Lebanon turns to iran to help with an acute shortage of fuel, as the country continues to spiral from one crisis to another. Para Badminton And Indias rising badminton star, Palak Kohli both prepare to make their debut, at the tokyo paralympics. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Officials in the united states say President Biden will make a decision in the next 2a hours on whether to keep troops in afghanistan beyond The End of august. Mr biden is under growing pressure from his allies to allow more time for afghan civilians to be evacuated from kabul airport. The matter will be the main point of discussion at a virtual G7 Summit on tuesday. The taliban say there will be consequences if the current deadline is missed. This report from kabul is by secunder kermani. Its crowded, filthy and baking hot. But desperate afghans keep coming to kabul airport. So many children in such a terrible place. This woman worked alongside german forces. She has documents proving it but no permission to travel. Ive been here with my kids for the past five days, waiting for the soldiers to look at my papers, she says. But i cant even take two steps in this crowd. Everywhere we go, people Beg Us for help, Beg Us for information. Were being just surrounded by dozens and dozens of people who are desperate to leave, showing us their documents. This chap worked with the afghan security forces. A foreign airfield. Someone else who worked with foreign forces. Someone else has got other documents. Most of these people dont have permission to leave. Some of them do and still cant get through. Everyone is desperate to get out, everyone is totally confused as to what to do. Youve got an email saying that you should go . Yes. You should come here . Are you able to get through . No, no. With the deadline for international forces rapidly approaching, many are panicking, fearing this is their last chance to get out. Taliban officials say foreign forces must leave by The End of the month. If they extend behind the 31st of august, that is a clear violation, one thing. Secondly, it is up to our leadership how to proceed and what kind of decision they take. That decision will be implemented. Elsewhere in kabul, theres an uneasy sense of calm. Shops and some Government Offices are open, but the streets are still quieter than usual, whilst banks remain closed. The taliban forces have been gathering close to panjshir, The One province yet to be captured, where fighters calling themselves the resistance are based. For now, though, the focus is on the crisis around the airport. Some are managing to make it out. My family, my newborn baby. Last week, we filmed this former british Army Interpreter and his newborn baby. Now, theyve arrived in the uk. It is fantastic, it is very good being in the uk, it is a very good feeling. But are you sad at the same time about having to leave your country . When you leave your sisters, your brothers, your mother, those things are sad, but now i am happy in the uk. A happy ending amidst so much misery. Secunder kermani, Bbc News, kabul. Our chief international Correspondent Lyse Doucet has been witnessing the desperation of the considerable numbers of people at kabul airport, looking to get away. Thousands of afghans, some of them spending days trying to push forward toward that last metal gate, that last barrier between an outside world here in afghanistan, which is changing by the hour and an airfield, which gives them access to an Evacuation Flight and what they feel is their last chance to try to escape from such an uncertain and for many of them, a terrifying future. Im just one person with one Phone And Hour by hour im getting these begging messages, please, can you get access to the airport . I know a family, the Children Havent had water for days. Please, two of my uncles were killed, were desperate to leave, were hiding at home. How can you get us to the airport . Please, ive got all the documents, but i cant actually get to the gate. And there are also those who send messages saying, weve raised the funds, were going to charter a plane, we want to take female journalists out of afg hanistan. And in some ways its reassuring that around the world people are opening their hearts and opening their homes to afghans. But in another way, its overwhelming. Its as if there was a 20 Year Project and now the project is over, so the project is packing up. The people who paid for it are leaving, the people who benefited are leaving, the people who were part of it are leaving. But this is not a project, this is a country and a people. And while our focus is on this airport, millions of afghans have no way to leave. Millions, of course, want to stay, they support the taliban. And it is those people most of all who face this most uncertain of futures. They know the foreign forces are leaving, but they dont know what lies ahead for them. Our Correspondent Nomia Iqbal in washington says a decision from President Biden on the deadline for evacuations is imminent. We are expecting to get an announcement on if that deadline will be met. So a Defence Official has confirmed that Military Planners are expecting a decision to be made in the next 2a hours. Of course, President Biden is due to hold a g7 meeting, a virtual meeting with leaders from countries such as the uk, france and germany, who will certainly be having their say about this. And then we are expecting Mr Biden to hold a Press Conference around about noon eastern time here on the East Coast in the us, to give us some sense of if he will extend that deadline which is around about eight days away. Yeah, and hes been quite hardcore in his language about getting out. I understand there is still significant pressure to say, no, dont extend . Thats right, david. I think its really important not to underestimate the deep, political appeal of his message to the american public which is effectively, our Boys And Girls are coming home, the War On Terror is over. That really resonates with the american public who, you know, its been 20 years and they dont even remember why this war started. Theres been lots of deaths, american deaths and deaths in afghanistan and other countries as well. A lot of money has been spent on this as well. So at the moment, the polls do suggest that the american public is behind Joe Biden. Of course, in this country, Foreign Policy is not that big an issue for voters. When it comes to elections they tend to care more about the domestic issues. But what they do care about is their president having a plan and Joe Biden is somebody who his supporters will tell you, that he won the White House because he was compassionate and competent, something, they say his predecessor wasnt. Now his critics are saying there is a shortage of those qualities in Joe Biden. I think if the Evacuation Process goes to plan and there are no injuries, there are no deaths, then i think the american public will move on from this. But at this moment, they are expecting some sort of plan from him. In the last few minutes, the us Vice President Kamala Harris has been speaking in singapore during a tour of asia about the american withdrawal from afghansitan, insisting that President Biden made the right decision. You made the right decision. All know we were at war i| afghanistan you all know we were at War In Afghanistan for 20 long years. Many members of our military gave their lives in afghanistan, as did many from our allies and partners. President Joe Biden made the courageous and right decision to end this war. Because we had achieved what we went there to do. 0ver these past weeks, the united states has been focused on safely evacuating american citizens, international partners, afghans who worked Side By side with us and other afghans at risk. We are focused on the task at hand. And we are extremely grateful to our men and women in Uniform And Embassy staff who are on the ground as we speak making this historic airlift happen in an incredibly difficult and dangerous environment. Britains prime Minister Boris Johnson will lead an Emergency Gathering of g7 leaders later on tuesday to discuss the crisis in afghanistan. 0ur Uk political correspondent Alex Forsyth has more. Packed up and prepared to go these troops are poised to head to kabul, if needed, to help the Evacuation Effort. With them this morning, the Defence Secretary said its a race against time. It is fraught, we have a timetable, we dont know how long the united states are going to stay. He said the government would urge the us to stay in afghanistan beyond The End of this month to get people out. But he admitted without them, the uk could not go it alone. I dont think there is any likelihood on staying on after the united states if their timetable extends. Even by a day or two, then it will give us a day or two more to evacuate people, because we are now down to hours now, not weeks, and we have to exploit every minute to get people out. Outside the Home Office today, a reminder of whats at stake afghans in the uk urging the government not to abandon their friends and family who helped foreign forces and fear reprisals from the taliban. Their life is at risk at the moment. They can get killed any time, so before that moment, we are here to fight for our families. When World Leaders met a the g7 in cornwall, it was all smiles. That might not be the case at their virtual summit tomorrow. Tonight, the Prime Minister spoke with the president about the Evacuation Effort. He is expected to press for more time in afghanistan, though the chances seem slim if the taliban dont consent. Someone warner staying without that could mean someone warn staying without that could mean attempts to get people out turn violent. We would have to be prepared to leave the airport and fight the taliban to go and get these people. I just dont see that as a credible proposition. Secondly, if the taliban dont want our aeroplanes to use the airport, one mortar round, one missile, one burst of machine gun fire, and the evacuation is over. After the scramble to respond to events in afghanistan, ministers say the Evacuation Effort has stepped up, with more than 6500 people brought out in the past ten days. But by its own admission the uk is dependent on the us to keep that going, so beyond borisjohnson� s diplomatic push, the options are limited, and people will be left behind. Labour says it didnt need to come to this. Theres no evidence that our government tried to influence the withdrawal plan, despite knowing it was happening for 18 months. Its important now the g7 display the international leadership which has been missing in recent months. The government says, even if this operation has to stop soon, there will be other routes for refugees through neighbouring countries. But the detail is scant and the difficulty obvious in a complex crisis that many simply didnt see coming. Alex forsyth, Bbc News. You can access more of our reporting on afghanistan by going to our website. Theres a live page with all the latest developments, including this piece on the afghan Resistance Group who are holed up in the Panjshir Valley Area and vowing to fight the taliban. Many other pieces as well. One on how afghan� S Media is changing already under taliban rule. Go to the Bbc News website to find out more. Stay with us on Bbc News, still to come. 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This is bbc world news, the latest headlines President Biden is due to make a decision in the next 2a hours on whether to keep troops in afghanistan beyond The End of august. Iran says it is prepared to ship more fuel to lebanon to ease its energy crisis, in apparent defiance of a us embargo on iranian exports. Lebanon is continuing to suffer from massive fuel shortages. This Drone Footage shows the extent of the crisis, with hundreds of vehicles lining up to fill their empty tanks, even though Gas Stations have little or no petrol to sell. And heres a clip of some of the frustration that can be heard out on the streets. Translation my car has been parked in a queue outside the Filling Station for two days, but i still have no petrol. Is there anything more degrading and humiliating than this . For more on how this shipment of iranian fuel could help people in lebanon ive been speaking to the bbc� s bbc� s azadeh moshiri. Hezbollah was to announce a ship was on its way with Oil And Hezbollah is an islamist militant group and targeted by us sanctions. This is not an agreement between the lebanese state and iran, but hezbollah and iran. Hezbollah, for its part is insisting it is not a political move, they are not trying to replace the lebanese state, they are intervening in a time of dire need. Therefore, they are arguing that the moment the oil is on the lebanese ship, it is lebanese property and are warning the us and its ally, israel, not to intervene. And its ally, israel, not to intervene and its ally, israel, not to intervene. , intervene. He said the needs are dire within intervene. He said the needs are dire within lebanon, intervene. He said the needs are dire within lebanon, wel intervene. He said the needs i are dire within lebanon, we saw the Petrol Stations but there is a lot more besides that . It has been compared to one of the worst crisis since the civil war. The economy has been on a downward Turning Point for two years, but it has reached a Crisis Point right now. The currency has lost 90 of its value, inflation is skyrocketing and half the population is below the poverty line. When you look at the pictures on the streets, it is obvious they are facing a real crisis. Cars are lining up, endless queues, drivers are going home, going back in the morning and finding their cars havent moved because it is days waiting for the petrol. Electricity is out across the country, people are complaining of not having lights for more than two hours a day and that include shops, restaurants and hospitals. And that is light� s, an essential tool. This is going on when lebanon doesnt have a united government. It is no surprise the frustration is sometimes boiling onto the streets as violent protest. That wasnt a blackout of our screen, it was a blackout in lebanon, it is pretty complete. There is a very big Element Hanging over this, which is irans relations with the us directly. It looks a little bit like they are not afraid to poke The Bear . Like they are not afraid to poke The Bear . Thats right, the iran nuclear poke The Bear . Thats right, the iran Nuclear Deal poke The Bear . Thats right, the iran Nuclear Deal talks i the iran Nuclear Deal talks have been stalled sincejune because irans new president has taken office. And although the government in iran has spoken positively about the deal, this does seem like a provocation. The iran foreign ministry, when it talked about shifting more oil if and when needed, said they were free to make their own decisions. That is a reference to the lack of autonomy they feel the deal has put upon them. And for opponents of the deal, opponents of the deal, opponents like israel, they argue that this is exactly what the iran Nuclear Deal could engender, more funds for iran to continue their regional activities and empower other groups like hezbollah in lebanon. Lets get some of the days other news. Israeli warplanes have launched strikes for a second night in gaza, in the latest escalation of tension after Weekend Border clashes. No casualties have been reported from the raids, which follow saturdays hostilities, when israeli troops fired at palestinian protesters at the border, claiming some had thrown explosives and tried to scale the wall. The president of tunisia has extended the suspension of parliament and parliamentary immunity until further notice. Kais saied assumed Executive Authority last month in a Surprise Move that his opponents labeled as a coup. Hes defended his actions, saying the measures which included the sacking of the Prime Minister, were necessary to save the country from collapse. The leader of the far right proud Boys Group in the united states has been sentenced to five Months Injail after being found guilty of misdemeanour offences during a pro Trump Demonstration last december. Sorry, we havent got the pictures for that at the moment. Henry tarrio, known to his followers as enrique, admitted burning a black lives matter banner. Rescue crews are still searching for dozens of people missing in rural humphreys county, tennessee after Flash Floods devastated the region. At least 22 people have been killed, including two young children. Emergency workers now searching door to door, as families face a harrowing wait for news of their loved ones. Tanya dendrinos reports. As the Water Recedes in tennessee, the scale of destruction becomes all the more visible. Piles of debris strewn across neighbourhoods, pieces of homes, lives and livelihoods. Pieces of homes, lives and livelihoods. , , livelihoods. People need help. We are going livelihoods. People need help. We are going to livelihoods. People need help. We are going to be livelihoods. People need help. I we are going to be overwhelmed before the next 30 days, overwhelmed. 0ur before the next 30 days, overwhelmed. Our people need help. Overwhelmed. Our people need hel. , overwhelmed. Our people need hel. ,. , help. Recordbreaking rainfall caused flash help. Recordbreaking rainfall caused Flash Flooding help. Recordbreaking rainfall caused Flash Flooding on caused Flash Flooding on saturday. The torrent, swallowing everything in its reach, sweeping array cars, tearing up roads and forcing homes off their foundations. Multiple lives were lost on dozens of people are still missing. Their names are on notice boards, families desperately seeking information as Emergency Crews systematically comb through the wreckage. Its systematically comb through the wreckaae. V , systematically comb through the wreckaae. � ,. , wreckage. Its been a huge im act wreckage. Its been a huge impact for wreckage. Its been a huge impact for this wreckage. Its been a huge impact for this small impact for this small community. The town will wear the scores for many decades. President biden has pledged Government Support while Flood Relief efforts have also begun. The community doing all it can to rally in the face of disaster. Pfizers two Dose Covid I9 vaccine has received full approval from the us Food And Drug administration the firstjab to be licensed in the country. This opens the door to employers of any kind insisting that its workers be vaccinated. That means private companies, major corporations, restaurants and even the us military can now mandate jabs. Heres President Biden making that very point at the White House earlier. Today i am calling on more companies in the private sector to step up with Vaccine Requirements thatll reach millions more people. If you are a business leader, a nonprofit leader, state or local leader who has been waiting for full Fda Approval to require vaccinations, i call on you now to do that requirement. The paralympics are getting under way injapan and not only is Para Badminton making its debut at tokyo 2020, so is indias rising star Palak Kohli. Growing up disabled, palak never knew such a thing as the paralympics existed, let alone that she would go on to compete for her country. Heres her story. My name is Palak Kohli and im an international Pa Ra Badminton athlete. I have transformed my disability into a super ability. Even if the world says that its not possible, but you have to say, its possible and i will show that. Anybody who sees me for the very first time always asks me, what has happened to your hand . Anybody who sees me for the very first time always asks me, what has happened to your hand . I used to say, by birth. When i was a child, i didnt even know what the meaning of the word by birth, but i knew that i have to say this word. I never thought of taking any sports professionally. Whenever i stepped into any kind of sport, everywhere i used to hear that its not a cup of my tea. Rising from nowhere and coming up into the top six, and qualifying for the paralympics, its something that was a long struggle, i would say, as well. Paralympics get under way in tokyo and good luck to her as she competes for india. You are watching bbc world news. Hello there. County tyrone in Northern Ireland was the warmest part of the uk on monday. And over the next few days, generally, its going to be the western side of the uk that sees the highest temperatures and the best of the sunshine. The High Pressure is still in charge of our weather, so essentially it is fine and dry. Coming in off the North Sea, though, there is this cloud thats pushing towards Northern England and eventually it will work towards parts of wales and it could produce a few spots of drizzle, some mistiness over the hills. Mist and fog patches and scotland and Northern Ireland will lift, the sunshine comes out and south of our cloud will get some sunshine across more so than parts of england, as well. Lets move northwards though into the northern aisles. Cloudy skies here, certainly pegging back the temperatures. But elsewhere in scotland, many places enjoying lots of sunshine. Temperatures in the west getting up to 2a or 25 degrees. Sunshine for Northern Ireland, higher temperatures in the west of the country, more cloud than for Northern England and particularly as you head towards them north midlands, lincolnshire affecting mid and north wales. South of that, sunshine, stronger wind through the English Channel affecting the South Coast of england. Many parts of the country and to stay with some sunshine, still some cloud in central areas, more cloud into the northeast as well. That is where we will see the Weather Front approaching as we head into wednesday. Still got High Pressure in charge, mind you. Still some stronger winds as we head to wednesday across more southern parts of england and through the English Channel. We still have this cloud in central areas drifting down perhaps across the midlands, wales, maybe even a little further south, allowing more sunshine in Northern England, Northern Ireland, and in scotland away from the northeast. Typical temperatures around about 21 degrees or so. But higher temperatures again across Northern Ireland, Western Scotland and this time in cumbria. Maybe not quite as warm in yorkshire and headingley, but should be dry for Day One of the third test. But more cloud and a cooler feel certainly, i think, for day two on thursday. That is because we will have a strong wind coming off the North Sea behind this Weather Front here, which is more a band of cloud than anything else that will stretch its way down towards wales and the southwest. That cloud tending to break up through the day. But with the stronger winds down to its eastern side of scotland and particularly eastern england, we will have more Cloud Feeding in here, much cooler on thursday, down to the North Sea coast, up to 15 or 16 degrees. Its out to the west that well see the best of the temperatures and the best of the sunshine. This is Bbc News. The headlines thousands of afghans and foreigners remain massed at kabul� s airport in the hope of fleeing the new Taliban Regime before flights are stopped. Us Defense Officials said it would still take several days to fly out the 6,000 troops deployed to secure and run the airlift. The british Prime Minister is due to chair a virtual meeting of leaders from g7 countries. Its expected hell ask President Biden to delay the withdrawal of american troops from afghanistan. The taliban have warned therell be consequences if the us and its allies extend their presence into september. The iranian government has said its prepared to ship more fuel to lebanon to ease their continuing energy crisis. The move would be in defiance of a united States Embargo on iranian exports