this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. gunfire us troops fire smoke tear gas in kabul to try to push back thousands desperate to escape the taliban. translation: we have a legal visa. many people who are coming here don't have the right documents, but we have the visa and they won't let us through. senior taliban figures — including the group's co—founder, mullah baradar — are in the afghan capital for talks about establishing a new government. a state of emergency has been declared in parts of new york state ahead of the forecast arrival of hurricane henri. anti—lockdown protests in australia turn ugly. more than 200 are arrested.