By afghanistans loya jirga or grand assembly in kabul. Japan remembers the victims of nagasaki, 75 years after the atom bomb was dropped on the city. In cricket, england stage a stunnng comeback to snatch victory in the first test. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. International leaders are holding talks today aimed at raising aid for lebanon following the devastating explosion in beirut five days ago. The Video Conference is being coordinated by france and the United Nations and President Trump is expected to join the call. And ahead of that, the first lebanese government minister has resigned the information minister Manal Abdel Samad annouced she was quitting citing the failure of the government to carry out reforms. At least 158 people died and 300,000 were left homeless when a huge store of Ammonium Nitrate exploded in a warehouse in the citys port. 0fficials estimat
Japan remembers the victims of nagasaki, 75 years after the atom bomb was dropped on the city. In cricket, england stage a stunnng comeback to snatch victory in the first test. Hello and welcome. If you are watching in the uk or around the world, stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. International leaders will hold talks later today aimed at raising aid for lebanon following the devastating explosion in beirut five days ago. The Video Conference is being coordinated by france and the United Nations and President Trump is expected to join the call. Ahead of that, in the last few minutes the first lebanese government minister has resigned. The information minister, manal abdel samad, annouced she was quitting citing the failure of the government to carry out reforms. At least 158 people died and 300,000 were left homeless when a huge store of Ammonium Nitrate exploded in a warehouse in the citys port. 0fficials estimate that it caused up to 15 bill
All children were meant to be back in classrooms like this in england before the Summer Holidays, but that plan failed. Now, the Prime Minister is making clear his commitment that things will be different in september. He writes in the mail on sunday. And he continues. Boris johnson has been praised for putting particular emphasis on concerns for vulnerable children, saying he fears if classrooms dont reopen soon they may drop out of education, never to return. Well, im very pleased that the Prime Minister is making skills a priority. Schools a priority. I have been arguing for some time that my fear was that children were being left behind in this relaxation of lockdown, they could not go to the park, they did not have youth clubs, many could not go to school and many couldnt learn because they didnt have that home environment or indeed the tech to do so. So the Prime Minister has told ministers that shops, pubs and restaurants will be expected to close before schools. But that decisi
Japan remembers the victims of nagasaki, 75 years after the atom bomb was dropped on the city. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. International leaders will hold talks today aimed at raising aid for lebanon following the devastating explosion in beirut five days ago. The Video Conference is being coordinated by france and the United Nations and President Trump is expected to join the call. And ahead of that, the lebanese government has seen its first resignation of the crisis the information minister Manal Abdel Samad annouced she was quitting citing the failure of the government to carry out reforms. At least 158 people died and 300,000 were left homeless when a huge store of Ammonium Nitrate exploded in a warehouse in the citys port. Officials estimate that it caused up to 15 billion worth of damage and a crater that is 43 meters deep. Today the uk government has pledged an a
Hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines. Britain is on the edge of losing control of coronavirus. A stark warning from one leading scientist following a sharp rise in cases in the united kingdom. The first direct talks between afghanistan and the taliban take place in qatar. The afghans say they want to end the war. Including men, women, minorities and victims of war, then both sides will be the peace heroes. Sir Terence Conran the british designer who revolutionised retail and decor has died aged 88. Boris johnson defends his plans to over ride parts of the brexit Withdrawal Agreement saying the eu is looking to carve up and divide the uk. And dozens of people are reported missing in a wave of Deadly Wildfires in the us state of oregon. Now on bbc news. One month after lebanons catastrophic explosion in the port of beirut, what next for the countrys crisis hit economy and broken political system . Hello and welcome to this edition of global questions with me, zeinab bada