theses bbc world news. the top stories: could this man be the former soviet counterintelligence officer who met president trump's son? he comes under more scrutiny. france's president leaves a service of asian on the anniversary of the nice truck attack, promising the victims will never be forgotten. a man targeting foreigners killed two women and wounds for others in egypt. also in the programme: a special report on the iraqi christians who voted for donald trump but could now be deported under his immigration policy. we we re under his immigration policy. we were really happy when he got elected, but we did not think it would do this to our people. the alleged links between donald

trump's administration and russia have taken a new turn, with claims a former soviet intelligence officer met donald trump junior during former soviet intelligence officer met donald trumpjunior during the campaign. this is the man who has been identified as having been part of that meeting. he is now an american citizen working as a lobbyist. he says that he was present when donald trumpjunior met a lawyer, but he denies having any links now with russian intelligence. donald trump junior didn't mention him when he confident he had been at the meeting by a lawyerfor the son says he didn't know anything about his background at the time. this new development adds another wrinkle to

if you like the evolving account given by the trump team of that meeting at trump tower lastjune. the officer was formally part of the soviet military and he denies being pa rt soviet military and he denies being part of russia counter intelligence operations at the moment. he is a us citizen and washington lobbyist. he has confirmed to several outlets here that he was present at that meeting with donald trumpjunior and two other senior officials of the trump campaign team, along with a russian lawyer, who of course promised damaging information about donald trump's opponent in the presidential race, hillary clinton. so all of this raises a number of questions, not least of course adding to the whole intrigue

surrounding this sub sect. it raises the question of what donald trump new anti— city only found out about this meeting a couple of days ago, raising the questions of possible collusion, collusion perhaps to influence the outcome of last year's residential election. or was this particularly gaining information about a political rival? certainly there are enough enquiries going on to get to the bottom of this. congressional enquiries plus a federal investigation as well. now there are calls for donald trump junior to go before one of these committees and probably as well an internal investigation as well. emmanuel macron says his country will never forget the victims of the bastille day terrorist attack. 86 people died when extremists drove a

truck into crowds who gathered to watch fireworks display. more than 400 others were injured. the attacker was shot dead. one of the highlights of the commemorations in nice was this board, showing the names of the victims. it was made up of a mosaic, applied by relatives of those who died. mr macron attended the ceremony in the southern french city after leading the french national day celebrations in paris, where he was accompanied by donald trump. our paris correspondent lucy williamson has been following the events. today's events were not about the ties between men but between nations. even so the growing personal alliance between donald trump and emmanuel macron was on display. they were joined as symbols of their two nations by armed forces from both america and france, beginning with a fly past the visiting fighter jets. beginning with a fly past the visiting fighterjets. their soldiers too led the parade together in tribute to america's role in

world war i. the us is an ally of theirs. i know sometimes we don't think so, but france was there for us think so, but france was there for us and we are there for them. think so, but france was there for us and we are there for themlj didn't vote for president trump but he is our president and we are proud to have him here. speaking to crowds in central paris, mr macron thanked the us for the choice it made a century ago and said france and america would never be divided. the fronts of the day was ordered to, with a military band playing music by daft punk. the changing culture here mirrored by changing security threats. the image of france's security forces has changed over the past few years. repeated terrorist attacks have refocused attention on security at home and the values that france has chosen to protect. the ceremony ended with a military band

playing the city and the of nice, the scene of the country's last major terrorist attack one year ago today. tributes were laid to the 86 people who died in that attack on the city's promenade des anglaise. this afternoon president macron went there for commemorations. the nice attack divided france on how to guarantee the security, a debate that still hangs over this country as it pays tribute today to its values, it's history, to the idea of fronts. —— france. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. two israeli police officers have been killed in a shooting in jerusalem's old city. police say three attackers, all of them arab—israelis, were shot dead after fleeing to a nearby sensitive holy site. after the attack, the israeli authorities took the rare step of closing the al—aqsa mosque for friday prayers. the un has condemned the use

of military courts in venezuela to try anti—government demonstrators. a spokesperson for the un high commissionerfor human rights said thousands of protestors have been arbitrarily detained. over 450 civilians have been brought before military tribunals. two foreign nationals have been killed, and four others wounded, after being stabbed by a man at a holiday resort in egypt. the attack took place at the red sea resort of hurghada. the authorities say the two killed were german women who were local residents. the attacker has been arrested. our correspondent in cairo, orla guerin, has more details. what we saw today once again was foreign tourists being targeted on a middle eastern beach. today a load attacker swum ashore. he stabbed two women repeatedly and left them to die on the sand. local officials

then said he managed to swim to the adjoining beach and continued his attack. he wounded several more tourists and only then was he arrested. there has been no claim of responsibility, but suspicion will fall on so—called islamic state. they are carrying out an insurgency from neighbouring northern sinai. you will remember they claimed responsibility for the downing of a russian aircraft in october, 2015, which had just taken off from a different red sea resort. that resulted in the —— resulted in the loss of more than 200 lives and devastated the tourism industry here. it began to recover. visitor numbers were up by about a half in the first quarter of this year. i think now for many there will be renewed concern about visiting egypt. in michigan, more than 100 iraqi christians are fighting deportation amid an immigration crackdown ordered by the trump administration. most were detained for visa violations that had been ignored by us officials for several years. many in the community supported

mr trump's presidential campaign and say they never thought they'd be targeted. here's their story. they always ask me, like, what's happening? is everything ok? unlike, yeah, i mckay, happening? is everything ok? unlike, yeah, imckay, but happening? is everything ok? unlike, yeah, i mckay, but i'm not. —— i'm 0k. it was a sunday morning. my family andl it was a sunday morning. my family and i were getting ready to go to church. the doorbell rang, they started banging on the door and we opened the door and there were four

people from the immigration, they said they were just doing the house check, we want to make sure your husband is home. they asked if i was his wife, i said yes. that was the la st his wife, i said yes. that was the last time i saw him. i'm very surprised on how donald trump has done this because my entire community voted for donald trump. my priest, my church, everyone. they wanted us to go for him. we all rooted for him and we we re him. we all rooted for him and we were really happy when we got elected, but we did not think that he would do this to our people because he always said he was for catholics and christians and that's clearly not how he is going about since he has been elected. ifa

if a catholic from iraq who is sent back to iraq, what they would experience today is what chaldean is catholics have always experienced, which is persecution. they are the minority of minorities at this point and here in the us it is totally different. it is basically a death sentence. the chaldean community does not regret voting for president trump, i would say we are asking for him to... we have hope that he is hearing our situation. the detained in iraqi christians in michigan. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the unusual sight of a leopard cub being fed by a lioness in tanzania.

the flamboyant italian fashion designer, gianni versace, has been shot dead in florida. the multi—millionaire was gunned down outside his home, in the exclusive south beach district of miami. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worse floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the "great white wave" by americans but tonight it is completely blacked out. it is a timely reminder to all americans of the problems that the energy crisis has brought to them. 200 years ago today, a huge parisian crowd stormed the bastille prison — the first act of the revolution which was to topple the french monarchy. today, hundreds of thousands throng the champs—elysees for the traditional military parade. finally, fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on huge shoal of their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much they could barely stand. this is bbc news.

the latest headlines: a former soviet intelligence officer has been identified as a lobbyist who met donald trumpjunior during the us presidential campaign. the french city of nice has held a service of remembrance for the 86 victims of the bastille day truck attack, which took place exactly one year ago. here in london, two teenagers have been arrested after a series of acid attacks on thursday evening. five people had acid thrown in their faces in separate incidents. one is said to have life—changing injuries. the attacks were carried out at five separate locations in east london, within the space of less than 90 minutes. this report from our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford

contains some disturbing images from the start. in the aftermath of an acid attack last night... where does it hurt? in your eyes? we need to try to get water in your eyes. keep your eyes open. ..police officers desperately trying to reduce the burning, and to save the victim's sight. rushing extra water to the scene. they were just be what on his eyes.

the attack here turned out to be the first of five over the next hour and a quarter, all in a small area of east london and all involving acid being thrown at the victims. at every crime scene, the target had been driving mopeds. two of them were stolen. a 24—year—old man here in clapton was left with life—changing injuries because of the acid used. the prime minister said the attacks were horrific. police have arrested a 15—year—old and a 16—year—old. national statistics on acid attacks are not collated by the home office, but in london, they have risen from 129 two years ago to 224 last year, and by april this year there have already been another 66. one of the most high—profile recent attacks was last month when 21—year—old resham khan and her cousin, jameel muhktar, were targeted while sitting in their car at a traffic light. we are concerned, because the numbers appear to be going up. we will arrest people, we will enforce the law as we can,

and we're working very closely with the home office to see if there's any changes in law required. stephen timms is one of the mps in east london, where the problem is most acute. he has been campaigning for a change in the law, and will lead a debate on acid attacks next week. i'd like the minister to confirm on monday that the possession of acid will be an offence in the future, in exactly the same way that possession of a knife is an offence today. i'd like the law to be changed so that sulfuric acid will only be sold to people who hold a licence. it seems likely that some criminals are using the laxer rules on acids to avoid the tough laws on carrying a knife. the home office has promised to take action, but changes in the law take time. the turkish government has dismissed more than 7,000 members of the police, soldiers, civil servants and academics for allegedly working against state security or being a member of a terrorist organisation.

the purge comes on the eve of the anniversary of last year's failed coup attempt by rogue soldiers. the turkish government is celebrating it as a victory for democracy, but some groups have voiced concern about what they see as a clampdown on legitimate opposition voices. our turkey correspondent mark lowen's report contains images you may find distressing. turkey's nightmare was unleashed, as the plotters seized the bosphorus bridge. this man tried to reach it, to resist the coup attempt. a tank approached. he lay in its path, between its tracks. miraculously, he got up unhurt. then, a second. he tried to stop it again, but it ran over his arm. today, he bears the scars of the coup. translation: i came here for the sake of god.

to gain his blessing. i was not afraid, and i'm nota hero. to be a hero, i would have had to stop the tank. i wish the coup had never happened. on 15july, rogue soldiers bombed government buildings and seized roads. more than 260 people were killed. the coup attempt failed. the coup soon became the purge, with over 50,000 arrested, accused of ties to the alleged plotter, the cleric fethullah gulen. president erdogan called it a gift from god, to cleanse the virus of gulen followers. critics say all dissent has been crushed. the government hits back that the real crime was the coup itself, not what came afterwards. they're actually saving turkish democracy, turkish rule of law, turkey's future, from a power—hungry criminal network. 140,000 people have been dismissed or suspended. there is now a commission to look at all those cases. you will see, when this episode is over, that turkish democracy

is functioning, that turkish judiciary has been functioning. gulen followers were in every corner of society. the purge went wide — far too wide, many believe. some have simply disappeared. this woman's husband taught at a gulen—linked university. in may, on his way home, eyewitnesses say masked men bundled him into a car. he hasn't been seen since. translation: i pray he is alive. if they want to prosecute him, do it legally, not by abduction. i don't believe that he backed the coup. i can't raise our children without their father. others are fighting back against dismissals. protests in support of two academics, on hunger strike forfour months, calling for theirjobs back. alongside, a human rights monument is now sealed off — a bleak metaphor

for turkey's plight. the wife of one is herself on hunger strike in solidarity, this in a country hoping tojoin the eu. translation: one day, your name is on a list, and you're struck off. your life is turned upside down. you're killed off by the system. they're in a critical state. they want to live, but for their demands to be met. i can't think of the alternative. immortalised for generations to come as turkey's rebirth, it is being celebrated here as the legend of the 15th ofjuly. but, for others, it is a painful chapter that is still being written. now, we just want to show you some pictures which have never been seen before. they were taken at the ngorongoro conservation area, in tanzania, and show something that is almost unheard of in the animal kingdom — a leopard cub being fed by a lioness. let's take a look. to see a lion feeding a baby

leopard, that is very rare, is very unusual. never seen leopard, that is very rare, is very unusual. never seen in the wild before. i suppose what happened is with this lioness, she saw a baby leopard, and she realise that if i don't take care of it, it is going to die. i don't know how long that is going to last, whether she is going to feed this baby leopard until it grows older, or she will start to

realise that this is actually not supposed to be one of the animals i should take care of. i don't know what the future holds. i suppose this is what monitoring for a long time to see what is going to happen in the future —— worth monitoring. and now a chapterfrom our growing book of "don't try this at home" stories. you have probably seen the final scene in the movie dirty dancing, where patrick swayze's character lifts his young heroine high above his head, as the music swells. well, a british couple wanted to replicate the scene for their wedding, and let's put it this way — it wasn't a hollywood ending. tracey miller has their story. the moves in dirty dancing. it doesn't get much more romantic than that, and sharon loves it.|j doesn't get much more romantic than that, and sharon loves it. ithink it is just patrick swayze, he has just got it all. and it may not be

patrick swayze, but sharon wanted those moves for their forthcoming wedding dance. ijust wanted something different. everybody else has slow dancing, don't they? so jazzit has slow dancing, don't they? so jazz it up a little bit. their first chance to practise, the beer garden in western. we had a couple of drinks and then a niece and nephew got up, and they had sort of done it, and sharon turned around and said it would be a good idea for us to get a bit of practice in. and this is the move they tried to recreate. you took a run, about 30 feet apart. you had your hands on my hips, didn't you? and next thing we do, we were flat on the floor. i was unconscious and you are struggling to catch your breath. an ambulance

was called. i think i hit my head, thatis was called. i think i hit my head, that is how i rented myself unconscious. i had to have a ct scan. like i said, i was on a cannula. and they put me on in the city as well. about six years ago i had a mild heart attack, so we were just being careful. over six hours later, they were both discharged. the wedding is set for october next year. the choice of dance has been given a rethink. i think it will be a slow one, back to normal. more like hurty dancing, not dirty dancing. fireworks over paris to mark the national holiday. the display comes after a high—profile dinner visit from the american president featuring a military parade in talks

with the french president. this is bbc news. hello there. some decent, dry, and also for some sunny weather around as we can but there will be a lot of cloud around at times, threatening some rain, particularly on saturday. and throughout saturday the air gets warmer and more mucky. it is because of this warm front pushing its way eastwards, dragging in the airfrom the mid—atla ntic. eastwards, dragging in the airfrom the mid—atlantic. what it is those weather fronts which through the night have been producing rain and to start the day a bit of a damp start western scotland, northern england, wales and also part of the midlands. the first batch is fairly rapidly spreading its way south and eastwards. not much rain at all across south—eastern areas, but the rain is there across western scotland. we could see as much as 20 to 40 millimetres of rain on the hills in the west. so not a great one here. some rain at times, some

dry moment and something drier every now and into the east of scotland. so farfrom a now and into the east of scotland. so far from a washout. it stays fairly cloudy northern england, midland and wales, patchy light rain and drizzle but across england and wales i think it is during the morning we are best favoured for some wetter conditions. the rain tends to ease off into the north sea. one or two showers here and there is the afternoon but temperatures climbing as we go. up to around 22 or 23. it does mean there could be some rain in the middle part of the day at wimbledon. the same on sunday, the best of the dry weather in the morning. to get us dry weather in the morning. to get us through into sunday, the rain will work its way southwards. by the end of the night, probably across parts of northern england and wales, and it offers a bit of a split in conditions into the start of sunday. a fresh start, especially away from city centres. to the north of fairly mucky, mystic and for some damp start across england and wales. this is the weather front, then, which start across england and wales. this is the weatherfront, then, which is the dividing line between the mightiest of the air and something a

bit fresher but it does mean scotland, northern ireland and northern england actually a bit of some other way. lots of sunshine elsewhere. ripening up to north wales and the north midlands. staying fairly cloudy across southernmost counties. the best of your sunshine will be in the morning. this weather front producing the odd shower, spot of rain and drizzle. 24 to 26 degrees potentially in the south—east corner. the teams in the north, but it will still be quite nice. they may be some patchy rain around in the morning at silverstone. optimistic skies were brightened by the time we get to the second half of the day. but it'll be one close call, we will have to keep on watching things. but certainly into the start of next week at bridge of high pressure building. lots of you will be dry. note that temperatures in the south, holding on the mid—20s, and by wednesday holding across—the—board. potentially hitting 30 degrees in the south—east corner, but there is a chance of some nasty storms as well. this is bbc news. the headlines: a former soviet intelligence officer says he was present when donald trump's eldest son met a russian lawyer last year.

the lobbyist, rinat akhmetshin, denies having current links with russian intelligence. france's president emanuel macron has honoured the victims of last year's bastille day terror attack in nice during commemorations there to mark the anniversary. 86 people died when a lorry was driven along the busy promenade. the turkish government has fired more than 7,000 members and state empoyees, who it accuses of working against national security or being members of terrorist organisations. and the pentagon says american forces have killed the head of the afghan branch of the group which calls itself islamic state. abu sayed is reported to have been killed in an air strike on in kunar province on tuesday. now on bbc news, it's time for talking books.