raila odinga alleges fraud.n's former prime minister imran khan is being accused of making threats against the police and judiciary. supporters gathered outside his home, warning of mass protests if he is arrested. pakistan is suffering major floods with officials saying over 700 people have died since monsoon rains started. villages have been washed away during the monsoon season. the military is working to evacuate thousands left stranded . authorities are setting up relief camps. in the u.s., parts of dallas have been submerged by heavy rain is -- in what is being described as a once in 1000 year flood. the area has been swamped, with another five centimeters forecast. flooded streets disrupted traffic with several people having to be rescued. people are being warned to move to higher ground if they can. hundreds of flights have been canceled. in mexico, the government is appealing for international help to rescue a group of trapped miners after a mine collapsed, triggering a flood. rescue workers have strugg

this is the fifth time that raila odinga has seeking to be president — that raila odinga has seekingresident. this is also raila odinga's_ president. this is also raila odinga's final chance to seek to be elected _ odinga's final chance to seek to be elected as— odinga's final chance to seek to be elected as the fifth president, by the 211 — elected as the fifth president, by the 22.1 million kenyan c will go to the 22.1 million kenyan c will go to the polls— the 22.1 million kenyan c will go to the polls on tuesday to elect the country's — the polls on tuesday to elect the country's fifth president. if elected. _ country's fifth president. if elected, raila odinga promises to deal with— elected, raila odinga promises to deal with the high cost of living within— deal with the high cost of living within the first 100 days and also deal with— within the first 100 days and also deal with corruption. these are the two huge _ deal with corruption. these are the two huge issues in kenya right now. archaeologists have unearthed four new rooms in a house in the ancient city of pompeii, offer

raila odinga says the outcome shows blatant disregard for the constitution. he also accused the chairperson of the electoral commission of acting unilaterally and illegally in declaring william ruto king's next president. after a largely peaceful election process, he also called on canyons to remain calm. >> dolonc weed for king's election result is over -- the long week for kenya past election result is over. this 12 is disputed -- this one is also disputed. he acted with gross impunity and total disregard of the constitution and our laws. >> he lost his fifth bid for the top job despite the support of his rival, and outgoing president. people in his stronghold said they have mixed feelings about challenging the results. >> i think what he should do right now is go to court and they will decide who should become the president of kenya. >> it can go to court and we can win. my fear is the reelection may be mismanaged like this one. >> meanwhile, supporters are eager for him to take over soon. -- william ruto to take over soon. but can you could face of uncert

we haven't seen or heard from raila odinga yet. he - heard from raila odinga yet.nd we know his supporters are accusing william ruto of vote rigging. there have been protest against the result. his running mate has been tweeting, saying it is not over until it is over. it is a really tight race. official results site that william ruto won by 50.49% of the vote. raila odinga who was the former prime minister won a8.85%. extremely tight and his supporters are disputing the result. we will continue to mount to that and we are hoping to speak to our correspondence in nairobi who will bring us up—to—date with what is happening. we will turn to the stabbing of the writer sir salman rushdie now because for the first time since the attack we have heard from the iranian government. here is its foreign minister. translation: in this attack we do not consider anyone other than salman rushdie and his supporters worthy of blame or even condemnation. we have no more information about the attacker apart from what we have heard from us media. ., , from what we have heard from us m

it is the home of raila odinga. the loser in this election. the situation is very tense. the riot police are here. they have fired tear gas at protesters because they started to become aggressive. they started to throw stones. police were trying to fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. they can see the road is now empty. sometimes you can hear people throw stones. this morning, when we arrived here, this place was packed with people. people were celebrating, they were so convinced that raila odinga would win this election. they were devastated when they heard the news that william ruto has one. that is why the mood shifted and changed very quickly. at the moment, the police have run out of tear gas. it is not confirmed but we can hear now, police are firing live rounds instead of teargas. >> to afghanistan now. it has been one year since the taliban regained control of the capital, overthrowing the democratic government. the 20 year long u.s. military mission and the presence of nato troops and it chaotically almost overnight. thousands of people fled to the airport to tr

when this happened last time, five years ago, following the election then, raila odinga was at the time opposition and challenged the election result in court. the petition was submitted in the last hour before the deadline was met, and it is likely so that lawyers are given maximum time to gather evidence and minimum time for any respondents to prepare. so we will be watching over the next few days to see ifÑcÑcÑcÑc

many in nairobi's kibera neighborhood were pulling for their candidate, raila odinga. violence in previous elections when the five-time presidential contender has lost. calvins ochieng lives here, teaching art to young people and painting murals around the neighborhood. he had a message for his community as they waited. >> apart from the small time that we do elections, we are usually living together with people, and kibra has all kenyan tribes. so our message to people was to encourage people to remember that, and also to keep peace and calm, because at the end of everything, what is important is that peace. neha: kenyans are still dealing with the fallout of covid-19 and inflation. and after a long and drawn-out campaign season, people say they're tired of politics. on august 15th, kenyans tuned in to hear who their fifth president would be. they watched the auditorium turn into a free-for-all as angry members of the opposition tried to disrupt proceedings and prevent the electoral commission from announcing the results. >> william ruto, number of valid votes, 7 mill

raila odinga has failed to preserve all options. if it is announced the results, a new election must be held within 60 days. >> the french weather service is warning of flesh s after the history lashed much of france yesterday. flash flooding lead to closures of the metro's. this is not far from where her studios are. they're up to their knees in some places. drivers carefully trying to navigate through the torrents where they used to be roads. including several along the mediterranean coast. >> over interlacing in the middle of august as il and heavy rain transform this town in the east of france. the temperature dropping from 26 to 15 degrees. catching these drivers completely by surprise. the storms continued to cause havoc in the north, south and east of france wednesday. authorities issued warnings over conditions caused by hail and strong winds. speeds reaching up to 131 kilometers per hour. the damage here is clear to see. residents likely managed to escape before the tree fell. >> the tree started swinging left and right and

analyst believe raila odinga is likely to challenge the result.p on the last of the election it may be necessary to make another decision. prosecutors in the us state of georgia have told donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, he's a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the result of the last presidential election. as mr trump's lawyer, mr giuliani helped lead legal challenges to the outcome of the vote and has repeatedly made false claims of widespread fraud. let's speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. good to see you, what is the significance of this? i good to see you, what is the significance of this?- significance of this? i think this shows _ significance of this? i think this shows how— significance of this? i think this shows how wide - significance of this? i think this shows how wide this i this shows how wide this investigation is. i think it is especially significant because giuliani was a close member of the trump's in a circle as his personal attorney, the former mayor of new york cit

the announcement what i know is going to be announced is that raila odinga is going to be the fifth presidentkenya. and with raila's presidency my hopes are so high because i know his presidency everything will be well. for now yes, we know life is so difficult but with raila's presidency everything will be okay. >> reporter: you have not worked today? >> today, i have been working the last few years but have never been rich. today i closed my business. >> reporter: why is that? how will you celebrate? >> i'm already -- i'm here for celebrating. just waiting to announce -- >> reporter: the chair of the electoral commission here, a lot of people gathering just want to hear the announcement and it could come at any time now, the whole nation and country will know who the president will be, christina. >> let's hope a positive reaction to that news when we hear it. thanks very much, larry. >>> still ahead, a big week ahead for the u.s. economy with key data expected on american's spending habits. a look at how the stock market is responding. wanna help kids get their homework done? well, an inter

>>'s raila odinga plans to challenge the results of the presidential election, warning the country's democracy faces a long legal process. ♪ this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, explosions tear through a russian military base in crimea in a suspected ukrainian attack. russia calls it sabotage. reports that an explosion killed five children in gaza earlier this month was caused by an israeli airstrike. and presidential election campaigns kick in brazil, where fears are growing of political violence and threats to democracy. ♪ kenya's powerful opposition figure rightly odinga is called the presidential election results null and void, a day after his rival was declared the winner. odinga insists he will challenge the outcome which has ruta a head by a razor thin margin. the election commission has also refused the result. it has raised fears that the country might descend into violence. reporter: raila odinga says he will not accept the result of kenya's presidential election. he came in second with 48% of the vote. beaten by then-deputy president rutu. but he called the

one writer -- raila odinga, his approach has been around social welfare and he's closest challenger,am ruto's focus has been about social interrupt neuroship. so basically providing and facile at a timing ordinary people running a business. so focusing on the ordinary people, both of the candidates but their forecast is slightly different despite the fact that it focuses more on economic empowerment. and whooshing the strategic direction of kenya and whether it has closer relations with the china or with the just. -- u.s. has that come into play much, foreign policy? >> yeah, that's really a big such the last two presidents we've had in the country really pursued a different foreign policy. the predecessor to the current incumbent who had the look east policy. reengaining and initiatin with china. focused on economic partnerships, infrastructure, development and president kenyata followed the same suit but it was a tough balancing act. >> richard, thank you so much. serena williams is retiring from touchdown. the sport she's dominated for almost 25 years. the 23-time grand champ -- s

he said mr ruto gotjust over 50% of the votes, narrowly ahead of the opposition leader, raila odinga. gareth barlow has this report. politics is often a tale of two halves and in kenya that couldn't be more true. here in kisumu, the third largest city, demonstrators hurled stones and started fires in protest at the result of the presidential election. but in the rift valley, jubilant celebrations following the proclamation of william ruto as the country's next leader. we have devoted our time and devoted our commitment and our emotions, and we thank god, we have something to thank god because eventually he has emerged the winner. we are very confident that under his leadership this country is going to gain a lot of mileage in terms of development, in terms of education, in terms of peace and tranquillity between all the tribes of kenya. the public reaction followed a very public scuffle as supporters of the opposition candidate raila odinga clashed with election officials amid allegations of vote rigging, four of the seven members of the electoral commission refused to endorse the res

it's a very tight race, as i would say, because as at yesterday we saw veteran politician raila odingas. and today we are seeing outgoing deputy president william ruto is still, you know, leading something very marginal. yeah, so it's a very tight race. we've never witnessed anything like this before, a very closely contested, you know, presidential race than we have seen in recent history. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.... syrian state media say israel has carried out an air attack on targets in the coastal province of tartus. they said three soldiers had been killed. the syrian observatory for human rights said several missiles hit the vicinity of a village where iranian militias allied with the assad regime are located. the saudi state—owned oil giant aramco has announced record profits of more than $48 billion for the second quarter of this year. the world's biggest oil producer's net income has almost doubled year—on—year. oil prices are up because of russia's attack on ukraine and increasing demand after the pandemic. and a tropical storm is heading nor

that is where the violence will be if raila odinga loses. believes an election is free and fair is where he has won, and unfortunately, he has won no election. neha: with each candidate pointing fingers at the other, many fear violence seen as in 2017, when odinga lost to kenyatta. during that election, odinga's supporters took to the streets, and dozens were killed and injured in clashes between protestors and security forces. the unrest was prompted by allegations of corruption and incompetence at the electoral commission, with odinga rejecting the final results. now the commission is again facing similar allegations in this election. benna buluma knows too well how dangerous this could be. after the 2017 election, her two sons bernard and victor were shot dead by police on their way home from work in one of nairobi's poorest neighborhoods. a walk through the streets brought us close to the spot where they were killed. >> so this place here, it's where one young man was being shot. this one. this one. those are bullets. neha: and one of the

we will know if raila odinga chooses to go to the supreme court. ~ ., odinga chooses to go to the supremeat does this moment feel like in kenya? voters have waited l court. what does this moment feel| like in kenya? voters have waited a number of days, what are you hearing? number of days, what are you hearinr ? , ., ., �*, , hearing? first of all, there's been a lot of anxiety — hearing? first of all, there's been a lot of anxiety waiting _ hearing? first of all, there's been a lot of anxiety waiting for - hearing? first of all, there's been a lot of anxiety waiting for these i a lot of anxiety waiting for these results. it took almost a a week. from raila odinga's announcement, we are seeing a variety of responses. people who support him say if this will make him settled, it's going to court will make him feel like he has been honoured, it's his right, so he can go to court. but other people who support william ruto say they want him to be sworn in and kenyans to go on with life. the message that has been sent out, even by people who are not... they want peace. all through the campaign

raila odinga, kenya's former prime minister, won 48.85 percent.oke out at mr ruto's campaign headquarters after the result was announced. the bbc�*s akisa wandera was there. we have been camping here all day at the communication centre where many congregated and eagerly waited, the dramatic close, mr ruto got a new designation. president—elect. the announcements sparked celebrations among mr ruto's supporters across the country although it's been disputed by some commissioners and the electoral body, and in the camp, ruto has made this very transparent and if this is challenged, mr ruto will have to postpone the party and after the supreme court to defend his victory. and to the supreme court nullify the presidential vote and cited irregularity stop mr ruto's huge task will be to unite a country divided along political lines. for now, all eyes will be on the president—elect as he takes the mantle to lead east africa's economic powerhouse. bbc news nairobi. let's turn to the us now, which has described iran's suggestion that the author salman rushd

william ruto and raila odinga.ituency which did not get to vote yesterday.— get to vote yesterday. mercy, i wonder if — get to vote yesterday. mercy, i wonder if i — get to vote yesterday. mercy, i wonder if i could _ get to vote yesterday. mercy, i wonder if i could very - get to vote yesterday. mercy, i wonder if i could very quickly . get to vote yesterday. mercy, i i wonder if i could very quickly ask you, one of the elements about the kenyan elections is always this element of ethnic violence. so far, how has it gone? it element of ethnic violence. so far, how has it gone?— element of ethnic violence. so far, how has it gone? it has been largely eaceful. how has it gone? it has been largely peaceful. during _ how has it gone? it has been largely peaceful. during the _ how has it gone? it has been largely peaceful. during the campaign - peaceful. during the campaign period, even during the voting process today everything went really well apart from pockets of people just getting agitated, either because their v

it is not clear if william ruto will ascend to the presidency in two weeks uncontested or if raila odinga'slition will go to court to challenge his win can which is likely. they have seven days to file an election petition if they choose to do so, and we'll hear in the hours ahead if that is their choice or whatever that decision is, but they contested that win because they said that they were not allowed to see the final outcome, the final result before it was announced as had been promised by the electoral commission here and they even claimed that the independent electoral commission's website, its results essentially had been hacked without providing any evidence. and so this uncertainty about whether or not william ruto will be the fifth president or there is a possibility that this all goes before the kenya supreme court and as happened in 2017, the supreme court might decide to throw it out, annul the election and kenyans will have to do another repeat election. we'll have to wait and see. but he william ruto did accept his win and this is what he said. >> in this election, there are

>> will, as my co-panelist said, raila odinga did mention he and his coalition will seek all constitutionalal options , and so we are to assume he is going to file a petition in the supreme court, seeking the invalidation of the chairpersons pronouncement yesterday, so the constitution does say that after the declaration, any person, so it does not have to be that contestant, any kenyan who feels they have an issue with the process and the declaration, they have seven days, and that begins from today, ending next tuesday, to present their case before the supreme court of kenya. and as dennis said, the supreme court will have 14 days to hear, receive evidence, and also for respondents to file defenses, and at the end of the day after 14 days, there will be a determination, and the determination can go two ways, either validate the pronouncement from the chairperson, which means the president-elect will be moving forward now towards being sworn in, which will be after seven days, or invalidation, which the only route would be a fresh election which must be conducted within 60 days of the supr

has this choice energized the electorate and has it given raila odinga's campaign a boost ? i would say it has. she has never been seen as a front runner on the presidential platform. she never managed to garner that much support by herself. but she is a force and having a woman who has been seen fighting for different causes through the 1990's, early 2000's and 2010s, i think she has been very instrumental. i think it has bolstered his campaign. i don't have time to go much into individuals but i do think it was a good choice. muhammad: and jackie, have the political reforms that were introduced after the election violence in 2007, have those political reforms made it easier for women and even for youth to participate in the political process? jackie: definitely. i'd say the constitution of 2010 has made it a lot easier for women and youth because there's a program called ago under which women and youth get 30% of government, at least government business contracts, 30% reserve women and youth and i think this has increased access to capital and funds for those two groups th

most candidates predict a two horse race between raila odinga and vice president william rut o. -- policys are double-digit economic growth and affordable health care for all. he has the backing of president kenyatta, who fell out with his own deputy, the other front runner, william ruto. pv is at his last rally -- here he is at his last rally. >> let go. -- let my people go. free them from the challenge of corruption. >> let's look at the other front runner. william ruto represents the united democratic alliance. he has been deputy president since 2013. he puts himself as a champion of the poor due to his mother's upbringing. here is his message to voters. >> the people of kenya will be -- will prevail over the system, and we are going to have a nation that leaves no canyon behind. . -- kenyan behind. >> we take a look at issuesor the vers, including soaring food pris, disenchantment with the political elite, particularly among young people. here is our respondent. >> the cost of living in kenya is about 5.8%, the highest it has been reported in the last five years. canyons are going to

lawyers for his rival, the opposition leader raila odinga, argue there were problems with the vote count expectancy in the united states has fallen to its lowest level since 1996, driven largely by the covid—19 pandemic. government data shows the average american is now expected to live just over 76 years, compared to 79 only a few years ago. the fall in life expectancy is particularly pronounced among native americans and alaska natives. it's thought the funeral of former soviet union president mikhail gorbachev will take place on saturday, but russia has so far refused to confirm whether the 91—year—old will be afforded a full state funeral. and whilst there have been many tributes from many global leaders past and present, many russians still blame him for the years of turmoil that ensued. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, has been getting reaction to gorbachev�*s death in moscow. for a man who has made such a huge impact, a tiny memorial. mikhail gorbachev may have helped to end the cold war, but in russia, there is no major outpouring of grief at his passing. instead, this on russ

after nearly a week of vote counting, the deputy president narrowly beat his rival, raila odinga.tion commissioners have refused to endorse the result, saying the correct procedures weren't followed. a russian—backed proxy court in the ukrainian region of donetsk has charged five foreign nationals with being mercenaries fighting alongside the ukrainian army. russian media say three of the men could face the death penalty. moscow says its defence minister has spoken by phone to the head of the un, antonio guterres, about the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine. the area is currently under russia's control. moscow and kyiv accuse each other of shelling the site. iran has denied it had any involvement in the stabbing of salman rushdie — instead blaming him. it's the country's first comments after the author was attacked at a new york literary event on friday. since 1989 mr rushdie has had a bounty on his head, issued by the then spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini for his book the satanic verses, which many muslims consider blasphemous. prosecutors have described the manchester cit

former prime minister raila odinga hasjust a 1% lead over deputy president william ruto.he electoral commission has admitted that announcing the result of tuesday's election is taking too long as frustration grows in the country. colombia's first left—wing president, gustavo petro, has replaced the country's top military and police commanders less than a week after taking office. mr petro said their selection criteria were zero corruption and zero violation of fundamental rights. the former rebel fighter said security success should not be measured in the number of dead, but in promoting rights and liberty. protests have taken place near the ancient inca city of machu picchu, after tourists were unable to access the site. the authorities have been reducing the number of tickets on sale due to fears that visitor numbers were leading to unnecessary wear and tear. both foreign and local tourists were stranded unable to reach the iconic historical site. and you can find more on all the stories on our website, bbc.com/news, or download the bbc news app. the uk environment agen

kenya's opposition leader raila odinga has rejected the outcome of the presidential election which sawlegal and has suggested he'd go to court.

kenyans are eagerly waiting to find out if the next leader is the former prime minister, raila odinga played down a series of explosions at a military airfield on the crimean peninsula, which it annexed from ukraine in 2014. footage filmed nearby shows a fireball and huge plumes of dark smoke rising into the sky near the saki air base. the russian defence ministry said munitions had exploded in a store and denied that the airfield had come under attack. police in new mexico say they have detained the main suspect in the killings of four muslim men in the state's biggest city, albuquerque. the suspect was the driver of a vehicle they had tracked down as part of their investigation into the deaths, the latest of which took place on friday. two other men have been killed in the past fortnight, the fourth died last november. in what's thought to be one of the largest ever dog rescue efforts in the us, homes are being sought for 4,000 beagles that had been bred for drug experiments. animal rescue organisations are removing the dogs from a virginia facility that's being closed down for anim

country's presidential election, despite the result having been rejected by the opposition leader, raila odinga uganda and ethiopia said they looked forward to working closely with mr ruto's government. the high court in london has heard how british ministers who supported sending asylum seekers to rwanda were told that its government tortures and kills political opponents. an independent adviser made the warning weeks before the uk tried — and failed — to send a flight carrying migrants to rwanda. the british government has insisted rwanda is safe. in portugal over a thousand firefighters writing a blaze which has been burning for ten days, it was brought under control on sunday before reigniting again. smoke has travelled 400 kilometres to madrid, blanketing the sky of the spanish capital. campaigning is officially underway ahead of 0ctober�*s presidential elections in brazil that will see the right—wing incumbent, jair bolsonaro, take on the left—wing former leader, luiz inacio lula da silva. mr bolsonaro addressed supporters at a rally injuiz de fora, where he was stabbed in the run—up to t

the apparent runner-up, former prime minister raila odinga, has asked the supreme court to challenge results. >> no and void -- by a court of law. in our view, there is neither legally -- amy: on thursday, chris coons met with both presidential candidates, as well as kenya's outgoing president. he said he urged kenyatta to support a "peaceful transition of power." kenyatta has not y comment publicly. on wednesday, the apparent president-elect william ruto said he plans to move forward on forming a new government. >> i want to say that this afternoon to ask all of us to learn from the people of kenya who have settled on the issues. they want us to deliver on the commitment that we gave the people of kenya. and i want to say to this team that we do not have the luxury of time to waste. amy: we go now to nairobi to speak with the kenyan writer and analyst nanjala nyabola. her new piece in the nation is headlined "the kenyan kakistocracy: what are we supposed to do when the electoral system consistently yields terrible candidates?" nyabola is also the author of the book "digital democrac

growing political crisis in kenya as the losing candidate in the presidential election, raila odinga,he'll challenge william ruto's victory result. i request by the court of law. # give me a sign # hit me baby one more time tributes to the former uk pop idol contestant and theatre star, darius danesh, who has died at the age of 41. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the presidential signature was the final touch forjoe biden to enable the biggest ever investment to fight climate change in the us. the bill, known as the inflation reduction act, includes more than $400 billion of new spending. it is overwhelmingly about greener energy, as well as carbon capture and some incentives for fossil fuel companies in the shape of new drilling opportunities. and it also contains reforms to the price of prescription drugs and introduces a minimum 15% tax for corporations. mr biden said it was one of the most significant laws in america's history. ahead of signing the bill, this is what he had to say on its importance for tackling climate change. this bill is the bigges

with just over a quarter of the ballots tallied, the veteran opposition leader, raila odinga, has 54%, the current deputy president william ruto. earlier, we heard from elvis ondieki, a reporter at the daily nation newspaper based in nairobi. he began by updating us on where we are with the vote count. so far, they have counted 96. kenya works with 291 constituencies. each of those contributes to the presidential tally, and for this to be an official result, all the results that were posted in the polling station have to be taken to nairobi. the physicalform has to be compared with the form that was sent on election day electronically. and once the process has satisfied that the headquarter is the form is sent, it is verified. so it's been painfully slow, especially in other parts of kenya, the forms keep coming one by one by the officers who are bringing them, so the process is going slowly and we hope to have our results in the next two or three days. kenyans have this sort of when there is a transfer of power, they have been waiting all over social media because the results keep ch

ruto has been declared the winner of kenya's presidential election by a razor thin margin against raila odingaaos erupted shortly before the announcement. global news, 24 hours a day on air and on quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am vonnie quinn, this is bloomberg. >> findings are coming in, showing how tough money managers are positioned as stocks enter the bear market. we have the highlight. what caught your eye? >> a number of significant investors have been bringing down their risks. they are reducing exposure to the stock market and we have seen that across a number of significant investors. we see that from endowments which liquidated a six minute long position and only holds basically to the etf's in the long side. what we are seeing is from those hedge is that he exited almost all of his long positions only added one new one. and they really brought on their equity exposure a great deal. >> was there any sector of the market that was a popular by? -- buy? maverick, lone pine. all of these were buying up stakes in this tech gian

kenyans are eagerly waiting to find out if the next leader is the former prime minister, raila odinga. police in new mexico have arrested a primary suspect in the killings of four muslim men. muhammad syed was held on monday and is charged with the murders of two of the men. police say they are working with investigators to charge the afghan with the other two deaths. a grand jury in the us state of mississippi has chosen not to indict a white woman whose accusations of assault against a 14—year—old black boy led to his brutal murder nearly 70 years ago. the lynching of the teenager, emmett till, galvanised the civil rights movement in the united states in the 19505. in what's thought to be one of the largest ever dog rescue efforts in the us, homes are being sought for 4,000 beagles that had been bred for drug experiments. animal rescue organisations are removing the dogs from a virginia facility that's being closed down for animal welfare violations. marine experts have launched an operation to rescue an ailing beluga whale which swam up the seine river in france. the four—metre wha

nearly a week of counting, the authorities announced on monday that mr ruto had defeated his rival, raila odingaection commission's members have rejected the result, saying the proper processes weren't followed. a group of american journalists and lawyers are suing the cia, saying it spied on them when they visited the wikileaks founder, julian assange. he was staying in ecuador�*s embassy in london at the time. the cia has declined to comment. prosecutors have described the manchester city footballer, benjamin mendy, as a predator, on the opening day of his trial for alleged rape. the 28—year—old and his friend, louis saha matturie, are accused of attacking seven women. they deny all the charges against them. people in the uk aged over 50, and the clinically vulnerable, will be the first to receive a new vaccine which protects against the original strain of coronavirus and the now—dominant omicron variant. it will be offered as an autumn booster in the uk — the first country in the world to approve it. we can now speak to drjohn swartzberg, who's a clinical professor emeritus at uc berkeley sch

he gotjust over 50% of the vote, narrowly beating his rival raila odinga. to block the head of the election commission from speaking. at the european championships this evening scotland's eilish mccolgan took the silver medal in the women's 10,000 metres to add to her commonwealth games gold. nesta mcgregor�*s in munich for us. what a finale today one of the athletics, the seats are empty right now but a few minutes ago the noise was deafening. no repeat of that triumph from just 12 days ago but ailish mccolgan gave it everything she had. a last—minute pep talk, maybe even a reminder to self of the prize that lies ahead. an expert at dictating the pace, early on it was ailish mccolgan who looked in the drivers seat. we ailish mccolgan who looked in the drivers seat-— drivers seat. we are approaching half wa drivers seat. we are approaching halfway and _ drivers seat. we are approaching half way and ailish _ drivers seat. we are approaching half way and ailish mccolgan - drivers seat. we are approaching half way and ailish mccolgan is l half way and ailish m

declared the winner of last week's presidential election, narrowly beating the opposition leader raila odingathere were chotic scenes ahead of the announcement after scuffles broke out. and world leaders have been meeting to try to protect the world's oceans from exploitation. a treaty would put 30% of oceans into conservation areas by the end of the decade. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster penny smith and the former trade minister, lord digbyjones. here lord digbyjones. are the front pages for you at home here are the front pages for you at home if you havejustjoined us. the i says 25 million people will be offered the new dual strain covid jab this autumn. it has just been given regulatory approval for use it has just been given regulatory approvalfor use in it has just been given regulatory approval for use in the it has just been given regulatory approvalfor use in the uk, made by the us manufacturer moderna. the times is leading with the same story as the i and says over 50s will be called for the new vaccine

meanwhile, supporters of ruto's opponent, raila odinga, protested.d tear gas as crowds burned tires in the streets. iran is denying any role in the stabbing of writer salman rushdie last week. the islamic republic had called for his death in 1989 over his novel, "the satanic verses." today, a foreign ministry spokesman suggested the author has only himself to blame for friday's attack. mr. kanaani: salman rushdie exposed himself to popular anger and fury through insulting the sacred of islam and trespassing red lines of over 1.5 billion muslims. we don't see any other parties who should be blamed or condemned, except for rushdie himself and his supporters. stephanie: the u.s. state department called iran's claim "despicable." rushdie remains hospitalized in western new york state. a court in myanmar convicted ousted leader aung san suu kyi of new corruption charges today. that tacked on 6 more years to her earlier prison sentence of 11 years. suu kyi has been detained since the military overthrew her elected government in february last year. there's

a deepening political crisis in kenya — opposition leader raila odinga rejects the declaration naming

kenya's opposition leader raila odinga has rejected the outcome of the presidential election which saw him narrowly lose to william ruto. mr odinga urged people to stay calm but called the result illegal and has suggested he'd go to court. ukraine has suggested it used special forces to carry out an attack on an ammunition depot in russian—occupied crimea on tuesday. moscow has blamed the explosion on "sabotage". an emergency has been declared in the north of the peninsula. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me again, the author and journalist rachel shabi. and we are hoping to bejoined shortly annabel denham, who's the director of communications from the free—market think tank the institute of economic affairs. we arejust we are just having a few technical problems bring back the connection. let me update you on the front pages, starting with the ft. it leads on today's wage figures deepening the cost of living pain for households across the uk. "ryanair to the rescue" is the metro's splash, after the airline promised hundreds of