:00:08. > :00:09.This is BBC World News Today, reporting from Washington.
:00:10. > :00:12.The headlines: A day of firsts and lasts
:00:13. > :00:19.The leaders of Canada and the UK make their debut speeches,
:00:20. > :00:21.while President Obama and Ban Ki-moon make their last,
:00:22. > :00:25.and the Secretary General didn't hold back when it came to Syria.
:00:26. > :00:28.Many groups have killed many innocents, but none more so than the
:00:29. > :00:37.I'm Lyse Doucet at the United Nations in New York,
:00:38. > :00:46.where Britain's Theresa May is due to speak within the next hour.
:00:47. > :00:49.In Europe, unrest at a migrant camp on a Greek island leads to nine
:00:50. > :00:54.people being detained and 4,000 evacuated.
:00:55. > :00:57.Hardly the Hollywood ending for this box office couple -
:00:58. > :01:22.We begin at the United Nations, where intense efforts are underway
:01:23. > :01:25.to try to salvage what is left of the ceasefire in Syria.
:01:26. > :01:27.Aid convoys have been suspended after an attack on 31 lorries
:01:28. > :01:31.Both Russia and Syria have insisted they weren't responsible.
:01:32. > :01:33.Our Correspondent James Robbins is at the UN in New York.
:01:34. > :01:40.You may find some of the images in his report distressing.
:01:41. > :01:47.Aid for Syria's most desperate attacked and destroyed.
:01:48. > :01:53.Aid workers and truck drivers killed.
:01:54. > :01:55.If the ceasefire wasn't already dead, it's hard
:01:56. > :01:58.Vital UN supplies for 78,000 people deliberately targeted.
:01:59. > :02:05.Witnesses say it was an attack from the air.
:02:06. > :02:07.This is a house full of Syrian Christians.
:02:08. > :02:10.This is where more than 20 trucks, 20 vehicles full of food.
:02:11. > :02:20.With flour, medicine, Pampers and blankets.
:02:21. > :02:32.This is full of blankets from the refugee agency.
:02:33. > :02:34.The United Nations is outraged, ordering the suspension of all
:02:35. > :02:37.convoys to protect aid workers, pointing out that only Syrian
:02:38. > :02:42.government forces and their Russian backers had the means and motive
:02:43. > :02:44.to destroy humanitarian aid for civilians in rebel held areas.
:02:45. > :02:46.But Moscow and Damascus deny any involvement,
:02:47. > :02:48.hinting the fires here mysteriously started as opposition forces
:02:49. > :02:58.It is sickening, it's disgusting and if it is proven to be
:02:59. > :03:02.deliberate, it would amount to a war crime.
:03:03. > :03:04.Our hearts go out to those who lost lives.
:03:05. > :03:06.They were selfless people bravely trying to get aid to
:03:07. > :03:10.people who so desperately needed it in Aleppo.
:03:11. > :03:12.There are many injured and the warehouses
:03:13. > :03:17.The ceasefire looks completely finished.
:03:18. > :03:21.Syrian forces declared it so resuming the bombardment of Aleppo.
:03:22. > :03:23.But all sides have breached the ceasefire.
:03:24. > :03:25.The Russians stress that the accidental US
:03:26. > :03:29.bombing of Syrian troops played its part too.
:03:30. > :03:31.Seen from the perspective of the United Nations
:03:32. > :03:34.here in New York, dedicated to peace, any sort of ceasefire,
:03:35. > :03:37.however fragile, must be better than all out war.
:03:38. > :03:41.But to fighters on the ground, it can look very different.
:03:42. > :03:43.The rebel side fear that resettlement could strip them
:03:44. > :03:48.President Assad and his Russian backers still believe that they can
:03:49. > :03:54.Still, the United States hope to salvage something.
:03:55. > :03:57.But watch John Kerry and the UN Syria envoy,
:03:58. > :04:00.and look at today's cold distance between them
:04:01. > :04:03.and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
:04:04. > :04:05.In this diplomatic turmoil, the UN Secretary-General
:04:06. > :04:08.was unusually blunt, using his final speech to accuse
:04:09. > :04:14.Syria's government of the greatest war crimes of a very dirty war.
:04:15. > :04:17.Many groups have killed many innocents.
:04:18. > :04:26.None more so than the government of Syria.
:04:27. > :04:28.The destruction of the aid convoy, the killing of aid workers,
:04:29. > :04:30.whoever was responsible, symbolises a war in Syria that
:04:31. > :04:41.Our Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet,
:04:42. > :04:59.The refugee crisis was a key focal point of the talks today. Yes, if
:05:00. > :05:04.this Syrian war is unstoppable, then the flow of Syrians fleeing for
:05:05. > :05:08.their lives in Syria will also be unstoppable into Europe. They have
:05:09. > :05:13.seen that with more than a million crossing the Mediterranean last year
:05:14. > :05:16.and hundreds of thousands Crossing this year. President Barack Obama
:05:17. > :05:21.has always said that although America is an ocean away, they want
:05:22. > :05:25.to play the role. In about an hour, his leaders Summit on refugee will
:05:26. > :05:29.begin. The Canadian Prime Minister and other leaders will be involved
:05:30. > :05:36.and we expect to hear your notes once. And Richard is the assistant
:05:37. > :05:40.Secretary for population, refugees and immigration. Have very imported
:05:41. > :05:45.meeting today. What are we expecting to hear in terms of new commitments,
:05:46. > :05:50.if there are any? Governments can only attend if they commit to do
:05:51. > :05:55.more of this year. Anything they have committed over the course of
:05:56. > :05:59.2016 points towards an invitation to the summit, but there is no free
:06:00. > :06:06.ticket to get in. You will be hearing from 49 governments today.
:06:07. > :06:10.The Secretary General of the UN and the president of the World Bank
:06:11. > :06:15.talking about what additional things they will do. We will also be
:06:16. > :06:20.hearing commitments from non-governmental organisations. $1.5
:06:21. > :06:27.billion in the next few years towards helping refugees. Around the
:06:28. > :06:31.world. The private sector will be stepping forward today also, but the
:06:32. > :06:34.book is this afternoon is on the governments and it will be a
:06:35. > :06:40.combination of governments that can give money and take refugees for
:06:41. > :06:43.resettlement, and some governments that are posted refugees for years
:06:44. > :06:48.agreeing to adopt policies to get more kids in school, to allow
:06:49. > :06:52.refugees to work and also to give refugees are firmer legal staters.
:06:53. > :06:58.That is about the global refugee crisis. Will this Syrian refugee
:06:59. > :07:04.crisis occupy an important place? Much of what is being committed
:07:05. > :07:08.today got its start in February at an important conference that the
:07:09. > :07:15.British, the Germans and others hosted in London in order to do more
:07:16. > :07:19.for Syria. Anything pledged the points towards today as well. What
:07:20. > :07:23.we have tried to do in the intervening months is raise
:07:24. > :07:26.awareness of how this global crisis affects other countries and hide
:07:27. > :07:32.these other countries also need help. Charity begins at home. The
:07:33. > :07:39.United States has taken over 20,000 refugees. Some in America say you
:07:40. > :07:43.could take up to 100,000. The goals for this year were 85,000 refugees
:07:44. > :07:49.from around the world, 10,000 Syrians. We will probably have
:07:50. > :07:54.bought 13,000 Syrians in by the end of the next couple of weeks and we
:07:55. > :07:57.will be on target to bring 85,000 refugees. In the past few weeks we
:07:58. > :08:05.have announced that we want to bring even more next year, a is the new
:08:06. > :08:09.target, which is quite an increase of 70,000 over the last few years.
:08:10. > :08:15.Well, we will wait to hear what happens. Thank you very much for
:08:16. > :08:19.joining us. Refugees are on the agenda today in one of the issues is
:08:20. > :08:23.that Canada is here saying that it has a model that works on getting
:08:24. > :08:27.individual citizens to group together to sponsor refugees. A
:08:28. > :08:32.private engagement when match with a government policy can make a lot of
:08:33. > :08:33.difference. We have been to Toronto to see how that model works in
:08:34. > :08:38.practice. After just nine months
:08:39. > :08:42.in Canada, Remus and Aya Like thousands of Syrians,
:08:43. > :08:51.this family is sponsored They clubbed together to respond
:08:52. > :09:01.to Syria's refugee crisis. So what other question
:09:02. > :09:03.word do you use? Her husband, Andrew,
:09:04. > :09:05.an art dealer, helps three generations of the Abdullah
:09:06. > :09:07.family with their English. It is the best way to integrate
:09:08. > :09:16.newcomers into the country, to get them connected with the city,
:09:17. > :09:19.all the things that are available, and to create that warm
:09:20. > :09:22.arrival that sets the tone for the rest of their lives in
:09:23. > :09:29.Canada. Syrian music at
:09:30. > :09:34.a picnic in the park. And a warm welcome from more
:09:35. > :09:40.of the family's Canadian sponsors. The group raised enough money
:09:41. > :09:50.to support the Abdullahs for a year. Everyone at this gathering
:09:51. > :09:52.is doing something similar. You do hear critical voices, but,
:09:53. > :09:54.for now, the public mood It is so striking just
:09:55. > :10:00.how different the mood is here compared to much of Europe,
:10:01. > :10:10.but then much about Every Syrian family here
:10:11. > :10:13.was carefully vetted and welcomed by Canadian families and there have
:10:14. > :10:16.not been the kind of attacks here which have created
:10:17. > :10:18.such fear across Europe. But, still, when you see this,
:10:19. > :10:21.you have to ask - could this kind of model be
:10:22. > :10:23.adopted somewhere else? She told me in her dreams
:10:24. > :10:55.she would go back to her old house and see the ghosts of her friend -
:10:56. > :10:59.see people with their heads cut off. Every night I feel like tomorrow
:11:00. > :11:09.I will go play, tomorrow I forget the nightmares and now
:11:10. > :11:20.everything is happy. Canada's Prime Minister wins
:11:21. > :11:24.applause for his refugee policy. London Mayor Sadiq Khan
:11:25. > :11:29.is the latest to come calling. Does Canada's response
:11:30. > :11:31.to the refugee crisis have any We know that differences
:11:32. > :11:36.are a source of strength and that is something that we have
:11:37. > :11:38.to continue to demonstrate. It means better jobs,
:11:39. > :11:40.better outcomes for our These Syrians already
:11:41. > :11:52.feel they belong here. This vast country has long made
:11:53. > :11:55.space for new citizens, but like many other places,
:11:56. > :11:57.it's asking how many more How long will this warm welcome
:11:58. > :12:20.last? So, there is a different example of
:12:21. > :12:26.how refugees are being welcomed in Canada. The situation in Canada is
:12:27. > :12:29.different. They are an ocean away from the Mediterranean and the
:12:30. > :12:34.Canadian government has been screening refugees in the camps in
:12:35. > :12:38.Jordan and Lebanon and making sure there is no possibility of the kind
:12:39. > :12:42.of attacks that we have seen in Europe and has caused such fear and
:12:43. > :12:46.poison the atmosphere when it comes to refugees. It is an interesting
:12:47. > :12:52.model. Britain has also introduced what they call a community
:12:53. > :12:59.sponsorship model drew the Church of England. We were told by the
:13:00. > :13:03.Canadians, the Canadian Ministry of refugees, have told us that 12
:13:04. > :13:06.countries have shown interest so we will see Fx gain some traction and
:13:07. > :13:11.it will be part of the discussions that will take place just behind us
:13:12. > :13:21.at the UN headquarters when this leaders summit, people getting
:13:22. > :13:25.together to try to work out what to do of this humanitarian crisis of
:13:26. > :13:29.our time, refugees are such a part of it. Not just Syrians of course,
:13:30. > :13:33.but they make up such a large number. A remarkable reunion there.
:13:34. > :13:37.Well, one of the pressure points in this crisis
:13:38. > :13:39.is the Greek island of Lesbos, a place where many migrants
:13:40. > :13:42.The situation there right now is tense.
:13:43. > :13:44.Nine migrants were arrested when a fire broke out
:13:45. > :13:55.More than 4,000 people had to be evacuated from the Moira camp.
:13:56. > :13:58.The Greek government says it is sending a ship to provide
:13:59. > :13:59.temporary accommodation and additional riot police
:14:00. > :14:04.Our correspondent Mark Lowen is on Lesbos and has this report.
:14:05. > :14:07.The fire broke out in the centre of the Moira migrant camp.
:14:08. > :14:09.You can still see some of the blackened trees
:14:10. > :14:13.But a lot of the damage has already been cleared up.
:14:14. > :14:15.Refugees and residents have returned here already but some talk
:14:16. > :14:17.about how their document and personal possessions
:14:18. > :14:22.They say that there was fighting here on Monday, it was Monday night,
:14:23. > :14:29.and different communities blame each other.
:14:30. > :14:31.What it comes down to really is the combination
:14:32. > :14:35.By many people who have been stuck here.
:14:36. > :14:37.Some of their applications for asylum have taken months to process.
:14:38. > :14:40.They feel cooped up here and without any prospect at all.
:14:41. > :14:42.They say they are lacking support from the Greek government
:14:43. > :14:45.as they are held here in no man's land.
:14:46. > :14:49.There is anger in some communities here on the island of Lesbos.
:14:50. > :14:51.There is frustration that the migrant crisis
:14:52. > :14:54.Some far right groups are exploiting the situation
:14:55. > :15:05.The fear is as the doors to the Balkans remain closed
:15:06. > :15:08.and resettling migrants in Turkey appears to have collapsed
:15:09. > :15:10.but new arrivals in Lesbos and other Greek islands as well
:15:11. > :15:19.The European migrant crisis shows no sign of going away.
:15:20. > :15:23.The father of Ahmad Khan Rahami, the suspect in the New York
:15:24. > :15:26.and New Jersey bombings, reportedly told police his son
:15:27. > :15:33.The New York Times says Mohammed Rahami contacted the FBI
:15:34. > :15:36.after his son was involved in a violent domestic dispute.
:15:37. > :15:38.The FBI looked into the matter, but Mr Rahami later
:15:39. > :15:45.A court in Finland has found five members of Cuba's national
:15:46. > :15:47.volleyball team guilty of aggravated rape.
:15:48. > :15:52.The men were given prison sentences of up to five years.
:15:53. > :15:55.A sixth member of the team was acquitted.
:15:56. > :15:57.The crime took place at a hotel during a World Volleyball
:15:58. > :16:06.A French parliamentary inquiry has recommended installing security
:16:07. > :16:08.cameras in all slaughterhouses to prevent cruelty.
:16:09. > :16:11.The panel also called on abattoirs to devise a way of stunning animals
:16:12. > :16:13.before slaughter that would be acceptable to the Muslim
:16:14. > :16:26.The Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are set
:16:27. > :16:30.to divorce with her lawyer saying that she initiated the action.
:16:31. > :16:33.Reports from here in the US say Jolie filed
:16:34. > :16:37.the divorce papers on Monday, citing irreconcilable differences.
:16:38. > :16:40.They've been together for 12 years, and have six children.
:16:41. > :16:49.In a town full of golden couples, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt shone
:16:50. > :16:53.Beautiful, superstar actors, epitomising the Hollywood dream.
:16:54. > :16:55.Her lawyer has released a statement saying the divorce was made
:16:56. > :17:04.They were the biggest couple in celebrity.
:17:05. > :17:06.They were just huge, on a whole different scale
:17:07. > :17:13.Of course, because of the divorce, it's going to get bigger.
:17:14. > :17:19.Last year the two played a couple whose relationship was on the rocks.
:17:20. > :17:22.I think it's a reality of marriage that you go through hard times.
:17:23. > :17:28.And, that you have to embrace those hard times and those challenges
:17:29. > :17:31.and know that's a part of your marriage and it's
:17:32. > :17:35.the pulling through together that actually makes the bond.
:17:36. > :17:37.They were together for 10 years, married for two
:17:38. > :17:46.Three of whom were adopted from Cambodia, Vietnam and Ethiopia.
:17:47. > :17:49.As a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations,
:17:50. > :17:51.Angelina became an outspoken voice for the downtrodden,
:17:52. > :17:53.campaigning to help refugees and promoting Breast Cancer
:17:54. > :18:01.In a town obsessed with celebrity this is big, big news,
:18:02. > :18:03.it's not just here, around the world millions of people are
:18:04. > :18:14.discussing this divorce, but why the fascination?
:18:15. > :18:16.I find Angelina very, very gorgeous and Brad Pitt, as well.
:18:17. > :18:21.I'm sure they have their own reasons why they're doing this.
:18:22. > :18:23.People look at them and think - they have everything.
:18:24. > :18:30.They have looks, money, they have love, they have everything, right?
:18:31. > :18:33.I have seen a few celebrities in Hollywood, they are normal
:18:34. > :18:35.people, they are like us, they go through their own
:18:36. > :18:42.People should be more concerned about their own lives.
:18:43. > :18:44.In Hollywood, the rumours swirl as rumours do.
:18:45. > :18:46.Claims of an affair, substance abuse, fights about the children,
:18:47. > :18:52.but only two people really know what Brangelina are no more.
:18:53. > :18:55.but only two people really know why Brangelina are no more.
:18:56. > :19:01.In case you're counting, there are now less than 50 days
:19:02. > :19:06.Most of the focus so far has been on Hillary Clinton
:19:07. > :19:08.and Donald Trump - two candidates who have divided
:19:09. > :19:15.But of course it's not just about personalities, but issues.
:19:16. > :19:18.All this week a BBC team is taking a train ride across several US
:19:19. > :19:22.states to listen to people's concerns.
:19:23. > :19:24.After stopping in Minneapolis, our correspondent Aleem Maqbool
:19:25. > :19:30.That's where he's been speaking to people about abortion,
:19:31. > :19:33.an issue which both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have very
:19:34. > :19:41.We are here in Fargo to talk about what continues to be
:19:42. > :19:45.an incredibly contentious topic, one where it doesn't just matter
:19:46. > :19:48.who is in the White House, but who they then choose to serve
:19:49. > :19:50.in the Supreme Court to make the laws -
:19:51. > :19:55.Once a week, the day abortions happen, protesters gather
:19:56. > :19:58.outside this clinic - the only abortion clinic
:19:59. > :20:08.This is the civil rights issue of our day because it has to do
:20:09. > :20:11.with the death of innocent human persons that is legal
:20:12. > :20:16.All of the other liberties that we have in life,
:20:17. > :20:22.all of the other things mean nothing to a dead person, do they?
:20:23. > :20:24.Every time one of the patients turned up, the anti-abortion
:20:25. > :20:26.protesters followed and intimidated her,
:20:27. > :20:32.It is hard because by the time they get here their minds
:20:33. > :20:35.are pretty much made up, so it is kind of a last-ditch
:20:36. > :20:39.effort, but if maybe we can even offer them a kind word or a smile
:20:40. > :20:44.Those in the blue vests are volunteers who come out
:20:45. > :20:48.to protect the patients from harassment.
:20:49. > :20:51.The surgery has come at risk of closure from local politicians,
:20:52. > :20:55.but that threat has been averted for now, but when the political risk
:20:56. > :20:59.to abortion clinics recedes locally and nationally,
:21:00. > :21:09.anti-abortionists resort to other measures.
:21:10. > :21:12.The protester activity has really stepped up in the last few years,
:21:13. > :21:15.There is more intimidation, harassment at clinics
:21:16. > :21:17.and so the violence level has pumped up.
:21:18. > :21:19.Some advocates for a woman's right to choose whether
:21:20. > :21:22.they have an abortion, like Tammy, say the levels of
:21:23. > :21:27.provision and the number of clinics now are greatly inadequate.
:21:28. > :21:30.North Dakota only has one clinic and we are located on the far
:21:31. > :21:33.eastern border of North Dakota, but we also serve a tri-state area.
:21:34. > :21:35.We serve North Dakota, parts of South Dakota
:21:36. > :21:41.And those kinds of distances are already stopping
:21:42. > :21:43.some from coming here, but that doesn't mean
:21:44. > :21:52.If a person doesn't want to give birth, they are not going to.
:21:53. > :21:59.I mean, there are the obvious, what they did in the 80s with coat
:22:00. > :22:03.Do you know of others who have had abortions that way,
:22:04. > :22:09.Given the differences between the two candidates,
:22:10. > :22:11.abortion is one of those topics where the choice
:22:12. > :22:20.America makes in November could have a profound impact.
:22:21. > :22:23.You can find out more about Aleem's train trip
:22:24. > :22:25.across the Northern United States on our website.
:22:26. > :22:29.Tomorrow, Aleem will be in Montana as the team tries to reach one
:22:30. > :22:38.of America's decreasing number of glaciers.
:22:39. > :22:40.He might be an heir to the British throne,
:22:41. > :22:43.but for now Prince William has a job, working as an air ambulance
:22:44. > :22:49.He's been speaking to the BBC about his role.
:22:50. > :22:52.He said there were some "sad, dark moments", but that he loved
:22:53. > :22:59.Our Royal Correspondent Nicholas Witchell has more.
:23:00. > :23:02.His role is to serve, eventually as King, but for now
:23:03. > :23:07.the role William appears to relish most is the one he chose for himself
:23:08. > :23:09.- piloting a helicopter to for the East Anglian Air
:23:10. > :23:16.That's something that my other job doesn't necessarily do,
:23:17. > :23:19.you're more out there on your own a little bit.
:23:20. > :23:22.When I put my air ambulance hat on, and I come here and I fly,
:23:23. > :23:28.At the end of the day, feel like I've made a difference
:23:29. > :23:31.It's more than a year now since William joined
:23:32. > :23:35.There have been scores of call-outs to accidents and emergencies
:23:36. > :23:38.and to scenes which have often been distressing.
:23:39. > :23:41.There are some very sad, dark moments and, you know,
:23:42. > :23:43.we talk about it a lot, but it's hard.
:23:44. > :23:46.You know, you try not to take it away with you,
:23:47. > :23:51.But for all the sad moments, there's also the satisfaction
:23:52. > :23:56.of working as part of a team which is saving life.
:23:57. > :23:58.The one job that I feel the most proud about,
:23:59. > :24:01.that we made the most difference, was probably a job very early
:24:02. > :24:06.We immediately realised it was a very serious
:24:07. > :24:10.The two occupants of the van, uncle and nephew, and, very sadly,
:24:11. > :24:12.the uncle didn't make it, but the nephew did.
:24:13. > :24:20.I think I like broke every bone in my body, pretty much.
:24:21. > :24:24.My legs were, like, shattered so they put all medal rods down them
:24:25. > :24:31.and then I had to learn to walk again.
:24:32. > :24:34.I'm really grateful for getting me through and it and getting me out
:24:35. > :24:41.Having seen how bad he was and seeing where he is now,
:24:42. > :24:44.that does make you realise that this, and the stuff
:24:45. > :24:51.He is William Wales, the pilot Prince, augmenting
:24:52. > :24:53.his special birthright with the added validity of a job,
:24:54. > :24:55.focused on the challenges and comfortable with
:24:56. > :25:02.When I first got here, it was very polite.
:25:03. > :25:06.It's now got a lot worse as they got to know me and their
:25:07. > :25:09.I've got worse nicknames as I've gone up the ladder.
:25:10. > :25:12.If I wasn't doing this job, what I would be doing?
:25:13. > :25:24.Ban Ki-Moon has blamed the Syrian government for the majority of
:25:25. > :25:29.civilian deaths during the country's five-year civil war.
:25:30. > :25:31.His stinging criticism at the opening of the UN
:25:32. > :25:34.General Assembly came after the UN was forced to suspend aid
:25:35. > :25:38.deliveries, following Monday's air strike on a humanitarian convoy.
:25:39. > :25:41.The Russian Defence Ministry said that neither Russian nor Syrian
:25:42. > :25:42.aircraft were involved, a denial echoed by
:25:43. > :26:11.Next the weather, but for now, from me, Rajini Vaidyanathan,
:26:12. > :26:12.This quiet, benign spell of weather continues, but