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william ruto is kenya's new president but he is taking over the leadership of a country that faces cost crisis and a devastating drought. and the final journey home, queen elizabeth's coffin arrives at buckingham palace. hundreds, thousands are expected to pay their respects when the coffin is moved to westminster hall on wednesday. >> to all of you around the world, welcome. we begin with ukrainian events -- advance against the russians. since the start of this month, they have liberated 6000 square kilometers from russia occupation and it follows a rapid offensive in the northeast of the country. ukraine is claiming significant gains in the southern region of her son. muska has conceded that it has lost some territory but it has dismissed any suggestion that it should go into negotiations with ukraine. instead, it is retaliating with airstrikes and more artillery fire. >> the frontline has shifted farther away but kharkiv is in russia sides. airstrikes hit the city on monday, sparking fires, killing at least one person and cutting power and public services. retaliation for russia's ba

william ruto thanked his supporters and said he would also serve those who did not vote for him. >> we are not enemies, we are canyons. >> my election opens possibilities for all of our children. irrespective of their background, irrespective of where they come from and their financial status. >> meanwhile, his rival has put out a statement saying that we respect the opinion of the court although we very much disagree with the decision today. this judgment is by no means the end of our movement. in fact, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to transform this country. >> william ruto will be sworn in next tuesday according to the constitution. this was their fifth unsuccessful bid to become president. at the age of 77, he said this was his final attempt. >> william ruto won by a margin of less than two percentage points over raila odinga. his biggest task will be to reunite a very divided country. because the german president has asked israeli families for forgiveness for failing to protect the israeli libertine. 11 israeli athletes died after palestinian militants stormed to the comp

laura: can you, the supreme court upholding the narrow victory of william ruto -- kenya , the supreme there upholding the narrow victory of william ruto are the opposition from raila odinga. >> the supreme court was that a. they throughout all the arguments presented by the petitioners on the grounds that they wanted the work to an lte election of william ruto and it was a unanimous position. previously when it was presented before the court it was not as emphatic as today and in fact the language was unusually strong from the judges. they saved some of the evidence resented to them and called it hot-air, red herrings and forgeries, going against the lawyers who swore they had affidavits showing different information and now the opposition leader has reacted, saying that he respected the position but rejects the judgment that was issued today and that he will continue to fight for transparency, accountability, and democracy. he has played a big role in this country and fights for democracy in part in order to challenge the outcomes of the presidential election. this was his fifth atte

in his first speech as president, william ruto promised a new start for the country. the cost of living challenges are related, in our respectful submission, to production. our strategy to bring down the cost of living is predicated on empowering producers. more than 20 heads of state from the region attended the integration ceremony. in order for uganda and kenya, and tanzania and congo, and burundi and rwanda, and south sudan, and the somali regions coming here now, in order for us to catch up with the united states, we need to consult the issue of the original market. well, this behind me is the first military parade in honour of new president william ruto. it's been a celebration that has been marked by military tradition, and also an enthusiastic crowd that cheered throughout. but the hard work begins now. on top of his agenda is a struggling economy that's been battered by the covid—19 pandemic, high cost of living, and unemployment. he also has to grapple with the large public debt, which now stands at $72 billion. president ruto has also often faced accusation

to kenya, where the supreme court has upheld the victory of william ruto in last month's close—run presidential by the opposition leader raila 0dinga. here's our deputy africa editor, anne soy. the message from the kenyan supreme court was emphatic. they threw out all the arguments presented by the petitioners on the nine grounds that they wanted the court to annul the election of william ruto and it was a unanimous decision. previously when petitions are presented before court, they were not as emphatic as they were today and in fact, the language is unusually strong from the judges. they said some of the evidence presented to them by the petitioners was hot air, red herrings and forgeries, and warned them of their lawyers were swearing affidavits that had misleading information and now the opposition leader raila 0dinga has reacted to that. he said that he respect their decision but he vehemently rejects thejudgement decision but he vehemently rejects the judgement that was issued today and he says that he will continue to fight for transparency, accountability and democracy. he has played a

kenya's supreme court has upheld william ruto's win in the last month's presidential election.oughout all the allegations -- presented by his of: -- opponent. they say he will expect the ruling even though he disagrees with it. he fears a repeat of previous violence. >> reporting live for they are. >> judges of kenya's supreme court summarizes the ruling in less than two hours. they dismiss the -- last month's presidential election results. -- he won the election. >> but his opponent disputed the pole. -- over this case was based on the electoral voting system which he said was tampered with. the judges ruled there were no credible evidences of that. >> this is an anonymous could -- position of the courts. the presidential election petitioner 8005 2022 he is dismissed. >> his lawyers say they will respect the position of the court but they do not agree with it. >> we had sufficient time to count out the proper onyx and -- audits and look at the issue through the surveillance which you will notice was avoided in making any comment about those intrusions and invasions of the syst

the electoral commission declared the deputy president william ruto the winner.cked to deduct some of his votes. both kenyan leaders have said they will accept the court's decision. a fire which broke out during the extreme heatwave in california has now destroyed more than 4,000 acres of land and forced the evacuation of thousands of people from their homes. the so—called mill fire began close to the small town of weed. it comes as the power grid operator in california urged consumers to reduce their electricity usage, as demand soared because of the extreme heatwave. tourism has been one of the most affected sectors during the coronavirus pandemic. but many cultural events are finally returning to normal, bringing back some of the pageantry that attracted the tourists in the first place. that's certainly true in the italian city of venice, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. venice always looks pretty spectacular. but it rarely looks much more spectacular than this. a procession of boats filling up the grand canalfor the annual historic regatta. 300 people takin

kenya's supreme court has begun hearing a challenge to the election of william ruto as the country'ss for his rival, the opposition leader raila 0dinga, argue there were problems with the vote count and the electoral process. life 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. tug boats in the suez canal have refloated an oil tanker that briefly ran aground due to a fault with its rudder. the suez canal authority said the affinity had been blocking the same southern stretch where the ever given got stuck for six days in march 2021, causing severe disruption to international trade. 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 t

kenya's supreme court has begun hearing a challenge to the election of william ruto as the country'sr his rival, the opposition leader raila odinga, argue there were problems with the vote count and the electoral process. life 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

this comes after the supreme court upheld the president—elect william ruto's election win, rejectingcansino and has similar ingredients to its injected vaccine. other researchers, including teams in the uk and the us, have been investigating nasal spray vaccines. to the us now, where, in a rare legal victory for donald trump, a court has ordered furtherjudicial oversight of materials taken from his florida home during an fbi search last month. an official called a special master will carry out a review of the documents seized by agents. 0ur north america correspondent, gary 0'donoghue, explains why this development matters. well, if you bear in mind that the former president has really faced a series of legal humiliations, not just the searching of his property at the beginning of august, but the peanuts, boxes being carried off, has belonging being foster over the media —— subpoenas — this is at least some kind of stay for him. there will be a judge appointed by the 9th of september or around the 9th of september who will get to review all the materials taken by the fbi from his hom

william ruto has been sworn in as kenya's new president following last month's election. last week, the kenyan supreme court rejected a challenge from his opponent raila odinga. on tuesday, ruto vowed to confront the climate crisis. >> among the central concerns of my government would be climate change. in our country, women and men, young people, workers, farmers and local communities, suffer the consequences of climate. it is not too late to respond, to tackle this threat we must act urgently to keep global levels below the 1.5 celsius. help those in need and and addiction to fossil fuel. amy: in pakistan, the death toll has topped 1400 from catastrophic flooding that has left a third of the country under water and devastating key agricultural areas. authorities now say it could take six months for the water to recede in some areas. more rain is forecast in some of -- parts of pakistan. authorities are also racing to protect a key power plant north of karachi that provides power to millions of people. patients in makeshift hospital say they are getting sick from a lack

the electoral commission declared the deputy president william ruto the winner.t the court's decision. a fire which broke out during the extreme heatwave in california has now destroyed more than 4000 acres of land and forced the evacuation of thousands of people from their homes. the so—called mill fire began close to the small town of weed. it comes as the power grid operator in california urged consumers to reduce their electricity usage, as demand soared because of the extreme heatwave. now here's a round—up of the sports news. hello there, i'm tolsen tullett and this is your sports news, where we start with football. and manchester united have moved to within three points of premier league leaders arsenal after a 3—1win over them on sunday. new signing antony scored on his debut at old trafford before bukayo saka equalised on the hour mark. a marcus rashford double then sealed the result as erik ten hag's side continue their revival with a fourth successive win after losing their opening two games. it's incredibly dispiriting, we can deal with setbacks, so w

we hear from president-elect william ruto about maintaining stability in his crisis torn corner of theorld. also -- >> there's a very large number of children who still have not been o

well, this behind me is the first military parade in honour of the new president william ruto.corruption. that is the only issue making our country to be down. my hopes — that my country will change and my country will have more money, and the poverty will go away. that is my hope. president ruto has pledged a clean break from the past regime as he begins to implement his pledge to rebuild the country. his first test will be the identity of the people he picks for his cabinet. immanuel igunza, bbc news, nairobi. accou nts accounts of war crimes committed by russian troops are emerging in the liberated areas. accounts of brutality and the killing of civilians by russian troops are emerging in areas liberated by ukrainian forces in recent days in their lightning counter—offensive in the eastern province of kharkiv. in the city of balakliya — which was freed last thursday — the local police station was reportedly used by the russians as a torture and interrogation centre. from there, our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports. well, we are now in territory that was

the supreme court of kenya has unanmiously upheld william ruto's narrow win in the august presidentialn. today's decision ended weeks of uncertainty. opposition candidate raila odinga had alleged the vote was rigged, but the court rejected that claim. odinga's lawyer said his team will abide by the ruling. >> in accordance with the law, we have got to accept this decision, as the law of the land. but i think it is a very ideological decision, i think that a lot of what was said in the judgment, and we will have time when the jument comes out to put out a critique. ruto is expected to be sworn in next week. leaders in chile are pondering a path forward after voters overwhelmingly rejected a new constitution. it would have mandated universal health care, indigenous rights and environmental protections. but, more than 60% of sunday's voters opposed the charter amid criticism that it leaned too far to the left. the old constitution dates from the pinochet dictatorship more than 40 years ago. the israeli military acknowledged today there is quote, a high probability, that an israeli soldier

the new president of cania william ruto has bennett's sworn in in a ceremony in araby stadium packedm across africa also attended. in a speech he pledged to work with all canyons, whoever they voted for. he narrowly won the election, with the opposition challenging the outcome. police in north—west pakistan say five people have been killed and are basked in the first major bombing in a decade in the swat area. it is said that a local leader of the taliban and two police guards are among those dad. ken starr who led to the impeachment of bill clinton in 1988 has died at the age of 76. while investigating clinton's real estate investments, ken starr was told of an affair between bill clinton and monica lewinsky. after repeated denials, clinton admitted to the affair. our correspondent told us more about ken starr. he became a household name when called in as special prosecutor to head that enquiry into a failed real estate deal, the whitewater scandal as it became known in the state of arkansas. in the course of that investigation, ken starr and his team became aware of rumours of an a

the new president of kenya, william ruto, has been sworn in at a ceremony in a nairobi stadium, packedo attended. in a speech, mr ruto pledged to work with all kenyans whoever they voted for. he narrowly won last month's election, beating the veteran politician raila odinga, who challenged the outcome in court. police in north—west pakistan say five people have been killed in a blast — the first major bombing in over a decade in the swat area. they said idrees khan, an influential tribal leader opposed to the pakistani taliban, and two of his police guards were among those dead. ken starr, the us lawyer who led the investigation that resulted in the impeachment of president bill clinton of president bill clinton in 1998, has died at the age of 76. while investigating mr clinton's real estate investments, starr was told of an affair between the president and a white house intern, monica lewinsky. the influential french film director, jean—luc godard, has died at the age of 91. a founder of new wave cinema, godard shot to fame in the 1960s, with film—making characterised, by radical edit

the electoral commission declared the deputy president william ruto the winner.eans have voted to reject a new constitution that would have radically reshaped the south american country. 62% voted against the new text, which would have replaced the constitution drafted by former dictator augusto pinochet in 1980. 0ur south american correspondent katy watson has this report. it was an overwhelming turnout and an overwhelming rejection by chileans of a new constitution bill has been one of the world's most progressive. and it is a crushing defeat for the president, who has thrown all of his efforts into supporting a rewriting of the constitution. sunday's vote happened because of this, widespread protests in 2019 that started over a hike in subway fares but grew to encompass better demands to things like access, health care and pensions. it took everyone by surprise. chilly has long been thought of as one of the region's most prosperous and stable countries but that masked deep inequalities. among protester�*s the man was to rip up the dictator era constitution and

the judgment after the leader rejected the outcome of last month's election, when he lost two william rutoe -- they closed arguments on friday. they are deliberating the judgment. the main issue they have toward them, they have gone -- this afternoon, we will have the supreme court president justice delivered the final verdict. anna: if odinga is successful in this legal action, what would happen? david: if we see a indication as part of the constitution, it means it goes back to the balance within 60 days. more -- in the previous election in 2017, a swift reaction. shilling taking a hit, quite evident within the selection. in the event, given when rejected the results and went to court, we saw supreme action in terms of yields on kenyan bonds going up. anna: we watched the kenyan shilling and yields of kenyan debt. we have seen notification of the election results in the past and can, we have seen tense political situations happen. this has been fairly violence free so far, but what else do we have to see? david: with history, and 2007, the elections have been -- during the campaigns, dur

kenya's new president, william ruto, is attending, his first international trip as president. all of the leaders of foreign countries and all those from the commonwealth of the need, the essential gesture of reconciliation which she embodied. huw: the scene at wellington barracks, the procession now forming up, including the naval ratings, who are ready to draw the gun carriage, and they will be in a short while. and of course we have seen as well the pipes and drums, 200 members of the massed pipes & drums who will be leading the gun carriage for that shortjourney to leading the gun carriage for that short journey to the leading the gun carriage for that shortjourney to the palace of westminster. they will be playing some tunes along the way, traditional ones, often favourites of her majesty. these have been approved by her over the years. these would have been played for her majesty and her guests at windsor castle, holyroodhouse and balmoral, often after dinner when the pipers would entertain. so they are just getting ready to step off, the drum major is smart in their trad