those those tariffs may impact german companies president trump at a joint press conference with ms merkel criticized nato allies like germany for not contributing enough to other g.d. . p. to the mutual defense he also talented what he views as positive reaction to his steel and aluminum tariffs and during the meeting chancellor merkel reportedly pressed mr trump on the six party agreement on nuclear issues with iran to which both germany and france are both parties although ms merkel acknowledged at the presser that the deal was quote anything but perfect on may twelfth president trump is widely expected to reimpose economic sanctions on iran that were lifted as part of that agreement. amazon microsoft has released their q one earnings report posting impressive results with both company's bottom lines boosted by increased revenue from cloud computing amazon sales were up forty three percent versus q one of twenty seventeen to fifty one billion dollars their profits more than doubled over the same quarter from last year and the figure of one point six billion dollars is in profits have ro

ms merkel criticized nato allies like germany for not contributing enough to their g.d.p. to the mutual defense he also talented what he views as positive reaction to his steel and aluminum tariffs and during the meeting chancellor merkel reportedly pressed mr trump on the six party agreement on nuclear issues with iran to which both germany and france are both parties although ms merkel acknowledged at the presser that the deal was quote anything but perfect on may twelfth president trump is widely expected to reimpose economic sanctions on iran that were lifted as part of that agreement. amazon microsoft has released their q one earnings report posting impressive results with both companies bottom line to boosted by increased revenue from cloud computing amazon sales were up forty three percent versus q one of twenty seventeen to fifty one billion dollars their profits more than doubled over the same quarter from last year and the figure of one point six billion dollars is in profits have roughly tripled and us analyst estimates amazon also announced that the annual fee

german company's president trump at a joint press conference with ms merkel criticized nato allies like germany for not contributing enough to their g.d.p. to the mutual defense he also talented what he views as positive reaction to his steel and aluminum tariffs and during the meeting chancellor merkel reportedly pressed mr trump on the six party agreement on nuclear issues with iran to which both germany and france are both parties although ms merkel acknowledged at the presser that the deal was quote anything but perfect on may twelfth president trump is widely expected to reimpose economic sanctions on iran that were lifted as part of that agreement. amazon microsoft has released their q one earnings report posting impressive results with both companies bottom line to boosted by increased revenue from cloud computing amazon sales were up forty three percent versus q one of twenty seventeen to fifty one billion dollars their profits more than doubled over the same quarter from last year and the figure of one point six billion dollars is in profits have roughly tripled and analyst est

a rent to which both germany and france are both parties although ms merkel acknowledged at the presser that the deal was quote anything but perfect on may twelfth president trump is widely expected to reimpose economic sanctions on iran that were lifted as part of that agreement. amazon microsoft has released their q one earnings report posting impressive results with both companies bottom line to boosted by increased revenue from cloud computing amazon sales were up forty three percent versus q one of twenty seventeen to fifty one billion dollars their profits more than doubled over the same quarter from last year and the figure of one point six billion dollars is in profits have roughly tripled and us analyst estimates amazon also announced that the annual fee for their prime service amazon prime will increase to one hundred one thousand dollars per month that's up from ninety nine dollars the higher fees will hit new members on may eleventh and the renewals for others will start on june sixteenth meanwhile microsoft profits for the first quarter of twenty eight thousand doubled for

think that message has got through to the germans yet what what message would you like to give to ms merkel today on such an important day that she's meeting mr merkel well i've no message to give but i think things should be seen as a moving picture and others a static view reforms need to be initiated but when you see that out of china and the us you realise that the world is in a very accelerated mode so we also need to see that speed is as important as the facts which the ways the european google ways the european facebook ways that european apple. well this is this is a good example to see the name all of those in china look the ten largest companies in the world ada american to a chinese none a european the issue for the politicians is that technology and we saw that with a fable facebook story technology becomes politics it begins to influence. elections i mean we like it or not but mr over and was elected by forty nine percent of the peoples but it was probably a mass of money palatial minds going on but that innovation needs the financing and that financing is not going to come fro

ms. merkel was very conciatory about nato spending. that is all music to trump's ears, isn't it? charles: she said they are going to increase, not huge, 1.2%, 1.3% of gdp. that gives trump the ability to say, see, it is working, i'm getting the germs to spend more on defense. overall it was a dect meeting. wenoill have to wait and see whether this appeal to trump is going to get him to move on the iran deal and on the sanctions. laura: charles kupchan, thank you so much for joining us.ew in os now, the gaza health ministry says israeli forces have killed two palestinians and injured almost 350 at demonstrations on the lerder. the protesters rtires and hurled stones during the so-called great march of return, which started five w ago. 45 people have died in the clashes including a palestinian journalist. the protesters are demanding the right to return to their homes seized by israel in 1948. an investigation into a plane crash that killemost of a brazilian football team in 2016 has found that lack of fuel cost caused the tragedy. of the 77 people on board, only six survived when

think that message has got through to the germans yet what what message would you like to give to ms merkel today on such an important day that she's meeting mr merkel well i've no message to give but i think things should be seen as a as a moving picture another as a static view reforms need to be initiated but when you see that out of china and of the u.s. you realize that the world is in a very accelerated mode so we also need to see that speed is as important as the facts which the ways the european google ways the european facebook where is the european apple well this is this is a good example to see to name all of those in china look the ten largest companies in the world ada american to a chinese none a european the issue for the politicos is that technology and we saw that with the fable the facebook story technology becomes politics it begins to influence. elections i mean we like it or not but mr organ was elected by forty nine percent of the peoples but it was probably a massive money place the minds going on that innovation needs the financing and that financing is not going to

asked about iran, ms merkel said the existing international accord on iran was a good first step, butblic‘s ambitions. she said europe and the us must be in "lock step" on the issue. translation: it is most important to see that iran after all is trying to exert a geopolitical influence in syria and lebanon, and in iraq. and we have to see to it that his attempt at influence is curbed, is contained. and that beyond there, riaola bill as he asked rihanna bility can be established and i think the united states and the two we re think the united states and the two were together very closely also to end the terrible bloodshed in syria and to bring about a solution for the region as a whole. joining me now live from washington is bbc north america correspondent barbara plett usher. welcome to you. did you get the sense that angela merkel did have some sympathy with donald trump's view on the iran nuclear deal? well, miss merkel and freckles all the other european leaders involved have been saying for a time that they do have concerns about iran's behaviour outside of his nuclear programme,

angela merkel is in washington at the end of the week, what mr macron and ms merkel are trying to do—time exemption from the tariffs on steel and aluminium, that will be decided on may one. if he doesn't rele nt decided on may one. if he doesn't relent and those tariffs come in, what would that do to transatlantic trade? i do not think it would be understood at all by the allies, the european allies of the us. in a world which is particularly troubled, extremely turbulent with challenges everywhere, frankly speaking, the fact that we would engage in this kind of trade war ethylene both sides of the atlantic is something which i have a lot of difficulty to imagine. i am really imagining this will not happen. if it happens, i think it would be a major blunder on the part of the united states of america. do you think that what we saw today was something of a reset by president macron after all the images yesterday of him being very, very close to president trump? does this relationship pose a bit of a risk to back home? what is clear is that yesterday there was a lots of bonhomie and th

to count here in ms about just an hour's drive outside chancellor angela merkel made quite clear that a lot of work that lay ahead of her new cabinet would be determined by the more global context and the many conflicts there syria was not mentioned in name but when asked german chancellor angela merkel didn't take a clear position or what the german government felt about the potential for a u.s. air strike in response to the alleged chemical attacks in syria domestically german chancellor angela merkel said she was upbeat and hoped for that she was building a team and that those toggle and says we saw amongst minister leading up to this gathering here after all were also just part of the normal work of a cabinet and part of the public's debate. now there and by land now let's get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world saudi forces have intercepted several ballistic missiles fired by the rebels in yemen earlier witnesses reported hearing a number of blasts in the capital riyadh saudis have been posting a video on social media showing smoke in the sky there we

ms daniels is seeking to end a non—disclosure agreement she allegedly signed to keep quiet about a sexual encounter with mr trump, which he denies. the german chancellor, angela merkelthe iran nuclear deal. speaking after meeting mr trump, mrs merkel, like france's president macron who also visited washington this week, described the existing agreement as "a first step" in slowing down iran's nuclear activities. laura trevelayan has more a warm welcome for the german chancellor from the american president. both leaders aware of how minutely their body language to be scrutinised. when president macron was in france earlier this week he was in france earlier this week he was feted and embrace for three days. unlike angela merkel‘s first meeting with president trump, when he is seen to avoid taking a hand. by he is seen to avoid taking a hand. by contrast, the mood was positively upbeat, including handshakes. angela merkel presto warm reception and the president said they are misunderstood. we actually have had a great relationship right from the beginning but some people did not understand that. but we understand it, and that is what is important. there is no disclosi