The alarm on climate change. Struggling to remember their letters how indias School Children have been hit hard by the covid pandemic. Live from singapore, this is bbc news. Hello and thanks forjOining Us. Our top Story Today the taliban have announced an interim government. It comes more than three weeks after they ousted the afghan president and took control of most of the country. The head of the interim cabinet is this man mohammad Hasan Akhund Who also happens to be on a un terror sanctions list. Today hundreds of protesters, many of them women, took to the streets of the capital, kabul. They were met with Warning Shots from the taliban. Secunder kermani reports from kabul. Death to pakistan, the crowd chant. Theyre furious at what they believe is the countrys support for the taliban, including, they allege, in taking over panjshir, the last province to be captured by the group. Translation pakistan has| directly attacked our country. We dont want pakistan to announce the government here. Afghanistan is a free country. We women and men are not the same as those 20 years ago who were being whipped into submission. But pakistan says the taliban are afghan, its got nothing to do with them. Translation | accept. The taliban are afghans, but behind them is pakistan. They gave them this ideology. Pakistan says it has always worked for peace in afghanistan. Taliban members initially appeared to allow the protesters to march through the city. This is the biggest challenge to the Talibans Authority that weve seen so far, and its not coming from a militia force. Its coming from peaceful protesters, from both women and men. And amongst the protesters, some not afraid to directly criticise the group. Translation we demand freedom of speech, democracy, national resistance against the taliban. Arent you afraid . We are not afraid of death. We are the young generation, and well bring the bud of freedom. Our voices will make history. At a taliban press conference, the group rejected what they termed propaganda about pakistans influence. This evening, they finally announced their new government, naming Mullah Obaidullah emir, or Supreme Leader of the country, Mullah Hasan Akhund as caretaker Prime Minister, and Sarajuddin Haqqani, wanted by the fbi, as minister of interior. Theres no women in the cabinet. What message do you think that sends out . Translation we havent | announced all the ministries and deputies yet, so its possible this list will be extended. Back at the protest, convoys of taliban vehicles made their way to the site. Eventually, fighters fired shots in the air to disperse the crowd. Dissent is not something the taliban is used to. Secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. Earlier, i spoke to dr madiha afzal, a fellow at the Brookings Institution in washington, who has been following the situation in afghanistan. This is the furthest thing from an inclusive cabinet, this interim cabinet that the taliban have announced. And the taliban say that international recognition matters to them, and its words certainly are designed to placate the international community, but its actions are quite different from its words, including this announcement of this cabinet. And its actions say otherwise. I think the Taliban May in fact be able to gain some recognition even without an inclusive government, though, especially from countries that its been close to china, russia, pakistan, iran, turkey and qatar. When you talk about international recognition, in the Cabinet Line up, though, youve got Sarajuddin Haqqani, head of a militant group known as the haqqani network, wanted by the us state department. Hes now the Interior Minister. Hwo do other governments navigate the issue of working with the taliban in this way . I think this puts the us, certainly, in a very difficult position. I dont see the us engaging with a Taliban Government in which Sarajuddin Haqqani is a part of that government, so i think that certainly puts the us in a difficult position. I do think that there are certain governments, right . So the Taliban May be able to get. I think its more regional recognition rather than international recognition. It may be more thinking about these countries that i mentioned rather than western recognition. So i dont think its the entire international community engaging with this government, i think its going to be a part of the international community. Right. Yeah, madiha, on that regional recognition, pakistan, of course, one of the countries that you mentioned, and yet there have been anti pakistan protests in the country, havent there . Some speculation that theyve funded and supported the taliban. How much influence does pakistan really have now . Sure. Well, pakistans support for the taliban in the 19905 was crucial for the taliban. It was part of pakistans whole strategy of strategic depth, a friendly government on its western border. And post 2001, pakistans sanctuaries for the group have really played a crucial role in the group being able to regroup and launch its insurgency. And, infact, pakistans own Interior Minister talked about the fact that the talibans families live in pakistan and the taliban have received medical care and they come and go from pakistan. So theres some Recognition And Acknowledgement of that from the pakistani government as well, and so there is anger at that coming from kabul and coming from afghans all over the country. And, of course, the dg isis recent visit has inflamed tensions. Theres also a fair bit of propaganda and fake news that inflames tensions, but the basic case of pakistans support for the taliban is something that afghans feel very strongly about, and that is going to certainly play a role in a resistance, i think, to the taliban in the future. If you want to know more about the interim Taliban Government, just go to our website where youll find more details on whos in the cabinet. Lets take a look at some other stories in the headlines. Canadas Prime Minister, justin trudeau, has been hit by gravel thrown by protesters during a campaign stop. He was returning to his bus after visiting a brewery when he was pelted by gravel although he wasnt injured. Mr trudeau called a Snap Election in mid august, in the hope of gaining a Majority Government for his liberal party. Angela merkel has addressed a regular session of the german parliament for the last time as chancellor before her successor is elected later this month. She has been in office for 16 years. During an unusually heated debate, Angela Merkel used the event to campaign for her chosen candidate for chancellor, conservative leader armin laschet, who is doing badly in the polls. Mexicos Supreme Court has ruled that criminal penalties for terminating pregnancies are unconstitutional, a decision which could lead to the decriminalisation of abortion across the country. In a unanimous ruling, the top court ordered the Northern State of coahuila to remove sanctions for abortion from its criminal code a move which will set a precedent across mexico. The governor of texas, greg abbott, has signed into law an overhaul on Voting Rights that introduces sweeping changes to ways texans can cast ballots. The bill marks a bitter defeat for democrats, who had fled the state in july in an effort to prevent it from passing. The law includes a ban on 24 Hour Polling places and adds Id Requirements to vote by mail. Two men are in custody following an Armed Robbery on a Bulgari Store in paris. Three suspects fled in a car while the others escaped on scooters. One of the men was arrested after he was shot in the leg by police. The thieves made off with around 12 Million in jewellery. A Man Hunt is under way for the remaining suspects. President biden has been in New York and Newjersey Surveying the damage caused by tropical storm ida. Ida first slammed into louisiana as a category 4 hurricane more than a week ago, then became a tropical storm, as it deluged the northeast. More than 60 people died across eight states. In newjersey, Heavy Rain and catastrophic flooding killed 27 people and took the lives of 17 in New York. Heres what Mr Biden had to say a little earlier weve got to listen to the scientists and the economists and the national security experts. They all tell us this is code red. The nation and the world are in peril. Thats not hyperbole. That is a fact. They have been warning us the extreme weather would get more extreme over the decade, and were living it in real time now. If you want to get in touch with me, on any stories youve seen im on Twitter Bbckarishma Iam i am looking forward to hearing from you. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme. Its time to play the music, its time to light the lights. Well be hearing from Rowlf The Dog one ofjim henson� s muppets about why his creator is being honoured with a Blue Plaque at his former London Home. Freedom itself was attacked this Morning And Freedom will be defended. The united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. Bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in Soweto Township as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. We say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. Enough the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. I its an exodus of Up To 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. Iam free this is newsday on the bbc. Im Karishma Vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines. The taliban have announced their new government in afghanistan. There are no women and their new Prime Minister is on a un terrorism sanctions list. Earlier, taliban fighters fired shots into the air to disperse protesters in the kabul. To disperse protesters in kabul. Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets, many of them women. Much of New Zealand eases a strict lockdown on wednesday morning. Residents outside auckland will be allowed to return to work and school. The country has been chasing a Zero Covid strategy, enforcing severe restrictions on movement and activities. The elimination strategy has been popular in many parts of the asia pacific region, although countries like Hong Kong, Singapore And Australia have talked about living with the Virus And Loosening measures. It has been the Delta Variant which has proved much more difficult to contain, although the New Zealand prime Ministerjacinda Ardern has continued her support for Zero Covid policies. Michael baker is professor of Public Health at the university of 0tago, and explained how weve got to this point. New zealand pursed an Illumination Strategy since the pandemic started, since march last year, this is been very successful. It has been successful, we have had 27 deaths over this period, we have had very little time under lockdown and the economy has performed very well, but as you point out, in the asia pacific region, the Delta Variant emergence is really strained this strategy, and we have had three weeks now with battling a Delta Variant outbreak New Zealand. It is concentrated in auckland. We appear to be winning, the numbers of drops down to 20 Cases Day in auckland, which is still under intense lockdown, but the rest of the country is emerging into a situation where we have very few restrictions now. And i think we will actually fully eliminate this virus again in New Zealand. Is your sense, then, that lockdowns do work against the Delta Variant, despite the fact that it is so much more contagious than its predecessor . With the model that New Zealand has used very successfully, it is to have a very rapid and intense lockdown as soon as you see any cases, and that has worked before for us and it is working well now. It is just a bit tougher against this far more infectious variant, but i am certain we will return to elimination state after this. Michael, the picture youre painting, then, means that people are basically going to be living in lockdown for the indefinite future. What about the Vaccination Strategy . Why are people not more vaccinated in New Zealand . We had Supply Constraints with vaccination. It is now rolling a very rapidly. We have over 60 of the eligible population now with one more more doses of the pfizer vaccine. We will get 80 over the next six weeks to eight weeks in this country. The strategy is to continue with elimination. We have had very little time under lockdown in the last 18 months. Get high Vaccine Coverage and then cautious reconnection with the road so that will mean in a very controlled way, allowing more people to enter New Zealand. Just briefly, michael, does that mean that when vaccinations are at the level you want them to be, that means there wont be lockdowns, that Social Restricitions will end . The social restrictions have been very limited in New Zealand for most of the last 18 months. This is only the second national lockdown we have had in that 18 month period. We had one at the start. Basically we have had a high degree of freedom, but, yes, when we reconnect with the world more and have a lot more people coming across the border in a high Vaccine Coverage situation, we will hopefully avoid the need for lockdowns in those situations. Professor Michael Baker from the university of 0 go in New Zealand, there. Three members of the Standing Committee of the Hong Kong alliance in support of patriotic democratic movements of china have been arrested this morning, according to a Bbc Correspondent in Hong Kong. Police officials are waiting outside the vice chairperson� s office to arrest these people. The alliance, which was set Up To support the protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989 has been accused of being a foreign agent, and the national Security Law which was passed by beijing last year, there are five members on the Standing Committee in total. That Breaking News coming in from Hong Kong, from a Bbc Correspondent there. We will be sure to bring you more news as and when we get it right here, on bbc world news. A unicef study on the impact of School Closures in india has found that 42 of children reported not using any type of remote learning during the pandemic. The Indian Government has rolled out tools for online education but to very mixed results. As schools finally consider reopening, the bbc� s Divya Arya meets some children living through this long shutdown of education. Radhika and herfriends are excited but nervous. Theyre trying to write after many months. Radhika lifts her tiny chalk, hesitates and finally writes the wrong letter. The ten year Olds Education has become a casualty of the pandemic. What did they teach you at school . , i ask her. A, b, c, d, the Hindi Alphabet and math. They used to teach us everything, she says. Hindi and english were herfavourite. Children in this village in eastern indiatharkhand do not have access to internet or smartphones. Parents are mostly illiterate. With no classes during the pandemic, online or offline, learning has come to a halt. This dilapidated building is the local Primary School for children Up To the age of ten, and it has been shut for more than 16 months now. And even when these doors open, some children may have been left too far behind to compete and get through school again. Education, definitely, for most poor parents, its the only hope that their children will have a better life. Economistjean dreze is coordinating a survey to understand how underprivileged children have been impacted by the lack of schooling. The Public Policy is driven largely by what is called the middle class, but actually its the privileged classes a relatively small minority, maybe 20 30 of the population. And this entire policy of complete reliance on online education, that is geared to this so called middle class. It works well for them, their children are safe at home. Like in this home in a delhi suburb, where this seven year old continued to study safely. She is helped by her educated mother and has online classes regularly. How is having classes online . Good, but bad. Good because i can wake up at quarter to 8. 00 and also sit in my class. And bad that i have tojoin, not go. She has also learned dance and the spanish language, but its not enough. I want to go back to school. No, no, i demand that it opens. Its what radhika told me too. The wide gap between such children has only deepened during the pandemic. When schools feel safe enough to reopen, the challenge will be to bridge this learning divide. Divya arya, bbc news, jharkhand. Some other news that has just come in and the last hour, jamie spears, the father of Britney Spears, has petitioned a Los Angeles Court to end the p0p a Los Angeles Court to end the pop singers 13 year conservatorship. The Pop Superstar has been under conservatorship since 2008, which means she has not been in charge of decisions concerning her own life, career, and assets. She has tried more times to overturn the arrangement and has filed legal documents asking that her father be immediately removed as the conservative of her 60 Million estate. We can get the latest now from our correspondent, David Willis and Los Angeles. Great to have you on a programme about this. This seems like a remarkable and unexpected turn, for this particular case, for Britney Spears. Tell us, what does it mean. It spears. Tell us, what does it mean. ,. Spears. Tell us, what does it mean,. ,. ,. , spears. Tell us, what does it mean. ,. ,. , mean. It is a maor victory, not only h mean. It is a maor victory, not only for mean. It is a major victory, not only for britney mean. It is a major victory, | not only for Britney Spears, but for the free britney fans who have been calling for her to be released from the terms of this conservatorship for years now. They have been portrayed as cranks and conspiracy theorists. There are claims that Britney Spears was being held against her will under the terms of this conservatorship had been ridiculed, but there was a documentary released earlier in the year, which gave credence to a lot of those claims. That heighten the Pressure Onjamie spears, Britney Spears father, to stand down and relinquish control over her 60 Million estate and also showed up support for Britney Spears herself, who, twice, during this summer actually spoke in court to call the conservatorship abusive and to say that she had been coerced into doing things against her will. Now, we have this extraordinary petition filed today here in Los Angeles, in court, by Herfather Today here in Los Angeles, in court, by her father which basically seeks not only to remove him from the conservatorship, but do bring the conservatorship itself to an end. Now, itll be Up To judge here to approve that. There was a Hearing Set for The End of this month, just three weeks away. But, clearly, this is the beginning of The End, and a resounding victory for Britney Spears and her supporters. Britney spears and her supporters Britney Spears and her su orters. � , supporters. Briefly, david, what does supporters. Briefly, david, what does this supporters. Briefly, david, what does this mean supporters. Briefly, david, what does this mean in supporters. Briefly, david, i what does this mean in terms supporters. Briefly, david, what does this mean in terms of her career . Will be start to see Britney Spears performing again and doing a thing she has talked about, that she wants to do . fist talked about, that she wants to do . �. ,. , talked about, that she wants to do . �. , talked about, that she wants to do . , do . At one point she was refusing do . At one point she was refusing to do . At one point she was refusing to perform, do . At one point she was refusing to perform, all. Do . At one point she was l refusing to perform, all the time that her father remained in control of her estate. She has since intimated that she would like to retire, perhaps, but we will have to wait and see if theres changes her decision. She has, Underthe Terms of the conservatorship, been on tour. She has made a lot of money for the conservatorship from the sale of records, and there is clearly an appetite on the part of fans to see her perform again. Of fans to see her perform aaain. , of fans to see her perform aaain. ~ ,. , of fans to see her perform aaain. ,. , again. David willis, Oining Us from Los Angeles again. David willis, jOining Us from Los Angeles with again. David willis, jOining Us from Los Angeles with that i from Los Angeles with that latest story, the latest news on Britney Spears. A Blue Plaque has been installed at the former London Home of The Muppets creatorjim henson. Henson bought the home in hampstead in North London at the peak of the Muppets Success at The End of the 19705. English heritage unveiled the plaque ahead of what would have been the puppeteer� s 85th birthday. Rowlf the dog is the first muppet that worked with jim. He told my colleague, christian fraser, about his fond memories of time he spent withjim in london. We went walks together in hampstead, especially Hampstead Heath hampstead, especially Hampstead Heath. We often shared a new leash heath. We often shared a new leash on heath. We often shared a new leash on live, Afternoon Tea at Edgerton Leash on live, Afternoon Tea at edgerton house, he would have the scones and Clotted Cream and i the scones and Clotted Cream and i would watch. And i would watch. Christian has all the and i would watch. Christian has all the fun, and i would watch. Christian has all the fun, doesnt and i would watch. Christian has all the fun, doesnt he . J has all the fun, doesnt he . Im going to have to complain to my producers for that. Thats all for now stay with bbc world news. Very quiet on the Weather Front out there right now and home, too, after a hot tuesday for some of us, and here is a reminder of the temperatures we had on tuesday in a selection of places. These are the hot spots, Up To 31, in one or two spots, Up To 31, in one or two spots in wales, close to 30 in many other areas, for example across the midlands. And wednesday is going to be another hot one, with tonnes of sunshine on the way. We are starting to see a breakdown of this sunny weather in the far South West of the uk, there is just the possibility of some showers early in the morning in cornwall, and maybe even the Odd Crack of thunder, but for many, Sunshine Right from the word go, and warm, 17 degrees in the morning. The weather will be changing over the next 24 will be changing over the next 2a is because of this low which is approaching. You can see it on the bottom of the screen. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to creep gently into South Western parts of england and wales. They will not make much progress during the course of wednesday. By the afternoon, just into Southern Wales and the west country, may be a shower possible in northern ireland, but look at the weather across the rest of the uk, hot and sunny, weather across the rest of the uk, hotand sunny, i weather across the rest of the uk, hot and sunny, i wouldnt be surprised if temperatures hit 30 degrees once again on wednesday. Even through the evening on wednesday, you can see the shower is just about moving a bit further north into the midlands, into central and southern england, many of us remaining dry, but a risk of downpour is certainly possible, and that risk continues into thursday, because this low pressure will come closer, parking itself over us, and the winds will be light in the centre of this low pressure which means that these showers circling the low pressure will be slow moving so the possibility of long lasting downpours and even some Flash Flooding across parts of wales and england. Some eastern areas may escape the worst of the showers. Here, stilla may escape the worst of the showers. Here, still a little bit of warmth left, 2a in hull, 25 in norwich, but out to the west, we are talking about temperatures not even making 20 celsius, so the hot spell or come to an end on thursday for most of us, and the temperatures come the weekend, barely making 20 celsius across many parts of the uk. Thats it from me. Goodbye. This week were going back to school, so pay Attention Class Today we have robotics. Archaeology. And. Cookery . Hey, welcome to click we are back after a summer of silliness. I hope you managed to have some kind of break yourself. I tell you, the best thing about being back on this sofa for me is i get to see my good mate, back in her box its been weeks since weve done it like this, isnt it . Hows your summer been, how are you . Oh, its good to be back and its lovely to see you too. And my summer has been good, thank you. Ive spent two hours a day working out,