welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it's certainly been a long time coming: the united states instituted a general travel ban for overseas visitors in march of 2020 because of covid. now those restrictions are to be relaxed for visitors from the uk, the eu, china, india and other countries. the change of heart is due to come into effect in november — but you will still need to be fully vaccinated — and with the right vaccine — as well as having a test before you get there. stavros lambrinidis is the eu ambassador to the us. he had more details on the changes to the us coronavirus travel restrictions. we did manage after a very extensive and coordinated pressure campaign and persuasion campaign to change the position of the administration and am very pleased we did this because, in fact, the administration said for a long time that this is the pandemic of the unvaccinated and we fully agree. we are in europe by allowing vaccinated americans to visit for months now. it became untenable in the us context to be able to justify banning hundreds of millions of europeans, business people, families and coming to this country. and if you look at the way at the european union have approached this in the past few weeks you will see that the pressure increased quite dramatically and certainly from brussels the constant context of this issue at all different levels made a difference as well. so i think the heat started going up and the travel ban kitchen and so i have to tell you i'm not that surprised that the travel ban has been lifted because i know from the work we've done in the past weeks a lot of it behind the headlines that the administration was thinking about how to resolve this issue. we can now speak to us travel industry analyst henry harteveldt. hejoins me from san francisco. thank you forjoining. it is made to sound a bit like eu pressure that persuaded the biden administration to move. it seemed to catch people by surprise. where you one of them? i surprise. where you one of them? . , surprise. where you one of them? , , them? i was pleasantly surprised _ them? i was pleasantly surprised to _ them? i was pleasantly surprised to hear - them? i was pleasantly surprised to hear the l surprised to hear the announcement today that the timing was also logical. this is the start of un week in new york so the biden administration was looking to have some good news to share given some of the other challenges that it faces. there are still question _ challenges that it faces. there are still question marks - are still question marks surrounding this in terms of the vaccinations and 102 of the other conditions. you the vaccinations and 102 of the other conditions.— other conditions. you are correct _ other conditions. you are correct my _ other conditions. you are | correct. my understanding other conditions. you are i correct. my understanding is that the cdc will approve the vaccinations approved by the world health organisations that includes pfizer, madonna and astrazeneca. there may be some others that are still being reviewed. and even if you are double vaccinated or fully vaccinated you will still have to take a covid test and be negative and that test must be taken within three days of your flight departure for the united states. , ., , flight departure for the united states. , , ., states. given those sorts of conditions _ states. given those sorts of conditions i _ states. given those sorts of conditions i noticed - states. given those sorts of conditions i noticed for- states. given those sorts of| conditions i noticed for some of the airlines their share price improved over the course of the day. what are you expecting now? a big rush? mat expecting now? a big rush? not a big rash- _ expecting now? a big rush? iirrt a big rash. along withjust the hurdles that are involved there may be costs for these covid test and i understand in the uk those tests can be very expensive. perhaps adding 90 or so pounds per person to the cost of the trip. there will be, i think, cost of the trip. there will be, ithink, a cost of the trip. there will be, i think, a very good return and demand out of the uk and the rest of europe and perhaps other countries into the us for the christmas holiday season which would be great. 33 countries are approved for travel to the us in the us saw $500 billion loss in international visitor spending here. that is airlines, hotels, restaurants and more. we will all be looking forward to welcoming visitors back to the us. a, welcoming visitors back to the us. ~ ., ., welcoming visitors back to the us. ., ., ., y welcoming visitors back to the us. ., ., ., welcoming visitors back to the us. a lot of money at stake. there to _ us. a lot of money at stake. there to say _ us. a lot of money at stake. there to say that _ us. a lot of money at stake. there to say that joe - us. a lot of money at stake. there to say that joe biden i us. a lot of money at stake. i there to say that joe biden put there to say thatjoe biden put a huge amount of political capital into crashing the covid pandemic, didn't he? in his election campaign and said he has been president. quite a lot riding on this. he has been president. quite a lot riding on this.— riding on this. he does. i will stay away — riding on this. he does. i will stay away from _ riding on this. he does. i will stay away from that - riding on this. he does. i will stay away from that but - riding on this. he does. i will stay away from that but from riding on this. he does. i will. stay away from that but from a travel standpoint this will be an absolute godsend for airlines, hotels, restaurants, convention centres and others. i expect that most of the demand will see initially will be leisure travellers because this is travel really is not happening. in the us many businesses remain or at least their offices do. people are still working from home in the majority of places but leisure travel which is completely discretionary i think will be solid. these are positive response even the us over the summer with people who went to europe. i expect that see people from europe and elsewhere coming to the us for christmas. elsewhere coming to the us for christmas-— christmas. still a good few weeks to — christmas. still a good few weeks to 90- _ christmas. still a good few weeks to go. thank - christmas. still a good few weeks to go. thank you . christmas. still a good few i weeks to go. thank you very much indeed. and there's much more on the easing of the us travel restrictions on our website — including a look at how the new rules will be enforced. just log on to bbc.com/news the announcement has coincided very neatly with the arrival of world leaders in new york for the un general assembly. among them borisjohnson, who will be playing host himself in november at the latest major climate change conference — cop 26 — in glasgow. he's urging fellow leaders to sign up to financial and environmental targets, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from new york an emergency unfolding. the point the prime minister travelled to new york to make. the united nations, meeting here, is not united in how to slow down changes to the climate, how much to spend, how much carbon to save. we are close to the moment to start. borisjohnson's mission, to try to push other countries into line. everybody always agrees that something must be done. saying something isn't enough for him. it's only chance that has put the uk in charge of trying to get global agreement this autumn, so success or failure is about political ambition as well as the planet. we have to grow up and take our responsibilities. i think we go through a period of, you know, glorious indifference about the world. we've been through that. we've been through our childhood, if you like. we've now got to realise that this is a problem that requires grip. the official international machine urges progress. our world is challenged like never before. from climate change to conflicts, to covid—19. it would be easy to lose hope. but we are not hopeless. yet, what hope is there, really, when vast countries like china, india — huge emitters of carbon — aren't quite so keen? strangely, this meeting really matters to downing street because of the next big international shindig at home — the climate conference in glasgow at the beginningof november. the prime minister wants all countries, big and small, wealthy and less so, to make more dramatic promises to cut their carbon, and for the richer ones to put their hands in their pockets to help the others go green. right now, he only puts the chances of that happening in time at six out of ten, so there is a real demand for borisjohnson to create momentum here in manhattan. but whose mind can he change? the outspoken brazilian leader, who's let the amazon forest burn. borisjohnson had vowed to telljair bolsonaro to stop what's going on. but when they actually met, it looked rather friendlier than that. the prime minister urging the brazilian to get the astrazeneca vaccine. get the astrazeneca vaccine. that appeared to have fallen on deaf ears. but every country here this week has its own political climate. every country, its own interests, too. the american president, on his way to new york tonight, will tomorrow reveal more of his own. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, new york. if you're watching in canada — and you haven't voted yet, you've only got a few minutes left. in fact the polls have already closed in some parts of the country for this second general election in two years. it was called by the prime ministerjustin trudeau in the hope that his liberal party could win enough of a majority to govern alone, unencumbered by the constraints of a coalition. but — he's facing a close fight with erin 0'toole — head of the centre right conservatives. it's his first campaign as a party leader — and he has criticised the way mr trudeau handled the pandemic. 0ur correspondent samira hussain is following developments from montreal. canada's prime minister said he called this election because the pandemic change to the country and canadians should have a say in what happens to canada going forward. the opposition says that this is actually nothing more than an expensive political ploy by mr trudeau to try and get a firmer hold on power and gain a majority in parliament. and the voting public? well, they are just suffering from election fatigue. this is the second time canadians are going to the polls in less than two years. the first was mandated by law, but this election is really aboutjustin trudeau trying to gain this majority. but if you look at the polling, he is now in a statistical tie with his main opposition rival, which means that this political gamble may actually backfire, and he could even lose his seat as prime minister. the voting across canada's time zones continues for a bit longer — but samira will be helping us analyse the results as they emerge — so do stay with bbc news for that. stay with us on bbc news — still to come. learning in the streets — the indian village where — thanks to covid — children have to be educated in the open air. benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice was served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions alongj here have been strengthened, presumably in case i the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world, and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, even after any adverse judgment in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. the united states has announced plans to ease tough air travel restrictions imposed 18 months ago to try to control the covid pandemic. the polls are due to close shortly in canada — as the country elects a new government for the second time in less than two years. a bbc investigation has found the uk's ministry of defence compromised the safety of afghan interpreters , because of a serious data breach following the withdawal of western forces from afghanistan. more than 250 people , who are seeking relocation to the uk , were mistakenly copied in to an email, asking for an update on their situation. the uk defence secretary will launch an urgent investigation into the bearch, describing it as unacceptable" here is a statistic which lays bare the realities of life in afghanistan: for every 100 people there, only seven will have enough to eat today. and fears are growing that the country will soon be overwhelmed by a humanitarian crisis. the bbc�*sjeremy bowen in is kabul, and he sent this report on conditions there. the struggle to live, to eat, to survive did not end when the shooting stopped. at first light, hundreds of building workers looking for a day's employment gather at a market place in the centre of kabul. with their tools and without much hope. afghanistan's economy is closing down. millions live in poverty in a country that has received huge sums in foreign aid. these men rage about the fortunes stolen by a corrupt elite in the last 20 years. food prices are rocketing. millions barely feed theirfamilies. hunger could become the worst of afghanistan's many crises. $9 billion that might help them was frozen by the americans to keep it away from the taliban. in the name of allah, we call on america that they must give the money in the budget that they have directed from afghanistan, they must recognise our new government... ..afghanistan. malnutrition is a chronic problem in afghanistan. 0nly patients with other severe complications, like three—year—old mohammed, have a chance of a bed at kabul children's hospital. but more patients are arriving. the doctors said that was because the world bank stopped funding village clinics after the taliban victory. life was never easy in afghanistan. seven—month—old mohammed is his mother's fourth living child. six others died at birth. like all the other women in the corridor, she wanted to hide her identity. not a new thing in afghanistan, but under the taliban everyone is more cautious. taliban fighters are highly visible in kabul. some here say security is much better now the fighting is over. for many, it is quiet built on fear. countries that want to help afghans but detest the taliban and all that they stand for are in a bind. for people to earn money, to buy food, to look after theirfamilies, the taliban needs to preside over a viable state. now, for the americans, the british, nor the other countries that fought the taliban for so many years, that might be just too much, especially if the taliban can then claim another victory. a community high above the city carries the scars of a0 years of war. so do the families who live here. this family is leaving for pakistan. the mother, the only breadwinner, taught male students. the taliban stopped her job and her younger daughter's education. they have sold their possessions. leaving is still hard. their dreams were always fragile in a state riddled with corruption, which couldn't survive the departure of its foreign backers. afghanistan's newest crisis is about fundamentals of life — food, security and hope — and the despair and anger when they have gone. jeremy bowen, bbc news, kabul. �*hotel rwanda' was a hollywood movie which told the story of a hotel manager who saved up to a thousand lives during the genocide of 1994. his name was paul rusesa—bagina. he became a prominent opposition activist, before being arrested, charged and now convicted of terror offences, for allegedly funding a group 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taken to rwanda. a charge denied by the government. president said he will bring tojustice government. president said he will bring to justice anyone challenging his country's security. the sentencing will send a clear message to opposition parties, many of them in by isle. this is the canary islands. i will show you exactly where the islanders. the reason i'm doing thatis,if islanders. the reason i'm doing that is, if you are probably aware now, the volcano which is spewing out and it is doing it as we speak still, these extraordinary images. about 100 homes have been destroyed, should point that out as well. but all the leather that has been pumped out there has also persuaded 5000 people to get well out of the way. this is the volcano which has not erupted for 50 years until it started on sunday and the bbc�*s dan johnson started on sunday and the bbc�*s danjohnson is there. homes that once enjoyed views of this island's impressive volcanic landscape are now being smothered under it. the relentless downhill creep of molten lava burns its way through anything it touches. the eruption follows a week of tremors, but nobody has seen anything like this on la palma for half a century. "look, look, it's falling", the man says. another house destroyed. that's more than 100 now, either burned or buried. "eight metres of lava", he says. these are the strongest forces of nature at work in a spectacular but destructive display, and the only option is to get out of its way. translation: right now, the most important thing l is to guarantee security. we are still in the eruption phase. please, let's be extremely careful. so, residents of four villages have been ordered to safety and some tourists have decided to go home. i am worried, i am sorry for all the people who are losing or have already lost their houses. there is no good feeling now on this island and therefore. we want to leave as fast as possible. _ this is a disaster movie in slow motion. the larva keeps crawling towards the sea. spain's tourism minister sees an opportunity, a chance to entice tourists back to view the eruption from a safe distance because nobody knows how longthis will last. danjohnson, bbc news, la palma. the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on children has been especially severe. although they are — thankfully — rarely infected — their schools have been closed and their lives turned upside down. getting pupils back into the classroom is no easy task — but in one village in india they decided to improvise — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. in this remote village in west bengal there is no internet, not much computers or online learning. the schools have been closed since march last year. but the children here still need to be educated. the high street has become a classroom. blackboards painting onto walls, chemistry lessons taking place in the open air. translation: we are teaching them everything. how to maintain social distancing, how to wear a importance of handwashing. the children came forward and took part in this initiative and they are also educating others. a recent survey shows that in rural india only 8% of children were taking regular online lessons. around one half are unable to read more than a few words. it seems be a different story for the youngsters of this village. we come here for learning. we are very excited about that. here, they strengthen _ about that. here, they strengthen the - about that. here, they strengthen the body i about that. here, they| strengthen the body as about that. here, they - strengthen the body as well as broaden the mind. the indian government has recently approved vaccinations for underage teens but where that takes time. for now, in this village, learning in the streets remains the only option. streets remains the only option. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ bbcdavideades. hello there. for central and southern parts of the uk this week, it's not going to be looking that bad at all. with high pressure always nearby, it'll be dry, quite warm with plenty of sunshine. but we'll start to see some changes from wednesday onwards across the north of the uk, more especially for scotland, where it will turn windier with some rain at times and it will feel cooler. so, a bit more of an autumnal feel there. high pressure, though, dominates the scene into tuesday, many places starting dry. there will be some mist and fog around, some dense patches across east anglia and the southeast which will tend to dissipate through the day. bit of mist and fog to start the day for scotland and northern ireland, and then it'll turn cloudier and windier for western scotland, perhaps western northern ireland, with some light and patchy rain here. but eastern scotland, eastern northern ireland, most of england and wales, fine and dry with some sunshine. and again, feeling quite warm, temperatures into the low 20s celsius. into tuesday night, it starts to turn cloudier, windier and wetter across the northwest of the uk. further south, closer to high pressure, winds will be lighter, there will be some clear spells again, one or two chilly spots, but a bit milder further north and west. this is where we start to see the changes, then, around the middle part of the week. indeed, it's on cue during the autumn equinox, with some rain and strong winds pushing in to scotland, northern and western areas, and then this band of rain will move southwards into northern ireland, southern scotland later in the day. behind it, sunshine, blustery showers, gales here. to the south of this rain band, though, for the majority of england and wales, another fine day to come. and quite warm, top temperatures of 22 or 23 degrees. as we move into thursday, another area of low pressure skirts the north of the uk. that'll bring another swathe of wet and windy weather across scotland, maybe some gales later in the day. a bit more cloud further south, but again, for much of england and wales, the midlands southwards, it'll be dry with some lengthy spells of sunshine, top temperatures 20 or 21 degrees. but cooler in the north, ten to 16 degrees here — particularly chilly when you factor in the wind. through friday and then into the weekend, we start to see the winds change direction. low pressure develops to the west of the uk. that draws up some mild south—westerly winds across the uk, but we'll start to see some wet weather pushing into western areas as we reach part two of the weekend. but again, across the south, it could stay dry with plenty of sunshine. this is bbc news, the headlines. the us has announced plans to ease air travel restrictions imposed 18 months ago to try to control the pandemic. fully vaccinated travellers from brazil, china, india and many european nations will be able to travel from november. covid testing and contact tracing will be needed, but not quarantining. polls have just closed in canada, as the country faces its second general election in less than two years. prime ministerjustin trudeau called the snap vote hoping to capitalise on overseeing the covid—19 vaccine programme. his political opponents accuse him of opportunism. a bbc investigation has found the uk's ministry of defence compromised the safety of afghan interpreters, because of a serious data breach following the withdawal of western forces from afghanistan. police in derbyshire have arrested a man as part