High level support. Well hear from our correspondent in kabul. Also ahead the terrifying Force Of Nature in india as a landslide unleashes boulders which destroy a bridge. And with his time in office nearing its end, well look back on the controversial presidency of the philippine� s Rodrigo Duterte. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Welcome to Bbc News, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around The World. Its eight in the morning in singapore, and nine in the morning in tokyo where day three of the olympics is underway. And we already have our first result. Norways Kristian Blummenfelt has taken gold in the mens triathlon. He finished well ahead of great Britains Alex yee who takes silver. And that is just the beginning another twenty medals are up for grabs. Lets go live now to tokyo and Sarah Mulkerrins has the latest. Sarah, fill us in on the mens triathlon. It has certainly been an entertaining morning here in tokyo because the triathlon took place just below us here in Tokyo Bay to my left Hand Side and that is where the swim started. They had a false start. Plenty of drama. Half of the triathletes move in but there was another half being blocked by a boat so they could not start. They had to bring those swimmers back. They all got back up and then restarted and then they went through the race. A 1500 metres swim and then a Transition Area where they hop on their bites and go out on the streets around tokyo for a0 kilometres, they come back in, dump the bikes and have a ten kilometre run. That was 630 in the morning because, we know, heat is a big issue here but those three athletes out in front, Kristian Blummenfelt is the one who won. Three broke away On The Run and then Kristian Blummenfelt put on the sprint to finish ahead. He is a former Track Runner so that strength really paid off. He struggled when he crossed the line and collapsed and had to be taken away in a wheelchair but is ok because he has received his medal and is joyous about it. Alex yee from britain finished second, and upcoming Starand Britain finished second, and upcoming star and then Hayden Wilde for New Zealand finished with the bronze medal. When he was getting his medal a short time ago he had tears on the podium so you could see what it meant to him. Another note, because it was out on the streets of tokyo, locals were able to come out on the street and see it but there were people walking around with signs asking their to be no spectators. The open air events where you could possibly get a look, even though being discouraged to two, and they are coming out to see that. And thatis are coming out to see that. And that is because of the coronavirus pandemic. But that look on the face of Kristian Blummenfelt, what a victory for him. You can really feel that emotion. What else is coming up on the schedule for day three and what should we be keeping and what should we be keeping an Eye On . An Eye On . Very busy this monday an Eye On . Very busy this monday we an Eye On . Very busy this monday. We began an Eye On . Very busy this monday. We began nicely| an Eye On . Very busy this monday. We began nicely with the triathlon. Rugby sevens, that made its debut in rio in 2016, it was one of the new sports then. Cg won the Gold Medal then, Theirfirst Sports then. Cg won the Gold Medal then, their first ever olympic Gold Medal. They will begin their Title Defence against the hosts, japan so everyone will be watching that. The swimming will get under way shortly. The finals are in the morning here in tokyo in the 100 Metres Butterfly with the swedish swimmer The World record holder, she will go in that and she is a strong hope. Adam pt from britain is in the 100 metres breaststroke. He is a dominant force there and then there is a head to head matchup in the A00 Metre Freestyle between Katie Leckie of the united states and Ariana Titmus of australia. Hockey will get under way. The great britain men taking on canada and also the great britain women who won gold in rio in 2016, they lost their Opening Match and they take on South Africa and i can tell you right now that one of the new events for these games, skateboarding, the Womens Street final is just under way with the heats did the mens Finals Yesterday and now it is the turn of the women. The womens the turn of the women. The womens skateboarding is what my daughter is keen on so we have our eyes peeled on that. There are still around 20 medals up for grabs today. How does the Medal Tally Look . It has been interesting in the buildup to this because we had the news on Day One the usa had not actually won a medal. But they did really well on sunday. So if we look at the Metal Table you can see that China Recurrently top of that table at the moment with six gold, one silver and four bronze medals and they are doing really well. The usa are not far behind with ten medals. Japan, really good so far in third place with sick and then further down the list you can see them all there. China is on top injapan second, usa and third according to that medal table. It third according to that medal table. ,. ,. ,y , third according to that medal table. ,. ,. ,. , table. It is always gold and silver and table. It is always gold and silver and all table. It is always gold and silver and all of table. It is always gold and silver and all of those table. It is always gold and silver and all of those medals, really at the top of the minds of all countries representing in the olympics. Thank you so much forjoining us and we will have more from you later on the day. You can find out more about the action around the olympics on our website. Just go to bbc. Com news or you can download the Bbc News app. Lets take a look at some other stories this at some other stories in the headlines. At some other stories the speaker of the us house of representatives, the Prime MinisterOf Tunisia has been sacked and parliament suspended and people have taken to the streets to celebrate. The economy is continuing to suffer despite the measures taken by officials and covid 19 cases have been rising tightly in sharply in recent days. The speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi, whos a democrat, has appointed a republican critic of the former president Donald Trump to a special committee investigating the Capitol Riot last january. Adam kitzinger, who voted to impeach mrtrump, has accepted the appointment, despite his Partys Leadership boycotting the inquiry. Five people, including a police officer, died when hundreds of mr trumps supporters broke into the capitol building. Ido i do believe that the work of this committee, in order to retain the confidence of the american people, must act in a way that has no partisanship, and is all about patriotism and i am very proud of the members of the committee and i am certain that they will accomplish that goal. In china, a typhoon is moving across zheijian province. Flights were cancelled in shanghai and neighbouring regions ahead of the arrival of the weather system, called in fa. More than 300,000 people were also advised to leave their homes and seek shelter inland. Parts of Central Belgium have begun clearing up, after being hit by flash flooding. The city of dinant was the worst affected area, with Underground Carparks inundated, and several cars being washed away. There was also some damage to houses, but no reports of any injuries. The president Of Tunisia has sacked the Prime Minister still to come later in the programme, a Special Report on how Rodrigo Duterte has changed the philippines during his controversial time as president. fist controversial time as president. Controversial time as resident. ,. , president. At first, a senior american president. At first, a senior American General president. At first, a senior American General has president. At first, a senior American General has said l president. At first, a senior. American general has said the united states will continue to carry out their airstrikes in support of afghan government troops were fighting a growing taliban insurgency. The taliban have made rapid and widespread territorial gains since the american led mission began to withdraw last Month Fears are growing the next wave of attacks could target the countrys biggest cities. Our Correspondent Secunder kermani sent this report from kabul. General mackenzies visit to afghanistan comes amidst heightened concern over the countrys future. With the taliban closing in on a number of afghan cities after having already captured vast swathes of rural territory, the us has launched a number of Air Strikes in recent days in support of embattled afghan forces, notably around the southern city of kandahar where heavy fighting has been taking place. And General Mackenzie said america was prepared to continue with those Air Strikes in the coming weeks though he refused to categorically answer repeated questions about whether or not they would continue after The End of august, when the us Military Presence in afghanistan formally ends. In the past, hes previously suggested they will not. General mackenzie did however praise the capabilities of the afghan Air Force and said that a Taliban Military Victory was certainly not guaranteed. Id like to be very clear the government of afghanistan faces a Stern Test in the days ahead. The taliban are attempting to create a sense of inevitability about their campaign. They are wrong. There is no preordained conclusion to this fight. Taliban victory is not inevitable. General mackenzie said hed held meetings with the afghan president here in kabul, and he believed his team had a good plan to concentrate their forces against the taliban and defend key areas against the militants. But theres a real concern here that the violence will continue escalating, and that it will increasingly focus on the countrys cities. There is much more on this story on our website including this special section looking at the latest developments in the war on afghanistan and putting it all into context over two decades of conflict. Just log our website. Lets turn to india now where a rockslide has killed nine people in himachal pradesh. The landslide in the Northern Region sent huge boulders tumbling down the hillside. One of them hit the bridge causing it to collapse. Local officials say another struck a vehicle carrying tourists causing the fatalities. It comes as the western state of maharashtra has reported more than 130 deaths in the last two days, due to flooding brought about by monsoon rains. Mayooresh konnoor reports from a Landslide Site in raigad, nearmumbai. Consistent reigns over the past few days have created a flood. Where i am standing right now is a Mountain Range and there was once a village behind me. It was entirely washed out on Thursday Evening when a landslide occurred because of consistent reigns. The soldiers of the national Disaster Management Force have been looking for missing bodies for three days now and the operation is not over until sunday evening. We have been told that A9 Fear bodies have been found and others are still missing. Landslides in some parts and floods and others, that is the story of this state. And they are not the only region facing serious floods and the Mountain Ranges are facing situations like the landslides. Another incident of landslide, 12 people lost their lives and here the Rescue Operation is still on. Devastating images from that report in mumbai. If you wany to get in touch with me im on twitter, bbckarishma. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme feeling the heat at tokyo 2020 well look at how the Extreme Heat of the japanese summer is affecting the olympics. Mission control we see you coming down the ladder now. Neil armstrong thats One Small Step for man, | One Giant Leap for mankind. A catastrophic Engine Fire is being blamed tonight. For the first crash in the 30 Year History of concorde, The Worlds only supersonic airliner. It was one of the most vivid symbols of the Violence And Hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. But now, a decade later, its been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. Theres been a 50 decrease in Sperm Quantity and an increase in malfunctioning sperm unable to swim properly. Crowd seven, six, five, four, three. I thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. This is newsday on the bbc. Im Karishma Vaswani in singapore. Our Headlines Day three of the olympics has got underway with a false start in the Mens Trialthon but Kristian Blummenfelt wins a Gold Medalfor norway. A top American General has warned the taliban they could face us airstrikes unless they stop their Military Offensive across afghanistan. Later Today President Duterte is due to deliver the last state of the Nation Address of his term of office, after leading one of the most controversial administrations in the history of the philippines. His stunning Election Victory five years ago, following a campaign in which he mixed crudejokes, populist promises and chilling threats, exposed a yearning in millions of filipinos for something different. Our south East Asia correspondentjonathan head looks back at five eventful years under the man they used to call � the punisher�. He was an entirely new kind of leader, and millions of filipinos loved him for it. Unscripted, informal, his speeches peppered with vulgar jokes and threats of violence. Do not destroy my city, i will kill you. Try to analyse that what is wrong when i say i will kill you because you are destroying my country . Rodrigo duterte promised to be a tough Law And Order president , and he meant it. Within weeks of taking office, the killing of alleged drug users and dealers began thousands of them shot by the police or by unnamed vigilantes. The War On Drugs is really bloody and messy, and we all know that. It shocked the rest of The World, but five years on, president dutertes popularity at home has held up not despite, but because of his brutal drug campaign. For the rich who are supporting duterte, thats very powerful because, you know, the rich are wary of crimes. They want security. For the poor that is in neighbourhoods, Drug Addicts are stigmatized. That can probably explain why duterte has so much support right now. Mr duterte had other surprises up his sleeve. He questioned the value of the long standing Military Alliance with the united states, repeatedly threatening to terminate the us Troop Presence in the philippines. He expressed his admiration for china, saying it was a better friend to his country complicating a territorial dispute where chinese forces have occupied a number of islands claimed by the philippines. His idea of a new approach to the muslim insurgencey in the south of a new federal system faded after the catastrophic battle four years ago with islamic militants for this city, which left most of it in ruins. There has been some progress in improving the philippines ramshackle infrastructure and the living standards of the poor, but well short of his election promises. Yet, unlike his predecessors, Mr Dutertes public image seems U Naffected by a ny disappointments filipinos may feel about his achievements. He does not speak in a technocratic manner, he speaks like a regular guy such that if i were an ordinary person listening to him, i would feel that this person, this president , you know, relates to me so well, relates to my struggle. His dominance of filipino politics has allowed Mr Duterte to go after his critics. A senator investigating his role in Death Squads has spent four years in jail on what many say are false allegations. Critical Media Groups have been shut down or found themselves facing multiple criminal charges. Some believe the countrys fragile democracy has been irreparably damaged under his rule. Yet if he could get around the constitutional ban on a second term, this abrasive and divisive figure would have every chance of being reelected. Jonathan head Bbc News, bangkok. Lets take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. Britains Health Minister Sajid javid has apologised for saying that people should not cower from covid 19. Mrjavid, whos recently recovered from coronavirus was accused of being insensitive and causing hurt. Meanwhile, ministers are considering whether to insist on Football Fans being fully vaccinated, in order to attend Premier League matches. The uks Home Secretary Priti patel has said she remains determined to stop migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats after 378 migrants arrived in england today. The french authorities said theyd intercepted a further 5 boats. So far this year a record 8 and half thousand migrants have made the Sea Crossing to the uk. So far this year a record 8,500 migrants have made the Sea Crossing to the uk. Full competition at the olympics is only two days old but already we are seeing the effects the Extreme Heat of a japanese summer can have on the events. The organisers have done their best to try to protect the athletes from The High temperatures but its not proving an easy task. Mariko oi is in tokyo for us. Mari, i know youll talk us thru the heat in a Second But First youve got news of a Gold Rush at the Olympics Forjapan dont you how exciting indeed, a lot of excitement about japan indeed, a lot of Excitement Aboutjapan winning a lot of gold meadows in the last two days. I grabbed one newspaper for you but every Front Page of the newspapers is of the judo siblings winning double Gold Medals for the nation and of course for the family. Also a skateboarding Gold Medal, the first ever in skateboarding, which was very impressive and also hashi surprising the nation, winning the first Gold Medal in the pool. But when it comes to endurance and outdoor sports and the Temperature Board behind me, its only early in the morning and its getting brutally hot. We have heard from athletes like Novak Djokovic complaining about the heat and this is an issue every year. It has been getting hotter and hotter every year because of Climate Change and that means schools and teachers have to be Extra Careful to protect the children. Under the Scorching Sun of tokyo, girls from this high School Carry on with their extracurricular activities, but every year, around 3000 Children Sufferfrom every year, around 3000 children suffer from heatstroke during activities like this. There has even been deaths in the past. The Schools Tennis Coach has been in the role for 17 years and says the hottest summers mean they have to be Extra Careful. Summers mean they have to be Extra Careful. Translation we measure heat Extra Careful. Translation we measure Heat StressExtra Careful. Translation we measure Heat Stress index Extra Careful. Translation we measure Heat Stress index every | measure Heat Stress index every hour to make sure its safe to practise and lately weve been gathering early in the morning at 7 15am while practising in the late afternoon when the temperature is not too high. Its under the heat that The Worlds top athletes are competing for gold during this summers games. The conditions mean we are less likely to see a Volley Of World Records Tumbling. A Volley Of World Records Tumbling a Volley Of World Records Tumbling. A volley of world records tumblinu, , tumbling. Just by getting the heat exposure, tumbling. Just by getting the heat exposure, its heat exposure, its cardiovascular, so your Heart System has to work harder to maintain the performance and also the Bodys Ability to thermo regulate, maintain your Body Temperature in a good state, that will also be impacted greatly. Wide the last time japan impacted greatly. Wide the last timejapan held the Summer Games was in 196a. It was in october when the weather was cool though so having the games you now is raised concerns that the intense Heat And Humidity of the Tokyo Summer could pose a serious risk to athletes. But when the a serious risk to athletes. But when the games a serious risk to athletes. But when the games are held, all have to deal with the global sport calendar. These are the major events and theres a gap between late to august. Broadcasters around the World Paid Billions of dollars for the rights to show the olympics. They need to show it at the right time of year in the right time of day. Broadcasting is one of the two most significant Revenue Sources for the olympic movement. The ioc is going to want to keep it sponsors and broadcasters as happy as can be. And that means some events like Marathon And Race walking have been moved to sapporo where it is cooler while others are taking place in the early morning or in the evening. But increasingly its notjust a battle for metals, it is also a battle for metals, it is also a battle against the heat. Extreme heat there but also worrying news of a typhoon headed your way. What can you tell us . � , headed your way. What can you tell us . � , , tell us . Thats right, Typhoon Number eight tell us . Thats right, Typhoon Number eight hitting tell us . Thats right, Typhoon Number eight hitting tokyo. Tell us . Thats right, Typhoonj Number eight hitting tokyo in the North East of the country tomorrow, as he said, one extreme to the other. We were hoping to get to the North East of the country to miyagi where football will be taking place with spectators, one of the few during the Summer Games, but we are unsure if we will make it because of the tycoon. D0 are unsure if we will make it because of the tycoon. Do Stay Safe there because of the tycoon. Do Stay Safe there mariko, because of the tycoon. Do Stay Safe there mariko, reporting i safe there mariko, reporting from tokyo. Will have much more for you on the olympics during the course of the day on Bbc News. You can check the website as well about the concerns around the olympics, things like coronavirus cases surging as well as those extreme weather events. Thank you for joining me today. Thats it for now. Good morning. Once again, sunday was a day of extreme. The highest temperature was in Northern Ireland with 28 celsius, but there was lots of sunshine for scotland, as you can see by this Weather Watcher Picture. Northern ireland, northern england, and Northwest Wales were by contrast further south, theres quite a lot of cloud, and it certainly went downhill, the story, after lunchtime. This is a Weather Watcher Picture sent in from kent, where there was a severe cluster of thunderstorms that developed, and it brought some localised flooding as well. And you can see the volume of Lightning Strikes too, stretching all the way down from East Anglia over to the isle of wight. They slowly faded away and the area of low pressure is moving away as we speak. Now, that is going to continue to anchor itself up into the far northeast for the start of our monday morning. It will bring a fair amount of cloud across eastern Scotland And Northeast england, but its going to be a relatively quiet start to monday. Dry with some sunshine coming through, maybe a few isolated showers lingering for a time, but generally a better day. There will be a few showers developing through the afternoon, some of these possibly heavy and thundery, but they should be a little more interspersed in comparison to the weekend. Temperatures, well, with a little more sunshine, higher in england, with 26 celsius The High. But we will start to see more showers developing. From the west, moving into Northern Ireland, southwest wales, Southwest England by The End of the day. Its a Weather Front thats going to move through, and the Weather Story changes as we go through the week. With low pressure anchored to the north and those Winds Swinging in a clockwise direction, it will be driving in more moisture, more cloud, and certainly more of a breeze on those exposed west facing coasts. So tuesday is really quite a messy picture, there will be a lot of cloud around, there will be some showers, and some of those showers thundery in nature once again. Im not going to be too clever about it, almost anywhere could catch a shower on tuesday and it could be quite heavy, and the temperatures well, they are going struggle, 15 21 celsius, sojust going below where they should be now for the time of year. The low pressure doesnt move very far at all throughout the week. We still keep this feed coming in off the atlantic, a cooler source, brisk wind as well, so that means it stays rather cool and showery. Indications of something a little better, though, as we head to the weekend. Take care. It says Bbc News. We will have the headlines and the main News Stories for you at the top of the hours straight after this programme