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news, tiger woods‘s injury woes continue. he has dropped out of the second tournament since his return with back spasms. a very good afternoon to you. theresa may is attending a european union summit in malta, where she ll brief leaders on her recent meeting with president trump. downing street says she wants relations with the eu to be more constructive and positive. ahead of the talks, the german chancellor, angela merkel, said the leaders needed to focus discussions on europe, rather than dealing with other parts of the world. our europe correspondent damian grammaticas is in malta. yes, you join us in on ancient fortress perched on the edge of malta. the island sits in the mediterranean on the edge of the eu, and this feels a very apt place for leaders to be meeting today to discuss the many challenges they see facing them. multi s ancient canons. europe feels threatens again. so this volley was an appropriate welcome to a summit that feels besieged, challenges on ....
and world business report. weighing the arguments a federal appeals court hears the case for and against president trump s controversial travel ban we talk you through what s at stake. and share markets in india soar on the hopes its central bank will cut interest rates to revive the economy but will it deliver. we ll be live in mumbai for the latest. welcome to world business report. i m sally bundock. also in the programme. growing a new crop? the farmers who put solar panels in their fields. all will be explained. but first: we start with president trump s travel ban which has faced its toughest test yet. a panel of appeals courtjudges hammered away at the government s arguments that the ban was motivated by terrorism fears. but they also asked pointed questions over claims it targeted muslims. the hearing was conducted by phone an unusual step and while no verdict was announced a spokesman for the court said it s likely to come later this week. whatever th ....
welcome to bbc news. a british father of two was among the victims of friday s terror attack in the swedish capital stockholm. chris bevington, who was 41, was among four people killed when a hijacked lorry crashed into a department store. today, as thousands attended a vigil for those who died, more details have been emerging of the man behind the attack. our correspondent dan johnson reports from stockholm. talented compassionate and caring, chris bevington in the words of his father. he chose to marry and call sweden home. he had young children here and worked for the music company spotify. he was here in stockholm s crowded shopping streets on friday afternoon when a hijacked truck was turned into a weapon. a belgian and two swedish citizens were also killed in the attack. today, investigators revealed more about the man they think was at the wheel. we know the suspect showed sympathies for extremist organisations, said the policeman. among them islamic state. he s ....
week s airstrike on syria. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. a british father of two was among the victims of friday s terror attack in the swedish capital stockholm. chris bevington, who was 41, was among four people killed when a hijacked lorry crashed into a department store. today, as thousands attended a vigil for those who died, more details have been emerging of the man suspected of being responsible. our correspondent, dan johnson, reports from stockholm. a square in stockholm close to friday s attack. time to stop, time to think. a chance to reflect on jumbled emotions, and on uncomfortable feelings, and to consider lives lost in a few terrible moments. chris bevington was one of those killed. a dad to two young boys who moved to sweden to build a life, a family, and a career working for music company, spotify. his father said this. he was here in the crowded shopping street when a delivery truck was hijacked and used as a weapon. a belgian and two swedish ....
. raul castro, the president of cuba will also give a news conference in his country that will happen at noon eastern time. of course cnn will continue to follow this breaking news throughout the day. thank you for joining me today, i m carol kos toll low. @this hour with berman and michaela starts now. hello, everyone. i m john berman. and. and i m michaela pereira. history is being made at this hour after more than a half century of tension and diplomat diplomatic silence between the u.s. it s releasing alan gross from prison after five years. a series of genuinely breathtaking developments. cuba is also releasing a u.s. intelligence asset, a spy, who s been locked up in cuba for more than 20 years. in return washington is freeing three cuban spies convicted in 2001 of espionage. that is big in and of itself. it all seems part now of something much, much bigger. president obama will announce major changes in u.s. policy toward cuba. officials calling them the most sw ....