_ considered a shame in the city of tobruk-— of tobruk.ng _ of tobruk. with the country struggling through - of tobruk. with the country struggling through political| struggling through political deadlock, the protesters have specific demands. they want all ruling bodies to give up their powers, and want elections that were originally scheduled for last december to finally be held stop the united nations has said the protests should be a clarion call for the political class to put their differences aside. until that happens, protesters have vowed to step up the pressure. azaday mashiri, bbc news. religious leaders and tribal elders who've been holding a three—day meeting in the afghan capital kabul have called on the international community to recognise the taliban as legitimate rulers of the country, and lift all sanctions. around 3,000 clerics attended the male—only conference. earlier i spoke to husain haqqani, the former ambassador of pakistan to the united states, who now serves as a director for south and central asia at the hudson i

protesters are marching in several cities, but it is here in the eastern city of tobruk that their anger display. despite being an oil—rich country, that wealth has not trickled down to the people. libya has been suffering chronic power cuts and rising prices. and since its ruler, colonel muammar gaddafi, was ousted more than ten years ago, the country has been locked in chaos. but in the light of day, not all people in libya approved of the parliament being torched. translation: yes, these protesters are under- the poverty line, they don't have money and can't have a decent life, not even food. we support them, and support their rights, but not the way they did it. translation: what happened after sunset, the destruction . of libyan buildings and public properties, is considered a shame in the city of tobruk. with the country struggling through political deadlock, the protesters have specific demands. they want all ruling bodies to give up their powers, and want elections that were originally scheduled for last december to finally be held. the un has said the protests should be a clario

follow rallies in most parts of the country on friday, which ended in the parliament building in tobrukeing stormed and then set on fire. the united nations has called for calm in libya. a three—day meeting of religious and tribal leaders in afghanistan has ended with a call on the international community to recognise the taliban government and lift all sanctions on the country. the male—only meeting also declared that any armed resistance against the militants would be considered a rebellion. hundreds of people took part on saturday in a silent vigilfor zara aleena, who was murdered in east london while walking home. the 35—year—old was minutes from her front door when she was attacked in ilford last week. 29—year—old jordan mcsweeney has been charged with her murder. ayshea buks was there. it has been an extraordinary day here. obviously very emotional for the day here. obviously very emotionalfor the family day here. obviously very emotional for the family but they wanted to invite people here, to gants hill in east london in their words to walk the rr home. hundredsjoin them in doin

protesters have stormed libya's parliament in the eastern city of tobruk and have set fire to part ofllies have taken place against rising prices and political deadlock. the head of the unity government said the only solution to the crisis was elections. the world health organization is calling for �*urgent�* action to prevent the spread of monkeypox in europe, saying cases have tripled over the past two weeks. the who doesn't think the outbreak currently constitutes a �*public health emergency of international concern�*, but says it will review its position shortly. germany has signed an agreement with nigeria to return more than a thousand sculptures looted during the colonial era. the first two artefacts were handed over at a ceremony in berlin. they were part of what's known as the benin bronzes, which were looted by british troops in the nineteenth century before being sold off to european museums. google says it'll start automatically deleting tracking data which logs people's visits to abortion clinics, domestic violence shelters, and other potentially sensitive locations. it c

follow rallies in most parts of the country on friday, which ended in the parliament building in tobrukeing stormed and then set on fire. the united nations has called for calm in libya. a three—day meeting of religious and tribal leaders in afghanistan has ended with a call on the international community to recognise the taliban government and lift all sanctions on the country. the male—only meeting also declared that any armed resistance against the militants would be considered a rebellion. now on bbc news, click. this week, we are going green, although other colours of nature are available. oh, i could change the colour of my tree. we discover some highly unusual building materials. it is, in a sense, mould in here. that's the strangest case of rising damp i've ever seen. no, the whole place is made of it. and spencer meet the man behind an icon. this is your baby. but as the ipod is laid to rest for good, we meet the robots built to break down your iphone. and also, cats — big ones. a giant redwood — the largest tree on earth. and this one's been laser—scanned with lidar technology

united nations has called for calm after protesters stormed libya's parliament in the eastern city of tobrukt of the building. the protesters are demanding the dissolution of parliament. the activists say they will continue protesting until the ruling elite steps aside. they want the elections originally scheduled for last december to be held. earlier, i spoke to bbc world service middle east editor, youssef taha, and iasked him why these protests are happebing now. younger libyans now are running out of patience with the political elite who have been fighting each other for so long. they all have been promising holding these elections, which were scheduled for last december, but they have never taken place so far. they all said they support the holding of the elections but that is about it and these youths have had enough of all these vacant promises because libya is one of the richest countries in oil and gas, yet these people are not reaping the rewards of this well. —— the rewards of this wealth. living standards have been falling and they have become so bad now, power cuts last for days

protesters have stormed libya's parliament in the eastern city of tobruk, and have set fire to part ofen place against rising prices and political deadlock. the head of the unity government said the only solution to the crisis was elections. world leaders at a un conference on the oceans have called for the seas to be given greater protection. the un special envoy said that overfishing and the dumping of plastic rubbish was damaging the marine environment. a draft treaty would seek to protect large areas of international waters. germany has signed an agreement with nigeria to return more than 1,000 sculptures looted during the colonial era. the first two artefacts were handed over at a ceremony in berlin. they were part of what's known as the benin bronzes, which were looted by british troops in the 19th century before being sold off to european museums. russia has shown that it's determined to assert control over ukraine's black sea coast. that's despite moscow's decision to withdraw from the much—fought—over snake island earlier this week. kyiv has accused moscow of stealing grain an

follow rallies in most parts of the country on friday, which ended in the parliament building in tobrukeing stormed and then set on fire. the united nations has called for calm in libya. a three—day meeting of religious and tribal leaders in afghanistan has ended with a call on the international community to recognise the taliban government and lift all sanctions on the country. the male—only meeting also declared that any armed resistance against the militants would be considered a rebellion. now on bbc news, the media show. hello, and welcome. this week, we're talking about the return of q. and if that doesn't mean anything to you, don't worry. you'll be hearing a lot more in this programme about one of the world's most notorious conspiracy theories. we're also looking at why bristol's mayor is facing a boycott of his press briefings and what it says about the often fractious relationship between councils and journalists. among our guests on that topic are martin booth, editor of bristol 24—7, and charlotte green, who's a local democracy reporter with the manchester evening news. mart

united nations has called for calm after protesters stormed libya's parliament in the eastern city of tobrukart of the building. the protesters are demanding the dissolution of parliament. the activists say they will continue protesting until the ruling elite steps aside. they want the elections originally scheduled for last december to be held. earlier, i spoke to bbc world service middle east editor, youssef taha, and iasked him why these protests are happening now. younger libyans now are running out of patience i apologise for that technical difficulty. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers passing through heathrow this summer, with more flights set to be cancelled in the coming weeks at the uk's busiest airport. the cuts are expected as the airlines change their schedules ahead of the busy school holiday period. our business reporter, noor nanji, has the story. after big queues at airports this summer, warnings of more disruption, with a new wave of flight cancellations expected to be announced next week. we're now right in the midst of the peak summer travel seaso

protesters have stormed libya's parliament in the eastern city of tobruk and have set fire to part of taken place against rising prices and political deadlock. the head of the unity government said the only solution to the crisis was elections. google says it'll start automatically deleting tracking data logging people's visits to abortion clinics, domestic violence shelters, weight loss clinics, and other potentially sensitive locations. it comes after the supreme court's decision to remove a women's constitutional right to an abortion, and the moves several states have immediately made to outlaw or restrict the procedure. peter bowes joins me now from los angeles. good to see you. what more do we know about what google has said it will do? this we know about what google has said it will do?— said it will do? this is a resnonse _ said it will do? this is a response to _ said it will do? this is a response to the - said it will do? this is a i response to the concerns said it will do? this is a - response to the concerns of many that women who seek an abortion, a legal abortion, out o

follow rallies in most parts of the country on friday, which ended in the parliament building in tobrukeing stormed and then set on fire. the united nations has called for calm in libya. a three—day meeting of religious and tribal leaders in afghanistan has ended with a call on the international community to recognise the taliban government and lift all sanctions on the country. the male—only meeting also declared that any armed resistance against the militants would be considered a rebellion. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, and welcome to the programme, which brings together leading uk commentators with the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. this is our 1937 moment — at least according to general sir patrick sanders, newly appointed head of the british army. his speech this week was a shot across the bows to the politicians attending two national international talking shops — the nato summit in madrid and, before that, the g7 in the bavarian alps. both promised to support ukraine for as long as it takes. genera

follow rallies in most parts of the country on friday, which ended in the parliament building in tobruknded with a call on the international community to recognise the taliban government and lift all sanctions on the country.

on friday, protesters stormed the parliament in tobruk, and set it on fire.rs want the elections, originally scheduled for last december, to be held. the united nations says it is time for libya's leaders to listen to the demands of the country's youth, and put aside their differences. authorities in israel say they've shot down three unarmed hezbollah drones, heading towards a rig in the karish gas field. ownership of the field is disputed between israel and lebanon. the militant group says it launched the drones as part of what it called a reconnaissance mission. a search and rescue operation is under way in the south china sea, for 27 sailors, who went missing, after their cargo ship sank, near the eye of typhoon chaba. officials in hong kong say the vessel snapped in half, some 300 kilometres from the city. rescuers were able to lift three survivors from the water. as the us prepares to celebrates independence day, it hasn't gone unnoticed on social media that in some states, the freedom being celebrated is being taken away from women's reproductive healt