this is bbc world news today. our top stories. the iranian foreign minister makes an unexpected appearance at the g7 summit in france. can tensions be reduced between iran and the us? the british prime minister boris johnson has met donald trump at the g7, and tells the bbc that agreeing a new a brexit deal with the eu is ‘touch and go'. brazil's armed forces begin a major operation to fight a record number of fires in the amazon. we report from a rainforest in crisis. and two years after they were forced to flee their homes in myanmar, tens of thousands of rohingya refugees hold a rally in bangladesh. batting brilliance from ben stokes — his sensational century leads england's cricket team to a nailbiting victory over australia and keeps

their ashes hopes alive hello and welcome to world news today. iran's foreign minister has made an unexpected visit to the g7 summit in france, to discuss how to reduce tensions between iran and the us. he was only there a few hours, but he did meet the french president, emmanuel macron, while he was there. he tweeted these photos of the meeting, writing "that the road ahead is difficult, but worth trying." earlier, mr macron said the leaders of the g7 countries had agreed a common stance on iran. my colleague ros atkins has been following events at the summit in biarritz throughout the day. he spoke earlier to our diplomatic correspondent james landale.

we've been expecting some surprises at this g7 summit. that perhaps was inevitable given the strong personalities involved. i don't think many of us predicted that midway through this sunday afternoon, the foreign minister of iran would land on a runway not far from the g7 press centre, where we are, on the outskirts of town. but that's what's happened. as you've heard, he's come here to meet the french foreign minister. let's delve into what's happened with the help of the bbc diplomatic correspondent james langdale. they've had a couple of hours to do just this. how did this come together? well, the french clearly had a plan. they just didn't tell anybody else about it. right. white house officials have been clear that this came as a surprise to them. they didn't know this was going to happen. as far as we know, the iranians foreign minister is not meeting any american officials here. that would be very surprising. at the moment he's just holding a conversation with jean—marc ayrault, his french counterpart. the key question is actually what comes out of the meeting because neither side had given any kind of readout yet.

the expectation is that, there was some kind of proposal from either side that was discussed when president macron met mr zarif on friday, and then he went back to tehran to gate some soundings. to take some soundings. now we're getting the two sides coming together to say what else could be done. the question is, is there going to be a proposal that's put on the table here at the g7? is there going to be any attempt to get the support of other g7 leaders here? it's going to be very interesting to see how that goes down. this kind of thing, if it looks tricksy, if it looks like the french are trying to play a fast one, or bouncing some of the leaders into something, then i think other leaders may be cautious. james landale speaking to ros atkins earlier. so, iran was at the forefront of discussions today. another big issue at the summit, despite not being on the official agenda, is of course brexit. the british prime minister borisjohnson has told the bbc that

whether the uk leaves the eu with a deal at the end of october is now — ‘touch and go'. vicky young has more. vicki young has more. side by side, but not quite in step. borisjohnson hopes his american friend will help him out and boost trade between their two countries. but is this a partnership of equals or will the uk get trampled all over by its mighty ally? do you know who this is, he's going to be a fantastic prime minister. and we are going to do a fantastic deal. once we clear up some of the obstacles in our path. sitting down over breakfast, donald trump said britain's departure from the eu would be liberating. we're having very good trade talks between the uk and ourselves. we're going to do a very big trade deal, bigger than we've ever had with the uk, and at some point they won't have the obstacle of... they won't have the anchor around their ankle, because that is what they have. when i spoke to the prime minister,

he said there were massive opportunities for british businesses. well, the americans are very ambitious to get this done as fast as possible, they really want results, you know, within a year, i suppose, by next june or july. we're keen to go as fast as we can, but we want this to be a really big, thoroughgoing, comprehensive trade deal. you know that the experts say it can't be done in a year, it is going to take longer. well, i think years and years is an exaggeration, but i think to do it all within a year is going to be tight. i'll be honest with you, my own experience of the way the americans work, and the size and complexity of the deal we want to do, probably means we won't be able to do it within a year. that doesn't mean... five years? no, we'll do it faster than that. we need to do it fast, but to get the whole thing done within a year is going to be a big ask. borisjohnson also met the president of the european council, putting behind them an argument over who would be to blame

for a no—deal brexit. i couldn't agree more! that's the spirit. there was a time just a few weeks ago when mrjohnson said the chances of that were a million to one. so what does he think now? in the last few days, there has been a sort of dawning realisation in brussels and other european capitals that, you know, what the shape of the problem is for the uk. and i think everybody gets it by now. it's to do with that withdrawal agreement, it's to do with the fact that under the current terms, we'd be kept locked in the eu legal order, we would be kept locked in the trading system, without any say on those things. that can't work for a great economy and a great country like the uk. so, is no deal still a million to one? you said it repeatedly. it depends very much on the willingness to cooperate and the common sense of... have you detected more willingness? look, i'm an optimist, but i do think... it's going to take more than a bit of optimism.

i do think that they understand that there is an opportunity to do a deal. so, it is more likely than it was, do you think? i think it's going be touch and go. a no—deal brexit won't affect everyone in this room but mrjohnson admits it could be bumpy for the uk. can you guarantee to people they will be able to get their medicines? that is certainly a guarantee that we can make. but i don't want, at this stage, to say that, you know, there won't be unforeseen difficulties, because that is the... you said you're willing to contemplate it, you are willing to take the country in that direction, two months away, potentially, people watching this want to know what it is going to mean in real terms. it's entirely the right thing to do. so, the preparations that we're making between now and october the 31st are under no circumstances going to be valueless,

they need to be done anyway. let's get them done fast and in a professional and confident way. it's been all smiles and warm words beside the sea here in the south—west of france. but the prime minister has some testing weeks ahead. how did it go, prime minister? tres bien. vicki young, bbc news, biarritz. the fires raging across part of the amazon rainforest have been high on the agenda of the summit, where president macron said g7 leaders had agreed to help the countries affected as fast as possible. most of the worst—affected areas are in northern brazil, where our correspondent will grant has been on board a greenpeace plane to see the extent of the damage. this is environmental destruction at its most brutal. swathes of forest reduced to a graveyard of blackened, charred remains. the flames rage unabated, fanned by the dry weather and wind. no—one putting them out. the smoke at times reduces

visibility to almost nothing. an acrid stench of burning hanging over the devastated landscape. greenpeace flew over the state of rondonia to map the extent of the damage. and they blame one man for letting the situation get out of hand. bolsonaro government is totally responsible for what has happened now because the numbers of deforestation are increasing since the beginning of the year. so in eight months, he has dismantled all environmental policies that it took more than ten years to build. ignoring the politics for a moment, on an ecological level, on a human level, this is a very disturbing sight. hectare after hectare of pristine amazon, the world's lungs, going up in smoke, and worse still, it is taking place in a supposedly protected national park. but in brazil, you can't ignore the politics. all weekend, angry protests have been held in major brazilian cities and outside its embassies abroad, people furious at bolsonaro's terrible environmental record.

but the president remains unrepentant, accusing europe of a colonialist attitude and insisting brazil has the right to open up the amazon to development. many believe the fires are especially bad this year thanks to his message. that subsistence farmers, cattlemen and major industry feel emboldened to set the forest alight. but there is some sympathy for greater development in the state of rondonia, where the president won over 70% of the vote. translation: i'm not against bringing international companies here as long as they bring jobs. edson is the owner of a lumber yard in amazona state. it is always been a challenge for brazilian governments to find a balance in the amazon but the president has opted to exploit it for mining and farming. with the dry season to get much worse by october, these fires may burn for many weeks yet.

will grant, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. seven people — including two children — have died after a mid—air collision between a helicopter and a light aircraft in mallorca. the crash took place near inca, in the north of the popular tourist island off the coast of mainland spain. the balearic islands government said rescue crews are still working at the crash site. south korea's armed forces are conducting military drills around a group of tiny islands also claimed by japan. it's less than a week after seoul decided to scrap an intelligence—sharing pact with tokyo. japan and south korea have been at loggerheads for decades over the sovereignty of the islands, which lie about halfway between the two countries. a former us congressman, joe walsh, has announced he is running against president donald trump for the republican nomination in next year's election. walsh, who is a now a talk show host, is the second republican

to challenge the president and said the country "can't take four more years of donald trump." tens of thousands of rohingya refugees have held a rally at a camp in bangladesh to mark two years since they were forced to flee a brutal military offensive in myanmar. the protestors gathered on what they described as "genocide remembrance day". over 700,000 fled their native rakhine state in myanmar in august 2017 after the violent crackdown. our correspondnet akbar hossain spent the day at the rally. they turned in their tens of thousands. rohingya muslims, calling for justice. the parade for those killed by the myanmar military. this is their rohingya genocide day. the refugees living in this bangladesh camp want the myanmar government to ensure their citizenship and human rights. translation: our mothers and sisters

were tortured in myanmar and we came here two years ago. with this rally we want to show to the whole world that we are victims of genocide and torture. this is called the largest refugee camp in the world. i million rohingya muslims live here. the camp is cramped and people are living in unhygienic conditions. when i walked around the camp i saw anxious faces. but they say they cannot go back. translation: we are suffering from different kinds of diseases. we are suffocating because of high temperature. still, we are living here. how do we go back? we want justice. translation: they will kill us again if we go back. i'm not willing to go back. if they recognise us as rohingya, we will go back. if we go back without justice, they will again kill us. the military crackdown in myanmar

since 2012 has resulted in many fleeing their country. more than 700,000 rohingya fled to bangladesh in 2017 alone. the united nations described it as a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. bangladesh ministers say that refugees cannot go back because myanmar is not letting them. but bangladesh is one of the world's poorest countries and struggles to cope. many bangladeshis believes that rohingya should be repatriated soon. neighbouring myanmar is reluctant to change their policies. the solution remains elusive for the rohingya muslims. earlier i spoke to tun khin from the uk burmese rohingya organisation about the demands of the rohingya refugees. they want to return to their native land with safety, dignity, with full citizenship rights and protection. unfortunately, the international community have not done effectively anything.

the un fact—finding mission last year, you know, recommendations calling to bring those perpretators of genocide against the rohingya, the criminals online, the military and other generals of burma, to bring them to the international criminal court, unfortunately we have not seen from any country, nobody, who are foreign, you know. so that is very important because this military, they are enjoying impunity, perpetrating crimes against the rohingya and other minorities in burma, particularly the rohingya are facing genocide in burma. so the international community is allowing it to happen unfortunately. we have seen only a visa ban by the us government to those militaries. the un fact—finding mission called for military—related companies to ban them,

to sanction them, but we have not seen anything yet. aung san suu kyi's government is being supported by the international community but her government, instead of restoring full citizenship, the burmese government is not even trying to give us national verification card. it's a genocide card we call it. that card permanently makes the rohingya stateless. with that card you have no rights, you will not have full citizenship in burma. with that card you have no right to move from one place to another and you have no right to get higher education. you have no right to work in government offices, that is what the government is trying to do. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: another day of violence in hong kong

as police use tear gas, rubber bullets and, for the first time, water cannon against anti—government protesters. he is the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party and he accepts, exactly 45 years ago to the day, that martin luther king declared, "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing desk that's brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it will take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been

off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clockmakerjohn vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. this is bbc world news today. the latest headline. iran's foreign minister has made an unexpected appearance at the g7 summit in france to discuss how to reduce tensions between iran and the us. in hong kong, yet another violent stand—off has taken place between protesters and police. police have been firing multiple rounds of tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators, some of whom have been throwing bricks, bottles and small petrol bombs. water cannons have also been deployed for the first time since the protests began injune. there's also been reports that an officer fired a live round as a warning during one skirmish.

our correspondent stephen mcdonell has been where some of the worst clashes have been happening and sent this report. this is a new development, these protesters, instead of waiting for the police to come and clear them out, they are moving their barricades towards the police. it is obviously a clear provocation. the police have been firing tear gas and you can see the projectile coming back across the barricades from the protesters. it seems we are back to the situation of a few weeks ago with protesters and police having a pitched battle here. perhaps the police don't have enough numbers yet to clear this many protesters away. more molotov cocktails are also being thrown. the protesters move forward again and then they back

away together as the police are firing their non—lethal rounds back at them. every now and then we see something on fire over the other side and molotov cocktails going off on the street. protesters are certainly upping the ante in terms of the weapons they are using against the police. this is despite the warning, despite the warning they have had that the police will come in with some force and clear this area. i have not seen as many petrol bombs thrown in the whole campaign as we have seen today. now we can see why the police were holding off. they were waiting to bring in their new piece of gear. these are the water cannon trucks, which the hong kong police have been threatening to use.

as soon as the trucks came, i can tell you, the protesters who had been digging in, building barricades, fighting with the police, they scarpered very quickly. and possibly this is one of the reasons why this has now been brought forward because i think the protesters realise they can't withstand the force that would come from the water cannon on these trucks. now all the sport. we are running out of superlatives. hello and thanks forjoining us. where else do we start but at headingly? it's been described as a miracle, incredulous and perhaps the greatest innings of all time. ben stokes' astonishing 135 not out was enough to give england victory in the third ashes test and keeps this series very much alive. our correspondent andy swiss was there. what an astonishing win for england

and an astonishing performance from ben stokes. 135 not out, one of the most breathtaking batting performances the ashes has surely ever seen. england started the day needing another 203 runs. they made decent progress but wickets tumbled after lunch and when stuart broadway was the ninth man out, england needed 73 runs —— stuart was the ninth man out. ben stokes ripped into the australian bowling. a spectacular performance from him, eight sixes in total. a stunning achievement. he had some luck. he was dropped at one point, australia fumbling a run out and there was an lbw appeal turned down which replays showed was hitting the stumps. australia by that stage had used up their reviews. england rode their luck but how ben stokes deserved it

as he hit the boundary that sent headingley into europe for your —— into euphoria. this was the scene of a young both in‘s heroics in 1981 and this was right up there. if england had lost this match, their ashes hopes would have been over. it is level after this and after this they will believe anything is possible. moments like that don't come along very often and you know, it was just an amazing game to be part of. to be there at the end and keep our ashes hopes alive was a pretty special feeling. on to football — and the english premier league champions manchester city maintained their unbeaten start to the new season with a win at bournemouth on sunday. sergio aguero scored twice in a 3—1 victory as city bounced back from a disappointing draw at home to tottenham last week. raheem sterling also scored for the champions and he's

the league's joint—top scorer with five goals from three games. harry wilson got a consolation goalfor bournemouth, while the win for pep guardiola's side takes them up to second in the table, two points behind the leaders liverpool. we have seven points. we should have nine. but it's ok. last game before the international break, and hopefully ourfans can come against brighton and help us to make another victory. elsewhere, newcastle united's record signing joelinton scored the only goal of the game to earn his side a shock win at tottenham. the brazilian — who cost $50 million from hoffenheim — scored midway through the first—half, as newcastle claimed their first points under new manager steve bruce. the final round of the season—ending tour championships is under way at east lake golf club in atlanta. northern ireland's rory

mcilroy is in the lead. he's on 16 under after a 23—foot putt on the 9th for a birdie, while world number one brooks koepka is one shot behind now after a double bogey on the same hole saw him drop two shots. meanwhile at the scandinavian invitation tournament over in gothenburg, henrik stenson delighted his home crowd with a hole in one. it wasn't enough to win the tournament though, he finished third, five shots behind winner erik van rooyen. that's all the sport for now. the world's oldest panda in captivity has turned 37. shin shing was treated to a cake with her favorite foods. and a birthday party at the chuung ching zoo in southwest china. according to the zoo, shin shing, whose name means "new star", is about 110 years old in human age. looks like she was enjoying the cake! that's about it from me for

the moment. thanks for watching bbc news. sunshine has been the order of the day across many parts of the uk. with that has come some heat. temperatures in the west of london up temperatures in the west of london up to 33 degrees courtesy of south—easterly wind from the near continent. that was the air affecting east parts of the uk but western areas had the atlantic influence. that weather front is going to move east, introducing something cooler for tomorrow. going to move east, introducing something coolerfor tomorrow. this front in the atlantic is going to bring a more meaningful change, bringing cooler air across all of the uk. it will be a slow process especially in the east but eventually turning cooler. we'll see

some rain and may some thunderstorms. tonight, a lot of dry weather and clear spells. western parts of the uk are likely to see more cloud, some mist and fog developing, temperatures 12—16. into monday morning, some quite poor visibility across the western areas, especially wales, the west midlands, into england. misty and murky, it may be slow to clear. maybe some showers across the far south—west of england. maybe some rain from the weather front in the western isles. slightly cooler for many western and northern parts of the uk, 21 in glasgow for example and down to the south—east. again getting to around 33. lots of warm weather on tuesday, this front stalling to the west. later in the day, an increasing chance of showers and may be the odd thunderstorm. still plenty of heat.

further north and west across the uk, the cooler and fresher it will be. tuesday night, the colder air sta rts be. tuesday night, the colder air starts to move east, we are likely to see some pretty intense thunderstorms which will be hit and miss but some places may see a lot of lightning. as the front moves in going into wednesday, some rain in many places. behind it, that's when all of us finally get some cooler air. it will be cooler going through the middle part of the week. outbreaks of rain especially in the north and west.

this is bbc world news, the headlines. the iranian foreign minister has made an unscheduled visit to the g7 summit in biarritz. two years after they were forced to flee their homes in myanmar, rohingya refugees have held a demonstration. there have been more violent clashes in hong kong with riot police firing tear gas at protesters throwing bricks and petrol bombs. the demonstrations are 110w petrol bombs. the demonstrations are now in their 12th week. the england cricket team has pulled off an

astonishing victory in the third