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It was like doomsday. Local people tried to help the injured. There were not enough ambulances so people were taking their own cars. He says several people around him died. He isnt sure why he survived. These pictures show some of the chaos. Stretchered or carried by any hands that could offer help. The District Hospital declared a Health Emergency and a call was put out for blood donations. As the wards filled up, some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. The Death Toll Rose quickly. Police have said that they have struggled to identify all of the dead. Among those named is a local political leader. Pakistans Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack. There has been an increase in Violent Attacks across pakistan, particularly in this province. The police have said theyve discovered evidence suggesting the explosion might have been a Suicide Bomber but have not yet confirmed it. If this was an attack, its not clear what the motive could be and no group has claimed it. It leaves many questions about what has happened and how it could affect the build up to pakistans much anticipated general election, still expected later this year. Caroline davies, bbc news, pakistan. And Caroline Davis filed this update a short time ago. Weve been thinking to people who were there when the blast happened or shortly afterward and the sort of scale of destruction and damage, it makes it clear why it took the police a while to be able to identify with those who had died in the blast. I think they now have been able to do so, but thats because some of the more identified have been identified through their clothes and shoes and recent images this evening of some of the funerals in the last two minutes with things on social media of hundreds of people coming to mourn those who lost their lives in this explosion. Speaking to the organiser he also said this will not stop the Political Party for adhering to campaign in the run up to the election but of course the backdrop to this is the general elections. We dont know which date they will happen on. But the worries will be that even without this at election day were already seeing political rallies being targeted. What more might we see in the coming months for pakistan . Haiti has welcomed with great interest kenyas offer to lead a Multinational Force to restore order. Haitis Foreign Minister says he appreciates the expression of african solidarity. The caribbean nation is suffering from a surge in Gang Violence and is in a deep security, political, and humanitarian crisis. Kenya says its ready to send 1,000 Police Officers to help combat an epidemic of lawlessness and kidnappings. Lets go live now to jacqueline charles, the miami heralds caribbean correspondent. Thanks for being here again with us. Weve seen a couple of Previous International interventions in haiti in the past decades and they havent gone very well. Whats the feeling right now in haiti about this potential intervention . There is one what are some of the situation in haiti right now which is desperation, because we are seeing, as you mentioned, a resurgence of violence, kidnappings, notjust foreigners but haitians, victims of kidnappings regardless of their role, profession. A doctor is being held at the former head of the provisional Electoral Council who has been held over a month now. When you talk to average haitians they want help. They understand the police is doing the best they can but once the police go then, they cant hold on to control of territory. Games today control at least 80 of the haitian capital and we are seeing violence Pop Up Outside port au prince. This week use of the State Department basically order evacuations of Nonemergency Personnel from its embassy as well as us citizens in the country. Well as us citizens in the country well as us citizens in the count. ~. ,. , country. What you make of the fact that it country. What you make of the fact that it is country. What you make of the fact that it is can country. What you make of the fact that it is can you country. What you make of the fact that it is can you thats fact that it is can you thats volunteering to lead the mission . You mentioned the United States is evacuating most of its personnel from the country. Why do you think it is can you, not a nation that a little bit closer geographically to haiti . Is probably what you mentioned, we have had past interventions, other countries have histories with haiti that has not always been favourable. Weve seen states support, even writing a resolution before the Un Security Council to support the deployment of a Security Force to haiti but they dont want a leader, theyve got a record to say theyve asked on that antenna has not publicly said no but has not raised its hand either. Ive watched kenny at the Un Security Council when it was a nonpermanent member last year, speaking of nations taking while leading role, but we also have to wait and see. As the haitian former minister said, its a positive step, 1,000 Police Officers for the gander while today, the type of game violence, heavily armed weapons they have also warrant Military Muscle. We watch closely to see whether other contaminations were now stepped forward. Those with Military Muscle to say yes, will be part of a multinational intervention for haiti to start to bring some sort of relief. We also had canada. Some sort of relief. We also had canada, speaking some sort of relief. We also had canada, speaking of. Some sort of relief. We also i had canada, speaking of other nations, has offered to fund the creation of essentially a greens labor or safe space for the of Police Officers in haiti. Give us a sense of how difficult logistics of this kind of Trading Mission might be in a place where, as you mentioned, so much of the country is now controlled by gangs . Country is now controlled by hans . , gangs . Green zone. The Training Gangs . Green zone. The training is gangs . Green zone. The training is ongoing. Gangs . Green zone. The training is ongoing. France | gangs . Green zone. The | training is ongoing. France is doing training, the United States, i visited a Training Session earlier this year. But the reality is that people are leaving. We are interested in finding out how many haitian Police Officers are seeking to take advantage of this biden programme. We know by the un numbers that you only have 3500 active, ready to go Police Officers on active duty at any given day throughout the country and this is a country of 12 billion people. While youre doing the training you also face the challenge of how you convinced the very people in charge of security in the country to stay and its worth staying. The only challenge you have here, on one hand you have a Gang Violence, Police Officers being targeted, dozens officers being targeted, dozens of cops have died this year alone, and officers who are leaving to get to the United States to get to canada, because they cant manage any more. Is because they cant manage any more. ,. , because they cant manage any more. ,. , , because they cant manage any more. ,. , i,. , because they cant manage any more. ,. , ,. ,. , more. Is there any sense of a loner more. Is there any sense of a longer term more. Is there any sense of a longer term strategy more. Is there any sense of a longer term strategy in more. Is there any sense of a longer term strategy in haiti, i longer term strategy in haiti, planned by kenya eventually this International Force would leave . Is there a plan in place that might try to get the country Back On Track . The assistant country Back On Track . The Assistant Secretary country Back On Track . Tue Assistant Secretary who country Back On Track . Tte Assistant Secretary who i spoke to on friday and testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee talked about how they said we need a nationalforce, it needs to be right now. There needs to be a Long Term Plan and you need to take this country to election, two years after the fascination of the haitian president , not one elected president in the country, sorry, one elected leader, no parliament, no president , so how do you go to elections when you have insecurity, when you have Gang Violence, when you have kidnappings . Then you have to sit down with haiti and its International Partners to figure out how you get the country but the democracy, how to address the problems in the Justice System because its not Justice System because its not just policing, when police makes arrests, manyjustices makes arrests, many justices system makes arrests, Manyjustices System that works. You have to be able to go to disenfranchised committees because today you kill one gang leader, you kill one, but there are other dozens of Young Children also part of the gangs, so you have to address that issue. We have to take this step by step. Ill watch to see what comes next. Delbene Assessment Team going to haiti and in the following weeks itll be interesting to see what they come back with and whether they feel 1,000 Police Officers is enough or if they will ask more resources and other countries to contribute to make sure this is something that will work. That will work. Jacqueline charles. That will work. Jacqueline charles, the that will work. Jacqueline charles, the miami that will work. Jacqueline i charles, the miami heralds caribbean correspondent. Thanks for your insight. Demonstrations in favour of the coup in niger turned violent sunday as supporters of the junta attacked the French Embassy in the capital niamey. Protestors shouted down with france, setting fire to the embassy� s outer walls and also waving russian flags, the generals claiming to run the country say members of the toppled government are now hiding out in western embassies. Meanwhile, a group of west african countries has issued an ultimatum to the military leaders. The bloc known as ecowas has met and now warns itll launch a Military Intervention if nigers elected president isnt restored to power within a week. The group agreed to sanctions saying it has Zero Tolerance for coups. Nigers democratically elected leadership has welcomed the support of its neighbours. The countrys ambassador to the United States spoke earlier to the bbc world service. I will support anything that will restore the legitimately elected institution. We have to learn to defend our institutions. It doesnt work this way, simply because you have the power you decide You Are The One to rule. People select who should rule them. Thats democracy and thats the will of the people that goes by the ballot, not by the bullet. Ukraines president zelensky is warning war is coming to russia. Thats after three drones were shot down over moscow. This comes as Vladimir Putin inspected Russian Naval forces during an annual parade in st petersburg. There is a growing sense of insecurity in russia, over the war across the border, with moscows airport temporarily closed because of the drone strikes. Heres our russia editor, steve rosenberg. It was Early Morning in moscow when this happened. Russia says it downed three ukrainian drones that were targeting the capital. Two of them smashed into skyscrapers. Though no one was killed, it added to the sense of insecurity here. But the president was upbeat, Marking Navy Day in st petersburg. Russias war in ukraine has not gone at all to plan, but theres nothing like a parade of warships and submarines to project an image of russian power. Translation In The Name Of Russia our sailors are devoting all their energy. They are displaying true heroism. They are fighting valiantly, just like our ancestors did. Ancestors. Its the key word. For it is by referencing past heroes and history that those in power here today try to nurture love for the motherland. We saw just that this weekend near moscow. They were re enacting a 16th century battle when the army of Ivan The Terrible crushed invaders from the south. Russians are being told more and more that they have a glorious, victorious past. The organisers here say russians can learn from this battle how to be victorious again today. In russia, now, the past dominates the present. This is a country which lives in the past, which is constantly referring to the past, to try to justify what it is doing now, to portray russias actions today as right and just. Konstantin malofeev is the oligarch who organised this event. The us and the eu sanctioned him for his ties to separatists in Eastern Ukraine when the conflict began in 2014. Recently, the us seized 5 million of his assets over alleged sanctions violations. Theyll be transferred to ukraine. Translation 2014 is when russia woke up and im proud to have played a part in this. No country, including the us and britain, has the right to punish me. I am a citizen of russia. Western sanctions are a scam, a criminal act, and criminals should be arrested and jailed. I dont know how long it will take the Russian Police to get their hands on president biden. But when they do, id like my money back. Russians forward, they cry. Re enactment over, the next battle. Russian Fist Fighting An Ancient Sport that comes with a message. Russians are determined to win. Steve rosenberg, bbc news, near moscow. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Voiceover bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. Each summer, cornwall� s population swells as thousands of visitors flock to the county. It often Means Health Care services are put under extreme pressure. As the Summer Holidays start, the nhs is hoping people can help them by notjust turning up here unless theres an urgent need. What we want to do is help people get to the right place and get seen in a timely fashion. Thats really important for us here in the Emergency Department because we want to be able to treat people who have emergency conditions, life threatening conditions in a really timely way. What you can do now, just because of Remote Technology is, you can ring your own gp, who knows you, whos got all your own records, who knows exactly what medicines youre taking, and they can sort out a prescription for you. People unsure of the Health Care Service they need are advised to call 111 or use nhs1110nline. But doctors say those whove been told they need urgent care shouldnt delay coming in. For more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. Youre live with bbc news. Until recently in china it was extremely difficult for single women to have children. Attitudes are changing, especially in the big cities, where more unmarried women are choosing to become mothers. But many in china, remain deeply conservative, as Stephen Mcdonell reports. Two month old hung hung is being raised by his mother and grandmother. Its a lifestyle still frowned on by many, especially in rural areas or smaller towns where beliefs are more conservative. Attitudes are definitely changing towards single mothers in china, but mainly only in the big cities. This mother said she was lucky to have moved to shanghai to run a business. Translation im grateful l for the tolerance of shanghai. Im from rural hunan, an area which will have a lot of discrimination against me as a single mum. She became a single mother after her boyfriends family rejected his choice of bride because her income and status was too modest. Although she was pregnant, he broke up with her. Zhang meilis mother says the choice to continue with a pregnancy under such circumstances would have been impossible when she was young because of Community Pressure and official regulations. That this change in Community Attitudes has happened at this precise moment in history has been crucial. With an ageing population, the government wants more babies and yet many young couples have refused to answer the call on financial grounds, so more and more we are seeing officials starting to change the rules which had been blocking single women from giving birth. Yet Peng Qingqing isnt waiting for the government to sort out all the Health Insurance hurdles. Shell soon become a single mum on her own terms. We met her at an expo in hangzhou showcasing her online sales platform. Translation my mum always told me that women should be| more independent, confident and strong. I dont want to marry into anotherfamilyjust because of a child. The 30 year old says the time wasnt right for marriage when she accidentally became pregnant with her much younger boyfriend. However, womens status and Financial Independence are shifting in china, giving more options. Translation traditionally, women relied on men and the family for support. As we earn more, Men And Women become more equal. Women can even employ people to help them. The situation is patchy in china. Even in some cities, single mothers on lower incomes are being denied the paid leave and Health Insurance needed to give birth. Unmarried parents can now get the documents to, for example, process a Childs School application. However, other Government Regulations still need to catch up with whats becoming a reality in china. Stephen mcdonell, bbc news, hangzhou. With the womens world cup well under way in australia and new zealand, the amount of money female players receive for playing in the elite tournament is being put under the spotlight. Before it started, fifa announced just under half of the tournaments 110 million prize pool would go directly to players. Each player would receive at least 30,000 for participating, and those on the winning team would get 270,000 each. But the figures pale in comparison to the money awarded in last years mens world cup. To discuss this further i spoke with journalist and author macaela mackenzie. Thank you for being here. We have been hearing about this gap in prizemoney with women earning, on average, 25 cents for every dollar that the men make in their world cup. What is behind that discrepancy and what is the reaction being among women place . Its, what is the reaction being among women place . A fantastic auestion among women place . A fantastic question because among women place . A fantastic question because so among women place . A fantastic question because so much question because so much progress has been made in terms of reaching equal pay agreements around the world and thatis agreements around the world and that is dominated many headlines, that is great and is progress that should be acknowledged but there is still acknowledged but there is still a 330 million pay gap in prizemoney from fever at the world cup level. It is still a huge amount of ground to be made up. There is a lot that goes into that. It is an incredibly complicated equation but it speaks to the investment in the womens game versus the mens game. The womens game, obviously, historically has been under invested in and we see that in broadcast rates which for the first time this year was sold separately as opposed to being bundled with the mens tv rights which essentially meant that broadcasters were getting the womens tournament for free. Up until this year. That kind of attitude has really absolutely spread over the game so we see many games and that is exciting but there is still a huge amount of ground needs to be made up. In amount of ground needs to be made u. ,. , amount of ground needs to be made um made up. In your recent reporting made up. In your recent reporting you made up. In your recent reporting you pointed i made up. In your recent. Reporting you pointed out another statistic. That the eu was Womens National team this year has a Record Number of mothers, there are three on the squad. Why is that number so significant . Squad. Why is that number so significant . They are tied with the 2015 grouo significant . They are tied with the 2015 group which significant . They are tied with the 2015 group which shows i the 2015 group which shows great continuity from the us wmt. What is even more exciting here is that there is an actual record in Training Camps in the spring Training Camps leading up spring Training Camps leading up to the final selection, there were five mothers included in those camps which is the most that the us wmt has ever seen and that speaks to the idea that this is notjust accommodations that are being made for one or two star place, this is deeply embedded into the culture of the us with the support for mothers and that is thanks to decades of advocacy by these place. Thanks to decades of advocacy by these place by these place. You wrote the pregnancy by these place. You wrote the pregnancy can by these place. You wrote the pregnancy can be by these place. You wrote the pregnancy can be treated by these place. You wrote the pregnancy can be treated like | by these place. You wrote the l pregnancy can be treated like a career ending injury. What are some of the barriers that female athletes face when it comes to having children . This is a bias that comes to having children . This is a bias that exists comes to having children . Tt 3 is a bias that exists in many if not most industries. We see that in the lack of paid Leave Programmes and the lack of Child Care Benefits and most glaringly between working mothers and working fathers. Sports takes up bias and makes it extremely explicit. This is an industry that actually says aloud that we think you are going to be worthless once you become a mother and on the surface i think they can seem sort of logical, you know, this is a job where your body is extremely relevant to your performance professionally which makes pregnancy relevant. So for decades, you know, we have had women athletes speaking out about the fact that they felt pressured to either retire or become a parent but could not do both at the same time. We are seeing that change thanks to support from sponsors and others but the shift has recently, only recently we have been able to see what happens after a woman gives birth. Is she really going to be worthless as a competitor . We see so many examples ofjust competitor . We see so many examples of just why that is not true. Examples of ust why that is not true. , examples of ust why that is not true. Not true. How does the us womens not true. How does the us womens team not true. How does the us womens team support not true. How does the us womens Team Support Mothers . Alice morgan is a big star and she is a mother. Julie burts as well. What is going on with the team to be able to make sure that they can still compete . There are three really important ways that us soccer supports their athlete and it starts with paid leave so they are given six months of paid leave around pregnancy and support for their return to competition during the postpartum. Then there is Child Care Benefits. The team brings in a nanny for competitions and that allows parents to be able to show up as their full cells without sacrificing time with the children. T without sacrificing time with the children. The children. I want to ask ou, the children. I want to ask you. This the children. I want to ask you, this womens the children. I want to ask you, this womens team, | the children. I want to ask. You, this womens team, of course, they sued famously for equal pay and better working conditions. What kind of message do you think the us Womens National teens sending beyond just sport . This Womens National teens sending beyond just sport . Beyond ust sport . This team have beyond just sport . This team have always beyond just sport . This team have always understood beyond just sport . This team have always understood that| have always understood that their fighters than just them. They know the outsize influence that sport has on culture and i think as it comes to equal pay and when it comes to the support for mothers in particular, you know, for us soccer to be able to find a way to support mothers throughout this transition but, more importantly, to see the value in doing that speaks volumes. I do not think us soccer does this because they have a soft spot for mothers or because they think it is the right thing to do, they understand that as a business supporting women throughout the many stages of their career has a huge benefit to them. Thank you so much for huge benefit to them. Thank you so much for your huge benefit to them. Thank you so much for your insight. Huge benefit to them. Thank you so much for your insight. More l so much for your insight. More news coming your way at the top of the hour. Stay with us here on bbc news. Hello. July has been a very wet month across the uk. And as we look towards the very end of the month, and, indeed, into the start of the new one, well, theres more rain on the way. Spells of wind and rain this week, rather cool as well. Now, looking back at the rainfall weve had so far, these figures are valid up to 10am on sunday. Can see that in preston 285 of the averagejuly rainfall. That means preston has had close to three times the rainfall we would expecting in a typicaljuly. And those figures got a further top up as sunday went on because we saw a band of Heavy Rain Pushing Northwards And Eastwards In Association with this frontal system still with us for monday morning. All tied in with this area of low pressure, which will be wobbling its way eastwards through the day. So a band of Rain Pushing Northwards across scotland, some sunshine, at least for a time in the north of scotland, and then to the south of that, for northern ireland, for england and wales, large amounts of clouds and mistand murk, some splashes of rain and, actually, some really heavy and persistent rain across the Channel Islands that Mayjust Graze into southern counties of england at times. Temperatures 17 21 degrees in most places. So at the oval for the crickets, i think we are going to see some showers at times. Im hopeful of some lengthy dry spells as well to allow some play to take place. And then as we move through monday nights, well, quite a mishmash of weather. Some areas of clouds, a bit of mist and murk, some splashes of rain. We mayjust see a few more clear spells working into the mix by the end of the night, temperatures of 12 or 13 or 1a degrees. Now, tuesday looks set to be one of the drier days of the week. I cant promise its going to be completely dry. Therell still be some bits and pieces of rain, some showers around. But we should at least get to see some spells of sunshine and some decent dry gaps between the showers. Rain, though, youll notice, returning to the Far Southwest of england later in the day. And temperatures at best 17 21 degrees, not particularly impressive for the first day of august. And then for wednesday, well, this deep area of low pressure pushes eastwards. This is a very autumnal looking weather chart. There will be some really strong winds, particularly on the southern flank of this low around the southwest of england, also through the Channel Islands can be very windy indeed. Some outbreaks of rain, and then it looks like staying decidedly cool towards the end of the week. Italy says a decision on its participation in chinas belt and Road Initiative is under consideration. Plus, with Artificial Intelligence continuing to be in the spotlight, we speak to an expert on what sort of regulations might be needed. Hello and welcome to Asia Business report. Im monica miller. Our top story this hour morning italys Defence Minister says rome made an atrocious decision when itjoined chinas belt and Road Initiative four years ago. Guido crosetto says its done little to boost exports. And that italy needed to work out a way to get out of the deal without harming relations with beijing. Italy was the first major Western Country to join the bri in 2019. Meanwhile on the weekend the italian Prime Minister said a decision on the contrary� s continuing participation on the rbi is under consideration. The paradox with the belt and Road Initiative is that we are the only nation in the g7 and the european union, but we are not the nation that has the best trade with china. That means you can have good relations with china without the belt and Road Initiative. That is something, in my opinion, that has to be discussed with the chinese government