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Hello and welcome. Theres anticipation building as President Trump and chinas xijinping are meeting at the 620 summit injapan. The two countries are of course currently locked in a bitter trade war which is threatening to escalate. All eyes are on whether this meeting can break the deadlock or at least offer Global Markets some relief. Ourjapan correspondent, Rupert Wingfield hayes is at the summit in osaka. Are we expecting any sort of resolution to come out of this meeting . I dont think we will see a complete resolution to the trade dispute, this is too short a meeting with too many issues at stake for a short face to face between the two leaders to make that sort of breakthrough. However the mood music going into this meeting is positive, we saw the two lea d e rs this meeting is positive, we saw the two leaders shake hands quarterly, President Trump as he met with President Trump as he met with president xi said that he had a close relationship, that had slipped recently but was getting closer again now. Certainly a suggestion that he wants things to go well, president xijinping, we could not hear quite clearly but it sounded like he was talking about ping pong diplomacy, referring to the way china and america opened their relationship in the 70s. Both leaders wanting this to go well. I think what we might see as concessions by both sides that will allow them to call a truce in their trade war and then get the detailed negotiations back under way, but this meeting is going on as we speak and we will have to wait until they come out, hold a press conference later this afternoon to see exactly what has happened. We will keep an eye on that meeting as it continues. Separately, donald trump is going to head to south korea after this, and he has basically released a very interesting tweet in the form of an invitation to kim jong un . Thats right. We have all been taken little by surprise this morning here ina little by surprise this morning here in a sucker by President Trump tweeting osaka, there was no expectation that during this trip to asia, there was no expectation that President Trump would meet with the north Korean Leader, as morning President Trump woke up and tweeted that he was going to south korea, was interested in going to the demilitarised zone that divides north korea from south korea, and if chairman kim jong un would like to, he is prepared to meet him there during his trip. We will be there and ijust put out a feeler, because i dont know where he is right now, he may not be in north korea, but i said that if chairman kim wants to meet i will be at the border, it certainly we seem to get along very well, i can tell you, that is a good thing, not a bad thing. For the stupid people that say oh, he gets along, it is good to get along. Just to clarify, President Trump later said that he was just putting out a feeler, that if he met it was for a couple of minutes, we dont know if this was just an off the cuff tweet or if there are genuine discussions going on behind the scenes for this meeting to take place. For more on the 620, take a look at our website there youll find all the latest updates from the summit as well as helpful explainers on who is attending the summit and what they are due to speak about. Thats all at bbc. Com news or download the bbc news app. Lets get some of the days other news. A migrant rescue ship has docked on the Southern Italian island of lampedusa in a challenge to the authority of italys far right interior minister, matteo salvini. The captain of the ship, carola rackete, was taken away by police. Iran says that talks with the europeans and others aimed at saving the International Nuclear deal have made progress, but not enough to meet tehrans demands. The iranians say britain, france and germany must protect them from sanctions imposed by President Trump. The families of the eight People Killed in the London Bridge attack two years ago have reacted angrily after a coroner failed to apportion blame to police and the Security Services for not preventing it from happening. The victims died in a matter of minutes when three men drove into pedestrians and then stabbed people in nearby borough market. The United States has imposed sanctions on the son of venezuelas president , Nicolas Maduro, for his involvement in what it called his fathers illegitimate regime. The Us Treasury Department said that Nicolas Maduro guerra was helping his father suppress the venezuelan people. Frances highest court has given a final ruling that doctors can stop feeding a man who has been in a persistent vegetative state since a Road Accident nearly 11 years ago. The case of quadriplegic Vincent Lambert has been at the centre of the right to die debate in france. An american neo nazi who drove at a crowd of people protesting against a white supremacist rally in virginia has been jailed for life. James fields killed Heather Heyer and seriously injured more than two dozen other people. He pleaded guilty to 29 hate crime charges. Barbara plett usher reports. James fields carried out the attack during a rally of white nationalists protesting plans to remove the statue of a confederate general, robert e lee. Using his car as a weapon, he killed one of the counter protesters, Heather Heyer, and injured others. As a result of this act of domestic terrorism that was charged as 29 hate crimes, a United States district judge this afternoon determined that mr fields deserved to spend the rest of his life in federal prison and imposed that sentence. He avoided the Death Penalty by pleading guilty to 29 counts of hate crime and apologised for the hurt and loss hed caused. Miss heyers parents were present at the sentencing. They said they forgave mr fields but her mother susan said his case sent a strong message that there were consequences for hate crimes. The last time i saw my daughter was to identify her body and to sign the papers for her to be cremated. And i held her bruised hand and bruised arm and i said im gonna make this count for you. And thats what ive done. And i will continue to do. You dont get to knock my child down and silence that voice without 500 more raising up. The rally was a critical moment in the rise of the far right movement. Since then public gatherings of White Supremacists have drawn smaller crowds. President trump was harshly criticised by his ambivalent response of the dispute between the neo nazis and the protesters, saying there were fine people on both sides. France has recorded its highest temperature of 45. 9 degrees celsius as much of europe continues to swelter in a heatwave which has claimed several lives. The French Health minister has warned that everyone is at risk from the heat and similar warnings have been made by officials in italy and spain. Our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, has been watching the mercury rise. All this week, france has edged towards record breaking temperatures, with some areas given unprecedented red alerts. Carpentras, near avignon, was the first to feel it 44. 3 degrees. Followed quickly by an even higher peak, almost 46 degrees, near montpellier the hottest france has ever been. Translation ijust stay at home with the fan on and the windows closed. Translation there are fewer people at 11 in the morning there is nobody about. The last time france broke temperature records, more than a decade ago, it was august. What makes this heatwave unusual is notjust the high temperatures, its how early its come. The government has published a video showing people how to keep cool and asked for safety announcements on trains in both french and english. But these few days of hot weather arent expected to spark the kind of Health Crisis france has seen in the past. And some accuse the government of acting like a nanny state. The warning from across the border, though heat poses more than one kind of risk. Forest fires that began in spain on wednesday were still outpacing emergency crews today. All this sparked by farm waste left to heat in the scorching sun carelessness turned to catastrophe, in the words of one official. Dozens of wildfires have now appeared in the hottest parts of france. In paris, the Health Minister expressed frustration at those ignoring government advice. This heatwave testing the state for its vigilance, its citizens for their famed sangfroid. The eu and a group of south american nations, known as mercosur, have secured a huge trade deal after 20 years of negotiations. The eu says the agreement with argentina, brazil, paraguay and uruguay will create a market for goods and Services Covering almost 800 Million People and produce more than 100 billion in trade between the two blocs. Our south America Business correspondent Daniel Gallas has more. Its been 20 years in the making and now it has finally been announced. Europe and south america have closed one of the largest free trade deals in the world tariffs are being scrapped to ease trade in a combined market of over 800 million consumers. For years there was distrust from both sides european farmers campaigned for tariffs and subsidies in order to block Cheaper Products from the south. Manufacturers in countries like argentina and brazil also relied on trade barriers to limit competition, but negotiators say a deal has been reached in which all can benefit. In terms of tariff saving its also unprecedented. When fully in operation it will save, from the european side, companies up to four billion duties at the border, thats four times as much as with japan. Protectionism is on the rise globally, with brexit and the growing trade war between china and the United States, politicians and south america and europe were keen to stress that the deal is also a message to World Leaders who say protectionism is the way to save jobs. This is an historical moment. Historical not only for the moment we are living in the world in which we have to show commitment to integration, multilateralism, opening of the markets, free trade, trade routes. It took 20 years to reach this far. Now there will be testy months ahead as the deal is put to parliament in member states. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come italian demolition experts blow up what remains of the morandi bridge in genoa work is due to start on a new crossing next year. China marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. A huge firework display was held in the former colony. The chinese president , jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. The worlds first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. Scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell of another sheep. For the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. Challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. And there was no hiding the sheer elation of Richard Branson and his crew. This is bbc news, the latest headlines the us and china seek an end to their bitter trade war as donald trump and xijinping meet at the g20 summit in osaka. Meanwhile, President Trump has made an offer to meet the north Korean Leader kimjong an offer to meet the north Korean Leader kim jong and at the demilitarised zone with south korea. Thousands of people have attended a rally in new york fifty years after the stonewall uprising. Injune 1969, patrons of a gay bar, the Stonewall Inn, fought back against Police Harassment in a defining moment for lgbt rights. Lady gaga addressed the crowds. You have the power, you are so, so powerful, and i hope you will about powerful, and i hope you will about power today. You have the ultimate power today. You have the ultimate power and you have never been so visible in the world, and that beautiful light and that rainbow is shining all around you. A standard end, basket, allow yourself to glow in it as we grow. Just take that spotlight, it belongs to you our lgbt correspodent, ben hunte, was at the celebrations. It was on these streets in new york 50 years ago where many people say the modern lgbt Rights Movement was born. The Stonewall Inn gay bar was raided by police and that kicked off several nights of violent protests across the city. Just a year later, and america had its first gay pride march. Today, the Stonewall Inn is Still Standing and still serving and many people are out celebrating in the streets for world pride this weekend. Its estimated there will be around 4 6 million extra people in new york just to celebrate this weekend. Of course, many young people dont need the same facilities as the Stonewall Inn, they dont need to hide away because they are accepted as lgbt people but these places are a constant reminder of the struggles that did take place 50 years ago to get to where we are today. Talks on ending the conflict in afghanistan are due to begin in doha involving negotiators from the us and the taliban. American led forces removed the militants from power in afghanistan in 2001, but the us secretary of state mike pompeo said this week that the hourfor peace had come. The taliban still refuse to talk to the afghan government, which they consider illegitimate. Talks have focused on their demand for the withdrawal of foreign troops. Investigators in sri lanka say theyve found a large cache of explosives linked to the militant group behind the Easter Sunday suicide bombings. Officials dug up more than three hundred gelignite sticks, eight litres of liquid gelignite, a thousand detonators and hundreds of bullets. They were uncovered in eastern sri lanka at an abandoned property. This weekend, togo is set to hold its first local elections in 32 years. One family has held power in the west african nation for over 50 years. Opposition parties are hoping to mount a challenge to the president and win some of the 1,500 local councilor posts that are up for grabs. Demolition teams have blown up what remains of a road bridge in the italian city of genoa, nearly a year after it partially collapsed, killing 43 people. Thousands of nearby residents were evacuated from their homes before the planned explosions. James reynolds reports. At nine oclock this morning, genoa got ready to bring down the remains of the morandi bridge. There was a short delay because of reports that a man was found refusing to leave his home near the structure. Officials sorted it out, water cannon was switched on ready to catch the dust, and then demolition experts pressed the button. Explosion. It was all over in just a few seconds. Explosion. The pile of dust covered the entire area. The operation was a success. Translation at 9 37 the bridge came down, procedures have been strictly followed, and plans are on track. Man shouting. Italy is still recovering from the partial collapse of the bridge last summer. The structure fell when decaying cables, encased in concrete, snapped. An investigation in who is to blame has yet to reach its conclusions. The country has already begun work on a replacement bridge designed by the countrys most famous architect, renzo piano. This is what it will look like. The government says the new structure is expected to be ready by next year. The apollo 11 mission left earth in 1969 to be the first to successfully land people on the moon. Next month will be the 50th anniversary of that historic achievement and to celebrate the moment the us space agency, nasa, has been restoring the control room of Mission Headquarters in houston, texas. Gareth barlow has more. From this control room in houston, this became possible on the moon. Neil armstrong thats one small step for a man. One giant leap for mankind. The first Lunar Landing onjuly 20,1969. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first man on the moon, nasa has spent 5 million to restore the mission hq to its original condition, much to the delight of the apollo 11 flight leader gene kranz. It was dazzling, overwhelmed. You couldnt believe this. All of a sudden, you were 50 years younger and you wanted to work in that. I wanted to walk back into that room and work. Mission control three, two, one, lift off. While working in the former control room wont be possible, visitors will be able to step back in time and its hoped the experience will encourage the next era of space exploration. Many have left us, and for the apollo generation, our time is rapidly coming to an end. I pray that the room you will be going into will continue to inspire and drive the current future teams to complete the work that we began. As nasa prepares to send people back to the moon and also to mars, the memories of the past will help the next giant leap in the future. Theres been tears and celebrations in parisat the womens football world cup, as the defending champions the usa beat the hosts france 2 1. Megan rapinoe scored a goal in each half for the us. Wendie ren ars late header brought hope for france, but it did not manage to turn things around. The usa will now face england in the semi finals on tuesday. If you want to look at that game between the usa and france, you can have a look at highlights as well and love the commentary, just go to oui and love the commentary, just go to our website. Its been incredibly popular. Its reached record breaking audiences here in the uk and im sure the semifinals and finals will attractjust as many people. There are matches on saturday. Italy is taking on the netherlands and germany, sweden. All of those details, just go to our website. Photographer Gary Hershorn was only 10 years old when man first walked on the moon. Though hes never been to space, he has been chasing the sun and moon with his camera for years. Hes out with a new collection of photographs new york celestial showing how the sun and moon interact with the people and places of new york. He spoke to us about his work. From the first time that i photographed the moon of may 2012, i found that the general public of this intense fascination with the moon and i was 11 years old when man first walked in the moon in 1969 and i dont know whether its romantic, its featured in so many movies and somebody different kinds of photography, there is something about it that just seems magical to people. The statue of liberty is the most loved iconic landmark in new york. Everybody loves the statue. You cant say anything bad about the statue. People will say, i hate that building in new york, look at the skyline now, its new and there are these monstrosity buildings that you have in front of the moon but when you use the statue, she stands for so you use the statue, she stands for so much in peoples minds that everybody is just over the moon. When you have a picture of the moon and the statue. Manhattanhenge is the night when the sun sets and its visible down the street on the grid of new york. When the sun is setting, its chaos. I love being on the streets, the pedestrians all move out into the centre of the street, they block traffic, such a new york moment. The cabdrivers are yelling, the horns are beeping, police are yelling at each other. Everybody is trying to get a picture and the people in the back of cabs are yelling. Its just crazy. And the people in the back of cabs are yelling. Itsjust crazy. New york city is such an iconic city and has more iconic buildings and recognisable our conic landmarks than any city in the world and when i post pictures from new york, especially of sunrises and sunsets, ifind especially of sunrises and sunsets, i find that people all over the world leave comments about how they cant wait to come to new york for the first time or they were just there and they cant wait to come back and it is the interaction between my posting of pictures on instagram or facebook and twitter and people around the entire world that inspires me every day to go out there at some point and photograph there at some point and photograph the city with the sun or the moon. Photographer Gary Hershorn and his Celestial Pictures of new york city. Now, fans have been swarming to the cricket world cup this summer, but it seems hundreds of bees have been keen to catch some of the action too. They made their presence felt in south africas match against sri lanka in durham, forcing the players and umpires to literally, dive for cover. The game resumed after letting the bees pass over. Chinese leader xi jinping chinese leader xijinping has appealed for dialogue rather than confrontation at that high stakes meeting with President Trump at the 620. Meeting with President Trump at the g20. More with us. Friday was a hot one in the west of the uk, saturday is going to be hotter across eastern parts of the country. Still nowhere near as hot as france here is a reminder of that record breaking temperature set on friday in southern france, nearly 46 celsius, smashing the previous record set in august 2003 of 44. 1. Across europe, still very hot, you can see these deep red colours, temperatures into the 30s across much of the continent, the heat is actually going to be shifting eastwards over the next few days, and then it will start to turn cooler. Back to the uk, in england on saturday, temperatures could get up to 34 celsius, that is just in one or two spots, for most of us it wont be quite so hot but it will feel very muggy already from the morning onwards, first thing in the morning on saturday in the south, temperatures could be around 16 17, a little fresher in the north east of england. On saturday there will be a lot more cloud across western parts of the uk, so here it wont be quite so hot, the heat is going to ease, in fact showers and thunderstorms are possible in Northern Ireland and scotland, but across england, the heat is going to intensify. Look at these deep red colours temperatures in excess of 30 degrees are expected in yorkshire and possibly 34 in the south east of the country. But in western scotland, a significant drop. Showers and thunderstorms across parts of scotland may rumble through during the course of saturday evening, whereas across many parts of england it will be a balmy, if not hot, hot end of the day. If you dont like the heat, here is the good news sunday is going to be much, much fresher, a cool front is set to sweep across the country, it will cut off that hot wind out of france and instead we will see a westerly wind blowing, so we can see yellow colours here indicating the cool air and that heatwave transfers into more central and eastern parts of eastern germany and poland, where temperatures could approach 40 celsius. Here is sundays weather forecast. You can see the wind blowing no longer out of the south, it is blowing out of the atlantic, a fresh breeze around western coasts, showers as well, still pretty warm in the south, temperatures around 25 celsius, low 20s across yorkshire, but in stornaway a mere 15 degrees an atlantic breeze and some showers. The fine summer weather is expected to continue into monday and tuesday, no extremes but very pleasant indeed. This is bbc news. The headlines president s trump and xi are conducting talks at the g20 summit injapan. Mrtrump conducting talks at the g20 summit injapan. Mr trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on chinese imports, president macros president xi has warned that it could destroy global trade. Meanwhile, President Trump has made an offer to meet the north Korean Leader, kim jong un, at the de militarised zone with south korea. There last meeting ended badly after they failed to reach an agreement on any north Koreas Nuclear programme. The European Union has agreed a huge free trade deal with south americas biggest commercial bloc mercosur, after two decades of talks. The eus agreement with argentina, brazil, paraguay and uruguay creates a market for goods and Services Covering almost eight hundred Million People

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