been one of the toughest for the east african country. it was supposed to be a short and surgical operation and the government forces and allies were winning it easily. over the following months, it evolved into a full scale war. emboldened by military gains, rebel forces now talk about toppling the government. translation: why would the issue of negotiation be raised at this point? the war is coming to an end. who are we negotiating with? there have been repeated calls for negotiations but these calls have been rejected. talks in addis ababa are still about defeating the tigray forces who once dominated ethiopian politics for decades despite representing just 6% of the population. that dominance ended when abiy ahmed came to power in 2018 following popular protests. tensions continued to ferment and war was declared
this is bbc news 7 these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. new research in the uk says the hpv vaccine is cutting cases of cervical cancer by almost 90% charities call it a historic moment. as cop26 continues, scientists say global carbon emissions are returning to pre pandemic levels more quickly than expected. police in australia charge a man over the abduction of cleo smith, as new audio is released of the dramatic moment she was found. labour has accused the government of wallowing in sleaze after borisjohnson supported a vote that blocked the suspension of a conservative mp.
that standards in this house are done on a cross party basis not the case that there is cross party consensus will stop he said, i feel last night s vote conflated a single case with general concerns. so they will look to bring forward now cross party plans. in terms of what it means for owen paterson, it is not clear at the moment because he was suspended for 30 days as a result of what had happened in his case, and what we are hearing their from jacob rees mogg is the government wants to decouple that case with what is going to be happening on parliamentary standards going forward. so that s a really significant announcement there from jacob rees mogg and we will get political reaction to it as soon as we can. 42 countries, including poland, vietnam and chile, have signed up to a plan to stop using coal fired power stations. the pledges were made at the cop26 climate summit in glasgow. it s regarded as significant
this is bbc news, i m maryam moshiri. the headlines at 11:00am. the government is forced to ditch its plans for a new process to check up on mps behaviour after a furious backlash across westminster. while there is a very strong feeling on both sides of the house that there is a need for an appeals process, there is equally a strong feeling that this should not be based on a single case or applied retrospectively. new research in the uk says the hpv vaccine is cutting cases of cervical cancer by almost 90 per cent charities call it a historic moment. police in australia charge a man over the abduction of cleo smith, as new audio is released of the dramatic moment she was found.
as cop26 continues scientists say global carbon emissions are returning to pre pandemic levels more quickly than expected. i met the biggest wind farm in england looking at alternatives to fossil fuels. i met the biggest wind farm in england looking at alternatives to fossil fuels. and former england cricketer gary ballance says he regrets using racist language against his former yorkshire teammate azeem rafiq. in the last half hour, the leader of the commons has signalled that the government is stepping back in a row triggered by the recommended suspension of the conservative mp owen