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from canada, mexico and china, prompting fears of a trade war. they will retaliate with counter—tariffs. against the united states after us president donald trump imposed measures against canada, mexico and china,
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earlier on saturday. process to give canadian firms time to adjust. the importance of the us—canada relationship and had a cautious message for president trump. take a listen. together, we've built the most successful economic, yes, we've had our differences in the past, but always found
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the better path is to partner with canada, not to punish us. by the us.
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including orangejuice, along with vegetables, it'll include major consumer products like household appliances, furniture and sports equipment, with the provinces and territories, several non—tariff beforejustin trudeau spoke, we heard from mexico's against tariffs imposed by us president donald trump she also rejected washington's accusation that her government
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as"slander. joining me live now is the bbc�*s mexico correspondent will grant. we had a statement there from the mexican president. talk to us more m just talk to us more about what was outlined there by claudia sheinbaum. it was outlined there by claudia sheinbaum.— was outlined there by claudia sheinbaum. . , ., , ., sheinbaum. it was always going to be pretty _ sheinbaum. it was always going to be pretty much _ sheinbaum. it was always going to be pretty much the _ sheinbaum. it was always going to be pretty much the case - sheinbaum. it was always going to be pretty much the case that| to be pretty much the case that claudia sheinbaum was going to be pretty robust in her response to these tariffs. i mean, let's face it: she has known in some shape or form they were probably going m im-osed since the da that donald trump won the election, so she has had a bit �*time to so she has had a bit of time to she has made it clear so she has had a bit of time to �*and she has made it clear so she has had a bit of time to �*and again as made it clear so she has had a bit of time to �*and again thatade it clear so she has had a bit of time to �*and again that she it clear so she has had a bit of time to �*and again that she intends over and again that she intends to follow the same line we from justin trudeau = -= which sort of 7-777”* " inrkindelthough retaliate in kind. although she hasn't specifically out hasn't specifically spelt out what the retaliatory measures will be yet, just that they be tariffs and nontariff 33.11 ei 59“; 553 55559“ involved, that she measures involved, and that she has instructed her economy minister to carry those out.
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but what i thought was interesting was the tone, that was very robust against the she was very robust against the suggestion that mexico, the overnment, her mexican duvernment 7, her mesiean geeemment; her her administration, government, heradministration, is in bed with the cartels. send is in bed with the cartels. :, to us more about the talk to us more about the reaction that you are hearing ilii, in mexico. both to the there in mexico, both to the announced, of course, there in mexico, both to the �*today1ced, of course, there in mexico, both to the �* today on d, of course, there in mexico, both to the �* today on mexico urse, there in mexico, both to the �*today on mexico and, earlier today on mexico and also this response from then also this response from then also this response from the president. then also this response from the - president. the country's president. well, in terms of — the country's president. well, in terms of the _ the country's president. well, in terms of the tariffs - in terms of the tariffs themselves, president sheinbaum always said that they would 5a plan a, banda base a plan. a. ftan'ba’nd a m” *""*’ c. base a plan. a. ftan'b'an'd a ’ ' c. now, we didn't know plan. c.now. we didn't know in those plan. cnow. we didn't know in those but what was in those plans, but she they are going with she said they are going with plan b. that's presumably the planvb. thetepresomabty the that says plahvb. that�*spresomabty the that says if they put one that says if they put tariffs, we are going to do 752 of our own. as i say, she some of our own. as i say, she has instructed her minister to those out. he was carry those out. hewas foreign. of course, during minister, of course, during president trump's first administration, so is used to working with the trump administration. thing that administration. the thing that me was that she was also
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struck me was that she was also saying there was a slender, j suggestion that suggestion that they 7 j suggestion that they are this suggestion that they are spaces for the cartels allowing spaces for the cartels to work, to smuggle drugs into the states. she pointed the united states. she pointed out that her government has done more than any, that it has hard to tackle been working hard to tackle cartels, and put it back those cartels. and out it back. a w.-. - .- --. . -- the trump administration, on done that more to done on that more to done on the at more to done on the lie wore to done on the lie side to to done on the lie side to cut to stop guns coming demand. to stop guns coming north to south, coming from north to south, coming into mexico, to arm the from north to south, coming into me making arm the from north to south, coming into me making itn the from north to south, coming into me making it verye from north to south, coming into me making it very clear, h to 7 7 to the trump -7 —-— that tis is administration that this is a partnership. this has been a long notjust on long partnership, notjust on of fentanyl long partnership, notjust on of fenta nyl traffic 7— -7 not just 5 notjust in j notjust in questions of trade, but immigration or trade, but politics, culture and so on and forth, as she so forth, the economy. as she put we don't want to confrontation. and. wetl.,,,-,,. could confrontation. and. wetlewbat - could this _ confrontation. and. wetlewbat - could this potentially i a mexico does economy?
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have a mexico does �*s economy? mexico recently knocked well, mexico recently knocked out china as states' out china as the united states' biggest trading the biggest trading partner. the numbers we're talking about are cross border 77 cross border trade is huge. cross border trade is worth something in the region $850 7 7 777 $850 billion a year, around of $850 billion a year, around $500 billion from north, $500 billion from mexico north, $350 million in the other direction. so we're direction. so we�*re tatking very numbers. and abgut very large numbers. and involved about very large numbers. and involved — a huge avocados, i 115 m 7 avocados, eggs, as m 7 avocados, eggs, chicken. goods, avocados, eggs, chicken and so on, all its way up and so on, all makes its way up from mexico, goods for us agricultural goods for us markets. but also car parts, electronic goods, all electronic goods. textiles. all factories that sits in factories that sits along the border on the mexican side and make the of the free and make the most of the free agreement mexico trade agreement between mexico and the united states and canada, which of course tonight is in realjeopardy. it is in one of its most difficult moments was first moments since it was first in 1994.
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momentss' ~' .. is. in 1994. ~ , ., conceived in 1.994. tonight in mexico city. forgus tonight in mexico city. thanks very much. into a residential area on friday evening. across the city. from a hospital when it crashed in a busy neighbourhood, while 19 people were injured. between a military helicopter and a passenger plane in washington, dc. one of three soldiers aboard that black hawk chopper has been identified as captain rebecca lobach, administration. who represents the area where the plane went down, mike driscoll. councilman driscoll, thank you so much for being with us. i understand that you were present at the scene
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of the crash last night, as well as this morning. you were there with the governor and the mayor. — you know, the pilot, the co—pilot, the child so all seven are confirmed dead. and today, collecting debris, categorising where the plane parts have travelled to, as far as 4—6 blocks away on the ground. we don't know if they're the ones of the seven we spoke
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we do know that 19 people were taken to the hospital, and it's an ongoing investigation. i will tell you that the first responders, mayor parker and governor shapiro are all rowing in the same direction. to do their own thing. responders, the fire department — everybody�*s is safe. so this isn't a last night and today endeavour. you were mentioning one neighbourhood having to be evacuated. what do they need?
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some have gone to family and friends. the short—term needs. may need it. the fate of their homes, because they're all going to need to be inspected for safety and structural integrity. so you can imagine the anxiety with that group. and then we had to shut down an entire shopping centre today, so all the folks that used to go to work
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but everybody understands how important this is, and i'm very proud of north—east philadelphia, i appreciate that you must be dealing with the initial impact and aftermath, but i wonder if you are also having ongoing, but measures to prevent such incidents populated areas. measures, and what can be done to prevent something like this. and any recommendations that they can make,
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us secretary of state, marco rubio as america's top diplomat. ahead of the visit, demonstrators took to the streets to express their anger over president routes. mr rubio will meet with the president of panama, jose raul mulino, in what is expected to be a high—stakes meeting. china to station troops on the canal while charging the us exorbitant fees on its ships and goods — 0ur correspondent tom bateman has been travelling with the us secretary of state and sent this report. region, saying that they
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believe this can be a golden age notjust for america but for the americas, and trying to put a focus on the us's own backyard, in effect — the first time, actually, that a secretary absolutely dominated by president trump's claims on the panama canal. backlash in this country, president mulino saying this the american argument effectively, once you sort the canal, particularly to ports that are majority there are other ports on the two ends of the canal. they aren't the only ones there.
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but this is, i think, a sort of warning shot panamanians feel extremely strongly about their connection american control dividing their country in two, having an american zone around the panama canal. small—scale ones yesterday — but more protests on sunday, as mr rubio begins his visit. on saturday morning he ordered a military strike
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were living. targeting senior is leaders. targeted, us defense secretary pete hegseth said multiple civilians were harmed. thank so much for being with us. we now know according to social media, trump to social media, donald trump confirming that he directed this strike on is in somalia. how significant do you see this being? : i’ 1 see 35. s. benign as baths? more as. seine?" ' more significant as. being?" ' more significant than 77 the 7 ones, the ones, because of the previous ones, because it comes at the same time that it comesatthe same time that local forces are the local secdrity forces are an undertaking an offensive the group. so these against the group. so these may complement that
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strikes may complement that offensive and actually weaken the group in a more way. so we know in somalia it has - been _ way. so we know in somalia it has - been dealing - way. so we know in somalia it has - been dealing with - way. so we know in somalia it has - been dealing with an | has long been dealing with an affiliate of al-qaeda, elsa when we talk about is, barb. when we talk about is, how much of a foothold it how much of a foothold does it have in the country? it’s have in the country? it's interesting _ have in the country? it's interesting because - have in the country? it�*s interesting because it is a very small insurgent group compared to is much al—shabab is much more of a security problem for somalia, the islamic state but the islamic state in somalia's biggest threat comes somalia�*s biggest threat comes its transnational from its transnational network-s is the position networks. it is the position with the wind the islamic with the wind the lstamic * " "f a- w broader stable broader network, including with affiliates in africa and all the way up to south , and the middle south asia and the middle east, it is not a major so it is not a major in of the considerationin terms of the of somalia, cohs'rderatiohih terms of the of somalia, but it is transnational threat 7 this transnational threat because it occupies this very this transnational threat because it logistical this very this transnational threat because it logistical support' important logistical support and resource for other and resource node for other affiliates. e and resource node for other affiliates— affiliates. 's tell us more about that, _ affiliates. 's tell us more about that, then, - affiliates. 's tell us more about that, then, in - affiliates. 's tell us more | about that, then, in terms affiliates. 's tell us more - about that, then, in terms of is's role, they are using it as
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about that, then, in terms of i! hub, e, they are using it as about that, then, in terms of i! hub, as they are using it as about that, then, in terms of i! hub, as you are using it as about that, then, in terms of i! hub, as you say, jsing it as about that, then, in terms of i! hub, as you say, essentially logistical 7 logistical base 7 logistical base in logistical basein some 5 7 that regards. does that impact, does that threaten international security? it that threaten international securi ? ., , that threaten international security?— security. 7 security. it international security. it to operations by contributes to operations by islamic affiliates in islamic state affiliates in and the democratic mozambique and the democratic republic of it republic of congo. it also finances operations for the islamic �*s they up in afghanistan. �*s afghanistan. and the islamic �*s a somalia has also been a in somalia has also been involved in people to -7 in attacks, hot engage in attache. not” re. 7.— today but engage in attacks notree e. er today but it has successfully today but it has been involved in that of been involved rinthat kind of as well. and it's ggtjyiggs wett. and it's been more and more fighters, both from foreign fighters, both from sub—saharan africa and north africa, and even the middle so it is becoming a east. so it is becoming a really important transnational while at the same time largely marginal threat being! a large!!! margina! threatr — ~ — ~ so heieo a targetv margina! threatr , ,, . ,, so it is benca'ace' magna'theat , ~ , —— so it isa beiea a iace' magna' theat , ~ ———— , —— so it is a very within somalia. so it is a very for a or-anisation. oration. �* terrorist organisation. and to what extent _ terrorist organisation. and to what extent do _ terrorist organisation. and to what extent do you _ terrorist organisation. and to what extent do you think- terrorist organisation. and to what extent do you think the | what extent do you think the trump administration will be its eye on it? of keeping its eye on it? of course we've seen one strike keeping its eye on it? of course do �*ve seen one strike keeping its eye on it? of course do you reen one strike keeping its eye on it? of course do you think ne strike keeping its eye on it? of
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course do you think thattrike today. do you think that is the start �*something biggerfrom start “whigs b'aagr “firm trump ft?“ “er“?! 955? “mm trump administration? also the trump administration? also cognisant of the fact that the is also engaged, us military is also engaged, for example, on the border 5 with ' 7 with placesri 7 with places like 7 for th places like 7 for example.r.ike 7 for example.rso what mexico, for example. so what strategy do you expect from the seems to very much be a strike seems to very much be a continuation of things that were already in place from the biden there biden administration. there seems to been a lot of seems to have been a lot of operational preparation that operational. oreoaration that executed, essentially, in was eaecoted. essentiatty. in... e . ,, . strikes was execoted. essentially. inrrr ~ , ~ , strikes today. so this the strikes today. so this may reflect, in more of the reflect, in fact, more of the biden administration's counter terrorism approach to somalia than a new trump policy towards somalia. i think that this will be a second �* priority for be a second tier priority for the trump administration. it has so many security has so many national security that it has so many national security thatitis has so many national security that it is focused on. issues that it is focused on. it is of course very active, as you mentioned, on the border you mentioned. on the border immigration, so our 7 is7really trying do military is really trying to do a lot in strategic competition and russia as
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e and russia as well as these new responsibilities on the border in immigration. so i think somalia is one of the areas thatis somalia is one of the areas that is likely to suffer going forward in terms of us tricia bacon, a at american bacon, a professor at american who leads the university, who leads the policy antiterrorism there, policy antiterrorism hub there, thanks for being with us. thank three more israeli hostages have been released by hamas west bank as part of the gaza ceasefire deal. for the first time in ten months, allowing the first independent access to gaza. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson sent this report from tel aviv. after the chaos of thursday's hostage releases, israel handovers are designed to show.
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not whistling crowds. from keith siegel, a small, thin smile from the stage. hostage deal. and yarden bibas, his two redheaded sons and his wife left behind in gaza. hamas says all three are dead, killed by an israeli air strike. cheering it's heartbreaking. and honestly speaking, i cannot see how you can it's devastating. for many here, each of these early hostage releases still missing — "don't leave us behind."
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this first stage of the ceasefire deal, of hamas in gaza. more than 180 palestinians were freed from israeli jails today, many thin and frail, but defiant, greeting some searching for familiar faces, ali nazzal, freed
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from the reunions, yarden folded into the arms ending a war is more complicated than pausing simply coming home. lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. to meet president trump next week as talks aimed at extending the ceasefire process into a second phase 0ur correspondent wyre davies has more. for many in israel, and indeedin for many in israel, and indeed in the occupied palestinian territories, this has underscored the weekend has underscored the benefits of the ongoing deal. yet more teasetlre deal tetmfire hostages have eeaeeflre deal tetmere hostages have been lsraeli heet7e§e7h7ii7e aee aeen ”"’ ”” from gaza and hundreds released from gaza and hundreds palestinian have of palestinian prisoners have been set free from and then there is the jails, and then there is the added benefit of the partial reopening the rafah reopening of the rafah border crossing between egypt and gaza, allowing about young gaza, allowing about 50 young palestinians with serious
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injuries, illnesses into egypt for badly needed medical speaker at a rally in tel 0ne speaker at a rally in tel aviv do maths, aviv said do the maths, referring to simply showing how many more people been many more people hadbeen~~ ~ ~ ,,, ,,, , from captivity in gaza released from captivity in gaza after the deal was after the deal deal was announced than before it, get is is some political there is some political pressure in for the pressure in israel for the reward to restart they reward to restart because they say hamas not yet reward to restart because they say defeated. ot yet reward to restart because they say defeated. ot there militarily defeated. so there will be development in the coming days. netanyahu coming days. benjamin netanyahu is to visit president trump is due to visit president trump in it will be in washington. it will be fascinating to see what they have to say the have to say about the rebuilding of gaza, but before rebuilding of gaza. but before whether the war should that, whether the war should whether we should enter end, whether we should enter the second phase of the agreement. those about a second phase are to start days, due to start incoming days, there is guarantee at this there is no guarantee at this , whether that be extended. the world. ukraine's president zelensky has tonight accused russia of an airstrike on its own people in kursk —
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the ukrainian army says four people have died and 84 have been rescued so far. cycling authorities have prohibited the inhalation of carbon monoxide over health concerns. levels in blood. using it frequently to enhance this can cause serious health problems. stay with us here on bbc news. we always have latest on our webpage. you can see that life and continuing coverage of canada that it will 7 against n 7 against donald trump,
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retaliate against donald trump, matching 25% tariffs. more on matching eee tariffs. more on at the top of the hour. ml— show me then. —— joined me then. hello. and sunshine work in. and that'll be with us into sunday, so much more sunshine for parts of eastern england. will be very weak. that do this. across the east. we do have some fairly heavy rain just moving its way into northern ireland, western areas of scotland, we've got those clearer skies becoming more extensive where temperatures in the countryside get down to about —2 or —3 celsius, the frost is going to be pretty extensive.
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slowly pushes eastwards. a lump of cloud with a few patches of drizzle certainly no heavy rain left by the time we get to the afternoon. temperatures about 7—9 degrees celsius. weather to western areas, the front dying as it works its way eastwards across the country. — gusts of around 50—60 mph around the scottish islands, for example. a bit of rain, then, starts to move in through that'll get heavier as we get towards monday night—time.
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that weather front then slides into eastern areas of the uk on tuesday. just a few patches of rain here and there before clearing, and then we get this area of high pressure building in for wednesday. dry and sunny. but there will be some frost and some fog patches around from wednesday through friday.
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