the fall of the islamic state is within sight. the question is, can this kurdish revolution survive in the face of syria's still unfinished war? he sings. if you are both avoided at least one hefty shower today. some good sunny spells here but along the south coast, this was a water spout photograph, that is a tornado overwater. some showers overnight. in scotland and northern england. elsewhere, drier and cooler. a few fog patches developing into the morning. tomorrow, low pressure is close by and that means there may be a fine start for many of us on the shambles will get going once again. cooler, feel. a lot of dry and fairly sunny weather. northern ireland mainly dry. western scotland, the crew breeze. through the day, pushing south, avoiding the far north—west. the odd shower in northern ireland but not many. for england and wales, the showers become more widespread again. it does feel quite warm and sunny spells around these showers, it cools down quickly. looking fairly promising for the final round of the open. a slim ch

the fall of the islamic state is within sight. the question is, can this kurdish revolution survive in the face of syria's still unfinished war? hello. saturday turned into the day of the downpour. not surprising when you see skies like this and many others from weather watchers. the heavens opened shortly after this was taken, and the area of low pressure producing those showers and outbreaks of rain on saturday. still close by on sunday, so even if you have a dry start, be prepared for some showers as the day goes on. a lot of cloud around first thing, and perhaps still some outbreaks of rain affecting parts of the midlands, and northern england and eastern scotland, with low cloud. we will look at things in greater detail at 9:00am in the morning. there will also be, where we have had clear skies overnight, some mist and fog patches in wales and south—west england. they will clear. england, brighter spots, sunny spells. expect a fair amount of cloud to begin the day, and again some outbreaks of rain in the midlands, and it wi

the fall of the islamic state is within sight. the question is, can this kurdish revolution survive in the face of syria's still unfinished war? good morning. there's rain in the forecast for the next few days, but i think the important message is, it's not going to be raining all the time. that's certainly the story for today. some wet and windy weather for a time, but not all the time. we have low pressure pushing a band of cloud in from the atlantic and that will bring some outbreaks rain eastwards through the day. with that wet weather some fairly strong and gusty winds. so we start the morning in northern ireland and western scotland, wales and the south—west with this rain. they then move across the midlands, north—east england, east scotland, eventually rain into the south—east, but by this stage the wet weather quite light and patchy. behind the rain band, things will brighten up. there will be showers across northern ireland and scotland into the afternoon. some of these will be quite heavy and the wind is still fai

the fall of the islamic state is within sight. the question is, can this kurdish revolution survive in the face of syria's still unfinished war? after the soaking summer into a dream friday for the weekend '5 low pressure is close by but it's more ofa fun pressure is close by but it's more of a fun chimed in showers jewellery. show was could be heavy 01’ jewellery. show was could be heavy or thundery but again some sunshine appearing after they've moved on. as for the windy friday, by the wind and it could be gusty around some of the showers. the start, many of us will be private showers becoming quickly, the south—west england, wales, spreading north—east and some hefty downpours affecting northern england and scotland through the day, again with the chance of rumbles of thunder and some hailed. northwest scotland, warm and sunny spells but bright and breezy and the odd shower in the northern island but not too many sunny spells among those islands of south anglia and east england in the evening but during that evening, the

the fall of the islamic state is within sight. the question is, can this kurdish revolution survive in the face of syria's still unfinished war? he sings. summer is on hold. i think we will all agree with that. and the weekend was far from all agree with that. and the weekend was farfrom ideal, in some all agree with that. and the weekend was far from ideal, in some cases absolutely tipping it down, a bit of absolutely tipping it down, a bit of a wash—out. sunday, not a great day against across eastern scotland. further south, a nice picture coming in from shropshire, so we had some fine weather around. it wasn't pouring with rain everywhere. you can see how hit and miss the weather was on sunday, rain in the north, in the south and lots of showers in the centre of this low pressure. a very changeable weekend. how is the week ahead looking? again quite changeable and some wet weather on the way, wednesday said to be the wettest day of the week. by the end of monday, we would have seen that low pressure that has been drifting ove

but the fall of islamic state is within sight. president trump has congratulated the government of iraq on defeating islamic state in the city of mosul. but as celebrations continue, hopes and worries about what happens next are already forming. members of a 72—nation coalition are meeting in washington later to work out how a stable future can be secured. caroline davies reports. so—called islamic state appears to be on the back foot. in iraq, they've lost mosul. translation: our victory today is a victory against darkness, against brutality and against terrorism. in syria, us—backed forces are closing in on raqqa, but this is not the end of the battle. there are a number of isis fighters still left in iraq that'll have to be defeated before we've won the war. meetings are planned in washington this week to stop victories turning to defeat and chaos. so what happens next? even if is do lose the cities, it doesn't mean they're defeated. the group could go underground, which could create a new set of problems. one of the firs

what does a city do when islamic state is gone? when the caliphate, with all its religious austerity and extreme violence has been driven out? islamic state showed off a modest version of this funfair two yea rs modest version of this funfair two years ago. it is no longer a place of the gander. a year after the militants left, the people of this troubled city are back, just beginning to unwind. but the scars are everywhere. this nine—year—old was caught in an explosion three yea rs was caught in an explosion three years ago. he lost a leg and is still suffering. his grandmother worries about his hand. yes, we can say that islamic state is finished, but we are still afraid. for myself, i always feel fear inside me. this morning, there was an explosion. i lost it. when i came to, i was on the couch, shaking. falluja has barely known a day of peace in 1a yea rs. barely known a day of peace in 1a years. the americans fought bitter battles here. when they left, the government in baghdad stood sectarian divisions and islamic state t

neither west is aware to fight islamic state and the islamic militants we have to fight them either as well as militarily. i think the opportunity is open and they hope the west will seize this chance to build the damaged areas and prove to the iraqis that the west is on their side, not only using them to defeat al-qaeda or isis. let's talk now to hanan razek from bbc arabic. thank you for being with us. this is an important day. high important? it isa an important day. high important? it is a massive boost for the iraqi forces and the prime minister, haider al—abadi, and also a massive boost in the fight against the so—called islamic state. mosul used to be the second—largest city in iraq. it was the biggest city they could capture in the country. now they are defeated in this city there will have two retreats to some rule, small areas and times. it means the victory against islamic state is imminent in the whole of the region, not just imminent in the whole of the region, notjust in iraq. i suppose it is ha rd to notjust in iraq. i suppose it is hard to think of many advantages

the recapture of mosul will not mark the end of the war against islamic state. they still hold territory elsewhere in iraq and syria. in the last couple of hours, the us military says coalition forces in syria have breached the wall surrounding the old city of raqqa as they move in to re—take the city from the islamic state group. the strike on the rafiqah wall occurred after fighters reclaimed parts of the city that the terrorist group had seized late last week. is seized raqqa in early 2014 and established its headquarters there, but most of the city has now been liberated. rachel is here with all the business news. it's the fourth ofjuly and while americans will be taking the day off to mark independence day, the republicans and democrats will have differing views on whether the state of the country's economy gives cause for celebration. the self—styled ceo president wants america to grow by 3% a year — a level not seen for over a decade. with growth currently atjust1.6%, how exactly does he plan on doing it? central to his plan is the renegotiation of

state, but create something sta ble islamic state, but create something stable and secure and not perhaps repeat some mistakes of the past. absolutely. in 2010 the americans we re absolutely. in 2010 the americans were able to defeat al-qaeda but failure on behalf of the iraqi government to win the hearts and minds of the people in that area created an atmosphere conducive to a new problem. the americans thought at the time that al-qaeda would come back but not as fast and strong as this. the prime minister of iraq is ina this. the prime minister of iraq is in a difficult position and needs all the support. the west is aware 110w all the support. the west is aware now that debate islamic state, we have to fight them ideological as well as militarily. the opportunity is open and i hope the west will seize this chance to rebuild the damaged area and prove to the iraqis that the west is on their side, not only using them to defeat al-qaeda 01’ only using them to defeat al-qaeda or isis. one of the most impressive things in the last few months has been the way that groups who share very lit

falluja one year after being retaken from islamic state. and greenland's melting ice fuels fears of catastrophic climate change. we have a special report. only a very small portion of this ice sheet has to melt to raise sea levels and put people in danger. president trump's son—in—law and advisor, jared kushner, has denied any collusion with russia in last year's american election. he's the first member of the president's inner circle to have been questioned by a congressional committee on the matter. speaking after giving evidence, he said he had been completely transparent. our north america editor, jon sopel, reports from washington. jared kushner, the husband of ivanka, the son—in—law of the president, and the closest confidante of donald trump to find himself in the crosshairs of the sprawling russia investigation. reporter: mr kushner! a man who is normally found studiously avoiding the limelight today found himself uncomfortably the centre of attention. after giving evidence to the senate intelligence committee behind closed

more if westill be did dismantle the islamic state. i am drawn to a recent study on u.s.ikelihood that homegrown violent extremism will experience recidivism. they mention many cases in the report and we need to take this to heart. there will be recidivism in terms of the people who return to radicalization. that means the likelihood of still more individuals acting on their own. i'm still not in love with the term loan wolves. it sort of makes them out to be big and powerful and maybe even honorable. they are not really wolves at all. if they are truly lone wolves, they have broken from the pack and have no connective tissue which i would argue would have to include inspiration and that definitely exists. or problem of loan offenders loan attackers is very real. while the israelis have done some really interesting and effective work in being able to mine social media postings, not everyone is posting on the social media. even they are, we are not always able especially in a country the size of the united states compared to israel, abl

these children know nothing but life under the islamic state. for now they and their mothers are stuck between a caliphate they fled and homelands that may not want them back. shaimaa khalil bbc news. stay with us. coming up, india has revved up taxes on hybrid cars. we'll be seeing what this means for manufacturers and the future production of environmentally friendly vehicles. and before we go, let's talk shoes. the british luxury shoemaker jimmy choo has been bought by us design house michael kors for nearly $1.2 billion. jimmy choo is famous for its stilettos worn by the likes of michelle obama, beyonce and the duchess of cambridge. stay with bbc world news. good morning. there's rain in the forecast for the next few days, but the important message is it's not going to be raining all the time. that's certainly the story for today. some wet and windy weather for it to work a time. —— for a time. this band of cloud is coming from the atlantic and that will bring some outbreaks rain eastwards through the day. with that wet weather some fair

these children know nothing but life under the islamic state. for now they and their mothers are stuck between a caliphate they fled and homelands that may not want them back. shaimaa khalil, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: how britain's gay culture left the shadows and became mainstream, the 50—year battle for equality. mission control: you can see them coming down the ladder now. it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now, a decade later, it's been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in sperm quantity and an increase in malfunction of sperm unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this i

it was being used by islamic state fighters. ali says that he spoke to his brother on this phone while he was trapped somewhere under the rubble. and then, he stopped answering. all they find here is decaying corpses. it's a similar story everywhere they go. while that was happening, the iraqi prime minister was en route to mosul to declare the liberation of the city. he arrived draped with an iraqi flag and surrounded by troops who spent the last nine months trying to wrestle the city from is control, in the toughest of battles. even this morning there was the sound of gunfire, the children so used to it, they don't even flinch. this territory up there is still under islamic state control, a small parcel of land. families are making their way through any way they can to safety. and as you can see, they're pretty desperate. it's hard to celebrate freedom from is when you have just been fighting to survive. these families say they have little food or water. they've left behind loved ones under rubble. many will carry the scars of

in raqqa islamic state is making its final stand. fighting their way into the heart of the caliphate, a fragile coalition of power is great and small, of arabs and kurds, of men and women. this person is in command of around 1000 fighters on the raqqa front lines. together these men and women make up the syrian democratic forces. an alliance that includes arabs but is led by the kurds. their success against is has come thanks in no small part to backing from the united states. the americans have quietly built up a presence on the ground, providing weapons, training and firepower. this commander and her unit are on the western front. it isa her unit are on the western front. it is a tight squeeze inside the home armoured truck with a couple of herfighters home armoured truck with a couple of her fighters driving towards the centre of raqqa. islamic state is supposed to be surrounded inside the old city. but is have built tunnels. they frequently pop—up way you do not expect them. —— where you do not expect them. these fighters a

so—called islamic state raid on poverty and people's frustration so—called islamic state prayed on poverty and people's frustration with the government in baghdad. that's why it was able to take over in places like this. three years on, the poverty is still evident and so too the frustration of the people here. those should be warning signs for the government in baghdad. not everyone has returned to the city. we travel out into the desert to find the people nobody wants back. in dismal camps, and uncertain future for the families of those suspected of playing along with islamic state. this man's family stayed in this room suburb under isis rule, only fleeing during the fighting last year. they've all been cleared to return, but they can't. it is not clear why. it could be jealous neighbours, tribal politics or a vengeful militia. translation: we find the man in charge in the town. and said, if you have any proof that my sons were involved with islamic state, that they dressed like them, or carried a kalashnikovs then we are ready to slaughter them. the war against so—called islamic state

these children know nothing but life under the islamic state. for now they and their mothers are stuck between a caliphate they fled and homelands that may not want them back. shaimaa khalil bbc news. the hong kong government has unveiled a controversial proposal to allow mainland chinese officials to be stationed at a major train terminus as part of plans to connect the city to the national rail network. our correspondent juliana liu in hong kong has more details on why people are up in arms about this. hong kong is an incredibly divided city politically at the moment between those who support the effo rts between those who support the efforts of the hong kong and beijing governments and those who want greater democracy. so there are real fears that for the first time mainland chinese law will prevail in parts of hong kong, specifically in the so—called mainland port area where people will be going through immigration and also on the trains and the track itself. now, what isn't controversial is the speed and potential efficiency of the servic

state. which is the heartland of the so-called islamic state. and meanwhile, across the border to the east, iraqi troops are now very close to pushing islamic state com pletely close to pushing islamic state completely out of its other major stronghold, the strategic city of mosul. it has taken the soldiers here almost eight months to reach this point, with just here almost eight months to reach this point, withjust a handful of militants fighting on in a tiny corner of the city. the caliphate proclaimed by is like the —— by islamist ada goth lodge area of syria and iraq three years ago is almost at an end but with pockets of territory elsewhere, the militants will still pose a threat —— by islamic state. richard galpin, bbc news. there have been angry exchanges in the european parliament after the president of the european commission called it "ridiculous". jean—claude juncker was attending a debate with the maltese prime minister, joseph muscat, to mark the end of malta's presidency of the eu. mrjuncker complained that only a low num

it was being used by islamic state fighters. he says he spoke to his brother on this phone, while he was trapped somewhere under the rubble. and then he stopped answering. all they find here is decaying corpses. it's a similar story everywhere they go. while that was happening, the iraqi prime minister was en route to mosul to declare the liberation of the city. he arrived draped with an iraqi flag and surrounded by troops, who spent the last nine months trying to wrestle the city from is control in the toughest of battles. even this morning, there was still the sound of gunfire. the children so used it they don't even flinch. this territoryjust up there still under is control, just a small parcel of land. families are making their way through any way they can, to safety. and as you can see, they are pretty desperate. it's hard to celebrate freedom from is when you've just been fighting to survive. these families said they had little food or water. they have left behind loved ones under rubble. many will carry the scars of this

so what happens next to islamic state? joining us is jamesjeffrey, who is a former us ambassador to iraq. he also served as deputy national security advisor under president george w bush. ambassadorjeffrey, what ambassador jeffrey, what happens ambassadorjeffrey, what happens to islamic state fighters, both from iraq and syria, who haven't been ca ptu red iraq and syria, who haven't been captured or killed? there will be some. there will be some. a few will try to generate a gorilla campaign against whatever the authorities are in iraq and particularly syria. we saw visinia rack in 2010, 2011. there weren't saw visinia rack in 2010, 2011. there we ren't many saw visinia rack in 2010, 2011. there weren't many but they can strike from time to time. there will be very stringent controls on letting these people back to their homes. there already are in places like tunisia. what would your advice be to the trump administration and the coalition forces in the region, to try to make sure that isis 2.0 doesn't re—emerge? to try

pressure on the islamic state in raqqa cranks up. syrian forces backed by the us have breached a wall surrounding the old city. this is a hugely symbolic city for is. it's in the north of syria and in 2014 islamic state declared it the capital of its caliphate. it is incredibly difficult to assess the presence is has in raqqa at the moment. we think in the region of 2,500 is fighters are in raqqa as well as 100,000 civilians who are trapped. rasha qandeel from bbc arabic talked to me about the significance of the old city in the overall campaign for raqqa. it is basically as if it is a seed around the city and a few days ago, the sdf said they were surrounding the sdf said they were surrounding the city by taking control of this old, it is like a pavement really, it is not really high, but it is very old. basically what happened todayis very old. basically what happened today is a breach and it has been backed up by the coalition forces by targeting two small pass, 25 metres each, in this seed, to be able to assist the sdf to take co

found guilty of inviting support for islamic state. he may be behind bars, but the ideology promoted has not been silenced. coming up at six o'clock on breakfast — all the day's news and business. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us warns north korea it is prepared to use military action after its new missle test. president trump is in europe to discuss what happens next at the g20 summit of world leaders. the g20 leaders will also have to address the divisions emerging at the united nations over the best way to respond. both china and russia have ruled out any military action. the chairman of the iraq inquiry, sirjohn chilcot, tells the bbc tony blair was not straight with the nation and the inquiry about his decisions in the run up to the iraq war. heavy rain and overflowing rivers in the southern japan have forced almost 400,000 people to leave their homes. emergency teams have been deployed to help people trapped by flood waters. now it is time for our newspaper review. what's making headlines around the world ? the st

it is the heart of the so-called islamic state. reporter: to the east iraqi troops are very close to pushing the islamic state completely out of the other major stronghold, the strategic city of mosel. -- city of mosul. it has taken eight months to reach at this point with a handful of militants fighting in a tiny corner of the city. 's claims are almost at an end. with pockets of territory elsewhere the militants will still pose a threat. i.s. on the back foot in syria and iraq. the first visit to israel by an indian prime minister. expanding the relationship between the two countries. he hopes to transform the economic ties and build a robust security partnership. trump is attending july 4 celebrations at the white house this evening. worries far from home will demand his attention this week. he is off to the g 20 summit in germany where he will meet vladimir putin for the first time. ron christie is a former advisor for george w. bush. big weektie, this is a for the president. that crucial meeting with vladimir putin. do you exp

is the last remaining stronghold of so called islamic state. the offensive is led thousands to flee the city. treating the medicines families. the bbc shama honey other spoken with my* winds being held on the outskirts of the city. they came from different parts of the world with one name. to join the self proclaimed caliphate. now they've escaped. and are being held by the kurdish forces in northern syria. i love. him and her husband left tennessee of four o'clock. the so called islamic state stronghold. an associate of zone of the net gift that i scanned the. but the studio at first i'm a nasty stomach and then she'd gift it comes out on that. i submissive got out. he wanted to be a fighter. she says she wanted to live a proper islamic life. i had many questions. and i managed to send them to her. even i'm just wondering if you saw other videos videos of beheadings of. them burning people alive were you not put off by that she muttered puts you job tunis gifts yeah because those costs set up. a bottle into the hey i'm a thieves and put us in

reporter: a city in ruins and on the cusp of being freed from the islamic state group. this is what remains of mosul's old city. once the jihadist stronghold, the very place where the group declared their caliphate three years ago, there are now only a few hundred islamic state fighters left. iraqi officials said they should be able to declare victory by the end of the week. >> [speaking in foreign language] >> [translating] now we are almost 450 meters from the tigris river. this is the i.s.'s group lastt hideaway. reporter: the final push to take iraq's second city is proving difficult. booby-trapapped buildings and densely populated winding streets, suicide bombers hiding as fleeing civilians. men, women, and children are asked to undress as they escape to make sure they are not carrying suicide belts. said sevenials have women gave himself up on monday alone -- blew themselves up on monday alone. >> [speaking in foreign language] >> reporter -- [translating] this is an able and cowardly attempt to inflict the greatest number of losses on civilians and security force

she had gone to the so—called islamic state to marry a fighter that. what we are seeing here is that isis is collapsing. the fight does seem to be making progress. syria is on the brink of collapse as well. when that happens, what will happen to all these people? these people who have british passports as well. this is of great concern to the security services here, because there is a quote from the senior source who says there is an awful lot of people we have found who will never be coming home again. our number—1 preferences to get them on trial. we don't think that's possible, we use disruption techniques. depriving people of passports? exactly. trying to control the situation that is very ha rd to control the situation that is very hard to control. it will only get worse. the momentum seems to be against the islamic state, as they continue to lose territory in syria. she talks in this interview, it's remarkable, her hardships on morale. fighters and their wives spoke about leaving, most wanted to go she said, but they did not know how. more and

you mean so—called islamic state? red cross has agreed with any government what it is doing but operating in a country which is in conflict. including four women who are raped, to give them counselling and therapy. you mean in areas held by so—called islamic state?” and therapy. you mean in areas held by so-called islamic state? i don't know what our islamic state controlled areas, but rebel held groups. they might be. they might be. so you have no problem working with so—called islamic state but we know they have been selling sexual slaves... know they have been selling sexual slaves. . . we know they have been selling sexual slaves... we are not endorsing the group. what we are saying is those displaced women, girls and young boys, they need education. the torment they go through. how do you operate in practice in such areas? areas that might be controlled by is or the syrian government? difference between us and other organisations is... these people operate within the context of their country. we are not int

america we begin today in iraq where the recapturing of mosul from the islamic state has come at a really high price as a result of the operation thousands of civilians have been either displaced or lost their lives with human rights watch and amnesty international for school iraqi forces in the u.s. for their role in raising the number of civilian deaths here is r t correspondent ashley banks with more according to amnesty international close to six thousand civilians have lost their lives during the fight to recapture mosul and i'm told we're two thousand and sixteen the iraqi military backed by u.s. forces launched a campaign to recapture the city and this past sunday iraqi prime minister had a body travel to mold told to declare victory over the islamic state u.s. president donald trump put out a statement saying quote we can graduate p.m.i. day at a body of iraqi security forces and all iraqis for their victory over terrorists who are the enemies of all civilized people we mourn the thousands of iraqis brutally killed by us. i says and the millions of iraqis who suffered at the hands

and for the consequences that followed islamic states didn't appear from nowhere islamic state resembles the taliban which was formed by the american administration to oppose the soviet authorities during the war in afghanistan just across the syrian border i sill is also on its way to defeat as a battlefield force with russia backing the assad government salmi against the rate of terrorist groups a russian presence in syria has been routinely criticized by many western powers maliki though sees russia's involvement in a very different light. without the russian stance the whole region would have crumbled the map would have looked totally different without russia's approach to the syrian problem which differs from america's syria regime would have followed that would have energized the terrorists led to a change map of the region and it would have led to baghdad's fall. i was arsal seemingly on its last legs all eyes are on what's next for iraq and despite a string of military victories for government forces the battle for a united country is far from over well if the split between the s

even the zionists did not do what the so—called islamic state did to us. hundreds like them are still stuck in the midst of war and it is not easy. the road is filled with various dangers. a war plane hit a target a few metres from us. as more progress is made, civilians are starting to come out. this woman in fighting at us in. translation: my in fighting at us in. translation: my son died, not even on the battlefield. she is crying over the loss of her son, whose body is still lying inside the house. he was killed by a bombardment of the street. his mother could not bury him until now. i cannot stop weeping over the body of my poor son. she asks the iraqi forces to help her ta ke asks the iraqi forces to help her take his body and bury him in a decent manner. the houses here are packed with many families, and almost all have been destroyed. a mortar shell landed here yesterday. the fighters tried to heal the girl's rooms. there has been no medical equipment here for weeks. she survived but her grandmother didn't, after shrapnel hit her in the heart, kill

these children know nothing but life under the islamic state. for now they and their mothers are stuck between a caliphate they fled and homelands that may not want them back. shaimaa khalil bbc news. britain's adam peaty has had an extraordinary day at the swimming world championships in hungary. at 22, he had already accomplished the feat of swimming the ten fastest times ever in the 100 metres breaststroke. and today he smashed his own record, not once but twice, in the 50 metres. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. commentator: this is perfect from peaty. adam peaty is human. there are things he does which might make you doubt that. but wait until he's in the water. tuesday morning he woke up, went to the pool in budapest for a heat in the 50 metres breast stroke. just a heat. he just needed to get through. 0h, a world record. well he hadn't really meant to do that. i wanted it but i don't know if i wanted it in the heats, but you can't pick and choose but i'm so grateful to obviously be in front of that crowd and hopefully again toni

state fears radical islam. and ethnic unrest has kept many away haldeman that they show a whole utilities here tourists i met told me they heard xinjiang was unsafe. that they couldn't be sure to get out unharmed if they came here. social moshe enda some people did some bad things and it's affected all of us. china is trying to re write the script. but this theater a grand narrative of ethnic unity and opportunities for all. there's a lot of ground to cover. the wealth gap between west china and the coast. a challenge as immense as the terrain. this economy is addicted to building. but the coast now has as much road and rail as it can absorb. so china seeking new frontiers at home and abroa. first stop west china to solve economic insecurity problems with one blow. this was once unimaginative remotes most chinese not anymore. in less than a decade china's billed twice as much high speed rail. as the rest of the world combined. pushed it out to the far west. towards the fabled silkroad oasis of don wong. a magne

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so—called islamic state appears to be on the back foot. in iraq they've lost mosul. translation: our victory todayis lost mosul. translation: our victory today is a victory against darkness, against brutality and against terrorism. in syria, us backed forces are closing in on raqqa, but this is not the end of the battle. there are a number of isis fighters still left in iraq that'll have to be defeated before we've won the war. meetings are planned in washington this week to stop victory is turning to defeat and chaos. so what happens next? -- victories. evenif what happens next? -- victories. even if is do lose the cities it doesn't mean they're defeated. the group could go underground, which could create a new set of problems. one of the first questions diplomats will want to know is what will be done to rebuild after is? there's worry that if power—sharing is handled badly, more people might become is converts. there's concern that as is pull out, iran will be able to increase its influence. much of ozil, mosul is in ruins with no water and electricity and more

called islamic state, within hours. the military operation to drive the extremists from their main base in iraq began eight months ago. jonathan beale hasjust sent this report from mosul. it's been the fight of their lives. their battle to retake mosul from the group calling itself islamic state started in october last year. they've lost many comrades along the way, but today the iraqi security forces were firing their weapons in celebration, claiming victory over their enemy. translation: this joy has been achieved by the sacrifices of our martyrs and the blood of our wounded heroes. god willing, may happiness prevail in iraq. after nearly nine months of brutal street to street fighting, these iraqi security forces believe they've defeated is in the city that was once their stronghold. but there are still pockets of resistance, the occasional sound of gunfire. no—one yet knows how many civilians have lost their lives in this city. it's still a fight for survival. translation: hunger, thirst, fear, aerial bombardment.

it was being used by islamic state fighters. ali says he spoke to his brother on this phone while he was trapped somewhere under the rubble. and then, he stopped answering. all they find here is decaying corpses. it is a similar story everywhere they go. while that was happening, the iraqi prime minister was en route to mosul to declare the liberation of the city. he arrived draped with an iraqi flag, and surrounded by troops who have spent the last nine months trying to wrestle the city from is control, in the toughest of battles. even this morning, there was the sound of gunfire, the children so used to it they don't even flinch. this territoryjust up there is still under is control, just a small parcel of land, and families are making their way through, any way they can, to safety. and, as you can see, they're pretty desperate. it's hard to celebrate freedom from is when you have just been fighting to survive. these families said they had little food or water. they've left behind loved ones under rubble. many will carry the s

but even with the islamic state group defeated iraq's army will still have work to do. they will need to carry out clearing operations to root out sleeper cells and diffuse a booby traps. and defiling of jahrom one decide i don't know victory today is a victory over obscurantism walk brutality and terrorism. and i announce from here to the entire world the end failure and collapse of the infamous and terrorist islamic state burnett. went out a hybrid data sheet either on the body speaking there early enough for more here's our correspondent simona fulton reporting from arable. the government's declaration of victory in the battle for mostly is an important moment for iraq. but the retaking of iraq's second largest city has come at a huge cost to its population the level of destruction in parts of the city has been compared to world war two. civilians have spend months caught up in crossfire pounded by both coalition airstrikes on one hand and used as human shields by the jihadists on the other. the civilian death toll remains unknown earlier today i spoke to the country

been under the control of the so—called islamic state. some soldiers were celebrating on the streets, but there's still no official word of victory from the iraqi government. injapan, 16 people are thought to have been killed after heavy flooding destroyed many homes. search and rescue teams are still looking for the missing. the national weather agency said some places have seen more rain in a matter of hours than they usually get injuly. now on bbc news, click. this week:

iraq's prime minister declares a quote total victory in mosul over the self-proclaimed islamic state after rocky forces take full control of the city and armed k.k.k. rally against the removal of a confederate statue in charlottesville virginia over the weekend we have a full report from the ground. good afternoon it is monday july tenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm on your part until you're watching r.t. america and we begin today as the unit goes shaded cease fire in southwest syria went into effect sunday just ahead of the new peace talks resuming in geneva today all prior attempts for a ceasefire in the areas war zone have failed however as artie's natasha's sweet explains the agreement between president donald trump and russian president vladimir putin at the g twenty last week may lead to new beginnings and that's right on to an international cease fire across three provinces in southwest syria went into effect noon local time as you mentioned and according to the syrian observatory for human rights there has been only sporadic activity of violence but not enough to hinder th

mosul was the last stronghold of the islamic state in iraq. reporter: iraqi prime minister greeted by jubilant crowds in mosul. he has come to the city to declare victory over the so-called islamic state after almost nine months of fierce fighting. celebrations broke out all over the one-time stronghold of the extremist group. >> from here in the heart of a free and liberated mosul, we announce absolute victory for iraq and all iraqis. all the sacrifices of the iraqis -- today's victory is a crowning achievement for all iraqis to a far for years. reporter: mosul has paid a heavy price by the three-year occupation by i.s. in some areas practically every building lies in ruins. thousands have been killed and millions displaced. many survivors had to leave their dead relatives behind. this boy shown in footage from kurdish broadcasters was among the lucky ones. after waiting for death in a basement for 20 days, he is now free, the wounded and undernourished. -- though wounded and undernourished. civilians are desperate need of water,, shelter, an