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this is bbc world news today. our top stories: donald trump leaves the g7 summit early after demanding an end to what he calls unfair trade practices. it's going to change, 100%, and ta riffs it's going to change, 100%, and tariffs are going to come way down, because we cannot continue to do that, we are like the piggy bank that, we are like the piggy bank that everyone is robbing, and that ends. the us president is now on his way to singapore for talks with north korea's kimjong—un. mr trump says the meeting is a "one—time chance" for a peace deal. more than 65 dead after taliban fighters launch a series of attacks on afghan forces, hours after promising a rare ceasefire for the muslim holiday of eid. i admire your luck, mr...? bond. james bond. also in the programme, the first actor to be known as a bond girl — eunice gayson — has died at the age of 90. president trump says he's told
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allies at the g7 summit in canada that the united states needs an end to unfair trade practices — which he described as "ridiculous and unacceptable". he then left the summit early and is now flying to singapore for his meeting with north korea's leader. the remaining g7 leaders are working out a rules—based trade framework, despite the objections of president trump. from quebec, gary o'donoghue reports. ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states... not quite the grand entry the president is used to, but with the us isolated from many of its closest allies on trade, donald trump knew he'd be facing questions about america's new tariffs, and he showed little sign that any kind of compromise had been reached. it's going to change, 100%, and tariffs are going to come way down, because we people cannot continue
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to do that, we're like the piggy bank that everybody‘s robbing, and that ends. earlier, he'd showed up late for a leaders‘ breakfast on gender equality — one of the few areas where there'd been hope for some kind of meeting of minds at this summit. g7 officials are still trying to work out whether there is a form of words all seven countries can sign up to, and there are hopes that fresh discussions between the us and the eu can restart in the next two weeks. the french president was one of those leaders who got a face—to—face meeting with president trump — the two men enjoying a cordial, if not close relationship up till recently. but the tariffs have upset the french too, though president macron was clearly holding on tight to the hope that the rifts could be repaired. the smiles and handshakes are all there, but under the surface there are still real differences between the us and the other members of the g7. and that is notjust on trade — it's on a whole range
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of international global issues. donald trump considered skipping this summit entirely, and clearly his mind has been much more focused on his next stop — singapore, when he comes face to face with north korea's leader. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, quebec. a little earlier, i spoke to soumaya keynes the us economics editor for the economist. with president trump very unhappy about the current trade framework, i asked soumaya what can other g7 leaders do to appease president trump. well, that the big question that they are thinking about. so he clearly wa nts they are thinking about. so he clearly wants some kind of deal that will lower america's trade deficit with the rest of the world, will include some kind of tariff cut, he has this idea that a good idea has reciprocal tariffs, so if the us has
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a tariff of 2.5% on cars, then all of america's trading partners should have the same tariff on cars. and the problem there is that is obviously not really how trade deals work, though there isn't a very close connection between tariff cuts that you agree in a deal and what ends up being america's trade deficit. if you are one of america's trading partners, it is not necessarily the case that the thing exists that he wants. on the second point, the idea that he wants reciprocal tariffs, again, that is quite a strange thing to do when applied to modern—day trade negotiations. normally, you give a level at here, take a little there, and they can be different products, so and they can be different products, so you might care more about car parts than dairy, and you could exchange. once you only want exactly the same tariffs on the same goods, that becomes very difficult to
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negotiate over, because you are essentially requiring a negotiated to ca re essentially requiring a negotiated to care equally about every single industry, which just isn't the case. president trump has repeatedly boasted that the us would win any trade war. what potential damage, though, could it cause globally, and we are possibly on the brink of that, aren't we? yes, i think the idea that he thinks that america will win from a trade war is potentially very damaging, very scary, because it suggests that he is very willing to put on tariffs in a way that previous administrations have not. so tariffs are taxes, taxes on imports, you know, they change relatively, and at the moment american businesses are upset because the price of steel and aluminium has risen, so that is hurting them. and the idea that donald trump thinks that these will have no costs somehow, that has its own costs, because businesses are uncertain about what he's going to
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do in the future, and that means it is difficult for them to make long—term decisions. as we heard, president trump has left canada for singapore and his much anticipated meeting with north korea's leader, kim jong—un. singapore has been making final preparations for the summit with heavy security. donald trump has said that he is taking 15 boxes of material to read on his way there. before leaving for singapore, he was asked how long he will take to figure out if kim jong—un is serious about the talks — this is what he had to say. how long will it take to figure out whether or not they are serious? maybe in the first minute. you know, the way they say that you know if you are going to like somebody in the first five seconds, ever hear that one? well, i think that very quickly i will know whether or not something good is going to happen. i also think i will know whether or not it will happen fast. it may not. but i think we will know pretty
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quickly whether, in my opinion, something positive will happen. and ifi something positive will happen. and if i think it won't happen, i'm not going to waste my time, i don't want to waste his time. at least 65 soldiers and police officers have been killed in four separate attacks carried out by the taliban in afghanistan. officials have confirmed to the bbc that 19 local police were killed in the north—eastern kunduz province overnight. at around the same time, i7 afghan soldiers were killed in western herat province. the deadliest attack, however, came in kandahar, where 23 afghan army soldiers were killed. the violence comes on the same day the afghan taliban announced it will mark a three—day ceasefire over the muslim festival of eid. the armed group has said that during the truce operations against foreign forces would continue. the afghan government has welcomed the ceasefire announcement. the bbc‘s shoaib sharifi has sent this report from the capital, kabul. it isa
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it is a country that has been torn apart by warfor many years, it is a country that has been torn apart by war for many years, but the latest development could be a small step in the direction of peace, even if it is just a three—day ceasefire. a senior official in the afghan government told the bbc that he thinks it is very significant. translation: we welcome this decision taken by the taliban about the ceasefire. we are hoping that we can use this opportunity for a longer ceasefire and then pave the way for long—term peace in afghanistan. on the streets of afghanistan, there is an an easy calm as the country wa kes is an an easy calm as the country wakes up to the news of co—ordinated attacks by the taliban. —— uneasy. some young afghans are cautiously optimistic. translation: we were very happy that the fighting with the taliban could stop. we are very tired of war, and we don't want to see any more bloodshed in our country. translation: we shouldn't be happy
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about a ceasefire that lasts only three days. it is not sufficient, and our president shouldn't be happy about it, we should aim for sustainable peace throughout the country. in washington, the state department said the us forces and coalition partners in afghanistan would honour the ceasefire put on the table by fighters like these. the peace offer doesn't apply to the 15,000 foreign forces still stationed in the country. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the chinese president, xijinping, is hosting a two—day regional summit in the eastern city of qingdao. president putin of russia and the iranian president, hassan rouhani, are attending along with leaders from india and pakistan. john lasseter, director of the hit animated film toy story — and current head of animation at disney — is to leave the company at the end of the year. he'd been on a leave of absence since november last year, after making staff feel uncomfortable with unwanted hugs. mr lasseter apologised
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for the behaviour, which he said had crossed a line. pope francis has told oil executives that climate change is a challenge of "epochal" proportions. he said that while society had a "thirst" for energy, its use must not destroy civilisation and urged the executives gathered at the vatican to help the world move to clean energy. danny aeberhard has more. today's huge need for energy must not be allowed to destroy civilisation itself — that was pope francis's message to a group of oil executives and investors invited to a gathering at the vatican. companies including exxon mobil, bp and a norwegian company all sent representatives. he has long spoken about the need for urgent action on climate change. in 2015, months ahead of the parrot climate conference, he published an encyclical. in it, he said that
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global warming was largely due to human activity, exacerbated by what he called a collective selfishness. he seeks to use his moral authority to get people, particularly rich people, to alter their lifestyles. it doesn't always have the desired effect. some senior us republicans at the time distance themselves from his intervention, including the presidential candidatejeb his intervention, including the presidential candidate jeb bush, himself a roman catholic. but it has not stopped the pope. for him, it is about averting environmental catastrophe but also about tackling social injustice. translation: air quality, sea levels, adequate freshwater reserves , levels, adequate freshwater reserves, climate and the balance of delicate ecosystems are all necessarily affected by the way is that human beings satisfy their thirst for energy. often, sad to
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say, with grave disparities. it is not right to sate that there is by adding two other people's physical thirst for water, their poverty or their social exclusion. at the closed—door session in the vatican, pope francis said oil and gas companies were developing more careful approach is to assessing climate risk. but he said he was particularly worried by the continued search for new fossil fuel reserves , continued search for new fossil fuel reserves, when the paris agreement had pushed for most of them to be kept untapped, underground. the pope urged the investors and executives to speed up a switch to sustainable, clea n to speed up a switch to sustainable, clean energy. he exhorted them to deploy their skills as innovators to address the challenge. let this be seen, he said, as the greatest leadership opportunity of all. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: how the newest member of the british royal family, the duchess of sussex, helped the queen celebrate her official birthday.
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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 gorbymania, crowds packed in to see the man who, for them, raised a great hopes for an end to a divided 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 pay to go see me, i will get out there and kick 'em down the hill.
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what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? pretty neat, feels marvellous, really. this is bbc world news today, the latest headlines: president trump leaves the g7 summit after repeating his intention to put an end to what he calls "unfair trade practices" against the us. mr trump is now travelling to singapore ahead of a ground—breaking meeting with north korean leader kim jong—un, due on tuesday. the afghan authorities welcome the taliban's announcement of a three—day eid ceasefire, just hours after more than 65 afghan security force members were killed by the militants in a series of attacks. stephen wyeth has all the sport. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. it's been a longer time coming
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than she might have liked, but simona halep is finally celebrating a first grand slam title. the world number one beat sloane stephens in the french open final. halep had lost all three of her previous grand slam finals, and another defeat loomed when the american took the first set. but stephens tired, and the romanian‘s greater fitness came to the fore. she won the next two sets to become the new champion. well, it is an amazing moment, and definitely without smiling i couldn't do this. it is a special moment, i was dreaming for this moment since actually i started to play tennis. it is my favourite grand slam, and i always say that if i am going to win one, i want it to be here, so it is real now. cani can ijust can i just stayed can ijust stayed for the record that all of you guys were tweeting that all of you guys were tweeting that i had a losing record anywhere except in the united states? sol think i have done well to make the
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finals of the french open, so if you wa nt finals of the french open, so if you want to tweet that, i would be very happy, i will give you a light, because you seem to only want to say, she is 0—8 in the other countries, blah blah blah! yes, you, you, a lot of you! so for the record, i don't know what i am now, but it is better than what i was! well done, sloane stephens, taking them to task. mercedes‘ lewis hamilton will start tomorrow's canadian grand prix from fourth on the grid. ferrari's sebastian vettel claimed pole position. vettel trails hamilton in the formula 1 world championship by 1a points, so a great chance to trim that gap in tomorrow's race. hamilton's mercedes teammate, valterri bottas, is second, with red bull's max verstappen third on the grid. we are in a period of one—team dominance in basketball‘s nba championship. that team is the golden state warriors, who claimed a third title in four years in emphatic fashion, a 4—0 sweep of the cleveland cavaliers. steph curry scored 37 points,
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as the warriors defeated the cavs 108—811 to prevail in the fourth consecutive finals meeting between the teams. lebronjames claimed 23 points in what could be his final cavs game. the win added to the golden state warriors' victories in 2015 and 2017. i think the biggest thing we appreciate in the locker room is, again, what everybody brings to the table, we unlock the greatest out of each other. i can put my head on the pillow tonight, when i do go to sleep, but my head on the pillow, understand that we had a great year, great finals, we are champ. the one thing that i have always done, considering my family, understanding, you know, especially where my boys are at this point,
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they were a lot younger than last timel they were a lot younger than last time i made a decision like this, four years ago, i have got a teenage boy, a preteen and a little girl that was not around as well. so you know, sitting down and considering everything, you know, you know, my family isa everything, you know, you know, my family is a huge part of whatever i decide to do, in my career, and will continue to be, so i don't have an answer for you right now as far as that. finally, tyson fury will make his return to the ring this evening, more than two years since vacating his world heavyweight title following a uk anti—doping investigation. he takes on albania's sefer seferi at the mancheser arena. i believe in life, if you want to do something, crack on, and if you don't want to do it, walk away. i did not want to box any more, so i walked away, and i want to box now, so i came back. i have done hundreds of rounds of sparring, i have trained hard enough. i have trained hard for ten fights, i am looking forward to getting there, can't wait. it has been a long time, i am anxious to get in. looking forward to it.
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we're we' re close we're close to the return of the former heavyweight world champion. that's all the sport for now. thank you. the first bond girl eunice gayson has died at the age of 90. she played sylvia trench in the firstjames bond film, doctor no, in 1962 and was the first person to whom sean connery said those famous words. i admire your courage, miss, uh...? trench. sylvia trench. i admire your luck, mr...? bond. james bond. i suppose you wouldn't care to raise the limit? i have no objections. with me is ajay chowdhury, editor of the james bond international fan club. welcome to you. good to see you this evening. tell us more about eunice gayson‘s place in movie history, her role in that particular film. well,
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samantha, we saw that she was the iconic moment where sean connery into these is himself to audiences around the world, and what we see there is the prototypical adventure respond girl, there she is, gaming in that wonderful scarlet dress, she pursues james bond, she out gambles him, she gets to his apartment, dresses in his pyjama top, she seduces him, very much a proactive bond woman for the me too generation, she was not passive, a victim, she saw what she wanted, she went out and got it. what about the woman herself, she knew sean connery? he had some troubles with this now famous line that we hear time and again, tell us more about that. she was a force of nature, and established theatrical who had walked with sean connery in oxford, and shooting the scenes, it was quite fraught, and she was asked by
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the director, terence young, to calm sean connery down, so she took him out for a couple of drinks, got him through the scene. i wonder how he had the difficulties with saying it back to front, his line came off has, she introduced herself the same way. that quite right, she prompts is lying, and that is the wonderful thing about eunice gayson, her role, the assured is she had, she matched bond beat. she was very much from the fleming mould of the characters, created strong female roles, stronger than we realised, actually, although her character was a com plete although her character was a complete invention for the film. but yet she lasted, edged in our memories. you talk about her being a strong character, but in countless bond films we have not seen quite that portrayal of women, have we? you say she was a woman for the me too generation, but as we know james bond has been accused of being
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misogynistic, sexist, aggressive towards women. how do you think the james bond that we're going to see ina yearortwo, james bond that we're going to see in a year or two, whenever it comes out, with daniel craig, what shift will we see in how women are portrayed? or will lead will we see in how women are portrayed ? or will lead be will we see in how women are portrayed? or will lead be a change? i think the james bond films have evolved naturally, attitudes back then were that you could not really get away with that, thankfully. bond films are now produced by a woman, barbara broccoli, the first film was written by a woman, and they have been quite proactive behind—the—scenes, but of course bond has to change with the times, andi bond has to change with the times, and i think the daniel craig era, he is more sympathetic, the characterisations are fantastic. you say he has to change with the times, before daniel craig was announced as being bond again, fourth time? there will have been five. there was much speculation whether or not it was time for a woman, are we bold enough, has bond evolved enough to
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have a woman in the lead role? absolutely, at some point, anyone will be james bond! at the moment, there is a great bond novel, which isa there is a great bond novel, which is a wonderful lead character, sean from real—life heroines in world war ii, and there is a current exhibition at bletchley park celebrating the role of women in defeating nazi germany, real—life spies. so yes, there are real women james bonds, i can't see why we can't picture once. yeah hope we see ams can't picture once. yeah hope we see a ms bond soon! the queen has marked her 92nd official birthday with the annual trooping the colour parade in london. she was joined by the newest member of the royal family, the duchess of sussex and her husband prince harry. but a former head of the armed forces was taken to hospital afterfalling from his horse. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the latest. music plays: "god save the queen" three weeks to the day since their wedding, and harry and meghan, the duke and duchess of sussex,
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were once again taking a carriage ride in bright sunshine, this time as part of the queen's birthday parade — trooping the colour, as it's better known. with the duke of edinburgh's retirement, the queen rode in a carriage alone to horse guards parade and the annual demonstration of parade—ground position by the five regiments of footguards. no eye on the parade ground has more experience of this event than the queen's. she first attended it “11947, and notwithstanding the operation a month ago to remove a cataract, the queen's gaze appeared as sharp as ever as the colour of the 1st battalion the coldstream guards was trooped. the parade over, the carriages made their way back to buckingham palace, and it was as the queen's carriage approached the palace that one of the senior military officers riding on horseback about 50 yards behind her was in difficulty. police officers moved in to try to help him. field marshal lord guthrie, aged 79, the former chief of the defence
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staff, fell heavily. he was given immediate medical assistance and taken to hospital. on the palace balcony, the queen led the family out to watch a fly—past by the royal air force. harry and meghan stayed in the background. this was the moment for the younger members of the family, charlotte and george, and in their middle their cousin savannah. the fly—past finished with the national anthem. someone at the front giggled — not the done thing on the palace balcony. that is it from me for now. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @samanthatvnews. headlines are coming up shortly. after this fine and settled weather, for over a month, it is looking
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like things are set to change into next week, something cooler and fresh and wet and windy. tomorrow is similar to today, a risk of blunder storms across scotland and northern england. high pressure is with us into sunday, light winds, and overnight it will be a dry one, thunderstorms and showers in easing away from central and southern scotland and northern england. many northern and central areas will hang onto cloud, and there will be clearer areas in central parts of the uk. sunday, sunshine to start to the morning, but elsewhere a grey start, but the sunshine will get going on the cloud, set to break it up. thunderstorms developing again,
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maybe the high ground of wales and the south—west of england, perhaps northern ireland. for most dry and warm. sunday night, the storms will rumble on before they fizzle out. it will be dry into the night but a variable amount of cloud. sticking in double figures for most. high pressure is with us into monday. we start off with the cloud across scotland and northern ireland and we may hold on through the day, so maybe a few sunny spells, otherwise more cloud for england and wales after a great start. the sunshine should break through, and it should be very pleasant, if not as warm as it was on monday. a fine day on tuesday, with temperatures reaching the low 20s, but after wednesday we start to see a change. the jet stream bringing weather systems our way off the atlantic on thursday, a deepening low which will bring wet and windy weather to the north
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and east and very much—needed rain. finally, a change is on the way, starting off dry and warm, but then it turns unsettled in the middle of the week. wind and rain in the forecast, and it will be feeling fresher for us all. this is bbc world news, the headlines. donald trump has left the g7 summit saying he's made progress ending what he calls decades of unfair trade practices against the us. european leaders there are to back a trade framework which mr trump is said to have opposed. the us president is travelling to singapore for a landmark meeting with north korea's leader kim jong—un on tuesday. mr trump called the talks "a one time shot" for a peace deal. and said the two were in, "unknown territory." the taliban have killed at least 60 people in a series
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