rayhan demytrie, bbc news, almaty.anuel lopez obrador has —— "change, we want to change" they sing. the kind of change that these presidential elections are unlikely to bring. rayhan demytrie, bbc news, almaty. in mexico, president andres manuel lopez obrador has promised his government will offer central american migrants seeking asylum in the united states humanitarian aide and opportunities for work. he made the promise at a rally held in the northern mexican border city of tijuana, just south of the us city of san diego. it comes off the back of an 11th hour agreement with washington to avert us trade tarrifs. the two countries say they agreed to reduce the number of migrants crossing the border into america. us president donald trump had threatened to impose trade tariffs if there was no agreement. speaking to his supporters, president lopez obrador said that mexico wanted to work with the us but also warned he wouldn't allow anyone to attack the mexican economy. mr trump has been on twitter, thanking everyone on

rayhan demytrie, bbc news, almaty.e pro—democracy movement in sudan have called for a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience starting on sunday. their call comes after three figures in groups opposing the government, including a politician, were arrested. i've been speaking to dr sara abdeljalil, president of the uk branch of the sudan doctor's union. she explained what the protesters hope to achieve and what the campaign of civil disobedience will entail. what we are calling for is a national complete civil disobedience in all sectors. apart from emergency cover, for example in the medicalfield. saying that, it is becoming difficult to provide that with the invasion of the hospitals, or the fear that travelling to the hospital that you will be attacked. are we talking about strikes? both strikes and civil disobedience. it is very difficult in this situation to strike and go to work and sit there and talk about your rights, you will be subjected to shooting or killing or detention. given what you are describing, and

rayhan demytrie, bbc news, almaty.f the pro—democracy movement in sudan have called for a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience starting on sunday. their call comes after three figures in groups opposing the government, including a politician, were arrested. the bbc‘s africa security correspondent, tomi oladipo, says the arrests come at a key moment in mediation talks: sot well, i think it's more the timing of these arrests. they come just after ethiopian‘s prime minister visited sudan. he was coming in as a mediator to bring together the opposition alliance and the military. when he spoke to both sides, to each side rather, they seemed like they were open to dialogue, although the opposition gave a list of conditions before they would speak. but the military followed that up by ordering these arrests and three opposition leaders arrested in just a matter of hours. so i think that only raises the tension now in sudan. this is a difficult question, i know, but where do you see things thousands of venezuelans have be

rayhan demytrie, bbc news, nur—sultan.south east asia battles to contain the spread of african swine fever. african swine fever is highly contagious and fatal to pigs, although harmless to humans. the disease has been reported in five asian countries since 2018, with experts describing efforts to contain it as a ‘global battle'. here's dr wa ntanee kalpravidh from the united nation's food and agriculture 0rganisation on why the disease is proving so hard to contain. for the african swine fever at the moment, there is no effective vaccine or no effective treatments for the virus. and the virus can be quite stable in heat and acidity. so it can survive quite a long time in the pork products. and if it is not properly decontaminated or is infected. and with these possibilities, it can be spread easily from one country to another. and so this is not that easy to contain. however, they have been employing all the possibilities to have early detection and to have the early response. to do so we would also need the country to mak

rayhan demytri, bbc news, tblisi.g now, where in the past few hours thousands of people have ended their protest outside the police headquarters. plans to introduce a contentious extradition bill had sparked mass demonstrations and the territory's worst political crisis in decades. police have now cleared the area. live now to our correspondent, nick beake. there were thousands yesterday but it looks rather empty now? yes, the final protesters stepped away at about three o'clock in the morning but they had been carrying out their protests from more than 15 hours and, this morning, in the heart of hong kong, you can still see reminders. they have been trying to get rid of the slogans and graffiti. those two words sum up the anger, withdrawal and release. they want this extradition bill to be com pletely this extradition bill to be completely withdrawn, ta ken this extradition bill to be completely withdrawn, taken off the table, so no suspect will be sent to mainland china to face trial. demonstrators want everyone who

rayhan demytrie, bbc news, almaty.enice in italy, trying to get cruise ships out of their city. they're calling for large vessels to be banned from the famous giudecca canal. their protest comes days after a cruise ship crashed into a tourist boat, injuring four people. rahuljoglekar has more. the msc opera lost control and crashed into the pier in venice last week. it injured people and caused damage to property. but in its wake, residents of the lagoon city have been left fuming. they came out onto the street wanting ships like these to be kicked out from their canals. translation: we demand that these liners be immediately banned from venice lagoon. what happened on sunday shows that they are dangerous, they are out of control in case of failure, and they cannot continue to play russian roulette with our homes, our lives and our cities, just to enrich these cruise companies. translation: it is absurd. i believe there is very little to say. if we want to save venice and the lagoon, we shouldn't allow those liners to

from the capital nursultan, the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie has this report. want to express your opinion, this is what happens. even cycling past the area is not safe. that was the scene in the country's largest city of al—masri. and this is the scene in the capital, and assault on. 0rdinary people are walking past the riot police and wondering what is going on. but they not getting the a nswe rs. on. but they not getting the answers. this is a location where most protest took place on the election day stop and the authorities are sending the message that they are ready to tackle any further protests. according to the central election committee, kassym—jomart tokayev received more than 70% of the vote. but international observers say the voting day was marked with violations. there were significant irregularities observed on election day, including ballot stuffing and a disregard of counting procedures, it meant that an honest count could not be guaranteed. shameful elections, reads this placard. we could not have needed this election had a passed through smo

this report is by rayhan demytrie. political transition, kaza khsta n style.sultan nazarbayev, appears with his chosen successor, kassym—jomart tokayev. this snap election comes after the surprise resignation of nursultan nazarbayev in march. the very next day, the parliament voted to rename the capital astana in nursultan nazarbayev‘s honour. for many, this was a step too far. "nursultan is not my city, i have a choice", chants this young kazakh girl in a video that went viral on social media. more protests followed, but dissent is not tolerated in kazakhstan. police dispersed the demonstrations, dozens were arrested. "you can't run away from the truth, #forfairelections", reads this banner, held by two activists at the marathon in april. both gotjailed for 15 days for violating the public assembly law. and this young man was detained for holding a blank sheet of paper. but the government says the freedom of expression exists in kazakhstan. translation: nobody is tightening the screws, nobody is being persecuted or repressed. but the state has to defend its o

the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie is following developments for us from the capital, nur—sultan.e protesters. many have already been arrested and moved to police vans. they're creating this noise to scare people but nevertheless, they're still standing because people are saying they're fed up. for 30 years, they've never seen democratic elections in this country and this time they're saying they will no longer be quiet about the real situation in their country. translation: they spend billions on building palaces but have no money for mothers with many children. there are just a handful of protesters left here in nur—sultan. they are being detained, mishandled by the police and pushed through many numerous of those buses. so far we witnessed dozens of people being detained and the police just warned them through loudspeakers that unsanctioned protests are not allowed. so after this announcement, they're now going and detaining people one by one. but people are saying here that to get permission for peaceful protest is almost impossible in kazakhstan and that they're simply exerci

the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie is following developments for us from the capital, nur—sultan.ted states are rising over ankara's decision to buy russian anti—aircraft missile systems. washington has given its nato ally a deadline to choose between buying russia's s—400 systems or us—made f—35 advanced fighter jets. it argues the russian systems are both incompatible with nato defence systems and pose a security threat and wants turkey to buy its patriot anti—aircraft systems instead. the lawyer representing a woman who alleges brazillian striker the lawyer representing a woman who alleges brazilian striker neymar sexually assaulted her says he is considering withdrawing from the case unless his client can provide further evidence. danilo garcia andrade said he wants to see the contents of a seven—minute video filmed during the second meeting of his client, najila mendes de souza with the footballer at a hotel in paris. rafael nadal has won the french open tennis championship, for the third year in a row. he beat the austrian dominic team in four sets. the 33—year—old is the fi

the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie reports from almati. political transition, kaza khsta n style.n nazarbayev, appears with his chosen successor, kassym—jomart tokayev. this snap election comes after the surprise resignation

the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie sent this report from almaty. political transition, kaza khsta n style. president of 29 years, nursultan nazarbayev, appears with his chosen successor,

rayhan demytri reports from tbilisi.ilisi for the second consecutive day. people are frustrated with their government and with russia. that's because on thursday, at the georgian parliament, a russian lawmaker addressed an assembly of 0rthodox mps while sitting in the chair of the georgian parliament speaker. it was controversial because many georgians consider russia as an enemy state. 11 years ago, the two countries fought a war over south 0ssetia, a georgian breakaway territory which is now under moscow's military control. following the incident with the russian mp, thousands turned out to protest on friday, but it soon turned violent, after demonstrators attempted to storm the parliament building. police used tear gas and rubber bullets in response. 240 people, including 80 policemen and over 30 journalists, were injured. on friday, georgia's governing party announced the resignation of pa rliament‘s speaker. but that didn't stop protesters from gathering again. "no to russia." this phrase has been repeated over and

the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie is following developments for us from the capital, nur—sultan. in to push these protesters. many have already been arrested and moved to police vans. they are creating this noise to scare people. but nevertheless, they are still standing because people are saying that they are fed up. for 30 years, they have never seen democratic elections in this country and this time they are saying they will no longer be quiet about the real situation in their country. translation: they spend billions on building palaces but no money for mothers with children. there are just a handful of protesters left but they are being detained and mishandled by the police and pushed to numerous of those buses. so far we have witnessed dozens of people being detained. the police just warned them through loudspeakers that unsanctioned protests are not allowed. after this announcement, they are now going and detaining people one by one. but people are saying here that, to get permission for a peaceful protest is almost impossible in kazakhstan, and they are simply exercising

joining me now from the capital nur—sultan is our correspondent rayhan demytrie. exit polls saying? the figure shows that kassym—jomart tokayev received more than 70% of the vote and the turnout, according to the central election commission, was 77%. given the protest level that we saw yesterday here in the capital, nur—sultan, and also in the largest city here, there would be a lot of people that would doubt the figures reflect the real situation on the ground. what is likely to change under kassym—jomart tokayev, assuming he gets the job? later today we will have the official numbers from the central election committee and the assessment from the international observers, from the international observers, from the oecd, but once kassym—jomart tokayevis the oecd, but once kassym—jomart tokayev is sworn in as president, it is unlikely that things will change here in kazakhstan because he has been saying all along that he will continue the policies of nursultan nazarbayev. nursultan nazarbayev may no longer be the president but he maintains key powers in kazakhstan

the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie sent this report from almaty. kaza khsta n style. kazakhstan style.ntry's president of 29 years, nursultan nazarbayev, appears with his chosen successoi’. nazarbayev, appears with his chosen successor. the very next day, the parliament voted to rename the capital, astana, in the honour of the prime minister. it is now called nursultan. for many this is a step too far. this young woman chance, nursultan is not my city, i have a choice. more protests followed, but dissent is not tolerated in kazakhstan. police dispersed the celebrations, dozens were arrested. you can't run away from the truth, reads this banner, held by activists at the almaty marathon in december. this young man was detained for holding a blank sheet of paper. the government says the freedom of expression exists in kazakhstan. translation: nobody is being persecuted or oppressed. the state has to defend its own interest. if he wins we will continue the reforms in the country. the youth are unconvinced. i think as people we woke up and realised we had the power to do something and we ne

rayhan demytri is in tbilisi.ple have gathered outside for the second sick consecutive day, the force used by the police on friday morning against the police on friday morning against the demonstrators we are hearing a lot of speeches, a lot of speeches calling for the resignation of the interior minister and early parliamentary elections. there are lots of people who are here to say no to russian occupation, a lot of speeches against russia. georgians are incredibly angered by what happened here in this very building in the parliament building on thursday when a russian mp entered the building and set and the chair of the georgian speaker. sir eltonjohn has been awarded france's highest civilian honour the legion d honneur. the award was presented by president macron at the elysee palace. the 72—year—old musician used the occasion to promote his charity work with the eltonjohn aids foundation. like music, the fight against aids has been my passion for many many yea rs. has been my passion for many many years. and

rayhan demytri reports from tbilisi.students are painting posters and the message is clear. "russia is an occupying country and 20% of my country "is occupied by russia." this is a very common slogan that one would hear in georgia. this is the reference to georgia's two break away territories, south 0ssetia and abkhazia, which are under russian control both militarily and financially. the students who have gathered outside tbilisi state university, they are here to make their voices heard. they are saying this is an anti—russian protest. they also want political changes in the country. they don't want affiliation with any of the existing political parties in the country but because of what happened in tbilisi on thursday and friday morning, the thousands of people gathered outside parliament to protest against visiting russian mps, these students think that now is the moment also to come out and say that they are against russia and what russia is doing to our country. canada has become the first g20 country to ban the im

the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie is in the capital.g used. the also talk about tabulations, problems recounting the ballots, problems with counting the ballots, independently we have been hearing from some young kazakhs who volunteered to work election day, because there were widespread irregularities. so as observers, they couldn't get anywhere close to ballot boxes. earlier today, we spoke to one girl who almost cried saying that all of her friends were taken by the police who are simply kind of playing the roles of observers and they were taken away from the polling stations by the police. and all of this kind of paints the picture that the voting didn't go smoothly and we know it ourselves. because of all the protests that were happening, those also mentioned that this press conference that people can exercise their right to assemble freely, talking about media restrictions and we have been experiencing problems because in order to go live to you, we use mobile networks and there are many streets here where mobile networks just get