President trump is in south korea where he hopes to inject new life into stalled nuclear talks. Hes set to visit the de militarised zone which separates the two koreas and extended an invitation to kim jong un to come and shake hands. President trump travelled to seoul directly from the 620 talks in japan. Hes now facing criticism from both republicans and democrats back home, for announcing that a ban on us firms trading with chinese tech giant, huawei would be lifted. Nick bryant reports from osaka. This was a day when the 620 summit of the worlds wealthiest nations essentially became a g2. These talks between donald trump and xijinping, by far the most consequential meeting of this global gathering. It ended with a cease fire inthe trade war, an agreement to restart talks that fell apart last month. But the us president made a major concession, lifting some restrictions on huawei, the chinese tech giant at the centre of whats felt like a commercial cold war. We had a very good meeti
The two candidates in the running to lead the liberal democrats, hello and welcome to bbc world news. 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 eight hundred Million People and produce more than 100 billion in trade between the two blocs. Our south America Business correspondent Daniel Gallas has more. Yes, it has been a while since we saw politicians different free trade, because as you mentioned all attention is about trade tensions between china and the United States, the news of brexit being negotiated, so we are the news of brexit being negotiated, so we are seeing politicians saying that the best way to create jobs is to lower ta riffs that the best way to create jobs is to lower tariffs and reduce protectionism. It is not a view that eve ryo ne s ha res protectioni
The treatment of migrants being held inside us detention facilities is once again stirring outrage this time from democratic members of congress who travelled to the border on monday to see the conditions for themselves. A report was released by the department of homeland securitys Inspector General showing what conditions look like in the rio grande valley. The bbcs Chris Buckler reports. At americas border, migrant families will tell you what they expect and what they hope for when they reach the united states. Its opportunity, safety, and refuge currently the reality is very different. Inside the processing and detention facilities along this border a new watchdog report talks of dangerous overcrowding security concerns and children having no access to showers. It was, in the words of one official, a ticking time bomb. They put them in a room with no Running Water and these women were being told by cbp officers to drink out of the toilet. They were Drinking Water out of the toilet.
Hello. Welcome to the programme. The treatment of migrants being held inside us detention facilities is once again stirring outrage this time from democratic members of congress who travelled to the border on monday to see the conditions for themselves. A report was released by the department of homeland securitys Inspector General showing what conditions look like in the rio grande valley. The bbcs Chris Buckler reports. At americas border, migrant families will tell you what they expect and what they hope for when they reach the united states. Its opportunity, safety, and refuge currently the reality is very different. Inside the processing and detention facilities along this border a new watchdog report talks of dangerous overcrowding security concerns and children having no access to showers. It was, in the words of one official, a ticking time bomb. They put them in a room with no Running Water and these women were being told by cbp officers to drink out of the toilet. They were D
Hello. A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. Also in the programme the British Council says brexit is causing poorer children to fall behind in learning foreign languages. So wed like to hear from you on this. How important is it to learn another language . Are brits lazier because we can get by . Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Members of the European Parliament are due to select a president for the Assembly Later today. Theyll also consider whether to approve the appointment of the German Defence minister, ursula von der leyen, as president of the blocs powerful executive arm. Eu heads of government selected her to succeed jean claude juncker, ignoring the parliaments own candidate. Adam fleming reports from strasbourg. The Brexit Party Meps dont want to be here, and they didnt want to hear this. Music ode to joy. Its unlikely theyll get into trouble, and it sounds like theres more to come