that's because their fight against the islamic state is really about creating their own state.‘s fighters are so close they can hear is in the building across the street. for the kurds this is more than a war. it's a revolution. and it's attracting its share of idealistic outsiders. there's a million ways to die here. it's notjust on the front. there's no front line. it's a huge space of war, that is like, even though it seems peaceful here, anything can happen. kimi taylor is a former maths student. she is originally from blackburn in the north of england. she left behind a life of activism at home to come to syria to fight islamic state. what are the biggest worries, the biggest threats? on the moving front, where we are moving to take more space, it's snipers, there's mines everywhere and snipers everywhere. are you scared? no. there's something bigger than me. it's for people here. it's for women here and women in the middle east, and even maybe potentially the world. in a conservative society this feminist revolution faces internal opposition too. but this is a movement th

their success against islamic state has come thanks, in no small part, to battle from the united statess have quietly pilled up a presence on the ground, providing weapons, training and firepower. this command and the units are on the western front. it isa units are on the western front. it is a tight squeeze inside a home—made truck with a couple of her fighters driving towards the centre of raqqa —— built. it's a posted be surrounded inside the city. —— islamic state are supposed to be surrounded. but islamic state have dug tunnels and they frequently pep-up dug tunnels and they frequently pop—up when you don't expect them. " p0p pop—up when you don't expect them. “ p0p up- pop—up when you don't expect them. —— pop up. these fighters are coming up —— pop up. these fighters are coming up against islamic state snipers in all of the streets around here. other than that, they've got drones, suicide car bombs. this is going to bea suicide car bombs. this is going to be a very, very hard fight into the centre of raqqa. inching their way into the city, house by house. some fighters are so cl

neither west is aware to fight islamic state and the islamic militants we have to fight them either asnk the opportunity is open and they hope the west will seize this chance to build the damaged areas and prove to the iraqis that the west is on their side, not only using them to defeat al-qaeda or isis. let's talk now to hanan razek from bbc arabic. thank you for being with us. this is an important day. high important? it isa an important day. high important? it is a massive boost for the iraqi forces and the prime minister, haider al—abadi, and also a massive boost in the fight against the so—called islamic state. mosul used to be the second—largest city in iraq. it was the biggest city they could capture in the country. now they are defeated in this city there will have two retreats to some rule, small areas and times. it means the victory against islamic state is imminent in the whole of the region, not just imminent in the whole of the region, notjust in iraq. i suppose it is ha rd to notjust in iraq. i suppose it is hard to think of many advantages of them in control of mosul, bu

what does a city do when islamic state is gone?nd extreme violence has been driven out? islamic state showed off a modest version of this funfair two yea rs modest version of this funfair two years ago. it is no longer a place of the gander. a year after the militants left, the people of this troubled city are back, just beginning to unwind. but the scars are everywhere. this nine—year—old was caught in an explosion three yea rs was caught in an explosion three years ago. he lost a leg and is still suffering. his grandmother worries about his hand. yes, we can say that islamic state is finished, but we are still afraid. for myself, i always feel fear inside me. this morning, there was an explosion. i lost it. when i came to, i was on the couch, shaking. falluja has barely known a day of peace in 1a yea rs. barely known a day of peace in 1a years. the americans fought bitter battles here. when they left, the government in baghdad stood sectarian divisions and islamic state took advantage. when the government finally regained control

the recapture of mosul will not mark the end of the war against islamic state. elsewhere in iraq and syria. in the last couple of hours, the us military says coalition forces in syria have breached the wall surrounding the old city of raqqa as they move in to re—take the city from the islamic state group. the strike on the rafiqah wall occurred after fighters reclaimed parts of the city that the terrorist group had seized late last week. is seized raqqa in early 2014 and established its headquarters there, but most of the city has now been liberated. rachel is here with all the business news. it's the fourth ofjuly and while americans will be taking the day off to mark independence day, the republicans and democrats will have differing views on whether the state of the country's economy gives cause for celebration. the self—styled ceo president wants america to grow by 3% a year — a level not seen for over a decade. with growth currently atjust1.6%, how exactly does he plan on doing it? central to his plan is the renegotiation of us trade deals. the trump admini

. which is the heartland of the so-called islamic state.close to pushing islamic state com pletely close to pushing islamic state completely out of its other major stronghold, the strategic city of mosul. it has taken the soldiers here almost eight months to reach this point, with just here almost eight months to reach this point, withjust a handful of militants fighting on in a tiny corner of the city. the caliphate proclaimed by is like the —— by islamist ada goth lodge area of syria and iraq three years ago is almost at an end but with pockets of territory elsewhere, the militants will still pose a threat —— by islamic state. richard galpin, bbc news. there have been angry exchanges in the european parliament after the president of the european commission called it "ridiculous". jean—claude juncker was attending a debate with the maltese prime minister, joseph muscat, to mark the end of malta's presidency of the eu. mrjuncker complained that only a low number of meps had turned up. from strasbourg, adam fleming reports. the maltese prime

more if westill be did dismantle the islamic state. i am drawn to a recent study on u.s.ikelihood that homegrown violent extremism will experience recidivism. they mention many cases in the report and we need to take this to heart. there will be recidivism in terms of the people who return to radicalization. that means the likelihood of still more individuals acting on their own. i'm still not in love with the term loan wolves. it sort of makes them out to be big and powerful and maybe even honorable. they are not really wolves at all. if they are truly lone wolves, they have broken from the pack and have no connective tissue which i would argue would have to include inspiration and that definitely exists. or problem of loan offenders loan attackers is very real. while the israelis have done some really interesting and effective work in being able to mine social media postings, not everyone is posting on the social media. even they are, we are not always able especially in a country the size of the united states compared to israel, abl

falluja one year after being retaken from islamic state.reenland's melting ice fuels fears of catastrophic climate change. we have a special report. only a very small portion of this ice sheet has to melt to raise sea levels and put people in danger. president trump's son—in—law and advisor, jared kushner, has denied any collusion with russia in last year's american election. he's the first member of the president's inner circle to have been questioned by a congressional committee on the matter. speaking after giving evidence, he said he had been completely transparent. our north america editor, jon sopel, reports from washington. jared kushner, the husband of ivanka, the son—in—law of the president, and the closest confidante of donald trump to find himself in the crosshairs of the sprawling russia investigation. reporter: mr kushner! a man who is normally found studiously avoiding the limelight today found himself uncomfortably the centre of attention. after giving evidence to the senate intelligence committee behind closed doors, he retu

response from the us, saying the report is offensive to people who risk their lives to rid mosul of islamic statementioned, the weapons being used, the number of civilians in a small area, makes it closer to be believable. rather than the opposite. the problem is, the united states has to react like this. there are two ways to put any case of a war crime are two ways to put any case of a warcrime in are two ways to put any case of a war crime in front of the icc. whether the security council takes the whole thing to the general prosecutor or general prosecutors ta ke prosecutor or general prosecutors take the whole thing on his own or her own in front of the icc, it could amount to be catastrophic for the american army, coalition and individuals who can be taken up cases. victory has been declared — but what's the true reality of the situation on the ground in mosul? according to the un, some 3000 civilians remain trapped and sporadic fighting has persisted. the bbc‘s basheer al zaidi filed this report from a rooftop in mosul. as you'll see — coalition bombing continues. the people of mosul are c

reporter: a city in ruins and on the cusp of being freed from the islamic state group.his is what remains of mosul's old city. once the jihadist stronghold, the very place where the group declared their caliphate three years ago, there are now only a few hundred islamic state fighters left. iraqi officials said they should be able to declare victory by the end of the week. >> [speaking in foreign language] >> [translating] now we are almost 450 meters from the tigris river. this is the i.s.'s group lastt hideaway. reporter: the final push to take iraq's second city is proving difficult. booby-trapapped buildings and densely populated winding streets, suicide bombers hiding as fleeing civilians. men, women, and children are asked to undress as they escape to make sure they are not carrying suicide belts. said sevenials have women gave himself up on monday alone -- blew themselves up on monday alone. >> [speaking in foreign language] >> reporter -- [translating] this is an able and cowardly attempt to inflict the greatest number of losses on civilians and security forces.

that is that most soul has been liberated from so—called islamic state. as if the fighting is over? know, from our perspective, at the moment we are still receiving patients who are severely injured after being trapped in the middle of a broken country, where they went through horace. they have gone through bombardments and suicide attacks. people baby who we re suicide attacks. people baby who were injured several days ago by a mortar or an were injured several days ago by a mortaroran airstrike were injured several days ago by a mortar or an air strike and if you have not been able to access health care. we are seeing live pictures coming out of most soul. we understand the iraqi prime minister is on his way. after the declaration that comes the practicality of clearing up and one of the most important elements of that is the work you and your colleagues are doing in terms of medical treatment. what sort of number of people are you having to deal with, and what are the facilities like? we are one of the two hospitals in the west pa rt of the two hospita

iman and her husband left tunisia for raqqa, the so—called islamic state stronghold. send them to her. iman, i'm just wondering if you saw other videos, videos of beheadings, of them burning people alive? were you not put off by that? how did you think that was proper islam? but she says when they arrived it wasn't what they expected. iman's husband is now in a kurdish—run prison outside raqqa. it's hard to determine whether the women who escaped are all victims. at some point they were all part of the so—called islamic state. iman's son was born in raqqa. now she's hoping he'll grow up as far away from the islamic state as she can take him. do you think they'll take you back easily and how do you expect them to believe you or forgive you when you've been part of the so—called islamic state? these children know nothing but life under the islamic state. for now they and their mothers are stuck between a caliphate they fled and homelands that may not want them back. shaimaa khalil bbc news. stay with us. coming up, india has revved up taxes on hybrid cars. we'll be seein

iman and her husband left tunisia for raqqa, the so—called islamic state stronghold. mic life. i had many questions and i managed to send them to her. i'm just wondering if you saw other videos, videos of beheadings, of them burning people alive? were you not put off by that? how did you think that was proper islam? but she says when they arrived it wasn't what they expected. iman‘s husband is now in a kurdish—run prison outside raqqa. it's hard to determine whether the women who escaped are all victims. at some point they were all part of the so—called islamic state. iman‘s son was born in raqqa. now she's hoping he'll grow up as far away from the islamic state as she can take him. do you think they'll take you back easily and how do you expect them to believe you or forgive you when you've been part of the so—called islamic state? these children know nothing but life under the islamic state. for now they and their mothers are stuck between a caliphate they fled and homelands that may not want them back. shaimaa khalil, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to com

it was being used by islamic state fighters. says that he spoke to his brother on this phone while he was trapped somewhere under the rubble. and then, he stopped answering. all they find here is decaying corpses. it's a similar story everywhere they go. while that was happening, the iraqi prime minister was en route to mosul to declare the liberation of the city. he arrived draped with an iraqi flag and surrounded by troops who spent the last nine months trying to wrestle the city from is control, in the toughest of battles. even this morning there was the sound of gunfire, the children so used to it, they don't even flinch. this territory up there is still under islamic state control, a small parcel of land. families are making their way through any way they can to safety. and as you can see, they're pretty desperate. it's hard to celebrate freedom from is when you have just been fighting to survive. these families say they have little food or water. they've left behind loved ones under rubble. many will carry the scars of thi

so—called islamic state raid on poverty and people's frustration so—called islamic state prayed on povertye this. three years on, the poverty is still evident and so too the frustration of the people here. those should be warning signs for the government in baghdad. not everyone has returned to the city. we travel out into the desert to find the people nobody wants back. in dismal camps, and uncertain future for the families of those suspected of playing along with islamic state. this man's family stayed in this room suburb under isis rule, only fleeing during the fighting last year. they've all been cleared to return, but they can't. it is not clear why. it could be jealous neighbours, tribal politics or a vengeful militia. translation: we find the man in charge in the town. and said, if you have any proof that my sons were involved with islamic state, that they dressed like them, or carried a kalashnikovs then we are ready to slaughter them. the war against so—called islamic state is being won, slowly and at great civilian cost. but the challenges that come in its wake are immense. if fa

it was being used by islamic state fighters.to his brother on this phone, while he was trapped somewhere under the rubble. and then he stopped answering. all they find here is decaying corpses. it's a similar story everywhere they go. while that was happening, the iraqi prime minister was en route to mosul to declare the liberation of the city. he arrived draped with an iraqi flag and surrounded by troops, who spent the last nine months trying to wrestle the city from is control in the toughest of battles. even this morning, there was still the sound of gunfire. the children so used it they don't even flinch. this territoryjust up there still under is control, just a small parcel of land. families are making their way through any way they can, to safety. and as you can see, they are pretty desperate. it's hard to celebrate freedom from is when you've just been fighting to survive. these families said they had little food or water. they have left behind loved ones under rubble. many will carry the scars of this battle for the res

so what happens next to islamic state?y, what ambassador jeffrey, what happens ambassadorjeffrey, what happens to islamic state fighters, both from iraq and syria, who haven't been ca ptu red iraq and syria, who haven't been captured or killed? there will be some. there will be some. a few will try to generate a gorilla campaign against whatever the authorities are in iraq and particularly syria. we saw visinia rack in 2010, 2011. there weren't saw visinia rack in 2010, 2011. there we ren't many saw visinia rack in 2010, 2011. there weren't many but they can strike from time to time. there will be very stringent controls on letting these people back to their homes. there already are in places like tunisia. what would your advice be to the trump administration and the coalition forces in the region, to try to make sure that isis 2.0 doesn't re—emerge? to try to make sure that isis 2.0 doesn't re-emerge? that is a really great question and it is what people are focused on. this is a huge victory we are seeing unfold in mosul

even the zionists did not do what the so—called islamic state did to us.ll stuck in the midst of war and it is not easy. the road is filled with various dangers. a war plane hit a target a few metres from us. as more progress is made, civilians are starting to come out. this woman in fighting at us in. translation: my in fighting at us in. translation: my son died, not even on the battlefield. she is crying over the loss of her son, whose body is still lying inside the house. he was killed by a bombardment of the street. his mother could not bury him until now. i cannot stop weeping over the body of my poor son. she asks the iraqi forces to help her ta ke asks the iraqi forces to help her take his body and bury him in a decent manner. the houses here are packed with many families, and almost all have been destroyed. a mortar shell landed here yesterday. the fighters tried to heal the girl's rooms. there has been no medical equipment here for weeks. she survived but her grandmother didn't, after shrapnel hit her in the heart, killing her immediately. they w

it is the heart of the so-called islamic state. reporter: to the east iraqi troops are very close to pushing the islamic state completely out of the other major stronghold, the strategic city of mosel. -- city of mosul. it has taken eight months to reach at this point with a handful of militants fighting in a tiny corner of the city. 's claims are almost at an end. with pockets of territory elsewhere the militants will still pose a threat. i.s. on the back foot in syria and iraq. the first visit to israel by an indian prime minister. expanding the relationship between the two countries. he hopes to transform the economic ties and build a robust security partnership. trump is attending july 4 celebrations at the white house this evening. worries far from home will demand his attention this week. he is off to the g 20 summit in germany where he will meet vladimir putin for the first time. ron christie is a former advisor for george w. bush. big weektie, this is a for the president. that crucial meeting with vladimir putin. do you exp

is the last remaining stronghold of so called islamic state. the offensive is led thousands to flee the city. treating the medicines families. the bbc shama honey other spoken with my* winds being held on the outskirts of the city. they came from different parts of the world with one name. to join the self proclaimed caliphate. now they've escaped. and are being held by the kurdish forces in northern syria. i love. him and her husband left tennessee of four o'clock. the so called islamic state stronghold. an associate of zone of the net gift that i scanned the. but the studio at first i'm a nasty stomach and then she'd gift it comes out on that. i submissive got out. he wanted to be a fighter. she says she wanted to live a proper islamic life. i had many questions. and i managed to send them to her. even i'm just wondering if you saw other videos videos of beheadings of. them burning people alive were you not put off by that she muttered puts you job tunis gifts yeah because those costs set up. a bottle into the hey i'm a thieves and put us in

found guilty of inviting support for islamic state.en silenced. coming up at six o'clock on breakfast — all the day's news and business. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us warns north korea it is prepared to use military action after its new missle test. president trump is in europe to discuss what happens next at the g20 summit of world leaders. the g20 leaders will also have to address the divisions emerging at the united nations over the best way to respond. both china and russia have ruled out any military action. the chairman of the iraq inquiry, sirjohn chilcot, tells the bbc tony blair was not straight with the nation and the inquiry about his decisions in the run up to the iraq war. heavy rain and overflowing rivers in the southern japan have forced almost 400,000 people to leave their homes. emergency teams have been deployed to help people trapped by flood waters. now it is time for our newspaper review. what's making headlines around the world ? the straits times reports the united states and south korea have put

you mean so—called islamic state?perating in a country which is in conflict. including four women who are raped, to give them counselling and therapy. you mean in areas held by so—called islamic state?” and therapy. you mean in areas held by so-called islamic state? i don't know what our islamic state controlled areas, but rebel held groups. they might be. they might be. so you have no problem working with so—called islamic state but we know they have been selling sexual slaves... know they have been selling sexual slaves. . . we know they have been selling sexual slaves... we are not endorsing the group. what we are saying is those displaced women, girls and young boys, they need education. the torment they go through. how do you operate in practice in such areas? areas that might be controlled by is or the syrian government? difference between us and other organisations is... these people operate within the context of their country. we are not interested in providing and supporting emergency or disaster situations,

and for the consequences that followed islamic states didn't appear from nowhere islamic state resembles the taliban which was formed by the american administration to oppose the soviet authorities during the war in afghanistan just across the syrian border i sill is also on its way to defeat as a battlefield force with russia backing the assad government salmi against the rate of terrorist groups a russian presence in syria has been routinely criticized by many western powers maliki though sees russia's involvement in a very different light. without the russian stance the whole region would have crumbled the map would have looked totally different without russia's approach to the syrian problem which differs from america's syria regime would have followed that would have energized the terrorists led to a change map of the region and it would have led to baghdad's fall. i was arsal seemingly on its last legs all eyes are on what's next for iraq and despite a string of military victories for government forces the battle for a united country is far from over well if the split between the s

iman and her husband left tunisia for raqqa, the so—called islamic state stronghold. many questions and i managed to send them to her. iman, i'm just wondering if you saw other videos, videos of beheadings, of them burning people alive? were you not put off by that? how did you think that was proper islam? but she says when they arrived it wasn't what they expected. iman‘s husband is now in a kurdish—run prison outside raqqa. it's hard to determine whether the women who escaped are all victims. at some point they were all part of the so—called islamic state. iman‘s son was born in raqqa. now she's hoping he'll grow up as far away from the islamic state as she can take him. do you think they'll take you back easily and how do you expect them to believe you or forgive you when you've been part of the so—called islamic state? these children know nothing but life under the islamic state. for now they and their mothers are stuck between a caliphate they fled and homelands that may not want them back. shaimaa khalil bbc news. britain's adam peaty has had an extraordinary day

she had gone to the so—called islamic state to marry a fighter that.aking progress. syria is on the brink of collapse as well. when that happens, what will happen to all these people? these people who have british passports as well. this is of great concern to the security services here, because there is a quote from the senior source who says there is an awful lot of people we have found who will never be coming home again. our number—1 preferences to get them on trial. we don't think that's possible, we use disruption techniques. depriving people of passports? exactly. trying to control the situation that is very ha rd to control the situation that is very hard to control. it will only get worse. the momentum seems to be against the islamic state, as they continue to lose territory in syria. she talks in this interview, it's remarkable, her hardships on morale. fighters and their wives spoke about leaving, most wanted to go she said, but they did not know how. more and more people, wanting to go back to germany, britain is not alone in confronting th

pressure on the islamic state in raqqa cranks up.ked by the us have breached a wall surrounding the old city. this is a hugely symbolic city for is. it's in the north of syria and in 2014 islamic state declared it the capital of its caliphate. it is incredibly difficult to assess the presence is has in raqqa at the moment. we think in the region of 2,500 is fighters are in raqqa as well as 100,000 civilians who are trapped. rasha qandeel from bbc arabic talked to me about the significance of the old city in the overall campaign for raqqa. it is basically as if it is a seed around the city and a few days ago, the sdf said they were surrounding the sdf said they were surrounding the city by taking control of this old, it is like a pavement really, it is not really high, but it is very old. basically what happened todayis very old. basically what happened today is a breach and it has been backed up by the coalition forces by targeting two small pass, 25 metres each, in this seed, to be able to assist the sdf to take control of what surr

in raqqa has been breached by allies of the us led coalition as they advance against so—called islamic stateand to mark america's independence day we will take you to meet the presidents, 43 of them, in one small corner of virginia. welcome to 100 days plus. i'm christian fraser in london. katty kay is off today. 30 minutes. that is how long it would take for an inter—continental ballistic missile to reach la from north korea. there is no consensus on how far pyongyang has advanced in developing such a weapon. 0r whether they have the capability to arm it with a nuclear warhead. but some experts suggests the type of missile they have just tested might already be able to reach alaska, and with further refinement could put the major cities in the united states within reach. that, says donald trump, will never happen. but how will they stop kim jung un, a man who is seemingly immune to any form of deterrent. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. this is the moment that north korea says it became a major power. the launch of a missile that it claims can reach across continents and

think that the coalition needs to focus there in particular i wouldn't go so far as to say that islamic state is very much a fluid threat and we're going to react to it wherever it go so we've seen in the public state uptick in the northern side i area as well i wouldn't be surprised if it more isis fighters had also to living out of it remains to be seen how after they will be in afghanistan or in yemen so basically the international coalition really because the p.m.'s fall it's not entirely clear where you know isis fighters will gravitate at this point and do we have any idea as to where the fighters who survived in mosul where have they gone have you seen any of these fighters trying to integrate themselves back into everyday normal life in europe are here in the states or do you see them joining other groups or trying to stay with isis elsewhere. all of the above i don't think there is one sort of modal you know avenue of islamic state i think that celtic will remain they might continue to call themselves the sky they might be involved in attacks in mosul or they might leave mosul and co

he told us the husky forty islamic state militants were killed in the u.s. operation eight civilians were injured another eight killed including women and children well according to witnesses the strike hit a funeral procession several of the survivors are now being treated at a local hospital video agency about we managed to speak to some of them. i heard shots then a jet fired a largely sorrow it leveled five rooms to ground some people were killed and injured later i fainted when i opened my eyes i found myself in hospital. we were sitting in their own together and suddenly i had the must have been pardoned to fall of the witch and i was injured. u.s. military has confirmed the strike took place but said it wasn't aware of any civilian casualties while the u.n. mission has promised an investigation into the allegations. that should jihadists are trying to return home as islamic state news is ground that story and will right after this break. lead. our. lives. call the feeling of freedom. every the world should experience. and you'll get the old the old. t

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iraq's prime minister declares a quote total victory in mosul over the self-proclaimed islamic state after rocky forces take full control of the city and armed k.k.k. rally against the removal of a confederate statue in charlottesville virginia over the weekend we have a full report from the ground. good afternoon it is monday july tenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm on your part until you're watching r.t. america and we begin today as the unit goes shaded cease fire in southwest syria went into effect sunday just ahead of the new peace talks resuming in geneva today all prior attempts for a ceasefire in the areas war zone have failed however as artie's natasha's sweet explains the agreement between president donald trump and russian president vladimir putin at the g twenty last week may lead to new beginnings and that's right on to an international cease fire across three provinces in southwest syria went into effect noon local time as you mentioned and according to the syrian observatory for human rights there has been only sporadic activity of violence but not enough to hinder th

so—called islamic state appears to be on the back foot. in iraq they've lost mosul.r victory todayis lost mosul. translation: our victory today is a victory against darkness, against brutality and against terrorism. in syria, us backed forces are closing in on raqqa, but this is not the end of the battle. there are a number of isis fighters still left in iraq that'll have to be defeated before we've won the war. meetings are planned in washington this week to stop victory is turning to defeat and chaos. so what happens next? -- victories. evenif what happens next? -- victories. even if is do lose the cities it doesn't mean they're defeated. the group could go underground, which could create a new set of problems. one of the first questions diplomats will want to know is what will be done to rebuild after is? there's worry that if power—sharing is handled badly, more people might become is converts. there's concern that as is pull out, iran will be able to increase its influence. much of ozil, mosul is in ruins with no water and electricity and more than a million hav

say they're battling to clear the last pockets of resistance among militants of the so—called islamic stateenfell tower fire, london mayor sadiq khan promises firefighters all the equipment they'd need — after claims there was no tall ladder for the first 30 minutes. labour leaderjeremy corbyn addresses one of europe's biggest trade union events — he says he wants to call time on austerity. and pride in london gets under way. tens of thousands of people march through the capital — marking 50 years since homosexuality was decriminalised in england and wales. and mixed emotions for the lions as they draw their test series with the all blacks — more on that in sportsday in half an hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump says he expects "a very powerful" trade deal with the uk, to be completed "very quickly". speaking at the 620 summit in hamburg, he also talked about the special relationship between america and britain, and said his planned visit to the uk would go ahead. this report from hamburg, by our deputy political editor, john pienaar, contains some flash photography

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their battle to retake mosul from the group calling itself islamic state started in october last yearades along the way, but today, the iraqi security forces were firing their weapons in celebration, claiming victory over their enemy. translation: this joy has been achieved by the sacrifices of our martyrs and the blood of our wounded heroes. god willing, may happiness prevail in iraq. after nearly nine months of brutal street—to—street fighting, these iraqi security forces believe they have defeated is in the city that was once their stronghold, but there are still pockets of resistance, the occasional sound of gunfire. but look everywhere around you and you will see that pretty much every building has been damaged or destroyed. if this is victory, it's come at a cost. no—one yet knows how many civilians have lost their lives in this city, it's still a fight for survival. translation: hunger, thirst and fear of aerial bombing. we lived in a cellar. look at this! our house fell on top of us. the extremist rule may be coming to an end, but they are by no means finished in iraq. let's t