this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: president trump's plans to host next year's g7 summit at his florida golf resort hit the rough. he's accused of misusing his office for personal gain. donald tusk receives a formal request to delay brexit from the british prime minister borisjohnson was forced to make the request after a bruising defeat in westminster. he says it's a mistake. and an overnight curfew comes into force in chile's capital, santiago, after two days of violent protests.

in the past hour president trump has said he is abandoning his plan to host the 2020 g7 summit at his florida golf resort. it comes after democrats and others said the decision was evidence of the president misusing his office for personal gain. in a series of tweets, trump said he would drop the plan which was announced on thursday. he cited what he called the "crazed and irrational hostility" from democrats and the news media. brett samuels is the white house reporter for the hill, hejoins me now on the line. very good to speak to you, particularly given the fact that these tweets came out so late. the president has backed down. why? yes, well, thanks for having me on, james. this is certainly a bit of a

shakeup for a james. this is certainly a bit of a sha keup for a saturday james. this is certainly a bit of a shakeup for a saturday night, the president making some big news here. he put himself in a difficult position by choosing to host the g7 summit at his own family property nearmiami. summit at his own family property near miami. democrats, as you mentioned, have obviously been piling on with the criticism, accusing him of attempting to use his office to profit and to feed his family's company with brand exposure and with monetary gain. and even some republicans had been you know, uneasy about the decision and pretty open that it was not good optics, evenif open that it was not good optics, even if they were not willing to speak out in quite a strong terms as democrats. so it was really mounting, kind of, from all sides. we had seen some foreign leaders sort of raises some red flags about this decision. so it was becoming a bit untenable and we saw the president, as he does not often do, he caved in here to the criticism. isa he caved in here to the criticism. is a day late now between the

president and some of his republican allies, this comes a day after mitch mcconnell put distance between himself and the president on syria. yeah, it's a good point. no, that's a sort of the other aspect of this announcement, when they decided to share the g7. it came at a time when the white house was grappling with a number of issues are just putting republicans in difficult stop —— spots to defend the president. you mention syria, as much as any issue we have seen in the last three years republicans have been very willing to break with the president on his foreign policy in syria, speaking out against it, calling it a great mistake. on top of that you have the impeachment enquiry where there are new revelations coming out about that almost daily. the republicans have to answer for. so we are seeing a sort of confluence of events here that make it difficult for republicans to find present a unified front. so we will see how long continues for. but it's certainly a concerning trend for the white house. one of your colleagues

in the washington news media has said that this is a moment of agility, potentially a weakness for the president. would you see it that way? yes, certainly it's a tenuous time for his presidency. you know, the impeachment enquiry has really added a sense of urgency to kind of everything that is happening and a sense of peril to a lot of his decisions and it reallyjust kind of shines the microscope on all these decisions stop so when you have self—inflicted wounds like mick mulvaney going to the podium at the white house and, you know, announcing that the prezza ‘s property will host the g7 in some see as grave attempt to enrich the brand or when he seemed to admit and them later walked back his comments about tying ukraine aid to the present‘s request for an investigation, you know, is a very tough time in the white house and it has certainly not made it easy on its offer some of these announcements. brett samuels, white

house reporter, make you very much. the president of the european council, donald tusk, has confirmed he's received a formal request from borisjohnson to delay brexit for three months. mr tusk said he would start consulting eu leaders on how to respond. mrjohnson also sent a second letter telling european leaders that a further brexit delay would be a mistake. he was forced to ask for a delay after mps voted not to approve his dealfor the uk to leave the eu until all the legal steps had been completed. this is how he reacted to that defeat. i will tell our friends and colleagues in the eu exactly what i have told everyone in the last 88 days that i've served as prime minister — that further delay would be bad for this country, bad for the — bad for our european union, and bad for democracy. it's an historic day for parliament, because it has said it will not be blackmailed by a prime minister who is apparently prepared, once again, to defy a law

passed by this parliament. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg, with the latest from westminster. the government has tonight sent three different documents to brussels. one of them an official copy of what was in the benn act, that act that went through parliament that will say that the uk is requesting an extension, another delay to brexit. but the prime minister is already tonight enraging his critics because he has refused to sign that letter. in fact, i'm told they've sent a photocopy and an e—mail to donald tusk, the president of the eu council. alongside that there's a covering note from sir tim barrow, who's a civil servant, explaining that they're just sending a copy from the act. and with that a second letter, a political message to the eu from borisjohnson maintaining his argument that a delay would be a mistake and asking them to ask parliament to reconsider their decision. from a political point of view, this window there is now, gives borisjohnson‘s opponents what they see as a chance to cause as much trouble as they possibly can to try and try to maybe get that second referendum some of them so desire orjust to try to slam the brakes on the prime minister's project.

but for number 10 they are going to keep trying. they are going to try another vote on monday, then maybe another vote on tuesday, the difficulty for them is this process is getting more and more tangled up. and because of that, we've said before, before too long this is probably going to be resolved by a general election. our europe editor, katya adler is in brussels with reaction from there. the fact that the prime minister has an accompanying letter tonight, expressing again his opposition to an extension, that will help eu leaders drag their feet a little bit. first and foremost they are going to look to the prime minister to make good on his promise to them, just two days ago here in brussels, that their newly negotiated brexit deal would definitely pass through parliament.

and time, relatively speaking, is on borisjohnson and the eu's side, because the brexit deadline is not today, it is at the end of the month under eu law. and eu leaders want to keep pressure on mps, they want to help focus the mind before they say yes you absolutely have a lot of time. in fact if they want to do, eu leaders could hold their emergency brexit summit to decide a new extension even on the morning of the 31st of october. but all of that said, if push comes to shove and time is running out, no deal looks like the only option, then after all these years, two prime ministers, two brexit deals, i cannot see eu leaders at this point closing the door in the uk's face. i think at that point they are likely to grant another extension but probably as short as possible and they will want to know what is for. is it to pass final legislation, to hold a second referendum, a general election or even a referendum on their nearly signed off brexit deal?

katya adler there in brussels. kurdish fighters have accused the united states of failing to monitor a ceasefire in northeast syria, where the kurds have been besieged by turkish troops. for its part, turkey has accused kurdish militia of breaking the truce. meanwhile, a medical convoy managed to reach the syrian border town of ras al—ain, after being blocked by the fighting. gareth barlow has more. after a day's wait, ambulances return from the syrian—turkish border, bringing 30 injured people and four bodies as clashes between turkey and the kurds continue. translation: we were able to reach the hospital and we were told that in the city there were many wounded and many people under the rubble. a fragile ceasefire is in force despite sporadic fighting. but kurdish fighters

have accused the us, which brokered the deal, of failing to monitor it. warning of possible ethnic cleansing. meanwhile, turkey has threatened to resume fighting if kurdish forces don't withdraw from the border. translation: if it works, it works. if it doesn't, the minute those 120 hours expire we will continue from where we left off and keep crushing the heads of those terrorists. as civilians escape the violence, turkey's working to create a so—called safe zone along its frontier with syria. ankara considers the kurdish ypg, allies of america in the fight against islamic state, as terrorists. it wants to force them from the border as says the group has links to insurgents in turkey. for now, these families have graves to mourn by. but if they're displaced the graves could be lost, just like the lives. gareth barlow, bbc news. after two days of violent protests in santiago, the chilean general in charge

of security has announced a curfew in the capital. the president has also announced the suspension of a planned rise in public transport fares which sparked the protests. earlier the military was deployed onto the streets of the capital to help police control the protests. water cannon and tear—gas were used against protesters after buildings and vehicles were set alight and over a0 metro stations vandalised. maria ines fernandez is in santiago and she told us how the curfew is affecting residents. from my apartment all you can hear is some sirens, sounds from the police and people still protesting, despite the curfew. everyone should be at home but not all of them are home. they are still protesting.

maria ines, does it sounds like most people are still awake in chile, in santiago? yes, absolutely. i do not think people are going to get to bed anywhere near soon. i saw earlier, you were playing some videos and it showed people banging saucepa ns, a cacerolazo, as you say in spanish. yeah, this is what we do here. and what does that signify, when people are banging saucepans? it means that we are all fed up. it does not really matter what is your position or what your political position is, we really want the government to pose a solution other than take our military to the streets. so it is very unusual, i would say, that the last protests of that sort were around 2011, when the same president was in charge and he was also sending police to the students. that was a very hard time but today is by far worse.

the president has declared a state of emergency and he has sent the army into the streets. when you and your friends and people you speak to, when you see the army in the streets, how do you react? i mean, it was a very sad and shocking because i'm over 30 years old, i remember the dictatorship, i was a kid. i know that my parents and their friends were very afraid of the army ands so seeing them in the streets was, like, very, very shocking but also it is very interesting to see that younger people, younger than me, they do not seem to be afraid of them, so htey were protesting very close to them so i would say that a new generation is not that afraid of saying what they want and standing up for the rest of poor.

and maria ines, the president, mr piniera, has said that he would get rid of the price rises, he would stop those price rises. are people reacting to that? not really because that would have been of help around four orfive days ago, when most protests were actually about the raise in the transport but now it is about everything, it's not just transport. transport ifjust the tip of the iceberg, i would say. we are talking here about the quality of life, how the medication system, pensions work, so people have said, ok, that could be a good measure but, after that, immediately it was announced we would have a curfew.

still to come: after another day of brexit drama in westminster, what next? we look at what might happen in the days and months ahead. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited for for decades. the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer, and, as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblical famine, now, in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion, in argentina today, it's actually cheaper to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies in the past with great britain. but as good friends,

we've always found a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style. after almost three decades in service, an aircraft that enthralled its many admirers for so long taxis home one last time. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: president trump has scrapped plans to host next year's g7 summit at his florida golf resort, after critics claimed he was misusing his office for personal gain. britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, has written to the european union asking for a further delay to brexit. but he's told eu leaders he thinks the move is a mistake. so things are looking more

complicated for boris johnson. our political correspondent, ben wright, has been looking at what might happen in the days and months ahead. ministers never tire of saying it's time to get brexit done, but leaving the eu was always going to be a hugely complex and time consuming process, and it is farfrom being over. this is how the next few days and even years might unfold. borisjohnson and the eu have agreed a new withdrawal agreement — the terms of divorce. the prime minister wanted mps to approve it in principle today, but they haven't. and so, after this setback for the government, it needs to change tack again. next week ministers will publish the withdrawal agreement bill — that is the legislation which puts the deal into law. expect an early battle over its timetabling, as well as its content. there will be many votes over many days, and the government may even ask mps to back the brexit deal in principle again, as soon as monday. the government still wants the bill

to be law by october 31st and for the uk to leave the eu then, but after today all that could slip. let's look even further ahead. a whole new phase of brexit will begin, if and when the uk leaves the eu with a deal. a transition period, during which little actually changes. this is the time both sides are meant to hammer out their future relationship — on trade, security, and more. ministers will set out the negotiating aims to parliament, and then the talking with brussels begins again. this transition period will last until the end of december 2020, but could be extended for another two years, if both sides agree. some tory mps hate that idea, and today borisjohnson said he wouldn't want that either, but complex trade deals can take several years to negotiate. the deal mps are arguing about now sets out how the uk leaves the european union, but explains relatively little about what comes next. that will be the focus of wrangling

and negotiation for a long time yet. thousands of demonstrators were outside while mps were discussing. they converged on parliament square. # and you'll never walk alone... it had been billed as a march to give confident voice to those who want the brexit debate put back to the people. but as they set out, the mood was more resolute, anxious, even pessimistic. i think it's too late. yeah, i think it is a bit too late. but we're just here to... try to give it a go. yeah. the argument could be decided before you get to parliament square. it could, it could. i know it could. we all know that. it's in the back of our minds, but we are going to still keep marching and saying what we believe in. the organisers claim a million

people snaked their way from marble arch, that symbol of british triumph against the continental might of napoleon, past wellington's home at hyde park corner, past nelson, on his column, in trafalgar square. the architecture of the nation's capital, reflecting historical tensions with european neighbours. a significant part of the country mayjust want to get a deal done, get onto the next stage of the brexit process. but these are the faces of people who are saying not in my name, not yet, or not at all. details of every growl and groan from the debate inside the house of commons rippled through the crowds outside as they headed towards parliament. stop brexit now! this long—planned event provided a noisy soundtrack to attempts by government to bring the brexit argument to an end before the march reached its destination. pictures from inside the palace of westminster were relayed to the vast crowd watching outside, and then the moment when it was clear there would be

no brexit deal today. applause the news from parliament is greeted less with rejoicing, i think, and more with relief. the long march that they hope leads from one people's vote to another people's vote, well, that can go on. it's not a defeat. we're still in the fight. at least it gives us hope that something can be slowed down. slowed down? the slower it goes, the better. it means the agony continues, though, doesn't it? i know, yes, that's boring. but that's the position that he's put us in, so... but what will the final destination look like? for people on all sides of the argument, that remains frustratingly unclear. mark easton, bbc news, westminster. plenty more on brexited on the bbc website including analysis from our correspondence and the latest updates. dozens of anti—government

protesters and leaders of major opposition parties in azerbaijan have been detained in the capital, baku. the detentions took place during an unsanctioned rally organised by the opposition to demand democratic reforms. the bbc‘s caucasus correspondent rayhan demytrie reports from neighbouring georgia. in azerbaijan today, challenging the authorities means instant detention. unsanctioned protests are illegal. this footage filmed by the bbc azeri service shows dozens of people being detained. "freedom, freedom!" shout the demonstrators who had gathered in the centre of baku on saturday. they want democracy and free elections in a country which has been ruled by a family dynasty for the last 26 years.

president ilham aliyev succeeded his father in 2003. he is accused of stifling dissent and jailing his opponents. this is one of the opposition leaders, ali kerimli, who for many years has been banned from leaving the country. he was detained by the police on saturday along with his supporters. this was a rare display of public discontent in azerbaijan, but the second demonstration in the heart of the capital in less than a month. thousands of protesters in lebanon have taken to the streets of the capital, beirut, for a third day, demanding the government resign over its handling of the country's financial crisis. president aoun's government says it has agreed a new budget that won't include additional taxes and it's promised a solution

to the crisis. dr lina khatib is the director of the middle east and north africa program at the chatham house thinktank. i put it to her that the protestors weren't leaving the streets. (sot i put it to her that the protestors weren't leaving the streets. well, they are certainly not leaving the streets. they have been on the street ofa they have been on the street of a two—day, despite government—induced violence. the first think that the government did may have been to say, 0k may have been to say, ok no more increase in taxes but protesters and security forces clashed violently on the first night. however, on saturday, the situation improved and protesters remain on the street right now and they will go back to the streets tomorrow and will continue to do so and will continue to do so until the government resigns, basically that is what they are demanding.

is the state in lebanon capable of providing basic services for the citizens and if it isn't can there be an overnight solution? this is the problem. in terms of reforms, the citizens are basically saying this government is beyond reform, it is incapable of reform. the financial problems lebanon is suffering from have been around for a long time and the government has not been able to offer 24—hour electricity even to people since the 1990s... since the 90s! yes, since the 90s, the 90s was the last time limit on saw 2a hour electricity and that did not last very long because, asi did not last very long because, as i said, the situation since then has deteriorated and before then there was civil war. imagine, we are talking decades of problems.

don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm @jamesbbcnews. hello there. saturday was a day of contrast. we finally got some much—needed sunshine across central and southern england and, in fact, in hampshire, we had over seven hours of sunshine. that's not bad for this time of year. it was a different story though further north, across the scottish borders. there was some heavy, persistent rain at times, and some blustery winds and, in fact, edinburgh had 34mm of rain, around an inch and a half of rain, throughout the day. so the radar shows where that rain tended to sit, through much of saturday. it is starting to weaken off now, as the area of kow pressure is drifting into the north sea, and it's allowing a northerly flow to start to dominate across the country. so as the showers fade away and the northerly air kicks in, we will start to see those temperatures falling away, so it could be potentially a chilly start to sunday. particularly in rural parts

of scotland and lincolnshire, in south—east england, we are going to see low single figures, maybe low enough for some pockets of frost. so we start off on a chilly note. that low pressure sitting out in the north sea could feed a little more cloud along those east coasts and a few scattered showers. so here it could be cold and disappointing, but further south and west, away from the low, we should see the cloud breaking up, the sunshine coming through and highs peaking at 944 degrees. so that's the story on sunday. just need to draw your attention to what's happening across the near continent. this frontal system may well move towards the essex and kent coast, overnights sunday into monday, and produce some wet weather, but the high pressure is building in from the atlantic, so that is the dominant force to the weather story on monday, as you can see. largely fine and dry but we will need to keep a close eye on events down into the south—east. that could be a little bit of a fly in the ointment. generally speaking though, highs are likely to peek, again, at 944 degrees. now, as we move out of monday

into tuesday, that area of high pressure pushing in from the atlantic willjust slip its way steadily southwards, and that's going to allow weather fronts to topple across the high and push into the far north—west. so potentially bringing the risk of some more wet weather and certain windy weather at times as well. so only up into the far north of scotland potentially on tuesday. elsewhere, with a south—westerly feed, might be a little more cloud along west—facing coasts, but a little bit milder with it as well. you can see the theme is generally a dry one across the country, with highs of 11—15 celsius. so as we you move out of tuesday into wednesday and thursday, it's a similar feel to things. we keep the potential for some wetter weather up into the far north. much of england and wales stay dry and a little milder. take care.

this is bbc news, the headlines: president trump has scrapped plans to host next year's g7 summit at his florida golf resort — after critics claimed he was misusing his office for personal gain. he's accused democrats and media outlets of "crazed and irrational hostility" and said the event may now be staged at camp david in maryland. the president of the european council, donald tusk, has confirmed he's received a formal request from borisjohnson to delay brexit. he'll now start consulting eu leaders on how to react. the british prime minister sent the letter after mps voted not to approve his dealfor the uk to leave the eu until all the legal steps had been completed. turkey's president has threatened more bloodshed in north—east syria — after turkish and kurdish forces accused each other of violating the five—day ceasefire. turkey's president vowed to crush kurdish forces unless they withdrew from a 30 kilometre safe zone proposed under the deal.