donald trump speech in his visit to saudi arabia, there seems to be some cognitive dissonance, doesn't macrism chastise iran ina macris make you see him chastise iran in a country that is not democratic, and get iran hasjust had democratic elections and elected a moderate. it certainly deserves a lot of criticism. but to stand in riau, which does not know what elections are, and criticise iranians, and incidentally, the iranians, and incidentally, the iranians have now in three times in a row opted for the most moderate candidate on the ballot in three elections in a row. —— riyadh. not a lot of european countries can even brag about that. to do so for riyadh is the maximum amount of hypocrisy we have seen so far. unfortunately, this actually only benefits the hardliners in iran. because it is easy for them to dismiss valid criticism against the human rights record, when it is going for an administration that is this hypocritical. so why is the trump administration aligning itself so strongly with saudi arabia and try to isolate iran in the way that it is? if it isjust up to donald trump, it

at a news conference in the city where some 606 -- some 1600 french soldiers are based, president macri said he will -- president macron said france will continue to shoulder this battle while other countries have a place to play as well. >> germany is investing more than enough in military. this is like walking with germany can make us more efficient when soldiers lives cannot be saved. macron speaking there. the french army is deployed in several regions across south africa. we take a closer look. infranch intervened in mali january 2013 at the request of the president of mali. jihadists drive out in the country's north and keep them from marching on the capital. france carried out dozens of airstrikes on islamist positions and deployed up to 3500 soldiers. major cities were liberated within a week and french president francois hollande received a hero's welcome on his visit to timbuktu. >> what you what to say to the president? >> he is a national hero. thank you so much. >> i want to say thank you to the french president. thank you for what you did for mali. maliance's intervention

andrew tye macris and south—east, it could be heavy. it may mist us and move to the east.we will see cooleraircoming in week, it looks as though we will see cooler air coming in from the atlantic. that will mean that things will freshen up and we will see some sunshine and also some showers. that it.

at the end of next week, with members including president trump, president macri and others, under the presidency of -- that g7 summit will take place. leaders sharing universal values will strengthen unity and solidarity and endeavored to elucidate the path the world ought to follow. based on my experience as chair last year and pat summitt, i am keen to contribute to the deliberation. thank you for your very kind attention. [applause] >> thank you very much, prime minister. you talked a lot about the economic -- japan's economy and economic relations. i want to ask you a couple of questions, if i may, especially on the international economic picture. you have had a chance to meet twice with president trump since he was elected president. by all accounts, you struck up a good relationship, played golf with him, i think, at mar-a-lago. you're not going to tell us who won. but you obviously started up a good relationship, and you have talked about the importance of the u.s.-japan relationship. but you were not able to persuade him to back off his campaign promise to withdraw the united

president macri also met with you and secretary-general.morrow with the european council president. before announcing the new french -- cabinet. increasing concern in blom after north korea's missile launch last week u.s. officials say it could. travel 2800 miles, easily within the range of the u.s. territory. guam is a key u.s. military hub in the pacific. former fbi director james comey says president trump asked him to shut down the probe into former national security adviser michael flynn. this is according to "the new york times." some breaking news for you. global news powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in countries.20 i'm alisa parenti and this is bloomberg. it is just after 5:30 p.m. here in washington, 7:30 wednesday morning in sydney. we are joined by paul allen. reporter: good morning. looks like a fairly subdued today around the region. asx futures only up by just a single point. keep an eye on bhp this morning, the world's biggest miner. the ceo says the company would consider further sales of the u.s. shale ass

french president macri and is holding meetings with businesses and union organizations to discuss reformingarkets. he pledged to reform the labor markets during his campaign. french unemployment has hovered around 10% four years. former ethiopian minister of health has been elected as the next director general of the world health organization. he is the first african task to leave the health agency. heath exceeds china's margaret chan, who held the post for 10 years. the nfl has moved the 2021 super bowl from let tampa bay. the move comes after delays pushed the opening of a $2.6 billion football stadium in inglewood, california. news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. just after 5:30 p.m. tuesday in in sydney. 7:30 a.m. we are joined by paul allen with a look at the markets. the asx futures pointing up a little bit, 2/10 of 1%. we will keep an eye on bhp at the moment. immediate reports to sell u.s. shale assets. those reports are unconfirmed. bhp has offered no comment. the dollar edged back

es lamentable, eso lo sabe el mundo, lo sabe donald trump, el presidente macri argentina, el presidenteas denuncias por lo ocurrido ayer. la denuncia grave de que posiblemente hayan podido trasladar a leopoldo. no tenemos la certeza de que sea asÍ, verdad o mentira, un rumor? hoy no lo sabemos y es grave. vamos a ir a fiscalÍa para presentar la denuncia, el material que tenemos. vamos a presentar ante los tribunales tras la responsabilidad directa que tiene la cadena de mando militar ante el paÍs, no solamente por leopoldo, por lo que pasÓ ayer en venezuela y lo que ha pasado en las Últimas cuatro semanas. nos disparan a quemarropa, las tanquetas pasan por encima de los venezolanos. ayer le pasÓ una tarjeta militar por encima de tres venezolanos. quiÉn da la orden de matar? hay responsables, tiene que dar la cara o terminar la dictadura. satcha: es una cruda realidad que viven muchos venezolanos actualmente. lilian tintori, te pregunto, cÓmo explicas esta situación a tus hijos? lilian tintori: les digo la verdad. nos han recomendado decir la verdadcon mucho cariÑo, saben que su papÁ est

amÉrica latina que se reÚne con trump, luego del peruano pedro pablo cochinski y el argentino mauricio macrian muerto en enfrentamientos con fuerzas del orden. y envuelto en llamas quedÓ un aviÓn que se estrelló en la ciudad mexicana de toluca. la aeronave volaba al centro del paÍs cuando se precipitÓ a tierra en las inmediaciones del aeropuerto internacional de esa localidad y ardiÓ en presencia de varios testigos. al menos dos personas fallecieron en el siniestro, cuya causa sigue bajo investigaciÓn. fiscales de al menos cinco estados y washington d.c. desenmascaran argumentos de la administraciÓn trump contra ciudades santuario. los funcionarios suscribieron un informe segÚn el cual autoridades locales estarÍan actuando dentro de la legalidad al negarse a colaborar con agentes federales. el documento demuestra que el estatus de "santuario" mejorar la seguridad pÚblica y que las falsas alegaciones del gobierno socavan la confianza de las comunidades. y ni la orden de un juez salvo de la prisiÓn a un hispano. renÉ lima marÍn fue arrestado por agentes de ice el mismo dÍa de su liberaciÓn, tr

' tye tye macris 'tye macris and south-east, it andrew tye macris and south—east, it could be heavy.t may mist us and move to the east. further north and west, the weather will be brighter. and then towards the end of the week, it looks as though we will see cooler air coming week, it looks as though we will see cooleraircoming in week, it looks as though we will see cooler air coming in from the atlantic. that will mean that things will freshen up and we will see some sunshine and also some showers. that it. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines at 11:31: the head of europol the eu's law enforcement agency has warned £5}? ié'iifgg‘fifllééfig‘gfi’rf ff will stage a "summer of protest" over the government's 1% cap on pay rises. the new french president emmanuel macron, has been sworn—in at the elysee palace. in his inaugural address, he said the country was on the verge of a great renaissance. labour have pledged to introduce a "robin hood" tax on financial transactions, to raise billions of pounds