now it is time for our newspaper review. what's making headlines around the world 7 the washington post online reports president trump's advisor and son—in—law jared kushner will testify before the senate intelligence committee on monday as part of the probe into alleged russian meddling in 2016 election campaign. dominating a number of papers across the world today, including the daily telegraph, is the backlash against the bbc after the publication of the salaries of its top—earning stars revealed a gender pay gap. just a third of the corporation's 96 highest paid earners are women, and there is considerable discrepancy between the top earning women and the highest paid men. the japan times covers south korean president moonjae—in‘s plan to seek a deal with north korea that would see the complete denuclearisation of the isolated nation, in return for the guarantee of the survival of kim jong un‘s regime. france's le figaro covers the first real test to the presidency of emmanuel macron after the resignation of the head of the country's armed forces in protest at cuts

mosul. the army has been trying to retake the city for nine months. in washington, president trump's son has said that he set a russian lawyer who promised to reveal damaging material about hillary clinton. that is a continued search into alleged russian meddling in the us election. thejudge into alleged russian meddling in the us election. the judge overseeing a case of a male baby says he will need very good evidence to change his mind and in sport though it has been a big upset. rafael nadal is out. welcome back to an outside source. a number of stories to bring you from washington related to donald trump. donald trump junior, his washington related to donald trump. donald trumpjunior, his son, has admitted to meeting a russian lawyer after she promised him damaging material about hillary clinton. it happened during the 2016 election campaign. this is the original story in the new york times. at the time, donald trump junior confirmed he in the new york times. at the time, donald trumpjunior confirmed he had met with this woman but claimed the campaign was not discussed. a day lat

washington, that patience has run out and military action is obviously on the table, but we don't know what that will be or what it would involve but if there was a military strike the implications forjapan would be severe. the prime minister and other high—ranking officials have expressed again and again thatjapan supports the trump administration position that all options are on the table. you do not rule out a military strike? guild ourfirst table. you do not rule out a military strike? guild our first and foremost priority is to resolve this north korea nuclear and missile issue through diplomatic efforts. the un security council has passed a very strong resolution last month and the us have announced a new additional economic sanctions against north korea. i think it is quite important to rigorously and fairly implement the economic sanction fairly implement the economic sanction measures fairly implement the economic sanction measures that have been agreed upon by various countries concerned so that we can get under the international coordinated effo rts the international coord

, lipstick under my burkha. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and eight in the evening in washington, where senior russian and american officials have been holding talks which are seen as a test of president trump's election promise to improve relations with moscow. russia is demanding that the us unconditionally hand back two diplomatic compounds seized by the obama administration last year. 35 russian diplomats were also expelled over suspicions of meddling in the us election. at the time, moscow declined to retaliate. russia's foreign minister, sergei lavrov, says washington's behaviour is unacceptable. translation: it is daylight robbery. they're acting like bandits on the road, taking away property which belongs to us according to a bilateral, intergovernmental, ratified document. and, in order to get it back, they act according a principle — what's mine is mine, what's yours, we will share. decent people do not behave this way. the bbc‘s suzanne kianpour has been following the story in washington. this is significant because one of president trump's campaign promises last y

, midnight in london and seven in the evening in washington, dc. there have been talks which have been seen as a test of donald trump's ability to improve relations with moscow. russia is demanding that the us unconditionally hand back two diplomatic compounds seized by the obama administration last year. 35 russian diplomats were also expelled over suspicions of meddling in the us election. at the time moscow declined to retaliate. russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov says washington's behaviour is unacceptable: translation: pav it is daylight robbery. they are acting like bandits on the road, taking away a pity that belongs to us. —— it is daylight robbery. in order to get it back, they act according principle, what is mine is mine, what is yours, we will share. decent people do not behave this way. well we can go now to washington to speak with suzanne kianpour who is following the story how significant are these demands from the russians? well, this is significant because one of president trump's campaign promises last year was indeed better relations with russia and no

international trade secretary, liam fox is in washington, laying the ground work for a possible post—brexit trade deal with the us. and on newsnight, a rare public appearance from a man whose name dominates washington bar to space we rarely see. jarrod kushner appeared before a panel today to say he had done nothing wrong. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the parents of the terminally ill baby charlie gard have ended their legal battle to take him to the us for experimental treatment. charlie's father, chris gard, gave an emotional statement outside the high court, saying they were going to spend their last precious moments with their son, who would not now make his first birthday in just under two weeks‘ time. earlier, their lawyer told the court that time had run out for the baby, as an american doctor who examined charlie had said he could no longer offer the therapy after seeing the results of a new mri scan last week. doctors at great ormond street hospital say the treatment could never have worked. here‘s our medical correspondent fergus walsh. raw emotion outside th

from washington, we talk to liam fox about trump, trade, and chicken. we will have the latest on the president's latest attempts to undermine his own attorney general. a very good evening to you and welcome to bbc news. the government has hailed bmw's decision to build a fully electric version of the mini in the uk as "a vote of confidence in britain." bmw has confirmed the model will go into production in 2019, with the parts manufactured abroad, before the car is assembled at its cowley plant, near oxford. bmw had previously expressed fears about the uncertainty surrounding brexit. today it said it had "neither sought nor received" any reassurances from the government on arrangements after britain leaves the eu. here's our transport correspondent richard westcott. they make two thirds of the world's minis here. to the relief of workers, we now know that the new electric mini will be made here too. it's great for the business, and we're very thrilled that we will be part of this huge success, hopefully. it means there is no problem with the thoughts of them closing it down because o

washington, christian fraser is in london. there is a monument in krazinksi square in warsaw that commemorates the polish uprising of 19114, which liberated the city from nazi occupation. a classic triumph of good over evil. today donald trump stood in front of that monument to evoke a new struggle — the battle for western civilisation. and it that moment the american president committed himself to standing with europe. the fundamental question of our time is whether the west has the will to survive, do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost? do we have enough respect for oui’ cost? do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders? mr trump also clearly called on russia to stop its "destabilizing activities" including its support for "hostile regimes" like iran and syria. he confirmed that poland, russia's neighbour, will be supplied with the patriot missile defense system and standing on european soil, he committed the united states to nato's article 5, the principle of mutual defence. the united states has demonstrated not merely wit

washington, laura bicker reports. donald trump is gearing up for what could be one of his biggest battles. he's clearing the decks to try to fight off claims the kremlin helped him win the white house. his core message has become engulfed by the many investigations — as he launched a new aircraft carrier in virginia, he gave the kind of sales pitch he'd prefer americans to hear. american steel and american hands have constructed a 100,000 tonne message to the world. american might is second to none. donald trump is reshaping and upgrading his team just as the scope of the investigation into russian meddling in the us election widens to include his finances. and that has infuriated the president. the focus of the enquiry is also no longer outside the white house gates, it's focusing on his inner circle, his own family, who will give evidence to congress later this week. mr trump's son—in—law, jared kushner, is one of his closest advisers. seen so often at his side, but rarely heard. he has done some talking, though, to russians during the campaign. he'll be asked about that in congre

the country are not functioning. congress in washington votes overwhelmingly to impose new sanctions on russia, iran and north korea, despite president trump's objections. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme, as the us bans its citizens from visiting north korea, the communist state says it "doesn't care a bit." and the woman at the centre of a political storm in japan and the woman at the centre of a political storm injapan — is the country's defence minister about to resign? good morning. it's 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 3:00am in yemen, where — according to the united nations — a catastrophe is unfolding. the country is struggling with the world's worst cholera epidemic, and the looming threat of famine. un officials say yemen has been brought to its knees by more than two years of war between houthi rebels and a saudi—led coalition. our correspondent orla guerin has gained rare access to the southern port city of aden and sent this report. we cross the red sea to reach yemen, past the sunken wreckage of a hidden war. this was the only way to th

now up—to—date with the top stories. now, newsnight. good evening and welcome to washington, where tonight the raging storm is a political one. this capital city is buzzing tonight with vicious intrigue and raw politics. the president is at daggers drawn with the man he appointed attorney general, jeff sessions. the issue, of course, is russia. donald trump cannot forgive mr sessions for recusing himself from an fbi inquiry into any russian meddling in last year's election — an inquiry which, if you're looking from the white house, is ever expanding. cue a volley of angry tweets from the president against a member of his own cabinet this week, calling the attorney general "wea k" and "beleaguered". all this on the very day he struggled to get a major piece of legislation on reforming health care through congress. and into this maelstrom walks the british international trade secretary, liam fox. he wants a big international trade agreement with the united states. he needs it desperately if brexit is to be a success. president trump rolled out senior republicans to meet dr fox, inc

and through our washington embassy we refuted them. this is a crisis. every day there is a new allegation. russia is demanding that two of its diplomatic compounds in the us are handed back. we will talk about that. and if you want to get in touch on any of the stories we're covering — #bbcos is where to go round two of the brexit talks. the chief negotiators were both there. michel barnierfor the eu and david davis for the uk. at the end of the first day of talks, they gave a press c0 nfe re nce . first day of talks, they gave a press conference. let's begin with the eu's side. we need to examine and compare our respective positions in order to make good progress. as you know, our negotiating groups will work on citizens‘ rights and the financial settlement and other separation issues. our coordinators will engage in apolitical dialogue on ireland. and they will work on enforcement of the article 50 agreement. next, david davis. we are i'iow agreement. next, david davis. we are now getting into the substance of the matter. as you have heard, there are four categories. the

come and gone, and officials from both countries are about to meet in washington to assess what has actually been achieved. mr trump hopes the talks will tackle what he says is an unfair deal. it all boils down to this — the us buys more from china than it sells. last year the deficit, or imbalance in goods, was $347 billion, and it seems to be rising. at their first meeting, in april, presidents trump and xi set up trade talks, which have already produced some results. both have agreed to expand trade, with china saying it would accept us beef imports, and will increase access for financial services, while in return the us will allow imports of cooked chicken. but many issues are still unresolved. china's factories churned out 73 million tons of steel last month, a record high. us producers have accused china of flooding the market, undercutting american firms. and it has prompted trump to consider slapping tariffs on steel imports, part of the administration's emphasis to increase products made in the usa. samira hussain reports. it is made in america week in the us, and preside

so preoccupying his administration. gavin hewitt, bbc news, washington. so what do the president's supporters make of the latest revelations about his campaign team and the mounting questions about their links with russia? our north america correspondent, nick bryant, has been to nebraska, a state that voted for mr trump in last year's election. in the rollicking ride of the troubled presidency, you often wonder how long he will stay on the horse. every day seems to bring a new wrestle in the mud — with the media, congress, international leaders — but here in nebraska, a trump state in the election, there is still strong support for his presidency, despite the attempts of opponents to ensnare him. did you vote for him? yes, i did. are you happy with the job he is doing? you bet. he's a good businessman and that's what the country needs. get a lot of people back working, and that's what he's doing. on the night of the bombshell of the trump e—mails were released, no one at the cou nty e—mails were released, no one at the county fair was in the least bit concerned that team t

america editorjon sopel reports from washington. jared kushner, the husband of ivanka, the son—in—law of the president, and the closest confidante of donald trump to find himself in the crosshairs of the sprawling russia investigation. mr kushner! a man who is normally found studiously avoiding the limelight today found himself uncomfortably the centre of attention. after giving evidence to the senate intelligence committee behind closed doors, he returned to the white house to insist he had done nothing wrong. i did not collude with russia, nor do i know of anyone else in the campaign who did so. i had no improper contacts. i have not relied on russian funds for my businesses. and i have been fully transparent in providing all requested information. so what were the contacts? in april 2016, kushner meets the russian ambassador, sergey kislyak. apparently no more than a handshake and passing small talk. kushner denies two further phone calls took place after this. on 9june 2016, kushner joins donald trump jr and the campaign manager to hear from a russian attorney who has alleged link

, condemnation followed from washington, with criticism from china. also on tonight's programme: another departure from the trump administration — the president's chief of staff quits after days of public infighting at the white house. the main pension scheme for british universities has a £17 billion deficit — could it lead to higher tuition fees for students? rain affects play at the cricket but not before toby roland—jones claims his fifth wicket on his england debut. good evening. north korea says its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test brings all parts of the united states within its range. the regime says the missile reached a height of 2,300 miles, before landing 47 minutes later more than 600 miles away in the sea offjapan. that was farther and higher than its previous test earlier this month. experts have said that the missile may have a range of over 6,000 miles, which is far enough to target some cities on the us mainland. from seoul in south korea, here's our correspondent karen allen. cloa ked in darkness, state—run tv captured the final moments before th

suzanne kianpour in washington. what are you hearing? how far is this likely to go? their's been a lot of unrest and violence in venezuela as of late. this is effectively mr trump's shot across the bow at nicolas maduro. he is playing the business card, which he knows well. it is sort of a classic donald trump statement, calling him a bad leader, saying that he dreams of becoming a dictator. in whale, the state department response has been that this was a statement by the venezuelan people as support of free and fair elections. we don't exactly know what it means yet, but the venezuelan economy is crumbling. timidly, this threat will not fall on deaf ears. we should also bring people up to date on this, senior russian officials suggesting the talks in washington are close to resolving the issue of russian diplomats having been accused of interfering in the election. they have accused the americans of stealing their property. senior russian officials are suggesting talks in washington are close to resolving the row over two diplomatic compounds — seized and shut by the us last dec

censorship in china. we will explain that as well. things are moving at speed in washington, dc. in the past hour the white house confirmed anthony scaramucci will leave role as white house communications director to give chief of staff john kelly a "clean slate". bearin bear in mind he hasn't officially started the job. that was slated to happen in august. this was the first we've heard of this story in the new york times. all this means we are paying very close attention to this feed coming in from washington, and this is where sarah huckerby sanders, the white house spokesperson will be. here she is. let's listen to what she has to say. good afternoon, everyone. i would like to bring out a national security adviser and treasury secretary to discuss their response to nicolas maduro‘s regimes actions in venezuela. as always, your favourite time of day, i will come back and take your questions.” thought it might be best to read the president's statement. the trump administration has called on venezuela to respect... we will keep an eye on that but the person we really wa nt an eye o

north korean leader. in washington, president trump described the test as "reckless and dangerous". the reaction from north korea's neighbour in the south was equally harsh. translation: south korea strongly condemns this reckless act, dashing the international community's hopes of eased inter—korean military tensions and, in particular, seoul's offer of bilateral military talks. thesejoint us—south korea military drills a response to the launch, designed to send a clear message that seoul and washington stand shoulder to shoulder in the face of an increasingly belligerent north korea. the us already has battleships in the pacific ocean. now it's promised to scale up its strategic assets in response to this latest threat. more aircraft carriers and stealth bombers could soon be on the way. a jubilant kim jong—un wants us recognition as a nuclear power. instead, in the wake of another missile test, he is likely to face stiffer sanctions, with china and russia under pressure not to stand in the way. karen allen, bbc news, seoul. terence roehrig is the director of the asia—pa

whole of the us is now within reach. pictures show a triumphant north korean leader. in washington, president trump described the tests as reckless and dangerous. the reaction from north korea's neighbour in the south was equally harsh. translation: dashing the international community's hopes have eased inter—korean military tensions and in particular, seoul's offer of bilateral military talks. these joint us south korea military drills a response to the launch, designed to send a clear message that seoul and washington stand belligerent north korea. the us already has battleships in the pacific ocean. now, it has promised to scale up its strategic assets in response to this latest threat. more aircraft carriers and stealth bombers could soon be on the way. a jubilant kim jong—un wants us recognition as a nuclear power. instead, in the wake of another missile test, he's likely to face stiffer sanctions with china and russia under pressure not to stand in the way. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm

trade links with china. washington wants to reduce its massive trade deficit in goods from beijing. that deficit reached nearly $350 billion last year. the us also wants a better access to china's growing consumer markets. but the trump administration could introduce ta riffs administration could introduce tariffs or quotas on chinese steel and aluminium products. washington has frequently accused beijing of flooding the market and driving prices down. earlier i asked our business correspondent is this tough talk is a good strategy. donald trump campaigned on this promise to shrink america's trade deficit which he says are helped diminish american manufacturing. if you look at the trade gap in america, the widest gap it has with any country is china so unsurprisingly it has been a focus of tough talk. the president chose a billionaire investor to steer this meeting, and his language echoed that of his boss. china now accounts for nearly 50% of the us goods trade deficit. if this were just the natural product of free—market forces, we could understand it. but it is not. and so it

washington... the uk's international trade secretary meets his us counterpart to talk trade. but he's not allowed to strike a deal, before brexit. the international monetary fund keeps its forecast for world economic growth. but it cuts prospects for the uk and the us, while china, japan and the eurozone gets a boost. welcome to world business report. i'm ben bland. also in the programme, we'll learn the success secrets of another ceo. but first, later on monday the uk's trade secretary liam fox will be in washington to discuss a preliminary trade deal ahead of britain's departure from the european union. a final trade agreement cannot be signed until the uk formally leaves the eu, but the two nations are keen to lay the foundations for what the us president expects to be "a very, very big deal". in an interview with the bbc, mr fox said that uk—us trade is currently worth nearly 220 billion dollars. but this could increase by as much as 52 billion dollars if trade barriers between the countries are removed. for now though, that process can't really begin because the uk is not allow

washington saying about how long he could last in the job? jeff sessions has a lot of allies in this town. he has a lot of allies in this town. he has friends in the senate were sticking by him. he has allies in the conservative media. and is popular amongst the anti—administration right before donald trump came on the scene. donald trump came on the scene. donald trump came on the scene. donald trump incorporated in his campaign. he will not be an easy person to force out of his position. donald trump has the ability to fire jeff sessions. that will anger a lot of people in washington. that would bea of people in washington. that would be a difficult situation ifjeff sessions did not go quietly into the night. health care is also an president trump's twitter feed. let's bring you news update. it isa it is a pretty significant hurdle. it is a pretty significant hurdle. it had lost their vote, would've been it for now. if they can't get toa been it for now. if they can't get to a debate, there is no way they can get torvill. this was the very first step to getting something passed. it wa

with russia are raising yet more concerns in washington. the white house has confirmed that the president had a second, largely unmentioned meeting with president putin during the 620 summit earlier this month. it happened a few hours after their formal talks. and donald trump's eldest son is going to have to do some more explaining about his own meeting with a russian lawyer. suzanne kianpour has more. the white house can't seem to catch a break when it comes to russia. donald trump junior is a break when it comes to russia. donald trumpjunior is likely to testify in front of the judiciary committee. they have been given the green light to question him and paul manafort, the campaign manager. we don't know if they will happen in public. we also don't know if donald trump jr will decide to invoke the fifth amendment, which allows him not to answer questions. however, what we do know is that this would be significant, because donald trumer is the highest member of president trump's inner circle to be questioned in these congressional investigations. the top democrat at the intell

of a 72—nation coalition are meeting in washington later to work out how a stable future can be secured. caroline davies reports. so—called islamic state appears to be on the back foot. in iraq, they've lost mosul. translation: our victory today is a victory against darkness, against brutality and against terrorism. in syria, us—backed forces are closing in on raqqa, but this is not the end of the battle. there are a number of isis fighters still left in iraq that'll have to be defeated before we've won the war. meetings are planned in washington this week to stop victories turning to defeat and chaos. so what happens next? even if is do lose the cities, it doesn't mean they're defeated. the group could go underground, which could create a new set of problems. one of the first questions diplomats will want to know is, what will be done to rebuild after is? there's worry that if power—sharing is handled badly, more people might become is converts. there's also concern that as is pull out, iran will be able to increase its influence. much of mosul is in ruins with no water o

this historic meeting between the us and russian presidents? we will be live in washington but first tara raynsford is in moscow. both commenting on those talks, russia and the secretary of state. they were both talking about constructive conversations, sergei lavrov saying it was a constructive atmosphere, they talked about many things. they talked about syria, the ukraine, about cyber security. this is where it got interesting. sergei lavrov went on to say that donald trump raised the issue of allegations of russian meddling in the us elections. he went on to say, according to the russian side, he had multiple times from president putin that the allegations were untrue and there was no proof of that, and donald trump apparently accepted these statements. we then heard from rex tillerson, the us secretary of state, he gave a rather different picture, talking of robust talks, he said donald trump raised theissue talks, he said donald trump raised the issue of russian meddling, he pressed vladimir putin on it and vladimir putin denied it. slightly different from the two sides, r

missile test is a stern warning for washington. north korea says its latest missile test proves the whole of the us mainland is within range of its weapons. also in the next hour — putting lives at risk — one in four shops are caught selling knives to children. the local government association to hear trading officers carried out the test purchases as they find are alarming. and in half an hour, day line has an eyewitness account of europe's containing migrant crisis and the trump administration. good morning and welcome to bbc news. president trump has described his new chief of staff, john kelly, as a true star of his administration after reince priebus stood down from his post. mr trump said mr kelly, a retired military general, had done a spectacularjob as the head of homeland security, where he injured asa homeland security, where he injured as a tougher immigration policy. the resignation of mr probus came after he was criticised by the present‘s new communications director who accused him of leading to the press. another treat, and other day, . another treat, and other

the days numbered for the president's top law officer? the bbc‘s emily maitlis is in washington, and asked the new head of white house communications anthony scaramucci. i think this will resolve itself over the next week or so, certainly i think what i would say to colleagues and cabinet members is you must understand the personality of the president. he's a straight—shooter, he likes to express himself, and let people know how he feels. sometimes those are tough conversations. why isn't he having that conversation, though, with jeff sessions? why is he tweeting, letting rumours take over? he is a very tough person, and i mean that in a good way. he's trying to use the bully pulpit in the oval office, and his presidency, to execute an agenda on behalf of the people, and this is a very tough town. do i think he will stay? it will be up to the president. would like to see sessions staying? i do not want to interrupt the outcome between the attorney general and the president. i like both people a great deal. i worked with attorney general jeff sessions over the campaign. obvious

see how anthony zurcher describes it. he is live from washington, dc. sad as one word, bad might be another? absolutely. donald trump, vice president mike pence, everybody in the administration spent months saying there was no corroboration or contact between russian officials and members of the trump campaign, now we have actual e—mail correspondence that has donald trump jr not e—mail correspondence that has donald trumer not only meeting with someone that he thought was a representative of the russian government but welcoming and celebrating that fact, hoping he would be provided information that was incriminating to hillary clinton. he says nothing came of that meeting but the simple fact that meeting but the simple fact that there was an openness to such a meeting, that donald trump that there was an openness to such a meeting, that donald trumer was able to get the chair of the campaign, paul manafort, to sit on the meeting, as well as his brother—in—law jared the meeting, as well as his brother—in—lanared kushner, the meeting, as well as his brother—in—law jar

through from washington, dc in the last few moments. we are hearing from reuters and others that sean spicer has resigned. that has just come through noa resigned. that has just come through no a few moments —— in the last few moments. the white house books and sean spicer has resigned. these are the pictures that you would be familiar with. the man who frequently gives the white house daily briefing and talks tojohn lusts. had a very controversial relationship and has some controversial comments since the trump administration came into power. we're hearing that he has resigned. let's get the very latest from our correspondent. what more can you tell us? the new york times is reporting, as you said, that sean spicer has resigned his position as white house press secretary, and according to the times the reason that he did this is because a supporter of donald trump had been appointed to head the white house can occasion is office, overseeing all the press operation, including sean spicer‘s position as press secretary. and sean spicer raheem only objected to this. he felt he was

of the administration and the american people, washington continued success as he moves on to new opportunities. just look at his great television ratings. for better 01’ great television ratings. for better or worse, he also said he hopes to go on and make a lot of money. a lot of questions there. how are they going to get the white house back on track, what is the conflict of interest having come from wall street? let's talk to daniel lippman a reporter for politico in washington. he loves a lot of people, scaramucci. he is a hedge fund manager. very successful on wall street. in the leave and extreme showboat. he has ingratiated himself among republican candidates. he worked on the romney campaign as a volunteer. he has donated a lot of money and attached himself to donald trumpa yearortwo money and attached himself to donald trump a year or two ago after previously criticising him. but trump likes that he defends himself, that he defends trump on television and he is good at it. he is very smooth. he is, he is a very different kettle of fish from sean spicer, very measured.

media, fake news. you know, i go to washington and i see all these politicians and i see the swamp and it is not a good place. in fact, today, i said, it is not a good place. in fact, today, isaid, we it is not a good place. in fact, today, i said, we ought to change it from the word swamp to the word cesspool or perhaps to the word sewer, but it is not good! not good. by sewer, but it is not good! not good. by the way, just a question. did president obama ever come to a jamboree? barack obama did address a jamboree via video link seven years ago and he isa via video link seven years ago and he is a former boy scout, unlike trump. a lot of parents were fuming because the scouts pride themselves on being nonpartisan and they took to social media. this is one, but there were also plenty of supporters. in response, the boy scouts of america association issued a statement saying the... that was last night. that was in virginia. tonight, president trump is in, can we show you? or higher. that is for a rally, in a state he has a lot of support. winning it in the election, although his approv

reports from washington. a day of dramatic changes at the white house. sean spicer, the white house press secretary, and one of the most recognisable faces of the trump administration, abruptly resigned. spicer was a controversial figure. early on, he was forced to defend the crowd size at donald trump's inauguration, denying that more people turned out for barack obama. this was the largest audience to a witness an inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe. but pictures suggested otherwise. and then there were his remarks about chemical weapons. his references to hitler caused outrage. we didn't use chemical weapons in world war ii. you know, you had someone as despicable as hitler who didn't even sink to using chemical weapons. his performances were mocked on late—night comedy shows. i said that wrong when i said it and then you wrote it, which makes you wrong! when i say rocky start, i mean it in the sense of rocky the movie, because i came out here to punch you! in the face. also, i don't talk so good. sean spicer found himself under close scrutiny from donald

ambassador to venezuela. he's in washington. president maduro says he needs this because it is the only way to restore order. the opposition says it isa restore order. the opposition says it is a power grab. it is a power grab. it is an attempt to completely ta ke grab. it is an attempt to completely take over the rest of the national power that is not already in the hands of the central government. the only reason he is doing this is because they lost the election two yea rs because they lost the election two years ago for the assembly and the opposition gained control of the assembly for the first time in many yea rs. assembly for the first time in many years. the government has control the judiciary, years. the government has control thejudiciary, the years. the government has control the judiciary, the legislative branch at they lost it and so president maduro is trying to take over the entire government had control it with absolutely... giving them no freedom. what should the us and other major powers be doing to put pressure on the president?” hope more than a little bit of pres

unswerving loyalty ever since. it is not being reciprocated. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. the us house of representatives have voted overwhelmingly for sanctions against north korea and russia. iran was also targeted. the bill must pass the senate before it can be passed. and president trump is about to speak at a rally in youngstown, ohio. that's a state where he has a lot of support. we'll be back to hear what he says later in the programme. also this hour: the two main rival leaders in libya have reached a joint agreement to try to bring stability to their country. the head of the un—backed government and the leader of the so—called libyan national army in eastern libya agreed to a conditional ceasefire after talks brokered by the french president emmanuel macron. australia's best—selling indigenous musician, doctor g yunupingu, has died at the age of forty—six. the family has requested that his image is not be broadcast. the singer, who performed around the world and sold hundreds of thousands of albums, had been in poor health for some time. new research reveals that in le

from the us military, causes anger and confusion on both sides of washington's political divide. thousands of people in south—eastern france are evacuated to save them from wildfires. at least 6,000 firefighters are battling the flames. poland's government faces legal action from the european commission over plans that would let politicians sack judges. warsaw complains of blackmail. i'm ben bland. 2 billion friends, soaring profits, and a big thumbs up from wall street. but how much bigger can facebook grow? plus, made in america. president trump hails a $10 billion taiwanese investment as proof he's making a difference. but one critic calls the deal a "corporate welfare package". hello and welcome to bbc news. nobody saw it coming and president trump's decision to ban transgender people from serving in the us military has elicited an immediate reaction, much of it one of anger and confusion across the political divide. the republican chair of the senate armed services committee, john mccain, said any american who met the required standards should be allowed to serve. there a

he did it for financial reasons but according to the washington post, the coast for transgender medical procedures in the military is very low. they spend more on viagra. it is a total fantasy that he is doing this for financial reasons. it is not true. at least five more times than the military spends on trans people. you are not in the military but you are aware of the issues. we have seen different figures for how many transgender americans there are in the us military, anything from two and a half thousand to 15,000. do you know the realfigure? is around 15,000, including reserve and coastguard and just old military in general. i have many, many friends who have been in the military or are still in the military or are still in the military and they want to serve and protect. 0ne military and they want to serve and protect. one said, ifought foryour right to hate me and that is exactly what they are doing. they will do what they are doing. they will do what it takes to protect their country and are now they've betrayed them. what about all the trans people on active service.

way. gavin hewitt, bbc news, washington. our correspondent, david willis, gave me the latest updates in washington, on reports of how trumpjunior‘s links and meetings with the russian lawyer were formed. this story is moving, another development. the new york times, which broke the story of this meeting on sunday, is now reporting that donald trump junior was informed by e—mail that the compromising information he was to receive about hillary clinton from this russian lawyer was all part of a russian government attempt to basically assist the donald trump candidacy. it has been seen by three people and information was passed on to the new york times. that report is unconfirmed at this time. the e—mail is said to have come from a man called rob goldsten. it was he who brokered the meeting between donald trump junior and the russian lawyer, according to the new york times, a former publicist and tabloid journalist. it is clear this e—mail would be of interest to congressional investigators. today, both democrat and republican senators called for donald trumpjunior to testify be

social media. after he tweeted the news the president had this to say upon returning to washington. reince is a good man. john kelly will do a fantasticjob. general kelly has been a star, done an incredible job thus kelly has been a star, done an incrediblejob thus far, kelly has been a star, done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody, a great, great american. reince priebus, a good man. thank you very much. we'll have more from our washington correspondent laura bicker shortly. we're hearing reports of a stand off between police and protestors in dalston in north london. it follows the death of rashan charles who was killed last saturday. unverified footage on social media appeared to show at least one police officer attempting to restrain mr charles on the floor of a shop the metropolitan police have said disturbances have continued with officers deployed on horseback and on riot gear. cash in. —— in. on the line is alex collins, a bbc journalist. things have calmed down from half an hour ago. 50 riot officers are in dalston in front of a series of buses. there a

7am in the evening in washington, where donald trump has suffered a blow over the investigation into links between his presidential campaign and russia. the president has long claimed the probe was a witch hunt. but that's been contradicted by the man he wants to be the next fbi director. christopher wray also told a senate committee that he would pull no punches if confirmed. it came as mr trump insisted that his son, at the centre of controversy after meeting a russian lawyer last year, had been transparent and was innocent. our chief correspondent gavin hewitt reports. hannity: tonight, we have donald trump jr. .. donald trump's son out defending himself after revelations from e—mails that last year he met a russian lawyer who he believed would offer him incriminating information and hillary clinton. in retrospect, i probably would have done things a little differently. again, this is before the russia mania, this is before they were building it up in the press. for me, this was opposition research... in his interview, donald trumer said he hadn't referred the meeting to his fat

president trump. anthony ‘s care is in washington for us, the president putting pressure on the attorney, but he will be fighting back tonight on prime—time television? yes, andi on prime—time television? yes, and i have seen some excerpts from his interview, apparentlyjeff sessions will say that he was hurt by donald trump's criticism, but he goes on to defend donald trump, saying he is a strong president. i thinkjeff sessions walks a fine line, he wants to stay on as attorney general and does not want to resign, he wants to diffuse the situation somewhat. he has support in the senate, there have been people like lindsey graham who had come to his defence. they have been there for 20 years, they know him and trust him. they have support in the conservative media, one big donald trump supporter has taken the side ofjeff sessions in this ongoing feud. you may be picking a fight with his attorney general but it will not be over any time soon. he's not the only one coming in for public criticism. this is a tweet that he sent earlier today against the senator lisa markoski, from alaska.

out of washington, dc. for what it's worth, reince priebus was the last of trump's in a circle that was one of those swamp dwellers. so yesterday could be the start of basically a new administration, it will be interesting to see. anthony scaramucci has also been scathing about steve allen, chief strategist, how do you rate his chances of hanging on? here is the thing with steve bannon. he seems to have a complementary personality to trump, they are both very bombastic. trump tends to like guys' guys. john kelly has done an amazing job so far as secretary of homeland security, he and jeff sessions have done a good job about shoring up the border without having to lay a brick. trump likes these type of guys. i don't predict steve bannon will be going anywhere soon. what is this acrimony in the white house among so many relationship doing to mr trump's popularity with the people who put him in power? you have to remember trump was voted into office because people were fed up with the status quo. what goes along with that is the formalities and this notion around, the professionalism o

everything goes his way. gavin hewitt, bbc news, washington. live now to our correspondent david willis. the story is still moving, bring us up the story is still moving, bring us up to date. there have been reverberations around the day. there have been calls from democratic and republican senators for donald trump junior to testify before the senate intelligence committee, which is looking into alleged trump campaign ties to russia, one of a number of congressional investigations into that subject and of course there's the enquiry being led by the special counsel, the former fbi director robert muller, as well. donald trump jrfor his part has said he robert muller, as well. donald trump jr for his part has said he would robert muller, as well. donald trump jrfor his part has said he would be willing to testify before the senate intelligence committee. he's said the meeting with the russian lawyer, as he put it on twitter today, went nowhere. he also made the point that it was quite normal for people to receive information about an opponent during a political campaign such as this. david, t

place they could play was a three—hole golf course down at the the washington monument. and they were taunted by white teenagers, threw rocks at them. and of course they were called names, and all kinds of things. but they persisted. the battle began here in washington, dc. 80 years ago this was a rubbish dump, full of broken glass, rusty tins and old tyres. the ladies were campaigning for the desegregation of public golf courses, but in 1938, they were given this. they were collecting trash on this course, and even when they built the course, they had to play over glass bottles and cans. it's not so bad to me that it was put on a crash dump, they should have tried to take away the trash. but you see, as far as they were concerned, we were trash, so that's all we deserved. it was a dump, but they embraced that dump, and they were going to make that dump their own. and they came out here with much pride and conviction to make this work for them. after langston, the wake—robin ladies continue to push for the opening of all courses in washington, dc, and in1941, the district confirmed

win support, and he can't find support even in washington. he has said i will be very angry if it doesn't get through, he said a lot of people will be very disappointed, but does he not see it as hisjob will be very disappointed, but does he not see it as his job to work ha rd to he not see it as his job to work hard to get the bill through? is that not what he thinks he should be doing? well, i do believe he thinks he should be working, but the problem is, because he is so toxic, because now these latest revelations on donald trump junior, because now these latest revelations on donald trumpjunior, with potentially allegedly trying to couude potentially allegedly trying to collude with the russians, now i think what you are seeing is a president who is boxed in. he can't find support within the republican—controlled congress, and he can't go out into communities, in two states, and try and muster up support among regular americans. because, overall, the bill only has a 12% approval rating. i mean, that is lower than many lawyers in this country, and if you know anything about t

south china sea and china have objected. it shows that both sides, beijing and washington, wants to keep the good momentum going on. do these two men have a good relationship? momentum going on. do these two men have a good relationship7m momentum going on. do these two men have a good relationship? it seems so have a good relationship? it seems so but i think the diplomatic honeymoon period between president trump and president xi is approaching an end. we are seeing a more normal relationship between the us and china, meaning there is a bit of competition and a bit of collaboration. they compete on issues like trade deficit but they collaborate on issues such as, you know, investments into the united states. the situation in the south china sea is delicate, as we know. as the arrival of donald trump in the white house changed the dynamic? still too early to say but what has been changed since trump came to power is that, you know, you have a more friendly president from the philippines to the chinese, he wants a friendlier approach. when trump scrapped the tra nspacific partnershi