live from london, this is bbc news. leaders of the world's richest democracies pay their respects in hiroshima as the g7 summit gets under way, with global trade, china, and sanctions against russia high on the agenda. iam nick i am nick marsh, live in hiroshima andi i am nick marsh, live in hiroshima and i will keep you “p hiroshima and i will keep you up to date with the latest developments as g7 leaders get the summit officially under way. also coming up: disney's feud with flordia's governor ron desantis deepens, as the entertainment giant scraps plans to build a new corporate campus in the state. a sweeping crackdown on gang

violence in el salvador has lowered crime, but it's believed thousands of innocent people are still stuck behind bars more than a year later. hello. i'm tadhg enright. g7 leaders are starting their summit in hiroshima, with promises of new sanctions against russia over its war in ukraine. leaders including president biden met the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida, at the city's peace park, and others. the new sanctions are expected to target individuals and entities across europe, the middle east and asia. britain and the eu have indicated they want to restrict trade in russian diamonds. the british prime minister, rishi sunak, also announced a ban on imports of russian copper, aluminium and nickel. live now to the bbc�*s

nick marsh in hiroshima. thanks forjoining us. it's an event really rich in symbolism stop we've seen leaders posed together in hiroshima, the site of the bomb. russia was expeued of the bomb. russia was expelled from the group had now it's top of their agenda. what more could you tell us about the planned sanctions?- the planned sanctions? yes, this is a summit _ the planned sanctions? yes, this is a summit which - the planned sanctions? yes, this is a summit which is, i the planned sanctions? yes, | this is a summit which is, like you said, heavy with symbolism, heavy with history, but also plenty of new challenges at these g7 leaders are facing. i suppose the two main topics on their agenda now that it's officially kicked off after that wreathlaying and the peace park are firstly ukraine and how to deal with russia, hunter further heard it economically and therefore militarily, and secondly, china. it's huge

military influence in this region and particularly its economic influence in this region. g7 leaders are scratching their heads about what to do with this global powerhouse, really, and accusations that it's using its big powerful economy as a weapon against countries it has disputes with, countries it has fallen outwith, the idea of breaking off completely economically from china is neither desirably, not realistic, but maybe to coming to compromise, especially when there are different aims and capabilities among g7 leaders themselves projecting a united front in spite of these differences, that'll be the challenge facing leaders at this summit. we challenge facing leaders at this summit.— challenge facing leaders at this summit. we also hearing speculation — this summit. we also hearing speculation and _ this summit. we also hearing speculation and from - this summit. we also hearing speculation and from certain | speculation and from certain media outlets that the ukrainian volodymyr zelensky could himself attend.- ukrainian volodymyr zelensky could himself attend. what more do ou could himself attend. what more do you know _ could himself attend. what more do you know about _ could himself attend. what more do you know about that? - do you know about that? completely unconfirmed at the moment. the bbc has not been able to verify any of this will

stop it was not until about ten minutes ago that we even had a potential source for these rumours, this speculation. japanese media citing us sources. we can't really confirm anything and until kyiv or allies confirm it themselves, or we see president zelensky here in the flesh. there is been lots of rumours of course leading up to this summit. there was also told before the g20 in bali back in october last year, if president zelensky did turn up it would be hugely significant, hugely symbolic, the first time he has beenin symbolic, the first time he has been in the same room as all of his g7 allies, plus leadership of the eu. let know one by one his g7 allies have been making trips to kyiv to express the solidarity and zelensky has been to washington, he has just been to washington, he has just been to washington, he has just been to london as well, but having them although together would really project a of a united front, but we don't know if he is going to arrive,

that's the big question. it could also pose security concerns given these reports now which i think you're letting so we'll have to keep you posted on that.- you posted on that. indeed. nick marsh _ you posted on that. indeed. nick marsh in _ you posted on that. indeed. nick marsh in hiroshima, i you posted on that. indeed. . nick marsh in hiroshima, thank you very much for that. we have breaking news out of the asia—pacific area. the us geological survey says a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck southeast of new caledonia's loyalty islands in the pacific ocean. that's in the pacific ocean. a tsunami warning has been issued in some areas of new caledonia, fiji, vanuatu and australia. the us pacific warning center says tsunami waves are possible within one—thousand kilometres of the epicentre. the us geological service said the quake was detected at a depth of about 38 kilometres. to the united states now.

disney has scrapped a nearly $1 billion investment in florida, a decision it attributes to "changing business conditions" in the state. the state's governor, republican ron desantis, has been in an ongoing row with disney since the company criticised legislation he signed, restricting the discussion of sexuality and gender identity in primary schools. soon after, mr desantis stripped disney of its self—governing powers in the walt disney world entertainment complex in orlando, saying that a so—called "woke" company didn't deserve such rights. the cancelled plans would have seen disney build a $687 million corporate campus in florida and move 2,000 of its workers there. live now to new york with professor lauren wright, a political scientist at princeton university. thanks very much a being with us today.

"changing business conditions" cited by disney as the reason. is there any doubt that this is because of changing political conditions? it is pretty broad and actually it is pretty broad and actually i think there is plenty of evidence and reporting to suggest that this move, this change may have happened regardless, just because of changes that are happening within disney. bob iger the ceo has been systematically fun doing a lot of what his predecessor did and part of that was this pronounced move of the engineers, as they call them, from california to florida, the problem with ron desantis is now he is stepping on the hornets nest he is given disney the perfect scapegoat for all of their issues, including this one, and it is a plausible story for anyone, either half orfull plausible story for anyone, either half or full paying attention that desantis is part

of the calculation, but it's a pretty broad descriptor, changing business conditions. i suppose whatever the reasons and whether we will know the real reason, we certainly do know there is a start tween ron desantis and disney. the state's biggest employer. he has been effectively forgetting to run for president. we expect him to actually formally declare his intentions soon. clearly he thinks this is a battle which has helped him with the people who he needs to get him onto the republican ticket. do you agree with that analysis though? has it helped and will it help i have not seen any evidence that it has helped him. it seen any evidence that it has helped him-— helped him. it may have a limited some _ helped him. it may have a limited some of— helped him. it may have a limited some of the - helped him. it may have a - limited some of the moderates and he needs those as well to shore up his position as the leading trump alternative. what it has also done is create a huge risk for her because it is an unnatural position for a conservative to be in to attack

the leading employer in your state and certainly donald trump has done that a lot in his career, he has attacked individuals and corporations, but he has held to a totally different set of standards that traditional politicians like desantis areas. so what this might to is given all the other republican candidates that are either in this race or planning tojump in sometime either in this race or planning to jump in sometime soon ate reason to attack desantis and it has created a lot of controversy surrounding him, regardless of the fact that it is pretty impressive that he is where he is when the former president is running with all of his short up support. lauren wriaht at of his short up support. lauren wright at princeton _ of his short up support. lauren wright at princeton universityl wright at princeton university in new york, thanks forjoining us with your thoughts today. thank you. us with your thoughts today. thank yon-—

us with your thoughts today. thank ou. ., ., , thank you. following claims the duke and duchess _ thank you. following claims the duke and duchess of— thank you. following claims the duke and duchess of sussex - thank you. following claims the | duke and duchess of sussex and work in a dispute in new york city. countering what was described as a near catastrophic car chase they have since come out on wednesday. our corresponded nomia iqbal has disc from new york. this is an agency based in la, some of the photographers were at the event on tuesday night taking pictures of the couple, summit the investigative for their conduct by the agency has dismissed allegations made by the sussexes that there were some sort of dangerous chase. according to tmz harry and meghan's lawyers are demanding that they hand over all the footage of this so—called chase

and the lawyers for the agency have reportedly responded in a very robust way, refusing to meet those demands and i will read you some portions of the letter that they have apparently said to the royal couple and it reads, in america, as you know, property belongs to the owner of it, third parties cannotjust third parties cannot just demand third parties cannotjust demand it be given to them as perhaps kings can do. so pretty tough statement that's been released by them. we did contact backward agency to see if any of the reporting from tmz was true. the agency has confirmed to us that it did exchange of letters with the royal couple and that reports of the letter were factually true. nomia iqbalthey of the letter were factually true. nomia iqbal they are. let's get some of the day's other news now. the leader of italy's opposition democratic party has told the bbc that the whole political system is to blame for the deadly floods that have devastated northern italy. elly schlein said politicians hadn't done enough to address challenges posed by climate change. at least 13 people are now known to have been killed in the flooding.

syria's president, bashar al—assad, is in the saudi city ofjeddah to attend friday's summit of the arab league, ending damascus's exclusion from the bloc. it was suspended 12 years ago because of atrocities that provoked an enduring civil war. many syrians who've fled their country oppose mr assad's rehabilitation. the counting of local election votes gets under way in northern ireland later. there are 464 council seats up for grabs, which were last contested in 2019. this is the first time people in northern ireland can have their say about the continuing political impasse on post—brexit trading arrangements. for more than a year, el salvador has been living under an emergency measure called a "state of exception" in which several constitutional rights were suspended in a national crackdown on country's

powerful street gangs. the police have been granted wide—ranging powers of detention, and a staggering 66,000 people have been arrested. but while the crackdown has seen el salvador�*s murder rate plummet, human rights organisations say thousands of people with no link to the gangs have been detained unjustly and their relatives are demanding their immediate release. will grant reports. harsh, uncompromising and, the government insists, ruthlessly effective. these images of a new supermax prison were released by the administration of media—savvy president nayib bukele to show off its gang crackdown to the world. for over a year, the police in el salvador had special powers of arrest. with certain constitutional rights suspended, troops patrol the former gang's stronghold of soyapango, checking youths for gang tattoos and criminal

records and going door to door. most gang members are long gone, arrested or have fled. crime, including the murder rate, has plummeted. but the policy hasn't brought everyone peace. with more than 65,000 people arrested, thousands with no discernible gang links were caught in the dragnet. among them, jose duval mata. troops swept into his village a year ago. his mother hasn't seen him since and is desperate with worry. translation: i went to the “ail and i heard cries coming i from inside, "help us!" "help!" "i can't take any more." that caused me so much pain in heart. my poor son. marcela provided the court with evidence thatjose duval had no gang ties, from his clean criminal record to his high school diploma. yet still, he remains behind bars. what's interesting about all of these papers is that they add up to a picture of a young man

who had a job, who had a family, who's been vouched for by the community, by his workplace, graduated high school — as a young man who simply wasn't involved in gang activity. he's far from the only one. on the year anniversary of the state of exception, hundreds of families took to the streets of san salvador to demand the release of their relatives. in an exclusive bbc interview, the vice president admitted thousands had been wrongly imprisoned. we have so far over 65,000 persons in prison. there are mistakes, and so people could be arrested with no link with the gangs. as i said, the perfect is enemy of the good. what we are doing is something really good, appreciated by the population — over 90% of the population agree with the state of exception, and they want it to be extended. jose duval�*s wife was pregnant

when he was detained. he's never seen his baby boy. now, as the bank threatens to repossess their half—built home, he's locked up far from his family and branded a gang member, and the government won't accept any proof to the contrary. will grant, bbc news, el salvador. and you can see more of will's reporting throughout the weekend. his film, inside el salvador�*s gang crackdown, will be shown on bbc news this weekend. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. paris 2024 is fast approaching. for the gb rowing team, olympic qualification in september's top priority. but the first step towards that is the european championships

in henley�*s twin town of bled in slovenia. double olympic gold medallist helen glover's back in the squad, now competing alongside rebecca shorten in the women's pair. it's a team which is doing things in some ways better than any of the teams i've been involved in before. so, for me coming on, i've had to be really open, i think, to the process. cox erin kennedy's had to navigate some choppy waters. the start of the european championships will mark a year since she was diagnosed with breast cancer. i didn't know whether i'd make it back, so i'vejust been basically doing everything i can. i've been working so hard. it's really emotional, to be honest, just to be back here. after a disappointing medal haul in the olympics in tokyo, they had a good last season and they'll be hoping they can dominate again in slovenia. you're live with bbc news. now to an extraordinary and shocking story from kenya where, for the last month, more than 200 bodies have been discovered in this forest. they are of people, including children, thought to have starved to death while under the influence of a cult run

by an evangelical pastor. he is now in custody, but hundreds more people are missing and the details revealed by the investigation so far are deeply disturbing. barbara plett—usher has travelled to the area for this report. making a meal became an act of defiance for this woman. just a few months ago, cooking food for herfamily was few months ago, cooking food for her family was considered a sin. translation: she rescued her five children from a doomsday cult. she was told they must starve so they could seejesus. she had escaped, would be dead. translation:— translation: when i ask for food or water, _ translation: when i ask for food or water, we _ translation: when i ask for food or water, we were - translation: when i ask for food or water, we were told i translation: when | ask for| food or water, we were told to take a cane and beat them so they could go and eat in heaven. i thought about it and i said i cannot go along with this. i can't eat while my child is starving. but how come

so many parents could? she asked many questions about the meaning of the deaths all around her. we would gather every saturday and the pastor would tell us the world was coming to an end. he said we should fast and die because if we delayed, heaven would be full stop it when i was fasting, god spoke to me. he told me this wasn't his will. she had hundreds of others had moved to the forest, invited by their pastor. he sold them plots in what he called a new holy land. now, it is a crime scene. digging up mass graves filled with his followers. there was an earlier —— order of death. children went first, and he went last. those who resisted were eaten, even killed. some of the bodies were strangled and suffocated. but doesn't have been found alive.

victor is a human rights act of us. in this video, is seen aiding two survivors. not all of them wanted help. this elderly woman believed her rescuers were blocking her path to heaven. she is calling to jesus? , g , , to heaven. she is calling to jesus? _ , ., jesus? yes, jesus come and save me from these — jesus? yes, jesus come and save me from these people. _ jesus? yes, jesus come and save me from these people. these - me from these people. these people are murdering, these people are murdering, these people are murdering, these people are killers.— people are killers. praise jesus, people are killers. praise jesus. he _ people are killers. praise jesus, he says. - people are killers. praise jesus, he says. this - people are killers. praise jesus, he says. this is i people are killers. praise| jesus, he says. this is the people are killers. praise - jesus, he says. this is the man accused of ordering mass suicide, astor mckenzie. he denies that, but he has been on charters of radical —— radicalisation. he was preaching here before he left for the forest. after he was arrested, locals came and attacked the property. you can see they have destroyed the church walls. people here are very angry about what happened. they are angry at mckenzie and the authorities for how they handled it. the search and rescue operation has intensified. there is a public enquiry and a shakeup in the

local security services. why wasn't allowed to go on for so long? he was known before he moved there. he long? he was known before he moved there.— long? he was known before he moved there. he was known and he was taken — moved there. he was known and he was taken to _ moved there. he was known and he was taken to court _ moved there. he was known and he was taken to court three - he was taken to court three times, and even now, we have an active case in court. this is a matter that has come up now, no matter that has come up now, no matter that has come up now, no matter that we are handling and a matter that is under investigation. thank you. hundreds of people are still missing. this man is searching for his brother's family. lively, lively kids. the boy loves me very much.- lively, lively kids. the boy loves me very much. you still have hope — loves me very much. you still have hope they _ loves me very much. you still have hope they might - loves me very much. you still have hope they might come l have hope they might come running to you?— running to you? that is my prayer- _ running to you? that is my prayer- that _ running to you? that is my prayer. that is _ running to you? that is my prayer. that is my - running to you? that is my prayer. that is my prayer. | running to you? that is my . prayer. that is my prayer. the horror, prayer. that is my prayer. the honor. the — prayer. that is my prayer. the horror, the sheer _ prayer. that is my prayer. the horror, the sheer scale of it has settled deeply into this community and travelled far beyond it. the agonising question still of how this could have happened.

barbara plett—usher, bbc news, southern kenya. back here in the uk. uk rail passengers face another strike onjune 2 after the trade union, the rmt, demanded a better offer to resolve its ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. it is the third walkout to be announced over the school half—term break. the government has accused the union of going "out of its way" to make travelling by train to the fa cup final, epsom derby and a number of concerts "more difficult" for thousands of people. our transport correspondent katy austin has this report. it is coming up to a year since the first of what has turn into a long series of strikes on the railway. although it has reached a deal with network rail, the rmt union's standoff with 14 rail, the rmt union's standoff with ia train companies continues with no obvious end in sight. it has announced another walkout involving 20,000 rail workers such as train guards and station staff

on friday during the second. there were already strikes that week by train drivers in the as live union for more than a dozen operators on wednesday sist dozen operators on wednesday 31st of may and saturday during the third. the date of the fa cup final. that means there will be three strikes in four days, and they will be widespread disruption for much of the week. operators not involved should run as normal. the rmt rejected the industry's latest proposals last month. union called the offer and conditions attached unacceptable. it said nothing you had been put forward since, and blamed the government, which said ministers had a fair and reasonable offer of possible. the train company said rmt leaders had chosen to prolong the dispute without giving members a say. for now, there is more misery ahead for passengers. katy austin, bbc news. now, when you think of harley davidson motorbikes, certain images might come to mind — perhaps men with beards and tattoos,

wearing leather, lots of leather. but perhaps that is a little outdated. in germany, there are an increasing number of biker gangs being set up by women. tim allman has the story. the open road. mile after mile ahead of you. at? the open road. mile after mile ahead of yon-— the open road. mile after mile ahead of you. # get your motor running- -- _ ahead of you. # get your motor running- -- # — ahead of you. # get your motor running... # head _ ahead of you. # get your motor running... # head out- ahead of you. # get your motor running... # head out on - running... # head out on the highway... running... # head out on the highway- - -— running... # head out on the highway... running... # head out on the hiahwa , ., ., highway... yes, something of a cliche and. _ highway... yes, something of a cliche and, yes, _ highway... yes, something of a cliche and, yes, it _ highway... yes, something of a cliche and, yes, it has - highway... yes, something of a cliche and, yes, it has always . cliche and, yes, it has always been seen of a bit of a man thing. at? been seen of a bit of a man thin. ,., ., ., ~ thing. # going to make it happen--- _ thing. # going to make it happen... but _ thing. # going to make it happen... but not - thing. # going to make it happen... but not here i thing. # going to make it happen... but not here inj happen... but not here in hamburg- _ happen... but not here in hamburg. these - happen... but not here in hamburg. these are - happen... but not here in hamburg. these are a - happen... but not here in i hamburg. these are a biker gang with a feminine touch. it hamburg. these are a biker gang with a feminine touch.— with a feminine touch. # born to be wild... _

translation: many women are now “oininu translation: many women are now joining together — translation: many women are now joining together to _ translation: many women are now joining together to form _ translation: many women are now joining together to form small - joining together to form small chapters or large chapters, and thatis chapters or large chapters, and that is very interesting when you are on the road. you meet a group of 20 women and that is great. group of 20 women and that is areat. . . group of 20 women and that is areat. , , ' , group of 20 women and that is areat. . . ' . . , great. this is the 21st century of course. — great. this is the 21st century of course. so _ great. this is the 21st century of course, so women - great. this is the 21st century of course, so women on - of course, so women on motorbikes shouldn't be remotely unusual. but martina, who works at this restaurant when she is not writing her hog, says she does get the odd funny look. translation: ., , translation: there are still chauvinist. _ translation: there are still chauvinist. they _ translation: there are still chauvinist. they exist. - translation: there are still chauvinist. they exist. they l chauvinist. they exist. they might not think it is so good, but when a woman comes here to our yard with her motorbike, they all think it is great. at? they all think it is great. # born to be wild... this - born to be wild... this weekend, _ born to be wild... this weekend, the - born to be wild... this weekend, the harley l born to be wild... this . weekend, the harley days born to be wild... ti 3 weekend, the harley days event takes place in hamburg, one of the biggest bike festivals in the biggest bike festivals in the country. they will be there. real hells angels. tim allman, bbc news. still plenty of leather, though, i think. let's leave you with

these stunning pictures coming from mexico's famous volcanoes, popocatepetl. a column of gases and ashes rises from the crater of the volcano, which is one of mexico's most active. 90 kilometres from the southeast of mexico city. hello there. here at home, our weather is quite quiet. but in italy, the flood situation will be ongoing. there's more cool, wet and windy weather developing in southern parts of europe, and this is the rainfall accumulation in the next few days. heavy rain for corsica and sardinia. the heaviest of the rain this time is more for the northwest of italy, and that could lead to some further flooding. away from that thickening cloud, we've had this band of cloud on that weather front producing just a little bit of rain. that's heading its way down into england and wales in some areas. clearer skies following to scotland and northern ireland. and first thing in the morning, temperatures could be

as low as about 5 degrees. we will have more sunshine, though, on friday for scotland and northern ireland, although it may well cloud over a little more in the afternoon. some areas of cloud for england and wales producing this rain and drizzle. it will tend to peter out, but as it brightens up, will trigger a few showers all the way from yorkshire into the west midlands and the west country as well. but there will be some warm spells of sunshine around on friday, and in light winds, those temperatures are going to be very similar to what we had on thursday. it could actually be a bit warmer in scotland, particularly across the east with more sunshine. now, this developing area of low pressure is storm nino, and that's going to bring all that wet weather into central parts of the mediterranean. here at home, it's high pressure that's tending to dominate, although there is this strip of cloud coming in from the atlantic, and it looks like it could be quite cloudy for scotland and northern ireland. probably dry. most of that cloud is going to be quite high cloud. and away from here, england and wales seeing the lion's share of the sunshine. a bit of a breeze picking up perhaps in the far southeast

of england, but warm in the sunshine, temperatures hitting 20 or 21 celsius, particularly in the west, holding at 16 or 17 for scotland and northern ireland. and into the second half of the weekend, we've still got a lot of cloud for scotland and northern ireland. a little or no rain around. it could well brighten up and warm up in the southeast of scotland, but again, sunshine for england and wales, some fair—weather cloud and temperatures reaching 20 or 21 celsius. a little bit cooler perhaps around some of those north sea coasts. so, we've got some decent weather on the whole for this weekend and not a great deal of change into next week. many places still dry with some sunshine, more cloud in the far north, and this is where we're more likely to have some rain at times.

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live from london, this is bbc news. the elephant not in the room: g7 leaders look for ways to curb the growing economic power of china. also coming up, raising the stakes on chips. the uk launches a billion—pound national semiconductor strategy. but is it enough to stay ahead of the game? plus, disney v desantis, the next episode: now, the entertainment giant cancels plans for a new staff campus in florida amid a growing feud with the governor.

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