, which would be babis, but if zeman remains incapacitated, his powers would go to the new speaker ofhe czech lower house and they would invariably approve a leader of a new coalition to form a coalition government. at present, that looks like the most likely outcome. babis will still be trying to win over some of these parties. they are saying they will stick together. in any case, with babis headed for the exit door as prime minister and with zeman incapacitated for at least a while, it does feel rather like the end of an era in the czech republic. anchor: tunisia's president revealed a new government monday after more than twoonths without one, however, the nation is still without a parliament and he did not say when he would relinquish his near total control of power. the new cabinet of 24 ministers and a secretary of state has an unprecedented 10 women. also unknown, a timeline of reforms needed for a financi rescue package to avert economic disaer. we got reactiono the appointments from citizens. >> i have hope because she is a woman and i hope she will do better than all of the

but it all depends on what the president milos zeman will do. parliament to form the next government. that will almost certainly be mr babis. but now there are questions about president zeman�*s health — he is unwell, he is sequestered in his presidential retreat — and it's unclearjust what role he will be able to play in the post—election talks. there's been a widespread welcome for the biggest overhaul of the international corporate tax system in decades. one hundred and thirty six countries backed the accord, under which the largest multinationals will pay a minimum tax rate of fifteen per cent. is being heralded as a giant g20 side step towards curbing corporate tax avoidance any digital world. these agreements are clearly a tax revolution, which we needed to — which will lead to less unfairness, more justice and efficiency. which will lead to less unfairness, morejustice and efficiency. 136 more justice and efficiency. 136 nations agreed to a near global minimum tax rate of 15% on a firm's income, to stop them paying less elsewhere, and for

president milos zeman has already said he will only lead a party, not an electoral alliance.nd vegan cheese. you're watching bbc news. time for the weather, we can get the very latest from susan. summer ultimates in china to come today. we started the day with some thicker cloud to the south is the weather front pulled across. through the afternoon, the centre will become increasingly widespread here, but for scotland, quite strong westerly winds ushering in showers across the northern isles, very gusty across the western coast of scotland. light winds in the south and in the sunshine, again, temperatures up to 19 or 20 degrees, so above average for the time of year. but for the start of the new week, we are switching into a more north—westerly air stream, switching into a more north—westerly airstream, so switching into a more north—westerly air stream, so that will usher cooler air in the first thing on monday. chilly at start then we have been used to, nothing especially cold, but temperatures down in sickle figures. early rain pushing into western scotland, but for most o

czech president milos zeman has been rushed into intensive care at a hospital in prague, a day afterold has had long—term health problems but details of condition have not been revealed. presiden zeman had earlier held talks with the prime minister, andre babish who had suffered an electoral set back, and he appears unlikely to be able to form a coalition to retain power. lebanon's main electricity grid has been restored, 24 hours after the whole country lost supply. the blackout had been caused by the closure of two big power stations amid fuel shortages. as lebanon's economy has collapsed, the country has struggled to buy the fuel it needs to keep its electricity network going. the lebanese central bank has granted the energy ministry 100 million dollars of credit to buy fuel and keep its power stations operating. the conservationist and tv presenter chris packham says a suspected arson attack outside his home won't stop him from campaigning against hunting and animal cruelty. the broadcaster said two masked men set fire to a vehicle at the gate of his home in the new forest on fri

but it all depends on what the president milos zeman will do.form the next government. that will almost certainly be mr babis. but now there are questions about president zeman's health — he is unwell, he is sequestered in his presidential retreat — and it's unclearjust what role he will be able to play in the post—election talks. france has threatened to reduce electricity supplies to the british crown dependency of jersey amid fresh tensions over post brexit fishing rights. lucy williamson reports from paris. questioned about the row over british fishing licences on a morning news programme, clement beaune said reducing electricity to jersey was no idle threat. we are not talking about cutting power to eachjersey resident, he said, but reducing the delivery of electricity to the island is possible. resentment has been piling up on this side of the channel over covid vaccines, post—brexit border checks for northern ireland, and a secret british—american submarine deal in the pacific. fishing rights have been a source of tension for years, but b

. ♪ >> jonathan zeman, as a child he watched his father alan grow the business from a restaurant andbecoming a new influential developer and lifestyle company within mainland china, thailand and hong kong with a territory no enforcing some of the strictest quarantines, bloomberg asked jonathan how his business was doing. >> business today is actually very good compared to a year ago. a year ago, we were in the abyss. last year, coming out of protests and straight into the pandemic. lester, when things were unclear, customers did not know. the government was not sure what to do about policymaking. last year was probably the worst of my career, and i went through sars as well. this year, things have definitely bounced back and there has been a rebalancing of people realizing it. >> where do you find strength? food and beverage? retail? >> landlords. so, as a landlord, we luckily were not exposed to a lot of retailers. definitely retailers are very bad, mostly driven by mainland chinese shoppers, but it now has come back, at least the -- of the s&p. people that normally would fly around

these reports in the czech media, it has not been confirmed officially, but the report is that milos zeman been taken to the central military hospital in an ambulance. it comes shortly after an ambulance. it comes shortly after a meeting at his country retreat with the prime minister andrej babis. photographers assembled for the meeting apparently took photographs of what they say was an ambulance and a column of official vehicles. there have been concerns over the health of the president. on friday, he voted via a ballot box that was taken to him and the presidential office previously said he was suffering from exhaustion and dehydration. they have not commented on claims from numerous sources that the 77 year president is suffering from a build—up of fluid in his abdomen which is most commonly associated with cirrhosis of the liver. we will keep you updated if we get more on that. i will be back at the top of the other with the latest news. now on bbc news...it�*s dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together bbc specialists with the foreign correspondents who

the ailing president, milos zeman, has already said he will only ask the leader of the largest single though his prospects look grim. here in the uk, the recent murders of two young women have highlighted the danger that many consider they face simply walking alone after dark. sarah everard and sabina were killed in different circumstances in two separate attacks in london. their deaths have led to an outcry over the safety of women. now a dedicated phone line and app have been suggested as a way of providing protection. more than six months after the murder of sarah everard, flowers and messages are being left at the band stand in clapham, where a vigil is being held in her name. sarah's death and that of sabina nessa, killed last month in south london, have led to a wide public debate over the safety of women and the potential solutions. bt have now come up with plans for a smart phone app called walk me home. an emergency number, potentially 888, would enable women to have theirjourneys tracked and an alert triggered if they don't reach home in a set time. the government says it is

the ailing president, milos zeman, has already said he will only ask the leader of the largest singleernment. that is still andrej babis, even though his prospects look grim. the headlines. face—to—face talks have taken place in zohar between senior us and taliban officials as mass funerals are held in afghanistan for the victims of friday's bomb blast. taiwan says it will hold the front lines after china says rena cafe ship that as china's reunification must happen. in the uk, women have highlighted the dangers of walking alone. two women were killed in two different circumstances, but their deaths have led to an outcry over women's safety. now a dedicated phone line and abb have been suggested as a way of providing protection. more than six months after the murder of sarah everard, flowers and messages are still being left at the common where a or in her name. her death and that of sabine nsr, killed last month in south london, had led to a wide public debate about the safety of women and potential solutions. the safety of women and potentialsolutions. bt the safety of women and pot

that decision lies with zeman, who was rushed to the hospital yesterday. for babis to hang on. tom: we have a new leader in austria in light of this corruption scandal. what is going on? , >> >> it started wednesday with prosecutors rating offices in vienna. it culminated saturday with him resigning. he will resume a role in parliament. his prime minister is taking his place and will be sworn in today. the question is how much influence will he retain and whether he can orchestrate a return to power. anna: we will see if kurz stays in the mix behind the scenes. let's come to you on what has been happening in poland. over the weekend, we saw the protests taking place, pro-eu protests. what does this mean for poland's e.u. membership? >> an estimated 100,000 people in warsaw and towns and cities across poland in response to a ruling by the top court last week that essentially said the eu, the constitution, overrides some of the eu laws. that is another episode in a long-running conflict. we had a former european council president calling for those protests,

czech president milos zeman has been rushed into intensive care at a hospital in prague, a day afteral election. the 77—year—old has had long term health problems but details of his condition have not been revealed. he had just held talks with the prime minister, andrej babis, a close ally. mr babis and his populist party suffered an electoral setback, and he appears unlikely to be able to form a coalition to retain power. iraqis are voting in a parliamentary election called in response to months of anti—government protests. the poll had been due next year but was brought forward due to the unrest in which hundreds of people were killed. iraq faces an economic crisis, corruption and sectarian division. president barham saleh says the poll is an opportunity to rebuild the state. bbc arabic�*s murad shishani is in the iraqi city of mosul, and has more on what the issues are for voters. there are lots of issues the protesters were asking for back in 2019, but so far the first thing that has been met now is the early election as we can see today here. however, still those protesters are

the czech president milos zeman has been taken to hospital after the country's elections.5 people have been killed in a plane crash in russia. preliminary reports suggested four people survived when the light aircraft came down in tatarstan, nearly a thousand kilometres east of moscow. the plane is said to have been owned by a local flying club. the man regarded as the father of pakistan's nuclear programme, abdul qadeer khan, has died at the age of 85. the atomic scientist, was hailed by many pakistanis as a national hero in 1998, for making his country the first islamic nuclear power. he was notorious for having smuggled nuclear technology to states such as iran and north korea. he died in islamabad with lung complications, after being admitted to hospital in august with covid—19. you are watching bbc news. the french authorities are calling on the british government to honour its promise to pay them more than £50 million to help them try to stop migrants crossing the englsih channel in small boats. hundreds of people have made the journey in the past two days, leading t

the czech president milos zeman has been rushed to intensive care at a hospital in prague.o he'll invite to form a new government, following parliamentary elections. he'd just held talks with prime minister andrej babis, a close ally. thousands of people in poland have been attending rallies in support of the european union, following a controversial court ruling questioning the primacy of eu law. poland's opposition has accused the governing law and justice party of wanting to take the nation out of the eu a charge the government denies. today's rallies are supported by the former european council president, donald tusk, who now leads poland's biggest opposition party. energy officials in lebanon say the army has handed over some of its fuel to help restore the main electricity grid, a day after it shut down. the supply is only expected to last three days, but it means the country's two main power plants can start working again. iraqis have voted in a parliamentary election that was held early in response to mass protests that erupted two years ago. iraqi leaders said the

the cech president milos zeman is in hospital in prague for an undisclosed medical problem amid ongoing his country retreat and claimed it was fitted with a mobile intensive care unit. his long—time ally the popular prime minister looks to have lost his bid for re—election. the french authorities are calling on the british government to honour its promise to pay them more than £50 million to help them try to stop migrants crossing the englsih channel in small boats. hundreds of people have made the journey in the past two days, leading to tension between france and the uk. simonjones reports. on a visit to calais, the french interior minister meets the officers on the frontline in the battle to stop migrants crossing the channel. some of their work is funded by the british taxpayer. injuly, home secretary priti patel promised an extra £54 million to double the number of patrols on the beaches in northern france and to pay for increased surveillance. but m darmanin says that cash has yet to come. translation: the british - government has not yet paid us what they promised us. at the mome