Dampen the crowd s enthusiasm. There were surprise performances throughout a pink feathered lady gaga and the french malian singer, aya nakamura performed alongside teams of dancers high kicking the can can or perching perilously on poles. The olympic flame, which had been carried by a host of global sports superstars including rafael nadal, serena williams and zinedine zidan, was used to light a huge cauldron on a hot air balloon that rose high into the paris sky. The culmination of the show included an emotional return of canadian icon celine dion her first live performance for four years. She sang on a spectacularly illuminated eiffel tower for the first time since revealing a serious health condition. For rights reasons we can t show any of celine s performance or the opening ceremony, but my colleague maryam moshiri watched in paris. What a culmination, what an end to what has been at times a difficult day for the organisers of the paris olympics and, indeed, the ceremony. The
Report. [ music ] good evening, it is 10:00 p. M. On the east coast and 7:00 p. M. On the westward i am stephanie ruhle, continuing our special coverage of the assassination attempt of former president donald trump. It happened last night at a campaign rally in butler, pennsylvania. Tonight, president joe biden addressed the nation, calling for unity and emphasizing that violence can never be the answer to our disagreements. Of violence has never been the answer, whether it is with members of congress with both parties being targeted and shot or a violent mob targeting the capitol on january 6th or a brutal attack on the former speaker of the house nancy pelosi. More information and intimidation on election officials, with a kidnapping plot against a sitting governor , or an attempted assassination on donald trump, there is no place in america for this kind of violence, for any violence ever, period, no exceptions. We can t allow this violence to be normalized. You know, it s gotten ve
All the details for you as we had through the morning. It s saturday 13th july. Thousands of england fans are descending on berlin ahead of tomorrow night s euros final against spain. Here, pubs and supermarkets are preparing for what could be their busiest weekend of the year, with venues in england and wales allowed to stay open until one o clock in the morning, under special licensing rules. Let s get the latest from john in berlin now. John, good morning to you. So, as you said, 60 years waiting for men to triumph at the football for england. What do we think? well, undoubtedly england. What do we think? well, undoubtedly it s england. What do we think? well, undoubtedly it s going england. What do we think? well, undoubtedly it s going to england. What do we think? ji undoubtedly it s going to be a huge couple of days ahead, notjust for the players, but for the fans as well, who have followed their team across germany. Six matches played so far, nowjust one stand between t
Is being cleaned and decorated ahead of a new government and cabinet being announced. Many afghans see their freedoms being erased under a new taliban regime. For three weeks, bank queues have grown while afghans have wondered what taliban rule will bring. They are still waiting and still hoping. Translation: our demand from the islamic emirate i is to activate the schools and for students and to provide and universities for students and to provide jobs for the people. We want them to prevent armed robberies and to reduce killings. Translation: security is good all over the country. people are happy, but the lack of work and the non announcement of the government is worrying people. Everyone s confused and people don t know what the future of the homeland will be because everyone s confused. The head of pakistani intelligence is in kabul, possibly playing a part in shaping the new power structure. His presence will be enough to convince some of pakistan s influence over the taliban.
Hello and welcome to bbc news. The head of pakistan s spy agency has visited afghanistan amid continued uncertainty about how the taliban proposes to rule the country. General faiz hameed is thought to be advising the military which is continuing its efforts to oust the resistance in the panjshir valley. The taliban have insisted all factions will be included in the new government, though it s not yet clear how that will work. Our south asia correspondent danjohnson reports. The taliban says kabul is being cleaned and decorated ahead of a new government and cabinet being announced. Many afghans see their freedoms being erased before their eyes under a new taliban regime. For three weeks, bank queues have grown while afghans have wondered what taliban rule will bring. They are still waiting and still hoping. Translation: our demand from the islamic emirate i is to activate the schools and universities for students and to providejobs for the people. We want them to prevent armed robberie