welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: ending his three—day state visit, emmanuel macron says he believes president trump will still walk away from the iran nuclear deal despite their friendship. wearing skullcaps in solidarity. thousands from different faiths and backgrounds join anti—semitism rallies across germany. a retired police officer is arrested in california in connection with a notorious spree of rapes and murders in the 1970s and ‘80s. and watching the worst of the web so you don't have to. meet facebook‘s content moderators. on tuesday, donald trump and emanuel macron were holding hands and wiping dandruff off jackets. today, addressing congress,

the french president publicly stood up for many of the things mr trump has promised to destroy, he backed the iran nuclear deal and stressed the urgency of tackling climate change. mr macron hasjust been giving a press conference, he said mr trump might still reject the current deal that limits iran's nuclear ambitions, but insisted there had been progress towards a new, better agreement. translation: no matter the decision to be taken by the united states on 12 may, we shall actjointly in the region in order to find a broader agreement and a joint strategic framework to talk to iran. president trump was open to that prospect, and to the idea of having a more comprehensive agreement, a more structured one, that would enable us to cover and to answer the concerns that exist regarding iran's activities. this will not happen overnight, but i think it is an important step. earlier i got the latest

from our washington correspondent, chris buckler. president macron came here on a mission, a very specific mission to address a range of global issues. top of that list was the iran nuclear deal, to try and get donald trump to stay inside of it. it seems clear as he's leaving that he's failed in that mission. donald trump continues to say he does not want a part of this iran nuclear deal, which was a high point for barack obama and his foreign achievements inside his presidency. however, donald trump does not think the deal is a good one. he believes it is far too lenient on iran. what it basically does is it eases economic sanctions in return for iran curbing its nuclear programme. but donald trump has all sorts of concerns about that and he's made

clear that he was to walk away from it perhaps as early as may 12. president macron knew time was against him, he was here to persuade him to stay in, but it seems very clear from that news conference that he doesn't believe that he's achieved that. it looks as if once a mr macron has left the white house and the new very hawkish national security adviser john bolton is back into the room, that will be the real impact on donald trump. yes. and i think president macron, as much as you mentioned there, the handholding that we've seen, the hand—holding, all the air kisses, all the displays of affection in public, as much as we talked about their personal relationship which both men said they both have and is deeply felt and they genuinely like each other, the point is beyond the personal, it comes down to politics. and they come from very different backgrounds and they have very different beliefs.

put simply, president macron continues to talk about his worldview. that was the message he gave to congress today. how he believes every country must meet part in issues on the environment, the middle east and in dealing with the threat of nuclear weapons, for example. on the other hand, donald trump really believes in america first, not an internationalist vision but very much a vision concentrating on american interests. so there is that deep divide there. and they walk away, albeit having this wonderful personal relationship, but with a deep divide that has not been bridged here. on issues like syria, iran, and indeed trade tariffs, there will remain those problems and that will affect their relationship ultimately. there's been a series of demonstrations across germany against anti—semitism in reaction to mobile phone footage posted on social media showing two men in jewish skullcaps

being attacked by three youths. one of the men was an israeli—arab, who said he'd been given the skullcap as a gift from a friend. many non—jews wearing skullcaps, or kippah, joined the demonstrations in solidarity. lebo diseko reports. standing together side—by—side protesting against anti—semitism, thousands of people of various faiths on the streets of berlin, wearing the jewish skullcap, the kippah. translation: it is important that today so many berliners have paved the way by going out into the street wearing the kippah to say that anti—semitism has no place in our society. it's in response to an assault on two young men wearing kippahs in berlin street last week. the attacker was filmed shouting anti—semitic abuse. here's what one of the victims had to say. translation: i was in israel some days ago and received the kippah as a gift from a friend.

when he gave it to me he said i should not go outside with the kippah on in berlin because it is not safe. at the time i thought this was wrong and it was nonsense. there's been widespread condemnation of the attack, with demonstrations in a number of towns. translation: we, as christians, have a very special relationship tojudaism. anti—semitic assaults arejust not on. translation: everybody has a right to show their religion, and this is part of germany. manyjewish groups have raised concerns about the rise in anti—semitic incidents. one community leader even advised people to avoid wearing the kippah in big cities. germany's leader, angela merkel, says her government will respond with full force against anti—semitism, but it may well take more to make ordinaryjewish people feel safe expressing their faith in everyday life. lebo diseko, bbc news. details have just been announced of the summit between north and south korea on friday.

it will begin with a meeting between the two leaders at the military demarcation line that divides their two countries. the talks, which take place on friday, are the first between leaders of the two koreas in more than ten years. a little earlier, south korea's presidential chief of staff explained his aims forthe summit. translation: this inter-korean summit, above everything else, denuclearisation and establishing permanent peace in the korean peninsula, this is the focus of this summit. north korea's nuclear weapons and icbms have advanced significantly, so at this point in time reaching an agreement on denuclearisation would be, given the fa ct denuclearisation would be, given the fact that in the early 1990s and 20005, fact that in the early 1990s and 2000s, there were previous denuclearise asian agreements. however, this agreement if it comes forth will be quite different to these past agreements, that makes this summit that much more difficult. so when the special envoys visited north korea, we

confirmed their commitment to denuclearisation so the two leaders, how much they can agree to this denuclearisation, and how they can actually turn this into an official document, that's a very difficult aspect. and even if there is an official agreement on denuclearisation, whether there can bea denuclearisation, whether there can be a consensus among the two leaders for complete denuclearisation of the korean pensioner, this cannot be decided by aids like us. so the substantial part, the key part of this summit meeting, will be left for the two metres. south korea's presidential chief of staff there. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. a turkish court has sentenced isjournalists and staff from the country's oldest newspaper, cumhuriyet, to up to seven and a half years in jail for aiding terrorist groups. they say they were simply doing theirjob, working for an opposition newspaper, a rare thing these days in turkey.

they've been given bail while they appeal. a danish inventor has been found guilty of murdering and dismembering the swedish journalist, kim wall. she was last seen alive with peter madsen in 2017 when she boarded his self—made submarine. days later, her remains washed ashore. madsen has been sentenced to life in prison. the hollywood actor, hank azaria, says he's willing to step down from voicing one of the most popular characters of the tv show, the simpsons. apu, the indian—american shop—owner, has become increasingly controversial and a recent documentary argued he was based on racial stereotypes. authorities in california believe they have identified the so—called golden state killer, thought to be responsible for at least 50 rapes and 12 murders in the 1970s and ‘80s. the man they've arrested is a former police officer, joseph deangelo. james cook has this report. joseph james deangelo, the man police said terrorised california while serving as an officer of the law himself. after decades of frustration

for detectives, they found the suspect under their noses in this quiet suburb of the state capital. for over a0 years, countless victims have waited for justice. over these years, hundreds of individuals have soughtjustice for these victims and their families. newsreel: the rapist moved into costa county in october, striking three times in just over three weeks... more than 175 crimes in the 70s and 80s have been linked to the golden state killer, including 12 murders and 51 rapes. she was awakened while being blindfolded. she never saw her assailant. the crime spree started in sacramento, before spreading to the san francisco area and then central and southern california. it took years before investigators could confirm that the crimes were linked. advances in science eventually led detectives to the former police officer, now 72 years old and the father of grown—up children.

his arrest apparently came as a complete surprise. over the last few days, as information started to point towards this individual, we started some surveillance. we were able to get some discarded dna and we were able to confirm what we thought we already knew, that we had our man. for the families of victims, although the pain endures, there is now some satisfaction. to the entire reservoir of victims out there, my sadness is with you. for the 51 ladies who were brutally raped, sleep better tonight. he isn't coming through the window. prosecutors are now beginning to file charges againstjoseph deangelo. if convicted, he could face the death penalty. james cook, bbc news, los angeles. in armenia, tens of thousands of protesters have returned to the streets to fulfil their so—called velvet revolution. the prime minister

was ousted on monday. now demonstrators want to rid the country of his governing party. the russian leadership, which has a military base in armenia, says it's watching events closely but promised not to interfere. the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie explains what's at stake in this small south caucasus nation. armenians are engulfed in the revolutionary fever. cheering they have a reason to celebrate. on monday, after days of street protests, they forced an unpopular prime minister to resign. but on wednesday, tens of thousands returned to the streets to back this man. "come to the streets, don't let the governing party take away our victory."

nikol pashinyan has led the movement since early april. he says a velvet revolution is unfolding in the country, and power is now in the hands of the armenian people. he wants the governing republican party to accept that and surrender. but armenia's acting prime minister says political forces should unite and decide what to do next. translation: today, we do not put any restrictions on the political agenda, and we did not do that before. so i believe the logical decision is that political parties in the framework of our constituion and law sit down and discuss it. instead, on wednesday, a nationalist party left the governing coalition, and armenia's second largest political faction joined

the protest movement. this may look like the people who are sitting here are waiting for some kind of entertainment or a pop concert, but in fact they are protesting, protesting against the governing republican party that has been in charge of this country for the past 20 years. these posters that read "republicans go away" can be seen everywhere. as you see, people have been brought here because they are here for the cause. they are not here for just some leaders, just some heroes, but for a cause. they stand for themselves, for their own dignity. many here feel that the time when the government could deceive them is over. armenians want to build a democratic society. they say holding free and fair parliamentary elections would be the first step towards that goal. rayhan demytrie, bbc news yerevan.

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: warnings of a new migrant crisis in the mediterranean. libyan authorities say even more are trying the dangerous crossing than a year ago. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. some places have already had nearly as much rain as they'd normally expect in an entire year. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions. a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. and lift—off of the space shuttle

discovery with the hubble space telescope, our window on the universe. glad to have you with us on bbc news. the latest headlines this hour: ending his state visit to the us, emmanuel macron has said he believes president trump will still walk away from the iran nuclear deal, despite their friendship. thousands of germans from different faiths and backgrounds have joined anti—semitism rallies, in protest at a spate of violent attacks. officials in libya are warning of a new migrant crisis in the mediterranean. they're appealing for help to deal with the flow of migrants leaving north africa trying to reach europe. as summer approaches, many are again attempting the dangerous crossing. in libya, as many as 1000 people

have been intercepted in the past few days. from tripoli, our africa correspondent, andrew harding. first light off the coast of libya, and an unfamiliarforce is preparing for the mediterranean migration season. libya's coastguard, out of action for years, is back — funded by europe and on a mission to stop tens of thousands of migrants trying to cross this to reach italy. is this the way to stop the migration to europe? yes, yes. we have now three boats. we go out at sea daily. we stop the migration all day. we have no problem. well, some problems: this smuggler‘s boat full of somalis is reluctant to obey. but the libyans insist the migrants must be stopped.

i am very happy. why happy? because that time when we were in the ocean, we were at great risk. risky? but some migrants would rather swim for it than face returning to libya. here, dozens splash their way to a german ship, hoping it would take them to europe. sure, libya is a little calmer now, seven years after the death of colonel gaddafi. but recovering from the war is still a fragile affair. we are doing a lot. so you're making progress? yes, yes. what do you need from the international community? we need really support. we need them not to lose this chance. another patrol boat returns to tripoli packed with migrants.

many will now be sent home. i don't know what to do. i was just trying to help myself. some will call this progress, libya finally trying to control its borders once again. but it's going to be a busy year. well, these somalis are safer now, but 2018 has not got off to a promising start. the authorities here in tripoli said that they've already rescued more than 3000 people from the mediterranean. that's far more than at the same time last year. it is a huge challenge for libya and for all those still determined to chase a better life. andrew harding, bbc news, tripoli. facebook has published new guidelines for the content allowed on its site, and created a new appeal process. the company is trying to repair levels of trust since the privacy row surrounding the british firm, cambridge analytica. it's all drawn attention to the difficult work of thousands

of content moderators, who review millions of complaints every day about extreme material. angus crawford reports. report something you don't like on facebook, and it ends up at a place like this. behind the door, facebook‘s content moderators, looking at the worst the internet can offer so you don't have to. they're people like laura... i remember i cried. ..who'd only talk to us anonymously. i realised how bad people can be. she doesn't work there anymore. it was too difficult, too distressing. every day, you will see things that shock you — traumatising stuff. beheadings, child pornography, like, even a six—month—old baby being raped. you see very graphic images of blood and terrorist attacks. she says there was a constant pressure to hit targets, hundreds of actions, or tickets, per day, each one potentially

traumatic content. you become like a machine. it's about five seconds per ticket or less. next, decide. i think we complained almost every day. almost every day, because we had problems. we didn't like the things we were looking at. automation helps us prioritise the ones... facebook actively promotes its community standards, urging users to click and report bad content, for people like laura to review. its founder, mark zuckerberg, underfire for alleged data breaches and a lack of transparency, has now published internal guidelines on how it decides what content‘s acceptable and what's not. 700 moderators work in this office in berlin. facebook insists they're all carefully chosen. we weren't allowed to interview them and find out what they really thought, but were assured there's

psychological support available 2a hours a day. clearly the content, some of it, is deeply distressing. how much do you value these young people, these young content moderators? we value them so much. this work is so important. it is at the cornerstone of everything we do in keeping our community safe. the moderator we spoke to said this was the worstjob she'd ever done. we know it's difficult. we're committed to giving them what they need to do this job well, and if they're ever uncomfortable at work, there are counselling resources for them, and they can be shifted to work on a different type of content. it's important to us to keep our community safe, but it's also very important to us to support our employees and keep them healthy. laura is one of thousands, a growing army of young people, hidden from view, protecting us from the very darkest parts of social media. a couple of times, i imagined mark zuckerberg coming up

to the office and i imagined just telling him, "how are you allowing this to happen — that young people like us are having to see these things?" angus crawford, bbc news, berlin. a seven—year—old girl who was diagnosed with bone cancer and had to have her leg amputated has had it reattached — backwards. amelia eldred had a rare procedure called rotationplasty. her leg was taken off near her hip, then the lower leg was reattached the wrong way. it sounds grim, but amelia is really something and she hopes it will allow her to achieve her dream of dancing on stage again. phil mackie has the story. it's hard going that way, because it's more turning that way... amelia eldred is an amazing little girl with a very special leg. she's having chemotherapy to stop the cancer coming back, and training her brain to send her leg the right signals. is it strange looking at your foot and it's the wrong way round? yeah, it was at the start,

but it's not now. but when i look in the mirror, it looks strange, and then when i look at it face to face, it looks normal. last summer, she was running around like any typical seven—year—old. but then the problems started. the tumour shows up in white on this scan. and eventually what happens is the ankle joint becomes a new kneejoint... it left surgeons no option but to amputate the top of her leg, then in a procedure called rotationplasty, reattach the lower half the wrong way round. if she hadn't, she would have had to wear a prosthesis. and it would have been very difficult for her to wear a prosthesis, and very difficult to have a good level of mobility. but now she has a good knee joint and a good hipjoint. she'll be able to hopefully dance, and take part in the sport that she wants to do. straightaway it was the best option

for us, because this way she'll be able to get a prostatic leg, to do the things she loved to do, and all her sports and all herdancing. otherwise, without a full leg amputation, not only will she be able to get a prosthetic, but have a good range of movements. the chemo will last for a few more months, and then amelia will be fitted for her first prosthetic. now, she just needs to train her foot to become her knee. right, up, down, right. it's confusing, isn't it? well done. now, we're best buddies. just finally, take a look at these pictures. a 14—year—old surfer trending on lyon. he won the competition, even though his surfboard was hold together with

duct tape. that has prompted a campaign online, new zealand has enthusiastically offered at least a0 surfboards. hello there. well, wednesday was a classic april day — sunny spells and heavy april showers. these big cumulonimbus clouds developing through the day, bringing downpours, some hail, and some thunder. and this gorgeous weather watch picture from sue in wakefield shows one of those cumulonimbus clouds decaying in the sunset. now, as we head through the night and into thursday morning, our showers will still be pouring in from the west or north—west direction, on a fairly brisk breeze, as well. but by the end of the night, and into thursday morning, they will become confined more to western areas, whereas much of eastern scotland, central, southern and eastern england and wales should be largely dry with clear spells. it's going to be quite a chilly start to thursday, temperatures for many into low to mid single figures. but it does mean thursday starts off on a bright note, albeit rather chilly.

there'll be lots of sunshine through the morning. showers from the word go across western areas will tend to filter eastwards once again. but the difference for thursday is that there'll be far fewer showers around wednesday. and in fact, much of england and wales should be largely dry, particularly central, southern and eastern parts, with temperatures reaching 15, maybe 16 celsius. but again, feeling quite fresh further north and west, especially where those showers are. heading into friday, looking to the south—west to this area of low pressure, which is going to move into the south—west of the uk, bringing increasing amounts of rain through the day here, some of it quite heavy, strengthening winds, as well. it looks like, at this stage, it's going to spread across much of england and wales, perhaps not the very far north of england. for scotland and northern ireland, here, another day of sunshine and showers. maybe even some wintriness or hail over the higher ground. and it's going to feel much cooler as well, temperatures of 8—12 celsius. it's going to feel pretty miserable when that rain moves in across southern areas. and not much changing into the weekend. it looks like it's going to stay unsettled because we hold

onto low pressure. most of the rain will be across southern and eastern parts of the country. there will be some sunny spells around as well, and it's set to turn windy, especially across the south—east. this is saturday's picture, then. not a bad day for many northern and western areas. a few showers around in scotland, some of them heavy and wintry over the hills. but not a bad day, like i mentioned, with some sunshine. a bit of cloud across the south—east. temperatures again on the cool side — 8—12 celsius. and then, as we head into sunday, looks like that area of low pressure could return to the south—east of the country to bring some heavy and persistent rain, and also the winds picking up here, gale—force gusts touching maybe 50 or 55 mph, that will cause some disruption. better weather further north and west, with a greater chance of seeing some sunshine, but again it's going to feel on the cool side. this is bbc news. the headlines: emmanuel macron has praised the excellent relationship between france and the us at the end of his state visit. but he's told a press conference

he believes president trump will still walk away from the international deal that limits iran's nuclear ambitions. addressing congress earlier, he also attacked mr trump's policies on trade and the environment. thousands of people in germany from different faiths and backgrounds have joined anti—semitism rallies across the country in protest at a spate of violent attacks. many non—jews wore skullcaps — the kippah — as a sign of solidarity. california police have arrested a former police officer for a notorious spree of murders, rapes and burglaries in the 1970s and 80s. 72—year—old joseph deangelo is being held on suspicion of four counts of murder. prosecutors say additional charges are likely to follow.