this is bbc news. i'm alpa patel. our top stories: things are moving forward, after a tense start to the g7 summit, france says the us and its allies can make progress on trade issues. i see iseea i see a willingness from all sides to find an agreement and find a win—win approach for our workers and oui’ win—win approach for our workers and our middle classes. president trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort, faces new charges of obstructing justice. turkey accuses austria of being anti—muslim after its decision to close down seven mosques it says are funded from abroad. also in the programme — celebrity chef, writer and tv presenter anthony bourdain has died. we'll hear how he opened up the culinary world for audiences. hello and welcome to bbc news.

a clash over trade tariffs is causing sharp divisions at the summit of the g7 leaders in canada. several nations taking part say the differences are so strong that a closing joint statement is unlikely, although president trump said he believed they would agree on one. earlier he lobbed the diplomatic equivalent of a hand grenade when he suggested that russia should be allowed to rejoin the group. russia was expelled in 2014 after it annexed crimea. from quebec, here's our north america editor jon sopel. one big happy family, but although they put on strained smiles for the cameras, do not be deceived. this is as bad tempered and as tense a start to the g7 as there has ever been. watches may be the only things

that are synchronised. donald trump was the last one into quebec and he will be the first one out. isolated over his protectionist trade policies. before leaving washington this morning, he was in no mood for compromise. they understand, they are trying to act like, well, "we fought with you in the war." they don't mention the fact that they have trade barriers against ourfarmers. they don't mention the fact that they are charging almost 300% tariffs. when it all straightens out, we will all be in love again. though it is a little bit chilly at the moment in quebec. the other g7 leaders are enraged that the us has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium, citing national security. it brought this brusque tweet from emmanuel macron. such is the president's isolation

that this should perhaps more properly be called the g6+1. donald trump seriously considered not coming at all. he feels that he gets lectured by the other foreign leaders on iran, on climate change and of course, on trade. and he's not a big fan of being lectured. but one area where he is doing the lecturing is on his surprise call today that russia should be readmitted to the group. whether you like it or not, and it may not be politically correct, but we have a world to run, and the g7, which used to be the g8, they threw russia out. they should let russia come back in, because we should have russia at the negotiating table. but france, britain and germany are saying no. the expulsion decision was made after russia annexed crimea. theresa may had more recent events in mind. we have seen malign

activity from russia in a whole variety of ways. of course, including on the streets of salisbury in the united kingdom. so, we need to say, i think before any such conversations can take place, russia needs to change its approach. the quebecois are trying to go about their daily lives as if it was business as usual, and without much optimism, so too are the other members of the g7. but it is not — there is a tough decision to make. roll over and accept american tariffs, or retaliate and risk an all—out trade war. ian bremmer is president and founder of eurasia group. hejoins me now from chicago. this summit started under a cloud even before it started, really, given trump's comments over russia

and this apparent trade war between the eu and the g7, the other g7 leaders. what you think is main motivations are here? look, he thinks that multilateral organisations are constrained. he thinks that american allies are largely taking advantage of them. he is not thinking long—term, he is very tactically and short—term. as we know, he has cancelled the meeting that was scheduled, the one—on—one with french president emmanuel macron, he showed up late and is leaving early. this is without question the most dysfunctional g7 summit that has occurred since the group came together for the first time in 1975. given what you are saying, do you think it was to be part of it? not really. i am sure he would rather not show up. who would rather do his relations bilaterally with individual countries where he has

more influence and is stronger and represents the biggest country. it is very clear though that the allies are is very clear though that the allies a re really is very clear though that the allies are really united. people say that trump isa are really united. people say that trump is a divider and while that may be true at home in the us, internationally there is the one on the global stage that has been uniting other countries against the united states like donald trump has. we have seen that specifically with the g7 around the withdrawal of the trans—pacific the g7 around the withdrawal of the tra ns—pacific partnership the g7 around the withdrawal of the trans—pacific partnership is, the tariffs, comments on russia, his withdrawal from the paris climate deal, the iran deal. his decision to leave the us embassy tojerusalem post i have also gotten into two hands of fingers and i am not done with the grievances of the american allies. it is quite something. resident emmanuel macron has said in the past few hours that it be possible to make progress on some trade issues, do you think he is being an optimist here?|j

trade issues, do you think he is being an optimist here? i think it is possible. nafta was close to getting a deal done, but part of the problem was that donald trump got impatient, advisers around him on the economic issues are not particularly a line to. we have seen deals done with the americans with south koreans, brazilians and the argentinians over the past weeks. tougher with the eu because the eu isa tougher with the eu because the eu is a multilateral organisation, it is a multilateral organisation, it is not just is a multilateral organisation, it is notjust the us talking to just the germans or the italian. nafta is challenging because we have mexican elections in the next ux and once the mexican president gets involved it will be hard. acra to clearly reflects a sensibility that nobody wa nts a reflects a sensibility that nobody wants a trade war and there is a desire on most part of the allies not to escalate. appreciate your thoughts, together and watch. —— thank you very much. chinese government hackers are reported to have stolen massive amounts of data from the computers of a contractorfor the us navy.

the washington post newspaper said the material included secret plans to develop a supersonic anti—ship missile for use on us submarines. analysts say undersea warfare is one area of naval operations in which washington enjoys an advantage over beijing and any chinese degradation of this advantage would be extremely significant. us special counsel robert mueller has filed new criminal charges against president trump's former campaign manager paul manafort. charges were also brought against one of his associates konstantin kilimnik. he is said to have ties to russian intelligence. among the charges are conspiracy to obstruct justice. with more, here's rajini vaidyanathan. today in the court in washington, dc a 32 page indictment was filed. let's wind back— we know that paul manafort already faces a number of charges relating to his work as a lobbyist on behalf of the ukrainian government.

those early charges include conspiracy to launder money and making false statements. he is awaiting trial for that. these two new charges accuse him of tampering with witnesses, trying to get them to change their statements. the two new charges that have been added to the existing charge sheet is conspiracy to obstructjustice and obstruction ofjustice. one of his associates, someone called konstantin kilimnik, said to be his right—hand man in ukraine has also been charged with those two charges. he is said to have resided in moscow, there are rumours that he may have been linked to the russian intelligence, although that has not been confirmed. so right now we have these two extra charges for manafort, two extra charges for konstantin kilimnik, all of this comes as robert mueller earlier this week was calling for his bail conditions to be changed as well.

health officials in gaza say israel has shot and killed four palestinians, including a fifteen—year—old boy. it happened during the latest protest at the border. they say more than 600 people have been injured, some of them critically. the israeli army says ten—thousand palestinians took part in the demonstration — some burning tyres and throwing rocks. yolande knell is at the border. it is the last friday in the islamic holy month of ramadan. it's known asjerusalem day, an idea that originally comes from iran, and this has motivated a lot more people, really big crowds, to come down to the border with israel. now, hamas, which controls gaza, has also been encouraging people to come in big numbers. it has also been the message that has come from the mosques.

and we've seen lots of protesters coming down here with tyres. that's what's burning now, causing all of that black smoke. they are flying kites as well. you can see some of the kites up in the sky and those have got petrol bombs attached to them. in the last few days, these have caused a lot of damage inside israel. they have started a lot of fires in agricultural areas. israeli drones are being used to target them. that's what's causing now a lot of this excitement down at the border. hundreds of israeli snipers are deployed on the other side, and we know that the message from the israelis is that they will shoot in self—defence. also, they say they will shoot to stop anybody from infiltrating into their territory. for palestinians, these protests are about the right to return to their ancestral land, which now lies inside of israel, and also increasingly they have become about the tough conditions here. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. a british—based group monitoring the civil war in syria says at least thirty—eight civilians have been

killed in overnight air strikes in idlib. the province is currently held by the rebels. the syrian observatory for human rights said five children were among the dead. and that the attack was likely to have been carried out by russian jets. in guatemala, a new river of lava, ash and mud is flowing down the slopes of the fuego volcano. the authorities have ordered the immediate evacuation of residents and rescue teams after a series of deadly eruptions that began on sunday morning. 109 people are now known to have died and dozens are missing. the united states has agreed to extradite the former president of panama, ricardo martinelli, who was arrested in florida a year ago. mr martinelli is facing charges of corruption and illegal wiretapping. he's been accused of using public funds to monitor the phone calls of politicians and journalists. mr martinelli, who left office four years ago, rejects the allegations

and says he's the victim of a political vendetta. the appeals chamber of the international criminal court in the hague has overturned a war crimes conviction for a former congolese militia leader. the judges ruled that jean—pierre bemba should not have been held liable for the murders and rapes committed by his troops during an operation in the central african republic. a government spokesman in kinshasa said mr bemba — who's already been in prison for ten years — had the right to return home when released. anna holligan reports from the hague. such was the jubilation from jean—pierre bemba's friends and family in the public gallery, the judge had to ask staff to restore order. may i ask the registry to restore the calm in the courtroom. the acquittal was based on two grounds of appeal. the judges agreed

the conviction had exceeded the crimes that had been proved beyond reasonable doubt and that jean—pierre bemba should not have been held liable as a remote commanderfor the been held liable as a remote commander for the crimes committed by his troops deployed to a foreign country. the appeals chamber, by a majority, reverses the conviction of mr bemba. it discontinues the proceedings with respect to those can all acts in relation to which the trial chamber entered a conviction, even though they were out side of the scope of the circumstances of the case. in 2016, jean—pierre bemba was convicted of murder, rape and pillaging. crimes committed by his forces in the drc. children as young as ten were raped. women were violated by multiple men, but thejudges ruled women were violated by multiple men, but the judges ruled the original trail got it wrong. that he was not

to blame. —— trail. -- trial. thisjudgement could this judgement could have a considerable impact on other cases when they argue they cannot be blamed for atrocities committed by their forces blamed for atrocities committed by theirforces in a blamed for atrocities committed by their forces in a foreign land. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: as broadway gets ready for the tony awards, we sit down with the cast and producers of the band's visit — one of the biggest hits so far this season. the day the british liberated the falklands, and by tonight,

british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorby—mania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who, for them, has raised great hopes for an end for the division of europe. michaeljackson was not guilty on all charges, the screams of the crowd testament to his popularity and their faith in his innocence. as long as they'll pay to go see me, i'll get out there and kick 'em down the hill. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it's pretty neat. feels marvellous, really. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: g7 leaders meeting in canada have been discussing import tariffs imposed by president trump.

france said there's willingness to find an agreement. the us special counsel robert mueller has filed new criminal charges against president trump's former campaign chairman, paul manafort. he's accused of obstructing justice. today, fans and friends of anthony bourdain are mourning his death. the celebrity chef and tv personality was found dead in his french hotel room. many are shocked that the man who widened horizons with his food tourism would take his own life. it's the second high profile suicide this week — fashion designer kate spade died on tuesday. from new york, neda tawfik reports. i have eaten a lot of really nasty things may show... anthony bourdain was a culinary rock star who was unpretentious about his food and his company. his taste for adventure and

his honest reflection captivated audiences and let them hungry for more. his sudden death came as a great shock. television network cnn which carried his food and travel shows said the chef took his own life. anthony bourdain was in france, working on the series when he was found unresponsive in his hotel room by a friend and fellow chef. he first gained attention with his bestselling book kitchen confidential. in it he gave readers view of what goes on behind the doors of their favourite restaurants and he wrote candidly of his drug abuse. but it was his tv shows that made him a household name. he led a culinary journey that explore the world's diverse cultures and nowhere seemed off—limits, from the far—flung corners of the globe to some of the most dangerous destinations. you are going to have two... you will have to walk me through this. he encourage viewers

to eat anything with anyone without fear or prejudice. his unique and colourful storytelling earned him many awards, including a prestigious peabody award in 2014. we ask very simple questions, what meaty happy, what you eat, what do you like to cook, and everyone in the world who we ask these very simple questions, we ask these very simple questions, we tend to get some really astonishing anthers. anthony bourdain‘s death comes just days after the fashion designer kate spade took her own life here in new york. and the loss of these two beloved figures has many reflecting on the growing problem of suicide in this country. even people we view as successful ca n this country. even people we view as successful can have their daemons that get the better of them. successful can have their daemons that get the better of themlj successful can have their daemons that get the better of them. i think he was great for the world, for people, he opened up people's imagination. he really opened up the world of food, he made commonplace and you can't really consider that anyone could lead more interesting life. he brought the world into

people's homes, and by doing so inspired others to seek out their own adventures. austria's government says it will be closing seven mosques and plans to expel dozens of imams funded by what it calls foreign countries including turkey. turkey has reacted angrily describing the move as racist and anti—islamic. from vienna, here's bethany bell. the door is locked at this vienna mosque. it's one of seven across austria that's been shut down at short notice by the authorities. the government, a coalition of the conservatives and the far right, says it's cracking down on political islam. translation: parallel societies, political islam and radicalisation have no place in our country. austria's law on islam bans foreign—funded clerics.

the government says dozens of imams from a turkish organisation could face expulsion. the authorities are also stopping the work of an arab muslim group which they say has radical tendencies. well, i'm outside one of the mosques that was shut down. this one is associated with the turkish nationalist youth group the grey wolves. people turned up for friday prayers to find the doors locked. one worshipper told us there were no links to extreme groups. i've been here since i was seven or six years old, and i've never seen anybody actually, you know, people out of anything like the bozkurtlar movement. of course, some of our members may have nationalist views, but they don't concern us, because we are open to everybody, and everybody who wants to be part of our club is always welcome. austria has around 600,000 muslim inhabitants,

who are mostly of turkish origin. the country has been spared the kind of deadly militant attacks as seen in london, paris and brussels. sunday is broadway's biggest night and theatre fans will be glued to the tony awards. among the hits of the season is a show which is far from the brassy musicals many have become accustomed to. instead, the band's visit is based on an egyptian police band stranded in israel's negev desert — but the result has audiences buzzing. from new york, tom brook reports. broadway is defined by its big, brand—name shows, but this theatre season, a rather different musical has come into view. it's the band's visit. based on a 2007 israeli film and set in the 1990s, is the story of an egyptian police band that ends up getting stranded in a small israeli town. the band gets taken

in by the locals. you know what, general? you can stay here with us tonight, if you want to. there is a beautiful sense of humanity when you take these two groups — these two sects of people — these egyptians on the one side, and the israelis on the other, where you expect that they would be at odds, but because of the circumstances, there is this great humaanity — there is this great simplicity in how they ultimately end up finding a common ground and a common purpose one night. # and dance to the beat of your heart # some critics see the band's visit, with its breaking down of barriers between people as a musical for the disconcerted in the age of trump. a lot of people who go to the theatre are looking not only to be entertained but to be fed, in some way, ideas that may help them through a time they perceive to be very difficult about the possibility of communicating with people you don't know, or who seem to have opinions or histories that are foreign to you.

the arab—israeli conflict isn't explicitly mentioned in the story, but the reality of it is never far away. that the conflict that remains in the background means this production, as with the movie that inspired it, provides a different view of the middle east. when the movie came out in the early 2000s, i want to say, it was so embraced in israel for that very reason, it was not about politics and it was about music and culture and how those can connect human beings. quite apart from pleasing audiences, the band's visit has demonstrated to the theatre world that you don't need to conform to formula to do well broadway. to do well on broadway. you don't have to to be a boisterous, loud, brand—name

musical full of boisterous numbers to succeed. you can be something more modest. we took a gamble that audiences would be able to watch something that wasn't coming at them a million miles an hour, telling them constantly how to feel. we were dealing in ambiguities. the future looks bright for this somewhat unlikely musical hit. it is set to remain on broadway to several more months, and many odds—makers predict the band's visit will take home the coveted top best musical prize at the upcoming tony awards. # will you answer me... don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, i'm at @alpapatel. hello.

it looks like a fairly decent weekend ahead for many of us. we had very few showers through the course of friday. we had a good deal of sunshine, as well. and is very similar picture for saturday. it is warm, it is muggy, there will be some sunshine, but, at this time of year, you cannot rule out the chance of a shower. a lot of the showers fell across northern ireland. this was a photograph ta ken yesterday here, as you can see, at lurgan, and that was because we have a lot more sunshine, all we had a lot more sunshine, across northern ireland and scotland. and those high temperatures, the sunshine, triggered some heavier, thundery showers. we also had the remnants of a weak weather front sitting across parts of england and wales. there was more cloud across northern england and parts of wales during friday. a similar story for saturday. some dry, brighter spells to the south. so as we dawn saturday morning, still chilly in the north—east of scotland. a lot of low cloud having returned back in off the north sea. that will clear away. one thing worth pointing out again is the very

high levels of grass pollen, particularly for england and wales, but for northern ireland, as well. so unfortunately no sign of respite as well. so for the day ahead, plenty of sunshine to start across northern ireland. mist and cloud clears away. if anything, the showers will be more prevalent for scotland. and we will take a while to get back to the coast. it could linger across, as you can see, shetland. but around morrey, we have some of the study is whether, yesterday, so we could well see that again. if anything, the showers will be more widespread over the hills. heavy hail and thunder, perhaps fewer showers for northern ireland. one or two for northern england, wales, south—west, and the odd homegrown one as well, potentially, across the home counties. they can't be ruled out. but for many it is fine and dry after a murky start, potentially. through the evening and overnight, temperatures will fall away again in the north and the ease. a few showers to continent with. away again in the north and the east. a few showers to continent with. if anything, there will be focused eastwards, across scotland, the north—east of england, as we go through the day on sunday, perhaps if you more

across northern england and wales and the south—west again. we will watch developments to the south, in the channel islands, and just one or two elsewhere. but if anything, temperatures will be just a little higher on sunday. but there is a lot of water close by. of warmth close by. some exceptional heat at the moment across scandinavia. high wildfire risk here. whilstjust a little cooler across iberia. but without heat and low pressure moving northwards, as are mentioned, some showers crossing into the channel islands. of course, that would trigger some sharp showers that could be because of interruptions at roland garros. it looks as if it will be kept at bay for a while and, actually, our main rain, that will start to come in the atlantic as temperatures dip away from midweek onwards. as ever, plenty more on the website. have a good weekend. is to -- this is bbc news.

the headlines: g7 leaders meeting in canada have been discussing import tariffs imposed by president trump. following a bilateral meeting with donald trump, the french president said there's willingness to find an agreement. the us special counsel robert mueller has filed new criminal charges against president trump's former campaign chairman, paul manafort. he and a former aide are accused of obstructing justice by tampering with witnesses. chinese government hackers are reported to have stolen highly sensitive data from the computers of a us navy contractor. the information is said to include plans for advanced underwater weapons. american celebrity chef and tv presenter, anthony bourdain, has died at the age of 61. the us television network cnn — for whom mr bourdain worked — said he'd taken his own life. now on bbc news, click.