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Assist to be available to continue to train, to assist, to help and to deal with isis as it arrives. But we are not going to be in a Combat Mission. That announcement being made just within the past half hour or so. Were going to get the latest from a correspondent in washington who joins us now. Just bring us up to date and what we need to know about this. President biden speaking within the past few moments, making this announcement alongside the Iraqi Leader. This this announcement alongside the Iraqi Leader Iraqi Leader. This is part of an onauoin Iraqi Leader. This is part of an ongoing conversation Iraqi Leader. This is part of an ongoing conversation about l Iraqi Leader. This is part of an l ongoing conversation about the status of us troops in iraq. The Iraqi Leadership including the Prime Minister had been saying there is no more need for a Combat Mission in the country. Because isis have been defeated, as a big territorial holding organisation. They have been talking about how to deal with the troops that is still there and what Mr Biden has said is what we were expecting, that they are going to end the Combat Mission by The End of the year. Essentially, this is basically redefining what the troops there are doing. Its going to be a focus on training, advising, assisting iraqi forces in a Counterterrorism Capacity to deal with islamic militants us are out there. It is essentially what they been doing. There are really combat soldiers in the country or at least there are not soldiers doing Combat Missions to a great extent. This may not reduce the troop numbers very much, it is essentially rebranding what the us forces are doing there right now. As what the us forces are doing there riaht now. � . , what the us forces are doing there riahtnow. � . , right now. A different approach to what we saw right now. A different approach to what we saw in right now. A different approach to what we saw in terms right now. A different approach to what we saw in terms of right now. A different approach to i what we saw in terms of withdrawing of us troops from afghanistan, much more clear in terms of what is happening there. And not that kind of Overnight Process that we saw with us troops leaving afghanistan. And much less dramatic as well. Because the actual numbers on the ground may not change that much, at least not immediately. You willjust have this sort of formal acknowledgement that the role of the mission is very much in an advisory capacity. So the shift in that respect. I think a big political element as well because analysts say here they think one of the reasons for this announcement or public statement is to help the iraq he Prime Minister with domestic politics. He is under a lot of pressure from Pro Iran factions and parliament and Pro Iran militias to get rid of the us troops, to expel the us troops. At the same time he and others in the government feel they need the us president s to help with counterterrorism. This is a way to try to reduce that pressure by saying these are not in a combat position. They are there to advise only. Whether or not the iraqi militia take that as a change is another question. Weve had one spokesperson for iraqi militia already tell us that the projects any deal that allows american soldiers to stay in any capacity. Thank you so much for bringing us up to date on those new lines coming out from the White House. We are seeing a huge Success Forjapan which is top the table for the country with the most Gold Medals in its olympic games. It is also one of the most controversial olympic games in modern history. Does have a look at this poll in may that found that 83 of japanese people wanted the olympics or even scrap because of coronavirus cases rising across the country. After today the mood may have changed. Have a look at japans table tally. Have a look at japans table tally. Japans has now won eight Gold Medals which currently puts it ahead of the us and china. Momiji nishiya made history by winning the first ever olympic Gold Medal in Womens Street Skateboarding, atjust 13 years old. Japan defeated china to win gold in the mixed doubles Table Tennis final. And defeated georgia in the mens 73 kilojudo final. Great britain also raking in the metals scoring gold in the mens synchronised ten metre diving. And in the mens cross Country Mountain Biking which was won by the cyclist tom pickard. Massive congratulations to all of them. We now have a new star, of skateboarding becoming the youngest athlete ever injapan at the age of 13 to be winning a Gold Medal. She looked so relax and she was asked how heavy her Gold Medal was. She said it feels like it weighs a tan. Meanwhile we had judo also bringing us the seven Gold Medal and weve seen some spectacular performance by those Judo Weve seen some spectacular performance by thosejudo including the siblings bringing the double Gold Medals last night were on the front pages of all the newspapers in japan this morning. We also had Naomi Osaka progressing to the next stage. I should say, we can expect anything now. Absolutely brilliantjust expect anything now. Absolutely brilliant just 13 years expect anything now. Absolutely brilliantjust 13 years old. Absolutely brilliant just 13 years old. Its notjust the competition thats proving a challenge for the athletes. Theyre also having to face serious Heat And Humidity, which has already forced some events to be postponed. Temperatures On Sunday reached 32 degrees celcius. Olympics organisers postponed two days of rowing that were due to take place today. Thats now been moved to the weekend. Tennis has also been affected. The international Tennis Federation activated its policy once temperatures went above 30. 1 degrees celsius, which gives players a ten Minute Break between second and third sets. And the Mens Triathlon was moved to the the early hours of the morning to avoid the worst of the heat. Water temperatures over the weekend reached 30 degrees celcius. Heres more from mariko oi. Under the Scorching Sun of tokyo. Girls from this Tennis Club carry on with their extracurricular activities. But every year around 3000 children suffer from activities. But every year around 3000 Children Sufferfrom Heat Stroke during club activities like this. There have even been deaths in the past. The Schools Tennis Coach of 17 years says the hottest summers mean they have to be extra careful. Translation we measure Heat Stress indexes every hour to make sure it is safe to practise. Lately, we have gathered early in the morning at 7 15am or the late afternoon when ,. , isnt too high. It is under the seat that the top athletes are competing for gold during these games. The conditions mean we are less likely to see a volley of world records tumbling. Just by being in heat exposure, the cardiovascular your Heart System has to work harder to maintain your performance and also your Bodys Ability to thermoregulate, maintain your temperature in a good state that would also be impacted greatly. The last timejapan held a Summer Games was 1964, october, when the weather was cooler, so having the games here now has raised concerns that the intense Heat And Humidity of the Tokyo Summer could pose a serious risk to athletes, but when the games are held, it all has to do with the global sport calendar. These are the major events. There is a gap between late july and 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 olympics, so the ioc is going to want to keep 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 take place in the early morning or evening. But increasingly, it is notjust the battle for a medal, it is a battle against the heat. The heat� s not only affecting sports like Rowing And Running but Archery And Shooting as well. Professor Mike Tipton has studied the effects of extreme environments on athletes and helped prepare the Team Gb. The centre of the storm is forced to make landfall across northern parts of honshu and then move on to his health title. Could cause an Flash Flooding here but tokyo is likely to be spared the worst. The Outer Rain Bands from a Storm System could bring some pretty wet weather in tokyo during tuesday. Some fairly brisk winds but nothing is expected to cause any real disruption for the olympics. Once those heavy showers and thunderstorms have moved through during tuesday, the west would not rest of the weather looks drier and brighter and should say quite hot and humid with highs of 32 degrees. Quite hot and humid with highs of 32 degrees. The heat� s not only affecting sports like Rowing And Running but Archery And Shooting as well. Professor Mike Tipton has studied the effects of extreme environments on athletes and helped prepare the Team Gb. Its the Team Gb. Notjust a direct effect of temperature its notjust a direct effect of temperature on the tissues. Its also the direct into facts with a becoming dehydrated and increases your problems controlling Blood Pressure. You know, this is notjust a problem for those who are generating lots of heat. Just having a high environmental temperature can impair performance and be a challenge to Blood Pressure regulation, for example in events like archery. Robin kietlinski is from the City University of new york and is author of japanese women and sport beyond baseball and sumo. She told me how its been playing out in tokyo. Theres been a lot of criticisms of what the organisers said ranging from the spacing of the nuclear plant to the Night Temperature in tokyo in the summer. I think many people understood all along that wasnt the full truth. But from somebody who has spent many a summer in tokyo, exercising, track on long distance running the humidity is incredibly impressive. Typically there are very few events for example Running Races held through july and august. I think the many who know the climate well, they knew all along there would be heat issues. As mentioned, the Marathon Or Something that happened before the pandemic. 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And in fact, looking at scotland, were actually what happened in scotland a couple of weeks before us, where ten days or so after their last game, Case Numbers started falling dramatically. And indeed, hospitalisations are now declining in scotland as well. I suspect. This is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. Our Lead Story News that president Joe Biden has said the us troops will end their Combat Mission in iraq by The End of the year. Tunisia is facing a period of major upheaval after its president dismissed the countrys Prime Minister and suspended the parliament, following violent protests over the governments handling of a massive spike in covid cases. The northwest african nation is seen by some as a rare Success Story of the Arab Spring revolutions. It only emerged as a Democracy Back in 2011, but is now facing a political crisis. In the last few hours, the president ordered a month long night time curfew as he tries to establish calm. Heres the president speaking late On Sunday. Translation first decision, freezing the functions of the parliament. The constitution does not allow a dissolution, but it allows the freezing of its activities. The President Of The Republic will take charge of the executive power, with the help of the government, which will be headed by a new leader appointed by the President Of The Republic. After the announcement that he would be taking over, large crowds of the president s supporters spilled onto the streets to celebrate. This was the capital tunis, which was filled with people waving flags, letting off fireworks and honking car horns. Heres what one of his supporters had to say. Translation its the first time in my life ive heard a Head Of State take a correct decision. We have taken back our country. This is the first time ive gone out to the streets to celebrate. The risky political move comes after violent protests were seen across the country. This was tunis earlier On Sunday when protesters clashed with police. Covid is one factor behind the unrest. The country experienced a Record Number of deaths last week and its Vaccination Campaign has had many problems. But there are other factors. Deep rooted economic issues which were partly behind the uprising in 2011 have never been resolved. Heres what one protester had to say. Translation our main demand is that the ennahda movement, l which ruled for ten years, leave the parliament. As a young man in 2011, i called forjobs, freedom and dignity. L and in 2021, i still call forjobs, freedom and dignity. For many tunisians, this moment clearly feels like an opportunity. But its been denounced by the president s opponents. The ennahda party, which wasjust mentioned by the protestor, is a moderate islamist party and its the biggest in parliament. Its supporters hold it up as an example of how a balance can be struck between modernity and islam. But its critics claim it puts tunisias secular tradition at risk. This is the leader of the the party, who is also the speaker of the tunisian parliament, in the early hours of monday. He was blocked from entering the Parliament Building and responded with a sit down protest. Heres what he had to say about the announcement. Translation today, we were surprised by supreme decisions that not only surprised ennahda but also surprised the tunisian people and the world, in a country that is proud of being the first arab democracy and having the latest constitution, announcing decisions that are essentially a Coup Detat and is called nothing but a coup. Others are worried that the move could destabilise the country and lead to more unrest. Heres what one man had to say. |translation there is a conflict in | Tunisian Society which is dangerous. This conflict will lead to blood. People are injured and beaten. It leads to bloodshed and violence. For what . And by monday, there were clashes on the street. Rival groups threw stones at each other outside the Parliament Building, which has been barricaded by troops. Some view the situation as a brazen power grab, others see it as necessary move to get the country back on track. And in the last couple of hours at the White House, Press Secretaryjen Psaki was asked about the situation there. Heres her response. We are in touch at a senior level, from the White House and the State Department, with tunisian leaders, ito learn more about the Situationl And Urge Calm And Support tunisian efforts to move forward, in line with democratic principles. As you know, and as youve just i asked about, there have been a lot of developments even over the last 24 hours. A determination about a coup is a legal determination, and we would look to the State Department to conduct a legal analysis before. Making a determination. The White House obviously concerned. Layli foroudi is a journalist based in tunisia who has written about the latest unrest for the financial times. The for the financial times. Process that we saw on su the the process that we saw On Sunday, The Covid was, the crisis has been handled catastrophically here. But its also a general situation of people feeling that they are fed up, that they need to change. And then theres the decision which surprised everyone. People were happy because they saw that the ones you were describing and interviewing that was seen as a possible kind of change of exit out of this, out of the previous situation. Then there was also weariness. People saying its good, is change but its also scary because its a step into the unknown. The fact that power has been taken in this way and that its not clear where its going to lead. Tell us a little bit about the president w described him as a populist and also a political outsider. How is he viewed and this decision to do this, how is that being seen . He decision to do this, how is that being seen . Being seen . He was voted in a Landslide Victory being seen . He was voted in a Landslide Victory in being seen . He was voted in a Landslide Victory in 2019 being seen . He was voted in a i Landslide Victory in 2019 election. He was a political outsider and he didnt have political party, he didnt have political party, he didnt have political party, he didnt have a political campaigning machine. He didnt have money behind his campaign, he wasnt part of the political elites with the kind of comma connections. That is something that appealed to people. At that time people were feeling fed up with the politicians that were governing the politicians that were governing the country, they felt that things had improved in the years since the revolution. Actually, a number of different politicians that were seen as sort of outsiders came, were voted into parliament and outsiders, he is the ultimate outsider with his complete rejection of even the political party. He always claimed that he was completely independent and not part of another group. Recently we seen many Weather Events turn to parts of the globe. Now a group of prominent scientists are warning global leaders that they are still not doing enough to tackle climate change. Here isjust here is just an here isjust an roll out. A Fire Truck drives through a wall of flame in california, and europe is burning, too. Theyve been struggling to contain vast fires in sardinia and northern spain. No, no, no, no, no meanwhile, belgium was hit by deadly floods, just two weeks after more than 200 people were killed in the worst flooding to hit germany for decades. And china is being battered by a typhoon. It comes after a Years Rain fell in just three days last week in henan province. It is hard to imagine a more ominous backdrop against which to discuss the latest climate science. Extreme weather is the new normal. From germany to china to canada or the united states, wildfires, floods, extreme heat waves, and it is an ever growing tragic list. Today, researchers began to summarise the latest science. Their work for the Un Will Guide World Leaders and is being described as a wake up call. We are heading for more than a three degrees rise. We need to change course and urgently and before its too late. So, all the politicians rise to the challenge . Today representatives of 51 countries met in this London Hotel for critical discussions, ahead of the glasgow conference. Huge differences remain between countries. They cant agree went to phase out coal, what did you about Fossil Fuel subsidies, let alone how to raise the 100 Billion a year the richer world has agreed to pay the poorer world to help deal with climate change. The hope is the Extreme Weather the world has experienced over the last few weeks will help focus minds on the need to raise ambition on cutting emissions. Justin rowlatt, bbc news. Some stark images. Lots more as always on our website. Dont forget you can get in touch with me via social media. Well, its been a fairly quiet day today, but tomorrow, you might have to run for cover. Weve got the Big Rain Clouds on the way. Heavy showers are expected to form, downpours in places, thunder and lightning, too, but they are showers. Discrete areas of Heavy Rain with plenty of bright weather around, too, so it wont be raining everywhere. This is the big picture across our part of the world. The Jet Stream to the south of us, that often means Cooler Air comes in out of the North Atlantic, so its pushed all the Warmth And Heat towards the south. Were in this Cooler Airstream, and its also a very unstable airstream, which means that shower clouds easily form when we get a bit of sunshine not, obviously, at night. Its dark, so clear weather across eastern areas, but a Weather Front is approaching western parts of the uk, so there will be some rain around early in the morning in Southwestern Parts of england, wales, too. And then, very quickly through the day, well see those rain clouds forming, bubbling up small cumulus clouds, and then bigger cumulonimbus clouds, all in the centre of this low pressure where the winds are light. Light winds is not a good thing necessarily because when these storms form, theres not much wind to push them around, so they rain in the same place for a long period of time, dumping a lot of rainfall, causing flash floods, at least in places. But theres going to be plenty of bright weather around as well, its just going to be in between these rainstorms. You can see what a rash of showers it is going to be. Now, on wednesday, the low pressure moves a little bit further north, and notice the white arrows here theres more of a breeze to push the showers along, so the thinking is that any showers across more southern parts of the Uk Wont be as slow moving. Therell be some rain around, but Theyll Sort of be pushed along the wind, whereas in northern England And Scotland in particular, they could be very heavy and thundery, and again, theres a risk of Flash Flooding in places. But i think in this sort of situation, the areas that fare best, usually around some coastal areas out towards the west and the south of the uk. Fairly cool in that airstream from the North Atlantic were talking about teens in the north, maybe 20 degrees in the south. And in this sort of weather, the apps will be changing a lot, the website, too. These symbols will update day by day as the computers plot new areas of where the showers will be forming. Bye bye. Hello, you are watching Bbc World News with me, tim willcox. The Headlines Japan leads the Medals Table with eight golds at the tokyo olympics. It was 13 year old momiji Nishiyas Victory in the Womens Street Skateboarding which put them ahead. Theres a rush of gold for Team Gb too tom Daley And Matty lee winning in the synchronised diving, one of three british golds on monday. The un publishes new data indicating afghanistan has seen a Record Number of civilians killed in the first half of this year. More than 1,600 deaths were reported, a third of them children. Thereve been clashes outside parliament in tunisia, following the president s sacking the Prime Minister and suspending parliament. Oppsoition politicans accuse him of carrying out a coup. Opposition politicians