38 political candidates have been killed during the campaign, making mexico's election one of the most violent in recent history. will grant, what's the latest you can tell us. you can probably hear behind me, the main square in mexico city, the festivities for claudia sheinbaum's supporters are picking up, they are pretty confident she has got this. there are not enough votes counted yet to say that with any degree of certainty, but certainly, i don't think they need convincing. she has always been quite far ahead in the polls before voting day, and they are convinced that has been transferred to the vote itself. that said, her nearest challenger galvez has already claimed victory too, so we are in one of those strange post electoral moments. it will be ironed out in the coming hours, but we aren't maybe a few hours away from mexico declaring who its next woman president, almost certainly, it is. $5 its next woman president, almost certainly, it is. as you sa , almost certainly, it is. as you say. and _ almost certainly, it is. as you say. and as — almost certainly, it is. as you say. and as we _ almost certainly, it is. as you say, and as we can _ almost certainly, it is. as you say, and as we can hear, - almost certainly, it is. as you say, and as we can hear, a i say, and as we can hear, a festive atmosphere there tonight, but for whoever takes over, what will be the immediate challenge is the new president will have to get to grips with?— president will have to get to a-riswith? ., , ., , grips with? the obvious one is of course _ grips with? the obvious one is of course the _ grips with? the obvious one is of course the violence, - grips with? the obvious one is of course the violence, the - of course the violence, the political violence seen in this election campaign has shocked even seasoned politicians and analysts on mexican affairs. it wasjust a huge number of candidates who were notjust killed, but were intimidated, forced off the ballot, family members were harmed. it's been a very violent and bloody election. when you combine that with the day—to—day violence in mexico perpetrated by the drug cartels, it really is a daunting task in front of whoever it is who goes on to win tonight. whoever it is who goes on to win tonight-— whoever it is who goes on to win tonight. just looking ahead a little, what _ win tonight. just looking ahead a little, what do _ win tonight. just looking ahead a little, what do you _ win tonight. just looking ahead a little, what do you think - win tonight. just looking ahead a little, what do you think all l a little, what do you think all of this will mean for us mexico relations, cognisant of the fact the us also faces its own election in november?- election in november? yeah, there is potential _ election in november? yeah, there is potential for - election in november? yeah, there is potential for the - there is potential for the political landscape in both nations to change, either pivot quite hard or change within a degree of continuity. in this instance, that is certainly what claudia sheinbaum is pushing, the idea that she is notjust a puppet of president lopez obrador, the incumbent, but a continuity of his policies domestically and internationally. when i interviewed her on the campaign trail, she said she could work with donald trump or president biden and she said she would be fighting for mexicans�* rights. the us says it has "every expectation" that israel will accept a ceasefire proposal that would begin with a six—week cessation of hostilities in gaza, if hamas also takes the deal. but some members of israel�*s government are vocally opposed to the proposals. two far—right ministers in israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu�*s governing coalition have threatened to quit if a deal is struck before hamas is destroyed. white house national security communications advisor john kirby said on sunday that the us hopes both israel and hamas will agree to start the first phase of the plan "as soon as possible". it was an israeli proposal, we expect if hamas agrees to it, as was transmitted to them, israel would say yes. it�*s not a small thing. it�*s the start of phase one, some hostages coming out, you get some more humanitarian assistance, maybe up to 600 trucks, and then the two sides can start talking about phase two. our international editor jeremy bowen says mr netanyahu is caught between a rock and and a hard place. one of the parts of that rock isjoe biden who has clearly decided it is time for a ceasefire, it is hurting him electorally back home, facing an election this year. he said in his speech, look, hamas can�*t do another october 7th, it is now time to end it. he made a point of saying this is an israeli deal, but those two gentlemen, messrs smotrich and ben—gvir, have come out and said they will not support this and they will withdraw support from the government if it goes ahead, and that means there will be an election which netanyahu is likely to lose. and that�*s a difficult thing for him. why is this going on? partly because of netanyahu�*s governing style. he tends to juggle things. he tends to play off friends, enemies, allies against each other. he doesn�*t like to make hard decisions. but now he�*s being forced to make this decision becausejoe biden is saying this is an israeli offer, and if hamas accepts it, it�*s got to go ahead. he�*s quite good, netanyahu, at resisting pressure from the hostage families. big demonstrations over the weekend in israel, saying that they want a deal now. but he has not been good at resisting pressure from those right wingers, the extreme nationalists who support his government, who have said, if you agree to this kind of thing, you will be out. and that�*s something he does not want. volodymyr zelensky says ukraine will open an embassy in manila before the end of the year. zelensky accused china of prolonging the war in his country by supporting russia. speaking at the shangri—la security gathering in singapore, mrzelensky said beijing is refusing to take part in a planned summit in switzerland later this month, and is trying to stop others from attending. we are disappointed that some world leaders have not yet confirmed their participation in the peace summit. unfortunately, there are also attempts to disrupt the summit. we do not want to believe that this is a desire for monopolistic power in the world to deny the global community the opportunity to decide on war and peace, and to leave this power in the hands of one or two. china denies taking sides in the war in ukraine, and says the lack of an invitation for russia tojoin the swiss summit undermines its usefulness. still, president zelensky claims at least 106 countries have already signed up to attend. the us and nato allies are helping ukraine fight back, while seeking to avoid the conflict escalating. the upcoming conference in switzerland comes as the situation on the frontlines remains dire in kharkiv. last week, the us gave ukraine the green light to strike targets within russia�*s borders using american weapons. meeting on the sidelines in singapore, president zelensky thanked us secretary of defense lloyd austin, who reaffirmed the commitment to help ukraine win the war against russia. we spoke to the editor in chief of foreign policy. it was a surprise appearance by volodymyr zelensky. he took aim at china, saying beijing was working to stop country is coming to the peace summit in switzerland. he also accused it of supporting russia and prolonging the war through supplying components used in weaponry. it�*s fair to say we have heard that latter point made before. do you think there�*s anything president zelensky can say that will change where china positions itself in this war? probably not. but in the immediate term at least, the peace summit being hosted by switzerland, there are reports that china and russia have been pressuring other countries in asia to not attend. you mentioned 106 countries have so far signed up to attend this particular summit, which ukraine thinks is necessary for it to push its case to try and increase and further nuclear talks to ensure it gets back some of the ukrainian children being held in russia. among other priorities that it has. ukraine says russia and china are both pressuring several asian countries to not attend this summit, which is a very important summit for ukraine in the lead up to the nato summit in washington injuly. and then other important meetings coming up later this year. for ukraine especially, this has been an important thing to try to shore up support across asia. this is only zelensky�*s second visit to asia since the start of the invasion. this too was a surprise visit, like the last one. what he is trying to do is shore up support, but also a lot of sideline meetings at shangri—la, notably with defence secretary austin from the united states, where the two of them reportedly discussed the use of american weaponry to try and attack russian targets within russia that are disproportionately hurting ukrainian installations in kharkiv and other places. i want to touch on that point. as you mention, the us, washington, granting ukraine permission to strike within russia using its weaponry. we know since the beginning of this full—scale invasion, a talking point from the kremlin, repeated, is western countries would incur retaliation if they allowed that. what do you make of that? do you see that as propaganda or a real possibility thatmay or a real possibility that we have to confront here? it could be a bit of both, really. we won�*t ever know until historians will look back at this particular moment. one thing has been clear from the start, the us and western countries have been cautious in trying to help ukraine. and with each passing month, the more confirmation they have that a little bit of help does not mean russia is retaliating against them or escalating significantly... and of course it begs the question, how much more can they escalate barring nuclear weapons? america especially has found it can do a little bit more each time. so last year, this time, the united states didn�*t want to send ukraine patriot missiles or attack guns. now it is. at the start of the war, it made clear that its weaponry would never be used to attack targets within russia. now that is another bridge being crossed. so i think the us is trying to calibrate in a very dynamic way what they can do and how much they can push the envelope, to see how much is enough, not only to help ukraine, but levels at which russia wouldn�*t escalate, especially to the nuclear point. talking about weaponry, continued calls from ukraine with regard to the need for more and more weaponry. but if we take a look at russia, it is still managing to make a lot of weapons, drones for example increasingly being used in this war, despite the fact there were a raft of western sanctions aimed at essentially shuttering that war economy. do you think western sanctions on russia have fallen short? they have. quite simply because they are mostly western sanctions, they don�*t include many countries in asia. and notably china, which is providing the vast majority of the military tools that go into creating things that russia is using in its war economy. semiconductors, for example. all the things russia needs, it is getting from china. it has been able to sell a lot of oil to china and india. so sanctions have fallen short. but while europe has stopped buying russian oil, it must be noted that if china and india were not buying russian oil, global prices would go up quite a bit. that would come back to bite the us, which does not want oil prices to go up too high, which would have domestic repercussions among voters, in an election year especially. so the sanctions are targeted. they�*re hurting russia, but not enough to stop it from prosecuting this war. it must be noted as well, russia has transformed its economy into a wartime economy, able to sustain heavy losses and continue this war. another story making headlines now. tributes are pouring in for the former great britain rugby league international rob burrow, who has died aged 41. he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, two years after he retired from playing for the leeds rhinos, the club where he�*d spent his entire career. the prince of wales described him as a "legend of rugby league" who had a "huge heart". here are the two speaking with former teammate kevin sinfield. who scored the most tries out of you two? j him, by a long way! by a long way! i think he knows that as well! is he laughing? _ yeah, he is! hopefully, through the campaign we have done, we have helped to make people aware of mnd and give people and families affected by the disease some hope. we have to keep raising funds to fight this disease until we get a cure. in a glittering career on the pitch, he won eight super league titles with leeds rhinos, who described him as a true inspiration. after his diagnosis, he dedicated himself to raising awareness about the disease. he leaves behind his wife lindsey and three children. you�*re live with bbc news. south africa�*s ruling african national congress has lost its majority in parliament for the first time in 30 years according to final results from the country�*s general election. south africa�*s president, cyril ramaphosa, acknowledged that the people had spoken as the anc suffered its worst election result since the end of apartheid in 1994. mr ramaphosa says voters want the parties to find a common ground. support for the anc dropped as voters expressed concerns overjob security, rampant inequality and power blackouts. south africa�*s political parties now have two weeks to work out a coalition deal, and then the parliament will choose a new president. our africa correspondent barbara plett usher has more. this is a country at a crossroads. the historic inequalities of apartheid have not been erased and the people have had enough. last week, they went to the polls and voted for change, delivering a dramatic drop in support to the african national congress. today, the president spoke for the first time. people have given effect to the clarion call that has resonated across generations, that the people shall govern. our people have spoken. whether we like it or not, they have spoken. the anc�*s disastrous showing has thrown competition wide open for a coalition government to replace its controlling majority. the pro—business democratic alliance came second, with an agenda of free—market reforms, but it struggles to shake the image of a party for the white minority. the former president, jacob zuma, disgraced by allegations of rampant corruption, has made an extraordinary comeback, heading the newly formed mk party. the radical economic freedom fighters want to nationalise banks and seize white—owned land. so those are the options, and we have now had the official announcement of the election result, confirming what we already knew. that means the anc has two weeks to form a coalition with parties which have very different visions of the country. faced with that uncertain future are these young people injohannesburg, the generation for whom most is at stake. nearly 50% are unemployed. if we get somebody young, fresh, young blood, yeah, we�*re going to... i�*m very much optimistic. it�*s going to be a beautiful country. i hope the ruling party is shaken as we want them to be. we just need the basics, like, just take care of the people. and to stay on their promises and keep their word, you know. we know they want to tell the money, let them tell the money, but let them at least do what they promised to do and then maybe tell the change. the votes may have been counted but nobody knows where they will lead. barbara plett usher, bbc news, johannesburg. artificial intelligence technologies are increasingly easy to access and use, but now a growing number of people are having their lives devastated as their likeness is used in ai—generated sexual imagery shared online, more commonly known as deepfa ke pornography. the vast majority is made, published and shared without the consent of those it purports to show. women, girls, and those in the lgbtq+ community are disproportionately targeted. here in washington, congress continues to weigh legislation on how to best tackle it. the most recent is the disrupt explicit forged images and non—consensual edits act of 2024, also known as the defiance act. introduced in the house by new york representative alexandria ocasio—cortez, the bill would allow victims to take civil action against perpetrators. but while the bill has bipartisan support, lawmakers have struggled to agree on who should be held accountable. democratic representative ocasio—cortez, who shared that she had also been the target of deepfake pornography, spoke about what is fast becoming an emergency. since the public release of ai tools, out of all the images and video that a! has generated, over 90—95% of it has been nonconsensual deepfake pornography. and over 90% of that targets women. i want you to think about how crazy that is. over 90% of all the images and video being developed by ai right now is sexually exploitative, nonconsensual and targeting women. i spoke to omny miranda martone, founder and ceo of the sexual violence prevention association which has urged lawmakers to pass a bill to penalise those who make and share deepfake pornography. i know that people have been reaching out to you if they have been the victim of this. how have those numbers of complaints growing? yes, we have seen nonconsensual deepfake pornography skyrocketing in the last two years. before two years ago, they were usually of celebrities and public officials, people in the public eye. i�*m not saying that�*s ok, it�*s absolutely not ok, but it was not very common, because to create it, people needed a high—powered computer, notjust a laptop or smartphone. they needed good technical ability, to understand coding and ai, make the algorithm, and they needed hundreds of photos usually, at least 100, of their victim�*s face. that was going to be easiest with a public official. now, anybody can make it on a smartphone or laptop, it is on websites and apps and people can do it in seconds. they only need about one or two photos of the victim�*s face, which they pull from linkedin or company profiles. that is very scary. talk to us about the impact, the consequences and the emotional impact that comes with this as well. absolutely, there is an immense emotional impact, it is a form of sexual violence, traumatising, it has a very big mental and emotional element. it�*s a violation of consent, autonomy and privacy. considering how much of our lives is online, it�*s very scary. in addition, there are other consequences, victims of nonconsensual deepfake pornography experience much higher rates of stalking online and offline. and higher domestic and sexual violence. and a lot of loss of employment as a result, as well as consequences of a damaged reputation. consequences across the board in addition to the trauma there. you just laid out all of the consequences. in terms of recourse, justice for those people on the other side who�*ve been targeted, right now options are few and far between as i understand it. you�*ve been working and speaking to lawmakers to get the defiance act passed. tell us how it would work. the goal with the defiance act, which is a bipartisan bill. in the house and senate. it would create a civil right of action for victims to seek justice. it covers the creation, distribution and receipt of deepfa ke pornography. the creation, distribution and solicitation. what would that mean exactly? does it mean opening the way to sue, litigation? yes, it would open the door for civil liability, a civil lawsuit for victims. right now, that�*s often not available to them, it�*s not adequately covered under defamation or tort law. our advocacy for this started because we had a victim come to ask who had gone to a lawyer and was told, verbatim, this was legal, there�*s nothing you can do. that was a year and a half ago, almost two years ago. that inspired us to start taking action on this issue. eventually we had an open letter, we sent it to congress members, and we had a meeting with them, and it was lindsey graham�*s team and aoc�*s team... those teams were like, ok, we will work with you and make sure it is something we can make a priority. there is a conversation in terms of people who make it and share it, but also the platforms that host it. do you think they should be more accountability when it comes to tech companies and websites? accountability is good for when these things happen, but we should also involve them in the conversation for prevention. ourfocus, prevention needs to be multipronged. there is something to be said for what a! platforms need to be doing and social media platforms, search engines, the places these things are being posted. we often talk about creation and distribution and solicitation, which is really important to cover. the creation is a great place to start, the ai platforms, work on how to prevent it before it even happens. but then sharing them, we saw this with pretty much every high—profile case, the reason it becomes high—profile and has such an immense impact is because it was shared so widely. that is happening on social media platform, google and other search engines. we need to include these companies and media sites in the conversation. and lastly when it comes to your bill, how confident are you that it will pass and be put into law swiftly to provide that accountability for people who have been targeted? we�*re pretty confident. we are very balanced, it�*s a bipartisan bill. sometimes people say a bill is balanced, and have like 10 people and one from the other party, but we are fully balanced, and from the very beginning it was written with both parties involved. it was super important, it has been experienced by people on all sides, all walks of life. so many people in the us, it has to be bipartisan because that is a reality. congress members on both sides have been victims. thanks from washington, our colleagues in london take over from here. good night from all over us. hello there. we saw some pretty decent weather over the weekend. saturday, scotland, northern ireland saw the warmth and the sunshine. it was england and wales on sunday which saw temperatures reach 2a celsius in a few locations. this upcoming week, though, will be rather disappointing for many. it�*ll turn a lot cooler for earlyjune — sunshine and showers, and nights will become chilly. gardeners and growers, do beware, could see a touch of frost at night from tuesday onwards. now, this area of high pressure, which brought the fine weather at the weekend, just retreating back out towards the atlantic, allowing some weather fronts to start to work their way down from the north. one such weather front will bring quite a bit of cloud across the country through the day — holes appearing in it, some sunny spells here and there, spots of rain over some western hills. best of the sunshine across northern scotland, but there�*ll be maybe a few showers across the north. quite blustery here, and turning cool already — but top temperatures, 19—20 celsius in the warmest spots elsewhere. as we move through monday night, we see the cloud coming and going, there will be some clearer spells. a few spots of rain just pushing into the northwest of the country — that�*s a sign of things to come. and most places will be fairly mild. but it�*s all change tuesday onwards, these cold fronts will bring outbreaks of heavy rain, some heavy showers — and behind it, that colder arctic air spills its way southwards across the whole country through tuesday and wednesday, and hangs around for the rest of the week. so we could see some heavy, maybe thundery showers across the northern half of the uk. some wintriness over the high ground, some hail mixed in, a few showers getting into england and wales, and it�*ll also be quite blustery. there will be sunshine in between, but it�*s a much cooler air mass — the low—to—mid—teens in the north, could just make 19—20 celsius in the warmest spots across the southeast. a bit cooler still for all areas on wednesday. further showers across the northern half of the country, the odd one just getting into the midlands and perhaps eastern england. but tending to stay dry here — top temperatures 17—18 celsius. 10—14 celsius across the north of the country with these heavy showers, which will be blustery at times. little change as we head into thursday and friday. that area of low pressure sits to the north of the uk, feeding in this cool northwesterly breeze with plenty of showers, mainly to the northern half of the country. and that�*s how it looks to end the week, and indeed, into next weekend, where it will remain quite cool. further showers here, best of any dry and bright weather will be towards the south. but pretty disappointing temperatures for the time of year. welcome to hardtalk. i�*m mishal husain. today�*s guest spent the first 2a years of their life immersed in america�*s white nationalist movement, with a father who was a ku klux klan leader and the founder of a website whose users have been linked to close to 100 murders. that ideology was derek black�*s whole world, but then came a turning point and a journey from white nationalism to anti—racism. today, we have that extraordinary story of race, politics and ultimately turning against what your family stands for. how does a transformation like that come about? what can we learn from it? and has derek black found a new purpose as well as a new identity?