With a Record Number of wildfires raging across the amazon, there is mounting alarm worldwide. Brazils president has said his government lacks the resources to fight the fires, and Jair Bolsonaro has accused other countries who give money to preserve the rainforest of doing so, not for charity, but to interfere with brazilian sovereignty. The president has for the first time acknowledged that farmers in the amazon are starting fires, to clear land. But hes also accused non governmental organisations. Conservationists blame his government, saying he has encouraged uncontrolled logging and clearance. And the french president has added his voice, tweeting our house is burning. Literally. He described the wildfires as an International Crisis and called on this weekends g7 summit to address the issue. From sao paulo, camila mota sent this. Fire in the amazons rainforest. This is happening in the Worlds Largest and most important ecosystem, thats home to three million species of plants and a
Twitter major consideration to naming the far left group an organization of terror demonstrators are out calling for gun reform with democratic president ial candidates echoing. President trump aiming to bring the focus back to Mental Health. Well discuss that immediate future with chuck todd and later we revisit one of our sunday favorite sit downs with David Letterman. His Netflix Series and what life has been like in the four years since he left the air. Since i stopped being on the air, people are really, really nice to me were they not previously . There used to be a lot of there he is, get him get him. Our special twopart sunday sit down with David Letterman and harry smith and a life well lived. Lets begin with breaking news overnight isis is claiming responsibility for a bomb detonated at a wedding killing 63 including women and children the taliban condemned the attack this comes as the United States is working on a deal with the taliban. We approach 18 years of war in afghani
Number of burning spots this year. And looking for somewhere safe to keep your credit card . If youre the proud owner of apples new one, turns out the best place might not be your wallet. Hello. Im katty kay in washington david eades is in london. The british Prime Minister has had his first encounters with european leaders and its not entirely clear how the meetings changed the puzzle that is brexit. In paris today borisjohnson said clearly said he wants a deal, the french and german leaders say they want the same thing. How to get there, in the short time that remains, well, thats still the problem. The onus now is on mr johnson to come up with Practical Alternatives to the irish border issue. President macron says hes open to looking at those plans, but they must respect the integrity of the Single Market and ensure stability on the divided island. Enough there for the pound to rise 1 against the dollar and the euro today. It is vital for trust in politics that if you have any refer
Theyve been charged with murder, but what should happen to them has become a huge topic of debate in russia. Boris johnsons diplomatic tour of europe continues, as the uk Prime Minister tries to convince european leaders to renegotiate the brexit deal. Yesterday he met with Angela Merkel in berlin, and today he met with emmauel macron in paris. We are 70 days away from the brexit deadline and still no agreement has been made. Mrjohnson began his meeting on a positive note. I want to be absolutely clear to you, emmanuel, to the french people, that of course i want a deal. And i think we can get a deal in a good deal. I was powerfully encouraged by our conversations last night in berlin with our mutual friends. And i know that with energy and creativity, and application, we can find a way forward. The problem for borisjohnson remains the same as the one that was faced by theresa may. The Withdrawal Agreement that mrs mays government agreed with the eu, cant get through parliament. It has
Good news for many, but how does that work . After President Trump labels them a terrorist organisation, we investigate americas antifacist movement. And england are back on track afterjofra archer takes six wickets in the third ashes test. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, bury face expulsion from the English Football League they have until midnight on friday to prove they have the funds to run the club or find a buyer. Good evening. Paris was always expected to be tougher for Boris Johnson than berlin, and so it proved today, as the Prime Minister encountered a friendly but Firm Approach to brexit from emmanuel macron. The french president said it should be possible to find a brexit deal without totally rewriting the existing agreement, but that any new deal wouldnt be far from that agreed already. And on the key question of the backstop, which guarantees no hard border on the island of ireland, mr macron said it was indispensable a clear rebuttal to Boris Johnsons wish to have