that is whathis letter does that donald tusk wrote. he does so by naming russia, radical islam, china, and the united states in the same sentence. the biggest potential threats to the european union. these remarks were echoed in the european union, but in a much more diplomatic manner. it german chancellor angela merkel criticized the travel ban imposed by the new u.s. government. the french president did so as well. there was only one politician that argued exactly along these lines of donald tusk,. , the leader -- that is wolfstad. you are certainly surprised to hear them out of the mouth of the president of the european council donald tusk. brent: let's look closely at what mr. to risk -- tusk sa he calls upon europeansid. to take action. he said that we stand up to take dignity of a united europe. regardless of if we are talking to russia, china, the u.s., or turkey. we must take assertive and spectacular steps to change the collective emotions and revive the aspiration to raise european integration to the next level. all, how shou

tusk: mr. vice president, dear friends, let me first of all thank you for this meeting. we all truly needed it. much has happened in the last month in your country. many surprising opinions have been voiced about our relations and about our common security. for us to pretend that everything is the way it used to be. thank you for being so open and frank with me, mr. vice president. today i had words which are promising of the future. words that explain a lot about the -- about the approach of the new administration in washington. i repaid our guest by offering honesty in my assessment of the situation. i shared our concerns. incurable i am an pro-american european who is dogmatically devoted to transatlantic cooperation, i could afford to be outspoken even more. i asked the vice president directly if he shared my opinions of three key matters. international order. and the attitude of the new american administration towards the european union. firstly, i expressed my belief that maintaining order based on the rules of international law .ere the root life in the interests

tusk: mr. vice president, dear friends, let me first of all thank you for this meeting. we all truly needed it. much has happened in the last month in your country.

that's the startling claim made by the president of the european council donald tusk.g ahead with his plans to build a controversial new oil pipeline in north dakota. the us president has previously voiced his support for the country's fossil fuel industry amid criticism from international climate change groups. there is a lot going on when it comes to mr trump. let's move on. let's move on. working part time is something that has traditionally been associated with low pay work. but it's changing. first, the part—time world is expanding fast and, second, it's reaching the upper levels of management in some of the world's biggest companies. not surprisingly it's been driven by women, many of them returning to work after having had children. so, across the european union, in 2015 only 9% of working—aged men worked part time. that compares with almost a third of all women. in the united states, more people generally work part time and more men. including almost 36% of working age men. and the equivalent figure for women is just over 64%. our next guest knows a thing or tw

donald tusk, the eu president, is speaking. let's listen in. to step up volu nta ry will work with the iom to step up voluntary returns from libya to countries of origin. it will work for the iom to step up returns from libya to countries of origin. there will be additional measures to implement those priority actions and we will act in full respect of human rights, international law and in close cooperation with organisations such as the unhcr. we have decided to support member states bilateral activities directly engaged with libya. therefore we welcome the memorandum of understanding signed yesterday by the italian and libyan prime minister 's as a mother important than encouraging sign that things are about to change for the better. the european union, in our actions, will support italy and libya. after the press conference we will meet to discuss the future of the 27 states what are meeting marking the 60th anniversary of the meeting of rome. we started a discussion on the future of europe. the development of the international scene remind

>> probably the walrus tusks. he had three of those. >> rare, 19th century engraved and each worth around $10,000. >> how would he find these things? >> i'm not really sure. they did go to flea markets and garage sales and things like that but any time i would ask him, you know, where did you get this, he would say, oh, in my travels. >> in 2013, jason murray became one of the family when he and jessica got engaged. he remembers the walrus tusks as well as all the other unusual items in the terrell home. >> there was so much stuff in that house and yet it was immaculate. everything had a place. it was like on off beat museum. >> jessica and jason lived almost 300 miles away in oklahoma city, but jessica spoke with or texted her parents several times a day. but that all changed on may 1st. >> i had called my mom on my way to work like i always do. and she didn't answer. so i thought, well, maybe she's in the bathroom. maybe she's outside. and i called back and i still didn't reach her. >> by noon jessica says she s

to be fair, you know, the european union, donald tusk and others, are giving it...peech yesterday, when he said a letter to all of the leaders of the european council, saying when we look at ex— essential threats to the eu we can cite china, we can cite what's going on in east with russia and now we can cite the great trading partner, the us, because it is no longer business as usual. we can't rely on the us for free trade, for defence. we have to look at them possibly as a baroque enemy. this is extraordinary. there are a lot of people who would agree with what he has said. germany has billions of surplus. some eu countries might be scared to criticise. many world leaders have been scared criticise donald trump. at the end of the day you have to pay respect to the bigger economy. germany has a huge trade surplus with the us, but germany obviously has its own bank, but we have the european central bank which is sitting below interest rate policy, which is keeping the euro week. so it will be interesting to see what comes as a result of this fight. also interesting g

the president of the european council donald tusk has said good relations with the us remain an absoluteority, despite concerns about the policies of president trump. speaking at a summit in malta, mr tusk said transatlantic cooperation had, until now, been a key pillar of the free world. in around ten minutes you can see newswatch, but now on bbc news it's time for click. for decades, scientists all around the world have been trying to create a machine that can match our intelligence. and nowadays artificially intelligent algorithms can perform many tasks much better than us. for a long time scientists have been the use in games like chess, drafts and go as a benchmark for testing ai. and that's because all these games have a certain amount of unpredictability built into them. namely, their human opponents. but this week the ai community has been celebrating a big win after a poker playing algorithm called liberatus defeated four top human players in a 20 day match of heads up no limit texas hold ‘em poker. i've been using poker as a benchmark for 12 years. now the best ai has surpassed

but the eu council president, donald tusk, saw a role for mrs may and britain.helpful. and i have no doubt also after today's discussions and what theresa may said, i have no doubt that today we can feel some kind of spirit of solidarity. but the summit host warned the eu would fight its own corner if necessary against president trump. we cannot stay silent where there are principles involved. and as in any good relationship we will have and we will speak very clearly where we think those principles are being trampled on. just now the moods almost amicable. eu leaders took a boat ride together today. but hard negotiations to come will decide how far britain stays aboard with europe's future or whether the uk is left to chart its own course alone. john pienaar, bbc news, valetta. who can forget the magic and spectacle of last year's 0lympic games? thousands of athletes and spectators came to brazil to witness history. but now one of the main venues, rio's maracana stadium, faces an uncertain future. the pitch has dried out, thousands of seats are missing and item

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donald tusk essentially saying to all eu leaders, the eu 27, because theresa may will not be there, weministration which we are not sure where they are going with that, radical terrorism, where they are going with that, radicalterrorism, populism, all theseissues radicalterrorism, populism, all these issues we need to take a stance. they can all very well sit there all these leaders and do the talking but the people in their respective countries may do the talking for them and they may not be the leaders any more? very good point. that is the issue they will be facing, netherlands, france, germany elections. exactly, go back to 2007, the 50th anniversary of the european community which became the eu. back in 2007 no—one would have said that ten years onward beat this crisis, the ihenacho crisis, the social crisis and now the political crisis. this is something they will be whereof, they may welcome up with suggestions how to tackle migration, ta ke suggestions how to tackle migration, take the eu forward, but at the end of the date a lot of them will be concerned about domestic elector

the us vice president mike pence meets the president of the european council donald tusk in brussels this morning. they will try to mend fences after throwing rhetorical fire crackers at each other in recent weeks. while mr tusk described trump as a threat to europe, mr trump has praised the uk's decision to leave the union and angered many nations with his travel ban. between them, the us and the european union are the world's two biggest trading blocs. figures from 2014 put the value of all goods and services traded between them worth over $1 trillion. and that favoured the eu. it sold $91 billion more stuff to the usa than the other way round. something the trump administration would like to change. and since 2013, the eu and us have been trying to broker a free trade deal, the so—called transatlantic trade and investment partnership, ttip, that would eliminate tariffs and reduce regulation. but president trump has said nothing about it since his election. many though expect ttip to be scrapped. where differences have emerged, it's been over currency valuations, car exports and fi

while mr tusk described trump as a threat to europe, mr trump has praised the uk's decision to leavenion and angered many nations with his travel ban. between them the us and the european union are the world's two biggest trading blocs — figures from 2014 puts the value of all goods and services traded between them worth over one trillion dollars. and that favoured the eu — it sold 91 billion dollars more stuff to the usa then the other way round. something the trump administration would like to change. and since 2013 the eu and us have been trying to broker a free and investment partnership — ttip — that would eliminate tariffs and reduce regulation. but president trump has said nothing about it since his election — many though expect ttip to be scrapped. where differences have emerged its been over currency valuations, car exports and financial regulations. with me is jag singh, a political strategist and former special advisor to the democratic national committee. good morning. interesting because we have the outlined the various rhetorically going on between the us and the eu, it

and militant islam, donald trump's united states has become a threat to europe, according to donald tusk, the president of the european union's most powerful body. >> we cannot surrender to those who want to weaken or invalidate the transatlantic bond, without which global order and peace cannot survive. >> reporter: what frightens the eu is president trump's support for the british to leave, expressed to prime minister theresa may, and for other countries to follow. that and his perceived lack of commitment to nato and now the refugee ban. >> this action is inhumane. it's racist. and it's immoral. >> hear, hear. >> reporter: his unpopularity is expressed in parliament. >> the wretched, bigoted man. >> reporter: and the petition calling for the president's planned state visit to be canceled has clicked up over 1.7 million signatures. demonstrations, angry words in parliament, petition, condemnations from foreign leaders, the travel ban has driven yet another wedge between donald trump and the european allies. >> donald trump has got to go. >> reporter: and the fear is there is more to co

the eu president donald tusk calls the trump presidency highly unpredictable.phillips reports. >> reporter: not just the crowds that have poured on to the streets of europe are angry with donald trump, the disenchantment has reached the highest levels of european politics. along with the vladamir putin's aggressive russia and china's military buildup in the south china sea and militant islam, donald trump's united states has become a threat to europe, according to donald tusk, the president of the european union's most powerful body. >> we cannot surrender to those who want to weaken or invalidate the transatlantic bond and peace cannot survive. >> reporter: what frightens the eu is president trump's support for the british to leave, expressed to prime minister theresa may, and for other countries to follow. that and his perceived lack of commitment to nato and now the refugee ban. >> this action is inhumane. it's racist. and it's immoral. >> hear, hear. >> reporter: his unpopularity is expressed in parliament. >> the wretched, bigoted man. >> reporter: and the

the president of the european council donald tusk has said good relations with the us remain an absoluteority, despite concerns about the policies of president trump. speaking at a summit in malta, mr tusk said transatlantic cooperation had, until now, been a key pillar of the free world. let's take a quick look at what's making the front pages of some of the papers: and it's one of those days when no single story dominates. we start with the guardian — which leads on the political tensions between europe and the us. the paper says eu leaders are unhappy with donald trump — insisting he's shown them a lack of respect. the telegraph reports on government plans to build new homes. developers are being told to get building quickly or lose planning permission. there's also a picture of the man who was shot by soldiers in the louvre after allegedly attacking them with a machete. turning to the independent and it says angela merkel has warned theresa may not to turn the uk into a tax haven if a brexit deal can't be agreed. the german chancellor says taxes are the price you pay for a just socie

tusk will be navigating one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of the eu. annette joins us from the summit in malta. if people are just joining us, what do we need to know for today? what's happening in malta. >> malta is the place where the eu leaders are currently sitting together an discussing their reaction to donald trump, also the refugee crisis, the migration crisis. but i think very high on top of the agenda is where do we stand here in europe with a new u.s. administration, who is clearly not focusing on further e ushu immigration, focusing on making europe stronger. donald trump was quite clear in sentences like who was going to leave next when britain was leaving the eurozone, and also he was saying about germany that europe is just the weak for germany. so clearly he's not appreciative of the concept of europe. i had the chance of asking angela merkel when she was entering the conference today what she thinks about donald trump. what the response is to donald trump's rhetoric coming out of washington. take a listen to what she said. >> translato

. —— donald tusk.rowing rhetorical fire crackers at each other in recent weeks. while mr tusk described trump as a threat to europe, mr trump has praised the uk's decision to leave the union and angered many nations with his travel ban. between them the us and the european union are the world's two biggest trading blocs — figures from 2014 puts the value of all goods and services traded between them worth over one trillion dollars and that favoured the eu — it sold 91 billion dollars more stuff to the usa then the other way round. something the trump administration would like to change. and since 2013 the eu and us have been trying to broker a free trade deal — the so called transatlantic trade and investment partnership — ttip — that would eliminate tariffs and reduce regulation. but president trump has said nothing about it since his election — many though expect ttip to be scrapped. where differences have emerged its been over currency valuations, car exports and financial regulations. what will mik

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the president of the european council donald tusk has said good relations with the us remain an absoluteriority — despite concerns about the policies of president trump. speaking at a summit in malta, mr tusk said transatlantic cooperation had, until now, been a key pillar of the free world. rugby union's six nations tournament starts today — with england looking to set a record for the most consecutive wins. theirfirst opponents are france at twickenham — while scotland play ireland — and the welsh travel to rome to play italy on sunday. joe wilson reports. winters evening, west yorkshire. on stage the man who says he started it. joe stead first sang this in his rugby club, february 1960. # swing low sweet chariot... it reached twickenham. and the song, whatever its original meaning, is now england's celebration. in 2016 they won every match, five more wins would set a new world record. yeah, but there are five other nations with huge motivation. who can beat them? well, that remains to be seen. i think it's going to be a tight championship this year. any team that comes up against engl

we have got him meeting donald tusk later.mething you may find increasingly familiar. it is all fake stuff. not you. not you. your organisation's terrible. your organisation's terrible. let's. .. don't be your organisation's terrible. let's... don't be helmand province i'm not going to give you a question. you are fake news. go ahead. bbc news, that's another beauty! as far as buzz feed which is a failing pile of garbage. as you know you have a running war with the media. they are among the most dishonest human beings on earth. reporter: thank you very much, mr president. . where are you from? the bbc. here is another beauty. a good line. impartial, free and fair. yeah, sure. mr president... just like cnn, right? tomorrow they will say donald trump rants and raves at the press. i'm not ranting and raving, i'm telling you, you're dishonest people, but i'm not ranting and raving, i love this, i'm having a good time doing this. it's a refrain we've heard from president donald trump time and time again — when he's facing difficult

donald tusk says relations with the us remaina donald tusk says relations with the us remain a prioritynd that is despite some of trump's policies. mr task said the transpacific partnership remained a pillar of the free world. now, it is time for the week in parliament. hello there and welcome to the week in parliament — as mps take the first parliamentary step on the road to brexit. the ayes to the right — 498. the noes to the left — 114. so the ayes have it, the ayes have it. at prime minister's questions, jeremy corbyn demands theresa may retracts her invitation to donald trump to come to the uk and meet the queen. just what more does president trump have to do, before the prime minister will listen to the 1.8 million people who've already called for his state visit invitation to be withdrawn? but theresa may rejects that call, and says labour has nothing to offer the uk. he can lead a protest — i'm leading a country. and, in a debate on the damage done by drinking, a former minister talks about growing up as the son of an alcoholic. i know what it's like to feel that cold nausea, wh

that is the startling claim made by the president of the european council, donald tusk.n a letter to eu leaders, he told them to "use the change in the trade strategy of the us to the eu's advantage," saying washington's protectionist outlook was a chance to look elsewhere forfree trade deals. meanwhile, president trump's top trade adviser says germany is using a "grossly undervalued" euro to "exploit" the us and its eu partners. germany's angela merkel has rejected the suggestion, saying it has always encouraged the european central bank to be independent. the united states remains the single biggest economy in the world, worth more than $18 trillionin 2015. the european union's is second and closing the gap. with me is morris reid from the public strategy firm, mercury, who worked with both the clinton and 0bama administrations. good morning. a war of words. good morning. the eu and the us. not a good way to go. they feel they have to have it tough talk with donald trump. i think it is the opposite. i think they should be more engaging. the eu and the us have so much i

the president of the european council donald tusk wrote to eu member states saying: maastricht was intendedngenial environment for business with less uncertainty. it feels like a long time ago. andrew walker, bbc news. uncertainty over president trump's policies, rising us interest rates and slower growth in china, these are some of the factors in best as are some of the factors in best as are facing when it comes to where to put their money. but what should be the 2017 strategy? this is what the chief investment officer for credit suisse told me earlier. we're recommending investors look at their portfolios thematically. we think the infrastructure story globally is one that should be part ofa globally is one that should be part of a portfolio in the same way that emerging markets were in the nineteen nineties. it's been an under locked investment space for decades. and that is true in the us, in europe and across asia. the types of money and investment being spoken about now by multinationals is vast. the adb are recommending asia spend $1 trillion on investment by 2025. that is a huge am

tusks withare ivory engraved on it which he got for his 70th birthday. then you have a few things from throughout his career -- engravt which he got for here, we have a telephone that he received for his 35th year at the the i. as far as i know, when he got it, it sat on his desk throughout his career. badge he received for his 20th anniversary with the department of justice. hoover began working with the department of justice in 1917. this picture i got out as an indication of life. his two. weure of have several things in the collection with likenesses of his dog, including some that are carved to look like them. he loved his two dogs. this is where we keep some of our textiles. coat worn by big build every. he was a notoriously corrupt police chief. he was one of the tammany hall -- i don't know -- tammany hall guys. he would accept graft in order to get his way. interestingly, after teddy -- i guess youin could say he went back the other direction. capone's bullet-proof vest. capone -- many people know already but he was the biggest gangster in chica

. >> the european council had donald tusk tell eu leaders -- the only problem is the lack of unity. his comments gained after issuing letters to leaders where he warned against u.s. president trump, russian aggression, a more assertive china, and islamic extremism. a new migrant deal with libya to prevent more ways of african migrants from arriving in europe. our guest is a researcher at the , as welly in belgium as here in paris. thank you for speaking with us. libya is asking a state to retain migrants and camps that are in terrible condition. is this even realistic? clearly the deed with turkey if turkey is not a safe state, one could hardly believe media could be a safe state. prison forke an open migrants and refugees that suffer from torture, from rape and violence. it is not a country where migrants should be returned. they should open safe passages to the eu and agree on a equivalent policy so people would -- >> and older migrant deal, you just spoke with -- spoke about it. is that agreement in danger? dangeragreement is in because of the regegime presentd in turkey. deed wi

and then there is an ivory tusk with his likeness engraved on it that he got for his 70th birthday. not your typical birthday gift. but we also have a few things just from throughout his career. here we have a telephone that he received at the fbi for his 35th year as director of the fbi. as far as i know, from when he got it, it sat on his desk through his career. we also have a badge he received for his 20th anniversary with the department of justice. hoover actually began working at the department of justice in 1917. and then, finally, this picture i just got out as an indication of his personal life and some of the things we have, as far as that goes. this is a picture of his two dogs. he loved his dogs. we have several things in the collection with likenesses of his dogs, including some bookends carved to look like them. but he loved his two dogs. this is where we keep some of our textiles. here, we have a coat that worn big bill chief devery. he was a notoriously corrupt police chief. he was one of the tammany hall -- i don't know -- tammany hall guys. so he would accept graft

leaders and the president, including donald tusk, saying that this is one of the main threats to the e.u. theresa may was hoping to present herself as somewhat of a bridge between the u.s. and the you however cut -- and e.u. lithuanians are say we do not need a bridge, we just need to send tweets to the u.s. president. so they are dismissing that idea. theresa may was hoping for thee message of reassurance, that the u.s. was on board with nato, maybe pushing other e.u. countries to up their spending. much track this message will get remains to be seen. francois fillon is saying who really knows what -- francois hollande is saying who really knows what president trump will do? their messages very much what the e.u. needs now, to take this as an opportunity to become more independent in terms of security and trade, and indeed when it comes to the environment. fory: thank you very much that. next we crossesed, where for a third straight night, thousands of people rallied in the capital and other cities across the country. they want the government to resign after it weakened a key corrup

is a live look at a press conference he's holding right now with european council president donald tusk. reassuring european and middle eastern parterns about the u-s's committment to the european union and nato. pence voiced the administration's strong support for nato. pence returns to dc tonight. this comes - as president trump makes his way back to washington this morning. the president spent the weekend in florida - rallying his supporters and causing confusing around the world. his baffling claim about sweden forced the whtie house to issue a clarification. abc's elizabeth hur is in new york with more. 1:30 -1:36 1:38 -1:50 trt 1:51 soc and another protest of president trump - overnight the houses of parliament in london became the backdrop for this large projection reading "say no to trump". today the british parliament will debate whether to rescind trump's invitation for a state visit. nearly two-million britons have signed a petition calling for the invitation to be withdrawn. a counter petition garnered 300-thousand signatures. developing now.. a 76-year-old woman is charged

tusk: mr. vice president, dear friends, let me first of all thank you for this meeting.

the vice president also met in brussels with the president of the tusk -- vice president tusk of thencil of european union and nato secretary -- the nato secretary general. as a candidate for office president trump called attention repeatedly to the fact that for too long many of our other nato allies have not been sharing the financial burden. the president looks forward to working closely with nato to advance our shared object is, a strong nato means a safer world. the united states looks forward to working with our partners in naturo to achieve just that. looking ahead to the president's upcoming schedule, tomorrow he will meet with secretary of state tillerson, fresh off his trip to germany for the g-20 foreign minister summit. they'll discuss the president's foreign policy agenda and the secretary's upcoming trip to mexico. thursday morning he will have a listening session regarding job creation and the manufacturing sector with ceos and business leaders from different industries. on friday he will deliver remarks to the conservative political action conference and we are just o

we've had the president of the european council, donald tusk, including the new american administrationthreat to the ideologicalfuture of the eu, along with russia and so—called islamic state as well. given that theresa may is fresh from her trip to the united states and she has brought a message to the nato members of the eu that they need to pay up, how is that likely to have gone down given the context of britain wanting to leave the eu? theresa may no longer has the idea of explaining how britain extra case itself. downing street says that theresa may said she went in with a new offering that she went in with a new offering that she could be the bridge builder with donald trump given that she was the first one to see him and get his commitment, that he said he's100% behind nato, given that some weeks ago he said in an interview that he felt it was "obsolete". she says there is good news from our interview in some respects, and in 20 minutes she will explain that meeting she had with other leaders but she will also ask them to dig into their pockets when it comes to nato spending, th

donald tusk is saying we are on the same side, this is the message donald trump wants to give. press conference questionsjust allowed any press conference questions just yet. allowed any press conference questionsjust yet. he allowed any press conference questions just yet. he gave a brief statement, in an hour, in the nato headquarters in brussels, he'll allow for questions then and you bet you that he'll be asked about the swedish question, let alone from the swedish question, let alone from the swedish ambassador to the eu, the swedish ambassador to the eu, the swedish embassy in the us tweeting saying they would like to be able to offer more advice about life in sweden. it's 6. a0 in washington at the moment, donald trump is up already at the moment and reading about sweden. he said give the public a break, the fake media trying to say things are working out beautiful — not. his take is that he's getting a backlash for the comments of this apparent incident in sweden the other night which turned out to be something on the tv on fox news and he's making clear that he believe

the president of the european council that brings all the members together as heads of state, donal tusknge in washington puts the european union in a difficult situation with the new administration. seeming to put into question the last 70 years of american foreign policy." the chief brexit negotiator guy verhofstadt told a thinktank in london, chatham house, injanuary, on a trip to washington after the election, "every europenan i met in the us had only one conclusion which is that the eu has fewer friends than ever in the usa today." this week, the eu's trade commissioner cecilia malmstrom attacked donald trump's protectionist policies of trade and migration, saying, there we go. the one thing that is clear is, for the first time since this was an issue, the white house is run by someone who is basically hostile to the eu. that is a total change from any previous administration. how should the eu handle this? well, i think it is very important that we try and get some kind of workable relationship, but not one where the eu and we will talk about britain as well, where we are in a supp

implementing many different issues or measures, and we signed a joint declaration between president tusk, president juncker, and me in warsaw, and we are now following up on implementing that. we are working closer on hybrid, on cyber, on addressing how to build the capacity in our neighborhood and how to stabilize our neighborhood are areas where we are working together with the european union. and i think actually the nato-eu cooperation is even more important now because we lives in times with turmoil and unpredictability and then we need a strong cooperation between nato and the european union and i welcome the very strong u.s. support for that approach. >> next question ken thomas from the associated press. mr. thomas: thank you mister vice president. i wanted to ask about the dismissal of general flynn recently. did you feel like you were misled by members of the trump administration, or were you frustrated that you were left out of the loop on this situation, and what assurances have you received from president trump that something like this will not happen again? out of the loop

develop the eu's special relationship with america after brexit, but the eu council president donald tuskan develop helpful, and i have no doubt... i have no doubt after today's discussions, what theresa may said, i have no doubt we can feel some kind of solidarity. but the summit host warned the eu would fight its own corner if necessary against president trump. we cannot stay silent where there are principles involved. and, as in any good relationship, we will have and we will speak very clearly where we think those principles are being trampled on. just now the moods almost amicable. eu leaders took a boat ride together today, but hard negotiations to come will decide how far britain stays aboard with europe's future, or whether the uk will chart its own course alone. stay with us on bbc world news — still to come: worsening fighting in eastern ukraine between government forces and russian backed rebels — we meet the civilians trapped in the middle. a royal marine commando from northern ireland has pleaded guilty to hoarding explosives and making bombs. 31—year—old ciaran maxwell was a

donald trump's united states has become donald tusk, the president of the european union's most powerful body. >> we cannot surrender to those who want to weaken or invalidate the transatlantic bond, without which global order and peace cannot survive. >> reporter: what frightens the e.u. is president trump's support for the british to leave, expressed to prime minister theresa may, and for other countries to follow. that and his perceived lack of commitment to nato and now the refugee ban. >> this action is inhumane. it's racist. and it's immoral. >> hear, hear. >> reporter: his unpopularity is expressed in parliament. >> the wretched, bigoted man. >> reporter: and the petition calling for the president's state visit to be canceled has picked up over 1.7 million signatures. demonstration, angry words in parliament, petition, condemn nations from foreign leaders, the travel ban has driven yet another wedge between donald trump and the european allies. >> donald trump has got to go. >> reporter: and the fear is there is more to come. mark phillips, cbs news, london. while americans are de

develop the eu‘s special relationship with america after brexit, but the eu council president donald tusker today‘s discussions, what theresa may said, i have no doubt we can feel some kind of solidarity. but the summit host warned the eu would fight its own corner if necessary against president trump. we cannot stay silent where there are principles involved. and, as in any good relationship, we will have and we will speak very clearly where we think those principles are being trampled on. just now the mood‘s almost amicable. eu leaders took a boat ride together today, but hard negotiations to come will decide how far britain stays aboard with europe‘s future, or whether the uk will chart its own course alone. the energy firm npower is raising its electricity and gas prices by an average of 10% — one of the largest rises by a "big six" energy supplierfor years. the decision has been brought into question by the energy regulator 0fgem, which has called on npower to justify the price hike to its customers. npower has blamed a rise in wholesale costs. thousands of romanians have gathered in

develop the eu's special relationship with america after brexit, but the eu council president donald tuske for theresa may and britain. the uk inside or outside europe, can develop helpful, and i have no doubt... i have no doubt after today's discussions, what theresa may said, i have no doubt we can feel some kind of solidarity. but the summit host warned the eu would fight its own corner if necessary against president trump. we cannot stay silent where there are principles involved. and, as in any good relationship, we will have and we will speak very clearly where we think those principles are being trampled on. just now the moods almost amicable. eu leaders took a boat ride together today, but hard negotiations to come will decide how far britain stays aboard with europe's future, or whether the uk will chart its own course alone. john pienaar, bbc news, malta. damian grammaticas is in malta this evening. are you getting a sense that eu leaders are united against the threat of brexit and the announcements from president trump? i think it is fair to say that. eu leaders, from what i wa

that is the startling claim made by the president of the european council donald tusk. to "use the change in the trade strategy of the us to the eu's advantage," saying washington's protectionist outlook was a chance to look elsewhere forfree trade deals. meanwhile, president trump's top trade adviser says germany is using a "grossly undervalued" euro to "exploit" the us and its eu partners. germany's angela merkel has rejected the suggestion, saying it has always encouraged the european central bank to be independent. we will be getting an expert view on the spat emerging between the us and the spat emerging between the us and the eu. it has been an interesting year. apple and other companies coming out with results. the un security council is worried about the dangerous deterioration in ukraine. government troops and russian backed rebels have been fighting for the past three days, with both sides blaming each other for the conflict. thousands of people have been left without electricity and water in freezing temperatures. ukraine's easterly region knew hardship befor

earlier we had a press conference between donald tusk, president of the european council and the vicehey were both exchanging warm words and you heard vice president pens recommitting america to making sure that the transatlantic relationship is strong. but also donald tusk saying this is an important moment for both continents to practice what they preach and that is a real sign that they are still worried here, there is a difference between the rhetoric on one hand and what in particular donald trump really thinks. and how important is this visit in terms of establishing relations and building bridges?” think everybody and it is important to start talking. but you have issues such as russia which are clearly going to cause problems behind the scenes. on the one hand you have vice president mike pence saying that he was going to hold russia are accountable for enforcing the ceasefire in the ukraine, on the other hand you had him pointing out that donald trump does want to find new ground with president putin. i think that will still worry many behind closed doors here, because they a

donald tusk at the head of european council, he said he was surprised at the voices coming from the white listen to mike pence. similar, perhaps come when he goes elsewhere in brussels, to the nato headquarters, to meet the nato leaders where they will be a civil message to say that we are onside and when it comes to the ukraine we will urge them to stick to the minsk agreement when it comes to the minsk agreement when it comes to russia, so the words are there, but i think when you listen to those on the size, the former ambassador the united states to the eu, he said he congratulated the vice president but he said there has been such hostility from the american president that he wanted to see actions as well as deeds. thanks for joining us. iraqi forces are continuing their advance into mosul — iraq's second biggest city — after launching a major attack yesterday to remove islamic state fighters from their last major stronghold in the country. the progress of the operation has been slowed because of huge improvised explosive devices that the is militants have placed along the route. 0ur