this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: china joins g7 countries in warning president trump against import tariffs. on allegations of collusion with russia, mr trump's lawyer says the president probably has the power to pardon himself but won't. pardoning himself would just be unthinkable. it would lead to an immediate impeachment. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. "love is stronger than hate". the message from london as it marks one year since the london bridge terror attacks, in which eight people died. and the nesting birds at risk from rats on a group of australian islands. we'll talk to a queensland ranger overseeing a three—week baiting programme. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.

it's 8am in singapore and one in the morning in london. from china to the eu to canada, warnings that the world is on the brink of a trade war with the united states. after a meeting in bejing between vice premier liu he and us commerce secretary wilbur ross, the chinese state news agency carried a statement making clear china's position saying: "if the united states introduces trade sanctions including tariffs, all the economic and trade achievements negotiated by the two parties will be void." in canada where a g7 meeting will take place next weekend, the prime ministerjustin trudeau made clear his anger at president trump's tariff proposals. he has spoken about the fact of this... that he is worried about trade surplus and deficits around the world.

they have a $2 billion surplus on steel with us. it is not like trade is imbalanced against the us. and the proposals have faced criticism from within the president's own party, with the republican governor of ohio, john kasich, calling them ‘dangerous‘. we are punishing ourfriends. if they were cheating, that is one thing. but to slap this on under a phoney excuse, we go alone on that. we withdrew from the paris accords and the iranian deal which they are furious about. we did not get into the pacific trade agreement. we are going it alone. it is not america first, it is america alone. it is not good policy, it borders on dangerous in my opinion. the bbc‘s chris buckler has more from washington. what is interesting is that at the moment we see a trade war emerge on several different fronts. there are some in washington who want to play down the trade war phrase but it is the exact phrase that donald trump keeps on using

and tweeting this idea that a trade war is easy to win. that may not be the case. there are difficulties with this. some in the republican party are becoming quite concerned about the way this is progressing. particularly in regards to american allies, because they feel that potentially this is creating disagreement, creating a bad relationship. beyond that, there is now the worry of what the retaliatory tariffs mean. i was speaking with people today giving a sense of what they feel about all this. there is a worry that this could start to hit them in the pocket. the reality is that the public are worried that if the situation is a situation where products from america are being taxed of a sudden have taxes coming into america, that when they go to the shops they will start to pay the price for that.

and what the republicans are concerned about is that if that does prove to be the case, then elections coming up in november they could ultimately have to pay the price themselves by having a difficult election. by having a difficult election. indeed. president trump will be facing the wrath of global leaders when he attends the g7 summit in canada. president trump, of course, loves to talk about how tough he is on trade. at those rallies he talks about america first and he really makes a point of that. sometimes he does not particularly like face—to—face confrontation. if you were listening to the conversations that were had by the g7 finance ministers over the weekend, there was no doubt that the other countries were saying that they are extremely angry. there was no end statement from the g7. there was a finance minister family photograph but it was an unhappy family. they were talking about how damaging and how difficult these tariffs could be to international trade. frankly, therefore, a confrontation is coming. donald trump will have to face up to that this weekend in quebec.

it will be a difficult one because ultimately he has done many things that have really raised the stakes on this whole issue of trade. is he prepared to compromise? at the moment he shows no sign of it. of course there is always the desire to try and smooth things whenever donald trump is in a room with somebody else. we'll have more analysis on those trade tariffs later here on newsday. let's keep the focus on president trump, because his personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, has been doing the rounds on the us sunday morning talks shows. the former new york mayor said mr trump probably has the power to pardon himself over alleged collusion with russia, but doesn't intend to do so because it could lead to impeachment. mr giuliani was answering questions about the investigation into russia's role in the 2016 election. there is nothing that limits the presidential pardoning powers

from a federal crime, not a state crime. president trump will not do that. obviously he will not give up any of these pardoning powers or any pardoning powers of future presidents but under the circumstances will not do that. pardoning himself would be unthinkable and it would lead to, probably, immediate impeachment. the senate would be under tremendous pressure. president trump has no need to do that. he did nothing wrong. also making news today, italy's new interior minister, matteo salvini, has said on a visit to sicily that the island and the rest of the country must cease to be what he called the refugee camp of europe. the leader of the far—right league party, who has promised tough measures to combat illegal immigration, said his government's plans represented common sense. translation: it is not enough to reduce landings, we need to increase expulsions. last year we deported

only 7000 immigrants. at this rate it will take a century. we must open deportation centres in each region, making stronger agreements with countries of origin and renegotiate italy's role in europe. at least 48 migrants have died after their boat capsized off the tunisian coast. 67 others were rescued by the coastguard off sfax province. tunisia's defence ministry says the victims were tunisians and other nationalities. the rescue operation was suspended late on sunday, but will resume on monday morning. syrian president bashar al—assad plans to make a state visit to north korea, according to the north's state news agency. if it goes ahead, it will mark the first time north korean leader kimjong—un has hosted a head of state since assuming power in 2011. hundreds of passengers have been left stranded at hamburg airport after air traffic ground to a halt due to a power outage.

a spokesperson for the airport, which is germany's fifth busiest, said they are working to fix the problem, which was caused by a short circuit. cricket and england surged to victory over pakistan by an innings and 55 runs to win the second test and draw the series. joss buttler‘s 80 not out, helped england to a total of 363 in theirfirst innings. english bowlers kept up the pressure and bowled out the visitors for 134 runs. it'sjune, which means it should be the beginning of summer here in europe. but you wouldn't think so looking at these pictures. this is brasov in central romania. and yes, that's hail and ice, hitting much of the central and western regions of the country. the bad weather is expected to continue for the next few days. britain's prime minister theresa may has laid a wreath

at the scene of the london bridge terror attack, to mark one year since eight people were killed by three men armed with knives. 48 others were injured when the attackers first drove a van into pedestrians and then stabbed people who were enjoying a night out. june kelly reports. on this first sunday of summer, hundreds gathered at southwark cathedral to reflect on a long night full of fear in london 12 months ago. leading the public figures was the prime minister. it's less than a fortnight since she and the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, were at a memorial service for the victims of the manchester bombing. last year, 36 people in the uk were murdered in terror attacks. eight lives were taken in the london bridge atrocity. one victim, james mcmullan, was british.

chrissy archibald was from canada. ignacio echeverria from spain. there were two australians, kirsty boden and sara zelenak, and three french victims, sebastien belanger, alexandre pigeard and xavier thomas. some were visiting london, others had made it their home. and at this interfaith service, from the bishop of southwark, a simple, strong message. for those of us who profess faith, the invocation of holy names by those perpetrating these acts was not only profoundly distressing, but needs to be rejected. and there were the memories of local people. the attack happens in a place where we live, work and socialise. in a few minutes, everything changes, though it will be hours before we'll know the true cost. shocked to the core

of their own humanity, police and paramedics still did everything that they needed to do. they made sure that everyone still living stayed safe. the congregation then moved into the cathedral grounds and here the cameras were allowed to film the bereaved families for the first time. they completed the planting of an olive tree, known as the tree of healing. later, the families moved to the corner of london bridge, where there was a minute's silence. there were floral tributes from some of those injured, including pc wayne marks, who was stabbed in the head and body as he took on the three attackers. among those laying flowers, jermaine bernad, who was on the bridge that night and in the midst of the attack tended to one of the injured. her name was regina,

she was from germany. she came here on holiday and she was the first person who i saw got run over at the time, and, yes, she will forever be in my heart and soul. you know, ijust hope that she's ok. this is one of the most vibrant quarters of london, but today, the pace slowed as people stopped and thought about what happened here a year ago, and all that was lost. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: a group of australian islands closes to the public for a three—week baiting programme targeting black rats. also on the programme: from rats to polar bears — we'll have the story of how this bear left a hotel by the back way. the queen and her husband

began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given with great guns of the tower shall be shot off. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 7a. outspoken but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter and he fought all the way to the end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles‘ lp sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. this is newsday on the bbc.

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: china joins g7 countries in warning president trump against import tariffs. donald trump's lawyer has argued that the president probably has the power to pardon himself over allegations of collusion with russia, but he does not intend to do so. and a genetic test could spare thousands of early stage breast cancer patients the agony of chemotherapy. the test determines the probability of the tumour spreading again after surgery. almost 70% of patients could have their cancer treated with surgery and hormone therapy alone. that story is popular on bbc.com. let's ta ke

let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the straits times is one of several papers leading on china's warning to the us over trade. the paper is reporting that an agreement for china to buy more american goods will be void if the us implements sanctions. the south china morning post is running a story on people in hong kong defying beijing authorities. it says organisers of a vigil to mark the 29th anniversary of the tiananmen square crackdown are pressing ahead despite warnings they're crossing a "new red line." and finally, the international edition of the new york times reports more people are coming out to play in iran. the paper says weddings and events are growing in popularity as old society taboos fade away and social events become more relaxed, especially in tehran. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? a video of a trapped polar

bear is proving really popular social media. the bear paid an unexpected visit to a hotel in norway. the animal broke into a storage room but as soon as he heard a helicopter arriving he rushed to escape from a small window. it took him some effort but in the end he did manage to slip away. back to our top story. the warnings that the world is on the brink of a trade war with the united states after it decided to impose new tariffs. earlier, i spoke to isaac stone fish who's a senior fellow at the asia society's centre on us—china relations. i asked him what he makes of the stand—off. i think it's fair to say that we are on the brink of a trade war.

now, both the american side and, to be fair, the chinese side, have not been predictable in what they've been saying and what they've been doing, and it's certainly possible that in a few days the two sides will reach some sort of agreement that lowers tensions. but right now, i think a lot of people are not optimistic about how the trade relationship is evolving with the us and china, and with the united states and canada, the eu, and frankly a lot of parts of the world. does the us have an option, a different option, say, with china 7 because its trade deficit is so huge. the us buys nearly four times as much from china as it sells. does donald trump have a lot of other options? donald trump has a lot of options if he chooses to use them.

so trump is really obsessed with the idea that a trade deficit is bad for american trade, and a lot of economists disagree with him. i think the difference between the united states' relationship with china and its trade relationship with canada and the eu, for example, is that china is not a us ally, and china has a lot of unfair trade practices, whereas canada and the eu are much more surprising targets for us trade ire. there was a lot of surprise, wasn't there? you could see it was palpable with justin trudeau, the way he reacted. what do you make of the fact that the eu and canada have been targeted like this? it is very surprising. i think, on the one hand, you have to give trump some credit for following through on a promise to be tougher on global trade. on the other hand, itjust seems like something that doesn't benefit american workers, american people, citizens of those countries, and the relationship in general. so it is a bit of a head—scratcher. an indian man who was raped by a preacher at the age 01:14 has

revealed horrific details of the crime. in india, a culture of silence surrounds cases of sexual assault on boys. he has found support among family and friends and is now helping other victims break their silence. all those 14 years, i was going through a lot of trauma. i was feeling a lot of guilt and shame, despite it not being my mistake. it was so painful that i remember so vividly, for almost two weeks, i was not able to walk properly. it's so unfortunate that none of my family members, relatives, friends, or my school teachers were able to guess that there was something wrong with this kid. i ended up going there

for almost a year. i was raped three times. when i think about it now, it always gives me goosebumps. it makes me angry. sometimes i wake up at night and i hit the wall as hard as i... i'm sorry. unfortunately, in a society like ours, it's the victim who has

to bear the shame, rather than the perpetrator. we've heard a lot in the news lately of idyllic tourist spots being closed because of too many visitors and the damage they're causing. well, a group of islands off the far north queensland coast in australia are also more or less off limits, not though because of humans,

but because of rats. a three—week baiting programme starts today on the frankland islands and northern barnard islands, off the coast from the city of cairns. the rats are having a devastating effect on nesting birds and the biodiversity of the area. warrick armstrong, from the queensland parks and wildlife service explained to me earlier, how he is planning to tackle the problem. these rats have established themselves on a number of small continental islands, close to the main coastline, in the frankland and barnard islands. and possibly they were introduced here in the early 1900s by ships that visited the area, or another explanation could be that they were washed out of our major river systems during flood events, and what we term rafted over. they're having, obviously, a lasting impact on our nesting seabirds, as you say. and today you officially start, ranger warrick, a three—week baiting programme. how are you planning to undertake this whole initiative and eliminate these black rats? so rico, because these are continental islands, they are extremely steep and inaccessible, and so the idea with our programme is that we need to deliver baits to the entire island for it to be successful. and, as i said, we'll kick off today with that programme,

and it will run over the next three weeks. and what do you hope to achieve after the three—week baiting programme? so rico, black rats on these islands is obviously a high—priority conservation—management programme. we know these islands are really important seabird nesting areas, and they also play an important role as areas for migratory birds to the great barrier reef and the southern hemisphere to rest, recuperate, and obviously feed and forage on. so while you are undertaking this three—week baiting programme, will these islands be totally closed off the tourists? so rico, they will be closed. not because the infestations are so high that it would be a problem for visitors to them. it's highly unlikely our visitors to these islands would even see a rat during a visit. most people would come over for a day and spend a day enjoying the island and the fringing reefs, doing some snorkelling.

but this is purely for management purposes, to allow us access and not hinder any visitor experience. certainly no rats in singapore. it is getting ready to host something important. as the world knows, singapore is getting ready to host the on—off summit between president trump and kimjong—un. but while it is currently definitely on, for now, rico, there's some wrangling going on? kasia, according to some reports, the north korean leader wants to stay in the presidential suite

of an exclusive hotel here at the cost of $6,000 a night and his country says it can't pay the bill. it's currently unclear who will pay, but it could be embarrassing when it comes to check—out. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. how japan's biggest producer of high—tech toilets is getting flush from expanding into foreign markets. and before we go, let's take a look at these pictures. i showed you those pictures earlier of rain and hail in romania. now this is a bit more summery. the place de la republique in paris has gone green this weekend to celebrate biodiversity. the famous square has been covered in plants, and there's even a pop—up farm. hello. quieter weather on the way during at least the first half of this week.

mainly dry, but that doesn't mean wall—to—wall sunshine. i hope you made the most of what many of us saw on sunday, as temperatures rose into the mid to upper 20s in some spots. the day ahead brings much more cloud. here's why — low pressure to the south of us not so much a player in a weather during the first half of the week. it's high pressure to the north. the flow of air around that, gentle north and north—easterly coming in. but that, overnight into monday morning, will scoop up a lot of cloud from the north sea, some patchy mist and fog as well. so it's going to be a rather grey, murky start for many of us. temperatures around 14 degrees. with the thickest cloud, there could be some drizzle around as well. just the west of scotland, northern ireland, wales and south england seeing some early sunny spells and on and off during the day. but where you start with the thickest cloud, in many central and eastern areas, that will hold strong during the day, although any mist and fog should clear and many drizzles should fade out. we'll keep some sunny spells in western scotland and northern ireland, but by the afternoon there's a chance of catching a thundery downpour. could be torrential,

though most of us will not be, and in south—west england the odd heavy shower into the afternoon. parts of south—east england starting to brighten up. a bit of warmth where you get the sun still, but much warmer where you're underneath the cloud. as we go on through monday night into tuesday morning, the cloud holds strong for many of us. just limited clear spells, and temperatures are going to be lower than they have been on recent nights. and that's a trend for our weather in the week ahead. temperatures are going to be lower, though it's not cold by any stretch of the imagination. some spots, as you can see, dipping down into single figures. so again a cloudy, misty, murky start to the day on tuesday. the big picture is pretty much the same, although this weather front is approaching closer to the south. the channel islands will get some showers out of that. most of us will stay dry. after that cloudy start, hints of something sunny coming through. perhaps not into the south of england or south wales, but elsewhere, where you can see the land, you will have clearer skies. most are staying dry. those temperatures will feel a bit warmer where you get to see some sunshine.

those temperatures will go up a little bit as we get deeper into the week, might even see some sunny spells. not as warm or as hot as it has been recently, with plenty of dry weather around. later in the week, though, there will be a few showers. maybe the odd thunderstorm developing in parts of england and wales, into northern ireland. scotland staying mainly dry. and, although there will be some thundery downpours, they don't look as intense as they have been, but that is something we'll keep an eye on. that's your weather. you are watching bbc news. our top story: china hasjoined g7 countries in warning president trump against import tariffs. beijing says all trade talks with washington will be void if the us imposes trade sanctions. that statement followed a meeting in bejing between vice premier liu he and us commerce secretary wilbur ross. his trip came days after washington threatened tariffs on $50 billion of chinese imports.

donald trump's lawyer says the president probably has the power to pardon himself over russia collusion allegations. but rudy giuliani says mr trump does not intend to do so. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it is footage of a polar bear making his escape after paying an unexpected visit to a hotel in norway. the animal took fright on hearing a helicopter arriving and managed to squeeze out of a small window.