this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: deep divisions in the us congress as president trump demands new laws to clamp down on immigration. these are laws that have been brokered for many years, decades... fears grow of a trade war between the world's two biggest economies. china promises to fight back against president trump's tariffs. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: that is the main language here, so we have to respect that. australia's government says too many immigrants aren't making an effort to learn english. we did it! and joy forjapan as they win their first game at the world cup in russia. glad you could join us.

it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where president donald trump has been holding talks with republican leaders to discuss his administration's policy of separating families at the us border. earlier he was heckled by protestors for the policy and after he said illegal immigrants should not be allowed, in his words, to "infest" the united states. in the last hour he told gop party members he was willing to sign a new immigration bill. and speaking to the press he expressed his hopes for a new immigration law. the system has been broken for many yea rs. the system has been broken for many years. the immigration system. it has been a really bad, bad system, probably the worst anywhere in the

world. we are going to see if we can fix it. these are laws that have been broken for many years, decades. thank you. but president trump has been coming under fire over the separation of families. top republicans are beginning to get anxious, and are calling for an end to the policy. nick bryant has this from washington. let the children go now! outrage at children being taken from their parents is now being voiced in the street. this, a protest outside the border protection agency enforcing the zero—tolerance approach to illegal immigrants authorised by donald trump. demonstrators adamant that families should remain together. i find it horrifying. it's just unacceptable, it is evil, it is disgusting and it's an embarrassment to the united states. this is a moral catastrophe and we are breaking up families

and it has to end now. for donald trump, the integrity of america's borders isjust as important as the sanctity of its flag. he's portraying himself as the true patriot in this debate and knows that his hardline stance on immigration helped him win in the white house. we want a great country, we want a country with heart but when people come up, they have to know they can't get in, otherwise it will never stop. these images of children detained behind wire mesh in what looked like cages were released by the us government, hoping, perhaps, they'll have a deterrent effect but senior republicans including trump loyalists have criticised what they see as the cruelty of the policy. i'm very concerned about that, i'm not real happy with the way things are going right now so i have asked for a pause so we can re—evaluate this and do what's in the best interests of these

children and their families and we should be doing everything in our power to bring the children together with their parents. the president has headed here to capitol hill to press for a new immigration bill and is claiming the democrats are blocking its passage, but ending child separations requires no change in the law. donald trump could do that by picking up the phone. nick bryant, bbc news, washington. us has taken another decision on human rights. it has pulled out of the un human rights council. washington has long threatened to pull out, accusing it of bias against israel. nikki haley said the decision had been made after a long year of efforts to shame the council into reform and to remove meta— states that themselves commit abuses. in doing so i want to make it crystal clear that this step is not a retreat from human rights

commitments, on the contrary, we ta ke commitments, on the contrary, we take this step because our commitment does not allow us to remaina part commitment does not allow us to remain a part of the hypocritical and self—serving organisation that makes a mockery of human rights. also this hour many are missing in la ke also this hour many are missing in lake tobar. at least 80 passengers we re lake tobar. at least 80 passengers were aboard the ferry. we'll have more on that story later in the hour. the newly elected malaysian prime minister has said that his predecessor, najib razak, was totally responsible for the state investment fund, imdb, that is missing billions of dollars. dr mahathir said mr najib, his wife and others could soon face a range of charges, including embezzlement and bribery. they have repeatedly denied wrongdoing. in nicaragua at least three people have been reported killed and many injured as pro—government forces launched an operation against protesters. residence has a security forces and militia is used

disproportionalforced forces and militia is used disproportional forced to clear a two week old roadblock. it is a day after the collapse of talks between daniel 0rtega's 0pposition and the opposition. the united nations has lambasted italy's interior minister over his threat to count and potentially deport, members of the roma community. matteo salvini, who's also the head of the anti—migrant league party, made his announcement during a television interview on monday. last week he refused to allow a rescue ship carrying 629 migrants to dock in italy. surprised and very happy japanese fans in russia after their team beat colombia 2—1 at the world cup. it was also a win for the hosts russia and senegal. all the world cup news coming up with 0lly foster in moscow in just a few minutes' time. us stock markets have fallen at the growing prospect of a trade war between china and the united states. concern has been heightened by the threat of new us tariffs on a new range of chinese goods.

a little earlier, our business correspondent kim gittleson, gave me more reaction from new york. we have been talking about this for some time, but when it comes to the actual implementation of these tariffs, very few of them have actually gone into effect thus far. we have seen tariffs imposed on chinese aluminium and steel imports, on solar panels, and we are expecting tariffs of 25% on about $34 billion worth of chinese imports to go into effect onjuly 6. but that is it thus far, which, frankly, is not a big deal when it comes to the us economy or the chinese economy, $34 billion might sound like a lot of money, but, you know, it did not really sort of send any fears through market here in the united states. what has really scared investors is this next round of escalation, $200 billion is a significant

amount of chinese imports, it brings the total amount of chinese imports that the us is threatening to slap tariffs on to something like $450 billion, which is a lot when you consider that china only sold something like $500 billion worth of goods into the united states last year. that has raised concerns that china will struggle to retaliate in kind. the us doesn't export that much to china. it is something like $130 billion worth of exports. that uncertainty about how china will react, because it can't tariff everything, obviously, and even that would be the similar amount that the us had threatened to slap tarrifs on, that is what has worried investors, because they don't like uncertainty and they don't like the idea that the world's two biggest economies are going tit—for—tat when it comes to global trade. it's a humanitarian crisis that could soon become much worse. more than 700,000 rohingya refugees have fled myanmar since last year, and taken shelter in refugee camps in bangladesh. thousands of them are now at risk

of landslides and flooding due to the upcoming monsoon season. 0n world refugee day, we have a special report from danjohnson in bangladesh. rohingya refugees are on the move again. still searching for a safe place to live. life is tough, even before it begins. asina's baby is due in a month, she's struggling with back pain and a swollen leg. "my house fell down," she says, "i was forced to stay with others." "a landslide damaged my home," says aziz fatimah, "for five days i didn't even have drinking water." and people keep coming to this. the newest part of the camp. there is stable land here, stronger homes, and better drainage. but many more are left facing the monsoon. people are living in such close living quarters,

the potential for water, as it's flowing down the street, to contaminate, not only the water supply, but also getting into people's houses, it's incredibly difficult to stay clean in this sort of environment. the problem is, these homes are built up high, but right on the edge of these very steep cliffs. and you can already see how the land is starting to crack. the fear is when the rain intensifies it will undermine these hillsides, the soil will shift and proper way, and the homes could go with it. this was last year's exodus from myanmar. the burmese military said it was cracking down on rohingya militants. the un described it as ethnic cleansing. across the border they found shelter in bangladesh, but here there are new challenges. it rained every day last week. a miserable taste of what's to come.

this is a vibrant community full of resilient people, but they live on borrowed land. more than 700,000 cling to these hillsides, and the numbers keep on growing. dan johnson, bbc news, in the balukhali refugee camp. you are watching newsday on the bbc. light from singapore and london. still to come: that is the main language here, so we have to respect that. we'll be finding out why australia is considering introducing tougher english language tests for migrants. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion.

the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for a0 years forcibly classified each citizen according to race. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old, and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is newsday on the bbc.

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: president trump has met us lawmakers to discuss his controversial plans to clamp down on immigration. many want to see an end to the policy of separating migrant children from their parents. china says it doesn't want a trade war, but isn't afraid of one — as it urges president trump to be more rational over tariffs. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. britain's financial times says it's seen plans by eu leaders to put refugee centres outside of eu territorial borders. the draft proposal suggests using the centres to separate economic migrants from those in need of protection before they access the eu. the philippine daily inquirer reports on the supreme court upholding the decision to dismiss one of the country's top judges. maria lourdes sereno has called the move unconstitutional and says

she will lead a people's movement for public accountability. france's le figaro reports on children addicted to screens. it says tech addiction is the primary cause for parental concern. the paper says last yeari to six year olds spent more than four and a half hours a week on the internet. now babita what stories are sparking discussions online? president emmanuel macron of france had stern words with a french teenager after the boy addressed him informally as "manu" — short for emmanuel. the president was clearly not amused. this clip you're about to see has gone viral. dozens of passengers are still missing after a ferry sank in one of the deepest lakes in the world.

despite an ongoing search, only 18 survivors have been rescued from rough waters on indonesia's lake toba. at least 80 passengers were aboard the ferry. let's speak to the bbc‘s rebecca henschke who is injakarta. what more can you tell us about the rescue operations? search and rescue have released new figures on the number of people missing. it's deadly rids —— risen since this disaster and a staggering 166 people are still missing. they have only rescued about 18 people and its one confirmed dead. this number has risen because what we are hearing is that boat was well over capacity, people were sitting in the aisles of the boat and we understand from the local police, the operator wasn't handing out ticket so a clear number of who was on board and how many

still has to be worked out as search and rescue try to battle this bad weather in the volcanic lake trying to find more survivors. why do these type of ferry disasters keep happening in indonesia and aren't there laws or rules regarding the overcrowding of these ferries? they do keep happening. there have been for accidents injust the do keep happening. there have been for accidents in just the last week alone and as you know, this is the busy period of travel in indonesia. muslim majority country for eid so millions of people are travelling across the archipelago, many on boats, and these accidents do keep happening and they are often the cause of bad weather but also lax safety sta nda rds cause of bad weather but also lax safety standards so no lifejackets, as in the case of this boat and also over capacity. the transport minister has come out saying he does remind boats they need to obey these

laws but the experts we've been speaking to, it's about enforcement and given the remoteness of some of these islands, these laws are just not being enforced. why are they not being enforced? not being enforced. why are they not being enforced ? is not being enforced. why are they not being enforced? is there no political will or the local government units to enforce this because there is corruption involved? there is no evidence of corruption but this is about remote areas and also a very deregulated industry. a lot of these boats are just operating out of necessity because people need to move between these islands, they are not registered correctly, and —— and they are not having the income or they are not having the income or the financial incentive from passengers to demand this kind of safety. some of the survivors we spoke to say they just accepted the fa ct spoke to say they just accepted the fact they were sitting in the aisle and there wasn't a lifejacket. there is that level of questioning for safety that you might have on other

countries. recently, icame safety that you might have on other countries. recently, i came back from the thousand islands on a speedboat we ended up outside, sitting on the floor in bad weather and they also counted around the lifejackets and was concerned that there wasn't enough and particularly lifejackets for children but out of necessity, these are the kinds of trips you need to take unless the government —— and unless the government —— and unless the government enforces the rule, there is no choice for operators. thank you very much vat update. australia's government says too many migrants to the country aren't making an effort to learn english. it's proposing new rules that will mean people need to pass a tougher english test before they can become citizens. phil mercer reports. after ten years in australia this man, a disabilities support worker, from india, fears that he may never become a citizen. he is on a temporary work visa and says that a new language test would be unfair.

there are a lot of things i'm worried about at the moment, especially the english test, which i think it's actuallyjust an act of racism. i've got a lot of friends from back home who actually moved to canada in the last three or four years and they have already become citizens. i just thought that could be another option for me, to move to canada or maybe look close to australia, maybe new zealand. new laws to toughen english exams for migrants failed to pass parliament last yer, but the plan is being revived. the key to successful integration into the australian community, to economic success, every success, social success, in becoming part of the community, is being able to speak english. official figures show that about one in four migrants who came to australia last year have little or no english, and the government thinks that too few are making the effort to become proficient, but campaigners argue that most settlers do want to learn the language and they believe that the new test will set the bar too high.

this will discriminate against a large section of australian society. this english test is very difficult to us. it is at academic level. and even people who have completed university are struggling with this test. the debate is not whether new migrants need to learn the language but how competent they become. we have to speaking english to understand other people — that's the main language here — so we have to respect that. it is impossible to get a job if you don't know the language — it's as easy as that. generally people do want to learn english, they do want to improve, they want to gain that independence and that autonomy in the community. we are living in cultural bubbles. they should be able to speak english otherwise theyjust do not fit in. australia wants its new citizens to embrace not only its language but also its values, such as respect for democracy and gender equality. but is this pursuit of harmony

and cohesion causing division and tension? phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. day six of the world cup has delivered yet more surprises. japan beat colombia 2—1 in the first match of the day. in the same group senegal managed to beat poland, also 2—1, and a short while ago the hosts russia beat egypt 3—1, which means they're all but certain to qualify for the first knock—out round. 0lly foster is in moscow. he said japan's win had delighted fans — and one special one in particular. this is in saransk, a very small host city. the fans outside sound brazilian, i'm not sure what they have to shout about that historic in many ways forjapan, the first time

they have beaten the country from south america at the world cup in the first time they have won on european soil in the world cup in one of their biggest fans, the princess, was there to see them, following them home and away at world cups, the first member of the japanese imperial family as well to visit russia in over 100 years. and what a match to watch. japan getting the revenge of the blue samurai because it was colombia who knocked them out of the world cup. a fantastic result for them to get their tournament up and running. we have seen all 32 nations now. in group h, senegal. they are playing here in moscow at the spartak stadium and they beat the polish by two goals to one. but the night belongs to russia, the host nation. what is it, quarter

past one in the morning? yes, a couple of hours to go, this was a match in saint petersburg. russia kicked things off with that fantastic win which no one saw coming againstan fantastic win which no one saw coming against an admittedly poor saudi arabia. they were playing egyptin saudi arabia. they were playing egypt in saint petersburg, e.g. to have their star, mo salah, bank in the ranks after the dodgy shoulder. russia 13— a fantastic goal difference. they are not guaranteed a place in the last 16 but if you require do what they should against saudi arabia tomorrow in rostov, that should guarantee russia getting through to the knockout stage, the last 16 and tournaments are so much better when the hosts managed to get through because the whole place is just so much happier. it lifts the spirits and the hosts are so much more hospitable to those travelling

fa ns more hospitable to those travelling fans and teams when they are still in their own tournament. and england as well, that's make —— that makes all the difference. you've done at the world cups. how many? i think it's about three or four, a couple of european championships as well but this one is just building of european championships as well but this one isjust building up. it feels really quite special. there are no goalless draws in 17 matches, would you believe? it's been all about the goals. we have this var as well, the video assistant referee, so many stories. russia, such a vast country with all those different host cities, very different host cities so would only got another four weeks to go. all the world cup action there and i'm sure everyone in russia and around the world watching what is happening in the globalfinancial watching what is happening in the global financial markets after this tit—for—tat, threats from the united states and china on tariffs

currently, japan and australia and south korea in positive territory, bargain—hunting and of course the wea ker bargain—hunting and of course the weaker currencies helping exporters. goodbye for now. well, it was another warm, muggy, humid day across much of england and wales and, although it started off pretty cloudy, we did get the cloud breaking up across eastern parts of england and it was a fine end to the day in cromer, in norfolk. as far as the temperature contrasts go, again, the warmest day was across eastern england — 26 degrees — the high 70s in terms of fahrenheit — compared with the cooler air we had across the north—west of the uk. the air coming from very different areas. the cool stuff coming from greenland, washing across scotland and, to a degree, northern ireland. the air from the subtropics into england and wales and that's why it felt humid. we have this bulge in the cloud that's working its way at the moment across the north of the uk and that is rain—bearing cloud.

yes, we've got some wet weather to come for the first part of wednesday morning across northern ireland, although that rain will be easing with time. in scotland, a wet start to the day with some fairly heavy falls of rain first thing in the morning — there could be quite some large puddles out on the roads first thing. wet weather also swinging southwards to reach cumbria and north lancashire as well. south and east of this, it's dry. a few spots of drizzle in south—west england. again, some mist and fog patches around the coast and hills. through wednesday, our weather front continues its journey southwards. see how it weakens and not much rain left on in as it grinds its way south. a few spots of rain left. to the south—east, warmer air hanging on and temperatures reaching mid— to perhaps high 20s, perhaps the best of the sunshine in south—east england. a fresher feel to the weather. temperatures between 12—16 degrees. heavy showers in the north—west of scotland and these showers through wednesday night will be sinking southwards.

one or two into north—east england for a time. wind strengthening a little. a much cooler night stop turning quite chilly in scotland, in rural areas. and even further south, a fresher feel to the weather. takes us into thursday, these north—westerly winds blowing right across the country, dropping the temperatures significantly across south—east england. not that it will be a cold day. it will still feel pleasant in the sunshine, for sure, but the temperatures instead of the high 20s, around 21 degrees as the maximum towards the south—east. around 17 further north in edinburgh. about 15 in belfast. this little cool—down in the weather is not going to last. although it'll stay dry, temperatures building again through the weekend and into next week with the potential of getting some pretty hot weather. that's your latest forecast. this is bbc news. our top story: president trump has met us lawmakers to discuss his controversial plans to clamp down on immigration.

he said he'd had a good meeting and the existing laws had been broken for decades. many lawmakers want to see an end to the policy of separating migrant children from their parents. stock markets have fallen around the world after the us threatened to impose more tariffs on china. beijing says it will respond in kind and has called on president trump to be more rational. and a clip of the french president has gone viral. emmanuel macron was far from impressed when this teenager addressed him informally as "manu", during an official visit. putting the boy firmly in his place, mr macron told him "you call me mr president." that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the government has announced a review of the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.