Bolivias president has welcomed what he called the small offer of Financial Aid, from the g7 group of World Leaders, to help fight the fires in the amazon. Brazils president Jair Bolsonaro has said he will not accept aid unless the french president withdraws remarks mr bolsonaro has taken as insults. Rainforest stretches across several south american countries, including bolivia and brazil. Satellite data suggests the fires, mostly in the Amazon Region, are still burning at levels beyond what would be expected at this time of year. Sophie long is in the brazilian city of altamira. The heart of the amazon, the worlds lungs on fire. A chorus of condemnation echoed around the world and this ecological disaster became a Global Political issue. Brazils president didnt strike the match that lit these flames but many say given his policies and his response to the crisis, he might as well have. Were just passing over an area of rainforest that is still burning. My guide tells me its farmland but its very close to indigenous land home to a huge amount of wildlife and also a tribe of people that has almost no contact with the outside world. It means they also have almost no means by which to put out the fires that are raging towards them. The fate of many amazonian people now lies in the governments hands. So, what is the greatest threat to the land where your Community Live . In the forest on the banks of the xingu river, kumaripa xipaya tells me its brazils leaders. Translation one of the biggest threats my people face today is our government. They are trying to destroy the amazon, to exterminate our people. They are the people trying to destroy our country and the amazon. But president bolsonaro seems more concerned with brazils sovereignty. Hes accused the french president of treating brazil like a colony. Today, as their diplomatic spat continued, Jair Bolsonaro said he might accept International Assistance if president macron withdraws his insults. Some blame for the blazes has been directed at farmers who want to raze the forest for their crops and cattle, but adelardo cover and his daughter, whove worked the land here for more than three decades, tell me farmers are not to blame and nor is their president. Translation its people acting illegally who want to claim the forest. Farmers who own registered land dont burn and they dont deforest. We have to leave promptly the community here are angry about the way their country and their president are being portrayed. A group of Indigenous Leaders say the fires are just one of many threats to the amazon. One spoke anonymously because he fears for his life. He says his community have been threatened. If they dont leave their land by wednesday, theyll be killed. While miners and loggers continue to encroach on the scorched earth of the amazon, president bolsonaro says he will re evaluate the laws surrounding indigenous lands, in order to increase productivity. Meanwhile, the largest rainforest on the planet continues to smoulder. Sophie long, bbc news, altamira in the amazon. Anna prusa, an associate of the brazil institute, at the Wilson Center said that the satellite data is correct, contrary to what president bolsonaro has stated. Our perception is that the satellite data is valid. Brazil has been using this data for years and the brazilian government itself and International Communities as well have relied on it. So i think the satellite data is not the question. The question really is what is brazil going to do. For arguing over maybe five or 10 discrepancies, there is still a real problem with deforestation and with the fires that are currently ongoing in the Amazon Region. Who do you say is at fault for this . Weve talked about loggers, big business interests, and we tend to talk about farmers as a whole. But there is a real difference, though, between Small Farmers and big farmers . Yes, there certainly is a difference and i think it is important to stress that brazil is undergoing a period, a prolonged period, of economic trouble. So you do have a large number of people in the Amazon Region, smallholder farmers, who are looking for ways to make a living. And when youre in the amazon, one of the very few routes available, many people feel, is to clear the land and to graze cattle on it. So we have seen a dramatic increase in deforestation over the last six or seven years and this coincides pretty neatly with the brazilian economys difficulties. Brazil of course has a strong sense of national identity, why shouldnt it have . There is a worry that the International Panic over this may have caused an overreaction in brazil, that it may have been counter productive . Yes, brazil really does have the capacity to tackle this issue. It did so in the 20005, deforestation dropped to the lowest level in decades, in 2012. So what we have seen in more recent years is that there has been a backsliding. But that shouldnt negate the fact that brazil has capacity to protect its own territory. I think when youre looking at what the International Community can do, certainly attention and pressure to make sure that the government is focusing on this issue is important. But its also important to respect brazils National Sovereignty and to find ways to work with the government. Both the federal government as well as the local and state governments, to come up with a solution. And realistically, what do you think are the chances of something being done . Bolivias president has a point when he points out that the millions coming from the g7 is not actually that much, relatively speaking. Yes. I think 20 million isnt much, every bit helps. Especially when you are looking at that 20 million not coming as cash but rather as equipment, as airplanes. Were seeing widespread forest fires across the Amazon Region and so equipment that can help brazil and the other countries cover more ground and do more with the resources that they already have, could actually make a difference. And you can head to our website for more on this story, including more on the spat between the two president s and answers to ten of the most common questions people are asking about the impact of the fires. Just head to bbc. Com news. More than a dozen women who claim they were sexually abused by the disgraced american financier, Jeffrey Epstein, have told a court in manhattan how angry they are that he died in prison and avoided justice. After the hearing, one of the women, who has alleged she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, called on him to come clean about what he has done. The prince has strenuously denied any form of sexual misconduct. Chris buckler reports. Jeffrey epsteins victims came to court to be seen and, most importantly, heard. They once expected to be able to face the man who abused them. His death robbed them of that opportunity, but they told in graphic and upsetting detail the truth and impact of epsteins crimes. Before i knew what was happening, he grabbed onto my wrist and tugged me towards the bed. I tried to pull away but he was unbuttoning my shorts and pulling my body onto his already naked body faster than i could think. I was searching for words but all i could say was a meek, no, please, stop, but that just seemed to excite him more. He continued to rape me and when he was finished, hopped off and went to the shower. I pulled my shorts up and i ran as fast as i could back to my own villa, my feet bloody from the rocks. I cried myself to sleep that night. I want to thank the judge for letting us speak. Having some closure. Its still going to be a rough road but i also wanted to thank all the survivors that had reached out to me as well, and telling me their stories. Inside court, many of the women asked for their real names not to be used but they became emotional and some broke down in tears as they talked about the crimes that they suffered at the hands ofJeffrey Epstein. They talked about being abused, exploited and manipulated by a man who they described as a complex villain. Epstein was accused of being a coward for taking his own life rather than face justice, but his lawyers said they had significant doubts about his death inside a jail in manhattan. They claimed his injuries were more consistent with an assault and they raised concerns about video footage from a corridor outside his cell in the prison. When they went to examine it, it was corrupted and couldnt be viewed. Whether it was a suicide or murder does not end the case, does not end their fight forjustice. It does not end their feeling that they were manipulated and victimised. And that they were child victims of mr epstein. So today they spoke truth to power, they spoke truth to what happened to them. But questions remain for those who were once among epsteins famous friends, including donald trump and the duke of york. He has categorically denied allegations he had sex with a girl exploited by epstein. Virginia Roberts Giuffre who has made accusations against Prince Andrew was among those at court. He knows exactly what he has done and i hope he comes clean about it. Thank you. Many victims are pursuing civil cases. Even if this criminal case is at an end. He may be dead but today is unlikely to be the last day they speak ofJeffrey Epstein and his crimes. Chris buckler, bbc news, new york. Lets get some of the days other news. Three Palestinian Police officers have been killed in the gaza strip. Reports suggest one of the attackers had been arrested beforehand. How mask, which controls gaza, have been carrying out many arrests in areas linked to the so called Islamic State group. A federaljudge has blocked the state of missouri from enforcing a law banning abortion after eight weeks. The law was due to come into force on wednesday. There were similar rulings, affecting arkansas and ohio, earlier this year. Here in the uk, opposition parties have agreed to Work Together to try to pass legislation to stop a no deal brexit. The labour party leader, jeremy corbyn, says members of parliament will take the first steps next week, in an attempt to force Prime Minister borisjohnson to ask the European Union for a further delay in the uks departure. Talks to form a new government in italy have resumed now populist and centre left leaders have agreed that Giuseppe Conte should stay on as Prime Minister. Italys president has given the five Star Movement and the Democratic Party until wednesday to reach a deal and avoid a snap election. Ramzan karmali reports. For many italians, this is becoming an all too familiar scene. Politicians leaving yet more emergency talks with the president , but this time, theres hope a solution could be close. Translation we are going on, we are working to give italy a new government. A turning point government that cares for the environment, for employment, for research and for the common good of our country. Italys Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, resigned in dramatic fashion last week after matteo salvini, the leader of the nationalist league party, tabled a no confidence motion against him. Mr salvinis league party had been in power with the anti establishment five Star Movement for 14 months when he effectively ended the coalition, saying he could no longer work with his partners. The five Star Movement then turned to the opposition Democratic Party in an attempt to a new government but their talks stalled and only resumed after it was agreed that mr conte should remain as Prime Minister. And there are more sticking points to overcome. Five star wants to cut the number of parliamentarians. The two parties are also expected to have differences over next years budget. And the centre left Democratic Party are also looking to roll back many of the league sponsored immigration measures. If the two parties fail to reach agreement, autumn elections appear likely, with mr salvinis nationalists eyeing victory after the leagues strong showing in mays elections. Mr conte has received an unusual message of support from president trump, who tweeted that the Prime Minister was a very talented man. And if a new Coalition Deal is agreed before wednesdays deadline, mr salvinis move to tighten his grip on power will have failed for now. Ramzan karmali, bbc news. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come tough new rules on selling baby elephants to zoos, but will they help protect one of africas most endangered species . Hes the first African American to win the president ial nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that Martin Luther king declared, i have a dream. As darkness falls, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south eastern sky. An orange glowing disc thats brighter than anything save the moon our neighbouring planet mars. Horn toots there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the worlds newest nation. It will take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. Three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years. So it was with great satisfaction that clockmakerjohn vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. Big ben bongs welcome back. Good to have you with us on welcome back. Good to have you with us on bbc news. The latest headlines bolivias president has welcomed what he called the small offer of Financial Aid from the g7 group of World Leaders to help fight the fires in the amazon. Women who say they were sexually abused by american financier Jeffrey Epstein tell a court theyre angry he died in prison and avoided justice. Purdue pharma, the opioid drug maker owned by the billionaire Sackler Family, is reported to be offering between 10 i2 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits against it. In march, purdue settled out of court with the state of oklahoma, and yesterday a judge ordered the drugmakerjohnson johnson to pay 572 million for its part in fuelling oklahomas opioid addiction crisis. In a statement Purdue Pharma said it has made clear that it sees little good coming from years of wasteful litigation and appeals. Purdue says it believes a constructive global resolution is the best path forward, and claims the company is actively working with state authorities and other plaintiffs to achieve this outcome. I spoke to healthcare attorney harry nelson. He is the author of the United States of 0piods a prescription for liberating a nation in pain. I asked him if this deal by purdue would go ahead. No, i would describe the offer today by Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family is kind of a first shot over the bow at a global settlement. I dont expect that the final deal, if there is one reached, will look anything like this one. So what do you expected to look like . Purdue pharma tried to put out its best foot forward in a way that signalled that the Sackler Family will no longer have a role in the company, that the family will be putting money in. But i think the numbers arejust much, much lower than what the plaintiff attorneys are looking for. Frankly, the numbers ive heard cited as the Family Owned Company could easily be 5 10 times what purdue actually said today. Harry, even if it is much more money, whats the point, aside from holding the company responsible, will it actually help the people still in the grip of this crisis . You know, the cost of actually addressing the harm caused in the Opioid Crisis is roughly half a trillion. So its very nice. Another 10 12 billion would be literally a drop in the bucket. About 2 of what we need globally to solve this crisis. So theres a lot more work ahead and a lot more money needed to stop the tide of overdose drug deaths, to treat the people who are dead, and to actually address prevention and prevent this crisis from just getting worse and worse. Harry, you made the point in your writing that the Drug Companies lit the fuse under all this, but many other parties are actually responsible. Yeah, i think thats a very important point. I use that analogy that the Drug Companies may have struck the match, but they needed to find fuel to burn and when you look at the multiple points of system failure that led to this crisis, the Drug Companies may be the worst actor, but they are far from alone with responsibility. And we need to look at federal agencies, like the dea and the fda, that were just asleep at the wheel. We need to look at the complicated way in which physicians are limited with the amount of time they get to spend with patients in the us insurance system, which leads us to prefer medications. And we need to look at the culture in the United States which makes americans the biggest consumers in the world of narcotic pain medications, far more than any other country. Healthcare attorney harry nelson there. Residents on the caribbean island of puerto rico are bracing for Tropical Storm dorian , expected to make landfall wednesday. A state of emergency was declared on monday, and shelters have been prepared for anyone in need. The Us National Weather service has warned of heavy winds and the risk of flooding as the storm passes overhead. Authorities on the us territory say they are now better prepared for the storm after thousands died in 2017 after back to back hurricanes. Translation obviously our recommendation is for you to listen carefully to instructions and calmly activate your emergency plans. Puerto rico has been through worse situations. I trust in the people of puerto rico, we are ready, we are going forward, we are going to wait and see how this emergency unfolds. We are much better prepared to cater to the needs you may have during this event. The whole island is going to be under the Tropical Storm wins, sustain Tropical Storm wins, with gusts that could get to Hurricane Force winds. We are expecting our 4 six inches, widespread, with isolated amounts up to eight inches in some areas. And you can imagine what that can do falling all over the Mountain Range in puerto rico. And we will be reacting quickly to that. We will be having flooding not only on the slopes, both flooding and northern slopes, but also the coastal areas. Well, residents have been speaking to the media about how they are preparing for the storm. Translation water and the necessities in case this thing comes and hits us, so it doesnt catch us without anything. I didnt prepare for maria, but this time, for this, and preparing. Translation a little water for the situation that is heading our way so we are prepared and it doesnt take us we are prepared and it doesnt take us by surprise like last time. Translation they say the storm is pretty close. So in this way i get ready and if it doesnt come even better. Lets get an update on the weather in the region then, heres the bbcs phil avery. In recent days weve been watching developments close by to the eastern side of the caribbean. This mass of cloud was initially just a group of showers, but with time a little circulation developed and it became a tropical depression. And as the winds strengthened it has now been designated as a Tropical Storm. This is Tropical Storm dorian. Its already affected islands in the eastern caribbean, st lucia and barbados, for example. And over the next 2a hours we expect it to continue its journey away to the west north west at about 20 kilometres per hour, initially affecting puerto rico. But as we move from wednesday on into thursday, so will bring that combination of wet and windy weather closer by to hispaniola. So initially we have concerns about its effects on puerto rico. There will be this combination of wet and windy weather, up to six inches of rain, around 150 millimetres of rain. Some of the wind gusts getting up to 120 130 kilometres per hour. A little more than that and it may stop being a Tropical Storm and it may be categorised as a weak hurricane. Of course, we will keep you posted on all of that. A near total ban on taking baby African Elephants from the wild and selling them to zoos has been approved at a meeting in geneva. Parties to the convention on International Trade in endangered species decided to tighten the rules after days of debate. The decision significantly strengthens the restrictions on the elephant trade, as the bbcs tim allman reports. They are the most majestic of animals. But the African Elephant is an endangered species. There are, by some estimates, only a few hundred thousand of them left in the wild. So, from now on, it will be prohibited to sell baby elephants to zoos around the world. About time, too, according to leading conservation groups. If you imagine what happens when a young elephant is taken away from its family in the wild, shipped to a foreign country to live in an alien environment for the rest of his life. I think most people now agree that thats inappropriate. Most, but not everyone. Zimbabwe, the worlds biggest exporter, voted against the move, as did the United States. The European Union only came on board late in the day, after reassurances elephants will be allowed to move from one zoo to the other. This definitely is a win. The checks to try to keep elephants in africa where they belong is still there. Were disappointed that there was a compromise, which may provide loopholes, and we need to just be vigilant about that. The sale of some baby elephants will be allowed under exceptional circumstances and only with international approval. So not a complete ban. But this has been described as a significant victory in the fight to save the African Elephant. Tim allman, bbc news. Holding the thought of caring for animals. We bring you pictures from paris where zookeepers have come up with novel ways of giving animals call in the very hot summer months in the french capital. Frozen sliced cucumbers and ice cubes are packed with hazelnuts are on the menu. They seem to be pretty popular. When youre focused on the camera its easy to lose track of other things happening around you. Thats the Lesson Learned by Russian Sports journalist evgeniy evenvich, who was reporting on a football match. He later told the Pa News Agency that because he was live on air he felt he needed to keep talking no matter what. A reminder of our top story. Bolivias president has welcomed what he called the small offer of Financial Aid, from the g7 group of World Leaders, to help fight the fires in the amazon. Brazils president Jair Bolsonaro has said he will not accept aid unless the french president withdraws remarks mr bolsonaro has taken as insults. And you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter im bbcmikeembley. Hello, once again. Its time we got you right up to date with how we see the rest of the week developing right across the British Isles, and the rest of the week is certainly going to be marked by quite a considerable change for some parts, in that it will be cooler, wetter and windier and, for that change, we have to thank a frontal system which has been lurking away towards the North Western quarter of the British Isles in recent days. Itjust hasnt managed to get across the British Isles simply because of the presence of the High Pressure that has brought the heat from the continent, particularly to easter areas. But wednesday sees this weather front producing some really quite heavy bursts of rain across the southwest, through wales, and then to the midlands, on towards the north east of england, during the latter part of the afternoon. And there the temperature profile no more the 33, its closer to 23 or 2a as a high, and cooler than that across northern and western parts, where at least there will be a bright end to the day. But come thursday, well be looking again towards the atlantic to see progress of more atlantic weather fronts into northern and western parts of the British Isles. So its wet and windy fare for the western side of scotland, through to northern ireland, too. Generally speaking, quite a bit of cloud across england and wales, but a lot of dry weather. And again, that temperatures just about pushing to 23 or 2a at best, on notable south westerly breeze. From thursday on into friday, were just going to follow the line of the front back into the atlantic. A little ripple in that weather front thickens the cloud, and eventually another pulse of pretty wet weather gets into the western part of scotland, initially, then right across scotland, through northern ireland, into the northern parts of england and maybe just flirting with the North Western quarter of wales. Again, thanks to the influence of a bit of a High Pressure, the south should be that wee bit drier. Friday on towards the weekend, weve still got that same weather frontjust weaving its way across the British Isles but, once that front has made its way down and across us, notice how those colours really begin to drain away, and here we are into the yellow hues, with a touch of blue there, creeping into northern and western parts of the British Isles. A taste of autumn, dare i say it, just in time for the meteorological start of autumn on sunday. So saturday sees the progression of that weather front ever further towards the south slow progress there. So south eastern parts may well stay dry for a good part of the day. But once the weather front completes its journey, then were into a north north westerly flow, hence that chillier feel right across the piste, and it will be a day marked by sunny spells and showers and, as i say, meteorological autumn arrives with a bang. This is bbc news, the headlines bolivias president has welcomed what he called the small offer of Financial Aid, from the g7 group of World Leaders, to help fight the fires in the amazon. Brazils president has said he wont accept aid unless the french president withdraws remarks Jair Bolsonaro has taken as insults. A succession of women have voiced anger and defiance in a manhattan courtroom, telling their stories of sexual abuse by the late financier, Jeffrey Epstein. One woman said he had shown the world what a depraved and cowardly human being he was by taking his own life. Purdue pharma, the american pharmaceutical giant that makes the opioid 0xycontin, is reported to be offering between 10 and 12 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits against it. Purdue has already settled with the state of oklahoma over the Opioid Crisis and a judge has ordered a big payout from johnson and johnson