antony blinken, has voiced his concern that niger sjunta might turn to the russian mercenary group wagnerfor help. the group is active in neighbouring countries and its leader has welcomed the takeover. the coup leaders are currently standing firm against calls to restore democratic rule. here s what mr blinken had to say about wagner. for sure, we have concerns when we see something like the wagner group possibly manifesting itself in different parts of the sahel. and here is why we are concerned. because every single place that this group, wagner group has gone, death, destruction and exploitation have followed. insecurity has gone up, not down. it has not been a response to the needs of the countries in question for greater security. i think what happened and what continues to happen in niger was not instigated by russia or by wagner but to the extent that they try to take advantage of it and we see a repeat of what has happened in other countries where they ve brought not
beckham, another world start to bring him home is incredible. the president of the international paralympic committee has told bbc sport that international sporting governing bodies should set their own policies on transgender athletes. it comes after italy s valentina petrillo last week became the first openly transgender athlete to win a medal at a global para athletic event. petrillo has visual impairment and is racing again later at the world para athletics championships in paris. president andrew parsons told our reporter rachael latham that he won t be making a decision. it will not be an ipc decision, it will be for each and every sports. the rules of the sports and the classification is the role of the sport. classification is the role of the sort. ., , ., classification is the role of the sort. ., ,., ., classification is the role of the sort. ., , ., ., ., sport. could you explain to me how ou could sport. could you explain to me how you could then sport. could yo
in this deal? first of all today, the kremlin spokesman - in this deal? first of all today, | the kremlin spokesman dmitry in this deal? first of all today, - the kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov said the announcement had nothing to do with the attack on the bridge linking the mainland at the crimean peninsula but it comes as no surprise of the russian authorities strongly hinting that they would not continue in the grain deal. just a few days ago president putin was shown giving an interview on russian television that said basically enough is enough and he was suggesting that russia would suspend its participation in this deal until its participation in this deal until its demands are met and what are those demands? well, russia has been complaining for some time there are obstacles to the export of its own grain and fertiliser, number one. number two as the russians have been demanding a russian bank that handles agricultural payments should be reconnected to the global swif
of fireworks during the july 14th bastille day celebrations this year? so, you know, after the riots last week, things have calmed down. it has been a huge drama and obviously people were really moved. and there s also been some riot that are absolutely unacceptable. the tension has softened and it s gone away and we think the situation is under control. but usually bastille day is the opportunity of fireworks, celebration and sometimes obviously some incidents. so given how close we are to the time of the riots, it was better to calm things down and avoid this. as well, you know, in some areas of france, there has been drought, and with fireworks, we better be careful. all right. does the government have a clear strategy to deal with this latest crisis? yeah, very much so. i mean, as you know, this is not a french specificity. it happened here in the uk exactly a year before the olympic games as well. it happened in sweden. it happened in denmark. there are pockets of inequa