welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start with breaking news this hour: polls havejust closed in canada in the country's second general election in two years. it is suggested thatjustin trudeau will be forming the next government after the country's second general election in two years. it was called by mr trudeau in the hope that his liberal party could win enough of a majority to govern alone, unencumbered by the constraints of a coalition. we don't have an answer to that yet. his opponent is 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. he had an effective campaign. the bbc�*s samira hussain is live for us in montreal. some of the networks are throwing out their verdict already but the question as to whether he is back in a minority or he has a majority, are we any clearer yet? not just yet. it will still be a few more hours until we get that kind of clarity. i think a lot of people will be looking for is to see whether or not he actually get that majority and if he does remain in the minority position, how many seats will he actually have? when he called this election he had a minority government, and he had 157 seats. it will be interesting to see if he has been able to gain any more seats. if he does not, a lot of canadians will be asking why is it that they even went to the polls in the first place. it polls in the first place. it cost a lot of money having an election like that, but nonetheless, justin trudeau would be in a position presumably to forge a similar sort of coalition? it presumably to forge a similar sort of coalition?— sort of coalition? it would in fact, he would _ sort of coalition? it would in fact, he would be _ sort of coalition? it would in fact, he would be in - sort of coalition? it would in fact, he would be in a - sort of coalition? it would in fact, he would be in a very l fact, he would be in a very similar position, he would be dependent on one of the two other minority parties in order to pass any kind of legislation. it's not exactly what he wanted and that's not why he called the election, he really wanted to be able to govern freely and govern with the majority, that doesn't look like it will be the case, but again, there is still quite a few votes that need to be counted. the opposition he really did mount a pretty strong campaign against the prime minister, calling him, calling there is nothing but a political ploy to infect power. they also painted him as someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. don't forgetjustin trudeau comes with a very strong political legacy, his father was a former prime minister, here in canada, but that legacy in some moments was also becoming a little bit more of a liability for the prime minister. all the commenters, commentators in the background having the two pennies worth. have any of the leading politicians and opposition come forward yet?— forward yet? no, they have not come forward _ forward yet? no, they have not come forward because - forward yet? no, they have not come forward because this - forward yet? no, they have not come forward because this is i forward yet? no, they have not| come forward because this is so many different ballads that need to be counted, i don't think we will hear anything like that just yet from any of the opposition parties. the fact that we are seeing that mr trudeau is back in that same position having to negotiate, there will be a lot more discussion and i think a lot of the minority parties are going to feel a little bit more empowered, realising that he really needs them in order to get anything past. hat really needs them in order to get anything past.— get anything past. not quite the triumphal _ get anything past. not quite the triumphal march - get anything past. not quite the triumphal march that. get anything past. not quite the triumphal march that he get anything past. not quite - the triumphal march that he may have hoped for. clearly quite somewhere to go before we get a full picture on the results coming out of canada. 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. there has been a lot of frustration coming from the eu over america's stance so far. stavros lambrinidis is the eu ambassador to the us. here's his reaction to the deal. it became increasingly untenable in the us context to be able to justify banning hundreds of millions of europeans, businesspeople, families, from coming this country. and if you look at the way that we have used the european ambassadors in the past few weeks, you will see that the pressure has increased quite dramatically, and certainly from brussels, the constant context of this issue at all different levels played at all different levels played a difference as well, so i think that the heat started going up in the travel ban kitchen. it going up in the travel ban kitchen. . , going up in the travel ban kitchen. ., , ., . going up in the travel ban kitchen. ., . kitchen. it has forced some sort of change _ kitchen. it has forced some sort of change here, - kitchen. it has forced some sort of change here, we - kitchen. it has forced some i sort of change here, we have the former travel editor of usa today and is now a consultant expert in travel and tourism. thank you forjoining us. whoever turned the heat up in the kitchen at last, there is an easing of restrictions. how enthusiastically do you think that will be embraced? this is the most significant _ the most significant international travel since the start of pandemic restrictions were put in place. it's really fabulous news for all the travellers around the world to have been waiting and waiting to visit the us for over 18 months, and especially for friends and families forced to be separated, they watched travel bookings just go crazy. that interesting and certainly we have seen the share price for some of the transatlantic airlines going up, sharply on the news of this, we will see if that sustains. it's one thing having relatives and family who might finally be able to reunite and make the crossing, business is another area isn't it, perhaps a slightly different story? business and leisure travel will really benefit from this, as well as the all—important conventions. that has practically been shut down. everyone is cheering for that, it will be a huge boost to global travel. there is a lot of travel related jobs that will be impacted by this. to give you an idea, just in new york city alone which had the highest share of overseas travel in the us, the lack of tourists wiped out 89,000 jobs and resulted in the loss of more than 60 billion in revenue. that'sjust one more than 60 billion in revenue. that's just one city. everyone is saying that new yorkers back and broadway is finally reopening, but it's not really until all of those tourists from around the world are back, so that will make that possible. it are back, so that will make that possible.— that possible. it sort of has to work for _ that possible. it sort of has to work forjoe _ that possible. it sort of has to work forjoe biden - that possible. it sort of has to work forjoe biden as - that possible. it sort of has i to work forjoe biden as well, because the prospect of going back into restrictions would be deeply unsavoury for americans? it definitely does and the timing of this can't be coincidental with the un meeting and he will be interfacing with some of these foreign leaders, so i think that had something to do with the timing of this decision as well. it's interesting, people have been searching for us destinations right through the pandemic, even though they could not book them. to give you an example of how quickly these bookings will turn around, immediately following the announcement, travellers in the announcement, travellers in the uk and germany lapped at the uk and germany lapped at the chance to planningaus trips, so visitors to the uk side of the search engine rose by 50% and traffic on its german side rose by 28% immediately following this announcement. you can look at those searches as turning into bookings very quickly. presumably, sadly in these early stages in particular, the fares have risen where there to? . �* , fares have risen where there to? ., �*, , , to? that's probably true, because _ to? that's probably true, because a _ to? that's probably true, because a course - to? that's probably true, because a course where. to? that's probably true, - because a course where there is business there will be charging for it, so the airlines are no fools. ., ., ~ i., , fools. veronica, thank you very much indeed. _ fools. veronica, thank you very much indeed. as _ fools. veronica, thank you very much indeed. as veronica - much indeed. as veronica pointed out, world leaders are arriving in new york for the un general assembly, and among them, borisjohnson, he will be playing host himself in november, the latest major climate change conference, which will take place in glasgow. he has been urging fellow leaders to sign up to financial and environmental targets as our political editor 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. just a reminder that cop 26 meeting takes place early in november. you are watching bbc news. benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all athletes should be clean going into the game. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning these people were in their homes, tonight those homes have been burned down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case 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 world news, the latest headlines: votes are being counted in canada after monday's snap general election. local media is projecting a victory forjustin trudeau's governing liberal party. the united states has announced plans to ease tough air travel restrictions imposed 18 months ago in an effort to control the covid pandemic. 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 child ren�*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 herjob 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. pfizer has conducted a trial, the vaccine has already been cleared for children aged 12 and up in other countries. they have an angry scenes in melbourne after construction workers staged a protest over mandatory vaccination requirements. the victorian branch of the construction workers union was vandalised. reports suggest that all builders will need to have had at least one jab from thursday before being cleared to work. hotel rwanda was a hollywood movie which told the story of a hotel manager who saved up to 1,000 lives during the genocide of 1994. his name was paul rusesabagina. 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. they attacked people 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 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. mr rusesabagina 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. rwanda's president said he will bring to justice anyone challenging his country's security. and mr rusesabagina's sentencing will send a clear message to opposition parties, many of them exile. anna these pictures are coming and live. authorities have sped getting people out of their homes. there are concerns that this could release gases into the sea. hundreds of homes have been destroyed so far, at least. it is the first time this in some 50 years. the impact of covid has made it a challenge to return children to schools. so 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 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. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. 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. 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: votes are being counted in canada after monday's snap election called by the prime ministerjustin trudeau. the country's biggest broadcaster is projecting a victory for mr trudeau's governing liberal party. the liberals are hoping to regain the parliamentary majority they lost in the last election in 2019. the us has announced plans to ease air travel restrictions imposed eighteen 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. 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. the ministry of defence says it'll launch an urgent investigation into the bearch, describing it as unacceptable. now on bbc news, hardtalk.