this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: seeking a europe—wide solution to migration. leaders stage an emergency summit in a bid to resolve deep divisions. all change at the us supreme court. as one judge steps down, president trump's choice of replacement could shape the political landscape for a generation. chastened champions. german footballers and fans try to come to terms with their shock world cup exit. i'm rajini vaidyanathan in moscow, where today the final places in the last 16 will be decided. coming up in the business briefing: march of the yuan. president trump vows to combat predatory investment amid growing concern about china's acquisition of foreign technology in business briefing, i'll be speaking to the global strategist of one of the worlds biggest fund managers about trump's tactics.

a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. the biggest upset in world cup history, orjust schadenfreude, yes, the german word meaning to take enjoyment in the misfortune of others. tell us what your reaction was, just use #bbcthebriefing. eu leaders are gathering in brussels for a summit

which will be dominated by the issue of migration. there are deep divisions over the rescue of migrants at sea and the question of how and where to process and settle those already in europe. the president of the eu council donald tusk has warned that if established leaders can't find solutions, then more and more people will believe that authoritarian movements hold the answers. in a moment, the view from berlin and vienna, but firstjames reynolds in rome on the new italian government's position coming in to the summit. italy's got two main aims at the summit. the first is to get the rest of the eu to agree to share out migrants more equally to take the

pressure off frontline states like italy. but this idea is likely to meet resistance from states in central and eastern europe. and italy's second main aim is to get support for its planned to stop migration the mediterranean altogether. it plans to do this by helping to build migration holding centres on the external borders of libya. there are a number of questions about this but italy's interior minister, matteo salvini, has told the bbc he doesn't expect any objections from europe. we'll see. my colleaguejenny hill is in berlin. might not think that angela merkel, renowned for her liberal values, has much in common with the new italian government. but right now their interests are aligned. she's already indicated support for migrant detention centres, she's always wa nted detention centres, she's always wanted eu migrant quotas and you can expect proposals to strengthen the

eu's borders, more guards and stricter proposals and so on. mrs merkel is under significant domestic pressure to toughen her own asylum policy. she needs to come back from this summit with a europewide strategy if she's to see off mag and internal rebellion that could bring down her own government. mrs merkel needs to deliver in three days what she's been trying to achieve for three years. now to vienna and my colleague, bethany bell. austria's government, a coalition of the conservatives and the far right, says the migrant crisis of 2015 mustn't happen again. austria's bleeder, sebastian kurz of the conservatives, says he is making the fight against illegal migration one of the priorities for austria's upcoming eu presidency and he's taking a tough line. he wants to shift the focus from relocating asylu m shift the focus from relocating asylum seekers inside the eu to strengthening the eu's out a

borders. he wants to set up asylum centres outside the eu and to give the eu's border agency a tougher mandate. during the migrant crisis of 2015 and 16, austria took in about 1% of its population. but these days asylum applications have dropped dramatically. bethany bell, in vienna, ending the viewpoint from some of our correspondence based in europe. —— correspondents. joining me now from brussels is marie de somer, head of the european migration and diversity programme. i hope you could hear that, some of oui’ i hope you could hear that, some of our correspondents outlining the challenges facing european leaders at the moment. given the divisions in europe, how hopeful are you that they can come up with a solution at this summit? i'm not very hopeful. the best we will see is rather vague

state m e nts the best we will see is rather vague statements again but nothing very tangible, nothing very concrete at this stage. many are talking about the various different issues and some ways around some of the big challenges. many would say the biggest challenge is the responsible distribution of those migrants who actually make it to europe. what are some ways of overcoming that do you think? well, we need to find more solidarity, find common ground. there's been proposals by the european parliament and earlier by the commission, i think they would provide a good starting point. but, as mentioned in the previous commentaries, the main hurdle will be to find a consensus between those central and eastern european states not wanting to take on any refugees, and the southern european member states, who really want a fair sharing out of responsibility. i'm in, this has come to a head now

injune, it's i'm in, this has come to a head now in june, it's almost like i'm in, this has come to a head now injune, it's almost like a self—imposed deadline, isn't it, on the part of eu member states partly because of all the political change within the eu, the new leadership, who are pressing for some radical thinking on this issue. exactly. and so indeed the most important developments there i would say those in germany, where we see chancellor merkel has a much more difficult position in comparison to the past and is under a lot of domestic pressure. similarly, or differently, but there is also important shifts in italy. the italian position actually hasn't changed, the previous government was also advocating the same line of reasoning. of course, the way in which it is put forward and the kind of drastic actions italy has taken have further aggravated tensions over this issue. how do you think angela merkel will navigate this given the pressure she is under in her own party and the

wea ker is under in her own party and the weaker position in her coalition party? it is hard to tell at this stage. she seems to take the line as well that we should go for stronger external border control, around which it is easy to find consensus among member states. at least our effo rts among member states. at least our efforts to continue to talk about the fact that we need fair responsibility sharing mechanisms within the eu is good, there is danger of outsourcing and moving outwards. there's a lot of talk at the moment and it's much more easily said than done, it's dangerous to focus only there when what we should really be doing is looking at how to arrange things internally. merida somer, thank you for getting up merida somer, thank you for getting up so early for us live from brussels, we appreciate your time. we will keep a close eye on that summit. brexit will feature as well so we summit. brexit will feature as well

so we will talk about that later in the show. president trump, never far from the show. president trump, neverfarfrom life headlines! he has begun the search for a successor to a key member of the us supreme court, who's standing down after three decades. justice anthony kennedy often sided with liberals to cast tie—breaking votes on key issues, such as the legalisation of gay marriage in 2015. his retirement gives mr trump the opportunity to shift the balance of the country's highestjudicial body further to the right. jane 0'brien reports. i'd like again to express our delight with the nomination ofjudge anthony m kennedy to be an associate justice of the united states supreme court. anthony kennedy was a harvard law professor when he was nominated by ronald reagan. 30 years later, president donald trump bid him farewell. i just want to thankjustice kennedy for the years of tremendous service. he's a very spectacular man, really spectacular man. throughout his decades on the bench,

he was a consequential voice, advancing gay rights but limiting abortion rights. a moderate republican, kennedy was often the swing vote on contentious issues, sometimes taking a more liberal stance. his departure opens the door for somebody who will appeal to conservatives. a potential shift that alarms democrats. this is the most important supreme court vacancy for this country in at least a generation. in his brief letter of resignation, justice kennedy said his service on the supreme court had been the greatest honour and privilege. his last few weeks were busy. he wrote the ruling that centred on religious freedom in the case of a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. all chant: no ban, no wall! and he voted to uphold president trump's highly contentious travel ban from five muslim—majority countries. are you ready, justice gorsuch, to take the oath? with the appointment

of neil gorsuch, donald trump has already fulfilled his campaign pledge. with the resignation of anthony kennedy, he has the chance to reshape the supreme court. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. russia and the united states have agreed that vladimir putin and donald trump will hold a long—delayed summit. president trump's national security adviser, john bolton, has been meeting president putin in moscow. the summit will take place in a neutral country, with the date to be confirmed later today. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, says he's confident that north korea understands america's desire to see complete denuclearisation. mr pompeo insisted president trump had been correct when he declared that north korea no longer posed a nuclear threat. he said the risk had indeed been reduced. more than 50 firefighters have been working

through the night to tackle multiple moorland fires to the east of manchester. the ministry of defence says around one hundred soldiers and an raf chinook helicopter are being sent to help efforts to extinguish the flames. dozens of homes have been evacuated and schools closed because of the smoke from the fires. let's turn to our top business story. president trump has said he supports tougher restrictions on foreign investment amid growing concerns that china is buying up sensitive us technology. markets have been rattled this week by fears that trade tensions could escalate from tariffs on goods to curbs on international investment. the us will now strengthen its committee on foreign investment, but has stopped short of laws targeting china specifically. priya lakhani is founder and ceo of century tech. she's a regular on the briefing. it

was her rustling the papers earlier. i managed to push them all down, she's busy reading all her notes. priya, what is the latest on this? everyday there is a new angle on the rhetoric between the us and china. it's hard to read between the lines as to how bad this is all whether it's getting better or worse. having looked at everything over the last couple of months, it seems like president trump is focusing on specific issues and trying to solve thoseissues specific issues and trying to solve those issues but there is no one relationship and there's mixed m essa 9 es relationship and there's mixed m essa g es to relationship and there's mixed messages to china. a month ago obviously he was talking about zte, china's second largest telco... obviously he was talking about zte, china's second largest telco. .. he was talking about helping them. lifting the ban on zte. then we had talked from the white house on specific concerns about china because of the way zte operates in terms of tracking phone calls and that kind of information going back to the states, so national security

threats. there was a campaign during his presidential candidate time about national security and tightening things, then there's the trade war, it's notjust about china, it is global, that will affect $34 billion of chinese goods going into the us, that will come into force on july the going into the us, that will come into force onjuly the sixth, so within a fortnight. now he is saying we will look at the tougher restrictions, we've got this commitee on foreign affairs on and we will increase powers there so they can basically hold a review for any investment china wants to make into the us. and if the review takes place, that could kill an investment. but actually what he has done here is softened his approach, this isn't specific against china, specifically focusing on them, it's all foreign investment in the us to impose these views. it's tougher restrictions. it is mixed messages all around. that's the problem, priya will be back later, we will discuss this in

more detail with the news review. priya is back for that. that's part of the problem for businesses and those in charge of trade in countries, they really can't read between the lines when it comes to trump and his policies. we will discuss that later. stay with us on the briefing. also on the programme: joe jackson, father and former manager of michaeljackson and the jackson 5, has died at the age of 89. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center, armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim on certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner". chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon.

he believes that onjune 8, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which for 29 years has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. you are watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: eu leaders are meeting in brussels shortly. they are set to focus on the divisive issue of migration. president trump has begun the search for a successor to a key member of the us supreme court, who is standing down after three decades. world cup holders germany have gone out of the tournament at the group stage, their earliest exit since 1988. the biggest shock of the world cup

far. the bbc‘s rajini vaidyanathan is in moscow. we still can't quite take this end. well, it is shocking news. after another night of dramatic action on the pitch. we are now entering the final day of the knockout stages, and the big news here, defending champions germany are out of the world cup. they lost 2—0 to south korea. it was a shock exit but a good night for five—time winners brazil, who are through to the final 16 after a 2—0 victory against serbia. 0ur reporter looks back on all of last night's games. almost impossible to comprehend. in a tournament of shocks, it was one of the biggest in football history.

germany out in the group stage for the first time since 1938. before kick—off, all four teams could still make it through, but another flat and tired performance held the champions back. goretzka going close, but was denied by a brilliant save. while germany languished in kazan, 1000 kilometres away sweden did all they needed against mexico. a 3—0 hammering was enough to guarantee their spot in the last 16, their the fans in dreamland. but back in kazan came the moment of the tournament so far. kim young—gwon tapping in, var's biggest call yet, the goal confirmed. the germans heading home with mexico through in their place. and then son heung—min made it two. south korea out, but into the history books.

in rio, germany were the team of the future. four years later, in russia, they were the men of the past. like the germans, the wheels had almost come off brazil's campaign. but they did enough to only need a draw against serbia, and they gave the fans something to cheer about finally. one goal to paulinho, another to thiago. the last 16 finally in sight. switzerland willjoin them there. a 2—2 draw with costa rica just about enough see them through. four more matches today with colombia, japan and senegal fighting to stay in the tournament, and england play belgium. both those teams are already through to the final stages, but the big name for england fans nonetheless after their epic victory at the weekend. england supporters have been arriving in kaliningrad for tonight's match against belgium, buoyed by the team's performance so far. part of germany before world war ii,

kaliningrad is now a sliver of russia squeezed between poland and lithuania, which makes it both unusual and a little easier to reach for the football fans. sarah rainsford reports. these england fans took the easy route to russia. i2 our charter flight route to russia. i2 our charter flight direct to kaliningrad. it is the westernmost venue for this world cup. high-5. supporters found a warm welcome at the airport. i found growing confidence in the england team. do you follow england if they do well and carry on? lesson, i am not getting back on that plane. i will escape work and just deal with that, i'm afraid. it will be too big an opportunity. i will stay until we are out, i think. and how long might that be, do you reckon? to the final, of course. but this match is bya final, of course. but this match is by a beach on the baltic, and the fa ns by a beach on the baltic, and the fans are making the most of that. the belgians fully kicked out,

despite the heat wave, and the california goal who is backing england. he makes me follow england, so... england. he makes me follow england, so... and this time it has meant such a bad team to follow, right? so far, so good. hopefully we will qualify, at least. we will see where we go from there. things like this are not what most people imagine when they think of russia, but then kaliningrad, this russian exclave in the hart of europe, is unlike anywhere else in the country. poland is just 40 minutes away so the fans have been pouring in by coach. that cheaper riot leaves spare cash for beer. england supporters had a timid start to this world cup. now it seems the only thing they are hiding from is the sun. sally, i watch that germany— south korea match with fans and when the final whistle went there were huge cheers where i was, because i was with a group of brazil fans,

cheers where i was, because i was with a group of brazilfans, and they played in moscow last night. they of course had a good night. there was lots of celebrating as they go through. germany won less rival to worry about. as i walked here this morning i saw some jubilant fans who clearly have a long night of partying. i also saw one german fan with a flag draped around him. he has to wait another four years for his team to have another shot at the tournament, as brazilian fans were keen to remind him. i am sure they were. mixed feelings about that result for germany. 0f feelings about that result for germany. of course, not what they wa nted germany. of course, not what they wanted at all. so many have been in touch and we will share what you have been saying about that later in the programme. joe jackson, father of michaeljackson and manager of the jackson 5, has died. he was 89 and had been suffering from pancreatic cancer. he is widely credited with directing the group's career and propelling them to stardom. 0ur los angeles correspondent peter bowes has more. a father to 11 children, ten with his wife katherine, joe jackson's first love was music.

as a young man, he played guitar with a blues band, but failed to win a recording deal. he had given up his own dreams of becoming a boxer to care for his large family while working at a steel mill. father to jackie, jermaine, tito, marlon, and michael, joe recognised their talent early on. joe jackson was the key to their success. when michaeljackson died suddenly, nine years ago, joe attended a tribute to his son at the black entertainment television awards. what are you thinking tonight as you come here and come to this celebration? it is turning into a celebration of your son's life. it's a fantastic thing, i think it's a great thing, and ijust wish he could have been here to see all of this celebration taking place. it is hard, though. it's hard, but it's happening, and he's gone. and i'm here to — to celebrate.

i'm the one member of the family that is here to celebrate for him too, as well. the family patriarch was known as a strict disciplinarian. michaeljackson said his father was a bully, subjecting him and his brothers to physical abuse and punishing work schedules. since his death, members of the family have been sharing their tributes. la toya said... taj jackson, a grandson, said joe was loved by the entire family. and referring to some negative comments in social media, he said, let us grieve without the nastiness. we asked you to send in your views about one of the talking points today, the world cup. schadenfreude — yes, the german word meaning to take enjoyment in the misfortune of others. that word is lapped all over the

front page of the sun newspaper. we asked your thoughts, and many of you have been in touch. jessica howard was really sad for germany, my son was really sad for germany, my son was crust, germany just was really sad for germany, my son was crust, germanyjust couldn't finish. chris said it is not sportsmanship to gloat. negative comments like this from the sun are unacceptable. comments like this from the sun are u na cce pta ble. steve says comments like this from the sun are unacceptable. steve says glad that we won't be knocked out by them later on but certainly not gleeful in their loss. it is a shame they didn't turn up this year. they are normally a great team to watch. another viewer says in the end, if i was england, i wouldn't laugh at germany because they can't afford a mishap given a 14 years ago. —— they won the world cup four years ago. stay with us here on bbc news. so much more to come. hello there. a spell of settled,

summary hello there. a spell of settled, summary weather is set to continue certainly over the next few days. high—pressure staying in charge. during wednesday we saw temperatures as high as 32 degrees, in north wales, and a similar picture for some of us on thursday. high—pressure still taking charge. the ice above a little bit closer towards the south so we will have a bit of a breeze coming in but certainly not spoiling the sunshine. there wasn't a cloud in the sky as shown by this weather watcher in bradford yesterday. some of us will have a little bit of cloud through thursday morning, especially part of lincolnshire, east anglia, cloud just drifting in from the north sea. that should be in and break up pretty quickly and then just a bit of puffy fair weather cloud building during the course of the day. those temperatures towards central and western parts of the high 20s. the touch cooler around the east coast. in scotland we will see some of the highest temperatures, up to around

31 degrees in glasgow, temperatures just high enough to spark off one or two isolated showers but much of scotla nd two isolated showers but much of scotland staying dry. beautiful blue sky is out there, feeling warm once again, with temperatures up to 30 degrees in a few places. high—pressure stays with us as we look towards the end of the week, just drifting a bit further north through the day on friday but still keeping a drive him to our weather. another dry day to come on friday. temperatures for most of us still doing well. more of a northerly influence to those breezes around the east coast so not quite as hot across scotland and eastern england. the warmest weather to be found further south—west, parts of northern ireland, wales, southern england as well, 29 or 30 degrees as well. a touch cooler in eastern parts of scotland as well. that warm weather stays with us as we had through into the weekend. a slight change in wind direction may start to import some cooler air, but all in all beautiful weekend, mostly warm with a bit of sunshine. a small chance some of us could see a few

showers although most places are set to stay dry. lots of sunshine on saturday, one or two showers creeping into the far north—west of scotland, perhaps creeping up the western parts of northern ireland. elsewhere, temperatures not as hot as recent days but 27 or 28 degrees. during sunday, warm again. showers in parts of the south—west of england and wales. away from this, highs up to 29 or 30 degrees. this is business briefing. i'm sally bundock. march of the yuan. president trump vows to combat "predatory investment"— amid growing concern about china's acquisition of foreign technology plus — landed in debt. australia's banks are accused of unfairly forcing farmers from their homes as part of a wide ranging enquiry into misconduct in the sector. in the financial market, they are

not sure which direction to turn. japan is low and hong kong is high as investors tried to read between the lines on the policies in the white house.