ms giuffre said her civil suit lays out in detail how she was trafficked to prince andrew and sexually abused by him. prince andrew has vehemently denied all of the allegations against him. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfik has more. this civil lawsuit was filed under the child victims act. and it's a landmark new york state law that essentially opened up a one—year window to sue over sexual abuse allegations no matter how long ago they occurred. and that one—year window expires in just a few days. so virginia roberts giuffre's lawyers say they have been in touch through letters with prince andrew's team, but they've been completely ignored. they had suggested they would like to resolve this case through a negotiated settlement. they once