i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: iraq's prime minister says mosul has been liberated, ending three years of occupation by so—called islamic state. just back from the 620 summit, president trump says he'd like to set up a joint cyber security unit with russia. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: more than 100,000 people take to the streets of istanbul, a show of defiance against turkey's president. the dog tube for stress. employees in thailand trade working like a dog to working with a dog. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore,

iam in london and 3am in iraq, where the government has declared victory in mosul, the northern city that was overrun by so—called islamic state three years ago. iraqi troops were backed by american and coalition air strikes, and advanced street by street in the final few weeks. but the landmark victory against the militants has led to the deaths of thousands of civilians and driven almost million people from their homes. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, sent this report from mosul. what was once a beautiful old city is now mostly rubble. every building deeply scarred or destroyed by months of war. we joined the search and rescue teams looking for survivors. but more often, they are just recovering bodies. with the heat, there is also

the strong smell of decay. ali is hoping against hope that his brother and his family are still alive. their house was hit in an air strike just a few weeks ago. it was being used by islamic state fighters. ali says that he spoke to his brother on this phone while he was trapped somewhere under the rubble. and then, he stopped answering. all they find here is decaying corpses. it's a similar story everywhere they go. while that was happening, the iraqi prime minister was en route to mosul to declare the liberation of the city. he arrived draped with an iraqi flag and surrounded by troops who spent the last nine months trying to wrestle the city from is control, in the toughest of battles. even this morning there was the sound of gunfire, the children so used to it,

they don't even flinch. this territory up there is still under islamic state control, a small parcel of land. families are making their way through any way they can to safety. and as you can see, they're pretty desperate. it's hard to celebrate freedom from is when you have just been fighting to survive. these families say they have little food or water. they've left behind loved ones under rubble. many will carry the scars of this battle for the rest of their lives. these children have been prisoners of is for much of their short lives. now, after three years, iraq's prime minister has declared their city liberated. but for these families, it has come at a huge price. johnathan beale, bbc news, mosul. we will hear from someone just back

from mosul later in the programme so stay with us for that. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. president trump has been ridiculed by members of his own republican party after revealing he proposed setting up a joint cyber security unit with russia. in a tweet, mr trump said that during the 620 summit he had asked president putin about establishing a team to combat election hacking. david willis is in washington with the latest. in a tweet, donald trump said that he and vladimir putin had discussed forming what he called a cyber security unit to prevent such things such as election hacking. russia is of course widely thought to have attempted to influence the outcome of the presidential election here last year. hence that suggestion of a cyber security unit, and an agreement to form it with russia, has been met with criticism here, even by members of donald trump's own party. two hours and 15 minutes

of meetings, tillerson and trump are ready to forgive and forget when it comes to cyber attacks on the american election in 2016. nobody is saying, mr president, that the russians changed the outcome. you won fair and square. but they did try to attack our election system and they were successful in many ways. the more you do this, the more people are suspicious about you and russia. vladimir putin denied during his meeting with trump on the sidelines of the g20 having anything to do with attempts to meddle in the outcome of the us presidential election. the russians say that donald trump accepted that assertion. nonetheless, the president's willingness to draw a line under this whole affair and move on has raised eyebrows here in the united states. not least because of the myriad of enquiries that are still under way into the whole affair.

and the feeling on the part of many lawmakers here that russia is simply not to be trusted. also making news today: 0pposition demonstrators across venezuela have taken part in marches to mark 100 days since the current wave of protests against the government of nicolas maduro began. the protests come a day after the release of one of the country's main opposition leaders, leopoldo lopez. he was moved to house arrest after spending more than three years in a militaryjail. negotiators have been arriving in geneva for a new round of syrian peace talks. a ceasefire, brokered by the us, russia and jordan came into force on sunday in the south of syria. 0ur correspondent sophie long has been monitoring events from neighbouring beirut. so far, the truce does appear to be holding. there have been no reports of any airstrikes or clashes in the area concerned since the deal took effect

at midday local time. but there are plenty of reasons to be sceptical. there have been several ceasefires announced in the past, none of which have held. now, the timing of the deal is also significant. it comes on the eve of fresh peace talks due to start in geneva. now, expectations for what will be the seventh round of un sponsored talks are low but it is hoped that if the ceasefire holds it will create a conducive atmosphere as talks got under way. senior members of the european parliament say a british offer to give eu citizens settled status in the united kingdom after brexit falls far short of what europeans are entitled to and what the eu is prepared to give uk citizens. the uk government has described the comments as an unhelpful distortion of britain's position. ajapanese island that bans women has been declared

a world heritage site by the united nations‘ cultural organisation, unesco. 0kinoshima, situated betweenjapan and south korea, has for centuries been used for religious ceremonies, to pray for the safety of sailors at sea. before stepping ashore on the island, men must take off their clothes and undergo a cleansing ritual. police in california have rescued a bear cub after its head got stuck inajar. in a scene reminiscent of winnie the pooh, the tiny bear was seen thrashing around in an attempt to set itself free. two police officers came to its aid. 0ne held it down, while the other prized the jar off the poor little bears head. a huge anti—government protest, said to be the biggest in years, has been taking place in the turkish city of istanbul. demonstrators voiced their anger at president erdogan after a year which has seen thousands of arrests and mass sackings of civil servants, judges and journalists in the wake of a failed coup attempt. 0ur correspondent mark lowen sent this report. it's hard to speak

out in turkey now. but not today. an unparalleled act of defiance against president erdogan. hundreds of thousands streaming into istanbul, under the word "justice", some of them walking the 280 miles from ankara. if you are agreeing with the government on state you are treated well. but if you are thinking differently, asking for some benefits, some rights, then you are treated as a terrorist. erdogan is a very tough leader, he does not like us, he does not like modern people. protest began when an opposition mp was jailed but grew fast. tens of thousands marching in the heat, headed by the sprightly 68—year—old opposition leader. they're fighting repression. 50,000 people arrested since last year's failed coup. 140,000 sacked or suspended. he arrived to cheers of "rights, law, justice", and vowed to end what he called a dictatorship.

translation: we will rise up against injustice, oppression, and persecution. i want peace and fraternity, i call on all of us to live together. let's not fight anymore, let our differences be our richness. this has shaken president erdogan, who slammed the march for supporting terrorism. it's rhetoric that rubs off on the half of turkey that loves him, like this shop owner. translation: the opposition leader only walked to look good by foreign powers. he's leading the nation to chaos, he should represent me, not the terrorists. the more secular, liberal side of turkey has found its voice with this movement. anti—erdogan feeling and demand for the rule of law uniting a fragmented opposition.

the question now is whether they can sustain this momentum and challenge the erdogan government at the next election in 2019. the justice march has drawn support here, and abroad, including from jeremy corbyn. but channelling this energy into a credible political movement will be a far tougher task. mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. now back to our top story of the situation in iraq, and the iraqi forces‘ victory over so—called islamic state in the city of mosul. a short time ago i spoke to lise grande, who is the united nations humanitarian co—ordinatorfor iraq. she has just returned from mosul and explained what she saw on the ground. the condition of the civilians who have fled mosul is heartbreaking. even now as the fighting is finally stopping there are still families trapped in pockets of the old city. their conditions are absolutely terrible. the family is coming out, you can see many of them haven't had enough food. many of the children

are begging for water, it's heartbreaking to see what's happening. how do you deal with something like that, what is the un doing to help them? the government has launched a massive humanitarian operation and there are a number of front—line humanitarian agencies that have been providing assistance all through the nine months of the conflict. since the fighting began in october more than 920,000 people have fled the city. when we did our contingency plan a year ago, our worst—case scenario contingency plan a year ago, our worst—case scenario assumed that there would be 750,000 people fleeing. we passed that months ago. in fact, we've been one tiny step ahead of the crisis. there were a number of days when we were worried that if more civilians came out we just wouldn't have room for them, but we've been able to stay one step ahead for the last nine months. it's ahead for the last nine months. it's a relief the fighting is finally over. does explain what do you mean by one step ahead, it's difficult to comprehend the work you do in such

difficult circumstances, given especially what these people have been through? there are 19 emergency camps and sites that ring mosul and everyday thousands, sometimes tens of thousands of people, have fled the city. everyday they flee across the city. everyday they flee across the front line where they receive food and water and then they are trucked to screening sites and their two emergency sites where they are put into camps, they have shelter, they receive healthcare, the people who have been traumatised receive specialised support and care, all that work is being done by the humanitarian agencies and the government. the international community has been criticised heavily for not doing forward planning and thinking about the future, how do you encourage and maintaina kind future, how do you encourage and maintain a kind of programme that will help mosul rebuild itself? our key m essa g e will help mosul rebuild itself? our key message right now is that the fighting is ending but the humanitarian crisis is not. it will ta ke humanitarian crisis is not. it will take months, maybe even years, for the people who have fled from their

homes, they've lost everything, it will take months for them to go back to the damaged neighbourhoods. we've just finished the first damage and loss just finished the first damage and loss assess m e nts just finished the first damage and loss assessments in western mosul. there are 5a residential neighbourhoods. 15 of them are com pletely neighbourhoods. 15 of them are completely destroyed. 23 of them are moderately destroyed. for conditions to go back to those areas it's going to go back to those areas it's going to ta ke to go back to those areas it's going to take a lot of work and a lot of funding. the humanitarians have received less about half of what we've asked for. were here in washington, there's going to be a major set of international meetings in the next day and we're going to ask the international community to stand in solidarity with the people of iraq. iraq has defeated daesh for all of us, they've defeated isil, it's time we stand in solidarity with them and help the people of mosul and help the people of iran when they need it most. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: a state of emergency in canada as 200 wildfires sweep across british columbia.

we will have the latest live from the region. also on the programme: we'll find out about the thai workplace where dogs are very much part of the furniture. 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 host of the 2006 world cup. they pipped the favourite, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated, and celebration parties planned in all the big cities were cancelled. the man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom. then he asked her for a cigarette, and on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, she summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. one child, one teacher, one book, and one pen,

can change the world. education is the only solution. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories. iraq's prime minister says mosul has been liberated from the group calling itself islamic state. tens of thousands of people gather in istanbul after a protest march against turkey's government. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. and we'll start with the front page of the financial times saying donald trump's facing a backlash from his critics it says he should've been forceful in raising russian hacking claims with president putin

when they met at the g20. the japan times covers some of its sights given word heritage status. it highlights three reefs and four shrines that were recognised by unesco. and wayne rooney on the front page of the gulf news sports section. it says the footballer has a winning mentality that could help everton win a trophy after the player's move back to his first club, after a hugely successful career at manchester united. and online a new car model is being retweeted thousand times over? yes, rico a picture of a car is proving incredibly popular on the bbc website. it's the latest model which will be made by tesla, the electric car company run by elon musk. he didn't have much to say about the vehicle, just announcing it as the first

production model three. but that hasn't stopped it being re—tweeted more than 17,000 times. and you can find more on that on bbc.com/news and we'll have more on that in asia business report in about 15 mins. in california, wild fires continue to rage in dry conditions. the us state has seen record temperatures which have encouraged the fires to spread, meaning hundreds have evacuated their homes. caroline davies reports. scorching the earth and spreading fast the wildfires continued to burn across california. 3000 firefighters are trying to contain the flames. in sa nta are trying to contain the flames. in santa barbara, planes and helicopters have been called in,

dropping orange fire retard and to try and stop it spreading. we hope it will have an effect on the fire and will enable our crews to get in and will enable our crews to get in and makea and will enable our crews to get in and make a direct attack on the fire line. we are hoping to make some progress that way. the fire covers 23,000 acres. across the state, hundreds have been evacuated, roads closed and homes destroyed. several injuries have also been reported including a firefighter. the weather conditions are not helping. there is a heat wave. is californians rushed to the beaches, the national weather service has warned of life—threatening hit. parched earth and high temperatures make it even more difficult for firefighters still battling to get the fires under control. wildfires are also causing damage in canada for the other canadian armed forces are on standby to support emergency services as fire crews battle over 200 wild fires. most

we re battle over 200 wild fires. most were ignited by lightning strikes in dry storms and has seen the region declare its first state of emergency in14 declare its first state of emergency in 1a years. kevin skrepnek is chief fire information officer he joins me live from a fire co—ordination centre in kamloops. give us the very latest on the situation there now. as you said, we have got over 220 fires burning across the province right now. as you mentioned, many of them are the result of a dry weather system that moved through the central part of the province on friday. we have had two or three weeks now off a heat wave, unseasonably hot and dry conditions, that have brought us to where we are today. we are not seeing much reprieve in terms of the weather forecast, in terms of the next five or seven days. more of the same weather and, unfortunately, next five or seven days. more of the same weatherand, unfortunately, one of the biggest challenges for us has

been the wind and we expect that to been the wind and we expect that to be variable and calls of concerns. a number of communities right now have been evacuated as a result of the fires. 7000 homes that have been displaced. unfortunately, given the outlook for the next few days we anticipate a high level of activity will be continuing for quite sometime. of course, more dry weather is forecast. how many people are working on this? quite a herculean effort right now. the vc wildfire servers has over 1000 firefighters, either actively fighting or on a rest day so they can return to the fight. we are reaching out to partner agencies across canada to bring in support staff and specialists and other firefighters to assist in our response and to help relieve some of our own staff who are inundated at

the moment. were bringing in contract crews who have firefighting training and the armed forces have also been engaged, not in terms of firefighting but bringing in aircraft and logistical support, to help with the overall movement of people and evacuees. we wish you the best of luck with your work. dog ownership is very popular in thailand, especially among the young generation. one marketing company in bangkok is encouraging employees to bring their own dogs to work, saying it helps to reduce stress. this is how it works. my my goodness. the canine cure for stress. i would find it stressful... before we go, we want to tell you about a special series you can watch

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car makers? and we will leave with these very gorgeous pictures from these very gorgeous pictures from the cliff diving world series orlando duke from colombia saw off the challenge from younger competitors to finish top of the podium. absolutely sensational. the next round on the calendar takes place in italy. hello there. the weekend's weather brought us plenty of warm sunshine. there was a bit of rain across northern and western parts of the country. but, as we head through much of the coming week, things are about to change. here is a scene sent in from sunday afternoon, southend—on—sea, in essex. now, through the course of this coming week, the weather is much more changeable. there'll be some rain for many of us, at times, and things won't be quite as warm.

so cooler conditions particularly overnight, you'll be pleased to hear, if you found it fairly uncomfortable for sleeping in recent nights. now, during monday, we have that low pressure and frontal systems not far away from the uk, bringing some showery rain to many parts of the country. through the day on monday, one frontal system brings a bit of rain to the east of scotland, north—east of england, as well. that should ease away through the day, and then for all of us it is a day of sunny spells and scattered showers, and across eastern england, in particular, some of the showers heavy and thundery, bringing a lot of heavy rain, and some hail and thunder as well. northern ireland, though, having a dryer day, with some sunshine into the west of scotland. eastern scotland staying fairly cloudy and damp. then as we head our way south across england and wales, some heavy showers, especially towards the east. could catch one or two heavy showers almost anywhere across england and wales. the south—west probably having a dryer interlude, and the south—east still some torrential downpours bringing some sub—surface—water flooding. now, there is the chance that the showers could stay

away from wimbledon. so a largely dry day, but there is the chance that we could see some showers interrupting play, i think, during the afternoon. then, heading through into the evening hours, those heavy showers in the east eventually start to ease away. thunderstorms dying down overnight, but then we'll see the next batch of rain moving in from the west. we could see 26 degrees in the south—east. tuesday, then, starts off not quite as high and mighty as recent nights, but still 15 or 16 degrees across the south—east. and then, as we move through the day, this showery rain from central parts of england and wales moves eastwards. still some dryer weather, though, for the north—west of scotland, into northern ireland, too. more persistent rain works into the south—west of england later on in the afternoon. temperatures 15 to 21 degrees, reasonably fresher than it has been. through into wednesday, then, that rain works its way eastwards. so some rain, some welcome rain, for a time in the south—east. that should clear away, and then actually many of us having a dryer day with a light breeze. certainly fresher than it has been for the time of year. moderate rain on wednesday, with a light breeze, and temperatures around 15 to 22 degrees. taking you through towards the end

of the week, we will see some rain in the north—west, and temperatures continue to be not as hot as they have been. bye for now. i'm kasia madeira with bbc world news. iraq's prime minister says mosul has been liberated from the islamic state group. it brings to an end almost nine months of fighting in the city. haider al—abadi has been on the streets of mosul, congratulating the troops. just back from the g20 summit and president trump says he'd like to set up a joint cyber security unit with russia. he said it would guard against election hacking and many other negative things. and this video is trending on bbc.com. in a scene reminiscent of winnie the pooh, this baby bear got his head stuck in a jar. two police officers found him thrashing around and came to his help. one held him down, while the other prized the jar off the poor little bear‘s head. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk:

the parents of charlie gard, the 11—month old who has a terminal genetic disorder, handed a petition to