:00:00. > :00:07.This is BBC World News Today with me, Zeinab Badawi.
:00:08. > :00:11.King Juan Carlos of Spain announces he will abdicate, after
:00:12. > :00:17.The King says a new generation has to be at the forefront.
:00:18. > :00:20.His son, Crown Prince Felipe, is to become the new king.
:00:21. > :00:23.Spain's ambassador in London tells us there is much to
:00:24. > :00:29.It's a challenge for the future, and for the splendid new king,
:00:30. > :00:32.Felipe VI. He has been the key figure
:00:33. > :00:38.The White House unveils new plans to curb greenhouse emissions,
:00:39. > :00:43.aiming to cut emissions from power plants by 30% by 2030.
:00:44. > :00:48.Qatar's winning bid to hold the 2022 World Cup comes under investigation
:00:49. > :00:53.by FIFA, as allegations emerge of corruption in their campaign.
:00:54. > :00:57.And how one Cuban changed his life by making the treacherous
:00:58. > :01:15.ocean crossing to Florida on just his wind-surfing board.
:01:16. > :01:23.King Juan Carlos is to abdicate in favour of his son Prince Felipe
:01:24. > :01:30.King Juan Carlos' reign ushered democracy into Spain but
:01:31. > :01:33.in recent years the monarchy has been battered by
:01:34. > :01:37.royal scandals, including corruption allegations against his son-in-law.
:01:38. > :01:41.The King has spoken to the Spanish people saying it's time
:01:42. > :01:44.for a younger, energised generation to take the country forward.
:01:45. > :01:52.A message from the King to the people of Spain.
:01:53. > :01:58.King Juan Carlos telling them he was abdicating to make way for his son.
:01:59. > :02:02.TRANSLATION: Today, a new generation must lead.
:02:03. > :02:05.Younger people with more energy, determined to push through with
:02:06. > :02:09.the reforms we need and to face our future challenges.
:02:10. > :02:11.I've only ever wanted to contribute to the welfare
:02:12. > :02:19.This was the key moment of Juan Carlos's reign.
:02:20. > :02:22.1981, and members of the Spanish armed forces seize control
:02:23. > :02:29.They're hoping to revive the authoritarianism of the late
:02:30. > :02:36.But the young King spoke up for democracy and they were defeated.
:02:37. > :02:39.I wasn't afraid for Spain, because I knew what the rest,
:02:40. > :02:43.and what the whole majority of the armed forces and the people
:02:44. > :02:49.in general wanted, and really needed for me to do that night.
:02:50. > :03:02.After the 2004 Madrid bombings, the Royal family visited survivors
:03:03. > :03:11.in hospital. He was seen as a man for the people.
:03:12. > :03:14.His youngest daughter, Princess Cristina,
:03:15. > :03:17.caught up in a corruption scandal and the King himself criticised
:03:18. > :03:20.in 2012 after a lavish elephant hunt in Botswana as Spaniards faced the
:03:21. > :03:28.All that damage, as much as failing health, may have played
:03:29. > :03:36.a role in Juan Carlos's decision to hand the crown to his son Felipe.
:03:37. > :03:39.And the new royal generation now under pressure to restore
:03:40. > :03:47.Well, demonstrations have begun in parts of Spain.
:03:48. > :03:50.Partly organised by Spain's left-wing parties,
:03:51. > :03:53.who are calling for a referendum on whether Spain should continue
:03:54. > :04:13.What are we expecting on that demonstration front? I think it will
:04:14. > :04:16.be interesting to see whether we see really in large numbers on the
:04:17. > :04:20.streets and night. I predict not, but I might be wrong. I think we
:04:21. > :04:25.will see tens of thousands of people turn out, particularly from the left
:04:26. > :04:30.or supported by the political left. Parties here in the elections
:04:31. > :04:36.recently picked up 20% of the vote, so it is a significant section of
:04:37. > :04:43.the population in that -- in Spain that would support a republic.
:04:44. > :04:47.Republicanism is much more mainstream and potent than it was in
:04:48. > :04:50.Britain. I don't think we will see hundreds of thousands on the
:04:51. > :04:53.streets, that would be a game changer, that would show that people
:04:54. > :04:59.are pushing for some kind of change against the institutions want
:05:00. > :05:04.themselves. What are people saying in the dread about this news? A
:05:05. > :05:08.short time ago, I was -- in the Madrid? I was at the ambassadors
:05:09. > :05:16.palace, he said the announcement can completely by surprise. I think
:05:17. > :05:20.there is a lot of surprise here. I do not think there is shock. If you
:05:21. > :05:24.go back to the beginning of the year to that corruption scandal, Princess
:05:25. > :05:30.Cristina, the youngest daughter of the King, had to appear in court in
:05:31. > :05:33.a long-running corruption investigation, back then we met with
:05:34. > :05:37.royal officials and they were keen to point out that application was
:05:38. > :05:41.not an option. Why has it happened six months on? Possibly because
:05:42. > :05:48.there is less speculation in the media, there has been a lull in
:05:49. > :05:52.whether the King might abdicate. There has been less media pressure,
:05:53. > :05:56.maybe the Royal family and the King himself think it is a better moment.
:05:57. > :06:01.As the King has pointed to himself and royal officials have said this,
:06:02. > :06:05.he has become less popular, his son, Prince Felipe, has become more
:06:06. > :06:10.popular. There is no doubt that the Royal household hope that Felipe can
:06:11. > :06:14.turn things around and stem the tide, especially of young people,
:06:15. > :06:20.moving away and sporting the monarchy less in the country. --
:06:21. > :06:27.supporting the monarchy. A short time ago, I sat down with the
:06:28. > :06:29.ambassador from Spain and he told us more about what's King Juan
:06:30. > :06:36.Carlos's abdication would mean for his country. Yes, perhaps only a few
:06:37. > :06:43.people around the King himself, and the Royal family, new the decision
:06:44. > :06:53.of the King. But, perhaps, we should think that, the King was allowed
:06:54. > :07:00.this decision in the last six months. He said this morning, his
:07:01. > :07:05.last birthday, which I think is the 5th of January, he perhaps took the
:07:06. > :07:12.decision and after that, perhaps was reflecting on that. Did the news
:07:13. > :07:17.come as a shock to you personally? Yes, because in our country, Juan
:07:18. > :07:24.Carlos has been a key figure in the last 40 years. In politics. Our
:07:25. > :07:30.history, of recent history, he took over the power from Franco, and was
:07:31. > :07:36.able to give it back to the people. And he managed to democracy, the
:07:37. > :07:42.freedom, the piece, everything. I put it to you that King Juan Carlos
:07:43. > :07:49.has left the monarchy in slightly less robust shape that when he came
:07:50. > :07:52.to the throne in 1975. He has been able to understand, the political
:07:53. > :07:57.realities are changing all over Europe and all over the world. And
:07:58. > :08:07.then he was always a very wise man. I think it is the wisdom and the
:08:08. > :08:13.experience, he decided to put on the front line, he decided to go out
:08:14. > :08:17.because the Prince, Prince Felipe is a very well-prepared man. He is
:08:18. > :08:22.young man, I think he took that decision. How far did his low
:08:23. > :08:27.approval ratings, particularly compared to his son, Crown Prince
:08:28. > :08:39.Felipe come influence his decision to abdicate? I think nowadays, we
:08:40. > :08:42.will see, nowadays, you can take account of the main political
:08:43. > :08:53.forces, the People's party and the Socialist party, they are 84% in the
:08:54. > :08:58.last general election, they are supporting the King and the Crown
:08:59. > :09:05.and the monarchy as the system. I think not, I think the King is
:09:06. > :09:12.regulating his figure with the decision. In this time of austerity
:09:13. > :09:19.for Spain, can meet country afford a monarchy? Of course, I think the
:09:20. > :09:24.monarchy is a symbol of stability. And the young King, the new king, is
:09:25. > :09:32.linked with the same feeling of the young of the country. I remember,
:09:33. > :09:36.Prince Felipe was always asking the defence secretary about the salary
:09:37. > :09:43.of the troops, the family of the military people, visiting them
:09:44. > :09:52.abroad, the missions in Afghanistan or Bosnia, etc. He is a man with a
:09:53. > :09:54.new feeling for the new realities. That was Spain's ambassador to
:09:55. > :09:57.London talking to me short time ago. The US government has announced
:09:58. > :10:00.a sweeping plan to curb climate change by cutting carbon dioxide
:10:01. > :10:03.emissions from power plants It's a key part of President Obama's
:10:04. > :10:07.climate change initiative and the environmental protection
:10:08. > :10:10.agency says it will improve people's But many
:10:11. > :10:15.in the coal industry accuse Mr Obama of waging a war on coal, and say
:10:16. > :10:20.they'll fight the regulations. Aleem Maqbool reports
:10:21. > :10:27.from coal country in West Virginia. The world's carbon emissions are
:10:28. > :10:30.at record levels. America is one
:10:31. > :10:33.of the chief culprits, burning vast amounts of coal, producing more than
:10:34. > :10:36.double the amount of greenhouse gas But announced today,
:10:37. > :10:44.the most significant environmental All told, in 2030, when the States
:10:45. > :10:51.meet their final goals, our proposal will result in 30% less
:10:52. > :10:55.carbon pollution from the power sector across the United States,
:10:56. > :11:01.in comparison to 2005 levels. That is... Thank you.
:11:02. > :11:07.APPLAUSE But here's the thing,
:11:08. > :11:10.when they talk about cutting carbon dioxide emissions from power plants
:11:11. > :11:13.like this one, there is really only one effective way to do that,
:11:14. > :11:17.and that's to burn less coal. It's why many in the industry here
:11:18. > :11:20.in America accuse President Obama The hills of West Virginia sit
:11:21. > :11:29.on massive coal reserves, Executives from the industry here
:11:30. > :11:35.say the new rules are going to have a major impact on America's
:11:36. > :11:39.competitiveness on the world stage. It comes on the heels of a number
:11:40. > :11:47.of initiatives and programmes from this president and from this
:11:48. > :11:52.administration that has already We're dealing with
:11:53. > :12:01.a very radical environmental community that would like to see
:12:02. > :12:04.coal eradicated completely. In spite of America's massive
:12:05. > :12:08.power needs, many environmentalists They're happy President Obama
:12:09. > :12:13.is pushing through these ground-breaking rules bypassing
:12:14. > :12:17.Congress, but the challenge is Now a look at some of the day's
:12:18. > :12:27.other news. Hundreds of separatists in Ukraine
:12:28. > :12:30.have launched an attack on a border guard camp at Luhansk,
:12:31. > :12:33.in the east of the country. The border agency says five
:12:34. > :12:36.militants were killed. There has also been an explosion at
:12:37. > :12:39.the headquarters of the self styled Four people have been arrested in
:12:40. > :12:45.France on suspicion of involvement The Interior minister,
:12:46. > :12:50.Bernard Cazaneuve, said the arrests took place in the Paris
:12:51. > :12:54.region and in the south of France. The announcement follows
:12:55. > :12:57.the detention of a man on Sunday in connection with the killing
:12:58. > :13:01.of three people at a Jewish museum Mehdi Nemmouche was said
:13:02. > :13:05.by prosecutors to have spent a year in Syria,
:13:06. > :13:09.apparently with jihadist fighters. At least 16 people have been killed
:13:10. > :13:13.in heavy fighting in the Libyan city of Benghazi between militias and
:13:14. > :13:17.forces loyal to a renegade general. A number of soldiers were killed
:13:18. > :13:19.in the clashes at an army base holding troops loyal
:13:20. > :13:23.to general, Khalifa Haftar. The general has been behind
:13:24. > :13:26.a number of attacks on militant A new Palestinian unity government
:13:27. > :13:32.has been sworn in marking a key step towards ending
:13:33. > :13:36.a nine-year long rift between the mainstream Fatah Party that governs
:13:37. > :13:41.the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza. Israel says it will not deal with
:13:42. > :13:45.a Palestinian government backed by Hamas and the US has expressed
:13:46. > :13:49.concern over the role Hamas will The new government is made up
:13:50. > :13:55.of 17 independent ministers led by the current prime minister
:13:56. > :13:59.Rami Hamdallah. Joining me from Washington is
:14:00. > :14:01.the former foreign minister He's now with The Carnegie Endowment
:14:02. > :14:18.for International Peace where he overseas research on the
:14:19. > :14:23.Middle East. What will the international community want to see
:14:24. > :14:30.from this new government before they give it its endorsement? I think
:14:31. > :14:37.first of all it is a much-needed step to end the seven year rift.
:14:38. > :14:42.Also to satisfy public opinion, which has been calling for such a
:14:43. > :14:45.government for some time. We need to understand that this government is
:14:46. > :14:51.not going to be entrusted with continuing negotiations. That is
:14:52. > :14:56.part of the mandate given to President Abass. In real terms, this
:14:57. > :15:00.is not going to affect the negotiations with Israel, which have
:15:01. > :15:05.stopped anyway, or the recognition of Israel. I do not expect
:15:06. > :15:12.international communities to do much. I think they will judge the
:15:13. > :15:15.Government by actions and I think they will continue to deal with
:15:16. > :15:21.that. In fact, President Abass is coming to Washington soon,
:15:22. > :15:24.accompanied by the Prime Minister. You do not think that there will be
:15:25. > :15:29.sanctioned by the American Congress against this new government? Because
:15:30. > :15:36.if Hamas is there, either in the back-seat seat or FriendFeed, then
:15:37. > :15:42.that would automatically trigger those sanctions. Sanctions is a
:15:43. > :15:46.strong word. Congress is likely to withhold current aid to
:15:47. > :15:50.Palestinians, or attempt to do so. Such an attempt would be lobbied
:15:51. > :15:54.against by the administration, which has already indicated that they will
:15:55. > :15:57.not prejudge the Government and we are going to see whether its
:15:58. > :16:04.actions, you know, contradict the positions taken in earlier by the
:16:05. > :16:09.Palestinian authority. We also, I think, need to recognise that there
:16:10. > :16:15.are no real negotiations going on at the current time between
:16:16. > :16:20.Palestinians and Israelis. And in my own view I think the administration
:16:21. > :16:25.is more concerned with the Israeli position than stopping these
:16:26. > :16:27.negotiations because of settlement activity than with the formation of
:16:28. > :16:35.a government that in the end everybody recognises. No peace is
:16:36. > :16:39.going to be possible without that. They will need to have some kind of
:16:40. > :16:46.signal, will be not, from this government? In a phone call on that
:16:47. > :16:51.Sunday, -- on Sunday, John Kerry said that they must commit to the
:16:52. > :16:54.principles of nonviolence, recognition of the state of Israel
:16:55. > :17:01.and acceptance with previous agreements. Will they do that? That
:17:02. > :17:05.is something President Abass already commented on in his conversation
:17:06. > :17:10.with John Kerry. The Palestinian authority has made it clear on a
:17:11. > :17:15.number of occasions that there is no going back on agreements previously
:17:16. > :17:24.signed. They recognised each other in 1993. That recognition still
:17:25. > :17:25.holds, in my view. Thank you very much indeed for giving us that
:17:26. > :17:27.analysis. Thank you. Five members of the Taliban,
:17:28. > :17:30.including one former security adviser to its chief, have been set
:17:31. > :17:33.free from Guanatanmao Bay by the US, Sergeant Bergdahl was, according
:17:34. > :17:40.to the US, critically ill. Afghan President Hamid Karzai is
:17:41. > :17:43.said to be furious for being left out of the loop
:17:44. > :17:47.on the prisoner exchange. Republicans
:17:48. > :17:49.in the US are also highly critical From a pro-Taliban news website,
:17:50. > :17:58.images, it seems, of the welcoming party
:17:59. > :18:01.for the Taliban detainees from and the Taliban leaders' assertion
:18:02. > :18:07.that this is a victory are sure to stir the controversy in
:18:08. > :18:10.the United States These are the hardest
:18:11. > :18:14.of the hard-core. These are
:18:15. > :18:16.the highest high risk people. And others that we have released
:18:17. > :18:21.have gone back into the fight. Among the five who have been
:18:22. > :18:25.in the prison since 2002 It has been pledged that they
:18:26. > :18:31.won't return to the battlefield. But in Afghanistan, too, there has
:18:32. > :18:35.been anger from the Government, which was not told about
:18:36. > :18:38.the prisoner exchange in advance. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,
:18:39. > :18:43.from the beginning, has been against the detention of its citizens and
:18:44. > :18:47.limiting them in Guantanamo Bay, or But the recent release
:18:48. > :18:52.of five Afghan citizens in exchange for an American army
:18:53. > :18:57.sergeant goes against the agreement And their transfer to the
:18:58. > :19:01.Qatar government was not agreed
:19:02. > :19:04.upon by the Afghan government. continues to defend what it has
:19:05. > :19:08.done. For some reason we took
:19:09. > :19:13.a position in the 21st century, when some of her adversaries may not
:19:14. > :19:16.be traditional state actors, that we would not do our utmost to
:19:17. > :19:20.bring our prisoners of war home. That would break faith with
:19:21. > :19:23.the American people and the men and women
:19:24. > :19:25.who serve in uniform. So regardless
:19:26. > :19:27.of who may be holding an American prisoner of war, we must do
:19:28. > :19:32.our best to bring him or her back. As for the soldier's parents,
:19:33. > :19:35.emotion is now tinged with the knowledge that they must now
:19:36. > :19:38.wait before they can see I am so looking forward to seeing
:19:39. > :19:42.your face after these last five
:19:43. > :19:45.and a half years. And to giving you a great big hug
:19:46. > :19:51.and holding you in my arms again, For now, the sergeant is at this
:19:52. > :19:58.US medical facility in Germany, just starting what will be a long
:19:59. > :20:06.and difficult rehabilitation. World football's governing body,
:20:07. > :20:08.FIFA, says an investigation into allegations of corruption over
:20:09. > :20:11.Qatar's bid to host the 2022 World Cup will be
:20:12. > :20:16.complete by next week. The publication of the report
:20:17. > :20:18.by chief investigator Michael Garcia comes amid fresh claims that
:20:19. > :20:22.payments were made to officials who Those involved in
:20:23. > :20:25.the bid have denied any wrongdoing. Our sports editor, David Bond,
:20:26. > :20:29.reports. It is a decision that has been
:20:30. > :20:33.haunting FIFA Is it going to overshadow the
:20:34. > :20:37.Brazil World Cup? In Sao Paulo today,
:20:38. > :20:46.the FIFA General Secretary evading questions about how Qatar won the
:20:47. > :20:53.right to stage the 2022 World Cup. Please could we have one question,
:20:54. > :20:56.just for the BBC. It was the same in Doha,
:20:57. > :20:59.where Qatar's Finance Minister was But World Cup officials might not be
:21:00. > :21:03.able to avoid FIFA's chief investigator, who is conducting
:21:04. > :21:09.interviews in the region this week. Newspaper claims that Qatar's former
:21:10. > :21:16.FIFA vice president paid ?3 million in alleged bribes to football
:21:17. > :21:19.officials to build support Qatar deny any wrongdoing but
:21:20. > :21:27.at a question and answer session today, the Prime Minister reflected
:21:28. > :21:30.growing concerns. There is an inquiry underway, quite
:21:31. > :21:35.rightly, into what happened in terms I think we should let that inquiry
:21:36. > :21:43.take place, rather than prejudge it. My memories of that bidding process
:21:44. > :21:46.are, as I have said, not happy memories, in terms of the
:21:47. > :21:50.way the whole thing was arranged and But let's let
:21:51. > :21:54.the inquiry take place. So what now for FIFA's
:21:55. > :21:57.investigation? American lawyer Michael Garcia today
:21:58. > :22:00.announced he would finish interviews next week and produce his report
:22:01. > :22:04.by late July. He is only investigating
:22:05. > :22:09.whether individual politicians He cannot look into those who have
:22:10. > :22:16.resigned or been expelled already. Therefore the chances of a revote
:22:17. > :22:19.remain unlikely, unless the weight
:22:20. > :22:23.of allegations continues to grow. One former FIFA adviser is
:22:24. > :22:26.pessimistic. FIFA has weathered a
:22:27. > :22:28.lot of scandals before now. So I think we need to work
:22:29. > :22:32.on the assumption that FIFA will hunker down and delay
:22:33. > :22:39.and that the chances of another vote But with the Sunday Times promising
:22:40. > :22:46.more revelations in the weeks ahead, the feeling is that the doubts over
:22:47. > :23:15.the 2022 World Cup An Egyptian satirist is ending his
:23:16. > :23:20.programme. He has been dubbed Egypt's answer to John Stewart but
:23:21. > :23:24.says the atmosphere in the country no longer allows for political
:23:25. > :23:28.satire. He had come under mounting pressure for taking aim at the
:23:29. > :23:37.Muslim Brotherhood and military. He says he has declined offers to
:23:38. > :23:41.broadcast on non-Arab challenge channels because he said that he was
:23:42. > :23:45.concerned he would be branded a traitor.
:23:46. > :23:47.For years, Cubans have been risking their lives
:23:48. > :23:51.Many make the journey across the shark-infested Florida strait.
:23:52. > :23:53.One intrepid Cuban, Jorge Armando Martinez,
:23:54. > :23:55.decided to make the dangerous crossing on his windsurfing board.
:23:56. > :23:59.He's been telling the BBC how he managed to survive on just a bag
:24:00. > :24:09.I am 28 years old and I came to the US on a surf board, from Cuba.
:24:10. > :24:15.There was a lot of hardship there and I had to find
:24:16. > :24:21.So I started to train as a windsurfer
:24:22. > :24:28.I had to sell almost all my belongings.
:24:29. > :24:33.I only kept my bed, my fan and windsurfing kit.
:24:34. > :24:36.It was a group of us with the same idea.
:24:37. > :24:41.All we had to do was train hard and get ready for the unknown.
:24:42. > :24:47.We did not really know what to expect on the Florida Straits.
:24:48. > :24:51.I was only carrying a bottle of water and around ten sweets.
:24:52. > :24:56.The trip was supposed to take just six hours.
:24:57. > :24:59.I knew I could reach speeds of up to 50 or 60kmph
:25:00. > :25:06.I did not expect to have so many problems.
:25:07. > :25:09.After four days at sea, I began to get used to it.
:25:10. > :25:12.I rationed my water and had a sip everyday.
:25:13. > :25:19.I was quite confident about my route,
:25:20. > :25:25.thanks to a compass I had on my wrist.
:25:26. > :25:30.I got to Marquesas Keys, which was on my right.
:25:31. > :25:36.There was a beach and that was where someone found me.
:25:37. > :25:39.Some fishermen were passing by very close to me.
:25:40. > :25:42.They saw me and asked me if I was a rafter.
:25:43. > :25:44.I said, "No, I am just very thirsty.
:25:45. > :25:52.They took me by boat to an ambulance that was waiting for me in Key West
:25:53. > :25:59.I was in very bad shape, dehydrated.
:26:00. > :26:01.But I think everything will go well for me here
:26:02. > :26:05.I like the challenge of being in a developed country.
:26:06. > :26:08.It gives you the opportunity to work honestly and
:26:09. > :26:25.The story of one very brave Cuban air.
:26:26. > :26:30.King Juan Carlos of Spain has announced his intention to abdicate,
:26:31. > :26:35.In a televised address he said "A new generation must be at the
:26:36. > :26:38.His son Crown Prince Felipe will take over the throne.
:26:39. > :26:41.For much of his reign, Juan Carlos was seen as one of
:26:42. > :26:44.the world's most popular monarchs, but recently many Spaniards have
:26:45. > :26:59.But for now, from me and the rest of the team, goodbye.
:27:00. > :27:06.Hello. It looks like this week will be a mixture of everything. Some
:27:07. > :27:11.sunny spells, some showers, some of which could be heavy. Particularly
:27:12. > :27:12.on Tuesday. Midweek