3 she became the first playerfrom latvia to reach a major final. 0n playerfrom latvia to reach a majorinal. on her first day of her 20s, 0ster banco came of age. and in the other semi—final the 2014 finalist simona halep is playing second seed karolina pliskova. halep was in control of the opening set after winning an early break, and clinched it with a minimum of fuss. before this year, pliskova, who's from the czech republic, had never gone past the second round at roland garros. but she won the second set to level and take the match into a decider. looks like simona halep is running away with it, she leads 4—1. world number one gordon reid lost his quarter—final in the wheelchair men's singles with a straight—sets defeat by argentina's gustavo fernandez, the man who beat him in last year's final. andy murray is attempting to reach his second final in a row at roland garros when he plays stan wawrinka in the semi—finals tomorrow — the swiss is the man murray beat at the same stage last year. murray has been improving round by round after a year spent battling injury, illness and a lo

crusaders from northern ireland are up against latvia fk liepaja.lsh side, connah's quay nomads, will play hjk helsinki. bangor city are at danish club lyngby in the first leg of the first round and northern ireland side coleraine are at haugesund. in hockey‘s world league, scotland's men were beaten by pakistan this afternoon. scotland took the lead in the match, wei adams with the strike. that was as good as it got, it ended 3—1, and they are bottom of pool b. but scotland could still qualify for the quarter finals if they beat canada in their next game. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. almost exactly a year from britain voted to leave the european union, david davis has been in brussels. he has done speaking to journalists following a day of talks. both sides have agreed on the timetable. they spoke about the single market and leaving the customs union. nothing has changed. we have the lancaster house speech, the two white papers, the article 50 f. all backed up by a manifesto. so it is th

reporter: whether it is in mexico, latvia, or kenya, german companies doing business abroad failed topect human rights. that is the conclusion of a new study in germany. it names and shames big companies including this energy group and the ksw banking group. images like these anger environmental rights activists. a village located next door to a local fire plant in south africa. it has high levels of sulfur. efforts to install desulfurization has failed. this is no isolated case. the german watch for 11 energy products in which 11 energy companies are involved, replete interfering with human rights. documented included threats made to activists ranging from death to others. they were talking about activities that damage the environment. i take a toll on human health. environmental degradation robs people of the means to earn a living. the companies under fire denied the accusations, but unlike france or the netherlands, germany has no law that forbids companies from doing business with foreign partners who violate human rights -- abroad. nothing will be available until 2020 at the ear

and come tot latvia. ibya. take a taxi into libya. [indiscernible] it's your hometown, your city. quentin: this is home now. drops are widespread, dotting the monotony and the wounds of young fighters. the islamic state is waiting for the right moment and the right recruit. >> making sure they don't go down that path. to do with they do, there are people that are looking for young lads to blow themselves up. they are going to find them and convince them and make them do and do and do. quentin: he was once good friends with manchester bomber , salman abedi, but they chose different sides in the war. they have not seen each other in five years. the fighting changed both men. >> i have been in war over three years. i have seen so much blood. i would not go blow myself up. quentin: but life here is warped. mohammed was filmed probably desecrating i.s. corpses. -- proudly desecrating i.s. corpses. on instagram, tell me what happened, why did you shoot those bodies? >> it is wrong. what can i say? i do regret it, but they deserved to die. they deserved to die because they killed so many

being lead nations for battle groups in poland and latvia. think the important message we are sending with these battle groups is that europe and north america are standing together, and that is the best way to preserve the peace in europe. >> you just practiced what could happen if russia came across this border. russia will be practicing to do exactly that in september. how worried are you something could go wrong? that russia may not even mean to come across? that there could be accidents, an escalation beyond what you can predict? >> increased military activity, including more exercises close to our borders and the nee undes the need for transparency. therefore, nato continues to call on russia to respect the vienna document, which established rules for international inspection and observation of military exercises. we will monitor and follow that excise very closely. one of the reasons why we are increasing our military esence in this part of europe is that we have seen over the years a pattern by russia. more exercises. more investments

for some countries, israel, latvia comes to mind, the answer is self-evident. countries that face a clear and immediate existential challenge know they need to spend on military and foreign policy and they know why. for a few lucky countries like canada and the united states, that feel protected by geography and good neighbors, the answer is less obvious. indeed you could easily imagine a canadian view that says, we are safe on our continent and we have things to do at home. so let's turn inward. let's say canada first. ere's why that would be wrong. first, though no foreign adversary is poised to invade s, we do face clear challenges , climate change is by definition a shared manner affecter every single person on this planet. -- factor -- manner affecting every single person on this planet. natural disasters threaten us as well. not least because these catastrophes spawn globally destabilizing mass migrations. as an example, the dictatorship in north korea, crimes against humanity in syria, the monstrous extremism of dashe and expansionism -- daiish and expan

i mean of things have changed in europe because of the dissolution of the it was latvia you remember all those was the question about the future when a the was asked and the question that you're asking me was asked in the sense that should we also have a decide they're going to count is with little military capacity and then they do this kushal went on for years that in the end the decision which has been taken is that if there are these the political will of any specific independent garment dorrit you're going to show. it will be anywhere useful for the country and for the alliance also for the country because that would imply for the country in question perhaps you are have you have wanted a reminder maybe it would be good to have some reforms because a lot of facts don't belong into a large international got is there. i don't think this is going to change nature of late on in. you know nato to get out today though is a county ok but here's another example nato promised governments in ukraine and other acts soviet countries eventually membership. but when a confrontation with russi

a thrilling three set encounter was won by an unseeded 20 year old from latvia.n a match at the french open before but she is the new roland garros champion after beating the third seed, simon halep. adam wild reports. in paris, this would always be a day of firsts. jelena ostapenko had never played simon halep before and neither had ever won a grand slam. ostapenko of them had never won any title before. unseeded, but also unfazed. a style of tennis that is all or nothing. astonishing power, but for every magnificent, unplayable winner, there was an error as well and it was those well and it was those that helped halep to the first set. how would the young latvian cover? well, three down in the second set, it did not look good. questions over her temperament were answered in the most thrilling way. bludgeoning winner after winner, roaring back to take the match to a deciding third set. the french crowd now with a new—found favourite, this was her moment. fittingly, it was another brilliant winner that won it. and on a day of firsts in paris, there is a feeling t

the brexit secretary has been to italy, spain, poland and latvia as a warm up act.t her proposals as to what happens to the millions of eu citizens living in britain and the brits abroad in other european countries. theresa may has said she wants to make a generous offer. i understand no european union citizen living in britain will be asked to leave. there will be clashes over the details. when will the new rules apply? what will be the cut—off date? third of all, who will be in charge? in this building, the brussels establishment is adamant the european courts will be in charge of the new system. for the british government, it is a red line that only british courts can do the business. it is only one of the first aspects in all the complicated negotiations that lie ahead. the population of the uk has seen its sharpest annual increase in nearly 70 years. the office for national statistics says from june 2015 to june 2016 the population rose by 538,000 people. that takes the total estimated population of the uk to more than 65.6 million. it's thought the change has

lithuania, latvia, ireland, italy... alphabetical order going that way...gdom? and there it is. ironically, seeing as we're talking about brexit, right next to the european union flag. i guess after the uk leaves, the european union, this flag will be taken out of this cupboard. i don't where it's going to go. the eu didn't know where it was going after the brexit vote. it was already reeling from the migration and euro crises and the rise of eurosceptics, like france's marine le pen. 12 months on, and it feels really different here. there's a new eu self—confidence in the air. and why? well, a lid has been put on the migrant crisis, and we have seen the eurosceptics squashed the polls, notably in france. as for the shock of brexit, farfrom ripping the eu apart, it's given normally bickering european countries into each other‘s arms, forming a united front. for now at least. what about how the eu now views the uk? has to changed ? there has been utter astonishment since the general election at the disarray in the uk. and they believe this chaos in british p

but when we say that most probably one of our neighbors was concerned, so we also know this was not latvia or finland. >> and that leaves russia. >> yes, i mean, the evidence, indirect evidence, clearly shows in that direction. >> would it be reasonable to think it was anybody else but russia? would it make sense? >> that wouldn't make sense. >> after carrying out increasingly bold cyber attacks across europe, including here in estonia, russia's president vladimir putin turns his country's attention to its biggest target yet. the u.s. and the 2016 presidential election. >>> coming up, how the hackers tricked the democratic party. >> it was a reasonably realistic e-mail. it looked fairly legitimate. >> and the trail of evidence leading right back to russia. now you drive 300to be fmiles to watch this. yes, nice pop toss! flag dancing? we've been there. and with free hot breakfast and a warm welcome, we'll be there for you. hampton by hilton. finding the best hotel price is now a safe bet. because tripadvisor searches over 200 booking sites - so you save up to 30% on the hotel you want. lock

the brexit secretary has been to italy, spain, poland and latvia as a warm up act. 27 eu leaders is pretty optimistic, upbeat and buoyant, and that is a combination of things. first, the presence of the emmanuel macron, seen as presence of the emmanuel macron, seen as the bright new hope, someone who managed to win an election convincingly by giving a really pro—european message, so there is that. they also feel they have made substantive that. they also feel they have made su bsta ntive process that. they also feel they have made substantive process on substantive issues, such as defence. the 27 today agreed to a new permanent cooperation mechanism on defence and will spend the next three months looking at criteria for what sort of joint missions they could cooperate on, and there will be a new european defence fund which will streamline the process of developing and buying new equipment. jean—claude juncker made the point that eu nations have around 19 different types of tang, and a us only has one. he says that will make things more efficient. —— of tank. theresa

ostapenko, 20-year-old from latvia, unseeded, won her first career grand slam title. >>> for the greateste plant ever. boom! the porta-potty facial. as for the race, tapwrit on the outside with jose ortiz caught the irish war cry. tapwrit, who finished sixth in the kentucky derby, won the belmont stakes. the final of the three-race triple crown trilogy, as we like to say. i turn to you. you like the ponies? >> i do. i think it's in my blood. my grandmother would go to delmar and all that. >> and pick the winners? >> she did. she said don't go for the favorites. i followed with that. >> thanks. >>> coming up in the next half hour, she was held captive for months by a serial killer. now dramatic new video of the moment investigators set her free. >>> plus, a warning to parents ahead of the summer swimming season. the heartbroken family that learned too late about the dangers of drowning on dry land. beyond. >>> his portrayal of the caped crusader shot to fame. we look back on actor adam west's work as batman and beyond. ♪ it's america's best sales event at nissan the fastest-growing auto br

>> these countries, estonia, latvia, poland, they joined nato because they wanted to see the u.s. remain strong in europe. and so, yes, they're all wondering what is going on, and is this a mistake, are these opening legitimators from this new administration, and increasingly the president did you notice buy into this concept that we should be allied with countries in europe such that if they're at war, we will be at war. these are trying times, extremely dangerous times for the nato alliance. >> peter, physically we saw the president give the mont negro man a physical manifestation. now we're learning about the enormous omission in the speech. do you think speaking of back channels there are people talking to their friends, career state department, to career diplomats in these countries and their power structures to say what mattis has said in the last 24 hours, be patient with us? >> yeah. i'm certain that's probably the case. i'm sorry the career diplomats are saying don't get too worked up about this. of course the united states subscribes to our treaty obligations. it's been

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lithuania, latvia. it's about what does mr. putin think, that's deterrence.t has been second half undermined because they're talking about the very concept we want the russians to believe, that we will all work together. >> well, and the key thing here is the president leaving out, refusing to say that the very core of nato, what it's all about, an attack on one nato member will be considered an attack on all. that's the red bheetieating hea nato that's kept the peace for well over half a century. i'm reminded that when president trump does these things, it's inexplicable to me. he's not dumb as dirt, despite some of the things he does. he has some intelligence. but nato took a long time to build and in a paraphrase of sam ray burn, anybody can knock down a barn. it takes a real carpenter to build one. here we had something built and president trump is tearing it down. and smiling are the russians and putin and the chinese. they love this. >> the vice president is reaffirming america's commitment or this administration's commitment to nato. is he trying to cl

we know that the baltic republics, estonia, latvia, lithuania, have been subject of cyber intrusions.ally believed it comes from russia. i'm sure there are others as well. really by contrast around the world we've seen thousands of attacks on commercial enterprises. i think a lot of them by russia, china, iran, north korea, there are a lot of culprits out there but we need to know more exactly what was intended here and really what the appropriate response ought to be. melissa: what would nato do if they banned together say this is war, we'll do something about it, what does that mean? >> i think this goes to an important conceptual point. take as hypothetical, that is a nato member is the subject of a russian cyberattack. say the facts on this are clear so there is no dispute about that. if it is intended as we judge it to be the equivalent of a military attack i think article v is properly invoked but i don't think the nato response should be limited to a corresponding cyberattack. one way to create structures of he deterrents that dissuade russia or others from conducting cyber att

i have a conference i'm leading monday in latvia, there will be delegations coming from 27 countries dealing with terrorism finance. experts are coming in from the government, the private sector. and to help them understand what we can do in a collaborative way to stop the advancement of their financial capacities. so there are measures that can be taken that can really diminish their actions. that's what they're about. >> both you and i have a lot to do with finance. the danger of seeing success on that front is losing track of the fact that most of the attacks we see these days are not carried out by isis or educated but they're inspired by. >> if there's any way we can disable, dismantle, harm major try terrorist groups, educated or islamic state, we can have an impact in terms of the outcomes. we're able to distract their capabilities. we need to focus on that. there's a tremendous amount of money that gets transferred through the international financial system to terrorist groups and we can prevent that. >> i hear you and agree with you on that. sir, we've run out of time, but i

that uncertainty as to whether we would defend latvia, lithuania, ukraine, allows moscow to make threats they did this morning against sweden saying they would take military action if they joined nato. >> anothernteresting thing, donald trump called kim jong-un a smart cookie. >> translator: as long as the law of the strong is in place, we'll see problems like the one in dprk. small countries see no other option to ensure their security than holding nuclear weapons. this is what abuse of power leads to. so he has painted north korea's weaponry as a symptom or, from u.s. belligerence. >> he is saying that everything that has happened since 1954, at the end of the second korean war, is a natural cause of what would happen with the united states coming up against a very small power. and that they would want to secure themselves. that to a certain extent is true. the question that it brings to mind is, what would russia do about this if north korea does a surface detonation of a five, ten, 20 kiloton weapon. if they really have it. or if they get icbm capacitiful are we going to see russia a

collectively, are cause for great concern, because if one of our allies were to be attacked like estonia, latvia, then the response they would think the trump administration would take, would be they would just not intervene. that really has me scared. >> aesha rasko on the response from the president's trip overseas? >> well, that was one of the major outcomes, that there's this concern on the part of nato because the president did not explicitly say that he supports article 5, where the commitment that, if one of our nato allies is attacked, that we will come to their defense. the fact that he didn't explicitly say that has raised concerns. there are reports that maybe this was intentional. now the white house has said that even though he didn't explicitly say it, he was there. his speech basically gave that sense that of course they're supporting article 5. they say it's not even a question. but because they did not say it, a lot of our allies are saying that that troubled them. >> paul singer, i know usa today followed this trip as well. >> and the closer you are to russia, the more concerne

i think that you all have been dealing with this, and it says here, in latvia has undertaken to defer russian muddling since it broke free. i think it goes back to what you just had said. they have been controlling their people by misinforming them, by basically not giving them the facts, giving them what they want them to know. when you all broke, when latvia broke in 1991, you were able at that time to set your people free by the truth. have you been able to -- have any insurgency into russia getting the truth in there, using their own weapons against them, their own networks against them? >> well, none of the governments that i know of have made a decision to do that. our civic society groups -- there are groups that try to do that and bring in the different tools that might be there. some of them, and i would argue in front of this committee, humor as awkward it might be, is one of the best tools i would suggest to penetrate the control system. we, in fact, recently produced a report on the humor as a tool of communication. in five hours since, we had a response from maria, and it

i just came back from latvia, and mostly members of the eu and they look at me like with shock, they didn't know that this even existed. when we get to latin america, we say, no, we don't. they don't cooperate. the iranians know that and they've been exploiting that for a long time, and i know when we look at the latin america part, i think we also have a legal challenge that lacked counter intelligent and it's a point of communication. it's become more prevalent, meaning that a bunch of networks are converging and how is that interpreted with our partners and friends in latin america? they hear the criminal part before they hear the terrorist part. oftentimes when we talk to folks in latin america they don't have a proper designation on terrorism the way we do in the united states. hezbollah does not exist as a terrorist organization in latin america. nobody designates it, in paraguay it might be a counterfeiting organization and they don't acknowledge that hezbollah is what they say they are and what we know them to be which is an international terrorist organization. there are int

at the administration's urging, others have stepped up their game, such as latvia, lithuania and romania. but others have farther to go. this resolution calls on nato members to meet these commitments while also reaffirming our commitment to nato and to the article 5 provision for collective defense. i urge my colleagues to join me in support of this resolution and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. engel: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of this measure and i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he may consume. mr. engel: let me start by thanking the leaders on both sides of the aisle who work to bridge this measure forward. speaker ryan and -- bring this measure forward. speaker ryan and ms. pelosi. the minority whip, mr. hoyer, and my friend from california, our chair of the committee on foreign affairs, ed royce. mr. speaker, nato has been the most effective alliance of the 20th a

when latvia broke in 1991, you were able at that time to set your people free by the truth. have you been able to -- have any insurgencey into russia getting the truth in there using their own weapons against them, their own networks against them? mr. sarts: well, none of the governments that i know of have . de a decision to do that there are society groups that the o do that and bring in different tools that might be there. some of them -- and i would argue in front of this committee -- humor as awkward as it might be is one of the best tools i would suggest penetrate the control system. in recently we produced a report on the humor as a tool of communication. we had a response from one and went on for whole months, including president of chechnya doing a video as a response to our research of humor. i think that tells you a story. so there are many ways you can get in. senator manchin: let me ask this question then. there's been reports -- it's open source that put ip was directly involved, -- putin was directly involved, was -- our intelligence basically said he was dire

the pole beaten by a rising star in the game, 19 year old yelena 0stapenko from latvia.en bouwman took the victory into tullins. the defending champion thinks his gap ofjust over a minute to the leader is too much to make up in the 23.5 kilometres today. great britain earned their first victory in the america's cup semi finals in the most dramatic circumstances yesterday. after losing a third race in a row to new zealand, they finally registered when their opponents dramatically capsized at the start of race 4. luckily all of their crew members were 0k. it leaves sir ben ainslie's crew 3—1 down in the best of nine playoffs. my my first thought was for the safety of the sailors on the boat and looking at the footage since, it is clear that there was a slight mist that —— misjudgement and admitted out of the water too much and went into an impressive pitch but i don't think anybody is passing criticism because these boats are so tough to sailand it can because these boats are so tough to sail and it can happen to anyone and asi sail and it can happen to anyone and as i sai