it's newsday. welcome to the programme. a refugee crisis is developing in armenia, with more than 28,000 people fleeing the disputed enclave of nagorno—karabakh. it follows a military operation last week by azerbaijan to retake the region, following months of tension. internationally, nagorno—kara bakh is recognised as part of azerbaijan, but for decades, ethnic armenians have controlled large parts of the territory. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford has more from the border town of goris. the slow roll—out of their homeland. this is a journey no—one squeezed into these vehicles ever imagined they would make. ethnic armenians fleeing nagorno—karabakh on whatever transport they could find. it's a week since azerbaijan seized back the enclave. it did promise to protect the armenian majority there, but no—one we found dared believe that. instead, they flooded here, to armenia. we met this family of seven who had crammed their whole lives into a few cases. hungry and exhausted after more than a day crushed into one car, and still reeling from what they've had to give up. translation: it was tough there but it was our - land, for generations. armenian land. now, today, we are here, we are homeless. armenia initially prepared to host 40,000 refugees. it could be facing many more. the cars keep coming through the mountains. there are still hundreds of people leaving nagorno—karabakh every single hour. people who've left behind their homes and their land and almost everything they own. and i've not met a single person who's told me they think they're ever going back. this isn't a temporary evacuation, it's an exodus. we can't get to karabakh from armenia now that azerbaijan is in control there, but a localjournalist we called... ..told me everyone he knows plans to leave, as soon as the giant traffic jams die down. translation: there was a war, but things were really _ hard before that, too. so, people didn't really think long about whether to stay or go. they decided to leave. because we lost. it was a capitulation. so, what could we do? in a nearby town, there's now a desperate crush — for information and for aid — from people who suddenly have nothing. there are donations, though not much, and no clear picture on where all these people will end up. and many are still shaken by two days of shelling last week. as azerbaijan retook karabakh by force, melina and her grandchildren huddled in their cellar. she's now had to tell them they won't be going home because she's scared to live under azerbaijani rule. so, they've joined the crowds now heading into uncertainty... ..as the face of nagorno—karabakh is transformed. sarah rainsford, bbc news, goris. the uk's home secretary, suella braverman, has used a speech to an american right—wing think tank, questioning whether international rules on the rights of refugees, are "fit for the modern age". she argues the definition of what constitutes someone being a refugee has shifted, and that the fear of discrimination for being gay or being a woman shouldn't be enough to qualify for international refugee protection. but the speech has faced criticism, with the un defending its convention on refugees and saying it has saved millions of lives. mark easton reports. just a few miles from where the home secretary made her speech today, international powers met in 191m to debate the idea of universal human rights. but suella braverman came to washington to argue that the refugee convention that followed doesn't make sense in a world ofjet travel and the internet. it is therefore incumbent upon politicians and thought leaders to ask whether the refugee convention and the way it has come to be interpreted through our courts is fit for our modern age or in need of reform. today, he and his kind are leaving their homes as evacuees. . . more than 60 million people were displaced by the second world war and world leaders agreed a refugee convention, promising protection to those who couldn't return to their country of origin because of a well—founded fear of persecution. the home secretary argues persecution no longer means what was intended. we have created a system of almost infinite supply, incentivising millions of people to try their luck, knowing full well that we have no capacity to meet more than a fraction of the demand. there is undoubtedly a growing global challenge. over the last 50 years, the number of extra people seeking international protection each year has increased to more than 10 million, according to the united nations, and the countries which host the most refugees are turkey, 3.6 million, iran, 3.4 million, colombia, 2.5 million. the uk has around 230,000. so, does this mean the current asylum model is broken, or that the need for it is even greater? the guardians of the refugee convention and the rights of those seeking asylum are the un high commission for refugees. they fear the home secretary's intervention may undermine international consensus on displaced people. certainly, it's something we're concerned about and we're - always concerned whenever - the relevance of the convention is called into question. if the home secretary's ideas became reality, what impact would that have on people fleeing persecution? certainly, more restrictive interpretations of - the convention would . become extremely risky. the home secretary told her us audience uncontrolled migration presented an existential threat to western culture and that the asylum rules were far too generous. we will not be able to sustain an asylum system if, in effect, simply being gay or a woman or fearful of discrimination in your country of origin is sufficient to qualify for protection. however, research by bbc verify shows that less than 2% of asylum seekers to the uk last year included sexual orientation as part of their claim, and most of those came from pakistan, bangladesh and nigeria, where same—sex relationships are punishable by life imprisonment or even death. i think the home secretary has totally failed to tackle the tories' asylum chaos, so she's ramping up the rhetoric and looking around for someone else to blame. suella braverman�*s speech is not about changing uk policy, yet, but with polls suggesting the tories are likely to lose the next election, her comments will boost her popularity with right—wingers, ahead of what some anticipate will be a bitter fight for the soul of the tory party. mark easton, bbc news. to the us now, and some newsjust in. donald trump and his family business has been found liable for fraud by a new yorkjudge. the former president is being accused of illegally inflating wealth by up to $3.6 billion to get cheap loans for nearly a decade. mr trump denies wrongdoing. the ruling comesjust days before a civil case involving the new york attorney general�*s office and the former president was set to go on trial. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes, spoke to us earlier on what thisjudgment means for donald trump. this is a summaryjudgment — in other words, a ruling made by thejudge outside the framework of a trial in a courtroom. in other words, this is a judgment made because thejudge believes that there is indisputable evidence to support essentially the allegations that have been made against donald trump in terms of his business practices and fraud that are part of that civil lawsuit. so, the judge agreeing with the attorney general of new york that the former president in his business world had committed fraud over many years by inflating his value, the value of his assets, by inflating, as an example, the the size of his apartment in new york or with the goal of, you could say, impressing bankers, insurers to get preferential treatment in terms of loans. and as a result of of thisjudgment, this ruling, which isjust part of that civil lawsuit, it means that the judge has now cancelled some of the trump organisation's licenses to do business in new york. there could be further consequences. that civil lawsuit, there are other aspects that haven't been resolved — that will go to trial next week and could take several weeks. so, there could be more of this to come in terms of the consequences for donald trump and his organisation. and peter, overall, what does this mean for donald trump and his mounting legal troubles? it means potentially quite a lot, or it could mean nothing at all. if you get this in perspective, he has, as you say, mounting legal problems. this is a civil lawsuit. the potential penalties are financial. there's no likelihood ofjail term connected to this particular lawsuit. but he is, as we know, facing several federal lawsuits and other cases around the country, major cases, more than 90 indictments with very serious charges that he tried to overthrow the result of the 2020 election, case involving those top secret documents that were found at his home in florida. at his home in florida — all of those cases still to play out. so, this civil case, yes, it is part of the bigger legal nightmare facing the former president. but you could argue that some of the other cases are much more serious. this came in just this came injust a short this came in just a short while back. we still picking up on reactions. we are now hearing a response from donald trump's attorney who has called the judge's decision outrageous and disconnected from facts and reiterated that trump will seek all available legal recourse. we'll keep a close watch on developments. staying in the us, and president biden is thought to be the first sitting us president to have joined a picket line. he stood in solidarity with striking car workers in michigan, in what the white house described as a "historic" first. he addressed members of the united auto workers union in wayne county, who are taking industrial action over pay. here's our north america editor, sarah smith, with the details. joe biden clearly feels at home here, supporting striking union members byjoining them on the picket line. he is the first sitting us president to do that — as far as anyone can ever, anyway. he's living up to his boast that he is the most pro—union american president in history. wall street didn't build the country, the middle—class built the country. the unions built the middle—class. cheering. that's a fact. so let's keep going, you deserve what you've earned, and you've earned a hell of a lot more than you get paid now. applause and cheering. he is of course looking to earn their votes — votes that in key states like michigan could make all the difference in next year's presidential election. some are looking for him to do more than just show up. he's got a lot of work to do. the uaw hasn't endorsed him yet. we'll see if he puts that work in. he's the first president in us history to join a picket line, that's doing something. that is doing something, that is doing something. but we need a little bit more. 12 days into this strike, the auto workers are demanding higher wages and a shorter working week. a married couple, michelle and lyle mund — both work full—time at this gm plant, yet they say they're struggling since inflation has eroded their wages. and what's like as a family trying to survive on what you make at the moment? it's tough to tell your. kids no, nobody wants to tell their kids no. like, no, we can't go do that, i know your friend goes - and does that, - we're in a different situation than they are. that's tough. i don't want to have - to tell my kids no any more, i want what's deserved to us. we work most weeks, six days a week anywhere from 8—12 hours a day, and then optional sundays on top of that. so, i work second shifts, i see my kids generally one day a week. president biden sees union members as his natural constituency. he's been supporting them all of his political life. but donald trump also likes to position himself as being on the side of blue—collar americans, and he, too, is coming to detroit to appeal to the auto workers. it's becoming a battle over who can really claim to be a champion for the working class. in a prime—time speech tomorrow, donald trump will say he's the only one whose policy will protectjobs in car manufacturing. union members are more likely to support trump than just about any previous republican candidate. it's one more sign of how he's rewritten the rules of american politics. sarah smith, bbc news, detroit. earlier, i spoke to michael cullinane, who's professor of history at dickinson state university. i began by asking him how historic this was. it's as big as it gets. and i mean, even your report by sarah smith, there is a great indication of how big it is. even the auto workers are saying this is the first time this has happened. it is the beginning of the political season. that's what this is all about. and i mean, we have a political debate tomorrow with the republicans and no—one's going to be talking about that cos we're talking aboutjoe biden, we're talking about trump coming tomorrow and we're talking about labour, which just goes to show you how much things have changed in america. labour is now at the center of the political debate. so, you think that is primarily the main reason? it's not that it's not about being pro—union. about being pro—union, it's about politics? i mean, i hate to be cynical about these things, but politicians want to win votes, and this is the beginning of that of that political season. so, in america, it's after labour day, the first week of september, that we really see the opening salvo, and this is a big one. you know, biden going and talking to auto workers on the picket line is a direct plea for their votes. and donald trump will be going tomorrow over the same thing. now, whether hejoins the picket line or not after biden�*s doing so today, will be the real question. he's going to meet the united auto workers and the president, but whether he actuallyjoins the picket line will be a big distinction between the two visits. what kind of a balancing act really is this for a sitting president to, on one hand, look at the rights of workers as he's doing, but also to ensure that there are minimum disruptions to the economy from a strike like this. that's a great question. i think that goes back to my earlier point about labor being in the driving seat now. for so many years, presidents would meet with ceos and business leaders and talk to them about their concerns and their vision for the future prosperity of the nation. but now, biden is going to talk to the auto workers on that very point. so, what we've seen here since the pandemic is a major shift away from, i wouldn't say the concerns of businesses, but the prominence of labor in the american marketplace. so, now, labourers are in a position where they can demand more go on strike, as we're seeing where they can demand more, go on strike, as we're seeing all over the country form unions, as we've seen with the likes of amazon and starbucks. it's a real change that dynamics of the labour marketplace. and you mentioned the former president donald trump, but he's going to michigan next. is this, in your opinion, going to increasingly become a source of a political one upmanship game between the two leaders, do you feel? i do in a sense, primarily, because over the last 30 years, democrats have lost their stranglehold over the unions as a bloc that would always vote blue. now we see union votes going to republicans. i come from newjersey, and in newjersey, there's two or three congresspeople that are strong union supporters and republicans, whereas before, probably before the 1990s, republicans would have always been seen as always been seen as pro—business and not necessarily anti—union, but certainly less favourable to unions. now, notjust since donald trump, but since the 1990s, republicans have been stealing votes from democrats from unions. so, this is a big opportunity for biden to get back a group that used to vote consistently blue. some breaking news to bring you now from iraq, where the state news agency is saying that 100 people have died and more than 150 people have been injured in a fire at a wedding celebration in iraq's nineveh province. we'll bring you more as we get it. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. sir alok sharma says he will not stand at the next general election. he's been the conservative mp for reading west since 2010. the united nations cop26 president said it wasn't an easy decision, but that he will continue to support his conservative colleagues and champion causes such as climate action. a top paediatrician has told the bbc that the public health message that vapes are 95% safer than smoking has backfired, encouraging some children to vape. dr mike mckean says it must be made clear that children should not be vaping and that it could be bad for them. thousands of teenagers are using vapes every day. david walliams is suing the company that makes itv�*s britain's got talent. the high court case against freemantlemedia follows his exit as a judge. the action is listed as dealing with data protection. the firm declined to comment. walliams, who was a judge between 2012 and 2022, admitted last year to making "disrespectful comments" about two contestants in what he said were private you're live with bbc news. ukraine is seeking to establish whether a senior russian naval commander was killed in an attack on crimea last week aftrer the russian ministry of defence on crimea last week after the russian ministry of defence has shared a video with sokolov appearing via video link in a meeting between russian officials. with more, here's our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. even by the standards of this information war, it is very hard at the moment to verify the claims that are being exchanged by both sides. we had the triumphant assertion from ukraine yesterday that admiral sokolov, the commander of russia's black sea naval fleet, that he was killed in last friday's missile strike on russia's headquarters in sevastopol in occupied crimea. kyiv said 3a senior officers were killed. this morning, you have dmitry peskov, the kremlin spokesman, saying he had nothing to say about these claims from kyiv. and then, shortly after that, russia's defence ministry released a clip of an apparent recent meeting featuring defence minister sergei shoigu addressing a packed room, and who was doubled in on video call but admiral sokolov? so, it's very difficult to verify when this footage was taken, whether it was edited. but he appeared alive, engaged in the meeting. and then, we have a follow up statement from ukraine's specialforces, saying they are now clarifying just whether he was killed or not. they say they now cite what they call open sources in their recent claims. so, it's becoming incredibly messy. it's short of a rowing back, but it's just a demonstration of how difficult it is to establish just what happened. what we know is that russia's naval headquarters was at least heavily damaged, and that in itself is hugely significant in a symbolic sense. beyond that, i don't think we're any clearer. the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, has lost an appeal against a new 19—year prison term, which extends his total sentence to more than 30 years. he rejects all the charges against him, which range from fraud to extremist activities, and described the accusations as politically—motivated and an attempt to silence critics of president putin. a prominent thai activist has been jailed for four years under the country's much—criticised royal defamation, or lese—majeste law. arnon nampa had said there should be a public debate about the role of the thai king. thailand's lese—majeste convictions have risen to a record high over the past three years. the speaker of canada's parliament resigned on tuesday, days after he singled out a ukrainian veteran who apparently fought for the nazis during world war ii for a standing ovation during a visit by ukraine's leader. this is when mr rota apologised in the parliament last week after facing growing pressure to step down. mr rota said he regretted his decision to recognise the man and accepted full responsibility. anthony rota told lawmakers from the parliamentary floor, expressing his "profound regret for my error", saying his resignation would be effective by the end of wednesday. it's with a heavy heart that i rise to inform members of my resignation as speaker the house of commons. it has been my greatest honour as a parliamentarian to have been elected by you, my peers, to serve as the speaker of the house of commons for the 43rd and 44th parliament. i have acted as your humble servant of this house, carrying out the important responsibilities of this position to the very best of my abilities. the first ever e—sports gold medal has been won at the asian games in china. there was success for hong kong in the rugby sevens, whilst one south korean tennis star has issued an apology after a meltdown. 0ur reporter nicky schiller is in the newsroom with more on day three of the games. one of the most sought—after tickets for the games is for the e—sports. it is making its debut as a medal event and it was china, the hosts, who won the very first gold medal. they beat malaysia playing arena 0f valour. now, from the newest gold medal to one of the more traditional — gymnastics — and home favourite and twice world championjang bo heng, he won gold again, taking the all round individual title to add to the men's team triumph. it was a golden day for hong kong in the pool. siobhan haughey won the 100 metres freestyle. that's her second gold, and she says she's got more to give. hong kong also successfully defended their rugby sevens title — the men beating south korea 14—7. also successfully defending their title were iran. they beat hosts china to take the men's volleyball gold. the south korean team have been in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. on sunday, one of theirjudo players was disqualified for slapping an opponent in the face. and their star tennis player, guangzhou nu, had a meltdown after a shock defeat on tuesday. as you can see, he smashed and destroyed his racquet. he refused to shake the hand of his opponent. well, he has now issued a letter of apology. in it, he described it as a "careless act", going on to say... finally, there was a royal touch at the games as thailand's princess sirivannavari took part in the equestrian team dressage event. her royal highness says the king encouraged her to "go for it". that's all for now — stay with bbc news. thanks for watching. hello there. storm agnes is going to be bringing some very strong winds to irish sea coasts during wednesday, could bring some disruption at the moment. agnes is rapidly developing underneath this powerful atlantic jet stream. there's some evidence that we might see a sting jet form — that's something that really accelerates the winds — and at its peak, well out to sea, the winds are modelled to reach 120 miles an hour in gusts, so some ferocious winds. they will stay well away from land. and, actually, by the time agnes works across the uk, it will be working in as a weakening area of low pressure. still, though, the winds strong enough to bring some disruption, as we'll see in a moment. now, if you're outside at the moment, you might notice the winds picking up across wales and south—west england. otherwise, it's a breezy kind of night. quite cool for scotland, where there'll be one or two showers, the weather turning increasingly mild as we head into the first part of wednesday morning for england and wales. now, the strongest winds from agnes will be working through irish sea coasts where gusts could reach 60s—70s of miles an hour, strong enough to bring some disruption. it will be a bright start with some sunshine for scotland, and eastern england having a relatively quiet day. it's through the afternoon that we get this swathe of really strong winds moving in, the winds strong enough to bring some power cuts, maybe some transport disruption, ferries perhaps running with cancellations or delays. and we'll probably see some trees being blown over as well due to those strong winds. and the winds continue overnight across northern england and scotland, so very windy here wednesday night before agnes starts to clear out into the norwegian norwegian sea. we then get a ridge of high pressure just ahead of the next system, and what that means is actually, for thursday, many of us, at least for a time, will see a slice of dry weather with a bit of sunshine as agnes works away before the next band of rain works in through the course of the afternoon. some of the rain could be quite heavy in the west thursday afternoon. continues to be mild — temperatures about 16—20 degrees celsius, and another relatively mild day on the cards for friday. there will be lots of showers around for scotland, northern ireland, the far north of england, perhaps merging together across the far north of scotland to bring some wetter weather, whereas across southern areas of england and wales, it looks like being a dry day on friday with some warm spells of sunshine. temperatures 16—21. what about the weekend weather prospects? well, things look quite unsettled at the moment. we're looking at the risk of showers or some longer spells of rain for many of us this weekend, but it will stay on the mild side. bye for now. a historic visit — the us president joins the picket line of auto workers on strike in michigan and declares his support for their struggle. and... hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm arunoday mukharji. we begin in michigan where the us president has made a historic visit to a picket line of auto (00v) while us lawmakers ? and presidential candidates ? industry workers. while us lawmakers ? and presidential candidates ? frequently appear at strikes to express solidarity with american workers, it is considered unprecedented for a sitting president to do so. biden�*s visit comes a day before his would?be challenger, donald trump, is due to arrive. there's concern that the strike targeting three major us car companies could dent growth in the world's largest economy.