welcome to newsday. the headlines: american r and b singer r kelly is found guilty of trafficking and sexually abusing underage girls, boys and women. the prosecutor welcomed the verdict. fix, welcomed the verdict. predator who used his inner circle to ensnare underage girls and young men and women for decades. let girls and young men and women for decades-_ for decades. let the coalition buildin: for decades. let the coalition building begin _ for decades. let the coalition building begin in _ for decades. let the coalition building begin in germany i for decades. let the coalition | building begin in germany has both major parties say they can form the next government. the election made _ form the next government. the election made three party stronger therefore this is a visible _ stronger therefore this is a visible mandate from our citizens. _ visible mandate from our citizens, these three parties should — citizens, these three parties should also lead to the next government.— should also lead to the

it's newsday.t's six in the morning in singapore and six in the evening in new york, where the united nations general assembly is taking place. at a virtual summit on the sidelines of the unga, president biden asked world leaders to pledge to vaccinate 70% of the world's population against covid—19, by september next year. he said america would buy an additional 500 million doses of the pfizer vaccine to donate to poorer countries. research underlines a stark contrast — richer countries have vaccinated much of their populations while poorer ones are lagging far behind. our health editor, hugh pym, has more details. wealthier nations are pushing on with boosterjabs, but it's a different story in low—income countries in africa and around the world, where vaccination rates are much lower. that divergence has been criticised by the world health organization, and there've been growing calls for more vaccine doses to be diverted to those most in need. they're going to come together, and they're going to

it's newsday. in singapore and midnight in germany, where exit polls suggest the tightest of races in the general election, little separating the two main parties in the race to succeed angela merkel. but according to the latest projections, her party, the centre—right cdu appears to be trailing. iam centre—right cdu appears to be trailing. i am joined centre—right cdu appears to be trailing. iamjoined now centre—right cdu appears to be trailing. i am joined now by ros atkins in berlin. he has been following this tight race for us across all of our networks. or to have you on the programme. it has been such a busy couple of hours for you, such a tight race.— you, such a tight race. such a tight race, you, such a tight race. such a tight race. carissa- _ you, such a tight race. such a tight race, carissa. really, _ you, such a tight race. such a tight race, carissa. really, we _ you, such a tight race. such a tight race, carissa. really, we are now. race, carissa. really, we are now looking into day

you have been watching newsday.hadist attacks in paris in 2015 has made a defiant appearance that's all for now, stay with bbc world news. hello there. our short spell of hot weather is coming to an end now. this picture was taken earlier in the night in sussex. this picture was taken during the day on wednesday in the scottish borders, where temperatures reached 29 celsius, making it the hottest september day in scotland since 1906. we had temperatures widely 29 celsius in england, into parts of wales as well. the top temperature was recorded at heathrow airport, at 30 celsius. it's very warm overnight as well. these are the temperatures by the morning — we've got this band of heavy and thundery rain that's continuing to move its way northwards, clearing away quickly from east anglia, moving across northern england. those downpours ease off for a while as they head into scotland. but, as you can see elsewhere for western areas, those showers break out again more widely, threatening some localised flooding with some

it's newsday.7am in the morning in singapore and 3:30am in the morning in afghanistan, where the taliban say they're now in full control of the country after seizing the panjshir valley, the last area of armed resistance. the taliban have released a video of their flag being raised in the centre of the provincial capital. but the leader of the resistance fighters has called for a national uprising against the taliban. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has the latest. a white flag of victory, the taliban flag. the centre of the scenic panjshir valley. this last redoubt of armed opposition, now claimed by the taliban. "god is great," their fighters cry. in kabul today, the taliban spokesman had a message for the enemy. translation: we have captured panjshir, with the will of god. - we are telling those people who still want to fight, if they want a normal life, they are welcome in afghanistan, their home. but they need to stop fuelling instability. a defiant reply on social media. 32—

great to have you on newsday. in the region to this? ~ �* , , ., to this? well, there's been a re to this? well, there's been a pretty mix — to this? well, there's been a pretty mix reaction. - to this? well, there's been a pretty mix reaction. there i to this? well, there's been a| pretty mix reaction. there are ten member states in asean with different interest. we've seen a warm reaction from the philippines, which has welcomed the potential for australia to build this capability, but we've seen heavy notes of caution from indonesia and malaysia. but i think across the region, there is a sense that people want australia, the us and other allies to balance out china's growing military might. but i think a lot of governments are concerned that the action we've seen with this arc is still, might prompt time and ok counteract what the us allies are doing —— orca steel. —— aukus. allies are doing -- orca steel. -- auku— -- aukus. southeast asian nations are _ -- aukus. southeast asian nations are often - -- aukus. s

it's newsday.t's seven in the morning in singapore and seven in the evening in haiti, which is in crisis after a summer which has seen the assassination of its president, and then a deadly earthquake. thousands of people have fled the country, reaching the us border with mexico. as the us deports haitians who have reached texas, the us envoy to haiti has resigned in protest. daniel foote called the policy of deportation inhumane and counterproductive, warning that the number of migrants to the us will only grow as the us adds to haiti's terrible misery. will grant reports from mexico. in the dead of night, immigration agents in northern mexico drag haitian families from their hotels as they sleep. just miles from their destination, they can go no further, no matter how desperate they are. even if they made it, they would have been greeted by scenes like this. as migrants attempted to cross from mexico to a makeshift camp in texas this week, they were pushed back by mounted border patrol officers us

it's newsday.t's 6am in the morning in singapore and 6pm in washington, where the us congress has voted to prevent a government shutdown by passing a short—term spending bill. it'll keep the lights on, but only for another two months. and there are other problems ahead for presidentjoe biden. here's house speaker nancy pelosi after the spending bill passed the house. and with this continual resolution, we not only keep government open, keep checks for vulnerable and to our veterans and social security recipients and the rest, but it's about again, the lower chamber. so that means that it could be put off, this book, for some time, perhaps for weeks, which will be potentially embarrassing to mr biden, particularly if he cannot get this legislation approved in the end because it's very much as i say a part of the promise that democrats made and they'll be looking to show that they have upheld the premises of course going into the midterm elections next year.— elections next year. indeed, and also ano

it's newsday.in singapore and 7pm in washington, where president biden has set out a series of measures to get more americans vaccinated against covid—19, amid a surge in cases of the fast—spreading delta variant. all federal government workers will be required to get a vaccine. businesses with more than 100 staff will have to ensure they are vaccinated or tested weekly. mr biden expressed frustration at the 80 million americans who are still not vaccinated, saying they were overcrowding hospitals. he appealed to them to get the shot. my message to unvaccinated americans is this. what more is there to wait for? what more do you need to see? we've made vaccinations free, safe and convenient. the vaccine has fda approval. over 200 million americans have gotten at least one shot. we've been patient, but our patience is wearing thin and your refusal has cost all of us, so please do the right thing. butjust don't take it from me. listen to the voices of unvaccinated americans who are lying in hospital b

you're watching newsday on the bbc. about her new role for the queen. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there's people alive, and there's people not alive. we're just helping and giving them whatever we've got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monacol at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. - it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor — and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto — and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she's become a saint, it's expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local businessmen regard the anticipated boom as yet another blessin

it's newsday.s 6am in the morning in singapore and 2:30am in the morning in kabul, where the taliban have announced an interim government. it comes more than three weeks after they ousted the afghan president and took control of most of the country. the head of the interim cabinet is this man, mohammad hasan akhund, who also happens to be on a united nations terror sanctions list. today, hundreds of protesters, many of them women, took to the streets of the capital, kabul. they were met with warning shots from the taliban. the bbc�*s secunder kermani reports from kabul. "death to pakistan," the crowd chant. they're furious at what they believe is the country's support for the taliban, including, they allege, in taking over panjshir, the last province to be captured by the group. translation: pakistan has directly attacked our country. _ we don't want pakistan to announce the government here. afghanistan is a free country. we women and men are not the same as those 20 years ago who were being whippe

it's newsday.s 6.00 in the morning in singapore, and it's 6.00 in the evening in washington dc, where the us government has announced plans to relax restrictions on air travel for fully vaccinated nationals in early november. travellers from brazil, china, india, and many european nations, including britain, will be able to board flights. covid testing and contact tracing will be needed, but not quarantining. near blanket restrictions were imposed 18 months ago at the start of the pandemic. here's white house press secretaryjen psaki. we will be putting in place strict protocols to prevent the spread of covid—19 from passengers flying internationally into the united states by requiring that adult foreign nationals travelling to the united states be fully vaccinated. this is the conclusion of a policy process on that particular issue, an important one facing many people around the world. let's take a look at some of the detail of that easing of the us travel ban. from november, people who can prove

it's newsday.in singapore, 6pm in the evening in washington, ”pm in london, and 8am in canberra — where the us, the uk, and australia have just announced a landmark security pact. it will see more shared intelligence, pooling of some resources, and new deals on providing military hardware. but hovering in the background seems to be the growing military power of china. more on that in just a moment — but first, here's how us presidentjoe biden and uk prime minister borisjohnson characterised the new pact. we all recognise the imperative of ensuring peace and stability in the indo—pacific over the long—term. we need to be able to address both the current strategic environment in the region and how it may evolve. because the future of each of our nations, and indeed the world, depends on a free and open indo—pacific enduring and flourishing in the decades ahead. we will have a new opportunity to reinforce britain's place at the leading edge of science, strengthening our national expertise, and perhaps

it's newsday. morning in singapore and six in the evening in new york, where more than a hundred world leaders are attending this year's un general assembly. in his first address to the body as president, joe biden called for countries to work together as never before. but the secretary general of the un used the gathering to highlight the issues that currently face the world — superpowers are at odds with each other, there's been a spike in violent seizures of power, and there is an unrelenting climate crisis. the bbc�*s barbara plett usher has been following the day's events and starts our coverage. his excellency, joseph r bidenjunior, president of the united states... this was president biden�*s chance to show that america is back at the table. we stand, in my view, at an inflection point in history. he called for unity to face growing global threats at a time when many allies are sceptical about america's leadership, especially after his largely unilateral decision to withdraw from afghanistan

this is newsday on the bbc. have announced their new government in afghanistan. there are no women and their new prime minister is on a un terrorism sanctions list. earlier, taliban fighters fired shots into the air to disperse protesters in the kabul. hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets, many of them women. i want i want to i want to bring i want to bring you i want to bring you this i want to bring you this story i want to bring you this story from the uk now. increasing taxes on working families is one of the most risky things a politician can do. but the british prime minister borisjohnson has done just that, breaking a key election promise in the process. he thinks voters will back him because the money is to provide care for elderly people and for the national health service, which has been put under huge strain in the pandemic. here's our political editor laura kuennsberg. even most of the cabinet were in the dark... morning, sir. happy to be raising taxes and breaking promises? ..until this muc

thanks forjoining us on newsday.t month since records began. big cities are struggling with rising temperatures, which can cause respiratory problems, heat strokes, and even death. in a new series looking at the challenge for countries facing living with temperatures of up to 50 celsius, farhat javed reports on one's man mission to find a solution in karachi in pakistan. karachi — home to more than 16 million people, one of the biggest and hottest cities in the world, and its residents are suffering. this mother of five is struggling to cope with the searing heat. there is no way she can afford air conditioning. in 2015, they endured a 45 celsius heat wave. 1,200 people died from dehydration and heat stroke, and this year the temperature is nearly that high again. here in the heart of karachi, it's almost unbearable to be standing out in the street. it's only 11am, and the sun is beating down — and the pollution makes it even worse. some here wonder how long they can go on like this. businessman shahzad qureshi think

it's newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore and 2.30 in the morning in afghanistan, where the resistance leader ahmad massoud says he is ready for peace talks to end fighting in the panjshir valley. the northern province of panjshir is two hours from the capital kabul, and is now the only region not controlled by the taliban. they claim they have reached panjshir�*s provincial capital after securing the surrounding districts, but massoud's national resistance front disputes this. posting on facebook, mr massoud said that to reach a lasting peace, the nrf is ready to stop fighting on condition that taliban also stop their attacks and military movements on panjshir and andarab, a district in a neighbouring province. it's not clear if the taliban are likely to agree to the truce proposal. i'm joined now by the head of foreign relations for national resistance front of afghanistan, ali nazary. he is speaking to us from an undisclosed location outside of afghanistan. great to have you on the prog

it's newsday.s 7am in singapore, 7pm in washington, midnight in london, and 9am in canberra — where the us, the uk, and australia have just announced a landmark security pact. it will see more shared intelligence, pooling of some resources, and new deals on providing military hardware. but hovering in the background seems to be the growing military power of china. more on that in just a moment — but first, here's how us presidentjoe biden and uk prime minister borisjohnson characterised the new pact we all recognise the imperative of ensuring peace and stability in the indo—pacific over the long—term. we need to be able to address both the current strategic environment in the region and how it may evolve. because the future of each of our nations, and indeed the world, depends on a free and open indo—pacific enduring and flourishing in the decades ahead. we will have a new opportunity to reinforce britain's place at the leading edge of science, strengthening our national expertise, and perhaps most

it's newsday.seven in the morning in singapore, and it's seven in the evening in washington, dc, where the us government has announced plans to relax restrictions on air travel for fully vaccinated nationals in early november. travellers from brazil, china, india, and many european nations, including britain, will be able to board flights. covid testing and contact tracing will be needed, but not quarantining. near blanket restrictions were imposed 18 months ago at the start of the pandemic here's white house press secretaryjen psaki. we'll be putting a place strict protocols to prevent the spread from passengers flying internationally. we require adults travelling to the united states be fully vaccinated. obviously, this is the conclusion of a policy process on that particular issue. that is yet to be fully ironed out. there is this requirement that people be fully vaccinated before they come here, but what does that mean? does the rest vaccine count, does the astrazeneca vaccine count? then there

thank you so much forjoining us on newsday and l forjoining us on newsday and i'm afraid that's all weget in touch with me i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. televisions biggest stars arrive for the emmy awards. ben johnson, the fastest man on earth is flying home to canada in disgrace. all athletes should be clean going into the game. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning that these people were in their homes, tonight those homes have been burned down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been. strengthened, presumably. in case the americans invade. it's no use having the secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so, the british government has no option but to continue this action even after any adverse judgment in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines. early results from russia's marathon three—da

it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, 6pm in washington, and 6am in beijing — where the security and intelligence deal announced just 2a hours ago between the us, the uk, and australia has been greeted in very different ways. the white house has been outlining the advantages of closer ties in the western pacific — canberra is pleased to have a global super power making deals, and the uk sees it as a win—win deal. but for china, the extension of us power into what it sees as its sphere of influence is somewhat provocative. and there's been some collateral damage coming from france, which is furious at the deal which replaces its sale of submarines to australia with ones made in america. we'll be live in washington in a moment — but first, here's our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. britain's making its mark in the pacific. the royal navy's new aircraft carrier's been flying the flag there, on exercise with the us and allies — proof of the increasing importance of the region, and the focus for t

it's newsday. it's 6am in the morning here in singapore and 3pm in the afternoon in los angeles, where a court hearing is taking place that could bring an end to britney spears' conservatorship, a legal arrangement that prevents the troubled singer having control of her life. after much public controversy, the spears family all now seem to agree the conservatorship should end. but how to do it and what role, if any, britney's father james spears should play will depend on thejudge's ruling. i'm joined now by sophie long live in los angeles. outside the courthouse right now. sophie, in the first instance, what are we expecting to hear today? what is happening right now? i am are we expecting to hear today? what is happening right now?— is happening right now? i am afraid he cannot hear— is happening right now? i am afraid he cannot hear you _ is happening right now? i am afraid he cannot hear you very _ is happening right now? i am afraid he cannot hear you very well, - is happening right now? i am

thank you so much forjoining us on newsday.newsday. breaking news now. north korea carried out successful long—range cruise missile tests over the weekend —— that's according to state media. the korean central news agency reported the new type of rocket flew 1,500 km before falling into the country's territorial waters. the test launches, which took place on both saturday and sunday, were observed by high—level officials. we will get more analysis from our teams looking into the story when we get it. be sure to tune and for that and later additions of newsday. in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks, the us saw a sharp rise in hate crimes. the attackers — mostly self—styled white patriots — targeted those they believed to be arab muslims. the innocent victims included balbir singh sodhi an american—sikh who had a beard and wore a turban and ran the family gas station in mesa, arizona. his murder, four days after 9/11, was the first racially—motivated hate crime in the backlash to the attacks. balbir�*s brother, and for the first

it's newsday. in singapore and 1am in germany, where exit polls suggest the tightest of races in the general election, with little separating the two main parties in the race to succeed angela merkel. but according to the latest projections, her party, the cdu, now that by armin laschet, appears to be trailing olaf scholz�*s center left spd. let's take a look at the latest book projections. they have the centre—right conservative cdu on 24.2%, the centre left spd with 26% of the votes, the greens on 14.3%, the pro—business liberal free marketeers winning ii.5% pro—business liberal free marketeers winning 11.5% of the votes and the far right afd on 10.6% and the far left on 5%. in terms of seats in the german parliament's lower chamber, pa rliament�*s lower chamber, that would parliament's lower chamber, that would put the stp with the largest party, but usually needing support from two other parties in order to secure a majority. ros atkins is following all the latest development for us from berlin

it's newsday.t's 7am in singapore, and 1am in geneva — where, at an emergency aid conference, more than $1 billion dollars has been pledged to help afghanistan. the country is facing a major humanitarian crisis, with the impact of fighting and drought made worse by instability following the taliban's takeover last month. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, said one in three afghans did not know where their next meal would come from. the people of afghanistan need a lifeline. after decades of war, suffering and insecurity, they face perhaps their most perilous hour. now is the time for the international community to stand with them. and let us be clear, this conference is not simply about what we will give to the people of afghanistan. it is about what we owe. joining me is dr mohammad haqnal. he's the former head of afghanistan's public health system, now a lecturer at city, university of london after arriving to the uk in 2019. it would be the moment where we are going to be able to speak

welcome to newsday reporting live from singapore. karishma vaswani. the headlines. how to make friends and influence people, new research uncovers a staggering of china's hidden foreign lending. america's a top general admits the united states reputation has been damaged by the chaotic exit from afghanistan. borisjohnson from afghanistan. boris johnson says from afghanistan. borisjohnson says the uk's petrol problems are easing, queues like this are easing, queues like this are still a familiar sight. the french insist they are doing everything they can to stop migrants crossing the english channel and accuse the uk of being ungrateful. we channel and accuse the uk of being ungrateful.— channel and accuse the uk of being ungrateful. we all have our secrets. _ being ungrateful. we all have our secrets. we _ being ungrateful. we all have our secrets. we just - being ungrateful. we all have our secrets. we just didn't i being ungrateful. we all have| our secrets. we just didn't get to you as yet. our secrets. we 'ust didn't get to you as yet._ to you as yet. and shaken

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, with newsday.nd welcome to the programme. a man alleged to be the sole surviving gunman from the islamist gang which murdered 130 people in paris six years ago has told a court he is a fighter for the islamic state group. salah abdeslam is one of 20 defendants in what is the biggest terror trial in modern french history. the prosecution says they were all involved in the shootings and bombings of november 2015, which targeted locations including bars, restaurants and the bataclan concert hall. from paris, our correspondent lucy williamson reports. the sirens sounded again in paris today for the men accused of terrorising this city six years ago. sounds that once accompanied that fear and panic, now accompanying the defendants on their way to justice. it was a night when security felt uncertain, when no—one in paris knew where to run. as islamist gunmen targeted bars, restaurants, the football stadium, the bataclan concert hall. explosion salah abdeslam, the only suspected attacker to survive that n

you have been watching newsday.eady map of the valley, with footage of the flag being raised over the administrative centre being posted. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. thanks for being with us. well, the warm southerly winds have arrived and a dose of summer heat is on the way. but it's not going to last for very long. yes, a very warm and sunny tuesday on the way, but from wednesday onwards, late on wednesday, we could have thunderstorms in the southwest of the uk brought by this area of low pressure. but for the time being, high pressure over us, and notjust over the uk but much of europe. and here's that warm air coming in from the south, spreading across the uk. so the early hours look pretty quiet across much of the country. there will be some mist and fog forming, maybe northern wales, merseyside, lancashire. and mild, if not quite warm, 15, 16, 17 degrees around dawn. and the temperatures will quickly skyrocket as we go through the morning and into the afternoon. now, it's going to be sunshin

great to have you on newsday, barbara. great to have you on newsday, barbara.ine. we did not inherit a plan" — that was blinken�*s main defence to lawmakers. how was this received? well, democrats accepted that. some allowed that the operation could've been handled better, others ask questions about the chaotic evacuation and those left behind. but they also criticised president trump and argued that it was an issue of a 20 year failure of war, notjust issue of a 20 year failure of war, not just the issue of a 20 year failure of war, notjust the failure issue of a 20 year failure of war, not just the failure of one administration. republicans by and large rejected it — one of them did say that both the biden and the trump administrations were responsible, but by and large, republicans used this as an opportunity to really have a go at mr lincoln, saying this had been a surrender to the taliban, this was a disaster of great proportions, and this had been a betrayal of those people in afghanistan who had worked with the united states and had been left behind. 1,

it's newsday. it's 7am in the morning in singapore and 7pm in washington, where the us congress has voted to prevent a government shutdown by passing a short—term spending bill. it'll keep the lights on, but only for another two months. here's the house speaker nancy pelosi after the spending bill passed the house. and with this continuing resolution, we not only keep government open, keep checks flowing to our veterans and social security recipients and the rest, but it's about, again, whether it's science at the national institutes of health, the education of our children, the protection of our environment, it's just a remarkable thing to think of all good things that we can do working together for the people. so, a shutdown avoided with hours to spare. but president joe biden�*s problems haven't gone away. fellow democrats are struggling to agree on a plan to vote on his trillion—dollar infrastructure proposal for bridges, roads, broadband and electrical vehicles. progressive members of the demo

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme.mune systems will be offered a third covid jab in the coming months. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india 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 round 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. 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. 0ur headlines. afghanistan is facing a major economic crisis as the value of its currency falls — sending the price of everyday necessities soaring. many public services are close to collapse. in california — emergency crews c

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm in singapore. our headlines.sh flooding hit the north—eastern united states. president biden has joined leading politicians in new york state in blaming global warming for the intense rainfall. well, for more on that here is dr andreas prine — he is a climate scientist at the national center for atmospheric research, in boulder, colorado. global warming, besides warming the atmosphere, it's making it more moist. if you get a large storm, it can be stepping in this moisture and very rapidly over small areas. this is exactly what we saw in the past week. it has kept its intensity over the continent but in hopes of the us come with the tennessee flooding and the eastern united states was really wet. and then it intensified because it really is an urgent wake—up call that we need to act. find it really is an urgent wake-up call that we need to act.— that we need to act. and alleged member of— that we need to act. and alleged member of the _ that we need to act. and alleged member of the isis _ that we need to act. and

it's newsday.m in singapore and 6pm in washington, where us military authorities have acknowledged the chaotic pull—out from afghanistan has damaged america's credibility. the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff told a senate committee that he had not anticipated the speed of the taliban takeover and he warned that al-qaeda could pose a renewed threat to us interests. he was testifying alongside the us defence secretary lloyd austin. here is some of what they had to say. we secretary lloyd austin. here is some of what they had to say.— of what they had to say. we could not for: e of what they had to say. we could not forge a _ of what they had to say. we could not forge a nation. _ of what they had to say. we could not forge a nation. the _ of what they had to say. we could not forge a nation. the fact - of what they had to say. we could not forge a nation. the fact that l not forge a nation. the fact that the afghan army that we and our partners are trained simply melted away in many cases withou

this is newsday on the bbc.dus of desperate haitians, the us special envoy for haiti resigns in protest at his government's deportation policy, calling it inhumane and counter—productive. the german election campaign enters its final days — as the frontrunners to succeed angela merkel hold a final televised debate. ever since a series of covid—i9 outbreaks in dormitories last year, migrant labourers in singapore have been banned from mixing with the general public. for the past 18 months, the majority of workers have only been allowed out of their facilities to go to work. but with one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, singapore and its government are facing increasing pressure to let them out. nick marsh spoke to some of the men longing to leave. it's been one of the world's longest lockdowns. behind this barbed wire, there's talk of a growing mental health crisis — thousands of men confined in dormitories, leaving only to work. for sharif, things are starting to get too much. i want to send a mess

this is newsday on the bbc.return to theirjobs — or even stay in their homes. haiti's prime minister, ariel henry, has sacked the chief prosecutor who wants him to face charges over the asassination of presidentjovenel moise. this year is on track to be one of the warmest, globally, withjuly being the hottest month since records began. big cities are struggling with rising temperatures, which can cause respiratory problems, heat strokes and even death. in a new series looking at the challenge for countries facing living with temperatures of up to 50 degrees celsius, farhat javed reports on one's man mission to find a solution in karachi in pakistan. karachi, home to more than 16 million people. one of the biggest and hottest cities in the world. and its residents are suffering. this mother of five is struggling to cope with the searing heat. there is no way she can afford air conditioning. in 2015 the injured are 45 celsius heat wave. in thousand 200 people died from dehydration and heat and this year, the tempe

thank you so much forjoining us on newsday.e have died and more than a million remain without power after hurricane ida slammed into the us gulf coast on sunday. officials say electricity may not be restored in some areas for weeks. hurricane ida tore through the area on sunday with winds reaching 240 kilometres—per—hour, amongst the strongest ever to hit the mainland. richard galpin reports. the winds having subsided in louisiana, it's now a more tranquil picture after the storm. but a huge task lies ahead in dealing with the aftermath. in particular, these floods. rescue teams have been searching for people in need of help. some who had stayed put as the hurricane made landfall say they were lucky to survive. last night was rough. we saw slow water coming in under the door, and then it progressivelyjust got, i was mopping, and then itjust progressively got worse. it was ankles, knees, almost chest level, so we just put the dogs on the counters and then we climbed into the attic. the gravity of the situation has led president

this is newsday on the bbc.es says it'll lift the ban on international air travel for fully—vaccinated foreign nationals in november. uk prime minister — borisjohnson — says he's �*increasingly frustrated' the richest nations continue to deny funding to developing countries to help them adapt to the climate change crisis. a bbc investigation has found the uk's ministry of defence compromised the safety of afghan interpreters, because of a serious data breach following the withdawal of western forces from afghanistan. more than 250 people, who are seeking relocation to the uk, were mistakenly copied in to an email, asking for an update on their situation. the uk defence secretary will launch an urgent investigation into the bearch, describing it as "unacceptable . our special correspondent lucy manning has more. well, the defence secretary tonight has launched an urgent investigation into what he is calling this unacceptable breach. it comes after bbc news discover that the bbc misses containing names and photos

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm in singapore. 0ur headlines.or economic crisis as the value of its currency falls, sending the price of everyday necessities soaring. many public services are close to collapse. in california emergency crews continue to battle a huge wildfire around lake tahoe, over fifty thousand people are evacuated from the region. in other news, a law banning abortion from as early as six weeks into pregnancy has come into effect in the us state of texas. it will prevent anyone in the state from conducting an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected — which for most women is about six weeks into the pregnancy, before many even know they are pregnant. opponents of the law say it will effectively ban at least 85% of abortions sought in the state — including pregnancies from rape or incest — making it one of the most restrictive bills in the country. senator bryan hughes is the author of this bill. we have a number of prosecutors in america and the district attorney elected prosecutor and they said publicly at the end of 2019

this is newsday on the bbc.known to have died after flash flooding hit the north—eastern united states. a british—born member of the islamic state group pleads guilty to charges of conspiring to murder american hostages in syria. the largest study of its kind has found that face masks do reduce the spread of covid—i9. it was done in bangladesh, and could have huge implications for countries where the vaccine rollout has been slow. for the past year and a half, most scientists have backed the use of masks. but it's hard to determine how much they help to curb transmission in the real world, where not everyone is masking, using the same quality of masks or wearing masks properly. it's important to note that this new study is waiting for peer review, but the researchers involved are unequivocal. the trial operated at massive scale. more than 3a0,000 people from 600 different villages in bangladesh took part. participants were split into two groups. people in one group were encouraged to wear masks in a range of dif

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. president biden promises to donate half a billion coronavirus vaccines to poorer countries, but the world health organization warns they need help now. growing pressure for india to cutback on coal, but many indians depend on it as a source of energy. we have a special report. such is the demand that the country is planning on building dozens of mines. and imports coal. at the white house, british prime minister borisjohnson gets a clear message — a free trade deal with the us won't be happening any time soon. and we'll bring you the latest on the volcano eruption in the canary islands, as fears grow that lava flowing into the sea could create dangerous gases. hello and welcome to the programme. at a virtual summit on the sidelines of the united nations general assembly, president biden asked world leaders to pledge to vaccinate 70% of the world's population against covid—19 by september next year. he said america would buy an additional 500 million doses of the pfizer vaccine, to don

it's newsday.the last few minutes, a los angeles judge has said that britney spears�* father james has been immediately suspended from her conservatorship. the judge sided with britney spears�*s lawyer, saying the current situation reflected a toxic environment. reflected a toxic environment. fans dallied around the courthouse. i'm joined now by sophie long live in los angeles, who is outside the court house. talk us through how we got to this point and what the judge said. i this point and what the “udge said. . . this point and what the “udge said. m, , this point and what the 'udge said. m, _ ., said. i can say that the loudest _ said. i can say that the loudest erupted... - said. i can say that the loudest erupted... we | said. i can say that the . loudest erupted... we are outside this courthouse. jamie spears will be suspended from the conservatorship. very passionate emotional testimony. she said she found her father intimidating and she found the conservatorship abusive. after more than an

welcome to newsday — reporting live from singapore — i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines.e than forty people are dead — after record rainfall causes flash flooding across the north—east of america. a british—born member of the islamic state group pleads guilty to charges of conspiring to murder american hostages in syria. in afghanistan — a new normal — with the taliban setting up a government — as those who still want to get out await their future. saw many afghans wondering, worrying what with the new government he like those rules regulations. many others are asking ever so anxiously, how can they escape. japan is the first nation to host the paralympic games twice — but what's it like to be a disabled person living there? and — it's abba's first album of new material for forty years — backed up by a series of virtual concerts. it's seven in the morning in singapore and seven in the evening in new york, where the tailend of hurricane ida caused major flooding in the north east of the us last night. more than a0 people were killed in the flash floods. the governors of ne

this is newsday. 0ur this is newsday.al democratic party has edged ahead of the conservative cdu party. the army could be deployed to drive petrol tankers in an effort to resolve the empty fuel pumps in many parts of the uk. ever have a britain's fuel stations are thought to have run dry after days of cues. this is one of the forecourts which were forced to close today, the result of motorists panic buying fuel. a mental health nurse told us she struggled to get to work. because of panic buying, there was nothing left. i live 14 miles away from work. work then had to call me a taxi to bring me in, which is costing the nhs money. a group which speaks for more than 5,000 independent fuel retailers said the impact had been severe. there is a large number — more than half — which have already run dry, and those others are running dry quite quickly. the first limited supply issues were down to a lack of tanker drivers, that's highlighted a wider lorry driver shortage — a long—standing problem that's got worse. the government h

it's newsday.re, and nine in the morning in pyongyang where north korea claims to have carried out successful long—range cruise missile tests over the weekend — according to state media. the report said the missiles flew 1,500 kilometres before hitting their targets. pyongyang has continued to develop its arsenal despite being subject to strict international sanctions. let's cross live to seoul — and speak to the bbc�*s laura bicker. she has been following the story follows sacha —— she has been monitoring this for us. talk about how significant that is in comparison to the other tests we have seen from north korea. what can this weapon do? how far can it reach?— how far can it reach? well, this is a — how far can it reach? well, this is a cruise _ how far can it reach? well, this is a cruise missile, - how far can it reach? well, this is a cruise missile, a l this is a cruise missile, a long—range cruise missile, and analysts have been looking at the pictures in state media this morning. they said

it's newsday.is 8am in singapore and beijing, where new research shows that china hands out twice as much development money as the us and other major powers combined. american researchers combed through global financial transactions and government records to reveal billions in china's secret development spending. the new data shows an increasing number of overseas megaprojects worth half a billion dollars or more. a 150—page report full of hidden data that took us researchers four years to uncover. it's full of hidden information that the chinese government doesn't even have about its own lending. namely that china is bankrolling international infrastructure projects — big things like bridges and ports — at twice the rate of the united states and other major powers, and a majority of that funding is being channelled through chinese state banks. they're often issuing risky high—interest loans. $843 billion worth of funding spread across 165 countries. here's a prime example. a 400—kilometre railway