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. here's white house press secretaryjen psaki. we'll be putting a place strict protocols to prevent the spread from passengers flying internationally. we require adults travelling to the united states be fully vaccinated. obviously, this is the conclusion of a policy process on that particular issue. it became increasingly untenable in the us context to be able to justify banning hundreds of millions of europeans, business people, families, from coming to this country. and, you know, if you look at the way at the european masters approach this in the past few weeks you will see that the pressure increased quite dramatically and certainly from brussels the constant contacts on this issue was different as well so i think that the heat started going up. we can now speak to david koenig who's an airline reporter for the associated press. thank you forjoining us. for transatlantic airlines great relief and joy at this announcement. , ., ~ , ., announcement. yes. thank you for having _ announcement. yes. thank you for having me. _ announcement. yes. thank you for having me. absolutely. - announcement. yes. thank you for having me. absolutely. the| for having me. absolutely. the airlines, both in the us and the uk were pushing for something like this for quite a long time. they've been very frustrated with the lingering patchwork of restrictions that have barred people from more than 30 countries from entering the united states. fix, than 30 countries from entering the united states.— the united states. a lot depends _ the united states. a lot depends on _ the united states. a lot depends on the - the united states. a lot i depends on the conditions attached but you expect the floodgates to open?- attached but you expect the floodgates to open? think you will see an _ floodgates to open? think you will see an increase _ floodgates to open? think you will see an increase in - floodgates to open? think you will see an increase in the - floodgates to open? think you will see an increase in the in i will see an increase in the in leisure travel. business travel probably take longer. because of what? business _ probably take longer. because of what? business travel - probably take longer. because of what? business travel has l of what? business travel has been slower _ of what? business travel has been slower to _ of what? business travel has been slower to recover - of what? business travel has been slower to recover from | of what? business travel has i been slower to recover from the pandemic but what has recovered a small business travel. people going to visit a customer tried to make a sale in their state or nearby state. big companies are still not travelling anywhere near the numbers they did before the pandemic. when you try to extrapolate that to the international setting i don't think too many small businesses in the uk or continental europe are going to want to make business trips to the united states, you're talking about big corporations and they are not ready to travel. they've got complicated travel. they've got complicated travel policies to make sure their employees are ok with it. it will take a few months yet. quite back what you make timing? is it geared around the world leaders coming to new york that there is something positive to say more about thanksgiving and christmas? why do you think now? there are certainly a lot of speculation here that it is because boris johnson is coming here and other things so the president has probably wanted to do this for a while. for a president trump was going to relax some of these restrictions before he left office and at the biden administration came in and held off because we had a variant emerge and then the delta variant coming in and summer. our case numbers went up substantially so they backed off but i think they're better wanting to do it for awhile and have been under pressure the airlines to do it. under pressure from european allies, they were upset ever seen equal treatment, it hasn't been reciprocal. it was all of those things and probably the holidays upcoming and the ability of kids to see their cousins the other side of the atlantic it is one more reason. 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. polls have just closed in canada in the country's 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 o'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. the bbc�*s samira hussain is live for us in montreal. some results are coming in already? some results are coming in alread ? , some results are coming in already?— some results are coming in alread ? , ~ ., , already? yes. we are seeing some results _ already? yes. we are seeing some results already - already? yes. we are seeingj some results already coming already? yes. we are seeing i some results already coming in in atlantic canada. there are several time zones in canada and all this happened according to time zones. there is one pocket in the country where the polls are open. there is another 20 minutes before that happens but of course everyone is really watching to see whether or not mr trudeaupolitical gamblers going to pay. when you first call the election he certainly had the support of many canadians and thatis support of many canadians and that is part of the calculation as to why he called the selection at this particular time but as we know we have seen this in campaigns in many countries around the world, lots of things can change during the campaign and certainly we have seen just a lot more anger coming from canadians with regards to even having the selection in the first base. as you rightly pointed out this is the second election in less than two years. the first is mandated by law but this is really much more politically motivated and i think as canadians struggle to try to rebuild their lives after the economic consequences of the pandemic i think there is a lot of anger as to why actually going to the polls in the first place. we actually going to the polls in the first place.— the first place. we 'ust have to wait to h the first place. we 'ust have to wait to get _ the first place. we 'ust have to wait to get a _ the first place. we just have to wait to get a full - the first place. we just have to wait to get a full picture i to wait to get a full picture but is there any prospect that his gamble all backfired so fully you will have to stand down? would it be that bad? there were some polls had them in a statistical tie with the main opposition which is the leader of the conservative party. and so having that statistical tie could actually mean that, you know, there is a possibility won't be able to hold onto any kind of coalition and actually be able to keep his seat as prime minister. i think if you look at the way some of the boats are coming in some of the boats are coming in so far some people are suggesting that may not be the case and really has to do with the other political parties that have mounted more of a campaign than experts had expected in the first place you are seeing a lot of those conservative votes being split into different political parties. will be intriguing see how it pans out. thank you very much indeed. thank you very much indeed. 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—i9. 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. let s get some of the day's other news. the pharmaceutical giant pfizer says it will seek authorisation to use its covid vaccine on children as young as five years old. the company says it carried out a trial after the number of pediatric coronavirus cases more than tripled across since the us sincejuly. the vaccine is already cleared for use for children aged 12 and up in several countries. england have cancelled the upcoming men's and women's cricket tours of pakistan days after new zealand abandoned their series over security concerns.both teams were due to play pakistan in two twenty20 internationals next month with the women additionally playing three one—day internationals — all in rawalpindi. stay with us on bbc news — still to come. hailed as a hero for saving lives in the rwanda genocide — paul rusesabagina faces years in prison for terror—related crimes. 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. �*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 considered to be the armed wing of his party. his family say the trial was a sham. the bbc�*s catherine byaruhanga has more. this is how many came to know him. it is very exciting. a hollywood hero who saved hundreds during rwanda's genocide but today he has been found guilty of forming and funding an armed group that attacked rwanda between 2018 and 2019. they attacked people in their homes. in their cars or even on the road travelling. for the last two decades, he has been a vocal critic of the rwandan government, accusing it of human rights abuses. he does admitjoining a coalition with the militant national liberation front but he denies any involvement in attacks. it hurts to know that the world might think of my father in - such a way, when that is not the case. - it is very important for us to do a lot of work on - show to the world that what| they are seeing in this sham trial of the government is not true. _ but your father was part of a political coalition that did include an armed group that worked closely together, so for a lot of people just looking from the outside there is a possibility that he did engage in armed activities. he did go into the - opposition movement and, yes, they had an armed group but the accusation of. what they are accusing him of, this armed group, is not the l truth, the reality was to - provide and share awareness of what is happening in the - refugee camps in the congo and outside rwandaand also inside of rwanda. - he has been in exile in belgium and the united states and says he was kidnapped from dubai last august and taken to rwanda. a charge denied by the government. the president said he will bring tojustice anyone challenging his country's security. the sentencing will send a clear message to opposition parties, many of them exile. 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 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. only 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. i want to bring you the latest because officials say the volcanic eruption which started on sunday has destroyed about 100 homes so far. the eruption has forced 5000 people to move to safety and it is the first time the volcano has erupted in some 50 years. the bbc�*s dan johnson 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. you can understand why it would attract tourists just for the picture. it is spectacular. this is it live. it has not stopped from the moment of eruption on sunday right through till now and no indication it is going to either and there are fears it could trigger explosions and toxic gases as well when it gets down to the sea. 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 now closed in canada following the second general election in the country 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. police in derbyshire have arrested a man as part

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