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#G20 #India #BBCNews G20 president India says a consensus has been reached on the joint declaration. The agreement talks about human suffering in Ukraine, but does not directly condemn Russia. Ukraine’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Oleg Nikolenko, said the G20 had “nothing to be proud of". Earlier in the day, the African Union was invited to join as a permanent member of the G20

#BBCNews In Greece hundreds of people are stranded without food or water after a devastating storm killed at least 10 people and caused enormous damage. Storm Daniel was the worst to hit the country, for more than a century. It's left a trail of devastation across the central region of Thessaly. Homes were swept away, roads and bridges collapsed and much of Greece's best agricultural land, is now under water. Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sofia Bettiza in Larissa.

#BBCNews A sighting of escaped terror suspect Daniel Khalife is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police. Mr Khalife was reportedly seen walking away from the BidFood van near the Wandsworth roundabout, shortly after his escape from HMP Wandsworth. The Met is offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information that directly leads to his arrest. The 21-year-old is accused of trying to spy for an enemy state, understood to be Iran, and plotting a fake bomb hoax.

#Ukraine #Russia #BBCNews A British man who went to fight for the International Legion in Ukraine was found dead in a body of water with his hands bound behind his back. Jordan Chadwick, 31, from Burnley in Lancashire, served as a Scots guard in the British Army from 2011 to 2015. His mother Brenda Chadwick said her family were "devastated" by the death of her son, who was known as Joe. The Ukrainian International Army organised his repatriation on the 7 August.

#Brexit #Science #BBCNewsPlease The UK has rejoined the EU's flagship scientific research scheme, Horizon, the UK government has announced. UK-based scientists and institutions can apply for money from the £81bn (€95bn) fund from today. The UK has been excluded from the scheme for the past three years, because of a disagreement over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

#USCapitol #January6 #BBCNews The Proud Boys' former leader Enrique Tarrio has been jailed for 22 years for orchestrating the attack on the US Capitol on 6 January 2021. It is the longest sentence handed down so far over the attack, which happened as lawmakers were certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory.

#Spain #WomensFootball #BBCNews The head coach of Spain’s Women’s World Cup winning side, Jorge Vilda has been sacked, as the Luis Rubiales kiss scandal continues. Spain’s win was overshadowed by their football federation president Rubiales kissing forward Jenni Hermoso after the final - which she said was not consensual - and Rubiales’s refusal to resign led to most of Vilda’s coaching staff resigning, and 81 players refusing to play. Vilda was spotted applauding Rubiales at the Spanish federation’s extraordinary general assembly earlier in August - when Rubiales repeatedly insisted he would not resign and said he would offer Vilda a new deal - though he has since criticised his behaviour. Last year, Vilda survived a player ‘revolt’ when 15 players submitted identical emails saying they would not play for him unless "significant" concerns over their "emotional state" and "health" were addressed.

#Abaya #France #BBCNews A number of schoolgirls in France have been sent home, after arriving wearing the abaya – a long Muslim robe which was banned from schools in the country last week. According to official figures, 298 girls - mainly aged 15 or more - turned up at school in the banned garment, and while most agreed to change and were allowed to attend classes, 67 girls refused to comply and were sent home. It comes after the education minister announced that pupils would be banned from wearing the loose-fitting full-length robes worn by some Muslim women in France's state-run schools, as part of the nation’s strict ban on religious signs in state schools and government buildings, arguing that they violate secular laws.

#Ukraine #OlenaZelenska #BBCNews Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska has spoken about the emotional impact the war has had on her family in an interview with the BBC. "This may be a bit selfish, but I need my husband, not a historical figure, by my side," she said. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the former comedy scriptwriter spent months hiding in secret locations with her children. As she returned to public life, the war thrust Ms Zelenska into the spotlight, and she has since travelled the world to meet leaders and give speeches.

#RAAC #BackToSchool #BBCNews Hundreds of school buildings in England have been forced to close, over fears they were built with RAAC - a type of concrete now known to be prone to collapse. Disruption is expected for pupils, while UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said it is “utterly wrong’ to blame him for failing to act sooner to fix the problem – after a former senior civil servant said the government halved the budget for school repairs in England in 2021. Meanwhile, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has apologised after swearing in "off-the-cuff remarks" after a TV interview, before later saying "nothing is more important than the safety of children and staff

#BBCNews Heavy rain has caused major flooding across Spain with Madrid, Toledo and Cádiz regions especially badly affected. A number of people have lost their lives after become trapped in flood waters. Residents in Madrid have been asked to stay at home due to "the exceptional and abnormal" rainfall, the city’s mayor said. The record amounts of rainfall were due to a slow-moving storm. The rains have caused mudslides on many roads and train services have been suspended in affected areas. The extreme rain follows a scorching summer in Spain and much of southern Europe. Climate scientists are warning that extreme weather events are becoming far more common due to global warming. Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Guy Hedgecoe in Madrid.

#CostOfLiving #Kenya #BBCNews Growing numbers of children globally are being pulled out of school and into work, the head of the UN's labour body has told the BBC, putting their futures at risk. It comes as economic problems hit families around the world. The world is at a “critical moment” when it comes to child labour, says Gilbert Houngbo, head of the International Labour Organization. He tells the BBC the Covid pandemic led to an increase in children being put to work and that economic problems, including the rising cost of living, have now added to the problem. At its worst, he says children are being put into jobs where they are sexually exploited. In the first of a series on the impact on children of the global cost of living crisis, Barbara Plett Usher reports from Kenya about the growing number of children pushed into the sex trade.

#Iceland #BBCNews Iceland is set to resume hunting whales, after its government lifted a summer suspension on the practice, sparking fury from opponents. Only one company in Iceland still hunts whales, and just two other countries – Japan and Norway – allow commercial whaling. But, only Iceland permits the killing of longer fin whales. Fisheries and Foods Minister Svandis Svavarsdottir said she understood the views of most Icelanders who want an end to whaling, and the lifting of the suspension comes with a series of tight new regulations.

#Antarctica #BBCNews Australia has launched an urgent operation to rescue a researcher with a "developing medical condition" from the remote Casey outpost in Antarctica. The icebreaker RSV Nuyina left from Tasmania last week, the Australian Antarctic Program (AAP) said. It is travelling thousands of miles to reach the station after an air rescue was ruled out due to harsh conditions. The AAP said the researcher, an Australian, needs specialist treatment but did not name the condition.

#BBCNews Israel is considering tough measures, including the immediate deportation of Eritrean asylum seekers involved in riots, after disorder broke out in Tel Aviv on Saturday. Some 170 people were injured in violent clashes with police and in-fighting between groups of supporters and opponents of the Eritrean regime, and in the aftermath, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "a red line" had been crossed. He also ordered a new plan to remove all African migrants that he described as "illegal infiltrators". Disorder began after activists opposed to the Eritrean government said that they had asked Israeli authorities to cancel an event organised by their country's embassy, and after a police barricade was broken through, officers fired tear gas, stun grenades and live rounds in a bid to restore order. It is estimated that there are about 18,000 asylum seekers from Eritrea in Israel. They say they fled danger, persecution and compulsory military conscription in one of the world's most repressive countries.

#BurningMan #BBCNews Thousands of people remain stuck at the Burning Man festival in the US state of Nevada, after torrential rains turned the ground to deep, slippery mud. The festival is held in the Black Rock Desert, which is usually dry and dusty, but this year unusual rainstorms came towards the end of the nine-day event, when the biggest crowds arrive to see the burning of the giant wooden effigy – which has been postponed. But, while the worst of the rains is thought to have passed, it could be several days before the ground dries up enough for people to leave, and as a result, they have been urged to conserve food, water, and fuel.

#Ukraine #Russia #BBCNews Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov has been dismissed from his post, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying it is time for "new approaches" in the defence ministry. The 57-year-old had led the ministry since before the start of Russia’s invasion, and Ukrainian media has speculated that he will become Kyiv's new ambassador in London, where he has developed good relations with senior politicians. But his dismissal has not come as a complete surprise, amid a wider anti-corruption drive in Mr Zelensky's administration - which has been seen as essential to Ukraine's ambitions to join Western institutions like the EU. Rustem Umerov, who runs Ukraine's State Property Fund, has been nominated as Mr Reznikov's successor.

#Ukraine #BBCNews Ihor Kolomoisky, one of Ukraine's most powerful oligarchs, is to be held in custody for two months on suspicion of fraud and money laundering. Mr Kolomoisky is alleged to have transferred $14m (£11.1m) abroad over the course of seven years, using banks he controlled. His lawyers say he will not post bail and will appeal against the court order. It marks the latest move in Ukraine's anti-corruption drive, which has targeted several high-profile

#Senegal #Spain #CanaryIslands The North Atlantic sea passage from Senegal to the Canary Islands - a journey of about 1,000 miles - is one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes. In August, a wooden fishing boat was found adrift off the Canary Islands with 38 people on board. It had set off from Senegal more than a month earlier carrying 101 people. One of the survivors, Adama Sarr, was on board with his brother and two cousins. Out of this four, only Adama came home. This is his account of the tragedy on board the boat

#Typhoon #China #HongKong Typhoon Saola has made landfall in southern China, after having given Hong Kong a glancing blow. Although it has reduced in strength, Saola is bringing fierce winds and heavy winds to Guangdong province, where tens of millions of people are sheltering indoors. Saola has caused extensive disruption to transport, business and education. In Hong Kong, the typhoon left trees ripped up and debris on streets.

#India #Sun #BBCNews India has launched Adita-L1 in what is the country's first observation mission to the Sun, just days after it made history by becoming the first to land near the Moon's south pole. Adita-L1 lifted off from the launch pad at Sriharikota on Saturday at 11:50 India time (06:20 GMT). Over the next four months, it will travel 932,000 miles from the Earth - 1% of the Earth-Sun distance - where it will be able to orbit the Sun at the same rate as the Earth. From this vantage point, Aditya-L1 will be able to watch the Sun constantly - even when it is hidden during an eclipse - and carry out scientific studies

#UK #Egypt #BBCNews Mohamed Al Fayed, the former Harrods boss whose son Dodi was killed in a car crash alongside Diana, Princess of Wales, has died aged 94. Born in Egypt, he built a business empire in the Middle East before moving to the UK in the 1970s. However, he never realised his ambition to gain a passport for his adopted country. Mr Al Fayed had remained largely out of the public limelight in the past decade.

#Space #Mystery #BBCNews The first Moon rock samples, brought back to Earth by the Apollo missions in the 1960s and 1970s, taught scientists a lot about the celestial body. More than fifty years later though, there's still a lot that we don't know. BBC journalist Sanjana Bhambhani explains the Moon’s biggest unsolved mysteries

#TelAviv #BBCNews Dozens of people have been injured in Tel Aviv during clashes between Eritrean asylum seekers and Israeli police. Stun grenades, tear gas and sponge-tipped bullets were used against hundreds of protesters who had taken to the streets over an event that took place at the Eritrean embassy. The unrest was sparked after activists opposed to the Eritrean government said they asked Israeli authorities to cancel an embassy event on Saturday. But protesters also clashed with supporters of the Eritrean regime. A statement by Israeli police said that officers used their guns as they felt their lives were in danger.