welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: mexico says it will deport about 500 migrants who forcefully attempted to cross the border into the united states. after 20 months of negotiation, european union leaders endorse the terms of a brexit deal. now, theresa may has to sell it back home. i will take this deal back to the house of commons confident we have achieved the best deal available and full of optimism about the future of oui’ full of optimism about the future of our country. in parliament and beyond it, iwill our country. in parliament and beyond it, i will make the case for this deal with all my heart. with the uk set to leave in four months, eu officials called it a sad day, and have a warning for mps. this is the best deal possible for britain. and this is the only deal possible,

so and this is the only deal possible, so if the house would say no, we would have no deal. and russian special forces seize three ukrainian navy vessels off the coast of crimea, in a sharp escalation of tensions. mexico says it will deport about 500 migrants who forcefully attempted to cross the border into the united states. the us government closed the main crossing in both directions after a small group broke away from a peaceful protest and headed for a canal between tijuana and san diego, close to the borderfence. that border has now been reopened. will grant reports from tijuana. after two weeks of waiting at the border, something was eventually going to snap. what began as a peaceful protest by several 100 migrants soon became a mad dash for

the united states. given the tight security on both sides, the migrants we re security on both sides, the migrants were never likely to be able to ci’oss were never likely to be able to cross this way, even less be accepted into the us by the immigration authorities. but it didn't stop them from trying. at one point, having got past the security cord and, the migrants made their way across the canal a filthy water that runs through the city —— cordon. things appeared to be getting out of control, with a peaceful march descending into chaos. border patrol the side used tear gas to disperse the crowd, with women and children among those affected. ill—advised or otherwise, the migrants were determined to make their point at the border that they wa nt their point at the border that they want their cases heard. now they are being pushed back by the mexican side, and the us has shut down at least for the rest of the day. in the end, the border crossing was closed for several hours, holding up ci’oss closed for several hours, holding up cross water traffic on both sides. this trade is the life blood of

tijuana, and such direct action by the migrants is unlikely to endear them to their host city. now the authorities say they will punish the few hundred who participated in the protest by deporting them back to central america. if they managed to identify those involved and follow through with that great, then for some, the march to demand greater attention and understanding could well be their last act did mexico. —— act in mexico. maya averbuch is a freelance journalist covering the migrant caravan for the new york times, and shejoins me now from tijuana. thank you very much for your time. first of all, what did you see when you were there? you know, i think that people did start the march peacefully, and they were trying to go in an organised fashion, with different science at the front of the crowd expressing that they were

going peacefully. i saw a banner at the front that essentially says, trump, we don't hate you. and that quickly fell apart as people tried to get around the mexican police. and so that's where the situation started to escalate, and we did see people trying to run in different directions, figuring out whether crossing was. and at different points being pushed back by those mexican riot police, until as you have said, it reached the point where the us authorities threw teargas at, and again tried to push them back. we saw some of the pictures you took a little bit earlierjust a moment ago. do you think there was a real chance they could have reached that order and gone into the united states?” could have reached that order and gone into the united states? i think many people thought that there was a chance that they might be able to negotiate, or that the us authorities would let them through because they were such a large number of people, similar to what had happened when they were there at

the mexico — guatemala border. 0thers the mexico — guatemala border. others thought that they would be able to enter into a dialogue with us officials, and they were frustrated at previous times when they had been unable to speak direct they had been unable to speak direct the two us officials, but instead we re the two us officials, but instead were again blocked by mexican officials —— directly to us officials. which is what happened a few days ago when people walked in a smaller contingent over the footbridge that leads to the us. and so footbridge that leads to the us. and soi footbridge that leads to the us. and so i think many people went with good intentions, with the sort of faith that they might be able to get through, but not trying to use force in order to do that. and we are now hearing that mexico intends to deport 500 migrants it says was involved in trying to cross that border forcefully. is that a surprising decision? well, it hasn't detained all of those 500 migrants, thatis detained all of those 500 migrants, that is its estimate of how many people participated, and i think mexico wants to show that it is

doing its due diligence in preventing this from happening again. whether they end up actually detaining a significant number of those people and deporting them is another question. so far the municipal government has today... the municipal police has today stopped 39 people and detained them, and a proportion of those are migrants from the caravan. 0thers are mexicans. and they arrested them for disrupting the public order. so i think it is likely that there will be consequences for that smaller number of people than there will be for the hundreds who participated. thank you very much for up dating us. in a milestone for the brexit process, eu leaders have approved the terms of the agreement that will take the uk out in march next year. the british prime minister said this was the best deal possible, and that it would deliverfor britain. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports from brussels. no celebration, no fanfare,

but a huge and serious step. after more than a0 years inside, deep breath — the deal to leave is done. there were those who said that reaching a brexit agreement that worked for both sides was an impossible task. from the start, i rejected that counsel of despair. in any negotiation, you do not get everything you want. you need to identify what your vital interests are, and stick to them, but be prepared to compromise in other areas, in order to achieve a result. i think the british people understand that. her bet — many of you are bored of the rows, the splits and the spats, the officials who have brokered the compromise watching on. before christmas, mps will vote on this deal. on it will depend whether we move forward together into a brighter

future, or open the door to yet more division and uncertainty. the british people don't want to spend any more time arguing about brexit. can i ask you to be very straight with the public, and tell us who, if anyone, you think is pleased about this deal? what we see in this deal today is a deal that delivers for people, delivers on the vote, delivers in a way that protects jobs and livelihoods, and protects our security and our united kingdom. and, as i've said before, i believe our best days lie ahead of us. the eu's power players have agreed a brexit with caveats, a deal where the uk leaves next march, but stays close to the union, with a lot of final detail yet to be agreed. ahead of us is the difficult process of ratification, as well as further negotiations. but, regardless of how it will all end, one thing is certain. we will remain friends

until the end of days, and one day longer. it is time for everybody, everybody, to take their responsibilities. today's agreement will help create the trust and the confidence needed for negotiating our close and unprecedented future relationship. the agreement was hard—fought on both sides, even though sometimes, it feels like eu leaders still can't quite believe what is happening in front of their eyes. "it's tragic that the uk is leaving after 45 years," angela merkel said. but there may be more theatre to come. mps at home might kick out the deal. would they budge here, then? this is the deal, it's

the best deal possible, and the european union will not change its fundamental position when it comes to these issues. are you concerned that the prime minister will not get this deal through the british parliament? i think it's not now our concern. it is the british concern. this is the max we can all do — both theresa may and her government, as well as the european union. no victors here today, nobody winning. we are all losing. there have been many moments when it has not been clear that theresa may would make it this far. but her next steps in these vital few weeks will determine her future, and the future of the country, too. for the prime minister, there is now only one direction. she can't know if parliament and the public will follow along. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels. the next few weeks will see the british government emphasise the merits of what has now been approved in brussels, both to mps at westminster and to the public. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth has been exploring

the content of the agreement. this deal is in two parts. the first is the withdrawal agreement. now, that's a binding legal text about our terms of departure. there'll be a transition or implementation period, which means when we leave the eu next march, not much will change until december 2020, allowing time for things like a new trade deal to be worked out. it safeguards the rights of eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens living in europe, and it settles the divorce bill. the uk will pay £39 billion to the eu, but won't continue large payments beyond that. here is the most contentious bit. if, during that transition period, a new trade deal isn't agreed, then that period could be extended, or the northern ireland backstop could kick in. that means, to avoid checks at the irish border, the whole uk would be in a customs territory with the eu, but northern ireland would have some

different trade terms. and the uk can'tjust end that arrangement when it wants, and that is a problem for some. what we're seeing in this irish protocol is much more than that. we're seeing us staying in the european union, in terms of the single market. the customs union rules will apply to northern ireland. we're in the same vat regime as europe. we're in the same state aid as europe. and there is very much a border down the irish sea as a result of this, and that's why we can't support this deal. now, the government says that backstop probably won't be needed because of the other part of this deal, the political declaration, a plan for an ambitious future partnership with the eu, although not all the detail has been agreed. the government says we will leave the single market and the customs union, and can strike trade deals with other countries. the free movement of people will end. the government will work out a new immigration system. the uk will leave the common

fisheries policy, but future arrangements for access to water and quotas are yet to be agreed. in fact, there is still quite a lot about the future relationship with the eu that needs to be worked out. so it gets us a lot of what we wanted, not everything. but the question is can this be that staging post that gets us to the point where we could get everything? and i think, with a lot of hard work, it can be. now, critics say there is too much that is still unclear, and the uk could end up tied to the eu, with its own rights limited. but the prime minister says the deal does deliver on the referendum result, and it's the best we'll get. her task now is to convince mps and the public. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the un releases confronting data about the rates of violence against women. we have a special report from el salvador. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately.

the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world. the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc news.

the latest headlines: mexico says it will deport a group of migrants who forcefully attempted to cross the border into the united states. after 20 months of negotiation, a european union summit in brussels has backed the brexit agreement, marking another step towards britain's departure from the bloc. russian special forces have seized three ukrainian navy vessels in the kerch strait, off the coast of crimea. in a major escalation of tensions, russian forces opened fire and ukraine says six of its crew members were injured. the ukrainian president petro poroshenko has called an emergency meeting of his national security council, which says it plans to declare martial law. russia has accused the ukrainian ships of breaching its territorial waters. anders aslund is a senior fellow

in the eurasia center at the atlantic council. he joins me from washington. thank you for your time. first of all given there is an agreement to use these waters between both sides, how could like this happen?m use these waters between both sides, how could like this happen? it is straightforward russian aggression. they have right to do this. we had expected this for a long time, first the building over the bridge over this very narrow kerch strait, and $0011 this very narrow kerch strait, and soon after russia had annexed crimea and then more and more inspections of ships going to the big ukrainian ports, hundreds of them. they were hampering them more and more and now finally, the blockage of the kerch

strait with lots of commercial russian ships and these shooting today on the ukrainian naval ships and the seizure by the troops. should we be surprised, then, by something like this, given the two are technically at war, although russia denies having a presence in the east of ukraine? we shouldn't be because this is being done carefully by russia for a long time and the point is we haven't really noticed this because russia has done many small steps, neither of which deserve the international attention and therefore they got away with it but now they are coming to the crunch and this is, all of a sudden, a serious crisis. russia obviously says it is not to blame and quite often will say that in these sorts often will say that in these sorts of circumstances. what do you want

to see from the international community and were from the un or the us? first of all, you want to hear protest against these violations of the treaty, to see and the bilateral treaty of, between russia and the ukraine on free access to the international waters so we access to the international waters so we have seen access to the international waters so we have seen 110w access to the international waters so we have seen now several access to the international waters so we have seen now several european so we have seen now several european countries, so we have seen now several european countries, the eu and nato have done so. countries, the eu and nato have done so. strangely, the united states, to my knowledge, has not taken any protest as yet. the second thing is the un security council should meet, we have just heard the un security council should meet, we havejust heard it the un security council should meet, we have just heard it will meet tomorrow at 11 o'clock new york times, and then we would like to see the military presence from nato, showing that these are international

waters and that nato insists on that being respected. and naval ships, us naval ships, should arrive to go into this area and should utilise its right. anders, we will wait and see what happens at the un meeting. thank you very much. rallies across europe have brought tens of thousands of people onto the streets to mark the united nations' day for the elimination of violence against women. in paris, marchers called for an end to impunity for abusers. in madrid, the names of 44 women killed in domestic violence were read out. there were similar marches in italy, greece and switzerland. well, new data from the united nations has found more than half of the women who were murdered around the world last year were killed by their partners or family members. africa and the americas are the two regions where women were most at risk. el salvador has been a country that over the years has recurrently appeared as one of the worst.

the bbc‘s patricia sulbaran has been there, and sent this report as part of the 100 women season. every 18 hours, a woman is killed. every 18 hours, a woman is killed. every three hours, a woman is sexually assaulted. translation: sometimes we feel powerless as we cannot do much more. also, women tend not to report this. all soldo's violence is more widely reported that violence against women is also a big issue with less exposure. journalist colour‘s desk remains empty. killed in april, this mother of one became the 152nd femicides this year. that number has risen to

over 300 since then. translation: she was unrecognisable, her face beaten up badly. every day feels like an eternity, the whole thing is to present still. i am really struggling to deal with this. a husband, mario, was the face of the grief that followed her death and he would often give tv interviews about the case. after one of those interviews, police were waiting for him outside to arrest him on suspicion of murder in relations to her death. he is currently awaiting trial and says he is innocent but prosecutors said they have a strong case against him. this case shocked the nation and let the authorities to appoint a special prosecutor to deal with them as a matter of

urgency. the case of karla was like a trigger, a time bomb that went off. through the violent act, femicides were finally acknowledged asa femicides were finally acknowledged as a problem in this country. violence against women is commonplace here. a young woman has been brought in after her husband attacked her with a machete. she has had both hands hacked off and suffered injuries to the head. she is barely alive. the on duty doctor accepts is barely alive. the on duty doctor a cce pts to is barely alive. the on duty doctor accepts to meet me. he says this is not an isolated incident. we see cases like this every day. we are seeing 5—6 cases a week of women injured by stabbings, gunfire, or sexual assault. this is a country that was ravaged by a brutal civil war in the 80s and 90s that left tens of thousands dead. people here say it partially explains the culture of extreme violence that is affecting women. the week i was

here, i was told that five women we re here, i was told that five women were killed, five families left grieving. patricia sulba ran, bbc news, san salvador. let's get some of the day's other news. the deadliest wildfire in california's history has now been fully contained. the blaze, known as the camp fire, started over two weeks ago, north of san francisco. firefighters were able to extinguish the flames following several days of rain. the fire killed at least 85 people and destroyed thousands of buildings. almost 250 people are still unaccounted for. teams are continuing to search the ash for human remains. the final of the south american club football championship, the copa libertadores, has been postponed for the second day running. the match in the argentine capital between the local rivals boca juniors and river plate was first suspended on saturday after the boca team bus was attacked. a number of players were hurt and taken to hospital. nasa's first robotic lander is on course to touch down on mars on monday night.

the mars insight lander has been travelling through space for six months. but landing on the red planet is farfrom simple — most missions fail in the final moments. if everything does go to plan, the mars insight will study and monitor the depths of the planet until 2020. now to a talent contest with a difference on the indonesian island of bali. 13 bands competing for the right to record their own music. the twist? it's all happening behind bars at the notorious kerobokan prison. andy beatt reports. jailhouse rock revival, live music, colourful lights and a packed house as inmates take centre stage. bali's first ever prison music festival offering bands are shot at the big time. translator: many people outsidejail time. translator: many people outside jail look time. translator: many people outsidejail look down on

time. translator: many people outside jail look down on us but there are some who see the positives and realise we are achieving things here. translation: we hope to become role models for people here in indonesia and also around the world. built tojust 300, indonesia and also around the world. built to just 300, to return indonesia and also around the world. built tojust 300, to return now houses nearly five times that. mainly for drug offences —— kerobokan. —— festival changes or people's's opinions. we hope this helps us find new talent or musicians who can be trained to become professionals in the music industry. for the winner of this battle of the bands, a chance for their music to break out and reach a wider audience. andy beatt, bbc news. stay with us. hello.

well, for days and days now we've had those persistent chilly easterly winds bringing at times very grey weather with some showers. a different story for the week ahead. the winds will switch direction, they will be coming off the atlantic bringing spells of very wet, very windy weather but much milder weather. monday on the other hand is still looking fairly bright but it will be cool. so this is what it looks like early hours of monday morning. still the winds blowing out of the east. you can just about make out the arrows there. the weather fronts are behind me, out in the atlantic, some hundreds if not a thousand miles away from us. ahead of that, the weather is quiet. a touch of frost in the countryside but in city centres it's around three or four degrees first thing on monday. the forecast suggests on monday that many eastern parts of the uk will be cloudy. there will be one or two showers affecting the north—east of england, maybe yorkshire too. but if you live in western areas of the uk, plenty of sunshine. western parts of wales, the lake district, into western scotland, the weather is looking absolutely fine on monday. early on tuesday, we'll see the first weather fronts advancing.

we will see winds freshening in south—western parts of the uk and then the rain reaches us. this is around early in the morning, reaching south—western england, wales, then eventually northern ireland, and by the middle of the afternoon, the thinking is that rain will be across central parts of the uk. many eastern parts of the country will stay dry throughout tuesday after some mist and fog in the morning. wednesday, low pressure is well and truly in charge of our weather. you can see a big low there across the north atlantic stretching almost from iberia to iceland. we're right in the middle of this area of low pressure. look at these winds go. gale forced winds around many western coasts. severe gales in places so they're really strong, gusty winds. —— gale force winds around many western coasts. severe gales in places so they're really strong, gusty winds. on top of that, we've got spells of heavy rain. these are the average wind speeds. to get a gust, usually double these, so that means maybe 40mph gusts inland, for example, in london. much stronger further north. look at the temperatures — 1a in london. double figures even in scotland.

the low pressure still with us on thursday. weather fronts spiralling in and towards the centre of the low pressure, bringing us again spells of heavy rain, and here is one spell of heavy rain during the middle of the afternoon. it would have been here in the morning and then sweeping during the day northwards. behind it you can see breaks in the cloud, breaks between the various bands of rain. still mild on thursday, relatively speaking, although it probably won't feel like it because of the strength of the wind. and guess what? there's low pressure over us on friday once again. a lot of isobars here and that can only mean one thing — gale force winds. this is bbc news. the headlines: mexico says it will deport a group of migrants who forcefully attempted to cross the border into the united states near the city of tijuana. the government said some of them incited violence and encouraged others to run towards the fence that separates the two countries. a european union summit in brussels has backed the brexit agreement, marking another step towards britain's departure from the bloc. the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker,

said it was the only deal possible. the british parliament will vote on the agreement next month. the ukrainian president, petro poroshenko, says russian special forces carried out an act of aggression when they seized three ukrainian navy vessels in the kerch strait off the coast of crimea. russia says the ukrainian ships breached its territorial waters. the security council will meet on monday to discuss the crisis. now on bbc news, a look back at the week in parliament.