this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: president trump declares a national emergency to stop us companies using any telecoms equipment from foreign companies seen as a threat. dozens are arrested in russia following ongoing protests over the building of a new cathedral. ahead of next week's european elections, leading candidates take part in a televised debate. profits under pressure at walmart as the world's just retailer battles the world's just retailer battles the rise of amazon as well as soaring tariffs on chinese goods. ——

world's biggest retailer. and i will be speaking to rebecca harding, security expert but, about huawei and the latest news on a national emergency declared in the us. 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. tell us what you think. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. president trump has declared

a national emergency to protect us computer networks from what he called "foreign adversaries." the executive order will ban american companies from using foreign telecoms that might pose a security risk. in a separate move, the us commerce department has placed the chinese telecoms company huawei on a special list. this means american firms will require a government licence to sell goods and and services to huawei. here's our north american correspondent peter bowes. another fight with china. a foreign adversary whose telecom giant could pose a national security threat to the united states. in a statement from the white house there is no mention of specific countries or companies but it is trump administration has huawei in its sites. the us will ban transactions posing an unacceptable risk, with the president pledging to do whatever it takes to keep america safe and prosperous. as the us and

other countries develop sg networks, this is a battle of new technology and security, on top of the trade war which has escalated in recent days. chinese companies can be pressured by the chinese government under the communist party. the question is, can customers of those companies around the world build their systems in a way that mitigates those risks, or is itjust too much of a risk? that is really a technical question that will vary from one application to the next. the us commerce department has said american companies will be restricted from selling their technology to huawei, which it has concluded is engaged in activities that are contrary to us national security orforeign that are contrary to us national security or foreign policy interests. in a statement, the chinese company said:

with donald trump describing the impasse over trade talks as a little squabble, this latest clash over technology and security will further test deteriorating us— chinese relations. so, what are the implications of this? we will be unpacking but in more detail shortly with an expert in the field. but also in business briefing, we will be going live to oui’ briefing, we will be going live to our team briefing, we will be going live to ourteam in briefing, we will be going live to our team in singapore for the latest on the implications for huawei et cetera. but is coming later in this programme. “— cetera. but is coming later in this programme. —— that is coming. 37 people have been arrested as protests against plans to build a new church in the russian city of yekaterinburg entered a third day. around 2,000 people have been gathering in the park square where st catherine's cathedral is set to be built. activists say the building will destroy one of the city's few green spaces. ramzan karmali reports. "we want a square" is the chant.

it's day three of protests in yekaterinburg, and passions are still running high. these activists and local residents are protesting against the building of a new cathedral. they want to protect what they say is one of the last green spaces in the city. translation: i believe that there are enough places in our city that deserve upgrading without the emergence of new objects of worship, and to do it here instead at an historically established place, a public garden, is a rational, shortsighted and violates the principles of sustainable development and ecology. these protesters have answered the call from social media and insist they aren't anti—religion, they'rejust protecting the city's environment. laws have grown much tighter under president putin with unauthorised gatherings quickly broken up by police, but not this time. the russian orthodox church says it needs new churches to replace those destroyed under soviet anti—religion laws. 10,000 have been built in the past decade. translation: to date,

there is no legal and logical reason for stopping this construction. the legal process is verified in detail and passed through all stages and all permissions. therefore, with all due respect to the opinion, the protest opinion of our dear fellow citizens, with whom we now stand, this process will be completed. the church is due to be finished in 2023, and its completion will coincide with the 300th anniversary of yekaterinburg, russia's fourth largest city. the russian orthodox church has grown more powerful as part of the search for a post—soviet national identity and moscow, ever wary, will be keeping an eye on events. let's return to our top story, the news president trump has declared a national emergency over it threats.

rebecca harding is with us, chief executive and founder of coreolis technologies. good to have given us today, this is what you advise clients on, this kind of security risk. what do you make of the white house's move to declare a national emergency? it sounds very dramatic. so, this is all about national security. again, this is about trump's relationship with china, it is about the american administration's relationship with china, and it is about emerging different technology systems. in china you have the capacity for 56. lots of american companies are in that supply chain. and there is lots of interest in the west about developing sg networks. so this is a very compensated story. in the end it comes down to the fact that donald trump is talking about national security. this is actually the perceived threat of what technology could do in the future in the us. and there are so many

different elements to this story. because you've got the relationship between the us and china, between what governments elsewhere decide, like the uk, the pressure you —— the us is putting on the united kingdom about its relationship with huawei. it would seem that huawei, this huge company, is in the eye of the storm, with so many different elements impacted like this. yes, what was really interesting about this, at the beginning they were trying to keep the huawei story separate from the trade talks. the two have become very co nflated the trade talks. the two have become very conflated now. so this is about tojump very conflated now. so this is about to jump administration actually saying us companies cannot use huawei. so huawei is now on a blacklist. and it is zt e as well, isn't it? notjust huawei. yes, this isn't it? notjust huawei. yes, this is about american components going to china and being used in chinese systems to build the technologies that the us perceives are being used for espionage purposes. the other

way round, chinese technology coming into the us and again going back, but you can see that a lot of this, because nobody has actually definitively proved that there is a threat there. and the chinese are saying, actually, this isjust technology. this is stuff we have in doing for the past 10—15 years, all around the world this is being used. and it is being used all around the world. when you going to southeast asia it is not about which companies are using huawei, it is about which countries are not working with huawei. it is kind of that way round. what is your assessment of huawei? is it a threat?” round. what is your assessment of huawei? is it a threat? i think we don't know. but we are seeing threats in data and security all over the world at the moment. 0nly two days ago we had what's up —— whatsapp, and israeli spyware going into the whatsapp application. so there is a lot of potential. this is

about the technology, not about the national interest as such. it is about the capability of all of this type of technology to be able to go into other systems and find out things. so the problem is actually now, we have huawei, which is very powerful, and is owned by the state, so powerful, and is owned by the state, so it is a state organisation, it is very successful, it is global, but it is within a framework of a state managed economic system. that is an existential crisis, because it is not operating in the private sector in the same way. so it is perceived asa in the same way. so it is perceived as a threat by the us. thank you for now. rebecca is back laterfor a news briefing. as i have already mentioned, we will have more on our story in business briefing in 20 minutes. in the meantime, let's fill you in on other stories in the news today. talks on moving sudan towards civilian rule have been suspended for three days by the country's military leaders, who are demanding that protesters clear roadblocks. these pictures of shots being fired were taken by an eyewitness in the capital, khartoum.

at least nine people were wounded when soldiers opened fire on protestors outside army headquarters. the former media mogul conrad black has been granted a full pardon by president trump. the 74—year—old ca nadian—born british citizen was jailed in 2007 after being convicted of fraud. at the height of his powers he was one of the leading newspaper publishers in the world before the spectacular fall from grace that saw him serve 42 months injail. the heiress of a german biscuit company has now apologised for saying the firm "did nothing wrong" in its use of forced labour during nazi rule. verena bahlsen, 25, had been accused of being "oblivious to history" and the company had distanced itself from her comments. bahlsen, which makes choco leibniz biscuits, employed about 200 forced labourers between 1943 and 1945, most of whom were women from nazi—occupied ukraine.

a 1986 rabbit sculpture by american pop artistjeff koons has sold for over $91 million, a record price for work by a living artist. the 104cm—high sculpture is regarded as one of the most celebrated works of 20th—century and it's sale price eclipses the $90.3 million record set last november by british painter david hockney. six of the candidates to become the new president of the european commission have taken part in a televised debate broadcast all across europe. they represented the centre—right, the centre—left, the far—left, the greens, the liberals and the eurosceptics. looming large are predictions that anti—european parties will do well in next week's elections for the european parliament. adam fleming was watching.

some of the contenders who want to run the european commission, which comes with 30,000 staff and a seat at summits of new leaders. the backdrop to this whole debate, predictions that parties which hates the eu will do well in next week's elections. we talk very often as if we we re elections. we talk very often as if we were keeping a secret, with all the applications we use. last year we got digital citizens right, that we got digital citizens right, that we call gdpr. how can you expect anyone to appreciate that? translation: there is a risk unity could be dismantled because we have seen could be dismantled because we have seen austerity policies of unprecedented violence against southern european countries. and so

we shouldn't be surprised people have turned to radical, extreme alternatives. we all, as europeans, ta ke alternatives. we all, as europeans, take pride in the position of how much space we give those nationalist forces in the european elections, and as european parties we need to ta ke and as european parties we need to take a decision. are we collaborating with those extremist forces? and over the 90 minutes, a certain word was only uttered twice. look out what the divisiveness of brexit has done to the united kingdom. today the united kingdom looks like a game of thrones on steroids. if we want to answer, we have to make europe democratic. in the brexit case, the main message of the brexit case, the main message of the brexiteers was i want to have my sovereignty back stop we need the feeling that europe is my europe. that you's strongest critics were not here. no marine le pen, no mateo sovereignty. which meant the brussels bashing was of the mildest kind. 9096 brussels bashing was of the mildest kind. 90% of czech citizens want to stay in the european union, so that means that they somehow liked the

idea of european integration, while 7596 idea of european integration, while 75% of my citizens do not want to adopt the euro. so there is a clear example that people somehow like the european union but do not like everything which comes from the european union. in theory, the person whose party does best in the eu parliament elections gets the job of commission president. but there isa of commission president. but there is a twist. the leaders of the eu member states think they are the ones who have the power to appoint a new president of the european commission, and they don't entirely believe in this process, which means thejob might believe in this process, which means the job might go to somebody who wasn't even on that stage. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, could this be the future for exporting cargo? we'll tell you about the t—pod, a driver—free lorry. the pope was shot, the pope will live. that was the essence

of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god bless america!

you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: president trump declares a national emergency to stop us companies using any telecoms equipment from foreign companies seen as a threat. dozens are arrested in russia — following ongoing protests over the building of a new cathedral. thousands of students and teachers have protested in cities across brazil after the government announced stringent budget cuts in education. the demonstrations mark the first national protests against the administration of the far—right president, jair bolsonaro, asjulia carneiro reports from rio dejaniero. 0ut out with jair bolsonaro, protesters chant. 0ut out with jair bolsonaro, protesters chant. out on the streets against cuts of in the education budget announced by the government. no two coats for university says this

banner. this was the scene outside the sun polo museum of art. and in the sun polo museum of art. and in the capital,, the sun polo museum of art. and in the capital, , brasilia, the sun polo museum of art. and in the capital,, brasilia, protesters gathered in the esplanade of ministries. it was a nationwide strike in the first protest against the administration of jair bolsonaro. the government announced cuts that affected a third of what schools universities and research institutes have available for basic operational needs such as water electricity and security. they are cutting the budget and assaulting the situation. we don't know what will happen next month. education is the basis of our society and we cannot lead the government do this to our education. in the meantime, jair bolsonaro landed in dallas, texas, and was skied greeted by a

small group of supporters carrying the flag. he dismissed the protest. translation: protests are natural but most people demonstrating our activist. they have nothing inside their heads. if you ask them to multiply seven pi aid they do not know. you if you ask them the formula for water, they do not know. they are idiots, imbecile is being manipulated by slow minority at the centre of many universities. the government says the savings are necessary because the government has —— country has not recovered from the worst economy in decades. however he has also said that public universities are dominated by left—wing full. these people say that jair bolsonaro is an enemy of education and universities fear long—term damage to the educational sector in this country. now it's time to get

all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello. i'm tulsen tollett and this is your thursday sport briefing where we start with the news that ajax have claimed a 34th eredivisie title after a 4—1 win over de graafschap. it‘ a first championship since 2014, and also secured erik ten hag's men the club's first domestic double for 17 years after they won the dutch cup final ten days earlier. lazio have won the coppa italia final after they found two late goals to deny atalanta their first trophy since 1963. joaquin correa wrapped it up in stoppage—time on a wet night in rome meaning lazio win a seventh trophy in this competition and first since 2013 also securing them a place in next season's europa league. earlier in the day in rome, heavy rain forced the cancellation of all second round matches scheduled for the italian 0pen. both the women's and men's world number ones naomi 0saka and novak djokovic along with rafael nadal and roger federer were due to feature on wednesday but a packed schedule is now set for the coming hours.

further to the south the weather was just as bad on wednesday and after that there's a long race ahead for the next stage of the giro d'italia. cyclists will ride from cassino to san giovanni rotando in stage 6 — a distance of 238 kilometres. in terrible conditions pascal ackermann celebrated stage five — winning in a sprint finish on wednesday — beating fernando gaviria on the line. it's the german ackermann's second stage win of the tour. primoz roglic keeps the leader's pinkjersey — maintaining his 35 second lead over britain's simon yates. tiger woods says he feels ready to compete — with the us pga championship set to get underway in the coming hours. woods hasn't played since winning the masters last month — but doesn't see that as a hindrance. as i was saying earlier, i wanted to play a couple of weeks ago, just wasn't quite mentally ready to do it. but physically i have been feeling really good. the training sessions have been good. i have been doing a lot

of practising of late. not in sweaters so this was a little bit different. game two of the nba playoff western conference play—off finals takes place later on thursday. and it's golden state warriors with the advantage. they beat the portland trail blazers in the first match — with steph curry scoring 36 points which included nine 3 pointers in a 116—91; victory in oakland. i know what i am capable of on the floor and the situation calls for me to bea floor and the situation calls for me to be a little more aggressive and hopefully that will continue. so obviously it was nice to see the ball and use it well for .5 games in the last series and got off to a good start tonight. i want to maintain that. —— use it well for 4.5 games. this has been making waves

on social media after germany confirmed their 23—player squad for the women's world cup. it contains a strong message of female empowerment from the two—time world cup winners and eight—time european champions, who are among the favourites to achieve more glory in france. the video features the players and head coach martina voss—tecklenburg as they highlighted the struggles they've faced in the women's game, which included many stereotypical comments. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team that is your thursday sport briefing. for many companies around the world — it has become something of a holy grail — the self—driving vehicle. big names like google and amazon have invested milions of dollars in the technology. now — a company in sweden says it's pioneered a global first — an autonomous lorry that drives on a public road. the bbc‘s tim allman has more.

they call it the t—pod. it's not very big, it's not very fast but it is potentially revolutionary. this is, we are told, the first driverless lorry let out on a public road. not a very long road, mind you, but we've all got to start somewhere. history's created in small steps. the first flight of the wright brothers was 300 metres, this stretch of road is actually 300 metres as well, so we're bound to take a leap, pushing history forward. and, like i said, it's a small step but this is a young step for autonomous electric transport. the t—pod weighs 26 tons when full and there's no cab for a driver. that's estimated to reduce operating costs by around 60% compared to a normal diesel lorry. the hope is there's an environmental benefit too. with the growth of global transport,

co2 emissions cannot really increase in the same way, and we need to find more sustainable, alternative ways of transporting. secondly, we are clearly of the opinion that the future of logistics is smart, is c02 friendly and is connected. of course, driverless lorries are not necessarily good news for, well, drivers. for now, the t—pod will trundle up and down this road, but other routes are planned. this may well prove to be the future of transport, and there may not be room for someone behind the wheel. tim allman, bbc news. remember to get in touch with us and tell us what you think about that story and the others we are covering today. some of you have gotten in touch with comments already about huawei and we will look into that story and more detail in ‘s nurse

reefing. as well as the latest on the trump administration's latest moves on declaring a national emergency over it threats. in just a moment. hello there. the temperatures peaked atjust shy of 26 degrees celsius yesterday in highland scotland. in fact it was warm for many parts but temperatures will now start to taper off a little bit and the reason for that is the orientation of the high pressure that is ruling the route. that high pressure is drifting north and allows more of an easterly breeze across a sure and dragging more cloud. the cloud has stayed away actually start across the east with morning mist and fog as well as see haar. some showers

will pepper across the western isles and then later a couple for northern ireland that essentially the dry warm bright day with hazy sunshine filled stop combined with a bit more ofa filled stop combined with a bit more of a breeze the temperatures will be knocked down three or four degrees compared to yesterday but remember the son will be as strong. it is not temperature dependent. come through the evening and overnight you will find that the cloud thickened significantly enough to bring some splashes of rain in off the north sea and into the east coast of england putting westwards as we go through the night stop west areas under starry skies will still cease temperatures falling away but it will be milderfor temperatures falling away but it will be milder for eastern areas and could be a little dank and grizzly. not a huge amount of rain for the garden but friday looks cloudier and windier with outbreaks of rain and the odd sharp shower i suppose coming into eastern scotland but westerns: and other areas staying

dry. still cloudy and cool because the braces differ by then as well as you can see for most part temperatures are down on what they have been recently. as we go into the weekend we keep with that easterly wind so things still look as though they will be cloudy. there will be showers around on saturday but eventually light winds north. it looks as if saturday will bring persistent rain for england and scotla nd persistent rain for england and scotland eventually moving into northern ireland while slow—moving showers and southern areas and not everywhere expected to get a shower but there will be some potential downpours around stop sunday looks like fewer showers but still a showery picture further north. the day after it looks unsettled as well. more as ever on the website.

this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. store wars. profits under pressure at walmart, as the world's biggest retailer battles the rise of amazon — as well as soaring tariffs on chinese goods. plus, dialling up the tension — president trump declares a national emergency over the risk from foreign telecoms firms. the latest move against chinese phone giant huawei. nerves are frayed on financial markets. this is the scene in asia as investors wonder what might