this is bbc world news. i'm chris rogers. our top stories: after weeks of escalating tensions, president trump now says he'd be honoured to meet and have talks with north korea's leader, under the right circumstances. anti government protests continue as venezuela's president says he's creating a new citizens national assembly — which could give him much greater power. and — the faces of war. a new exhibition focuses on the americans who fought in iraq and afghanistan. and i'm sally bundock. back in the black — after two years of losses, bp's set to reveal it's making profits again thanks to the rise in the price of oil. and, can the thrill of the auction room he recreated online? we investigate the digital challenges for the likes of christies and sotherbys.

hello and welcome to bbc world news. president trump has now said he would be willing to meet the north korean leader, despite weeks of tough talk against the pyongyang regime. in an interview with bloomberg, mr trump said he would be honoured to meet kim jung—un in the right circumstances. but then speaking to fox news, the president reverted to a stronger line, calling north korea's stance on its missile programme inflammatory and very threatening to the united states. he said he'd take action if he had to. barbara plett usher reports. during the election campaign, donald trump said he might be willing to sit down for a burger with kim jong—un. but he dropped that notion of burger diplomacy after the north korean leader declared he was working on a missile powerful enough to hit the united states. you do you have to do, and you don't talk about it. so when people say —

i was asked a question yesterday, exactly when would you go in? at what time would you go in? i mean, it's ridiculous. i don't want to talk about it. i can say this. he's very threatening, he's a big threat to the world. how safe are troops in the demilitarised zone, and our ally in south korea? how safe are they, with some of the defence systems we have provided, and what is the status of those? well, nobody is safe. the guy has nuclear weapons. i would like to say they are very safe. these are great, brave soldiers. these are great troops. and we know the situation, with 20,000 troops on the line, and they are right there. so nobody is safe. we are probably not safe over here. if he gets the long—range missiles, we're not safe either. so we have to do something about it, and we'll see what happens. now, after weeks of tough talk, and escalating questions, mr trump has again mentioned the possibility of meeting kim jong—un, under the right circumstances. the white house spokesman sean spicer quickly clarified that conditions are not right at the moment.

we have got to see their provocative behaviour ratcheted down immediately. those are the conditions that i think would have to happen, with respect to its behaviour, and to show signs of good faith. clearly the conditions are not there right now. but i think the president's made it clear, as secretary tillerson had the other day, that if the conditions are clear, if the circumstances present themselves, we would be prepared to. but they're clearly not at this time. the secretary of state, rex tillerson, has said north korea must take concrete steps to reduce the threat of illegal weapons programmes before talks can even be considered. in the meantime, he is pressing for an international campaign to tighten sanctions on north korea, while keeping open the threat of military actions. but president trump likes to keep his adversaries off—balance. true to form, in the last few days, he has ranged from predicting a major conflict with north korea to describing mr kim as a pretty smart cookie, for holding on to power by wiping

out his rivals. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the german chancellor angela merkel will travel to the russian black sea resort of sochi to meet russian president vladimir putin at his summer residence later. they're expected to discuss efforts against terrorism, the middle east and the peace process in ukraine. since the conflict in ukraine, ties between russia and germany have worsened. the united states has issued a new travel warning for europe, saying americans should be aware of the continued threat of terror attacks. the state department cites recent incidents in britain, france and russia and warns that the so—called islamic state and al-qaeda have the ability to plan and carry out attacks. officials say they're not responding to a specific threat. 0rganisers of a luxury music festival in the bahamas which was abandoned in chaos on friday are being sued for $100 million.

lawyers have brought a class action suit alleging fraud and breach of contract. concert—goers were promised the "cultural experience of the decade" at the fyre festival. but instead of upmarket accommodation and gourmet cuisine they were greeted by half—built tents and cheese sandwiches. the two rivals in the french presidential race have traded blows to start the final week of campaigning. on sunday, voters will chose between the pro—eu former banker emmanuel macron, and marine lepen, on the far right. in a rally on monday, she characterised him as the establishment candidate. he said he'd fight ‘until the last second' to make sure she didn't reach office. here's our paris correspondent lucy williamson. the second round of french elections has been the graveyard of far—right dreams of power. used to facing a united front of all her rivals, marine le pen is now calling on voters to unite against someone else, her liberal opponent, emmanuel macron. translation: the enemy of the french people is still the world of finance.

but now it has a name, it has a face, it has a party, it wants to be elected, and it's called emmanuel macron. her image in this campaign has become ever softer, a woman of the people, a mother, and a protector of what she calls forgotten france. translation: the french are being fooled less and less. they're fed up of taking orders from people who have always deceived them. that isn't working anymore. the barrier now is against emmanuel macron, and all he represents. that's the future. for decades, the front national has influenced french politics from the margins. now, marine le pen says the party represents the mainstream on issues like immigration and the eu. but many voters still fear that she would unravel france's democratic traditions, and that fear, as one paper put it, is her political glass ceiling. by the river seine,

emmanuel macron honoured a moroccan man killed by far—right supporters two decades ago, a reminder of the controversial history that dogs the front national. but support for the far—right is growing here, and on a visit to france's rural heartland over the weekend, he told us that this election was the last call for france's membership of the eu. you have almost half of this country angry with the european idea, so we have to reform this europe. we need a new european union in situation, to protect our people and to regulate our globalisation. if, the day after, i decide to follow up and pursue the current functioning of the european union, i will betray my people. i don't want to do so, because the day after, we will have a frexit, or we will have the front national again. there were scuffles today on the margins of an anti—fn march, injuring several police.

but the success of france's far—right party isn't the shock that it used to be, and rather than voting for liberal reform to keep the front national from power, some on the left are wondering whether to vote at all. sure we see what sally has for as with the business news was to mark i understand bp have had a big day? yes. they will release their latest results and the tide is turning for companies like bp. the company has been undergoing a period of transformation following large losses in the past two years. they made profits of one and a quarter billion dollars compared to the previous year, using its main measure of the earnings the previous

year reported some heavy losses. this is far better for the likes of bob dudley, the boss of bp. when he has been praised for handling things like the deepwater arrives in disaster and navigating the impact of the massive fall in the price of oil, it is not enough to counter the criticism over his earnings, as salary of $19 million. that was heavily criticised and the agm is coming up quite soon but today's news should be better thanks to the price at the —— news that the price of oil has risen. these days we purchase more and more things online. how about art or really high—quality goods? it turns out paintings are no exception when it comes to purchasing online. the british auctioneer christie ‘s is closing one of its rooms in london

and moving more operations online. to meet increased this to meet demand from asia. coming capture the famous excitement of an auction room ona famous excitement of an auction room on a website and stay ahead of the growing competition online? we will have a special report on that and we will have all the other business stories as well. i will be back in 20 minutes with world business report. the president is of venezuela is to create a new national assembly made up of citizens. but it is seen as a way of getting around parliament. it has been another day of violent clashes. it has become a familiar sight. running battles through the streets, protesters versus police. hand—held catapults versus teargas

canisters. this marked a month of deadly protests in venezuela after the courts tried to strengthen the president's grip on power. 0ver the courts tried to strengthen the president's grip on power. over the last four weeks nearly 30 people have been killed in clashes. addressing the rival pro—government march, president maduro delivered his new idea. translation: today i announce by using my presidential powers i summon the constitutional powers i summon the constitutional power so powers i summon the constitutional power so that the working classes and the people organise a national assembly. his plan would be to create a new body to circumvent the country's opposition controlled national assembly. he says he will defeat what he calls the fascist coup threatening his country. the response from his opponents was swift, calling on venezuelans to

rebel against the proposals. the political crisis is twinned with an economic one. this is one of south america's biggest shanty towns just outside of caracas. the residents face food and water shortages of over two years. the symptom of a long recession for which the government and opposition blame each other. from monday, the president has ordered a 60% increase in the country's minimum wage. 0pponents say the move will fuel the country's soaring inflation rate and will do little to stop those who want the president removed from power. weekend storms in the south and midwest of the united states have killed at least 16 people. deaths are reported in texas, arkansas, misery and mississippi. tornadoes flattened homes, overturned cars and brought down power lines and more dangerous weather is forecast.

tonight, the system that brought deadly tornadoes to texas now that brought deadly tornadoes to texas now targeting tens of millions in the east. just after the tornadoes tore through, tom mitchell discovering this truck overturned in rushing water and a family of four trapped inside. with tornadic storms are still swirling overhead, good samaritans racing against time. mitchell puts down his phone and start giving the infant cpr. tonight, the 0cheltree family is recovering. from emily, a message for the rescuers. thank you so much for everything that you did. for helping somebone you didn't know. just a few miles away, a high school prom taking direct hit. this new well—built venue nearly flattened by the tornado. the 20 people inside cramming into a small closet and bathrooms, buried underneath that rubble. all survived with no injuries. we're not really new to tornadoes

but one of this magnitude with a 50—mile swath is just unbelievable. along with tornadoes — torrential, flooding rain. part of the region getting nearly a foot in the last three days. that report there from the senior meteorologist from the abc. an explosion has rocked downtown toronto, forcing police to shut down several blocks in the financial district during the afternoon rush—hour. police say a fire in an underground transformer caused a thundering boom that exploded intermittently for a few hours. heavy smoke billowed, as you can see, but luckily no—one was hurt. the fire captain put the cause of the blaze down to electrical wires saying they were touching something they were not supposed to. stay with

is here bbc news if you can. still to come, more on a sensational finish to the snooker championships. mark selby successfully defended his title. it was a strong challenge. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government to build better government housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they've taken the capital, which they've been fighting

for for so long. it was 7 o'clock in the morning, the day when power began to pass from the minority to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has said he would be honoured to meet and talk with the north korean leader kim jong—un if the circumstances are right. the venezuelan president has proposed a new body to rewrite the constitution, a move which would sideline parties opposed to his rule. the palestinian militant group hamas has published a new policy document, in which it declares for the first time a willingness to accept a transitional palestinian state, without recognising israel. the group has also dropped its association with the muslim brotherhood, in an apparent bid to improve relations with gulf arab states and egypt. the bbc‘s rasha qandeel explained

how the new document has been viewed among arab states in the region. the wording that came today is actually a little bit of the in between, it is softer wording of what we were expecting. it was not a surprise in the eyes of many, but it had to be more sharp to be something of significance to israel, egypt, the gulf and surrounding countries that are classified as a terrorist organisation. hamas is under pressure from the palestinian leadership, trying to find another way for partnership in trying to impress donald trump, especially as this comms hours before the meeting between their president and

president trump. the other thing is that there is no future for the muslim brotherhood for many in the eyes of the region, and hamas is under pressure from two of its big allies. that is why the noises coming out of qatar to dismiss any possibility of a relationship between the muslim brotherhood and qatar or the muslim brotherhood and turkey. an israeli government spokesman claimed the document was an attempt to fool the world. for more on israel's reaction to the statement from the hamas leader khaled meshaal, here's yolande knell. he has said hamas is attempting to pull the world, but they are not succeeding. he said that this is the real hamas. i don't think this will change things too much. if you look to the eu or to the united states, which are both classifying hamas as a terrorist organisation, because they continue in this new policy

document to talk about their continued commitment to armed resistance, we imagine that will mean more possible attacks on israel in the future. sport now, and after 17 days of snooker we've witnessed a sensational finish to this year's world snooker championship. the world number one mark selby proved why he's the world's best, as he successfully defended his title beating scotland'sjohn higgins by 18 frames to fifteen in the final. a match watched byjim lumsden. the world number one began the second day of the far north trailing 10-7, but second day of the far north trailing 10—7, but had won the last three frames. dark selby was 10—4 down at one stage, but seemed reborn on monday. some scrappy snooker, he managed to steal it from higgins —— mark. he raced to the lead. the defending champion emerged from the break and picked up where he left off. profiting from higgins' errors.

anyone can make mistakes, even mark selby. and he did that. he gives just two behind. he gives won the next two frames to move closer to victory. the champion was far from done, and he won three frames to bring himself back to contention. mark selby responded to the pressure and move within one frame of the title. this time, there was no mistake. they call thejester from leicester moved into first place. —— moved full. has been a world number one for the last two years and will continue. there was a time when i was missing everything, when it was 10-4. i was missing everything, when it was 10—11. i thought, was missing everything, when it was 10—11. ithought, pull yourself together, try and find something. if you are going to lose, go down fighting. i tried to find something,

fortu nately, fighting. i tried to find something, fortunately, john missed a couple of balls and i had a chance to get back in the match. liverpool moved a step closer to securing a place in the champions league next season thanks to a moment of brilliance from emre can — his overhead kick securing victory against watford. the midfielder acrobatically turned in lucas leiva's cross to score the only goal of the game. much to the delight of his manager. having seen top four rivals manchester city, manchester united and arsenal all drop points over the weekend, jurgen klopp's side remain third in the table and on course to qualify automatically for european football's top club competition of course, we could not imagine this score, the spaces and the runs we made. we are very happy with our goal, something like this is really nice. it is a wonderful, wonderful result for us. more than two and a half million american soldiers have been deployed

to iraq and afghanistan in the 16 years since the start of the so called war on terror. but the politics of war often gets more attention than the men and women who actually fight in them. now the national portrait gallery in washington is quite literally, putting faces to those who serve, with a new exhibition — the face of battle. jane 0'brien went along. in spite of the title, faces of war, some of the most moving images in this exhibition show nobody. these are the empty bedrooms of fallen soldiers, their very absence creating a haunting presence. that familiar intimacy is captured more traditionally in the work of stacy pea rsall. this picture i took of specialist garcia, i had to catch him chain—smoking, the smoke drifting around his head like a halo. an airforce combat photographer in iraq, she was seriously wounded twice and awarded a bronze star for bravery. we have this idea of a soldier being impenetrable, being invincible. and what i wanted to remind folks photographically was that there is more to a soldier than the bullet and the blood. there is humanity.

what happens in the downtime? what do we do with that suspended time between fighting a war? other images captured soldiers in the midst of battle. these works from afghanistan reveals the psychological impact of conflict. and there is more of the unexpected. cataloguing is the approach of this archivist who was inspired by seeing the rollcall of dead soldiers on television. this is a montage of all the american service men and women who have been killed in the conflicts in iraq and afghanistan. they are tiny, tiny intimate portraits arranged on this grid which implies some sort of order. but, of course, it was the chaos of war that caused these deaths. but what links all these images

is a tragic timelessness. the continual thread of war and personification of conflict that has gone on for centuries. if you look at the face, that could be gettysburg, it could be yorktown, it could be agincourt. there is a common mythic reality of war. war is the most celebrated subject in human history and what we do is link through portrait photography, we are linking these men and women back to the tradition of the war. while the focus of this exhibition is squarely on the men and women who fight, it is also a reminder of the bravery of the image makers. most of the artists in this show have risked their lives to get close to their subjects. tim hetherington, who created these pictures, sacrificed his life in 2011 while covering the insurgency in libya. now a change of pace — the mission is a bit hush—hush,

but space x wants the world to know its rockets are re—usable. on monday, it launched a secret us government spy satellite into space. and then successfully retrieved the booster rocket for later use. the unmanned falcon nine rocket took off from a launchpad, the company leases from nasa. the leftover booster landed safely back on earth a few minutes later, ready for its next mission. no word however on what the newly—launched satellite will be doing up in space. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, i'm @chrisrogersbbc. hello there.

we've just had the warmest day of the year in northern ireland. 20 degrees in county tyrone. a lovely day in the sunshine, certainly. northern ireland and western scotland have the best of the weather over the next few days if you are looking for dry weather, warmth and sunshine. chilly in the highlands overnight. temperatures will be seven or eight degrees by the morning. low cloud coming into north—east england and eastern scotland. the showers we had over the weekend in england and wales on monday with the low pressure are sinking into the near continent and high pressure will come to take over eventually. we could see the weather front moving in across the southern parts of the north sea to increase the cloud and bring showers. a mixture of cloud and sunshine on tuesday. the tendency is for the showers to come in off the north sea and push their way towards the midlands. maybe seeing the odd shower

in the south—west for the end of the day but it will be fine with sunshine and a misty start after the rain on monday. much of wales should be dry. these showers will be hit and miss but a few heavier ones later across the south—east of england. some sunshine. cool over the north sea coast, sunshine across northern ireland. 18 degrees here and across western scotland. the cloud will break up to a certain extent in eastern scotland. it could stay cloudy along the coast. the showers wander their way eventually across the midlands towards wales and the south—west on tuesday evening and then tend to fade away. a cloudy start as we head into wednesday in england and wales. a few more showers coming in off the southern north sea. mainly areas like lincolnshire, south—west, towards the south—east. more sunshine on the way in eastern scotland, cloud breaking up here. the best of the temperatures for western scotland and northern ireland. we won't be far off the 20 degrees in most places like we had on monday. high pressure will be shaping our weather for the latter part of the week as it nudges a bit closer. a keen wind coming in off the north sea. some strong winds as the week goes on. here are the sea temperatures.

eight or nine degrees, a touch higher over southern parts of the north sea. it won't be particularly warm on the coast for the rest of the week. a lot of dry weather, a keen wind. it will feel chillier in the east. more sunshine in the west — this is where we will see higher temperatures. we will be looking at the papers and business shortly but first, the headlines. president trump has said he would be willing to meet the north korean leader, kim jong—un, despite weeks of tough talk against his regime. however, a white house spokesman said the right conditions for a meeting did not yet exist. after months of anti—government protests, the president of venezuela, nicolas maduro, has called for a new citizens‘ assembly with powers to rewrite the constitution. he said it would bypass the opposition—controlled parliament. the palestinian militant group hamas has published a new policy document, in which it declares for the first time a willingness to accept a transitional palestinian state, although without explicitly recognising israel. chancellor merkel of germany

will travel to the russian black sea resort of sochi to meet russian president vladimir putin