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this is bbc world news today. i'm alpa patel. our top stories... the 620 summit in hamburg wraps up — without agreement on how to tackle climate change. the host struggles to hide her disappointment. translation: wherever there is no consensus that can be agreed, an agreement has to be made clear. america is seen as the stumbling block — president trump leaves germany without giving a news conference. iraqi government forces begin celebrating in mosul, with the announcement of a final victory against so—called islamic state expected imminently. three times wimbledon champion novak djokovic powers his way into the last 16, with a straight sets win on centre court. hello and welcome to world news today.
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the g20 summit has closed in germany, revealing differences and division. significantly the final agreements made by the world leaders showed how isolated the united states is among other nations over climate change. while members backed the climate change in the paris accord — the us stood alone after donald trump withdrew from the agreement. in other developments, the us president did say that a uk—us trade deal for post—brexit would be signed soon. on the summit sidelines donald trump and vladimir putin held their first talks with claims of russian interference in the us election at the forefront. and the rights for countries to operate legitimate trade defence was recognised while fighting against protectionism. well, host angela merkel was most upset about the lack of a deal on the paris agreement, here's what she said.
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translation: one crucial issue was climate and energy, and what came out of this meeting was what i had already said at the beginning of this meeting. wherever there is no consensus that can be achieved, disagreement as to be made clear. you are familiar with the american position, i'd applaud this, the usa left the climate agreement —— i deplore this. what becomes clear in this declaration is the dissenting of the united states. but i'm gratified to note that the other 19 member states at the g20 say that the paris agreement is not reversible and we feel committed to what we agreed on, and it is to be
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permitted as quickly as possible and we also agree on a so—called hamburg action plan on climate and energy. angela merkel there. well donald trump was one of the few leaders to leave hamburg without holding a press conference. here he is boarding air force one back to washington. what is emerging is what happened during meetings he had with world leaders — including the chinese president. the chinese state news agency says xijingping called for more peace—making efforts on the korean peninsula. the other much talked about meeting — was of course — between donald trump and vladimir putin. here's what the russian president made of that meeting translation: the president of the usa posed the question, we discussed the question and it was not one question, it was many. he devoted a lot of time to it. our position is well known and i laid it out. there
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is no basis to save russia interfered in the us elections. what is important is that there should be no room for doubt on such things in future. i said this at the last g20 session. it is directly linked to cyberspace and the internet. we agreed with the president of the us that we create a working group and work together on how to control security in the area of cyberspace, on how to ensure international legal laws are observed and how to ensure there is no interference in the internal affairs of foreign states. above all, this concerns the usa and russia. i think we are able to do this and i see no reason to doubt that. then, there will be no more speculation on the matter. vladimir putin there. well, let's get more with our correspondent in washington — david willis. donald trump very much front and centre of the g20, but he didn't give a press conference. how unusual
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is that? it is unusual, i think, because other leaders did. also, because other leaders did. also, because it leaves the last word on that crucial meeting between these two leaders. vladimir putin and donald trump, with the russians. of course, there is some doubt about aspects of that meeting. some contention. vladimir putin said that president trump accepted the assertion that russia gave, that it had not sought to interfere in the outcome of last year's presidential election here in the usa. vladimir putin said that donald trump noted that, and accepted it. the white house has told reporters that that was not, in fact, the case. that donald trump did not accept that there was no russian intervention in there was no russian intervention in the election here. nonetheless, the fa ct the election here. nonetheless, the fact that they agreed by all accou nts fact that they agreed by all a ccou nts to fact that they agreed by all accounts to then move on and put these things behind them and scope out her tories for the future, seen asa out her tories for the future, seen as a positive sign by both ——
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territory for the future. this went way beyond its 35 minutes or so, but two hours and 16 minutes. an interesting meeting that a lot of people were watching. donald trump sat in on a lot of meetings but not all of them. he stored he —— his daughter replaced him on a few. yes, his 35—year—old first daughter slipped into his chair as he made himself absent briefly. there has been some condemnation of that on social media. and, from various commentators. i may point out that angela merkel has made pretty light bit but there are those who say that this was someone who was not qualified, not elected, a new york socialite who had no business, if you like, sitting down with world leaders. the point should be made that ivanka trump is officially an adviser to president trump, she's a
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very trusted one, and her husband jared kushner is a senior adviser to president trump. keeping it in the is not an president. jimmy carter's wife was known to sit in on cabinet meetings and hillary clinton played a part in health care reform, or attem pts a part in health care reform, or attempts at it, when she was first lady. nonetheless, some surprise at this. david, what has been the response in the united states to the gzo? response in the united states to the g20? donald trump very much about america first? well, yes. it saw the united states sidelined on that crucial issue of a climate accord. the final communique taking note of the fact that america has pledged to withdraw from the paris accord. although, leaving the door open potentially to some sort of participation in the future, i think. there was disagreement as far as the us was concerned on trade and
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immigration. i think the very fact that we saw the usa isolated in this way will be sad, particularly for angela merkel, who was hosting the summit in her birthplace, hamburg, and had hoped that it would provide the boost that she needs going into the boost that she needs going into the elections there in september. david willis, from washington, thank you. donald trump was keen to talk about trade, as we mentioned there. music to the ears of the british prime minister, theresa may, who is looking for a post brexit trade deal. the two had a meeting that overran by 20 minutes. he expects a powerful deal with the uk to be completed quickly. he also said that he plans to visit london, and it will go ahead. from hamburg, our deputy political editor, john pienaar.
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theresa may sees this relationship as key to a successful brexit. she was counting on warm words, encouragement. today, on trade, the president offered plenty of both. we're working on a trade deal that will be a very, very big deal, a powerful deal, great for both countries. and i think we'll have that done very, very quickly. it wasn't all this chummy. mrs may wants him to drop his opposition to the climate change treaty. but trade is a priority. the charm offensive will go on, and soon he'll be in britain. not everyone will be as happy as mrs may to see him. worth cultivating the us friendship with the president and his family, his advisers, though his daughter ivanka is both. meeting the japanese leader was important too. shinzo abe has just done a trade deal with the eu. britain wants one just as favourable. warm words about trade and cooperation can be comforting, even politically useful, at a summit like this. but striking deals with america,
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india, with anyone, will take hard bargaining. and plenty of british businessmen, government officials, even theresa may's chancellor, remain to be convinced that agreements around the world could ever compensate for a tough, even harsh, deal with the european union. the prime minister insists it can be done. mrs may is widely seen as being weakened by the june election, but today insisted she'd be bold. i've held a number of meetings with other world leaders at this summit and have been struck by their strong desire to forge ambitious, new, bilateral trading relationships with the uk after brexit. do you accept that if eu leaders insist on tougher trade terms after brexit than those we have now, there is a risk that the uk could end up worse off? what we are doing is working to negotiate a good, comprehensive free trade agreement with the european union. and i think it in the interest of both sides to have that good trade agreement. but i'm also optimistic
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about the opportunities that we will see around the rest of the world. her ambitions will be tested hard, along with her own hopes of carrying on much longer as prime minister. john pienaar, bbc news, at the g20 in hamburg. the last day of the g20 summit was marked by widespread protests. but without the violence that broke out on thursday and friday. it was a heavy police presence in and around the city. there appear to have been more sit down protests, but these do not appear to have developed into clashes. a reminder that there is plenty more on the g20 summit on our website, and in particular there is a look at what america's position on opting out of the climate change deal could mean for the environment, and how other countries are likely to react. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. just hours after being released
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from jail, one of venezuela's main opposition leaders, leopoldo lopez, has urged supporters to continue street protests against the government of president nicolas maduro. the supreme court said mr lopez has been placed under house arrest for health reasons after spending more than three years in prison. 85 migrants have been rescued off the coast of libya after their inflatable boat sank. fishermen alerted the coastguard in north western gara—bulli. a rescue team was sent out but 35 people, including seven children, are feared to have drowned. the migrants are thought to be from countries including nigeria, cameroon and the ivory coast. the united nations agency unesco has added the eritrean capital asmara to its list of world heritage sites. it's renowned for its architecture from italy's fascist era, including cinemas, banks and shops all built during italy's colonisation of the country. it's the first time that an eritrean site has gained world heritage status.
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our other main story this hour... state television in iraq is reporting security forces could be just hours away from retaking the city of mosul, which has been under the control of the so—called islamic state for more than three years. after nine months of intense fighting, soldiers were today celebrating on the streets but as jonathan beale reports, there's still no official word of victory from the iraqi government. it's been the fight of their lives. their battle to retake mosul from the group calling itself islamic state started in october last year. they've lost many comrades along the way, but today the iraqi security forces were firing their weapons in celebration, claiming victory over their enemy.
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translation: this joy has been achieved by the sacrifices of our martyrs and the blood of our wounded heroes. god willing, may happiness prevail in iraq. after nearly nine months of brutal street to street fighting, these iraqi security forces believe they've defeated is in the city that was once their stronghold. but there are still pockets of resistance, the occasional sound of gunfire. no—one yet knows how many civilians have lost their lives in this city. it's still a fight for survival. translation: hunger, thirst, fear, and aerial bombardment. we lived in a cellar. look at this. our house was destroyed on top of us. the extremists‘ reign of terror in mosul may be coming to an end. but they are by no means finished in iraq. jonathan beale, bbc news, mosul. stay with us on bbc news, still to come. . . stay with us on bbc news, still to
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come... all backgrounds, all persuasions, all colours of the rainbow. tens of thousands join the annual gay pride parade in london. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup, pitting favourites south africa by a single vote. in south africa, the idea of losing had not been contemplated.- entered through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom, asking for a cigarette. on the pretext of some being brought, she summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. one child, one teacher, one
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book, one pen, can change the world. education is the only solution. this is bbc world news today, the latest headlines... the g20 summit has ended in germany, with world leaders failing to bridge the chasm over climate change, after america's withdrawal from the paris agreement. iraqi government forces have begun celebrating in mosul, with state tv saying a final victory against so—called islamic state will be announced soon. clashes have broken out between protesters and security forces in indian—administered kashmir, on the anniversary of the killing of a militant leader, burhan wani. the indian authorities have imposed
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heavy restrictions in the kashmir valley for this anniversary, stopping internet access and locking down key locations. our correspondent sanjoy majumder reports from kashmir. a battle for control in south kashmir. protesters from surrounding villages take on the security forces. the troops respond with rats, a bat in charge... and eventually tear gas shells. the protest of mostly teenage boys have come onto the streets and security forces are chasing them, throwing rocks and they have been pushed back slowly. the mandate is very, very clear. on no account must they be allowed to advance. security forces will use as much force is needed to
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bring this to an end. authorities we re bring this to an end. authorities were determined to prevent a repeat of these scenes from one year ago. an outpouring of support for the militant commander burhan wani, during his funeral. thousands of people, militants and civilians, turned up. a testimony to his massive public following. he had been killed in an exchange with indian soldiers. this time, the village was sealed. internet services were shut down, and villagers ordered to stay indoors. soldiers even searched the woods to make sure that nobody slipped through. but many were determined to try... including women. translation: burhan wani was a martyr, not a
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terrorist. we want to tell the government that. our brother was a freedom fighter, he protected us. since his death, there's been an upsurge of violence in kashmir. more worryingly for india, civilians are playing an active role. during counterinsurgency operations, they attack the troops to help militants escape, and the soldiers often fire at them. our effort is that there is minimum collateral damage. we do not wa nt minimum collateral damage. we do not want civilian casualties. to a large extent, we have succeeded in that. public anger is now posing a greater threat to the security forces, then armed militants. james pearce has all the sports news. fairly comfortable wins at wimbledon for two big names and former champions in the men's draw. roger federer was close to his imperious best as he reached the fourth round with a straight sets win over
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germany's mischa zverev. and before him on centre court was novak djokovic who beat ernests gulbis, also without dropping a set. our correspondentjoe wilson watched that match. all sorts of things can get to you on court. within minutes of his match beginning, novak djokovic was challenging the umpire over how he handled challengers. it's two points ina row handled challengers. it's two points in a row at the beginning of the match. focus, please. the issue was the guy on the other side of the net... ernest gulbis was too good, grabbing an early break. any ideas, coach? that is andre agassi, dressed as if for the school nativity. novak djokovic wanted something and thought his team should know what it was. in fact, thought his team should know what it was. infact, gulbis thought his team should know what it was. in fact, gulbis helped by losing his way. this was out, repeated double faults and djokovic broke twice. suddenly, gulbis
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through the set away, 6—4. ernest gulbis is the only latvian man to have even played in a grand slam, reaching the semifinals of the french open once. now he played like a man who missed an opportunity, and knew it. the second set to djokovic, 6-1. knew it. the second set to djokovic, 6—1. then, the three word centre court has heard almost routinely this tournament. medical time—out. there's an epidemic of them, says john mcenroe. chat among yourself, is roger on soon? there were some really good moments in the third set, as gulbis claydon, by competing —— played on, and djokovic raised his game. it went to a break. in the first couple of matches, i think that was the most focused i was on the court. obviously, it came at the right time. gulbis presents a great
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challenge. into the second week, prepared for anything, andre, it could rain! joe wilson, bbc news, wimbledon. so it's honours even at the end of a memorable british and irish lions tour of new zealand. the teams had gone into the third test having won a match each, and they couldn't be separated in auckland. 15—15 was the final score. owen farrell kicked a penalty a couple of minutes from the end which gave the lions a draw. let's hear from some of the key people involved. to come here to new zealand against back—to—back world champions is an achievement. considering we were written off, everyone was talking about this as a 3—0 whitewash and these players have shown unbelievable character. it has been tough. i would congratulate the british and irish lions for touring the series. it has been a fantastic three match series, both teams have played their hearts out and it has come down to the wire and we have ended up
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with a hand on the trophy each, which is a bit like kissing your sister, not a lot in it for anybody. but it has been a wonderful advertisement for rugby. england's cricketers have built a good lead at lord's on the third day of the test against south africa. they were 97 ahead after the first innings and have extended that to 216 at the close of play, with just one second innings wicket down. va ltteri bottas valtteri bottas will begin the austrian grand prix on sunday in pole position. that's all your sport for now. studio: james, thank you. now, here in london... tens of thousands of people have been taking part in the annual pride in london parade celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. the march through central london marks 50 years since homosexuality was partially decriminalised.
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wyre davies has been watching the celebrations. all background, all persuasions and all colours of the rainbow. for the last 45 years pride has been where londoners openly celebrate who and what they are. when percy and roger became a couple, publicly declaring a love for each other that was still illegal. this is their first pride and they are making up for lost time. 50 years after the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality, they are enjoying the equal rights of the younger people here now take for granted. now i think they are lucky, they can do what they like, when they like and wherever they like and they are going to get away with it. isn't that wonderful? a friend of my father once told him that he thought homosexuality was worse than murder. that was the pervading attitude. look at this. i think what has happened to the world? three, two, one... the parade was opened by lgbt members of the
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emergency services. many of whom who attended the grenfell fire and the london terror attacks. among the million or so spectators, a young refugee from syria enjoying an atmosphere he could only dream of at home. i am really grateful about where i am now and i'm really, really happy. i am over the moon. in the run up to pride there were accusations the event had too corporate, but with hundreds of thousands of people on the streets of london, pride this year seems as spontaneous as ever. that party is intending any time soon. that's all from me, goodbye for now. good evening. anotherfine summers
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day across many parts of the country. we've had some warm sunshine, temperatures of up to 27 degrees in the south. this scene was ca ptu red degrees in the south. this scene was captured in hastings earlier today, some fairweather cloud there. barely a cloud in the sky here in scarborough. clear skies for many of us as we scarborough. clear skies for many of us as we head through the overnight period. high pressure building in, this ridge of high pressure here, you can see. this frontal system approaches from the north—west, bringing some rain across north—west the evening and overnight it pushes further south into northern ireland. further south across the uk, dry conditions. still quite warm and muggy, uncomfortable for sleeping and some temperatures holding up at16
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for sleeping and some temperatures holding up at 16 or 17 degrees. not quite as hot and sticky as some recent nights! through the day, plenty more sunshine across england and wales, more compared to saturday. further north, rain in northern ireland and in southern and western parts of scotland, the odd heavy burst during the afternoon. northern scotland should brighten with a return to sunshine. temperatures at 16 degrees but we will see cloud and patchy rain continued. in the south, most places stay dry all day, with long spells of sunshine. some patches of cloud could bring some isolated passing showers, almost anywhere, but most places will avoid them. it should be dry for the london region. overnight, this weather front in the north slipping south and east. some rain in parts of scotland and into northern england. it starts on a fairly cloudy node first thing monday, still hot and muggy in the south. 17 degrees, fresh conditions moving in for scotland and northern ireland. through the day on monday, a cloudy and wet start for some of us. sunshine should break through,
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not bad. scattered showers through the course of the afternoon, not a wash—out. some dry spells with temperatures at 16—24d, not as warm as what we have through the weekend. on tuesday, further showers and we could see further spells of rain in the south. we needed for our gardens. 16—21d on tuesday. goodbye for now. this is bbc news, the headlines: the g20 summit has concluded with angela merkel admitting that there had been difficulties. she said global leaders had achieved "satisfactory results" over trade, but added that they had not reached a common position over climate. president trump has held more bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit. after talks with his chinese counterpart, xi jin—ping, he said he was confident washington
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and beijing would reach a successful conclusion over north korea. vladimir putin says he's established a working relationship with donald trump. the russian president said there was every reason to think they could go part of the way to restoring a good level of co—operation. and in other news, iraqi state media says that government forces are battling to clear the last pockets of resistance from so—called islamic state fighters in the city of mosul.
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