this is bbc news, the headlines: thousands of people in cities across brazil have been protesting against the government of president jair bolsonaro, demanding that the covid vaccination programme be speeded up. it comes as brazil passes the mark of half a million covid deaths, with the country entering a third wave of the pandemic. the us says it will continue negotiating with iran to revive the international nuclear deal, following the election of the hardline cleric ebrahim raisi as the next iranian president. his victory following a tightly controlled election in which reformists were barred from standing. a gay-pride rally has taken place in poland s capital at least one man has been killed after a pickup truck slammed into a pride parade in florida. it happened near fort lauderdale. now on bbc news, click takes in the world s largest
when we look at the islamic republic s a1 year history, those periods of change are preceded by maximum pressure. 0k, and just finally, because we almost need to leave it there. but looking to the future, you mentioned where the real seat of power lies in iran, not with the president. what do you think this means for the future of the regime? in many ways, the selection of the president by ali khamenei is more about him and cementing his legacy than any thing else. the iranian supreme leader is in the eighth decade of his life, the third decade of his career, and fourth decade experiencing the islamic republic and so picking someone like raisi can ensure that the islamic republic remains on the trajectory that he has set for it long after he passes. and lest we forget, the iranian president does have access to the bully pulpit and can influence things in a post ali khamenei islamic republic. it is likely going to be worse for the worse though. thousands of people waving rainbow flags h
of the pandemic as the country passes 500,000 covid deaths. the us says it will continue negotiating with iran to revive the international nuclear deal following the election of the hardline cleric ebrahim raisi as the next iranian president. the legendary indian athlete milkha singh has died at the age of 91. popularly known as the flying sikh because of how fast he ran, mr singh had a remarkable life, from being a refugee after the partition of india to being an olympic sprinter. from mumbai, the bbc s india correspondent yogita limaye reports. with each run, milkha singh pushed a newborn india to dream bigger. his own journey rooted in his nation s tragedy his family was killed in religious violence, during the partition of british india in 19117.
entering a third wave of the pandemic. the us says it will continue negotiating with iran to revive the international nuclear deal, following the election of the hardline cleric ebrahim raisi as the next iranian president. his victory following a tightly controlled election in which reformists were barred from standing. a gay-pride rally has taken place in poland s capital warsaw, with thousands of people taking to the streets. the march took place despite a clampdown on lgbt rights in poland, where same sex marriage is illegal and the government backs conservative catholic teaching. now on bbc news, our world lockdown in london. boris johnson: the coronavirus is the biggest threat
of people who have said no to the status quo, and whether mr khamenei will hear this or not or whether he will double down on more oppression, more limits, and more of the same remains to be seen. if the past is any indication, he will double down on his policies that has gotten iran to this current moment of, i think, structural crisis. looking forward, where do you see this? some people have said we could see raisi as potentially in the top job in future? i think that is one of the enigmas of this election. this election was an election with a foretold, preordained result. what we don t know is whether mr raisi is being groomed to replace khamenei when he passes away or whether he is a foil to bring khamenei s son, mojtaba, who has been lurking