i am duncan golestani. 0ur the globe. i am duncan golestani. warns the influx of migrants is unsustainable, as european ministers meet for crisis talks. iraqi specialforces recapture more territory from so called state. but thousands of civilians remain trapped in mosul. president trump is accused of inciting violence against the media after he tweets a spoof video of himself wrestling. and the milestone stephen hawking thought he would never reach. 75th birthday celebrations for the physicist who overcame disability to become a science legend. when i was diagnosed at 21, i was told it would kill me in two

my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: a new witness to donald trump junior‘s meeting with a russian lawyer comes forward — a former soviet intelligence officer. a year after the nice terror attack, france remembers the 86 who were killed. as turkey marks the anniversary of last year's attempted coup, the government sacks another 7,000 civil servants. and the families taking part in an international trial to find a way of treating dementia. hello and welcome to bbc news — i'm duncan golestani. a former soviet intelligence officer has revealed that he was present when donald trump's eldest son met a russian lawyer — during last year's presidential campaign. donald trump junior attended the meeting in new york injune last year after being promised information about hillary clinton. the lobbyist, rinat akhmetshin — who's now a us citizen — denies having current links with russian intelligence. the bbc‘s david willis has more. and mr akhmetshin is, as you mentioned, a former officer in the soviet military, a m

hello and welcome to bbc news — i'm duncan golestani. former soviet intelligence officer has revealed that he was present when donald trump's eldest son met a russian lawyer — during last year's presidential campaign. donald trump junior attended the meeting in new york injune last year after being promised information about hillary clinton. the lobbyist — rinat akhmetshin — who's now a us citizen — denies having current links with russian intelligence. the bbc‘s david willis has more. and mr akhmetshin is, as you mentioned, a former officer in the soviet military, a man who was trained in counterintelligence, but who denies being involved in counterintelligence at the moment. he is actually a russian lobbyist and joint us citizen. but we didn't know until now that he was present at that meeting at trump tower lastjune, that controversial meeting which also involved, as well as donald trumer, donald trump's son, his son—in—law, jared kushner, and also his campaign director at the time, paul manafort. the big question is — this meeting wa

my name is duncan golestani.new witness to donald trump junior‘s meeting with a russian lawyer comes forward — a former soviet intelligence officer. a year after the nice terror attack, france remembers the 86 who were killed. as turkey marks the anniversary of last year's attempted coup, the government sacks another 7,000 civil servants. and the families taking part in an international trial to find a way of treating dementia.

i am duncan golestani. our top stories: a new wave of arrivals from north africa — italy warns the influx of migrants is unsustainable, as european ministers meet for crisis talks. iraqi special forces recapture more territory from so—called islamic state, but thousands of civilians remain trapped in mosul. president trump is accused of inciting violence against the media after he tweets a spoof video of himself wrestling. and the milestone stephen hawking thought he would never reach — 75th birthday celebrations for the physicist who transcended disability to become a science legend. hello. french, german and italian interior ministers have been holding talks with senior eu officials, in paris, to work out a joint strategy for dealing with italy's growing migrant crisis. so far this year, more than 83,000 people have been rescued in the mediterranean, and taken to italy, while attempting to cross from libya. that's up almost 20% on last year. a source close to the talks told the afp news agency that the me

my name is duncan golestani.of occupation by so—called islamic state. back from the g20 summit, president trump says he would like to set up a joint cyber security unit with russia. another ceasefire comes into force in south—western syria. but, after so many failures, will this one hold 7 and more than 100,000 people take to the streets of istanbul, a show of defiance against turkey's president.

i'm duncan golestani. a shooting. nine people including two children are found dead in the back of a truck in texas — police say they were victims of people trafficking. a major cleanup operation gets under way on new zealand's south after a major flood. and the world's first floating wind farm takes to the seas off the coast of scotland.

my name is duncan golestani. injail — us football star oj simpson is granted early release from his thirty—three year prison sentence for armed robbery. the political crisis in venezuela continues — one person is killed during street protests in support —— three people are killed during street protests in support of a nation—wide strike. chester bennington — the lead singer of us rock group linkin park — dies in an apparent suicide. and digging up dali — one of the greatest surrealist painters — salvador dali's body is exhumed in a paternity case.

i'm duncan golestani.as a new voice takes over white house communications. as the saudi—led coalition continues military operations in yemen, the country faces a massive epidemic of cholera. pockets of famine are growing, cholera is spreading, and civil servants, like the doctors and nurses, here, haven't received a salary in over ten months. the palestinian president freezes ties with israel as three palestinians are shot dead and three israelis killed in an outbreak of violence. the victim of an armed robbery in which oj simpson was jailed tells us why he thought the former football star should be freed.

my name is duncan golestani.esidents trump and putin meet for the first time at the g20 summit. there was plenty of disagreement between the pair on alleged election interference but progress on syria as a new ceasefire is agreed. warning over president maduro's constitutional changes in venezuela — church leaders say it will turn the country into a military dictatorship. and preparations for a controversial exhibition in switzerland that could include works looted by the nazis.

i'm duncan golestani.rg as presidents trump and putin meet for the first time at the g20 summit. there was plenty of disagreement between the pair on alleged election interference but progress on syria as a new ceasefire is agreed. a warning over president maduro's constitutional changes in venezuela — church leaders say it will turn the country into a military dictatorship. and preparations for a controversial exhibition in switzerland that could include works looted by the nazis. hello and welcome to bbc world news.

my name is duncan golestani. ended with world leaders failing to bridge the divide over climate change. president trump called it a "wonderful success". after two days of violent protests, hamburg starts to recover from the havoc caused by demonstrators at the summit. edging closer to victory in mosul, some iraqi government forces begin celebrating the defeat of so—called islamic state. still searching for survivors after heavy rains and floods in southern japan — 16 people are dead and dozens stranded.

my name is duncan golestani.world leaders failing to bridge the divide over climate change — president trump called it a "wonderful success". after two days of violent protests — hamburg starts to recover from the havoc caused by demonstrators at the summit. edging closer to victory in mosul — some iraqi government forces begin celebrating the defeat of so—called islamic state.

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: no consensus on climate change at the end of the g20. his policies — world leaders back plans to cope with global warming. after two days of violent protests — hamburg starts to recover from the havoc caused by demonstrators at the summit. edging closer to victory in mosul — some iraqi government forces begin celebrating the defeat of so—called islamic state. still searching for survivors after heavy rains and floods in southern japan — 16 people are dead — and dozens stranded. all backgrounds, all persuasions, all colours of the rainbow — tens of thousands join london's gay pride parade.

my name is duncan golestani. rally for turkey's president, consolidating power a year after the attempted coup. tony blair says britain could win concessions on immigration and stay in the european union. tributes are paid to the iranian mathematician who was the first woman to win the world's top prize in maths. in tennis, garbine muguruza is the new wimbledon women's singles champion after beating venus williams in straight sets.

i'm duncan golestani.ess to donald trump junior‘s meeting with a russian lawyer comes forward, a former soviet intelligence officer. as turkey marks the anniversary of last year's attempted coup, the government sacks another 7,000 civil servants. a year after the nice terror attack — france remembers the 86 who were killed. and the families taking part in an international trial to find a way of treating dementia.

i'm duncan golestani.onsolidating power a year after the attempted coup. tony blair says britain could win concessions on immigration — and stay in the european union. thousands march through hong kong to mark the death of chinese dissident and nobel peace prize winner, liu xiaobao. in tennis, garbine muguruza is the new wimbledon women's singles champion after beating venus williams in straight sets. good morning. turkey's president, recep tayyip erdogan,

i'm duncan golestani. 0ur top stories: as the saudi—led coalition continues military operations in yemenets of famine are growing, cholera is spreading, and civil servants, like the doctors and nurses, here, haven't received a salary in over ten months. president trump's spokesman quits as a new voice takes over white house communications. the palestinian president freezes ties with israel as three palestinians are shot dead and three israelis killed in an outbreak of violence.

my name is duncan golestani.hot dead and three injured while waiting to vote in an unofficial referendum on venezuela's constitution. horsemeat scandal — police in spain accuse an organised crime group of trading meat across europe that's unfit for humans. swiss tennis star roger federer makes history by taking a record eighth wimbledon single's men's title. and for all you time lord fans — time to meet the first actress to take on the role of doctor who.

my name is duncan golestani.rence during face to face talks between presidents trump and putin at the g20 summit in hamburg. but the two leaders did agree on a ceasefire in south—western but the two leaders did agree on a ceasefire in south—western syria due to come into force on sunday. the roman catholic church in venezuela warns of a military dictatorship if president nicolas maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution goes ahead. crunch time for the british and irish lions, can they claim their first series victory against new zealand since 1971?

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: president trump's spokesman quits as a new voice takes over white house communications. as the saudi—led coalition continues military operations in yemen, the country faces a massive epidemic of cholera. pockets of famine are growing, cholera is spreading, and civil servants, like the doctors and nurses, here, haven't received a salary in over ten months. the palestinian president freezes ties with israel as three palestinians are shot dead and three israelis killed in an outbreak of violence. the victim of an armed robbery in which oj simpson was jailed tells us why he thought the former football star should be freed. hello. welcome to the programme. one of the most recognisable faces at the white house, the president's press secretary, sean spicer, has resigned. spicer, who became known for his rocky relationship with journalists, reportedly quit in protest over an organisational shake—up by mr trump. but in his first interview since resigning, mr spicer insisted he

my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: iraq's prime minister says mosul has been liberated, ending three years of occupation by so—called islamic state. back from the 620 summit, president trump says he'd like to set up a joint cyber security unit with russia. more than 100,000 people take to the streets of istanbul, a show of defiance against turkey's president. a state of emergency in canada as hundreds of wildfires sweep across british columbia. and the church of modern art. contemporary sculpture comes to chester's ancient cathedral. hello and welcome to the programme. the iraqi government says the city of mosul has been liberated from so—called islamic state, three years after it was first occupied by the extremists. the second largest city in iraq was where is declared its caliphate in 2014. since then, its grip on territory, seen here in red, has been gradually reduced in iraq and in syria. in the last nine months its been targeted in mosul by the iraqi army, backed by us and coalition air strikes,

i'm duncan golestani. these are the top stories: the 620 summit has ended with world leaders failing to bridge the divide over climate change. president trump called it a "wonderful success". after two days of violent protests, hamburg starts to recover from the havoc caused by demonstrators at the summit. edging closer to victory in mosul — some iraqi government forces begin celebrating the defeat of so—called islamic state. still searching for survivors after heavy rains and floods in southern japan. 16 people are dead and dozens stranded. and canada declares a state of emergency as 180 wildfires put more pressure on emergency teams in british columbia. hello and welcome to the programme. the 620 summit has drawn to a close in germany with donald trump claiming victories on trade and climate change. in a joint statement the other 19 world leaders, they did acknowledge america's isolated commitment to coal and some trade tariffs but they all renewed their pledges to the paris climate change agreement and

my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: a woman is shot dead and three injured while waiting to vote in an unofficial referendum on venezuela's constitution. horsemeat scandal — police in spain accuse an organised crime group of trading meat across europe that's unfit for humans. swiss tennis star roger federer makes history by taking a record eighth wimbledon single‘s men's title. and for all you time lord fans — time to meet the first actress to take on the role of doctor who. one person has been shot dead and three others have been injured while waiting to cast their vote in an unofficial referendum in venezuela. this video is believed to show people rushing away from the scene where armed men on motorbikes opened fire at voters outside a polling station, just outside caracas. the vote was organised by the opposition — against government plans to rewrite the constitution. president nicolas maduro has dismissed it all as meaningless. katy watson reports from a polling station outside the country, in sao p

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: as the saudi—led coalition continues military operations in yemen, the country faces a massive epidemic of cholera. pockets of famine are growing, cholera is spreading, and civil servants, like the doctors and nurses, here, haven't received a salary in over ten months. president trump's spokesman quits as a new voice takes over white house communications. the palestinian president freezes ties with israel as three palestinians are shot dead and three israelis killed in an outbreak of violence. hello. welcome to the programme. an ongoing cholera epidemic which is sweeping war—ravaged yemen is believed to be the "largest ever recorded" in a single year. injust three months since the outbreak started, there have been more than 360,000 suspected cases. yemen has become a breeding ground for the disease after two years of a devastating civil war that has split the country between a saudi—led government coalition and iran—backed houthi rebels. few communities have been left

my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: america and russia disagree on what was said about us election interference during face to face talks between presidents trump and putin at the 620 summit in hamburg. but the two leaders did agree on a ceasefire in south—western but the two leaders did agree on a ceasefire in south—western syria due to come into force on sunday. the roman catholic church in venezuela warns of a military dictatorship if president nicolas maduro‘s plan to rewrite the constitution goes ahead. crunch time for the british and irish lions, can they claim their first series victory against new zealand since 1971? hello and welcome to bbc world news. it was the meeting the world had waited for. butjust hours after donald trump and vladimir putin met face to face at the 620 summit in germany, the two sides can't quite agree on exactly what was said. the russians claim their denial of any interference in the us election was accepted by mr trump. but that's not how the americans see it. our nort

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: the israeli embassy injordan is in lockdown after two people are killed in a shooting. nine people including two children are found dead in the back of a truck in texas — police say they were victims of people trafficking. a major cleanup operation gets under way on new zealand's south after a major flood. and the world's first floating wind farm takes to the seas off the coast of scotland. twojordanians are believed to have died and one other person injured after a shooting at the israeli embassy in jordan. the building, in the capital, amman, has been sealed off. greg dawson reports. the entire embassy compound was evacuated and on lockdown after the shooting. so far israel is refusing to comment on what happened here. police in amman have been talking. they say in an man, apparently working for a furniture company, entered the complex shortly before gunfire was heard. they do have confirmed that two jordanians were killed, and two men injured, one of them in israel

i'm duncan golestani.e divide over climate change. president trump called it a "wonderful success". after two days of violent protests, hamburg starts to recover from the havoc caused by demonstrators at the summit. edging closer to victory in mosul — some iraqi government forces begin celebrating the defeat of so—called islamic state. still searching for survivors after heavy rains and floods in southern japan. 16 people are dead and dozens stranded. and canada declares a state of emergency as 180 wildfires put more pressure on emergency teams in british columbia.

my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: after nine years injail — us football star oj simpson is granted early release from his thirty—three year prison sentence for armed robbery. the political crisis in venezuela continues — one person is killed during street protests in support —— three people are killed during street protests in support of a nation—wide strike. chester bennington — the lead singer of us rock group linkin park — dies in an apparent suicide. and digging up dali — one of the greatest surrealist painters — salvador dali's body is exhumed in a paternity case. after nine years spent in a jail in nevada, one time american sports legend oj simpson has just learned he will be released early from a 33 year sentence for armed robbery. it was an earlier case, when he was accused and then acquitted of murdering his ex wife and herfriend that turned him from an all—american hero to one of the most divisive figures in the country. it was the trial of the century. 0.1. it was the trial of the century.

my name is duncan golestani.ributes are paid to the iranian mathematician who was the first woman to win the world‘s top prize in maths. thousands march through hong kong to mark the death of chinese dissident and nobel peace prize winner, liu xiaobao. turkey‘s president, recep tayyip erdogan, has addressed flag—waving supporters at mass rallies in ankara and istanbul, marking a year since the failed military coup.

my name is duncan golestani.ter the nice truck attack, france remembers the 86 who were killed. after a sharp rise in acid attacks in london, the government says it is considering tightening the law. as turkey marks the anniversary of last year‘s attempted coup, the government sacks another 7000 civil servants.

my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: a huge rally for turkey's president, consolidating power a year after the attempted coup. tony blair says britain could win concessions on immigration and stay in the european union. tributes are paid to the iranian mathematician who was the first woman to win the world's top prize in maths. in tennis, garbine muguruza is the new wimbledon women's singles champion after beating venus williams in straight sets. turkey's president, recep tayyip erdogan, has addressed a mass rally to mark a year since the failed military coup. tens of thousands watched him speak at a bridge in istanbul, where 3a people died in a battle with renegade troops. president erdogan said the defeat of the plot was a victory for democracy. he told the crowds that the suspects on trial should wear orange jump suits, like those worn by guantanamo bay detainees. mark lowen reports. they returned to where the nightmare began. seized by the tanks a year ago, it is now renamed 15 july martyrs bridge, t

my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: at least nine people have died after being trapped in the back of a truck in texas — police say they were victims of people trafficking. the israeli embassy injordan is in lockdown after two people are killed in a shooting. a major clean—up operation gets under way on new zealand's south island after some of the region's worst floods on record. and the world's first floating wind farm takes to the seas off the coast of scotland. a ninth person has died after what immigration officials in the us state of texas say was a people—smuggling operation gone wrong. around thirty others had been locked in the back of a truck in the city of san antonio in sweltering heat — without water or air conditioning. earlier, i spoke to guillermo contreras. he's a senior reporter with san antonio express—news. i asked him what was the state of the people that were pulled out of the truck alive. well, last we heard many of them are in critical condition suffering from heat exhaustion, deh

i'm duncan golestani.president consolidating power a year after the attempted coup. tony blair says britain could win concessions on immigration and stay in the european union. thousands march through hong kong to mark the death of chinese dissident and nobel peace prize winner, liu xiaobo. turkey's president, recep tayyip erdogan, has addressed a mass rally to mark a year since the failed military coup.

my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: a new witness to donald trumer‘s meeting with a russian lawyer comes forward — a former soviet intelligence officer. a year after the nice truck attack, france remembers the 86 who were killed. after a sharp rise in acid attacks in london, the government says it is considering tightening the law. as turkey marks the anniversary of last yea r‘s as turkey marks the anniversary of last year's attempted coup, the government sacks another 7000 civil servants. the alleged links between donald trump's administration and russia have taken a new turn, with claims that a former soviet intelligence officer met with mr trump's son donald jr during the campaign. this is the man being identified as having been part of the meeting. he is rinat akhmetshin, now an american citizen working as a lobbyist. he says he was present when mr trumer met a russian lawyer, but mr akhmetshin denies having any links now with russian intelligence. donald jr didn't mention him when he confirmed he h

my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: the 620 summit has ended with world leaders failing to bridge the divide over climate change — president trump called it a "wonderful success". after two days of violent protests — hamburg starts to recover from the havoc caused by demonstrators at the summit. edging closer to victory in mosul — some iraqi government forces begin celebrating the defeat of so—called islamic state. hello and welcome to the programme: the 620 summit has drawn to a close in germany, with donald trump claiming victories on trade and climate change. in a joint statement the other 19 world leaders, did acknowledge america's isolated commitment to coal, and some trade tariffs. but, they all renewed their pledges to the paris climate change agreement, and to promoting free trade. our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins reports from hamburg. the first 620 summit for donald trump was never going to be easy for the leaders of the world's other major economies. dealing with an american preside

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: violence and looting on the streets of hamburg as presidents trump and putin meet for the first time at the 620 summit. there was plenty of disagreement between the pair on alleged election interference but progress on syria as a new ceasefire is agreed. a warning over president maduro‘s constitutional changes in venezuela — church leaders say it will turn the country into a military dictatorship. and preparations for a controversial exhibition in switzerland that could include works looted by the nazis. hello and welcome to bbc world news. it was the meeting the world had waited for. butjust hours after donald trump and vladimir putin met face—to—face at the 620 summit in germany, the two sides can't quite agree on exactly what was said. the russians claim their denial of any interference in the us election was accepted by mr trump. but that's not how the americans see it. our north america editorjon sopel reports from hamburg. it's hard to overstate the significance

my name is duncan golestani.imate change. president trump called it a "wonderful success". after two days of violent protests, hamburg starts to recover from the havoc caused by demonstrators at the summit. edging closer to victory in mosul, some iraqi government forces begin celebrating the defeat of so—called islamic state. hello and welcome to the programme.

i am duncan golestani.rns the influx of migrants is unsustainable, as european ministers meet for crisis talks. iraqi special forces recapture more territory from so—called islamic state, but thousands of civilians remain trapped in mosul. president trump is accused of inciting violence against the media after he tweets a spoof video of himself wrestling. and the milestone stephen hawking thought he would never reach — 75th birthday celebrations for the physicist who overcame disability to become a science legend. when i was diagnosed at 21, i was told it would kill me in two or three years.

hello and welcome to bbc news — i'm duncan golestani. donald trump's eldest son met a russian lawyer — during last year's presidential campaign. donald trump junior attended the meeting in new york injune last year after being promised information about hillary clinton. the lobbyist — rinat akhmetshin — who's now a us citizen — denies having current links with russian intelligence. the bbc‘s david willis has more. and mr akhmetshin is, as you mentioned, a former officer in the soviet military, a man who was trained in counterintelligence, but who denies being involved