shoulder to shoulder with america and the uk. but in the wake of brexit and the election of donald trump, might that be about to change? the country s chancellor, angela merkel, has warned that europe can no longer completely depend on its old allies and that europeans had to take their destiny in their own hands. it follows a g7 summit that chancellor merkel called very difficult and unsatisfactory. caroline davies reports. a loud reception and a giant pretzel, angela merkel received a large warm welcome campaigning in munich, but the german leader had less warm words for america and britain german and europe can no longer rely on you. translation: we europeans must really take our fate into our own hands. of course, in friendship with the united states of america, in friendship with great britain, and as good neighbours wherever that is possible, also with other countries, even with russia, but we have to know that we must fight for our own future on our own, for our dest
ba said the global disruption was caused by a major it failure, due to a power supply problem. next we have the philippine star reporting on how government troops are battling to retake the southern city of marawi from rebels linked to the so called islamic state group. while many residents have fled the city, 2,000 civilians are believed to be trapped. at least 19 civilians have been killed. the ft has a picture of german chancellor angela merkel enjoying a beer on its front page. mrs merkel has warned that europe can no longer completely depend on the united states and britain, following the election of president trump and brexit. the japan times reflects on last week s g7 summit and us president donald trump s failure to endorse the paris climate change agreement. president trump, who previously said he wants to pull the us out of the agreement, says he will make a final decision on it this week. the telegraph s business section says stronger us wage growth and a healthyjo
president trump has announced that america is to withdraw from the paris climate agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. the treaty was signed by 200 countries just two years ago. president trump said he d taken the decision because of the the economic burdens imposed by the treaty. our correspondent nick bryant reports from the white house. the white house rose garden, the most fragrant of settings for what environmentalists will see as toxic presidential decision. one that affects ecosystems all over the planet from donald trump s back lawn to the mightiest of oceans and ice sheets. in order to fulfil in order to fulfil my duty to protect america and its citizens, the united states will withdraw. from the paris climate accord. he slammed this global agreement, a legacy of barack obama, claiming it gave china and other countries an unfair competitive advantage and penalised american workers. from the first word to its last, this was an america first address.
treated many of the young victims. what we saw was essentially war wounds. war wounds? yes, so the kind of wounds you would see on a battlefield. and we look at the politics of zero hours contracts and the debate over workers‘ rights. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news, england s champions trophy ambitions take root, as they win their opening match against bangladesh by eight wickets with joe root scoring an unbeaten century. good evening. president trump has announced that america is to withdraw from the paris climate agreement, the treaty signed by 200 countries just two years ago to reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. he said he d taken the decision because of the the economic burdens imposed by the treaty. his predecessor, barack obama, whose administration signed the accord, said it was a decision to reject the future. mr trump made the announcement despite several appeals from the united nations to respect the future of the planet. our correspondent nick br
it was signed by 195 nations. the us is the world s biggest polluter per head of population. until now, it s also been the largest donor and supporter of other countries struggling with the impact of a rapidly warming planet. mr trump said the treaty imposed unfair economic burdens on the us. nick bryant reports. the white house rose garden the most fragrant of settings what environmentalists will see as a toxic decision. in order to fulfil my solemn duty to protect america and its citizens, the united states will withdraw from the paris climate accord. applause. he slammed this global agreement, a legacy of his predecessor, barack obama, claiming it gave china and other countries and unfair competitive advantage and penalised american workers. thank you. thank you. from its first word to its last, this was an america first address. this agreement is less about the climate and more about other countries gaining a financial advantage over the united states. the rest of the w