Iam i am live in Tokyo And Day 12 is under way and we have had another World Record on the track, as american Sydney Mclaughlin wins gold in the 400 metres hurdles. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The belarusian sprinter who refused orders to fly home early from the olympics is about to leave japan. She was meant to fly to warsaw, but has been seen boarding a flight to vienna. Officials from belarus had tried to send Kristina Simanovskaya home after she complained about the events the committee had entered herfor. In a moment well get the latest from tokyo, but first our correspondent Sarah Rainsford has this report from the belarusian capital, minsk. Shes a young athlete, thrust into a political row she never sought. When sprinter Kristina Simanovskaya publicly criticised her coaches at the olympics, they tried to force her back to belarus. She refused. Speaking to the bbc from tokyo, she said she was now scared for herself and for her family. Translation I Cant go back to belarus now, of course. Its definitely not safe for me. I have no idea when i can go back. It may be five or ten years. And today came another reminder of the danger for dissidents. In kyiv, a young belarusian activist was found hanging in a park, but his friends dont believe it was suicide. Vitaly shishov fled to ukraine last year to avoid arrest. Hed been helping a flood of other Opposition Supporters who followed. The opposition leader, svetla na tsikhanovskaya, is in forced exile herself. Shes been in london, part of a tour seeking international support. She wants tougher measures, more sanctions against Alexander Lukashenko, the man she tried to topple as president. This is our pain, belarusian pain. We think that much more can be done, much more pressure, much more assistance, braver decisions, stronger actions. Since the disputed elections, the mood in minsk has changed dramatically. Alexander lukashenko now firmly back in control. A year ago, this entire square and all the streets around it were crammed full of protesters. It was opposition to president Alexander Lukashenko on a scale like hed never seen before. But now theres no public sign at all of that challenge because so many people have been arrested since then that the others have been scared into silence. Maria kolesnikova was one of the faces of the protests. Touring the country, rallying mass crowds. Tomorrow, she goes on trial accused of trying to overthrow the authorities. I met Marias Father outside her old flat. Alexander hasnt been allowed to see her since her arrest last september, but maria writes from her cell every day to reassure him. Translation i know my daughter is not guilty, and shes so brave that I Cant be anything but positive. She told me, whatever sentence i get, im ready for that. She writes to me all the time that well meet against soon, that everything will be ok. But Belarus Today feels anything but ok. Even our meeting is being monitored from the shadows. Sarah rainsford, Bbc News, minsk. Mariko oi is In Tokyo. Things may very quickly in the last couple of hours, talking through how these events unfolded . Unfolded . Originally, we thou. Ht unfolded . Originally, we thought that unfolded . Originally, we thought that she unfolded . Originally, we thought that she would l unfolded . Originally, we. Thought that she would be unfolded . Originally, we thought that she would be on a direct flight from tokyo to warsaw and there was a flight at 1020 in the morning so everyone is expecting her to board the plane. According to reports, has aborted to purchase a ticket to be on that plane but then they were told that their Work Security concerns so diplomats have decided to put her on another flight, to vienna, austria, instead, which is now left tokyo. Of course, she is now on her way to austria and she will probably then go to poland which has granted her a humanitarian visa and her husband meanwhile has also fled belarus and is now in the ukraine although she has expressed concern about the rest of her family back home. Just want to update you with with a line that reached out from Reuters News Agency in the last half an hour saying that the International Olympic Committee says it has received a Written Report by the Belarus National Olympic Committee into the krystina timanovskaya case. What is the significance of that and what do we know about the report and what happens with that now . 50 the report and what happens with that now . With that now . So the belarusian with that now . So the belarusian olympic i with that now . So the belarusian olympic Committee Bela rusian olympic committee was Belarusian Olympic Committee was asked to submit an olympic Report Yesterday and as he said the ioc has received the report and said it was start an official investigation, revisiting all sides of the story at the ioc has said it will probably take quite a while to come to that conclusion but of course the ioc has also banned the Countrys President and his son attending olympics In Tokyo for failing to protect the athletes in demonstrations against them. Thank you for that update, In Tokyo. President biden has said the democratic governor of the state of New York, Andrew Cuomo, should resign. Its after an investigation found he had sexually harassed women while in office. The five Month Inquiry described a toxic workplace where people were too scared to complain. 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Lets take one thing at a time, removed from office . Lets take one thing at a time, i removed from office . Lets take one thing at a time, i think one thing at a time, i think you one thing at a time, i think you should resign. | one thing at a time, i think you should resign. I understand that State Legislature you should resign. I understand that State Legislature might that State Legislature might impeach, i dont know that for a fact, i have not read all that data. This is what Mr Cuomo had to say in response to the report. I want you to know directly from me that i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. I am 63 years old. I have lived my entire adult life in public view. That is just not who i am and thats not who i have ever been. Laura nahmias is a journalist who has been following new York State politics and the accusations surrounding the Governors Office very closely. I asked what she made of the new York Attorney general� s report. The report from the Attorney General Office Today from independent investigators was incredibly damaging to Andrew Cuomo politically. It laid out in expose the detail the allegations of 11 women, nine of him either worked or still work in State Government and it not only laid out a narrative of their allegations of unwanted touching and inappropriate comments and groping, it also included several hundred pages of dependencies attached by the independent investigators that had exhibited texts and corroborating E Mails and documents, showing the Governors Office co ordinating retaliatory efforts against a woman who made a sexual Harassment Complaint and detailing some of the nations around positioning some young and attractive women in the Governors Office so they could be close to him. Governors office so they could be close to him. Doesnt sound aood be close to him. Doesnt sound good like be close to him. Doesnt sound good like he be close to him. Doesnt sound good like he is be close to him. Doesnt sound good like he is going be close to him. Doesnt sound good like he is going to good like he is going to resign, despite pressure coming from the very top. From the president. What happens if he stays in office . The president. What happens if he stays in office . Stays in office . The next step for him, stays in office . The next step for him. And stays in office . The next step for him, and i stays in office . The next step for him, and i agree stays in office . The next step for him, and i agree with stays in office . The next step| for him, and i agree with you, i think he is unlikely to resign. No matter what. I think he is unlikely to resign. No matterwhat. But i think he is unlikely to resign. No matter what. But he faces an impeachment enquiry from the state assembly, the Lower House of the legislature here and they will proceed with full force and are expected to proceed at pace and potentially reach a conclusion in the next month or two, and that could be the Turning Point for his political career. And aside from the possible impeachment you describe, are there any other legal proceedings he could face as a result of all this . He doesnt face any criminal charges from the Attorney General� s report, although there is one allegation of unwanted touching that is detailed in the investigation that has been referred to the Albany County District attorney for potential criminal investigation, but he is simultaneously facing an enquiry by federal investigators into an entirely different matter, another scandal that is looming over his head over how his Office And Administration handled the deaths of patients in Nursing Homes from covid and whether or not they obscured the Death Toll or mishandled numbers, another allegation that he has strenuously denied. Much more about this on our website, including details about the Report And Analysis of governor cuomos prospects for Re Election next year. Just log to bbc. Com news or download the Bbc News app. The british maritime agency, Lloyds List has said an Oil Tanker has been hijacked in the Gulf Of Oman and it was ordered by armed men as it approached the strait of hormuz. It is the second time it has been attacked in the region. It is deel attacked in the region. It is deeply concerning attacked in the region. It 3 deeply concerning and we are fully engaged as the situation is developing. I would say as it relates to whether we can work with our view, as i mentioned yesterday, every single Challenge And Threat we face from iran has been made more pronounced pain dangerous by an unrestrained nuclear programme. We believe that having greater visibility into their nuclear capaCity and capabilities would be in international interests and the interests of many of our partners and certainly we would hope we can build from there. Stay with us on Bbc News, still to come the Tabby Cat who gave Major League Baseballers The Run around. The question was whether we wanted to save our people and japanese as well and win the war or whether we wanted to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. The invasion began at two oclock this morning. Mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. We call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigour, Vitality And Enjoyment of life no other King Or Queen in British History has lived so long, and the Queen Mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary. This is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. The question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. This is bbc world news, our Stop Story the belarusian athlete who defied her teams orders to fly home from the olympic games has left tokyo on a flight to vienna. An sharp rise in violence by insurgents has left the western backed government of afghanistan fighting to survive. Lashkar gah is the capital of Helmand Province where britain fought its campaign. The situation there is still critical with national forces struggling to retain it. Meanwhile the peace of the capital itself was shattered today with a big attack on the Defence Ministers home. Emir nader has the details. A Suicide Bomb strikes the heart of the capital, kabul. This is supposed to be the most secure district in afghanistan. It is believed that the target was the home of the Defence Minister. My house was struck and then there was a loud explosion that was felt almost three kilometres away from where it took place, i am less than one kilometre away from where it is. It is a major Security And Intelligence failure. I think the impact of an attack like this on the psyche of the afghan people in the capital, is simply devastating. Kabul, to me, is the broken Heart And Soul of a country that is bleeding. In these pictures shared by the taliban, we see Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand Province, and once headquarters to the british army. In the past 24 hours, the un has recorded the deaths of 40 civilians, with 118 injured here as the as the taliban encroach. If Lashkar Gah falls it would be the First Provincial Capital Won by the militant group since 2016. The Afghan Army has announced theyre preparing a major operation to retake Lashkar Gah. They vowed not to leave a single taliban alive, and they have urged civilians to evacuate. But for a City of 200,000 people, where can the displaced go . Families are trapped and it feels like the violence isjust beginning. There is no safe route for now. All routes are basically fraught with danger. Yesterday i was visiting a Health Facility in kandahar and the Health Staff reported to me that they are seeing people who fled from the north of kandahar and from Lashkar Gah and making their way to kandahar, but those are the lucky ones. Some of them are still trapped in the area where the conflict is active, and those are the ones that we are most worried about. Just next to kabul is logar province. We spoke to the head of its council, he sees threats building around him. Translation we have conflict in four of our districts, weve lost two of them to the taliban. We also have people arriving from herat, kandahar and helmand. Theres about 500 families. People from our province, they see people arriving and it makes them worried. Citizens of kabul took to the streets, defiantly chanting against the taliban. This isntjust a war between army and militants, it is this struggle of civilians for safety and democracy. As Wildfires Rage on in turkey for seven days now, criticism of how the government is handling the situation is growing. Fires have also broken out in other parts of the mediterranean as Ramzan Karmali reports. Fires blazing on the Hillside Resorts near bodrum and marmaris. Fire has been raging for seven days in turkey and these flames are closing in on the kemerkoy power station. Strong winds and low humidity and scorching temperatures, the Weather Conditions that help the fire spread. They are likely to continue into next week. So far over 130 fires have been extinguished. Many new ones have risen up. These Spanish Planes are part of the latest efforts to get the flames under control. Criticism of the governments handling of the situation is growing, but it insists it is doing everything it can. Translation | answered i the allegation that we do not help coming from abroad. Once again, i would like to reiterate that notjust today, notjust during such a disaster, but it is out of the question to reject offers coming to us because of Pride And Arrogance as our forests are burning. But turkey is not the only country in the region fighting these wildfires. In this suburb of northern athens, more than 500 firefighters have been deployed. Homes are burnt down, with many being forced to evacuate, as greece experiences its worst heatwave in 30 years. Translation in the area where the fire broke out, | temperatures reached 45 celsius with less than 10 humidity. These extreme conditions are due to the intense heatwave which has been affecting our country for the last week. And in israel, firefighters also used planes and helicopters to battle the wildfires raging in forests west ofjerusalem, with the police evacuating the area. The fear for many, as extreme scenes like these have become more normal, is the impact if Climate Change takes hold. Ramzan karmali, Bbc News. Lets return to tokyo and the olympics. Its been a busy day of Sporting Events at the games. Live to sarah mulkerrins. Sarah, weve already have already had a World Record on the track . Absolutely, we are getting used to this. About this time every day. Yesterday, we had Karsten Warholm in the hurdles. Today, the same event for women, another World Record. This was such a phenomenal race. We had sidney maclachlan from the usa. She was coming and as the World Record holder. She has this battle up against another fellow american. Muhammad is the olympic champion. They went head to head at the trials. When mclaughlin won and set the record. She won again today, getting to the line just in 51. 46 seconds. Phenomenal time. Really good effort for the second bouncy and springy. Some people are saying that he is helping the performances, and we also have Shoe Technology that many are using. We are seeing that impacting the times that we are getting. Below me this morning about 6 30am local time we had the Open Water Swimming as well. Ten kilometre swim. American. About two hours in total it takes place in tough conditions as well. It was about 30 degrees in the water. About 85 humidity. It was the brilliant, Anna Marcel Acuna who won the middle and that. Thank you very much for that. A festival continues today. Public works of art are added to the walls. Four new works have popped up this year. Our reporter went hunting to see if she could find them. Stroke by stroke, splash by splash, the Cityscape around aberdeen changes. The new Art Festival invites Street Artists from across the globe depend murals on City streets, bringing pops of colour to the City. The artists have added to the artwork of the previous four festivals. This piece has gone up festivals. This piece has gone up next to a building that is due to be demolished and mirrors one in a norway where festival started. Mirrors one in a norway where festivalstarted. 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Six months after herfirst lesson, she has become the youngest winner of an elite competition and will play at carney luke hall, New York City, next year. Carnegie hall. Noteworthy indeed. See you soon, goodbye. Hello. The weather midweek isnt looking too bad at all for most of us. Wednesday is going to bring lengthy sunny spells, skies will probably look a little bit like this. But were expecting heavy showers, too. Lets have a look at the big picture first, and heres the Jet Stream. Everywhere south of that is warm. Everywhere north of that is generally cool and quiet showery. And you can see a large chunk of the continent experiencing this relatively cool and showery summertime weather. So, at the moment, its quiet on the weatherfront. Clearfirst thing in the morning with lots of sunshine. Temperatures around ten in glasgow, 13 in liverpool, 12 in london. Notice a bit more cloud in the morning here out towards the north west, and actually it will be quite cloudy through the day. In the Western Isles and Northern Ireland, showers here. But showers also breaking out across parts of the highlands, the pennines and a few scattered around the midlands and the south, too. But coastal areas probably staying dry and sunny all through the course of the afternoon. Windsll be light. Itll feel warm enough, too, 22 degrees quite widely. Even on the North Sea coast, in excess of 20 celsius. Youll notice that some of these showers, some heavy and maybe thundery ones, will last through the afternoon and into the evening hours as well on wednesday. Now, heres the Weather Map for thursday. This current of wind, thats the Jet Stream pushing a low pressure towards us for the end of the week, so that means the weather is turning u nsettled. And heres thursday. Out towards the west comes the low pressure. You can see the increasing winds, up to near Gale Force around some coasts. Outbreaks of rain, too. For a time at least, Eastern Parts of the Country Shouldnt be too bad at all on thursday. I think that Rain And Wind will probably reach you later in the day, and temperatures hence getting up to around 22 in the afternoon in hull. But the low pressure is Slap Bang over us On Friday, and itll be a slow mover. So, that means all the heavy Showers Thatll be churning away, theyll be sitting on top of us for quite some time. I think On Friday particularly heavy. The Met Office is highlighting across scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of england heavy and thundery and prolonged. In the south, therell be showers too. And remember, very breezy weather as well, so brollies at the ready. This is Bbc News, the headlines the belarusian sprinter who refused her teams orders to return home from the olympic games has boarded a flight to vienna. Its not clear why Krystsina Timanouskaya is flying to austria and not to the polish capital, warsaw, her original destination after she was granted a humanitarian visa by poland. President biden has said the democratic governor of the state of New York, Andrew Cuomo, should resign. Its after an investigation found he had sexually harassed women while in office. The 5 Month Inquiry described a toxic workplace where people were too scared to complain. The afghan Defence Minister has survived an attack on his home in the capital, kabul. He was away when gunmen exploded a bomb and fired shots as they fought their way into the house. Now on Bbc News, hardtalk