this is bbc world news, i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: the chinese leader appeals to president trump for dialogue rather than confrontation, over trade — we'll be live in osaka as xijinping and mr trump meet at the 620 summit. meanwhile president trump has made an offer to meet the north korean leader, kim jong—un, at the de—militarised zone with south korea. it's taken 20 years of talks — but the eu and a group of south american countries finally clinch an historic free trade deal. and nearly 50 years since the apollo 11 moon landing — nasa opens up the original mission control room to the public.

hello and welcome. president trump and china's xi jinping are in a highly anticipated meeting at the 620 summit injapan to discuss the bitter trade war between the two countries. the chinese president has appealed to the us president for dialogue rather than confrontation. all eyes are on whether this meeting can break the deadlock — or make some progress towards a truce. ourjapan correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes is at the summit in osaka. what can we expect to come out of this meeting? here in osaka the meeting between xi jinping and china and donald trump, president of the united states is still going on, it is the meeting eve ryo ne still going on, it is the meeting everyone is watching to see whether the trade or between these two economic giants can at least be put

on hold and some sort of truth be called so they can get back to negotiations. going into that meeting just before lunchtime, both leaders well, i would say, upbeat, the mood was positive. resident trump saying it would be historic if we could do a fair trade deal, and we could do a fair trade deal, and we are totally open to that happening. he said the relationship had been closed, it had —— close, it had been closed, it had —— close, it had slipped a bit but was now getting closer again. for his part resident xijinping said getting closer again. for his part resident xi jinping said that for a0 yea rs resident xi jinping said that for a0 years china and the united states had both benefited from cooperation and that both countries would lose from co—op —— from opposition. —— confrontation. he said they were both here to set the course for the future relationship, we don't know what exactly will come out of that meeting, they will hold separate press c0 nfe re nces meeting, they will hold separate press conferences afterwards, but you would certainly hoping that they can be some sort of breakthrough, or as they say, a calling of a truce in

the trade war. at the same time we had from president trump today that he is calling on north korean leader kimjong he is calling on north korean leader kim jong and to he is calling on north korean leader kimjong and to —— kimjong—un to hold a meeting with him at the demilitarised zone in south korea where he is heading later today, or that place —— meeting could take place tomorrow. this came in a tweet this morning and it came as something of a surprise to everyone here. we will be there and ijust put out a feeler, because i don't know where he is right now, he may not be in north korea but i said that if chairman kim wants to meet i will be at the border, we seem to get along very well, i can tell you, that is a good thing, not a bad thing. for the stupid people that say "oh, he gets along", it is good to get along. asi as i say this was very unexpected, there was no indication before president trump's visit here to japan that he was intending to have any meeting with kimjong—un. we don't even know if the north korean leader has heard about is invite. nevertheless donald trump seems to

have done this off the bat by himself, it could take place, if indeed it would be a photo op for the us president, but a lot of people are asking, if they do meet just to shake hands, what exactly is the purpose of such a meeting? thank you rupert for keeping an eye on things injapan for us. for more on the g20 take a look at our website. there you'll find all the latest updates from the summit as well as helpful explainers on who is attending the summit and what they are due to speak about. that's all at bbc.com/news — or download the bbc news app. let's get some of the day's other news. a migrant rescue ship has docked on the southern italian island of lampedusa in a challenge to the authority of italy's far—right interior minister, matteo salvini. the captain of the ship, carola rackete, was taken away by police. iran says that talks with the europeans and others aimed at saving the international nuclear deal have made progress — but not enough to meet tehran‘s demands. the iranians say britain, france and germany must protect them from sanctions imposed

by president trump. the families of the eight people killed in the london bridge attack two years ago have reacted angrily after a coroner failed to apportion blame to police and the security services for not preventing it from happening. the victims died in a matter of minutes when three men drove into pedestrians and then stabbed people in nearby borough market. the united states has imposed sanctions on the son of venezuela's president, nicolas maduro, for his involvement in what it called his father's "illegitimate regime". the us treasury department said that nicolas maduro guerra was helping his father suppress the venezuelan people. france's highest court has given a final ruling that doctors can stop feeding a man who has been in a persistent vegetative state since a road accident nearly 11 years ago. the case of quadriplegic vincent lambert has been at the centre of the right—to—die debate in france. an american neo—nazi who drove

at a crowd of people protesting against a white supremacist rally in virginia has been jailed for life. james fields killed heather heyer and seriously injured more than two dozen other people. he pleaded guilty to 29 hate crime charges. barbara plett usher reports. james fields carried out the attack during a rally of white nationalists protesting plans to remove the statue of a confederate general, robert e lee. using his car as a weapon, he killed one of the counter—protesters, heather heyer, and injured others. as a result of this act of domestic terrorism that was charged as 29 hate crimes, a united states district judge this afternoon determined that mr fields deserved to spend the rest of his life in federal prison and imposed that sentence. he avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty to 29 counts of hate crime and apologised for the hurt and loss he'd caused.

miss heyer‘s parents were present at the sentencing. they said they forgave mr fields but her mother susan said his case sent a strong message that there were consequences for hate crimes. the last time i saw my daughter was to identify her body and to sign the papers for her to be cremated. and i held her bruised hand and bruised arm and i said i'm gonna make this count for you. and that's what i've done. and i will continue to do. you don't get to knock my child down and silence that voice without 500 more raising up. the rally was a critical moment in the rise of the far right movement. since then public gatherings of white supremacists have drawn smaller crowds. president trump was harshly criticised by his ambivalent response of the dispute between the neo—nazis and the protesters, saying "there were fine people on both sides". barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington.

france has recorded its highest temperature of a5.9 degrees celsius as much of europe continues to swelter in a heatwave which has claimed several lives. the french health minister has warned that everyone is at risk from the heat — and similar warnings have been made by officials in italy and spain. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, has been watching the mercury rise. all this week, france has edged towards record—breaking temperatures, with some areas given unprecedented red alerts. carpentras, near avignon, was the first to feel it: aa.3 degrees. followed quickly by an even higher peak, almost a6 degrees, near montpellier — the hottest france has ever been. translation: ijust stay at home with the fan on and the windows closed. translation: there are fewer people — at 11 in the morning there is nobody about. the last time france broke temperature records,

more than a decade ago, it was august. what makes this heatwave unusual is notjust the high temperatures, it's how early it's come. the government has published a video showing people how to keep cool and asked for safety announcements on trains in both french and english. but these few days of hot weather aren't expected to spark the kind of health crisis france has seen in the past. and some accuse the government of acting like a nanny state. the warning from across the border, though — heat poses more than one kind of risk. forest fires that began in spain on wednesday were still outpacing emergency crews today. all this sparked by farm waste left to heat in the scorching sun — "carelessness turned to catastrophe," in the words of one official.

dozens of wildfires have now appeared in the hottest parts of france. in paris, the health minister expressed frustration at those ignoring government advice. this heatwave testing the state for its vigilance, its citizens for their famed sangfroid. the eu and a group of south american nations, known as mercosur, have secured a huge trade deal after 20 years of negotiations. the eu says the agreement with argentina, brazil, paraguay and uruguay will create a market for goods and services covering almost 800 million people and produce more than a $100 billion in trade between the two blocs. our south america business correspondent daniel gallas has more. it's been 20 years in the making and now it has finally been announced. europe and south america have closed one of the largest free trade deals in the world — tariffs are being scrapped to ease trade

in a combined market of over 800 million consumers. for years there was distrust from both sides — european farmers campaigned for tariffs and subsidies in order to block cheaper products from the south. manufacturers in countries like argentina and brazil also relied on trade barriers to limit competition, but negotiators say a deal has been reached in which all can benefit. in terms of tariff saving it's also unprecedented. when fully in operation it will save, from the european side, companies up to four billion duties at the border, that's four times as much as with japan. protectionism is on the rise globally, with brexit and the growing trade war between china and the united states, politicians and south america and europe were keen to stress that the deal is also a message to world leaders who say protectionism is the way to save jobs.

this is an historical moment. historical not only for the moment we are living in the world in which we have to show commitment to integration, multilateralism, opening of the markets, free trade, trade routes. it took 20 years to reach this far. now there will be testy months ahead as the deal is put to parliament in member states. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: italian demolition experts blow up what remains of the morandi bridge in genoa. a new crossing is expected to open next year.

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 of 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 sa years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the chinese leader appeals to president trump for dialogue rather than confrontation, as xijinping and mr trump meet at the g20 summit, to discuss trade. meanwhile, president trump has made an offer to meet the north korean leader, kim jong—un, at the demilitarised zone with south korea. well, let's get more on those discussions between president trump and xijinping at the g20. ryan patel is a global nusiness analyst and he joins us from los angeles. ryan, thank you so much for your time. first of all, she is in being says dialogue is better than confrontation, how motivated you think the two sides are to resolve this trade why —— xi jinping? think the two sides are to resolve this trade why -- xi jinping? you can see who's at the table at the 620, can see who's at the table at the g20, they brought all the right and left—hand generals that this table

because this could easily not have been a meeting. notjust a show, this is about facts. and with the chinese president saying this is like a ping—pong match, you know, he's laying it out on the line to president trump and staying there stating we both lose if they go to war. he said it multiple times but to say it again today before going into having a conversation sets the tone and obviously by president trump he's really aware that they both needed. how far apart are the two sides, really, and what would you say are the key sticking points? there is a lot of agreement actually. with all the noise it seems like they aren't agreeing on a lot. but really the sticking point is accountability and ip rights, intellectual property and companies having rides, specifically us companies going into china and how that will be mandated and really

held responsible. that is the sticking point because where it becomes, are you changing china law, who is really going to hold it, and thatis who is really going to hold it, and that is very gets bit dicey. who is really going to hold it, and that is very gets bit diceym who is really going to hold it, and that is very gets bit dicey. if the two failed to get any resolution of the 620, two failed to get any resolution of the g20, how much worse can this yet? —— failed, is it likely to escalate? the conversation stays flat like right now, i think that's a win —— if they are. flat like right now, i think that's a win -- if they are. if it goes off into the opposite direction, yes, this isn't just about tariff being and putting a percentage point, this is about china potentially going after more us companies, the us could go after china companies and specifically like we've seen fedex and huawei, we've also seen china could put a restriction on tourism to the us which is in itself a monetary value to the us economy. so this could actually escalate further

not just by placing this could actually escalate further notjust by placing a percentage on each other‘s goods. notjust by placing a percentage on each other's goods. for an international perspective, briefly, a lot of people think this trade war is just between china and the us, is it affecting other countries? absolutely. let's pick south africa for example, they trade with the us and china. they are kind of the hub in the supply chain. if you look at countries like korea and other parts of asia, think about this. when companies have us, and chinese companies have us, and chinese companies when they go global, they are losing investments and they are worried about someone putting more capital out and buying. it affects the places that buy and it has a domino effect. you've seen europe and france want to be vocal about getting both sides together. right, ryan patel, a global analyst in los

angeles, thank you so much for that. we will keep an eye on what comes out of that summit. thank you. thousands of people have attended a rally in new york 50 years after the stonewall uprising. injune 1969, patrons of a gay bar, the stonewall inn, fought back against police harassment in a defining moment for lgbt rights. lady gaga addressed the crowds. you have the power, and you are so, so powerful. and i hope you feel that power today, you are the ultimate power, and you have never been so visible in the world, and that beautiful light and that rainbow is shining all around you, stand in it, bask in it, allow yourself to glow in it, as we grow. just take that spotlight, it belongs to you! cheering. lady gaga there. our lgbt correspodent, ben hunte, was at the celebrations.

it was on these streets in new york 50 years ago where many people say the modern lgbt rights movement was born. the stonewall inn gay bar was raided by police and that kicked off several nights of violent protests across the city. just a year later, and america had its first gay pride march. today, the stonewall inn is still standing and still serving and many people are out celebrating in the streets for world pride this weekend. it's estimated there will be around a—6 million extra people in new york just to celebrate this weekend. of course, many young people now don't need the same facilities as the stonewall inn, they don't need to hide away because they are accepted as lg bt people. but these places are a constant reminder of the struggles that did take place 50 years ago to get to where we are today. talks on ending the conflict in afghanistan are due to begin in doha involving negotiators from the us and the taliban. american—led forces removed the militants from power in afghanistan in 2001, but the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, said this week that the hour for peace had come.

the taliban still refuse to talk to the afghan government, which they consider illegitimate. talks have focused on their demand for the withdrawal of foreign troops. investigators in sri lanka say they've found a large cache of explosives linked to the militant group behind the easter sunday suicide bombings. officials dug up more than 300 gelignite sticks, eight litres of liquid gelignite, a thousand detonators and hundreds of bullets. they were uncovered in eastern sri lanka at an abandoned property. this weekend togo is set to hold its first local elections in 32 years. one family has held power in the west african nation for over 50 years. opposition parties are hoping to mount a challenge to the president and win some of the 1,500 local councilor posts that are up for grabs. demolition teams have blown up what remains of a road bridge in the italian city of genoa, nearly a year after it partially collapsed, killing a3 people.

thousands of nearby residents were evacuated from their homes before the planned explosions. james reynolds reports. at nine o'clock this morning, genoa got ready to bring down the remains of the morandi bridge. there was a short delay because of reports that a man was found refusing to leave his home near the structure. officials sorted it out. water cannon was switched on ready to catch the dust, and then demolition experts pressed the button. explosion. it was all over in just a few seconds. explosion. the pile of dust covered the entire area. the operation was a success. translation: at 9:37

the bridge came down, procedures have been strictly followed, and plans are on track. man shouting. italy is still recovering from the partial collapse of the bridge last summer. the structure fell when decaying cables, encased in concrete, snapped. an investigation in who is to blame has yet to reach its conclusions. the country has already begun work on a replacement bridge designed by the country's most famous architect, renzo piano. this is what it will look like. the government says the new structure is expected to be ready by next year. the apollo 11 mission left earth in 1969 to be the first to successfully land people on the moon.

next month will be the 50th anniversary of that historic achievement and to celebrate the moment the us space agency, nasa, has been restoring the control room of mission headquarters in houston, texas. gareth barlow has more. from this control room in houston, this became possible on the moon. neil armstrong: that's one small step for a man. one giant leap for mankind. the first lunar landing onjuly 20,1969. to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first man on the moon, nasa has spent $5 million to restore the mission hq to its original condition, much to the delight of the apollo 11 flight leader gene kranz. it was dazzling, overwhelmed. you couldn't believe this. all of a sudden, you were 50 years

younger and you wanted to work in that. i wanted to walk back into that room and work. mission control: three, two, one, lift—off. while working in the former control room won't be possible, visitors will be able to step back in time and it's hoped the experience will encourage the next era of space exploration. many have left us, and for the apollo generation, our time is rapidly coming to an end. i pray that the room you will be going into will continue to inspire and drive the current and future teams to complete the work that we began. as nasa prepares to send people back to the moon and also to mars, the memories of the past will help the next giant leap in the future. it looks like it would be an incredible place to visit.

president trump and xi jinping have 110w president trump and xi jinping have now spoken after the meeting, it looks like that meeting is now over. he is described his meeting with president xi is excellent. the two giving a conference little later for the news, we will keep you up—to—date with all of that as it continues. the other story we've been looking at in the last few hours was president trump tweeting an offer to hours was president trump tweeting an offerto kim hours was president trump tweeting an offer to kim jong—un to hours was president trump tweeting an offer to kimjong—un to meet, it seems to be just an impromptu tweet as president trump is heading to south korea for talks there. his offer to meet kim jong—un south korea for talks there. his offer to meet kimjong—un on south korea for talks there. his offer to meet kim jong—un on the border and now we have had a reply from north korea. north korea has described the offer as "very interesting." that says it has received no official request rom the

us. of course we will keep you across all of that here on bbc news —— from the us. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @regedahmadbbc. friday was a hot one in the west of the uk, saturday is going to be hotter across eastern parts of the country. still nowhere near as hot as france — here is a reminder of that record—breaking temperature set on friday in southern france, nearly a6 celsius, smashing the previous record set in august 2003 of aa.1. across europe, still very hot, you can see these deep red colours, temperatures into the 30s across much of the continent, the heat is actually going to be shifting eastwards over the next few days, and then it will start to turn cooler. back to the uk, in england on saturday, temperatures could get up to 3a celsius, that is just in one or two spots,

for most of us it won't be quite so hot but it will feel very muggy already from the morning onwards, first thing in the morning on saturday in the south, temperatures could be around 16—17, a little fresher in the north—east of england. on saturday there will be a lot more cloud across western parts of the uk, so here it won't be quite so hot, the heat is going to ease, in fact showers and thunderstorms are possible in northern ireland and scotland, but across england, the heat is going to intensify. look at these deep red colours — temperatures in excess of 30 degrees are expected in yorkshire and possibly 3a in the south—east of the country. but in western scotland, a significant drop. showers and thunderstorms across parts of scotland may rumble through during the course of saturday evening, whereas across many parts of england it will be a balmy, if not hot, hot end of the day. if you don't like the heat, here is the good news: sunday

is going to be much, much fresher, a cool front is set to sweep across the country, it will cut off that hot wind out of france and instead we will see a westerly wind blowing, so we can see yellow colours here indicating the cool air and that heatwave transfers into more central and eastern parts of eastern germany and poland, where temperatures could approach a0 celsius. here is sunday's weather forecast. you can see the wind blowing no longer out of the south, it is blowing out of the atlantic, a fresh breeze around western coasts, showers as well, still pretty warm in the south, temperatures around 25 celsius, low 20s across yorkshire, but in stornaway a mere 15 degrees — an atlantic breeze and some showers. the fine summer weather is expected to continue into monday and tuesday, no extremes but very pleasant indeed.

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presidents trump and xi are conducting talks at the g20 sumit injapan. the chinese leader has appealed for dialogue rather than confrontation. mr trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on chinese imports. mr xi has warned this could destroy global trade. meanwhile, donald trump has also made a last minute offer to meet the north korean leader, kim jong—un. mr trump says he's willing to see mr kim at the demilitarised zone. their last meeting ended badly after they failed to reach an agreement on ending the north's nuclear programme. lady gaga hasjoined crowds in new york, marking 50 years since the stonewall riots helped spark the fight for lgbt rights. the stonewall inn was a gay bar where regulars fought back against police harrassement — giving birth to a global movement in support of equal rights.