To set the bar for negotiations and sell high, but we inevitably leave without a deal would be at the trail and the Prime Minister said he would get a deal and we want to see him deliver it. Well report from sweden where the rapper asap rocky has been found guilty of assault. And pacific leaders on the forefront of Climate Change hit out at australia over its coal use. There are shocking revelations about the scale of plastic pollution. Scientists have confirmed that theyve discovered particles of plastic falling in snow in the arctic. A region long thought to be pristine turns out to be contaminated microscopic particles are carried on the winds from thousands of miles away. Researchers have found more than 1a,000 microplastics per litre of melted snow. Our environment analyst Roger Harrabin travelled to the artic circle as the research was being carried out. Heres his special report. The arctic. A place of pristine beauty. Smothered with snow, clean and pure. Well, thats how it appea
Australian elections swing into gear with Scott Morrison appealing to the country [indiscernible] shery u. S. Futures are trading after a weekend of trade antagonism tween the u. S. And china. Futures are down. 7 , reacting to the latest from donald trump. He tweeted china broke the deal, that we are at the right place, where we want to be in china. We have the u. S. Markets closing optimism tradead negotiations didnt completely breakdown. 10 out of 11 sectors on the s p 500 gained ground, being led higher by utilities and materials. We also have the dow gaining. 4 , the nasdaq unchanged but we have data out of the economic front. We saw the dollar falling to session lows and u. S. April Consumer Prices coming in lower than expected. It has been about the trade talks and the little optimism that is left with larry kudlow coming out and saying ambassador lighthizer and secretary mnuchin have been invited to beijing. The focus entirely right now seems to be on those trade negotiations. L
Economy. Now on bbc news, Dateline London with shaun ley. Hello, im shaun ley. Welcome to our weekly Round Table Discussion between bbc specialists and the Foreign Correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences in their home countries from the Dateline London. With us this week Latika Bourke, a columnist for two Australian Newspapers the age in melbourne and the sydney morning herald. Justin rowlatt, the bbc s climate editor. And jeffrey kofman. Jeffreys been both a Foreign Correspondent and a news anchor for canadian and us broadcasters. First of all, lovely to have the three of you in the studio. I keep saying it every week, but it makes such a difference. Socialism, according to a british politician of the last century, is the language of priorities. Perhaps its more accurate to say that politics in a democracy is about choosing between priorities. What happens, though, when those priorities conflict . No one accused of war crimes in ukraine today will face justice any ti
Absolutely committed to this to can, to preventing the conflict. We are not planning any offensive actions. We are committed to diplomatic trek. And we are ready to engage with russia at Different Levels in order to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict. However, if russia decides to fight, will fight that this is our country, and we will defend the us in a to say theyre offering russia a diplomatic path out of the ukraine crisis and joining the nato military alliance. Un secretary general says of got his thought is hanging by a thread with education and other social Services Close to clamps. The u. N is working to provide aid and suspend sanctions. Soldiers in jordan say theyve killed 27 drug smugglers trying to sneak across the board of syria. An Army Spokesman of the traffic is used heavy snow cover to carry large amounts of illegal drugs. Another energy firm has announced its withdrawing from me in march because of Human Rights Concerns us trailing company woodside follows ene
Where construction has begun on a wall to keep migrants and refugees and hunger us gets ready to swear in its 1st female president. But the non durations been overshadowed by a leadership battle in congress. Ah, so weve been at reagan in moscow, thats where the kremlin says the us and nato have failed to properly address its security concerns. The western powers of refuse moscows demand to bar ukraine from the military alliance. The kremlin says that response is unacceptable, though its possible to continue with talks. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Foreign minister has reaffirmed kids commitment to diplomacy and de escalation. Thats despite the kremlin nothing more troops on their shared border. Ukrainian, absolutely committed to this to can, to preventing the conflict. We are not planning any offensive actions. We are committed to diplomatic trek, and we are ready to engage with russia at Different Levels in order to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict. However, if russia decides to