rachel stanton, bbc news. laura: changing times in afghanistan. other news now, state television in iran killed and 80 are missing after an say unfinished 10 story builg collapsed. emergency rescue teams were at the scene of this busy commercial street, searching through the rubble for survivors . inflation and sri lanka hitting a record high, the conmer price index rising 33.8% in the year through april as they struo afford basic supplies like food,ggle fooled - fuel, and medicine. the country is askg for emergency assistance from the international monetary fund. according to you a new report from the united nations 100 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced by conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution, equivalent to 1% of the global population. conflicts in ukraine, ethiopia and the democratic republic of congo are forcing millions to flee. we turn now to zimbabwe, whetr has been an international meeting about what to do about the elephant population. authorities there have suggested killing some of the animals,

rachel stanton, bbc news. time to remind you of our main story, president biden has held a meeting with emperor naruhito during his first visit to japan since taking office. he also met the prime minister fumio kishida is the us seeks to bolster its regional influence. hello. after the warmth of last week, when both scotland and england recorded their highest temperatures of the year so far, things are looking cooler this week, especially where it was so warm last week. it'll be wet at times, not all the time, mostly in the form of showers. a rather cloudy—looking picture for monday, and messy on the chart here with quite a few weather fronts around as well, so we are going to see some wet weather at times. this is how we start the day. this weather front here with cloud and some patchy rain stretching through parts of england. still raining into the north and north—west of scotland, after a damp sunday. that rain, though, just beginning to fizzle out, allowing some brighter skies and a few showers. and el

rachel stanton reports. a new normal on afghanistan's tv screens — female presenters and other women on air now have to wearface coverings. the ruling comes two weeks after the taliban ordered all women to wear a face veil in public or risk punishment. translation: if such decrees are issued and imposed - on women, then women across afghanistan will be eliminated. a presenter must feel totally calm and relaxed to convey the truth. but, for the first time, i had to present my programme wearing a mask, and i wasn't feeling good at all. in an act of solidarity with his female colleagues, the anchor of the main evening bulletin wore a face covering while broadcasting live to the nation. other male colleagues also wore facemasks on the channel's offices in support. broadcasters say they were told they had to comply with the order. translation: we were told, "you are forced to do it. - "you must do it. "there is no other way." a spokesman for the ministry of vice and virtue said: when the taliban took control of