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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: trade issues dominate the first day at the g7 summit in canada, but france says the us and its allies can get over them. i see a willingness from all sides to find an agreement and find a win—win approach for our workers and our middle classes. president trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort, faces new charges of obstructing justice. authorities in guatemala order new evacuations after a spike of activity at fuego volcano. also in the programme, tv chef anthony bourdain has died. tributes are pouring in to the man who used cooking as a window on the world. welcome to bbc world news.
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clashes over trade tariffs are continuing to overshadow the g7 summit in quebec. several countries taking part say a closing joint statement is unlikely, although president trump said he believed they would agree on one. 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 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'll 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, and, you know, they're trying to act like, well, "we fought with you in the wars." they don't mention the fact that they have trade barriers against ourfarmers.
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they don't mention the fact that they're charging almost 300% tariffs. when it all straightens out, we'll all be in love again. though it's 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 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's doing the lecturing is on his surprise call today that russia should be
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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 in 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've 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's business as usual, and without much optimism,
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so too are the other members of the g7. but it's not. there's a tough decision to make. roll over and accept american tariffs or retaliate and risk an all—out trade war. earlier, i spoke to steve herman from voice of america news, who's at the g7 summit media centre. i asked if he thought the leaders seemed to be more conciliatory — at least in public. we've seen that with the us president, who has gone from the combative twitter trump to summit trump today. at least a complete reversal of his tone when the cameras were on today. although we heard in that leaders summit that it did get testy when the news media was not there, with the europeans trying to present the us president with some data to convince him that his trade tariffs are really not a good idea for anybody, including the united states. does that do anything to the sense of isolation surrounding the president, or is it
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too little too late? that remains to be seen, whether the g6, as you might want to call it, are going to be united. you have the italian prime minister, who seems to be siding with donald trump, although the italian prime minister has only been around for a week now in office, and also i think the japanese prime minister is out not to gang up on the us president as well. so it's really the europeans and then of coursejustin trudeau as the host here in canada, he's trying to be the ultimate diplomat in all of this. you spend a lot of time observing the president, do you get a sense that really he resents being at this meeting and would actually rather skip on to the much bigger show in singapore in a few days? well, certainly he likes the show in singapore because it's going to be him and kimjong—un and nobody else, where here, he is sharing the spotlight
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and of course, the way that it is being presented to the rest of the world is that it is the rest of the world against donald trump. not a portrait he likes to see painted for himself. i think he saw that the g7 as a bit of a chore, a talk—shop, and had a realisation that he doesn't like these multilateral types of things, whether they're forums pacts or agreements, that is the way he has been since he has got into office. he likes to do these one—on—one deals, we saw him sitting down individually with macron and trudeau and it was all very nice and very diplomatic. the us special counsel robert mueller has filed new criminal charges against president trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort.
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he and a former aide, konstantin kilimnik, are accused of obstructing justice by tampering with witnesses. mr manafort has disputed the charges, but mr kilimink has yet to respond. with more, here's the bbc‘s peter bowes. this is a sign that the special counsel, mr mueller is determined to exert maximum legal pressure on mr manafort. two new charges, obstruction of justice manafort. two new charges, obstruction ofjustice and conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction ofjustice and conspiracy to obstructjustice, and they stem from allegation is that we had about earlier in the week, that he had attempted allegedly to tamper with witnesses, contacting them using their mobile phones and encrypt the messaging services. the allegation being that he was attempting to influence their testimony at any future trial. the second person, konstantin kilimnik, is facing the same obstruction charges, he is said to be a
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long—time associate of mr manafort, described as some as a right—hand man in ukraine. and perhaps, according to prosecutors, with connections to russian intelligence. as far as connections to russian intelligence. as faras mr connections to russian intelligence. as far as mr manafort is concerned he is facing a string of crime charges to do with financial affairs, and he is likely to be in court again at the end of next week, not to face trial but for a judge to look at the conditions of his bail. those conditions could be tightened oi’ those conditions could be tightened or bail could be revoked altogether, which would mean that he would go to jail to wait for his trial. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. 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. the navy said it would be "inappropriate" to comment on the reports. investigators in california say they believe several of the wildfires that killed 46 people and caused widespread destruction in the north of the state last year were caused by electricity lines.
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the state's fire protection department said it referred evidence of illegality by the pacific gas & electric company to prosecutors. the company has denied wrongdoing. 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 so—called "bride of belsen", gena turgel, has died at the age of 95. seen here with other holocaust survivors, holocaust survivors, gena was born in krakow, poland. the youngest of nine children, she was sent to various nazi death
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camps, including auschwitz, buchenwald and bergen—belsen. she nursed anne frank at belsen and married the british soldier who liberated her. guatemala has asked for more aid from the international community after the volcanic eruption, which has claimed more than 100 lives. the volcano, 50km west of the capital, exploded last sunday. a state of emergency is in place, with rescue efforts hampered by bad weather. andrew plant reports. more evacuations as the fuego volcano, looming over the guatamalan landscape, continues to spit smoke and fire clouds of ash high into the air. translation: at the moment, the national civil police is evacuating the people located in the area surrounding the mountain. there's a lot of activity at the fuego volcano, which puts the lives of everyone who's in the area at risk. a massive quantity of material
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could come all the way to where we are now. sunday's deadly eruption sent a fast—moving mixute of gas and ash pouring from the volcano, burying everything nearby. this, a thriving town just a week ago. now locals are calling it ground zero. the stench of burnt animals, they say, is hanging in the air. eufemia garcia grew up here and is now searching for her loved ones. translation: my family was here and here they are buried. my sister with all her children are here. there are 52. no—one has appeared. friday brought further eruptions, officials helping more people to leave their homes. now the government has called for more help, more international aid, as guatamala tries to cope with more than 100 deaths and hundreds more missing. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we meet the cast and crew of the band's visit,
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one of the favourites at this year's tony awards. 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,
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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 us import tariffs. after meeting president trump, the french leader 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. the american chef, author, and tv presenter, anthony bourdain,
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has been found dead in a hotel room in france. it's the second high profile suicide this week — the 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 left them hungry for more. his sudden death came as a great shock. television network cnn which carried his food and travel show parts unknown, 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 a view of what goes on behind the doors of their favourite restaurants
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and he wrote candidly of his drug abuse. but it was his tv shows that made him a household name. he led a culinaryjourney that explored 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 to... you will have to walk me through this. he encouraged viewers to eat anything with anyone without fear or prejudice. his unique and colourful storytelling earned him many awards, including a prestigious peabody in 2014. we ask very simple questions — what makes you happy? what do you eat? what do you like to cook? and everywhere in the world, when 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
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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 can have their demons 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 food commonplace and you can't really consider that anyone could lead a more interesting life. he brought the world into people's homes, and by doing so inspired others to seek out their own adventures. as nada just touched on, just last week the centers for disease control and prevention published a major study into the issue of suicide in the us, and it found that it's been rising nationwide since 1999. a short time ago i spoke to dr
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gerard sa nacora, professor of psychiatry at yale university and director of the yale depression research programme. i asked him whether he'd describe this as a public health crisis. i — i think it is an ongoing crisis in the united states and in many countries throughout the world. it's very sad that these tragic deaths are what brought attention to this, but the rates of suicide have been rising in the us and in several countries throughout the world for over two decades to this point. and on any given day, about 123 people are dying in the us from suicide alone. what strikes me is that half the people who died from suicide had no known mental health problems. is that because issues went undiagnosed, or there are many more
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factors in play here? there is no one simple reason for somebody to commit suicide. it is a multifactorial process that leads to it. i think many of these — and we need to be careful how we interpret this data, but many of these people who were not previously diagnosed were likely to have had some mental illness in the background or some substance abuse history that had gone undiagnosed. in your country — in the united states, which groups do you look to for being most at high risk? i'm talking about those with no known mental health problems. so we know there are several factors that put somebody at risk. recent stressors, especially those that seem to lessen the person's ability to cope, that seems to be a major issue.
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most commonly, these are relationship issues orfinancial issues, but they could be struggles with substance abuse or a variety of other problems. what are the hurdles, do you think, stopping people getting help, just briefly, doctor, if you don't mind? so i think there are several. here in the us, i think there is unfortunately still a bit of stigma involved that the less people actually seeking help. and unfortunately, even if they do seek help, it is so easy. —— not so. the cost of healthcare, without insurance, can really limit people's access. and unfortunately there is a real shortage of medical professionals in parts of the country. you can find out more about the life and legacy of anthony bourdain by logging on to the bbc news website. you can read the tributes to him, some of which have mentioned people's own struggles with depression and emotional distress. you'll also find information about support networks and links to more resources. please log on to bbc.com/news. turkey has accused austria
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of being anti—muslim after it said it was closing down seven mosques and deporting several imams. one of the mosques is owned by a turkish association. 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
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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. bethany bell, bbc news, vienna.
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finally, it's broadway's biggest night on sunday, with the annual tony awards in new york. among the hits of the season is a show called 'the bands visit‘, based on an egyptian police band stranded in israel's negev desert. tom brook explains why it's got audiences buzzing. 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
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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
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2000s, i want to say, it was so embracedin israel for that very reason. it was not about politics and it was about music and culture and how those can connect human beings. but 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. you don't have to to be a boisterous brand—name 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,
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and many odds—makers predict the band's visit will take home the coveted top best musical prize at the upcoming tony awards. 0k, ok, and a reminder of our top story: clashes over trade tariffs overshadowed the g7 summit in quebec. several countries taking pa rt quebec. several countries taking part in summer is unlikely, although donald trump said he believed that they would agree on one. and that is they would agree on one. and that is the way it is looking sour. plenty more the website. don't forget you can get in touch with me and the team on twitter, i'm @duncangolestani. —— it is looking this hour. hello.
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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 taken yesterday here, as you can see, at lurgan, and that was because we have a lot more sunshine, or 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
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of respite as well. so for the day ahead, plenty of sunshine to start across northern ireland. mist and low cloud clears away. if anything, the showers will be more prevalent for scotland. and we will take a while to get that cloud clear 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 east.
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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 a few more across northern england and wales and the south—west again. we'll 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's a lot of warmth close by. some exceptional heat at the moment across scandinavia. high wildfire risk here. whilst it's 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, there's plenty more on the website. have a good weekend. 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.
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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. cnn, for whom mr bourdain worked, said he'd taken his own life. the queen's birthday honours list has been announced —
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