And englands batsmen are fighting to keep their ashes hopes alive at headingley, where theyre chasing an unlikely target of 359 to win. Good evening. Boris johnson has hit back at donald tusk after the European Council president said he hoped the Prime Minister wouldnt be remembered as mr no deal. Mr tusk was speaking in biarritz at the the g7 summit of World Leaders. In response mrjohnson said mr tusk would earn the same title if he ignored the uks demands. Our chief Political Correspondent vicki young is in biarritz her report contains flashing images. Landing for his first summit, and it could be a tense one. Borisjohnson is determined to leave the eu but says britain wont be walking off the world stage. The Prime Minister wants to show hes got an Important Role to play and has strong views on global trade. Im very worried about the way its going, the growth of protections, of tariffs that we are seeing. The uk thrives mightily on being an open, outward looking, free trading nation.
Hello and welcome to world news today. World leaders have gathered at the g7 summit in france, and there have already been calls for donald trump not to intensify americas trade war with china. Trade isjust one issue where the leaders could find themselves more divided than united. Climate change and the Iran Nuclear Deal will also be discussed. Borisjohnson arrived for his First International summit since taking over as Prime Minister of the uk. Hes already at loggerheads with the Outgoing European Council president donald tusk, who said mrjohnson would not want to be remembered as mr no deal. In a moment, more on trade and other issues. But first heres bbcs vicky young in biarritz. A warning her report contains flashing images. Landing for his first summit, and it could be a tense one. Borisjohnson is determined to leave the eu but says britain wont be walking off the world stage. The Prime Minister wants to show hes got an Important Role to play and has strong views on global trade.
This week borisjohnsons brexit diplomacy appears to pay off in berlin. No bromance for bojo in paris, though. Well be discussing which matters more. Plus with the amazon on fire, brazil accuses the g7 nations of colonial meddling. But is the g7 fiddling whilst the Global Economy burns . Around the table with me are thomas kielinger, a biographer, and for many years london correspondent for germanys die welt. The canadian broadcaster Jeffrey Kofman suzanne lynch, who writes from washington for the irish times, and catherine pepinster, a commentator on religious affairs, and former editor of the tablet. The amazon, the lung of our planet, is burning. So tweeted emmanuel macron, the president of france, late thursday. Hes the host of the g7 summit, in biarritz this weekend, and proposed putting it on the agenda. Which, to jair bolsonaro, brazils president , is just so much hot air. After all, burning forest to clear land for cattle and the growing of soya is to meet a global demand, not l
About the ongoing shortage of hormone replacement therapy. Its not looking good for englands hopes of regaining the ashes, they need 359 in the third test at headingley. And coming up talking movies explores the role of the producer in both big hollywood productions and smaller independent films. The European Council president , donald tusk, has warned that the eu will not co operate with Boris Johnson on a no deal brexit. Speaking in biarritz, where the g7 summit is being held, mr tusk said this weekend may be the last chance to restore unity among the worlds main industrial nations. Leaders of most of the Worlds Largest economies make up the g7, the uk, canada, france, germany, italy, japan and the us all take part in the summit. Issues on the agenda in the coming days include the global economy, tackling inequality, and responding to the challenges of the digital age and the rise of artificial intelligence. Yesterday, french president , Emmanuel Macron, who is hosting the summit, an
Good day. Im Garrett Haake in washington. Andrea is on assignment. We begin with new tragedy in gaga. Seven members of the World Central Kitchen have been killed, including one american. The aide workers were leaving a Food Warehouse when their Armored Vehicles were hit in an israeli air strike. The u. S. Based charity halted operations and is returning aid back to cyprus. The victims include a dual u. S. Canadian citizen as well as british, polish and palestinian citizenship. The founder of World Central Kitchen is heartbroken, calling the victims angels, insisting the Israeli Government needs to stop this indiscriminate killing, it needs to stop restricting humanitarian aid and killing civilians and aide workers and stop using food as a weapon. Benjamin netanyahu said, unfortunately in the last day there was a tragic case of our forces unintentionally hitting innocent people in gaza strip. This happens in wartime. We are looking into it. The organization was the first to bring desper