And checking out printing and checking out news. Pakistan Election Commission printing news. Pakistan Election Commission has disqualified the former Prime Minister for five years as a consequence of that conviction over the weekend in that case about selling state gifts and islamabad on saturday in sentencing macro two to three years in prison and this means that imran khan will not be able to contest elections that are coming up later in the year or able to any Public Office until the year 2028 and the Commission Says in this notification that imran khan has been de notified as a Member Of Parliament with immediate effects and significant news after sentence cut on saturday that imran khan is been disqualified from taking part in any sort of elections for five years and that will bring you more in my correspondent later in the programme. We turn to brazil and a Landmark Summit to protect the amazon rainforest. The leaders of eight South American countries that share the amazon, have
Coming up on bbc news, england Quarterfinal Opponents will be columbia who got the better of jamaica and the womens world cup of a i jamaica and the womens world cup of a i 01 jamaica and the womens world cup of a i 01 victory. Hello. Thousands of people, including politicians and pop stars have turned out, to pay tribute to the singer, Sinead Oconnor. The private Funeral Service took place in her hometown of bray in County Wicklow, with well wishers lining the streets, as the cortege passed by. She died in london last month, at the age of 56. Colin paterson has the story. They had come in their thousands to pay tribute to that woman they loved. My mother is 93 and she wanted to come out here. It was your mums idea . Yes. She was a woman that spoke what she wanted, you know . Yeah. For the people. She was a warrior and a weapon standing up to the powers that be before anyone else was. I Sinead Oconnor lived on the Sea Front In Bray County Wicklow for 15 years. She loved the town. We lo
An incident in the game against nigeria, when the lioness is defeated the super falcons on penalties, you can see it happening here, this is when laurenjames, who has been a key player, got a red card against nigeria. She was shown a straight red for what was seen as stamping. You can see pictures of it here. It means you will not be able to play on the quarter final match on saturday. England will be playing colombia. We understand now that she has just apologised. She colombia. We understand now that she hasjust apologised. She is most distressed about what happened and hasissued distressed about what happened and has issued an apology. It does mean that you will not be playing in the quarterfinals. She scored the winner against denmark in the grip came and against denmark in the grip came and a couple of goals when they defeated china 6 0. So, laurenjames out of the quarterfinals. More now on our main story. Diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis in niger have stepped up a gear. S
The leaders of eight South American countries that share the amazon, have gathered in the city of belem. The summit s host brazilian president Lula Da Silva has urged leaders to agree on common policies to protect the environment and boost sustainable development. Scientists are concerned that, deforestation in the amazon may be approaching an irreversible Tipping Point. President lula is hoping for a co ordinated regional approach, to tackle illegal mining and logging as well as other environmental crimes. Hes promised to end deforestation in brazil by 2030. Our South America Correspondent Katy Watson reports from para, the most deforested state in brazil. Virgin forest still exists here in the amazon, but every day the illegal loggers get closer. From up high you can see the damage done, the large patches of land totally cleared. This part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. President lula has promised to fix the problem, telling the bbc that this summit w
And around the world. Max foster has the week off. Just ahead on cnn newsroom trumps lawyers arguing that they shouldnt be restricted from talking publicly about some evidence in the election interference probe. The American People have a right to know what the evidence is in this case. Severe thunderstorms with strong winds and heavy rains causing damage across the country. The rain was literally sideways, one of the worst ive seen. Ukraines Intelligence Service says it foiled a russian plot to assassination zelenskyy. No secret that he is al likey a russian target. Live from london, this is cnn newsroom with hmax foster and bianca nobilo. It is tuesday, august 8, 9 00 a. M. In london, 4 00 a. M. In washington where the judge in Donald Trumps Election Sub Version Case seems committed to moving forward with a speedy trial. She wants to hold a hearing this week about the handling of evidence and potential restrictions on what trump can say about the case in public. Prosecutors and trump