hello — welcome to bbc world news today with me, karin giannone. our top stories: a step into history — donald trump becomes the first serving american president to set foot in north korea. we got to meet and stepping across that line was a great honour. a lot of progress has been made. a lot of friendships have been made, and this in particular has been a great friendship, so i just want to thank you. that was very quick notice and i want to thank you. european union leaders are meeting in brussels for talks to decide who should get the eu's five topjobs. sudanese authorities fire tear gas at anti—government protestors in khartoum who are demanding civilian rule. japan resumes the hunting of whales for profit, in defiance of international criticism.

hello, and welcome to world news today. donald trump has become the first sitting us president to enter north korea. he walked across the border — into the north from south korea — shortly after meeting kim jong—un. critics have dismissed the occasion as political theatre. but mr trump later claimed to have brought peace to the korean peninsula. this report from our correspondent nick bryant in seoul. "meet me at the dmz," said the president. his impromptu invitation on twitter to the north korean leader, like a diplomatic form of online dating. donald trump was savouring this moment — a smile of satisfaction as his choreography came together.

because the chance of this brief encounter had kim jong—un almost skipping down the steps. and from the lips of this brutal dictator came almost starry—eyed words of welcome, delivered in english by his translator. this place is where the armistice in the korean war was signed, the line that divides the north from the south, a threshold no american president has ever crossed. i thank you as well. you're the first us president to cross the border. so, this time, it wasn't a handshake that made history, but a footstep. donald trump leaving his security detail behind and striding out alone into what, for decades, has been enemy territory — a country that less than two years ago he threatened to totally destroy.

his visit lasted just over a minute — more than enough time, his critics will say, to legitimise this totalitarian regime with one of the worst human—rights records on the planet. but that didn't seem to trouble the president, who has formed an improbable friendship with a tyrant he used to ridicule as "little rocket man". stepping across that line was a great honour, a lot of progress has been made, a lot of friendships have been made, and it has been in particular a great friendship, so ijust want to thank you. that was very quick notice, and i want to thank you. there were chuckles as well from south koreans who watched on tv, and looks of utter disbelief — generations here have lived with the threat of annihilation from the north. in their sit—down meeting, kimjong—un praised mr trump, saying his visit was proof of a willingness to eliminate the unfortunate past and open a new future. and the president delivered another invitation — to visit him at the white house.

donald trump's unorthodox diplomacy has certainly reduced tensions here, but it hasn't stopped the north koreans from expanding their nuclear arsenal. this friendship has produced smiles, handshakes, photo opportunities, but not the supposed goal of us policy — the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. he ended his trip with a speech to us troops, staged to look more like a campaign rally. another made—for—television moment, but he would have thought that "make america great again" would also elevate north korea? nick bryant, bbc news, seoul. frank aum is an expert on north korea at the united states institute of peace thinktank. he also served as a senior advisor for north korea at the department of defense. was less anything more than just a

superficial photo opportunity?” understand that there are legitimate criticisms about this beating a photo op, reality tv show. that being said, there is a big takeaway from this meeting, which is that president trump and kim jong un agreed greater working level negotiations. if we are to believe the words of president trump, they agreed to return to negotiations in agreed to return to negotiations in a few weeks‘ time. i think it remains to be seen whether they will make progress but that is a significant step, given the stalemate we have experience of the last several months. do you think working level negotiations, as they mentioned today, on the key issues are helped by big telegenic moments like we saw today? first of all, we have to see if they actually take place. remember, about nine months

ago, a specially represented was named as us lead for working level negotiations but they never materialised, except for a few times leading up to do predatory work for summits. so until we see those working level negotiations, we don‘t know whether all this pageantry has actually helped. isn't it deeply worrying that a despot presiding over a country with one of the worst human rights records in the world is being given this type of legitimacy? that may be the case. i think there are significant human rights issues and we have to be mindful of that. at the same time, we make peace with oui’ enemy at the same time, we make peace with our enemy is not our friends. at the same time, we make peace with our enemy is not ourfriends. we have to deal with kim jong un our enemy is not ourfriends. we have to deal with kimjong un in order to address the tensions on the peninsula and ultimately achieve north korea‘s denuclearisation. peninsula and ultimately achieve north korea's denuclearisation. do you think this is the only way it can be achieved? i don't know of any other way, you need to be able to

beat with the leader. certainly in the case of north korea, the top—down process seem to be more appropriate because no other people within the north korean system have the authority to engage and make decisions. you need to have the ability to get kim jong un a‘s trust and make sure he is fully bought into the process. how optimistic are you about the forthcoming months and any chance of progress? that is unclear. i do think that both sides are committed to diplomacy, we know about kim jong un‘s chop are committed to diplomacy, we know about kimjong un‘s chop has indows about kimjong un‘s chop has indows a deadline for savaging diplomacy by the end of the year. i think both of them have a vested interest in reaching a deal by the end of the year, so i think there is some hope. again, we‘lljust year, so i think there is some hope. again, we‘ll just have year, so i think there is some hope. again, we‘lljust have to see how it plays out. get!

after a two hour delay, european union leaders have started discussing who will get the top jobs following last month‘s euro elections. among the positions up for grabs is that of european commission president, currently held byjean claude juncker. it promises to be a heated summit with a number of factions vying for control. but arriving for the summit, the french president, emmanuel macron, said he believed there would be a decision on several jobs today. joining me now from brussels is our correspondent, adam fleming. is that an optimistic view? it is optimistic. there are many people to much names of the jobs and to balance. there were five jobs coming up balance. there were five jobs coming up at roughly the same time, president of the european

commission, president of the european council, the high representative, the president of the european parliament, and the president of the european central bank. all those jobs becoming president of the european central bank. all thosejobs becoming vacant at the same time, they‘ll have to be felled, all have slightly different procedures for filling them. they will have to be balanced by different factors, geography, big and small countries that joined different factors, geography, big and small countries thatjoined a long time ago and countries that joined recently, men and women, and also the politics of europe, the right, the left, the liberals, and the greens. so matching all those factors with all those jobs, plucking out of those named floating around is proving quite difficult. it has been fascinating watching over the course of the few hours because a bunch of eu leaders were injapan at the g20 summit. led by angler merkel, they came to a compromise for the position of the

commission president and it should go to commission president and it should gotoa commission president and it should go to a dutch left—winger who is currently the vice president of the european commission. however, that went down very badly with some central european countries who have clashed with frans timmermans and his currentjob. also, lots of angela merkel‘s opponents felt that the parties did best in the european elections in may, so why should they give a plum job to a group of parties that came second? so that plan gleefully rose and then fell back down to earth very quickly. some people are saying that they are now back to square one for matching all the factors and the people and thejobs. let‘s take a look at some of the other stories making the news: it‘s been a devastating weekend of forest fires in spain as officials reveal that more than 100 square kilometres have been destroyed. the fires which started in the record breaking heatwave affecting much of europe, have forced many residents to leave their homes.

above average temperatures are expected to continue into the next week. thousands of people have attended a pro—police rally in hong kong. demonstrators showed their support for officers who were criticised for how they policed recent anti—beijing protests. the march took place the day before the anniversary of hong kong‘s return to china. new york is holding a massive pride march, celebrating lgbtq diversity. it started in manhattan, at the stonewall inn, where a clash between police and customers 50 years ago sparked the modern gay rights movement. organizers say they expect more than 150,000 people to march. japan is about to resume hunting whales for profit, in defiance of international criticism. its last commercial hunt was well over 30 years ago. but japan has never really stopped whaling — instead, it‘s been carrying out what it says are research missions which catch hundreds of whales annually. with more, here‘s david campanale.

japanese whaling ships at work. once a target is identified, and explosive harpoon is fired that penetrates deep into the whale, killing the animal either on impact or in the subsequent struggle. spring—loaded claws are released and embed themselves deep into the whale‘s body — there is no escape. ships like this one are said by the japanese authorities to be carrying out commercial research. but critics say this is just a cover so japan could hunt whales for food. as the meat from the whales killed for research usually did end up for sale. 0ne restaurant in tokyo has a long history of serving up such dishes as whale sashimi and steaks. translation: whale is a healthy food with high protein and low calories. japan‘s decision comes into effect on july the ist, when a flotilla of ships is expected to set sail.

their hunt, however, will be confined to japanese territorial waters and the country‘s exclusive economic zone. but, even so, japan has faced a firestorm of criticism from anti—whaling countries, and these environmentalists in london say interest in eating the animal is falling. i don't understand why japan is doing this, i think there is no major domestic market for whale meat. like other whaling nations, norway and iceland, japan argues hunting and eating whales are part of its culture. they say no whale species are threatened. but opposition isn‘tjust about sustainability, but the inhumanity of killing such majestic animals. david campanale, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: england reignite their world cup campaign to defeat india by 31

runs at edgbaston.

this is bbc world news today. i‘m karin giannone. the latest headlines: donald trump becomes the first serving american president to set foot in north korea, as he holds talks with kim jong—un european union leaders are meeting in brussels to decide who should get the eu‘s five top jobs. police have fired tear gas at protesters in the sudanese capital, khartoum, as the demonstrators march towards the presidential palace. these are the latest pictures from khartoum: showing what appears to be tear gas fired into the crowd in the distance. tens of thousands of people have been taking part in protests across the country against the military government chanting "freedom". joining me from washington

is susan stigant, director of africa programmes at the us institute of peace. what do you make of what we have been seen today? i think this is a tremendous mobilisation and gem states that even in the face of violence that took place injune we re over violence that took place injune were over 120 people were killed, sudan was completely disrupted, the sudanese people are clearly calling for civilian lip administration. they are calling for that in a new of additional violence, they are calling for it notjust in khartoum but all over the country in cities across the country. the gathering is extraordinary considering the internet has been completely cut off in recent days, plus the violence you mentioned. absolutely. the absence of the internet, which has

been one of the main tools used to mobilise these protests. we have also heard reports that international some cars have been plot in terms of roaming making it more difficult. —— sim cards. they commitment at a very community level up commitment at a very community level up to commitment at a very community level uptoa commitment at a very community level up to a national level that exist among the sudanese people. a hugely unified message in enormous numbers to end military build but do you think it will make a difference? -- military rule. i think this is definitely a signal. beyond what we see there are obviously regional factors in play. the military council still seems to be sitting in a relatively comfortable position. in fact, there is funding coming externally, saudi arabia, the uae.

this type of international pressure is needed to make sure that there is space for lease sudanese people‘s voices to be heard. i also think there is to be additional efforts to make sure that the military council is clearly held responsible for the protection of civilians, today and in any coming protest. they claim authority, and when you claim of a return that you can choose when to protect people of the country. heart and courage are due by the proposal submitted last week, the fact that the military council said it was suitable for talks over a transition to democracy? it has been encouraging to see things moving forward. there are still additional work to work out what that proposal looks like. we hearfrom work to work out what that proposal looks like. we hear from the streets today that they want to see the transitional military council gone in many ways. i think that proposal

will come down to who is on the names of less. and when if the proposal is accepted, that is when the real hard work begins. that is when a civilian led government needs to be given the space, notjust sharing power, but having the power to govern the country going forward and intoa to govern the country going forward and into a transition. thank you for joining us. ben has all the sport. hello, and thanks forjoining us. the prospects of the host nation being in the semi—finals of the cricket world cup took a boost on sunday afternoon as england beat india to keep their fate in their own hands. after winning the toss in birmingham, jonny bairstow‘s century propelled england to 337 from their 50 overs. india made a slow start in reply, and despite a 102 from rohit sharma, india left themselves with too much to do at the death, falling 32 runs short of their target — their first defeat at this year‘s tournament. the manner in which we played today,

vertically with the bat, was outstanding. it certainly resonates with everybody in the changing room, the identity which we wanted to play within this tournament, it has come ata within this tournament, it has come at a really good time. and against an extremely strong team so we are delighted. when you are chasing fewer during that exact out of someone coming in and playing 70 of, 30, 40 balls in the. we were looking good but we just couldn't go on. yes, that is something that ben stokes did for them on their side. it means an england victory over new zealand on wednesday will see the hosts into the semi finals — regardless of what pakistan and bangladesh do. india should still make it to the last four. a win over sri lanka or bangladesh will be enough for them. new zealand could still miss out. after a three—hour stewards‘ investigation, max verstappen was confirmed as the winner of the austrian grand prix.

he bumped his way past charles leclerc in the closing stages for his first win of the season — stewards deeming it a racing incident, rather than punishing the red bull driver. with valtteri bottas third and lewis hamilton fifth — it‘s the first time mercedes haven‘t won a race this season. after that start, i thought the race was over but we just kept pushing hard. quite quickly, i saw the pace, and actually, not too bad, but i had a quite a bad flat spot on my first tyre. and then, after the pit, we were flying. yeah, you could see on the straight we had good pace as well so we could make the pass. of course, i‘m extremely happy for the whole team and also for honda. you know, wejust started working together this year, but to win in here is incredible. 0nto football — and there was a shock defeat for nigeria at the africa cup of nations on sunday. they lost 2—0 against madagascar in theirfinal match in group b. the super eagles had already qualified for the last 16, but sunday‘s result means it‘s madagscar who finish top of the group. in group a, egypt are looking to make it three wins out of three.

they‘re 2—0 up against uganda, with mohamed salah among the scorers. uganda still remain on course to qualify and that‘s because zimbabwe, who have to win, are losing 2—0 to dr congo. this time on tuesday, defending champions usa will be playing england in the semi—final of the women‘s world cup. in the uk, the lionesses‘ run to the last four has been drawing record viewers on the bbc. more than seven million tuned in to watch them beat norway in the quarterfinals. and it‘s not gone unnoticed. every time there's a game being played, i think we are always getting told to leave figures back at home. for them to a record breaking over the last few games has been fantastic for english football, but football as well, because the standard of the gains has been exceptional. i think, standard of the gains has been exceptional. ithink, in standard of the gains has been exceptional. i think, in terms of people coming through the crowds, coming to watch is in at the

stadium, it will hopefully be a sell out in the semifinal. for to attract that many people to watch us, the people watcher mccomb, without a doubt, it is the best women's world cup yet. that‘s all the sport for now. the sun is setting on the final day of the glastonbury festival in south west england — and crowds have turned out in their masses for hit filled performances from kylie minogue, miley cyrus and many more. but before the revellers unpitch their tents — there‘s one more evening of dancing to go. tonight sees the famous pyramid stage graced by english indie band the cure. lizo mzimba is there and gave me a flavour of the atmosphere. as well as in the bands playing, the 93—year—old sir david attenborough, the world —famous broadcaster and environmental campaigner took to the stage and a surprise appearance here, and he spoke to the crowd at glastonbury here about the film blue planet ii, that wonderful series he presented back in 2017, where he highlighted the use particularly of single—use plastics and the impact they have on the natural world.

of course, this is the first year that glastonbury has banned the use bottles for water, etc, and he praised the festival for their attitude in at leading the way on this but it was incredible to see this 93—year—old hero to so many of the people here walking out to tens of thousands of people to an incredible reception. of course, there has been their music here at glastonbury as well early on. earlier this afternoon, we finally had kylie minogue playing a set on the main stage after she was forced to withdraw back into has and five after being diagnosed with breast cancer. she gave a wonderful, energetic, emotional performance. and the weekend is really going to finally tie up with a performance on the pyramid stage with the cure, who people are expected to give a

fantastic performance. one notable thing about the view behind you is that the amount of sunshine, how different has it been with the lack of mud? well, it is not always muddy at glastonbury. in many peoples mind, the wind and rain and mud is to nominate swiss the festival. the last two have actually been incredibly hot and dry ones. 2017 was probably the hottest glastonbury ever. they took a break last year to let the viewers recover. yes, it meets the whole experience much more enjoyable for so many of the festival goers here because they are enjoying the sunshine, there is a great atmosphere. also, in practical terms, ina great atmosphere. also, in practical terms, in a such a huge site with so many stages, it just terms, in a such a huge site with so many stages, itjust makes it easier for people to get from one end to the other. you can get in touch about any of our stories — i‘m on twitter @karinbbc. thanks for watching bbc world news today. from me karin giannone and the rest of the team. goodbye.

let‘s reflect on an incredible week of weather in europe. record smashed and all these countries forjune. in france, a new record, beating the previous record by 5 degrees. it is not the highest temperature ever recorded in the country. but the heatwave is easing its grip, temperatures getting knocked back down closer to where they should be for this time of year. in the uk, many areas have had some sunshine and broken cloud. i think we will keep this kind of cloud in the skies for much of the week ahead, it looks

mostly dry with spells of sunshine. but there will be showered in the north west. what about there is sunshine, it will feel pleasantly warm. 0vernight tonight, it will stay dry for most of england and wales though there could be some showers for the north west, certainly for northern ireland and scotland. 0vernight temperatures at 11-13dc. for scotland. 0vernight temperatures at 11—13dc. for one day, an area of low pressure m oves 11—13dc. for one day, an area of low pressure moves to the north of scotland, north—westerly winds flowing in. bringing showers which will move southwards. they will eventually made into northern england and perhaps the midlands. the force half should stay dry, southern parts of wales do too. further north and west is where we are most likely to see showers during monday. temperatures reaching highs of 16—21, cooler than that over the far north of scotland. a dry start to the wimbledon championships, it probably will be

dry for the first week with spells of sunshine coming and going. another fine —looking day of sunshine coming and going. anotherfine —looking day for tuesday, a few showers around, they will form across the north west of scotland. 0therwise, wearable cloud, some sunshine coming through, as we head into the latter part of tuesday evening. later on in at the week, we will see some thicker cloud working into the north and west of scotland, threatening outbreaks of rain here. further south, the weather gets drier and brighter so for most of england and wales it looked like a fine week ahead, temperatures in the low to mid 20s.

this is bbc world news. the headlines. donald trump has become the first sitting us president to enter north korea, taking the highly symbolic step shortly after meeting kim jong—un at the north‘s border with south korea. the two men then came back to the south korean side, where they agreed to set up teams to continue discussions. eu leaders are meeting in brussels to decide who should get the top eu jobs. they failed to agree on candidates at the last eu summit earlier this month. tens of thousands of protesters have returned to the streets of sudan to demand civilian rule. police fired tear gas at the demonstrators in the capital, khartoum. japan is resuming hunting whales for profit, in defiance of international criticism.