the sole surviving suspected gunman from the 2015 terrorist attacks in paris has appeared in court at the start of a landmark trial. salah abdeslam and 19 others are accused of involvement in the coordinated jihadist attacks that killed 130 people. the former president, ashraf ghani, has broken his silence to explain why he fled the country when the taliban took over kabul more than three weeks ago. in a statement on social media, he said he left to avoid widespread violence in the capital. anti racism activists have celebrated the removal of a controversial statue of a confederate general in the us. the memorial to robert e lee in the city of richmond in virginia became a focal point during last year s black lives matter protests. now on bbc news,
attacks in paris has appeared in court at the start of a landmark trial. salah abdeslam and 19 others are accused of involvement in the coordinated jihadist attacks that killed 130 people. the former afghan president, ashraf ghani, has broken his silence to explain why he fled the country when the taliban took over kabul more than three weeks ago. in a statement on social media, he said he left to avoid widespread violence in the capital. anti racism activists have celebrated the removal of a controversial statue of a confederate general in the us. the memorial to robert e lee in the city of richmond in virginia became a focal point during last year s black lives matter protests.