this is bbc news, i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: hours after reaching a deal, european leaders disagree about who should take in and process migrants, coming into europe separated at the us border and still searching and waiting for their children, we hear from the migrant parents who have no idea where their kids are. police in maryland say the gunman who shot dead five people at a newspaper office would have killed even more if he had had the chance. and, at just four years old, this young painter is taking the art world by storm, one colourful canvas at a time. hello and welcome to bbc world news. divisions have already begun

to emerge between european union leaders over how the bloc‘s hard—won agreement on curbing migration in europe will be implemented. the deal reached after marathon talks in brussels sees the creation of secure migrant centres within the eu, in countries willing to build them. but france and austria have already ruled out hosting the centres, arguing that they should only be in countries where migrants first arrive. external border controls will be strengthened and migrants will be prevented from moving within the eu. the deal will also explore the possibility of what are being described as regional disembarkation platforms, basically camps outside the eu, which would process refugees and migrants. but, so far, no african countries appear willing to have them on their territory. well, while eu leaders debate migration in brussels, in the mediterranean, a number of rescue ships are searching for migrants who have become stranded as they try to make that crossing to europe. in one such incident, it is feared that around 100 migrants drowned when their overcrowded boat ran into trouble friday off the coast of libya. the missing include two

babies and three children. our reporter gavin lee has been on board one of the rescue ships in the mediterranean, the aquarius. this is his latest report. the end of a 4,000—mile sea odyssey for the aquarius. the crew finally allowed to dock in france, after being at the centre of a political storm. the problem started when they rescued more than 600 migrants from unseaworthy rubber boats off the libyan coast, but were suddenly banned from using italian and maltese ports, which forced them to take migrants to spain. the italian deputy prime minister, matteo salvini, has since stopped all foreign—flagged, charity—run ships from entering italian waters, accusing them of encouraging people smuggling. over the past ten days, the bbc has been on board and witnessed the crew travel back to the search zone and carry out practice rescue drills, while the italian authorities excluded them from helping.

they instead instructed the eu—trained libyan coastguard to intercept all migrant boats in distress. as the team returns to land for a crew change and refuelling, they are exhausted and frustrated at the political efforts to keep them from working off the libyan coast, and they say the lack of access to nearby ports has effectively rendered their operations futile, and they're calling on eu leaders to consider the consequences. this is where migrants are taken — detention centres in tripoli, condemned by the un as inhumane. eu leaders say they are working on a longer—term solution, but that might not involve ngo ships. the aquarius crew is considering whether it can continue. if the authorities controlling the search—and—rescue zone are not willing to let others do thatjob, of course we're going to have

to start questioning what we're doing out here. in the meantime, we'll continue to be present and try to do thatjob. today, around 100 people are thought to have drowned off libya's coast. the future of these ngo ships rests on whether europe's leaders see them as a taxi service for illegal migrants, or allow their presence as humane life—savers. gavin lee, bbc news, marseille. matteo villa is a research fellow for migration at the italian institute for international political studies. hejoins me now from milan. thank you very much forjoining us. first of all, this mammoth meeting in brussels, did they actually achieve anything on the issue of migration? i mean, it was an 11th hour deal that actually achieve not much. we're actually back to square one. so what was a deal before, it isa one. so what was a deal before, it is a deal right now. so it means that we did not really achieved consensus on what is the most important thing for europe, which is to find a compromise between those countries of first arrival like

italy, greece and spain, who would like to relocate asylum seekers across the eu, and the others, who wa nt to across the eu, and the others, who want to limit the actual secondary movements by asylum seekers so those who cross other countries. so no, we didn't find agreement there. there is just didn't find agreement there. there isjust a piece didn't find agreement there. there is just a piece of paper that brings us is just a piece of paper that brings us back a few days. why is this such an issue, when the numbers have clearly been dropping from what they we re clearly been dropping from what they were at their height in around 2015? imean, were at their height in around 2015? i mean, clearly there is some tension that has built up over the yea rs of tension that has built up over the years of a high flows. but actually, right now, at least in italy, flows are down by 75%, and that is important. but actually, the perceptions, for example, in italy is interestingly different. so for example, as the flows have declined by 75%, 51% of italians still think that they are higher as of last year. so that they are higher as of last yea r. so clearly that they are higher as of last year. so clearly this is, like, political crisis and the narrative. and sure, there is also media.

meaning that every time you see a boat arriving, i know that the arrivals down, but the public does not know. so once the boat arrives carrying 1000 migrants, everybody believes we are in crisis mode and we go back to crisis mode, and leaders try to find a solution to immigration flows. the populist government in italy is, perhaps, in some quarters being blamed for this current crisis because it is refusing to let certain ships dock. but is italy still struggling under the weight of the migrants that came a few years ago? are they still having trouble processing them and looking at the asylum claims? well, if you look at pending asylum requests, it is still 150,000, that for italy is the maximum ever. but actually there have been going down for the last three months. so the crisis is receding, even in terms of stocks. and that is certainly what we should tell the public, i think. so over the last three months, the crisis has been receding. have

experienced 11 months of declining arrivals, so despite the lack of consensus within the eu, what we should actually care for is integration of migrants at home, and maybe, yes, returns of those who are already here or maybe some globalisation. thank you very much for that. thank you. as more protests and rallies are planned across the united states over the weekend against the president's immigration policy, migrants who were separated from their children are still waiting to see them again. more than 2,000 children were taken away when their parents illegally crossed into the united states. that is before donald trump signed an executive order to stop the practice. in this special report, our north america correspondent aleem maqbool has been given access to a centre in el paso, texas, housing recently released immigrant parents, only to find they still haven't been reunited with their children. phone rings. this is where parents wait

by the phone, desperate for news of their children. they were taken away from them by us immigration officials. all they've been given in return is a number to call. butjessica still hasn't even been told where her six—year—old son, marcelo, is. translation: what they've done is horrible. i've had no information, and it's been more than 50 days. i can't sleep. i wake up and my heart's beating so fast, i can't even breathe. yessica is still being monitored, but she is one of the first released from jail since donald trump's

policy of separating migrant parents from their children started. there was a lot of publicity surrounding the release of this group of parents, but none has as yet been reunited with their child. unfortunately, some of the parents were led to believe that when that bus arrived here, that their children were going to be inside waiting for them. and that was tragic, that some of them had been led to believe that by officers processing them. that is not the way that it works. you need to understand that there are over 100 facilities throughout the us that are presently detaining over 10,000 minor children. as it stands, immigrants are within their rights to claim asylum in the us, and then have their cases assessed. undoubtedly, and it may have been part of the calculation, what the last few weeks have done is make people think twice about coming to america, however difficult their situation at home. do you regret trying to come to the usa? translation: of course i do, a lot.

never did i imagine it was going to be like this, that they would take our kids. our children are not to blame for anything. donald trump has announced that no more immigrant parents will be separated from their children, but that just means whole families are detained together, and for longer. the american government has now asked its military to prepare areas on its bases where thousands of migrants can be detained, including here at fort bliss. far from feeling that this crisis is over, human rights groups are now even more worried about the next phase of donald trump's immigration policy could look like. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in el paso, texas. a day after five people were killed at a newspaper

in the us state of maryland, more details are emerging about the shooter's motive and the perserverance of those at the capital gazette. the man who carried out the rampage has been identified as jarrod ramos. he has been charged with multiple murders and denied bail. from annapolis, the bbc‘s nada tawfik has the latest. a vital source for news of this community was also a bigger story. friday's edition of the capital gazette covered every angle of the fatal shooting of its officers. just one page was left bank, and intentionally so, to commemorate the five victims. when winters was a reporter who collects it had a talent for connecting with the community. rebecca smith was a 34—year—old sales assistant who had just started with the paper. another journalist, the brother of a bestselling author, had a reputation for helping young reporters. editor gerald fishman was seen as the voice of the paper, and john mcnamara, or mack, was passionate about covering local sport. their deaths have left

many are stunned. eight new three out of the five that had lost their lives, and it is heart—wrenching. our beautiful little friendly town, it's just... our beautiful little friendly town, it'sjust... sorry, it is shopping. the suspected gunman has been charged with five counts of first degree murder. nvidia link, he was denied bail. prosecutors believe this was a carefully planned attack, based on surveillance footage from the scene and evidence recovered from his car and home. there were two entrances to the offices in which this attack occurred. the rear door was barricaded. mr ramos then, asi door was barricaded. mr ramos then, as i told thejudge, entered into the front door and worked his way through the office, where he would... shooting victims as he walked through the offers. jarrod ramos had a grudge against the paper dating back to 2011 when its columnists covered a case, criminal

case against him. he has often criticised the capital gazette on social media, including yesterday, before the attack. there was widespread condemnation of this attack on journalists. there widespread condemnation of this attack onjournalists. there is something wrong with this society. why are we so tightly wound that a small newspaper like this, that is really not left—wing or right—wing, the just report is good, local news for us, that cares about our kids and local issues, can offend someone so and local issues, can offend someone so much that they want to take life. president trump, not always a friend of the media, said this attack shocked the conscience of the nation. journalists, like all americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing theirjob. there will be two vigils tonight, and already there has been an outpouring of support. at many of the capital gazette's journalists hope for more than thoughts and prayers. they say this kind of violence can't be the new normal. the selection of a new supreme court

judge in the united states has become a key issue. now, donald trump says he will anounce his nominee to replace thejudge retiring from the court on 9july. the vacancy arose after justice andrew kennedy, who is 81, annunced his retirement earlier this week. mr trump says he has five finalists for the position, although he may interview seven people. two of the candidates are understood to be women, and the first interviews could take place as early as this weekend. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: the desperate search for a group of teenagers and their football coach, who have been trapped in a flooded cave in northern thailand for nearly a week. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin,

said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly, that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit, at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: hours after reaching a deal, european leaders disagree about who should take

in and process migrants, coming into europe the fury surrounding donald trump's migration policy shows no sign of abating, with hundreds of parents still separated from their children, more demonstrations are planned for saturday. it's now been six days, and five nights, since a group of teenagers and their football coach disappeared inside a flooded cave in northern thailand. the huge search for the missing group, which is thought to have been cut off by rising floodwater, has gripped the country. thailand's prime minister has now arrived in chiang rai province to meet emergency workers, just as teams of us and british divers have arrived to join in the rescue effort in the remote, jungle region. our correspondent jonathan head reports. we are on our way up the side of the mountain to check out holes in the ground. it's hot, steep and very slippery. but there is just a chance, a small one, that it might lead to the missing boys. there have been so few possibilities

for getting into the caves that the thai police are making the most of this one. the national police chief has hiked up to direct this operation. their plan is to lower climbers into a narrow crack barely wide enough for an adult. it's one of several such holes, but this is the most hopeful, discovered by two british cavers yesterday. we're watching police climbers going down this really very small opening in the rock. it is very tight. they have tied a rope to a log across it to hold them. there is a lot of people up here but it feels like they are improvising, trying to find a way through to see if this leads to the caves. where's rob? are you moving in now?

the two british cavers have come back from climbing down another hole that did not lead anywhere. they have both explored these caves thoroughly in the past, valuable experience now. we can say that here, about 26 metres over there, is where the end of the cave underneath us is likely to be. and it is unlikely, very unlikely, but we have to rule out all possibilities that the children could have got to that chamber. as they descend, the climbers send back video of their progress. later in the day, they discover a large chamber, a rare piece of positive news. although it's not clear yet whether this connects to the main caves. they are now being supplied by helicopter so they can stay up here on the hillside and keep on looking. jonathan head, bbc news, northern thailand.

canada has responded to president trump's tariffs on steel with retaliatory duties on more than $12 billion worth of american goods. the canadian tariffs which come into effect on sunday target us steel, aluminium, and consumer goods ranging from orange juice to toilet paper. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. canada and the united states — neighbours, allies, friends. every close relationship can have its ups and downs. donald trump, citing national security concerns, slapped ta riffs national security concerns, slapped tariffs on canadian steel and now canada is responding with some ta riffs of canada is responding with some tariffs of its own. the idea that canada might constitute a threat to american national security, the legal pretext invoked by our neighbours to invoke these tariffs on canadian steel and aluminium

exports, is not only absurd, it is hurtful. that game to impose tariffs on american steel and aluminium are they will also be taking action against other imports like coffee, ketchup and whiskey. more than 60 billion canadian dollars, around 12 billion canadian dollars, around 12 billion us dollars. president trump mahmoud abbas approach to international trade has caused some consternation, with his emphasis on american foes. he argues the rest of the gap there deal and is taken advantage. that betrayal is now over. this steel mill in ontario is just one of the factories could be affected by a potential trade war between canada and its southern neighbour. the latest tariffs are to

match dollar for dollar. the canadians said that are not want to escalate the situation but have also said they will not act down. german officials have confirmed a daughter of one of the most well—known nazi officer has confirmed she worked under an assumed name. her father was regarded as chief architect of the holocaust. before we go take a look at this.... this is the work of four—year—old. his paintings are already selling for thousands of dollars. we went to

meet him to find out more. he was nine months old when he first picked up the brush. it was like magic to us and we could not believe he was creating those compositions. he had a direction, intention and he knew exactly where he wants to go and leave himself to the result. to be perfectly honest, it was my

first art show so i might as well let you know that. and i remember walking through the door and i could not believe what i was seen. the colours were just so beautiful and they just caught colours were just so beautiful and theyjust caught by attention. if not familiar with abstract painting, some people think anyone can throw paint ona some people think anyone can throw paint on a canvas but if they understood the colours and the textures, they would understand this is more than just paint on canvas. most children willjust see a few covers and mush them together and make a great mess. this is different. this chart is planning, very engrossed in what he is doing and that is unusual, however, he never know what is going to happen. i have seen many talented young people lose interest or make they

even get into the art world and do not want to do it any more. you can never tell. he's a very comfortable with normal schooling and still be able to paint, we will continue it. we wa nt able to paint, we will continue it. we want to see where he is happy. able to paint, we will continue it. we want to see where he is happym is completely his creation, coming out of his imagination and we want to keep that going forever. ed sheeran is being sued $400 million for allegedly ripping off a song. he has already faced legal action over the same track in the past. he denies all allegations. i am not sure that you would want your

wedding to go this way. your wedding day is supposed to memorable, but adam sandler, the hollywood star of the films, such as the wedding singer, 50 first dates and big daddy made this couple's big day in montreal, canada, a bit more special — by crashing their photos with a cameo. as you can see, the bride and groom were dressed in a white gown and a sharp tuxedo for the occassion, adam sandler, in contrast was looking a bit more casual — sporting a moustache and a white t—shirt and red shorts. the hollywood star was enjoying lunch with his family, when he crossed paths with kevin and alex having their wedding photographs taken. much for coming up. you can also find me on twitter. stay tuned. for the fifth consecutive day

temperatures got above 30 degrees on friday and there could be more to come on the weekend. plenty of heat and sunshine but just come on the weekend. plenty of heat and sunshine butjust the chance for the odd downpour, particularly on sunday. you can see this area of cloud swirling around iberia. this will u nsettle cloud swirling around iberia. this will unsettle weather will drift north, leaping into the south—west as we go into sunday but for saturday, some of warm air from the continent. temperatures are staying a very high. we start the day between 11 and 50 degrees, a bit more in the way of cloud rolling in from the north sea and it could take a while to break up through the morning. a bit of cloud around those parts of the day. bisaccia will get to work and there will be lots of it as we get into the afternoon. but

the sunshine will get to work. look at the extent of the orange shade on the temperature chart, widely in the mid—to high 20s, some spots to the west of london, west wales, could get up to 30 degrees, a little bit cooler to some of the north sea coastal areas. through saturday night, noticed the way the origin other is trying to hold on towards the south. saturday night into sunday morning more muggy and humid. not as muggy further north. we will see more in the way of muggy air wafting in from the near continent as we go into sunday and that this area of low pressure starting to churn. maybe the midlands, wales and northern ireland affected. a weak frontal system bringing rain to northwest scott on. everywhere else

sunny. —— northwest scotland. some spots in the south—east could get to 32. then we get into the new working week with low pressure channing to the south. —— churning. lots more dry weather, lots more sunshine and heat. temperatures at close to 30 degrees with the odd shower at times towards the south—west. this is bbc world news. the headlines: the row over migrant separations at the us border shows no sign of dying down. with hundreds of parents still trying to locate their children, as more demonstrations are planned for saturday. the president of the european council, donald tusk, has issued a last call to the uk to lay the cards on the table, if a brexit deal is to be done

by october, as planned. police in the us state of maryland say an attack at a newspaper office in which five people were killed had been planned. jarrod ramos has been charged with five counts of first—degree murder. a huge operation to locate and rescue a group of teenagers trapped in a cave system in thailand has failed to produce any results so far. it is nearly a week since 12 footballers and their coach were cut off by rising floodwaters. the carbon dioxide shortage which has hit britain's food and drink industry has now spread to crumpets.