and the rewards. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the afghan president, ashraf ghani, has called on the taliban to resume political negotiations saying that his government wants peace. the taliban say they are continuing to capture territory and claim they ve made further military advances, seizing, two districts of pa rwan. earlier they captured a key border crossing. islaam kalaa is one of the biggest trade gateways into neighbouring iran, generating around 20 million dollars a month for the afghan government. haroonjanjua is a freelance journalist reporting on the taliban advances in the region. they claim that they have seized control of 85% of the territory but the government has denied it. but the government has denied it. but the intense fighting has been going on in the western part of the country. control was gained in one district on friday and control of a crossing which is very significant, the border with iran, and also a us bui
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football now is coming home with england facing denmark at wembley on wednesday night. a military transport plane has crashed in the philippines, killing at least 45 people. greece, italy and israel send planes to cyprus to tackle a fatal wildfire on its south coast. now on bbc news a huge nationwide propaganda effort has been underway in china as the ruling communist party marked its centenary. in this special programme, john sudworth and bbc correspondents across the region have been exploring the changes seen in china over the past 100 years.? china s ruling communist party has been celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding with a massive nationwide propaganda campaign. it is, of course, a selective remembering with the periodic bouts of chaos and violence that have marred one party rule conveniently expunged from the record. i am reporting from here in taipei having been forced to leave beijing as a result of pressure from the chinese authorities over my reporti
hello and welcome to the programme. more than 30 million people in the southwestern united states are experiencing another brutal heatwave, with excessive heat warnings and record temperatures in las vegas. it s linked to a heat dome, or ridge of high pressure, over the region. hundreds of people died in western canada and the us when a similar heat dome broke temperature records at the end ofjune. bbc weather presenter nick miller has the details. this latest heat wave is now well under way, notjust in the southwest usa but into parts of canada too. and whilst not reaching some of the highest temperatures recorded in the recent heat wave in canada, it s still hot from alberta across to ontario, with temperatures well above 30 celsius. the higher temperatures are being felt, though, across the southwest of the usa, particularly through nevada and into california well above 40, but in some spots above 50 degrees. so even in a part of the usa accustomed to extreme heat and he
so far and there are warnings of a third wave could be coming. of a third wave could be coming- of a third wave could be comin. . . , :: :: ., coming. and france s 2020 euro cam aiun coming. and france s 2020 euro campaign is coming. and france s 2020 euro campaign is over, coming. and france s 2020 euro campaign is over, as coming. and france s 2020 euro campaign is over, as the - coming. and france s 2020 euro campaign is over, as the world l campaign is over, as the world champions lose to switzerland in a nail biting penalty shoot out. hello and welcome. we are covering all the latest of elements here in britain and globally. let s start with canada. it s being called a heat dome, a huge band of high pressure which has settled across a vast swathe of north america and canada, bringing with it a summer heatwave which is breaking all records. it s hotter in parts of western canada right now than it is in the desert in dubai. a new record was set on sunday in the t