At the paralympics in tokyo. Australia and china lead the medals table. Live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. It s newsday. It s 6am in the morning in singapore and 6pm in washington, where the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has said the taliban have made a commitment to allow american citizens and some afghans to leave the country after the end of the evacuation deadline. He said 4,500 us citizens have been rescued so far. In kabul itself, the scramble to leave is gathering pace. The pentagon says about 10,000 people are currently at the airport. Secunder kermani has this report from kabul. Shame on them! they ve been through so much already. Now wading through sewage in the hope of somehow being able to leave this country. Huge crowds are still flocking to kabul airport, under the watch of american and british soldiers. Despite the dirt, the dust, the gunshots and the chaos, people are still coming here, and they re coming here in their thousands. Here, a makes
Also in the programme: researchers say booster shots of the covid vaccine may be needed, in the wake of a study suggesting waning protection after six months. And day one of the action at the paralympics in tokyo. Australia and china lead the medals table. Live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. It s newsday. It s 7am in the morning in singapore and 7pm in washington, where the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has said the taliban have made a commitment to allow american citizens and some afghans to leave the country after the end of the evacuation deadline. He said 4,500 us citizens have been rescued so far. In kabul itself, the scramble to leave is gathering pace. The pentagon says about 10,000 people are currently at the airport. Secunder kermani has this report from kabul. Shame on them! they ve been through so much already. Now wading through sewage in the hope of somehow being able to leave this country. Huge crowds are still flocking to kabul airport, under th
we ve had an opportunity to meet with an awful lot of consequential people, but i can say that the ones who stand out in your mind are those whose relationship and interaction with you are consistent with their reputation. when the queen had us to the castle for tea and she kept offering me more and i kept eating everything she put in front of me. she was the same as her image. decent, honorable, and all about service. our hearts go out to the royal family, to king charles and all of the family. it s a loss, a giant hole. sometimes you think you ll never overcome it. but, as i ve told the king, she will be with him every step of the way, every minute, every moment, and that s a reassuring notion. so to all of the people of england and the united kingdom, our hearts go out to you. you were fortunate to have had her for 70 years. we all were. the world is better for her. thank you. mr. president, why does she remind you of your mother? just because of the way she touched
britain s cameron norrie japan s former prime minister shinzo abe has been shot dead in the street while giving an election speech. he was the country s longest serving post war prime minister. according to police, mr abe s attacker used a home made gun and fired two shots. world leaders have reacted with shock. us presidentjoe biden said he was stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened and india s prime minister narendra modi declared a day of national mourning. it all happend in nara, a city south west of tokyo. mr abe was shot near the railway station and flown by helicoper to hospital, where he was pronunced dead several hours later. from nara, here s rupert wingfield hayes. at 11 this morning, japan s former prime minister was out but lurking a few metres away, this man was caught on camera by a local tv crew. then suddenly two very loud bangs rang out. mr abe s bodyguards are on the assailant in seconds. held together with black tape. the former prime minister is flown t
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