welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: deep divisions in congress over president trump's policy of separating migrant children from their families — as he demands new laws on immigration. these laws have been broken for many yea rs, these laws have been broken for many years, decades. the us quits the united nations‘ human rights council saying it's a "cesspool of political bias". we have a special report on the thousands of rohingya refugees facing landslides and flooding in bangladesh. casinos and a stock exchange. how kazakhstan hopes to be a major economic power. just don't mention human rights. and the world cup hosts in heaven. russia crush egypt and look set to reach the knockout stages. hello.

president trump has been holding talks with republican leaders and there seems to be momentum growing in the us houses of congress to pass new legislation that would end his policy of separating migrant children from their parents, at the mexican border. earlier he was heckled by protestors for the policy and for his complaint, on twitter, about illegal immigrants, as he put it, who "pour into and infest our country." democrats say he could end the current situation with a phone call. he has said he is willing to sign a new immigration bill, and he's been speaking to the media about the chances of progress. the system has been broken for many years. the immigration system. it's been a really bad, bad system, probably the worst anywhere in the world. we are going and see if we can fix it. these are laws that have been broken for many years, decades.

and we had a great meeting. thank you very much. blaming others falsely is cheap, easy and dishonest. it is just a cheap way out and unbecoming of any president. in 2015, president trump told nbc, "we are going to keep the families together, we have to keep the families together." and, according to the news reports, the president is not pleased with the images of these children being kept in cages. president trump, if you are truly ashamed of what is happening at the border, get your team together and undo this shameful policy immediately which you can do with the flick of the pen. there is no need for legislation, there is a need for anything else. you can do it, mr president.

you started it, you can stop it, plain and simple. our north america correspondent, david willis, has this update for us. the president met with republican lawmakers for more than an hour, actually, tonight on capitol hill, mike, and no word after that meeting of any particular solution to this row over the zero tolerance policy but the president did say or intimate that he is willing to sign any legislation that congress brings before him. now, the question is, is donald trump amenable to legislation thatjust tackles of this one issue or is he holding out, as he has up to now, for a package of comprehensive immigration reform, the sort of package that also includes a financial provision for that wall along the border with mexico, that the key topic of his, on the campaign trail. throughout the day, republicans were very concerned

about this and about the optics particularly, have put forward various compromise proposals, including building more detention facilities along the border and maybe extending the period under which detainees can be held, provided they are held together but there is, as you say, a lot of momentum building to get this situation resolved, mike. the united states has pulled out from the un human rights council. at a news conference, the us envoy to the un, nikki haley, said the council was a cesspool of political bias, whose members targeted countries with positive human rights records to distract from abuses including their own. she said the call for reform in the council had been hampered from within. human rights abusers continue to serve on and be elected to the council. the world's most inhumane regimes continue to escape scrutiny and the council continues politicising and scapegoating of countries with positive human rights record, in an attempt to distract from the abusers in their ranks, therefore, as we said we would do a year ago

if we did not see any progress, the us is officially withdrawing from the un human rights council. in doing so i want to make it crystal clear this step is not a retreat from human rights commitments. on the contrary, we take this step because our commitment does not allow us to remain a part of a hypocritical and self—serving organisation that makes a mockery of human rights. later in the programme we will talk to alison parker from later in the programme we will talk to alison parkerfrom human rights watch about this and about american immigration policy. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.

floods have killed at least eighteen people in ivory coast's main city, abidjan. a rush of water caused by heavy rain on monday night swept away cars and destroyed houses. floods are also affecting neighbouring ghana. in the capital, accra, many people were trapped on upper floors with water receding only slowly. at least three people are reported killed and many injured in an operation by pro—government forces against protesters in the nicaraguan city of masaya. it's just a day since talks collapsed, between president daniel ortega's government and the opposition. the indian ocean island of mauritius is offering citizenship to foreigners in exchange for a non—refundable contribution of a million dollars, to the national sovereign wealth fund. it's been condemned by opposition politicians who say nationality should not be a product to be sold. one of the best known names in american manufacturing, general electric, has fallen out of the premier stock index, the dowjones. the company was formed in 1889 from the business interests of thomas edison. it's being replaced by the pharmaceutical company, walgreens boots alliance. 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. dan johnson reports from cox's bazar 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 drop away, 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. next month, the former soviet republic of kazakhstan is due to open an international financial centre and stock exchange. it's the latest project from a government using its oil wealth and strategic position to become a major economic power. but the country is still ruled by nursultan nazarbayev who seized power when the soviet union collapsed in 1991, and human rights groups say abuses and repression continue unabated. stephen sackur has this special report from kazakhstan. the silk road.

700 years after marco polo, there is a superhighway across the central asian steppes to china. kazakhstan, once a soviet republic, is forging an alliance with the world's most dynamic economy. chinese exports roll into this dry port, get switched on to kazakh track and can be in europe in half the time it takes by sea. if you look on a world atlas, this is one of the most inaccessible, the most remote places on earth and yet it is now a key strategic gateway. if you want to know what the chinese mean by one belt, one road, well this is it. on the kazakh chinese border, an extraordinary new city is taking shape.

it is a free—trade zone, with plans for casinos, theme parks and shopping malls, the vegas of the steppes. nursultan nazarbayev has been the president of kazakhstan for 27 years. he is an autocrat. he wins elections with 97% of the vote. in his shiny new capital, astana, the president has created an international financial centre. here, britishjudges using british common law have been hired to convince foreign investors it is a safe place for their money. what i can say is the absolute robust integrity of ourjudges. they would not stay here if there was not a genuine commitment to strict adherence of the rule of law. but some old soviet habits die hard. last month, paramilitary police broke up small protests, calling for the release of political prisoners. dissent in kazakhstan is dangerous.

i arranged to meet one of the country's most outspoken opposition politicians. we followed him out of his city, almaty, afterfour years in prison. he prefers to talk away from prying eyes. translation: for the president, any form of dissent constitutes a crime against the state, so he removes all players from the political landscape who do not support his position and policies. nursultan nazarbayev himself has never moved on from the soviet period. the problem with one man rule is always the succession. for president nursultan nazarbayev‘s ministers, it is a sensitive subject. i very much hope he will continue with this if he wishes and he will undoubtedly receive the majority, we will make sure. so, basically, your message to me is don't think about what happens next,

because he is going to keep running and running and running? it is up to him and it is up to our people and i am quite confident that they are proud of their president. for 27 years, kazakhs have put stability before freedom, but time is now catching up with their veteran president. economic transformation is well under way, political reform has barely begun. stephen sackur, bbc news, almaty. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: hair today — win tomorrow. the world cup players hoping that style brings success. 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 bbc news.

the latest headlines: 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. the us has quit the united nations‘ human rights council, saying it's a "cesspool of political bias". let's get some more on our top story now: joining me now live from san francisco is alison parker, managing director of the us human rights watch programme. good to talk to. thank you very much for your time. to a lot of people what is happening on the mexican border looks terrible, is terrible, from people who voted for president trump it is exactly what they voted for, a hardline, tolerance on immigration. well, that is true. i think even people who voted for president trump are shocked to learn that toddlers are sleeping on a cold

floors, their parents being pulled away from them in the middle of the night, being left to have their diapers changed by teenagers. the images and the audio we have heard of crying babies is having some effect, even on those who voted for this administration. and it would, in fact, be possible, wouldn't it, to have fewer prosecutions are pa rents to have fewer prosecutions are parents travelling with children and even parents travelling with children and eve n pa re nts parents travelling with children and even parents being prosecuted to keep them closer to their children, if prosecutors were allowed more discretion? exactly. and that is exactly the situation we had prior to this so—called zero tolerance policy. in fact, to this so—called zero tolerance policy. infact, prosecutors to this so—called zero tolerance policy. in fact, prosecutors along the border have other, biggerfish to fry, as they say. they need to focus on threats to public safety. families travelling that toddlers, many of them seeking asylum in the united states, are not a threat to public safety. they do not need to be criminally prosecuted. and if

some unauthorised immigrants who are not seeking asylum may warrant prosecution for illegal entry, that isa prosecution for illegal entry, that is a misdemeanour crime. they are being held for a matter of days or even hours in custody. there is no need to separate even those people from their children. is it right that people seeking asylum shouldn't actually be criminally prosecuted anyway? that's correct. noel asylum seekers, but especially families travelling with children, should be criminally prosecuted. we believe that this administration should give guidelines to ensure that this does not happen in the immediate term. this is because the prosecution of asylu m this is because the prosecution of asylum seekers is in violation of the un. limit on to the american decision to pull out of the un human rights council. the us has a point, doesn't it, that the council does

regularly criticise israel and it is full of people whose own human rights record is pretty terrible? yes, the us does have a point. however, criticism of israel is warranted. at the same time it does ta ke warranted. at the same time it does take up attention that could be put on other countries that are abusing human rights. the arryn is not lost on anyone that the us government is walking away from the council at a time when they are also separating families at the border —— irony. it is true that the focus on israel sometimes takes attention from the council away from other rights abusing government is. alison parker of human rights watch, thank you very much —— governments. of human rights watch, thank you very much -- governments. pleasure. the united nations has been lent

busting italy. he made that announcement during a tv interview on monday. last week he refused to allow a rescue ship carrying 620 migrants to dock in italy. a new battery—powered plane has taken to the skies over norway as part of the nation's bid to tackle climate change and air pollution. the country is planning to run all its transport systems on electricity. our environment analyst roger harabin has been to norway to find out more. flying, the worst thing you are likely to do for the climate. all those co2 emissions. is this an answer in norway? the pollution—free plane, powered by batteries. getting into this thing is a feat of human... he laughs ..human origami. she is tiny, but bigger electric planes are coming as technology improves. they're quiet with no exhaust. norway aims to have all its short—haul flights battery powered by 2040.

norway's boats are going electric too as part of the battle against climate change. this battery—powered boat is faster than a normal ferry with two big advantages. no exhaust, no noise. the batteries are hidden below decks. in future, all norway's ferries will look like this. norway is also subsidising electric cars. it is cheaper to buy, to run, and to maintain, and it is good for the environment. no conventional cars will be sold in the country after 2025. that is way sooner than the 2040 date proposed by countries like france and the uk. so are norwegians environmental saints? no, they're not. in winter, they fly long—haul for the sun. and they are rich from oil and gas.

but the lead norway is setting on electric transport is creating a real buzz. day six of the fifa world cup delivered yet more surprises. austin halewood has all the details. even with a 5—0 win in their first game, few rated russia's chances at their own world cup but the hosts are not there to make up the numbers. roman zobnin‘s shot deflected in to take the lead. denis cheryshev then scored against egypt — his third of the tournament so far. before artem dzyuba sealed the victory, with a brilliant solo effort. even the great mo salah could not rescue egypt, despite a late penalty. russia now almost guaranteed a place in the last 16. columbia and japan finally got their world cups under way but for south americans the dream start they craved turned into a nightmare. carlos sanchez shown the first red

card of the tournament afterjust three minutes. the resulting penalty tucked away by shinji kagawa. colombia did level but their ten men just couldn't hold on. yuya osako heading in the seal a first world cup win forjapan on european soil. 16 years after their world cup debut, senegal are back. in 2002, the africans shocked the world with their opening fixture win over france. once again they are underdogs but once again they made the football world stand up. a deflection from an idrissa gueye shot giving them the lead. before m'baye niang latched on to a misplaced pass. poland did get one back but did not do enough. senegal back in the big time with a bang — africa up and running. austin halewood, bbc news. most football fans are focusing on the footwork and skills of the top players in the world cup. but hairstylist nikky okyere insists players need to look good to have the confidence to play well. he's cut the hair of some of football's biggest stars and he's

been telling victoria uwonkonda the trends to look out for in the rest of the tournament. this is me. if you take this off my hat you are giving me the trouble. i can't play football. any time i pick up can't play football. any time i pick up the clippers i know they're coming, just to make people happy. football is going to play a big game. something has to be done for them to feel perfect. you feel extra fresh, extra confident. who should we be looking at four in terms of a hair cells in the world cup? i am

sure, 100% will come out with something. another person is in the nigerian team, they will change their hairstyles, for the nigerian players their hairstyles are on the top, top, top level, the top of every one. they have got some classy, classy ha i r. the first week everybody is going to look nice, everybody will get their haircut before they leave. by the time they are hitting the second section of the tournament, everybody‘s areas out of shape, so some people will be able to keep up, because they don't care. they know that they don't have a choice. but with some people they need to find every m ea ns

with some people they need to find every means to have their hekker. that is what they will bring. that is what you hope. i don't want to see my players playing that... i'm joking. you call them your players. yes. it would be nice to be responsible for the players to look good. nikky okyere waiting for that call to fly to russia. there will‘s gold is cement an orangutan has died in an australian seu aged 62, —— the world's allders. she was euthanised on monday. the zoo she was euthanised on monday. the zoo site is age—related complications. she had been there since 1968 and was recognised as the old est of since 1968 and was recognised as the oldest of her species in 2016. more on all the news any time for you on the bbc website. you can reach me and most of the team on twitter. thank people watching. hello again.

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. the headlines: president trump has been holding talks with republican leaders, building momentum for passing legislation regarding immigrants refugee children. many lawmakers want to see an end to the policy of separating migrant

children from their parents. the united states has withdrawn from the un human rights council — citing concerns about the human rights record of some members and its excessive criticism of israel. washington's ambassador to the un nikki haley said the council was a cesspool of political bias. the un's human rights chief called the move disappointing. thousands of rohingya muslims who fled myanmar now face the risk of landslides and flooding in bangladesh refugee camps — as the monsoon season approaches. at least 12 people were killed last week in southeast bangladesh, including two rohingya refugees living in camps near the border. you are up—to—date and it