presidential election. and that is terrifying. damaging testimony against former president donald trump as officials inside the justice department detail how he tried to weaponize the department to steal the election. plus positive news for ukraine as the european council finally says okay to them becoming an official to join the eu. we re live this hour in brussels. and growing doubt over boris johnson s future as his party loses two high elections. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone. it is friday, june 24th. 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington. the january 6 committee has held its last public hearing before the july 4th holiday break and there were plenty of fireworks. top officials in donald trump s justice department testified the former president was relentless in pushing election conspiracies and wanted them to overturn the 2020 vote. the witnesses said every time there were bogus fraud claims,
department spokesperson ned price condemning the move as indefensible. this unacceptable stance will have significant consequences for the taliban and further alienate the taliban from the community and deny them legitimacy it desires. rights for women in afghanistan have slowly been rolled back since the taliban takeover in august of 2021. their ticket interpretation of islamic law now enforces females to have a male escort when out at night and keep their hair coferld in public. other muslim like saudi arabia and turkey have weighed in on the taliban s version of islam m slamming the restrictions of education. it s neither islamic or human. we reject such a ban. we do not find it right. hopefully give up on this decision as soon as possible. today, former president bush released a statement in support of afghan women saying their treatment as second class citizens should generate outrage new england all of us.
are trickling in very slowly. these aid agencies are facing several challenges. the first of course is the lack of coordination over the last few months ever since taliban takeover in august last year. international aid organizations are reluctant really to reach out to the taliban and keep communication lines flowing between the two. and that is one basic reason why there is a lack of coordination on the ground. according to some of the officials from these aid agencies that we have been speaking to. the other problem they are facing of course, are lot of these roads that lead to these regions and these mountainous regions, the villages that have been cut off really are actually cut off because of landslides and mudslides that took place earlier on due to the floods in these areas.e communications is in some areas. but, yes, there has been movement when compared to the last 48 hours wednesday and thursday. these aid organizations have
this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: new revelations in australia as novak djokovic releases a statement saying his team ticked the wrong box on his immigration form. president biden has made a passionate plea for reform of voting rights in the united states, describing this as a defining moment for democracy. the us has promised more than $300 million in new aid to afghanistan, and has urged the taliban to give unhindered access to all aid workers. earlier, the united nations appealed for $5 billion to tackle a spiralling humanitarian crisis in the country, where aid has mostly dried up since the taliban takeover in august. the onset of a harsh winter is deepening the crisis. from kabul, our corrspondent quentin sommerville sent this report.
the taliban takeover in august. cuba s president has accused the united states of carrying out horrific abuse against inmates held at the guantanamo bay prison since it opened twenty years ago. miguel diaz canel made the remarks on the anniversary of the arrival of the first detainees at the us military base in cuba following the 9/11 attacks. a 57 year old man in america who received the heart of a genetically modified pig in a first of its kind operation is doing extremely well . that s according to his son who spoke to the bbc and said the result was an absolute miracle . if the procedure does prove to be successful, it could lead to animal organs being used more frequently in human transplants. this report from our medical editor fergus walsh contains pictures of the operation. this is the gene edited pig