that's the scene at tokyo's narita airport.e error on the world news. ——as soon as we get here on bbc world news. an sharp rise in violence by insurgents has left the western backed government of afghanistan fighting to survive. it said thousands of people in lashkar gah have been displaced. the un also highlighted concerns about peoples' homes being occupied by fighters. in another incident, the afghan defence minister survived an armed attack on his home in kabul. let's get the latest from our chief international correspondent lyse doucet who is in kabul. a senior military source said to me, the skies are clear tonight, in other words now is the time to unleash an operation to clear the telephone from the capital lashkar gah in a campaign led bya lashkar gah in a campaign led by a ferocious bombing by afghan forces, still backed up by us air power as well as drones and that is why the commanding officer in helmand, the british educated general urged residents to date to leave the city but these are terrifying times for the re

k rystsi na krystsina tsimanouskaya is at tokyo airport about to fly to poland after being offered a humanitarian visa. the 24—year—old sprinter says she fears for her safety after refusing to board a flight to belarus. she claims she was forced to go home after criticising coaches. president biden says the democratic govenor of the state of new york andrew cuomo should resign after an investigation found he had sexually harassed women while in office. the five—month enquiry described a toxic workplace where people were too scared to complain. the afghan defence minister has survived an attack on his home in the capital kabul. he was away when a man fired shots and fought their way into the house. now on bbc news, zeinab badawi talks to two of the biggest names in opera today. i've been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you so i'm on a mission to tell you about some of the names in opera who are making it fit for the future. superstar cecilia bartoli is the italian mezzo soprano who originally wanted to be a flamenco dancer. and peruvian born tenor juan die

stories: the olympic sprinter who refused to go home to belarus fearing for her safety arrives at tokyo airport to fly to warsaw. krystsina tsimanouskaya's flight�*s set to take off in 20 minutes — she was offered a humantarian visa by poland. she is notifying elsewhere. piling on the pressure, president biden urges andrew cuomo to resign as governor of new york after an investigation found he'd sexually harassed women while in office. afghanistan's defence minister survives a suicide bomb and gun attack on his home in kabul, as the taliban's insurgency continues. countries across europe send help to turkey as wildfires enter a second week closing in on some tourist hotspots. welcome to the programme. the belarusian sprinter who refused orders to fly home early from the olympics has left japan within the last hour. she was meant to fly to warsaw but she has been seen flying to vienna. officials from belarus had tried to send krystsina tsimanouskaya home after she complained about the events the committee had entered herfor. ina in a moment we will get the latest, but for now our correspondent h

and more olympic drama at tokyo airport as a belarusian athlete claims officials from her country triedo forcibly repatriate her. the uk has accused iran of being behind an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of oman in which a british national was killed. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab, like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. now on bbc news, it's time for click. it is the land of fire and ice. where the earth is literally splitting apart. this is iceland, home to so much amazing scenery, created by the superheated rock that lurks just below the surface. as recently as march this year, a new volcano�*s been erupting and attracting tourists and scientists alike to watch and learn as it rewrites the geography once again. and, later in the programme, we will be there to see how — as long as you're careful — volcanoes and drones can mix. now, iceland is putting all of this heat to good use. it drives the geothermal power stations which provide clean, cheap electricity, and that means that now, nearly half of all of the cars he

christina schumann of sky, who's seen at tokyo airport on sunday and was asking japanese police officers to help her. she told a journalist that she was taken there against her will often making a public complaint about her coaches. mister, i'm asking the international olympic committee for help, there's pressure against me and they're trying to get me out of the country without my permission. so i'm asking the i o. c to get involved in this. well now to me, in my 6 months off to seizing power and to the military, ginger is naming itself a can take a government. the lead a mean on lie will become prime minister, is promised to lift the state of emergency by late 2023 and hold. multiparty elections. protest isn't me, and mar, continuing that calls for the military to stay out of politics. the us is saying it's now confident that iran was behind an attack last week on an israeli managed tanker off the coast of amman. but ron continues to deny any role in the strike on the m. v. mass a tank of st. timeko which kill 2 people. the u. k. government has also condemned the attack. millions of am

next, ms tsimanouskaya was spotted at tokyo's hamada airport about to board a flight to istanbul.t's very clear she didn't want to go. the belarusian team says that claim is nonsense, that she was being sent home because of her emotional and psychological state. but the polish government has decided to believe her story and to offer refuge. what's going on here in tokyo has very much the whiff of history about it because back in the days of the cold war, olympic defections were a regular event. the last one i could find was in los angeles in 1984. now we have someone defecting from belarus, a country that's been described as the last dictatorship in europe and she's going to poland, a country that was once part of the soviet bloc and is now very much the opposite. last year, belarus was rocked by huge protests demanding an end to the 27—year rule of alexander lukashenko. poland was a vocal supporter of these protests, and it's clear today's offer of refuge to ms tsimanouskaya fits in with warsaw's support for the opposition. "every person who cannot return to belarus for political

she has now arrived at narita airport, tokyo.light to warsaw in just over one hour. in poland she has been granted a humanitarian visa and she can choose to continue her training as an athlete according to the government there. this all started last week when she complained about being asked to participate in a competition and last—minute. she criticised the coach before she was then sent to haneda airport before she was attempted to send home. she didn't feel safe, was in police custody or protection, rather, before she was sent to the polish embassy, which is where she left this morning. the ioc has now started its official investigation. the belarus international olympic committee says the reason she was sent home was because of her emotional state, which she denies. she also says that her action wasn't a form of political protest in an interview with the bbc. she said she was just complaining about last—minute changes. mariko, we havejust been showing our audiences live pictures of narita airport right now. as you were saying

ms tsimanouskaya was spotted at tokyo's hamada airport, about to board a flight to istanbul.nt to go. the belarusian team says that claim is nonsense, that she was being sent home because of her emotional and psychological state. but the polish government has decided to believe her story and to offer refuge. what's going on here in tokyo has very much the whiff of history about it because back in the days of the cold war, olympic defections were a regular event. the last one i could find was in los angeles in 1984. now we have someone defecting from belarus, a country that's been described as the last dictatorship in europe and she's going to poland, a country that was once part of the soviet bloc and is now very much the opposite. last year, belarus was rocked by huge protests demanding an end to the 27—year rule of alexander lukashenko. poland was a vocal supporter of these protests and it's clear today's offer of refuge to ms tsimanouskaya fits in with warsaw's support for the opposition. every person who cannot return to belarus for political reasons and wants to come to

she says she was forced to go to tokyo's airport where she asks japanese police to help her seek asylum i'm asking the international olympic committee for help. they're trying to get me out of the country. i'm asking the ioc to get involved. reporter: the ioc did intervene. >> i spoke to the belarus athlete directly last night. she was with the airport authorities and was accompanied by a staff member. she assured us that she feels safe and secure. reporter:reporter: the problem began after the athlete was drafted into the race, after her team members were ruled ineligible. the belarus national olympic committee has not followed protocol in its drug testing, but her head coach and some team members say she left the competition because she suffered from mental health issues. >> she sipped -- stood out for her behavior. we have known her for a long time. we have a young team who worked very hard. we are getting some signals that something was happening. >> we have seen her anxiety, something was bothering her. in the beginning of the games, she was keeping quiet. then there were actions t

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on sunday on the eve of the competition, she was forcibly taken to tokyo airport by members of the belarusianlympic committee. in a video posted to instagram, she called for help. >> they are putting pressure on me. they're trying to get me out of the country without my consent. i'm asking the ioc to interven >> several european countries are said to be gearing up to offer her asylum. she fears her outburst will be seen as criticism of resident lukashenko's administration could wind her up in jail, fearing the same, her husband has already taken refuge in ukraine after which he hopes to join his wife in poland. >> southern european countries continue to battle wildfires amid a dangerous heatwave fueled by hot winds pushing north of africa. dozens of villages have been big -- have been evacuated from tourist hotspots in southern turkey. blazes also hitting greece, italy and spain. >> apocalyptic scenes in turkey as wildfires continue to sweep the country. dozens of homes have been destroyed and five villages evacuated as temperatures have soared past 40 degrees celsius. in one province, reside

a large crowd poured into tokyo's airport yesterday, japan did take extra measures for their safety, finishing all baggage check-ins at the olympic village instead to avoid congestion. >>> some vta workers are still not ready to return to work following last may's deadly shooting, how some feel pressured to do so and how the vta is responding. >>> you can fight a mistaken medical bill and win. we'll he show you how, next. >>> and i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. hot weather today. look at brentwood. starting with 60s, but by the afternoon tomorrow, more upper 90s. we'll take a look at what's ahead, humidity, monsoonal moisture in about ten minutes. - i'm norm. - i'm szasz. [norm] and we live in columbia, missouri. we do consulting, but we also write. [szasz] we take care of ourselves constantly; it's important. we walk three to five times a week, a couple miles at a time. - we've both been taking prevagen for a little more than 11 years now. after about 30 days of taking it, we noticed clarity that we didn't notice before. - it's still helping me. i still notice a difference. pr

honest darting blocks later today but says she was forced to pack before being taken to the airport in tokyoer will. translation: i asked the international olympic committee for help. i was put under pressure and they are trying to forcibly take me out of the country without my consent. i asked the ioc to intervene. consent. i asked the ioc to intervene-— intervene. krystsina tsimanouskaya - intervene. krystsina tsimanouskaya was| intervene. krystsina - tsimanouskaya was due to compete in the women's 200 metres on monday but had complained on social media about being entered into another race at short notice. she claims on sunday officials came to her room and gave her one hour to pack her bags before being escorted to tokyo's airport. on the way to the terminal she contacted the belarusian sports solidarity foundation, a group that supports athletes jailed or sidelined for their political views. translation: this whole situation began _ views. translation: this whole situation began when _ situation began when pro—government propaganda started a negative campaign against her. the campaign w

top stories: 0lympic sprinter krystina simanovskaya who refused to go home to belarus arrives at tokyo airportnutes — she was offered a humantarian visa by poland. piling on the pressure. president biden urges andrew cuomo to resign as governor of new york after an investigation found he'd sexually harassed women while in office. the afghan defence minister survived an attack on his home as the taliban insurgency in kabul continues.

timanovskaya s spotted at a tokyo airport about to board a flight to istanbul.is very clear she didn't want to go. the belarusian team says that claim is nonsense, that she was being sent home because of her emotional and psychological state. the polish government has decided to believe her story and to offer refuge. what's going on here in tokyo has very much the whiff of history about it, because back in the days of the cold war, olympic defections were a regular event. last one i can find was in los angeles in 1984. now we have someone defecting from belarus, a country described as the last dictatorship in europe, and she is going to poland,a country that was once part of the soviet bloc and is now very much the opposite. last year, belarus was rocked by huge protests demanding an end to the 27-year rule of alexander lukashenko. poland was a vocal supporter of these protests, and it is clear that today's offer of refuge to timanovskaya, fits in with warsaw's support of the opposition. "every person who cannot return to belarus for political reasons who wants

she sought help from police at tokyo airport on saturday as belarusian officials tried to force her onto a plane home, after she criticised the team's coaches on social media. the american gymnast simone biles is to compete in the beam final, after pulling out of previous events at tokyo 2020, which will be her final chance of an individual medal. a total of 26 medals are up for grabs on day eleven of the olympics. there are fears the taliban are on the verge of taking control of lashkar gar — the capital of helmand province in afghanistan. us planes are continuing to attack their positions. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says he's seen deeply disturbing reports of taliban atrocities. the latest research of a football players developing dementia has found those playing defence who tend to head the ball most often are more than five times more likely than the general population to develop a neuro degenerative disease. leading scientists say that footballs should hold health warnings. our editor reports. how safe is heading? questions and concerns are growing. a new study funde

she sought help from police at tokyo airport on saturday as belarusian officials tried to force her onto a plane home, after she criticised the team's coaches on social media. the american gymnast simone biles will compete in the beam final, after pulling out of previous events at tokyo 2020. it'll be herfinal chance of an individual medal. a total of 26 medals are up for grabs on day 11 of the games. there are fears the taliban are on the verge of taking control of lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province in afghanistan. us planes are continuing to attack their positions. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says he's seen deeply disturbing reports of taliban atrocities. the latest research on the risks of football players developing dementia has found that those who play in defence, and tend to head the ball most often, are five times more likely than the general population to develop a neuro—degenerative disease. hugh pym reports. how safe is heading? questions and concerns are growing. a new study funded by the football authorities in england has highlighted risks linked to

she sought help from police at tokyo airport on saturday as belarusian officials tried to force her onto a plane home, after she criticised the team's coaches on social media. wildfires in turkey have killed eight people and destroyed large swathes of forest in the southwest. the european union has sent assistance and several other countries have sent fire—fighting aircraft to help. the afghan president has blamed the abrupt withdrawal of us troops for the deteriorating security situation. it's as a taliban offensive threatens three cities. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rachel cunliffe, deputy online editor of the new statesman, and kieran andrews, political editor of the times scotland. tomorrow's front pages. let's kick off at the metro. it leads with the changes to the nhs test and trace app, which will cut down the number of people it pings as a result of contact with someone who's tested positive for covid. the financial times has a picture of a woman meeting her baby grand—daughterfor the first time at heathrow airp

that's right, the athletes from whichever country arriving in tokyo airport into the olympic village,enues, competition venues, and then within 48 hours, home, the olympic village became the only space they could congregate during the games and we found within the australian team, a great ethos, and it was reflected in the teams across the world. representing other parts of the world. you saw it in the marathon yesterday. the first, second and third embraced each other after the race, we saw it in a lot of other events during the games. reuniting humanity which was great. do you pick through that and start thinking about how that might impact 2032, the brisbane games. i appreciate that it's not entirely your job but it's your patch, it's going to be your manor and you have a long wait, 11 years to prepare. a lot of thinking as to how you might be different, more creative. it is, it's a once in a generation opportunity, australia, queensland, brisbane have been heavily gifted, the ten year runway, into the games, there's the winter and summer games in that period, international events,

and more olympic drama at tokyo airport — as a belarusian athlete claims officials from her country triede her. the uk has accused iran of being behind an attack on an oil to forcibly repatriate her. the uk has accused iran of being behind an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of oman in which a british national was killed. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab — like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. now on bbc news, christa larwood looks back on some favourite travel show adventures in new york — a city where it seems everyone has a story to tell. this week — some of our favourite memories of new york city. from historical landmarks... i think it's what we needed to do to create a real movement, to create real equality. ..to hidden treasures... this view is incredible! ..where creativity is everywhere... somebody has to preserve a record of what we have. it's worth it. ..and everyone�*s got a story to tell. i'm a traveljournalist and a little while ago, i was injapan. hello and welcome to the programme, coming to you this week o

the tokyo airports tok functional. the intercontinental airport -- please. mike: what criteria did they use? hotdogs. they are an institution. pier 39, it is hazy sunshine, warmer afternoon. mild temperatures inland. above average highs to start the weekend. high pressure developing the pacific northwest. they will have record heat. almost near all-time records. we could see a touch of it right now. right around 90. most of us in the mid to upper 70's. mid to upper 60's along the coast. 50's. san jose, 60 one 60 one 60 not as cool asis morning. tomorrow, highs could reach 105. mid 90's to 100. we have 78 today, low 80's first sunday. mid to upper 60's along the coast. everybody is a little above average. kumasi: tornadoes reported all over illinois. new video showing the damage. reggie: prince andrew sood. the lawsuit shedding detail on his denied link to jeffrey epstein. kumasi: drama that happened with the final rose on the bachelor. reggie: good morning america coming up at 7:00. kumasi: a look at what is ahead. >> we have lots coming up. the latest on th

and more olympic drama at tokyo airport, as a belarusian athlete claims officials from her country tried to forcibly repatriate her. the uk has accused iran of being behind an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of oman in which a british national was killed. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab, like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. and coming up at 7.30, click investigates how electric vehicle charging points can be targeted by hackers. good evening. it's been another triumphant day for team gb at the olympics. a spectacular display from charlotte worthington, saw her take gold in the women's bmx freestyle. while the gymnast, max whitlock, successfully defended his olympic title, winning gold on the pommel horse. and, the swimmer duncan scott made history, winning a fourth medal at the games, a record for any british athlete. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, has all the very latest, from tokyo. a warning her report contains flashing images. commentator: now it is the turn of charlotte worthington. - they say "go big or

she sought help from police at tokyo airport on saturday as belarusian officials tried to force her onto a plane home, after she criticised the team's coaches on social media. the american gymnast simone biles will compete in the beam final, after pulling out of previous events at tokyo 2020. it'll be herfinal chance of an individual medal. a total of 26 medals are up for grabs on day eleven of the games. palestinian families facing eviction from their homes in a neighbourhood in eastjerusalem say they will reject a suggestion by the supreme court of israel that they rent their properties from a jewish settler organisation. they were appealing against a lower court ruling and demand recognition of their rights to the properties. now on bbc news, hardtalk�*s zeinab badawi is in barbados to speak to sir hilary beckles who chairs a commission seeking justice and reparations for the descendants of enslaved africans. welcome to hardtalk with me zeinab badawi, coming to you from barbados. i'm on an historic sugar plantation where enslaved africans toiled in backbreaking labour during three cen

from all the athletes from almostj all the athletes from almost every country, arrived from tokyo airportithin 48 hours. the village became the only space they could congregate during the games and we felt that built a great team ethos with the australian team and i think that was also reflected in olympic teams across the world, representing other parts of the world as well. you saw in the marathon. the first, second and third embraced each other after the race. we saw it in a lot of other events during the course of the games. it was great. [30 of the games. it was great. do ou ick of the games. it was great. do you pick through that and start thinking about how that might impact 2032, the brisbane games? i appreciate that is not entirely yourjob games? i appreciate that is not entirely your job that games? i appreciate that is not entirely yourjob that it is obviously, it is your patch, it will be your manner and you have a long way, 11 years to prepare for this. a lot of thinking as to how you might be different, more creative? taste different, more creative? we actually think _ diffe

sprinter who refused to go home to belarus, fearing for her safety, boards a flight to austria at tokyo airport. ——to vienna. piling on the pressure — president biden urges andrew cuomo to resign as governor of new york after an investigation found he'd sexually harassed women while in office. afghanistan's defence minister survives a suicide bomb and gun attack on his home in kabul as the taliban's insurgency continues. countries across europe send help to turkey as wildfires enter a second week closing in on some tourist hotspots. iam i am live in tokyo and day 12 is under way and we have had another world record on the track, as american sydney mclaughlin wins gold in the 400 metres hurdles. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the belarusian sprinter who refused orders to fly home early from the olympics is about to leave japan. she was meant to fly to warsaw, but has been seen boarding a flight to vienna. officials from belarus had tried to send kristina simanovskaya home after she complained about the events the committee had entered herfor. in a moment we'll get

vrbo >>> an olympic sprinter from belarus is currently at the police station at the tokyo airport.ublicly complaining about it, she said she's been ordered to return home against her will. listen. >> translator: i asked the international olympic committee for help. i was put under pressure and they are trying to forcibly take me out of the country without my concept. i asked the international olympic committee to interteen. >> selena wang is following these developments. what are you learning, salena. >> reporter: we've been waiting outside the police station at the airport for hours now. waiting for her to exit. she's a belarus sprinter due to compete on monday at the 200 meter race. we learned sunday at about 3:00 p.m. local time, the representatives from the national team went to the olympic village, asked her to pack up her belongings and go back to belarus. we learned that when she got to the airport she approached a japanese police person and asked to seek political aasylum. she's asked to seek asylum in jeremy or poland. she asked the ioc to stop her from being forcibly take

a sprinter from belarus is in limbo at a tokyo airport.st her will. what is the latest on this? >> reporter: it is a really interesting story. because the reason why belarus says they told her to pack her bags and go home and yanked her from the event she was supposed to compete in is because they say she threw an absolute tantrum when she was reassigned from the 200 meter to the 4 x 400 meter relay that she hadn't been practicing for. olympians are training for months and years to get to the fitness for their specific event. she was angry because she said the belarus committee was so disordinary, they didn't have enough covid tests for some of the member so they didn't make it on the trip and they tried throw her on that event and she got really pissed. now she says she's being sent back home. listen to what she said. >> translator: i asked the international olympic committee for help. i was put under pressure and they are trying to forcibly take me out of the country without my conent is. i asked the international olympic committee to in

she sought help from police at tokyo airport on saturday as belarusian officials tried to force her onto a plane home, after she criticised the team's coaches on social media. wildfires in turkey have killed eight people and destroyed large swathes of forest in the southwest. the european union has sent assistance and several other countries have sent fire—fighting aircraft to help. the requirement for people to quarantine if they are arriving in the uk from the us and most of the european union has been lifted. but strict rules will still apply for those who've been in france and several other countries. the afghan president has blamed the abrupt withdrawal of us troops for the deteriorating security situation. it's as a taliban offensive threatens three cities. hello. green, green watch, amber, the now cancelled possibility of amber watch and red. if you get a bit lost in the traffic light travel restriction system, tomorrow's papers may help you out. if they can't help, our reviewers probably can. with me are rachel cunliffe, deputy online editor of the new statesman, and kieran andre

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after her family warned it wasn't safe to return, she asked for political asylum while at the tokyo airportr husband humanitarian visas. in belarus, troubling evidence is emerging of what may be a prison camp for political dissidents. it was found deep in the forest. nick paton walsh is live in london with this report. and take us through what you found. >> reporter: the fate of the athlete has shun a shown a harsh light over what is happening for what many say is decades. but these new findings appear to show an extreme harshening of belarusian state preparations to potentially hold political prisoners further down the line and protests may happen in the months ahead. here is what we saw. a chilling sight, not from the last century, but last mornts. a possible prison camp built for political prisoners. cnn obtained this footage of what witnesses said looked like a newly refurbished camp about an hour's drive from minsk. sign saying forbidden entry. a fence electrified they said. surveillance cameras and reflective screens on the windows of newly rebuilt barracks. no prisoners yet. but ther

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she was with the apple store, it is the airport and was time accompanied by a staff member of tokyo 2020. she assured us and has assured us that she feels safe and secure. she spend the night at an airport hotel in a safe and secure environment. the i see in tokyo 2020. we continue the conversations with her. and the japanese will thought is to determine the next step . in the upcoming days, she was upset and had criticize officials within the team because she was also been asked to take part in the 4 by 4 and you're me to re line. she said, that's an event she hadn't practiced for train for us because of the competence of officials back in valerie, she failed to put other athletes through the required anti doping tests prior to the games. that for those athletes hadn't been able to compete moment the limits what the r c can do. but there is somebody from to care 20 with them all with her. also representative from the un refugee agency and in constant contact with her. but the main point is she's not less okay. i just in this country, it is not on her way back to the others. and a lawmak

next, ms tsimanouskaya was spotted at tokyo's hamada airport about to board a flight to istanbul.s very clear she didn't want to go. the belarusian team says that claim is nonsense, that she was being sent home because of her emotional and psychological state. but the polish government has decided to believe her story and to offer refuge. what's going on here in tokyo has very much the whiff of history about it because back in the days of the cold war, olympic defections were a regular event. the last one i can find was in los angeles in 1984. now we have someone defecting from belarus, a country that's been described as the last dictatorship in europe, and she's going to poland, a country that was once part of the soviet bloc and is now very much the opposite. last year, belarus was rocked by huge protests demanding an end to the 27—year rule of alexander lukashenko. poland was a vocal supporter of these protests, and it's clear today's offer of refuge to ms tsimanouskaya fits in with warsaw's support for the opposition. "every person who cannot return to belarus for political re

on the starting blocks later today but that she was forced to pack before being taken to the airport in tokyo against her will. translation: i ask the international - against her will. translation: i ask the international mental i i ask the international mental ——on the committee to help, i was put under pressure and they are trying to forcibly take me out of the country without my consent. i asked the ioc to intervene. consent. i asked the ioc to intervene-— consent. i asked the ioc to intervene. , ., ., intervene. tsimanouskaya was due to compete _ intervene. tsimanouskaya was due to compete in _ intervene. tsimanouskaya was due to compete in the - intervene. tsimanouskaya wasl due to compete in the women's 200 metres on monday but had complained on social media about being entered into another race at short notice. she claims on sunday officials came to her room and gave her one hour to pack her bags before being escorted to tokyo's and either airport. on the way to the terminal, she contracted the television —— belarusian spot solidarity commission, a group who support athletes jailed or

christina jim, and sky i was supposed to run in 20200 meters race on monday, but was seen at the airport in tokyo on sunday, asking japanese police officer for help. she told a john, as she was taken to the airport against her will, after making a public complaint about her coaches. mister, i'm asking the international olympic committee for help. there's pressure against me and they're trying to get me out of the country without my permission. so i'm asking the i o. c to get involved in this. now 6 months off to seizing power and a co me and my military ginger is naming itself can take a government lead a min on lie will become prime minister. he has promised left the state of emergency by late 2023 and hold multi policy elections. but to protest is in need more continuing for the military to get out of politics and the u. i says it's now confident that iran was behind an attack last week on in his writing, manage tanker off the coast of amman. but ron is denied any role in the strike on the m. v must the street can co which kill 2 people. the u. k. government also condemned the attack over the h

the athlete claims she was taken to tokyo sonata airport against her will on sunday, after she publicly criticized her coaches. i feel myself. my brothers are here until the 750. and a lot of people support me here. and my husband, he is already in a road bike, hard to support him today, and he will be here maybe with me. so i just time for support center. thank you very much. peter was based on the japan to win the 1st ever olympic gold medal and karate. 59 year old hands, sanchez beating her japanese wible in solo cut discipline. there are a total of 8th gold medals up for grabs, and tokyo backers of the sport. our consent may not return at you to games or medal winners say, however, they hope their performance is change. the minds of organizes of the parents 2024 games and which is a report from tokyo, karate means empty hands in japanese. it began hundreds of years ago as a form of self defense in a region where weapons were banned. after a decades long campaigned fritz inclusion, the japanese martial arts is making the 1st olympic appearance in tokyo. i believe there's a lot to, to

thursday, killing 2 paypals follow russian track. sprain to christina and tim in a sky has lift tokyo's hernida airport police station. the 24 year old alleged really big team tried to force her to return home. she was taken to the airport against her will, but refuse to get on a plane. thousands of brazilians have been rallying in several cities in support of president j. both in ira backing his proposal for ballot papers to replace the electronic voting. the next election. more than 600 people have been arrested in berlin after anti lockdown project turned violent. authorities did not approve the demonstration, citing rising pover 19 cases, but 1000 to find the ban. german intelligence are investigating links to right when extremism. those are the headlines. i'm emily angland state shoot for talk to al jazeera after a one year delay the tokyo olympics finally did. despite growing opposition and spiraling cost, thousands of athletes, a convincing and empty stadiums. amid the corona virus and demick algae here it will be inside the olympic bubble. bringing you the latest from again, right, no other. th

this is the scene live at narita airport in tokyo.e pictures we understand of the fact that the belarusian sprinter krystina timanovskaya left the polish embassy early. she is going to come onto the polish embassy in tokyo after she sought protection after refusing her team's orders to return home. we will bring you the latest on that story as and when we get it. time to concentrate on what's been happening in the sport at the games. live to tokyo and sarah mulkerrins. sarah, talk us through the emotional return to competition of simone biles. yes, everybody was waiting for that moment after it simone biles confirmed that she would take part in the being final. that was on last night here in tokyo, and we know everything that she has talked about over the last week about mental health issues and also struggling with what we call the twisties in the sport of gymnastics. but she was able to feel comfortable enough to take part in this being final, and she was able to walk away with a metal, a bronze medalfor simone biles. she said after

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seeking asylum, but she's not on a plane at the moment. far as we understand, she still at an 8 airport in tokyo. also, i still waiting for an official statement from the international olympic committee . thousands are taking part in the pros. adult sonata rally in brazil, rio does, you know, it's in support to the far right president's proposal to replace the electronic voting system with paper balance both and auto says it's necessary to avoid voter fraud in next year's election. well, let's come over to cope a cup on a beach. that's where monica, you know, you have is lifeless in rio de janeiro. why it looks fairly quiet behind you at the moment. what's been going on today? yes, we're standing a little bit far away just because of the signal which there are there is a crowd towards my left there. they have been here since the early morning. they are supporting both so not as the idea. 8 of changing the electronic vote for a paper ballot, he says that it's it will make it easier to check if there is fraud. the president also says but has offered. * no proof whatsoever that there was fraud in t