this is bbc news. my name is lebo diseko. our top stories: in step in saudi arabia: donald trump and king salman sign multi—billion dollar trade deals, in what's described as a turning point in us—arab relations. hundreds of billions of dollars of investment into united states, and jobs, jobs, jobs. president trump is also awarded the kingdom's top civilian honour, ahead of sunday's major speech on islam. iran's president hassan rouhani says his re—election shows people want reform and greater engagement with the world. and the sister of the duchess of cambridge gets married, with the young royals sharing centre stage. hello. good to have you with us.

president trump says the first day of his visit to saudi arabia was tremendous, after billions of dollars of trade deals were signed. the most significant was for arms to boost the saudi military, which the white house has called the largest single arms deal in us history. mr trump got a warm welcome from king salman, who rode with the president in his limousine, and spent most of the day with him. his greeting included red carpets and some more traditional events. our north america editor, jon sopel, is in riyadh. with the mercury touching 100 degrees fahrenheit, donald trump probably found the blast of desert air refreshing, compared to the political hothouse that he's left behind in washington. he's hoping this first foreign trip will provide some respite from the mounting problems at home, and what a welcome his hosts laid on for him. the 81—year—old king came to greet him, red carpet for as far

as the eye could see. he was even given saudi arabia's highest civilian honour, a weighty thing. a marked contrast to the almost hostile reception afforded barack obama when he was last here. wherever you go in riyadh, this is what you are going to see — pictures of president trump and king salman with the slogan "together we prevail". a year ago, donald trump said in an interview, "i think islam hates us." from the reception he's receiving, and the warmth of it, you wouldn't guess it. the new president's tough stance on iran has endeared him to the saudis and other sunni nations in the region. and as part of that, a massive £75 billion arms deal was signed, to supply the kingdom with weapons and know—how to meet the iranian threat. and this allowed the president to talk about what he likes most, jobs. that was a tremendous day, i just want to thank everybody. but tremendous investments into the united states, and our military community is very happy, and we want to thank

you, and saudi arabia. but hundreds of billions of dollars of investments into the united states, and jobs, jobs, jobs. at a news conference, the deal was welcomed by the secretary of state. this huge arms sales package reduces the burden on the united states to provide this same equipment to our own military forces, and will strengthen saudi security forces for the future, so that saudi arabia is more capable of carrying a greater share of the burden. less welcome news came overnight from james comey. the sacked fbi director has accepted an invitation to give evidence to congress in a public session, although that won't happen before this trip has concluded. according to the new york times, the president described him to the russian foreign minister as a "nutjob" whose sacking had relieved a lot of the pressure on the president — claims the white house has not denied. donald trump complained earlier this week that no politician had been treated worse or more

unfairly than him. that is not something that could be said today. out-of-tune rendition of us anthem. though the composer of the national anthem probably could. jon sopel, bbc news, riyadh. well as you saw there the saudi king pulled out all the stops to make his guest feel welcome. the huge arms deal signed comes as saudi arabia is fighting houthi rebels in neighbouring yemen. the united nations says about 10,000 people have been killed since the fighting began in 2015. yemen is on the verge of famine. two weeks ago, a un rapporteur accused saudi arabia of failing to investigate accusations that its forces carried out war crimes. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is in riyadh. and she's been speaking to the political analyst salman —— salman al—ansari.

you are following this trip with great interest. a lot of talk about shared interest and economic co—operation, is that what young saudi arabians want to see? exactly. despite the sandstorm we are experiencing at the moment, there is a huge positive vibe in the kingdom. the people in the government, you can tell everybody is content with the fact that the us administration chose saudi arabia to be their first foreign visit. that in itself has a huge unprecedented strategic importance, not only to the region, but to overall global security. because we really need the united states to be back in the game. we need the us to be helping their partners to combat terrorism and to confront the challenges we are facing. we are facing a lot of challenges. the iranian—backed militias are all over the place. they are actually targeting not only middle eastern nations, but also american interests. pure american interests. so it is very important for the kingdom and the arab and muslim world to turn a new page with the new administration, so they can move forward and confront the challenges.

there was very much shared language between rex tillerson and his counterpart, calling on a run to fight the network of terrorists in iran. but there are some observers who believe that saudi arabia exaggerates the involvement of iran across the region. the idea that we are exaggerating the fact about iran is, i don't see that to be accurate at all. why? because it is not only us saying that. it's actually the whole world is saying it. they treasury department, they just sanctioned hezbollah in syria. we are talking about a region which has 75 syrian backed militias in iraq. just in iraq. they are destabilising iraq. they are getting involved in syria. they are killing more than 600,000 people in syria.

and displacing 12 million people there. we are not exaggerating here. we are seeing houthi militias that are operating in yemen and killing on a daily basis. we are not exaggerating. we are not exaggerating at all. we are putting our hands on the facts are nothing but the facts. and we need the whole world, the united states, and the global community, to basically confront iran, because they are the root problem in the region. not only the region, but in the whole world. salman al—ansari, we will have to leave it there. thank you very much forjoining us. of course, this is a region where weather is always a metaphor for what is happening politically. this is what is happening on the evening of donald trump's visit. he currently dining luxuriously with saudi arabian and western food. his wife is attracting a lot of interest on social media. and of course,

the entire trump team. that was lyse doucet there. we'll be hearing from amnesty international for their take on the president's visit a little later in the bulletin. let's go to iran, now. their newly re—elected president, hassan rouhani, says his country will seek greater international engagement, and work towards a freer society. but the american secretary of state, rex tillerson, said the only way iran could change its relationship with the world, would be by ending its support for what he called "destabilising forces" in the region. here's our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. in the end, it wasn't even close. the pragmatic hassan rouhani winning comfortably. for reform—minded middle—class voters, this was a significant victory. they came out in huge numbers, determined not to let hardliners take back the presidency. iranians know their president is not a natural reformer,

but they are weary of conflict and, in the cities at least, eagerfor change. mr rouhani seemed to represent their best hope. today, he thanked them, and addressed the international community. translation: today the world is well aware that the iranians nation has chosen the path of interaction with the world. a path which is distant from extremism and violence. our nation seeks to live in peace and friendship with the world but is not ready to accept any disrespect or threat. his biggest achievement to date, a nuclear deal signed with world powers two years ago. today one of those involved in the diplomacy said she welcomed the president's win. i know how committed he is to continue the full implementation of the agreement but also how committed he is to engaging with the international community. but iran's regional ambitions in the middle east still complicate this difficult relationship. iran remains a big supporter

of syria's president assad. in neighbouring lebanon, iran supplies and sponsors the hezbollah militia, in yemen, it supports houthi rebels, and its influence over the government in iraq remains enormous. the trump administration says iran's missile programme is another threat — new sanctions are being imposed. speaking in saudi arabia, america's top diplomat delivered a warning. what i would hope is that rouhani now has a new term and that he uses that term to begin a process of dismantling iran's network of terrorism, dismantling the manning and the logistics and everything that they provide to these destabilising forces that exist in this region. whatever mr rouhani wants, everyone knows it is this man, iran's supreme leader, ali khamenei, who calls the shots. there's only so much his president can do. paul adams, bbc news. dozens of the schoolgirls

who were kidnapped from the nigerian town of chibok, three years ago, have been reunited with theirfamilies. the girls were freed earlier this month as part of a deal between the nigerian government and the boko haram islamist militants. our correspondent alistair leithead has more on the emotional reunions, in the nigerian capital, abuja. the moment they've been waiting more than three years for — to see each other again. an emotional reunion for the newly—returned chibok girls and their parents. 82 of the missing girls were released two weeks ago. it was a celebratory first meeting, but this is the start of a long process. i cannot overemphasise how i feel. i'm just laughing in my heart, all the family, because of happiness and joy. assimilating them back into society after so long being held hostage in the forest

by boko haram militants. both the girls and their parents have gone through a lot of change since the kidnapping. and they won't be heading back home to chibok any time soon. they are under the care of the women's affairs ministry and the security services, keen to talk to them about their experiences. the bbc has been with the families in remote chibok all this week. it's taken a while to make 100% sure of the girls‘ identities. this was the moment parents were asked to confirm from a photo that their girls were among those released. now every parent have identify his and her daughter. the 82 chibok girls were only released after months of complicated negotiations. five boko haram commanders were exchanged for them, and the bbc was told that 2 million euros may also have been part of the deal, but that can't yet be confirmed. the government says it's doing

all it can and talks are going on to try and release the 113 still being held. their medical checks are continuing, and the girls will be given psychological therapy before starting their education again, amid tight security. we weren't allowed to ask them any questions. the intense media focus on the chibok girls has at least helped many to be freed. they are just some of the thousands of other women and girls that have been abducted by boko haram. alistair leithead, bbc news, nigeria. do stay with us here on bbc and you. still to come... the stresses and strains of building robots — just why were africa's young science students putting their technical skills to the test? this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi.

the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. president trump gets an extravagant welcome during his visit

to saudi arabia. on his second day in the country — he's expected to make a speech about his "hopes of a peaceful vision of islam". donald trump is in saudi arabia, on his first foreign trip let's stay with that story. joining me now is amnesty international‘s us middle east co—group chair, geoffrey mock. he joins us live from duke university in north carolina. i know you have not heard quite what she wanted from donald trump? no, we have not. this is an armed sale which is irresponsible and dangerous. —— arms sale. the syrian and saudi government has a pattern of warcrime, and saudi government has a pattern of war crime, accusing weapons bought from the us and the uk. that

makes the us complicit in these of war crimes. this pattern will only continue, we are concerned, if this sale goes through. at the same time, these crimes are leading to thousands of yemenis leaving their homes, thousands of civilian deaths. at the same time that president trump is trying to restrict yemenis from coming to the united states. he is causing problems at both ends. it is causing problems at both ends. it is complicit in war crimes and in preventing them from leaving the country. the uk and also previous administrations in the united states have raised this in private, they

have raised this in private, they have set president obama was public in his criticism of saudi arabia's human rights record did not do much good. it did not. we also saw an uneven message, a message that was not actually reflected in policy. yi m, not actually reflected in policy. yi in, yearout, not actually reflected in policy. yi in, year out, you are right report is echoed in the concerns of amnesty in them and she and it never got reflect that in policies. in terms of public statements, the last time president obama went to saudi arabia, he never raised the human rights issues. it was something that they tried and would step back whenever they sought an obstacle. it needs a long—standing work in corporation with the saudis. we are not asking the us to stop talking to the saudis. we are asking them to continue and keep human rights on

the agenda long—term. continue and keep human rights on the agenda long-term. president trump could say he was elected as president by the american people, he has said he puts america first and a keyissueis has said he puts america first and a key issue is security in that region. and america first policy would not make america a complicit in potential war crimes. it would also not lead to further instability in the region where us taxpayers already spent billions of dollars trying to resolve human rights abuses and war crimes. and also which has led to the loss of thousands of american soldiers in that region. and america first policy would reflect on the values of individualfreedom policy would reflect on the values of individual freedom and the outlines of the declaration of human rights. we appreciate your time, thank you. thank you.

brazil's embattled president says an investigation into his alleged obstruction of justice needs to be suspended. in a defiant speech, mr temer said the audio, in which he allegedly discusses the payment of hush money to a jailed politician, needed to be checked for tampering and audio edits. translation: today, we're making a request at the supreme court to suspend the proposed probe until the authenticity of the clandestine tape can be definitely proven. the scandal has engulfed brazilian politics, with a third of mr temer‘s cabinet under investigation for alleged corruption. mr temer is already deeply unpopular in brazil but his centre—right party has been able to govern as part of a coalition. 0pposition parties have demanded his resignation and snap elections. translation: the government is bleeding and paralysed, and we at the brazilian socialist party, having already taken a stand against the reforms, are demanding the president's immediate resignation. 0ur correspondent in rio, julia

carneiro is following the story. there is a lot that's in play here and there are very serious allegations that have emerged as part of...well, they emerged actually from a series of testimonies that were made as part of a plea bargain by executives ofjbs — this is the big meat producer in brazil. the supreme court has authorised investigations against him and we will still have to wait to see the result of that but today president temer tried to divert attention from that. he defended himself, denying again the allegations but also cast doubt about the testimonies, saying that they are incoherent, that they were false, and also casting lots of doubt over that audio. now, this taped recording is really at the heart of the scandal because it shows president temer talking to the powerful ceo ofjbs, this is a man called

joesley batista, and mr temer appears to be endorsing the payment of bribes to obstruct corruption investigations, so that really triggered this big scandal here. and he said that this audio had been manipulated, that it has to be verified, which is being done at the moment. lots of media outlets here have called in specialists to have a listen. there's doubt about whether its integrity can be proved or not. but mr temer is trying to hold on to that to prove his innocence. and it isjust a detail in the middle of all the allegations that have really come out from these testimonies. the finals of the pan—african robotics competition came to an end on saturday. more than 200 students from schools in senegal, mali and the gambia took part in a contest of engineering and electrical skills. and this was an event that saw success for both boys and girls in the capital — dakar.

tim allman has more. at this stadium in senegal they are thinking big. robotic creations lined up, ready for battle— metaphorically, at least. some flying the flag. boys and girls working on robots and they created. i know a lot of people that they may not have wanted to come here but they came here and enjoyed it. they loved it. i spake to friends who now wa nt to loved it. i spake to friends who now want to change careers. i think our generation is definitely the generation is definitely the generation for it. competitors were aged between 11 and i9. generation for it. competitors were aged between 11 and 19. various tasks of mechanical dexterity will oppose. it is almost too much the better for some

oppose. it is almost too much the betterfor some of them. oppose. it is almost too much the better for some of them. it is so much more than simple robotics. they come out of these loving science, loving engineering and that is the goal, so that they become future leaders in science. to solve the problems of africa. a bold ambition resting on the shoulders of the next generation but organisers say it is about changing lives and inspiring young africans to be leaders in science and technology. media from around the world flooded a small english country town — to catch a glimpse of the society wedding of the year. pippa middleton, the sister of catherine the duchess of cambridge, got married today. kate's children, prince george and princess charlotte, were page boy and flower girl. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. a society wedding. a chance to — well, to gawp at the guests, for one thing. interesting for some. others may feel perhaps a little indifferent to it all. but of course this was rather more than a society wedding,

with celebrity guests like tennis champion, roger federer, because this was a middleton family wedding. so a wedding with royal connections. big sister catherine arrived with two carloads of bridesmaids and page boys. among them were prince george, his hand firmly being held by his mother, and princess charlotte. they were ushered into church ready for the arrival of the bride. pippa middleton was driven to church in an open—topped car with herfather, michael. it rekindled memories of how it was six years ago, when pippa played such a memorable supporting role at catherine's wedding at westminster abbey. today, she was the one pausing at the entrance for the photographers, in a dress which fashion editors will spend pages describing. at the church door, the roles were reversed. it was kate lending the sisterly support, making sure the dress was as it should be. then, with a final pat on the shoulder, it was time for the service to begin.

less than an hour later, the church bells sounded, and page boy george led the way out of church, scattering flower petals, as the new mr and mrs james matthews emerged together as man and wife. somewhere in the family group were princes william and harry. despite speculation in the press, harry had not brought his girlfriend, meghan markle, to the wedding. had he done so, it would have overshadowed everything, and this was a day when the focus was on this couple and their wedding. beautiful bride. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. thank you for watching bbc news. hello, there. the minority escaped the showers during the day on saturday, but today the majority

will stay dry. but just looking back, look at this picture that was sent in of the hail storm, down district, mid—afternoon on saturday. in contrast, many did enjoy a decent sunset — this was sent in from suffolk — because the showers faded fast through saturday evening. and although there's cloud waiting in the wings across the atlantic, it willjust brush up the western side of the uk through the day ahead. actually the main influence will be high pressure so a much drier and a much brighter day. a chilly start, mind you. 3—4 degrees, probably, in the countryside, even in southern areas. so a risk of some grass frost first thing this morning, a little bit of fog but that should clear quite quickly. and then it does look like a much drier and a much brighter day. we will really notice the difference, i think. the winds won't be as lively as they were through the day on saturday and the may sunshine is strong this time of year. so high uv levels. so that in itself will allow those temperatures to leap up after the chilly start.

not much cloud around initially, apart from the patchy fog and low cloud, but we will see some cloudy weather, even a little bit of patchy rain for a few hours across northern ireland and later it will migrate into the west of scotland. we've still got the showery airstream up across the north—east of mainland scotland and noth—east scotland. still the odd sharp shower around but nothing like the intensity we had on saturday, generally, and very few of those around. it brightens up in northern ireland, just the odd shower here, the odd shower perhaps for northern england and western scotland, but on the whole, with more sunshine and fewer showers, and lighter winds, it's going to feel much warmer. and temperaturs will respond as well —15—2i, significantly higher than saturday for some. of course, it means it will turn quite chilly again through sunday night into monday morning. again, there could be a little bit of grass frost around and some fog. the main difference as e start the new week is this weather system, albeit relatively weak, it will introduce more cloud into scotland again and it clears later for northern ireland and for ebgland and wales, here we'll see the temperatures rising further on those that we'll see today. so perhaps as high as the mid—20s.

and that upwards trend continues further north as well. in fact, it looks like it should be a warm and a dry start at roland garros for the french open starting on monday, of course. and that warmth notjust across paris but also spreading northwards, with this area of high pressure. and that's with us then for much of the week. not just southern areas, the north will enjoy some warmer weather as well as temperatures start to get into the high teens for scotland and for northern ireland. so a lot of dry weather on offer through the coming week and probably some very strong may sunshine, too. so it should feel much warmer. this is bbc world news. the headlines: the us president donald trump has received a royal, red carpet welcome in saudi arabia. donald trump is now expected to make a key speech on islam, sunday. on his first foreign trip as us president, mr trump was awarded the top civilian honour in the kingdom before signing a deal worth hundreds of billions of dollars — including arms sales. hassan rouhani has been re—elected

as the president of iran. the moderate easily beat his more conservative challenger. he said iranians had chosen a path of greater engagement with the world. and pippa middleton, the sister of the duchess of cambridge, has married in a traditional english country wedding. she married the financier james matthews. the ceremony was attended by several members of the royal family and media from all over the world. now