rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.vilians in democratic republic of congo and added he plans to visit the country next year. belgium has also told rwanda to "cease all assistance" to the m23 rebels fighting in drc, after a un probe said the group had massacred hundreds of civilians last month. meanwhile amid the fighting in in north kivu province, refugees are fleeing to makeshift camps, and disease is spreading due to lack of shelter and sanitation. ika ba koyi reports. this is kichangi in north kivu province, an eastern democratic republic of congo. against its striking natural scenery consisting of forests, hills and mountains are arbitrary executions, hungerand and mountains are arbitrary executions, hunger and disease. a recent investigation by the un found thatjust last month, the 23 rebels massacred over 100 civilians here, and committed to dozen rapes. the rebels resumed fighting in the drc late 2021, after being in active for years. it has been defending, it says, the interests of ethnic tutsis are living in d

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.5 members and their aristocrat leader were arrested in coordinated raids by anti—terror police. they're accused of plotting to storm the german parliament and overthrow the government. they're part of a growing number of people in germany who refuse to accept the country's post—war government as legitimate. 0ur berlin correspondent jenny hill went to visit one such group, whose self—declared "independent kingdom" in the east of germany even has its own currency. deep in the german countryside, an invisible border. we're stepping into the self—proclaimed kingdom of germany, and i've come to meet the king. a sign on the door tells us we're now temporarily his subjects. peter i, as he likes to be known, has minted his own currency, made his own laws and recruited around 5,000 citizens. why? translation: the german system is fascism and satanism. _ people who are corrupt, criminal or willing to be used thrive in it, and those with an honest heart who want to change the world for the better

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. this is bbc news.y become the first african team to reach the semifinals. next up for them, the reigning champions france on wednesday. the family of paul whelan have expressed their disappointment at his continued detention in russia, after the white house agreed a prisoner swap deal to free britney griner. three people are known to have died after an explosion at a block of flats on jersey in the channel islands. rescue teams are continuing to search for several people who are still missing, after parts of the building collapsed in the early hours of saturday morning. a warning, this report from our correspondent robert hall contains footage of the explosion. it sounded like a roll of thunder, according to eyewitnesses, a huge explosion in a residential area overlooking st helier�*s harbour. a security camera on a cafe half a mile away captured the blast and the subsequent fire. emergency services were on the scene within a few minutes. they found one three—storey block of flats virtually demolished,

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. crimes in ukraine. ilya yashin told his supporters not to worry about him as he was led away for his 8.5—year sentence. from moscow, here's our russia editor steve rosenberg: handcuffed and locked inside a glass cage as if a dangerous criminal. but ilya yashin is a russian politician, a fierce critic of vladimir putin. he had been put on trial for talking publicly about evidence of russian atrocities in the ukrainian town of bucha. thejudge convicted him of spreading "fake news" about the russian army and sent him to prison for 8.5 years. "don't worry," he told his supporters, "it's ok." shouting. outside the courthouse, "freedom," they shout. but just a tiny few. perhaps this is why. eight years of prison is a lot. some people that murder someone may get less. so it's understandable why not many voices you hear now like yashin�*s one. the trial that has now ended here reflects the growing wave of repression in russia since vladimir putin invaded ukraine. the message from the kremlin

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.s formally challenging democrat katie hobbs�* win. she is asking a court to throw out certified election results from the state's most populous county and either declare her the winner or rerun the governor's election in that county. with the details, here's our north america correspondent david willis. in recent years, arizona has become a crucial swing state. it was a key battleground in last month's midterm elections with some very tight races there. among them, for governor, involving kari lake but there were some issues. there were printing problems at about 70 different polling stations, and that led to long queues for people queueing up to vote, waiting to vote in mind, and kari lake maintain, amongst other things in her 70 page lawsuit, that that led to a lot of republican voters basically giving up because the lines were so long and going home. she maintains that led to them being effectively disenfranchised and she also claims that hundreds of thousands of illegal ballots wer

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.scue teams are continuing to search for several people who are still missing, after parts of the building collapsed in the early hours of saturday morning. it's been confirmed that the fire brigade attended the area a few hours before the blast after some residents had reported smelling gas. kari lake — the defeated republican candidate in arizona governor's race — is formally challenging her loss to democrat katie hobbs. she is asking a court to throw out certified election results from the state's most populous county and either declare her the winner or rerun the governor's election in that county. with the details — here's our north america correspondent david willis: in recent years, arizona has been a crucial swing state, a key battleground in last month's midterm elections with some very tight races there, among them that for governor involving lake, but there were some issues. they were printing problems at about 70 different polling stations that lead to long queues for people

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.ss to democrat katie hobbs. she is asking a court to throw out certified election results from the state's most populous county and either declare her the winner or rerun the governor's election in that county. with the details, here's our north america correspondent david willis: in recent years arizona has become a crucial swing state it was a key battleground in last month's midterm elections with battleground in last month's midterm election ,., , battleground in last month's midterm election , , elections with some very tight races there. elections with some very tight races there- among _ elections with some very tight races there. among them _ elections with some very tight races there. among them for _ elections with some very tight races there. among them for governor i there. among them for governor involving kari lake, but there was some printing problems and polling stations problems that lead to long queues for people queuing up to vote in waiting to vote in line and kari

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. two young men are in the middle of an epic journey, running the length of the great wall of china. fewe people have ever managed to run all 21,000 km of it — that's more than 13,000 miles. as stephen mcdonell reports, it's the equivalent of running a marathon every day for six months. 0n the quietest parts of the great wall, in all conditions, they're running. two young men — half—british, half—chinese — completing a marathon a day along the entire length of this phenomenal structure. we're doing this to fulfil our childhood dream of running the great wall. they've trained for years, to traverse what are actually a series of walls and battlements. it's a gruelling undertaking. doing something like this, something very difficult, builds strength of character. oh, this is a nice bit of the wall, isn't it? check that out. so spectacular. and you've been here a few times... forjimmy and tommy lindesay, they've been linked to the great wall by their family. so we've been coming to the grea

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.she is asking a court to throw out certified election results from the state's most populous county and either declare her the winner or rerun the governor's election in that county. joining me now is the bbc�*s north america correspondent david willis. on what basis is she challenging the results? in on what basis is she challenging the results? . , ., , results? in recent years there arizona has — results? in recent years there arizona has become - results? in recent years there arizona has become a - results? in recent years there arizona has become a crucial| results? in recent years there - arizona has become a crucial swing state, it was a key battleground in the last month was my midterm elections with some very tight races, among that the governor, involving kari lake. but there were some issues, there were printing problems, around 70 different polling stations, and that led to long queues for people queueing up to vote, waiting to vote in line and kari lake maintains, amongst

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.d russia's war in ukraine as �*insane and criminal�*, at the award ceremony in norway. jan rachinsky told the audience that moscow's propaganda sought to twist russian citizens�* memory of their own country�*s past by swapping the concepts of fascism and anti—fascism. this year�*s other laureates are another human rights organisation, ukraine�*s center for civil liberties , and the jailed belarusian rights activist, ales bialiatski. we can hear from we can hearfrom some of we can hear from some of the acceptance speech. taste we can hear from some of the acceptance speech.— acceptance speech. we are particularly — acceptance speech. we are particularly grateful i acceptance speech. we are particularly grateful to i acceptance speech. we are particularly grateful to the | acceptance speech. we are i particularly grateful to the noble committee for sharing this great honour with the ukrainian centre for civil freedoms and with the brave belarus in human rights defender. this decision of

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.f the financial services industry, relaxing some of the safeguards imposed after the 2008 financial crisis. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, says the reforms will cut red tape and boost growth. but critics say his plan risks forgetting the lessons of the past. our business editor simonjack reports. october 1986, the so—called big bang, widespread financial deregulation in the uk, which ushered in an era of buccaneering risk—taking free—wheeling. but in 2008, the wheels spectacularly came off. banks around the world went bust, requiring tens of billions of taxpayer—funded rescues. tough rules to stop that happening again are now being reviewed or binned. the banks have become much healthier financially since 2008. we've put in place a process so that financial issues can be resolved, which we didn't have before. but on that basis, we also want to make sure they can compete with other financial centres, whether it's the united states or asia. among 30 reforms announced today were plans to re

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.e of extinction. —— see cowles. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there has been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating - the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundredsl of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been. gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she is facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: argentina and croatia will meet in the semifinal of the football world cup in doha. both teams pre

let's speak to our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan. hello.rst on how the government there has reacted to protesters gathering? what we are hearing from back at the moment is it is hundreds of thousands who have gathered at a site in bangladesh because my capitalfor this mass anti—government capital for this mass anti—government protests. capitalfor this mass anti—government protests. in capital for this mass anti—government protests. in the days running up to this process, there have been violent clashes between government security forces and supporters of the opposition, bnp. there have been hundreds of arrests, the offices of the bangladesh national party, the party says, has been barricaded and they says, has been barricaded and they say they were raided. the two senior figures in the party were arrested and detained yesterday including the official who is responsible for organising today's the rally. supporters of the opposition accuse the government of stifling free speech, they say what has been happening this week is just the latest ex