today saturday marks the fifty fifth anniversary of valentino tereshkova becoming the first woman in space she was just twenty six on her historic voyage a crater on the moon has been christened in her honor there's a small planet called china siegel in russian which was her code name. it was. her groundbreaking flight in the vos talk six spacecraft lasted almost three days it orbited earth forty eight times tereshkova remains the only woman ever to have been on a so little space mission a second craft with fellow cosmonauts of malaria by cops was nearby with the mission also checking differences in the flight's impact on male female bodies the two were in constant contact with tereshkova in singing a song for her colleague. so . there my heart flinched only when i spoke to my mother i was flying over to vogue a river my hometown river where i grew up and at this moment i was talking to my mother that's when my voice started to tremble you need to tell her confident words given that she became a widow with three children at twenty six who were not allowed to say where we were heading

hours she also informed of a program mistake that meant her craft could not return to earth but tereshkovamade it home after the problem was solved by a team led by yuri gagarin the first man and space and she still dreams of flying but this time to mars. john glenn flew for seventy seven years once i was told not to raise this issue because we'd lost a good current but i just wish to fly one more time and then i'll come down. all right let's turn our attention to the world cup it's day three here in russia one of the games taking place today denmark denmark versus peru proof missed a penalty in the first half on a could prove costly because denmark are one up with a run an hour ago on the clock in. the pool scoring the one as you mentioned the two sides are playing to a brand new more dual via rina insurance that's in central russian the stadium was specifically built for the twenty eight dean before world cup. yeah just a game a day three against proof sixty five minutes fruit thing and the world cup for the first time in thirty six years they're hoping their dreams aren't finished at th

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: president trump has met us lawmakers to discuss his controversial plans to clamp down on immigration. many want to see an end to the policy of separating migrant children from their parents. the us has quit the united nations‘ human rights council — saying it's a "cesspool of political bias". we're heading into day seven of the world cup in russia and there's lots to talk about. and to look back at some of those important matches. the bbc‘s lucy hockings is in moscow. portugal is playing today and a lot on the agenda? there is indeed and it is getting more and more exciting. the atmosphere was already electric but if it ever needed to be sealed, the hearts, minds and attention of the russian fans to them it happened last night with russia moving to t

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.man in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. welcome back. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: president trump has signed an executive order to end his administration's controversial practice of separating migrant children from their parents. there's been condemnation of harsh new immigration laws approved by the hungarian parliament. let's now take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start off with the china daily, it talks about how relations between china and north korea appear to have hit new heights, as the latest round of talks between the country's two leaders ended. xi jinping saying that he and his north korean counterpart are "making history", while kim jong—un says he will spare no effort to improve relations with china. meanwhile, in the south china morni

the real focus today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.'s a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us department ofjustice says the former fbi boss james comey made mistakes in his investigation of hillary clinton before the 2016 election. families and friends have held a day of remembrance for the 72 victims of the london tower block tragedy on the first anniversary of the fire. the state of new york has sued the trump foundation and asked for it to be dissolved. president trump himself and three of his children are also facing legal charges. it's alleged the foundation made payments designed to influence the 2016 presidential election. earlier i spoke with megan tompkins—stange, an assistant professor of public policy at the university of michigan's ford school she explained how personal expenses and political influence had apparently been paid for. this is a pretty big deal for a f

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. you are watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: president trump has threatened tariffs on a further $250 billion 0ur our top story. president trump has threatened tariffs on a further $250 billion of chinese goods, if beijing doesn't drop plans for duties on us imports. stephanie hare, principal director at accenture research, a global management consultancyjoins me now. we've talked about this many times because this has been going on for a trial now but you get the impression it escalating every hour or so. that's right. donald trump saying he was going to impose tariffs on $50 billion worth of goods in china said it would retaliate and trump has set he would do a further $200 billion worth of goods, 10% tariffs. he has really upped the anti—on this. when we see this headed. markets are nervous. they'd been fairly s

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the so—called video assistant referee has made its world cup debut. identifying a penalty for france which decide when on to score, helping to defeat australia 2-1. score, helping to defeat australia 2—1. hundreds of migrants have become a focus of a european dispute of immigration are due to arrive in spain in the next few hours. greek prime minister, alexis tsipras, has survived a no—confidence vote in parliament over a deal to end a decades—old dispute over the name of neighbouring macedonia. the macedonian leader agreed a deal to rename the country north macedonia, in exchange for greece stopping its block on the countryjoining the eu and nato. but the idea has met with fierce opposition in both countries, as andrew plant reports. protesters gathered in the greek c

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has signed an executive order to end his administration's controversial practice of separating migrant children from their parents. a record number of women are running for office in the us midterm elections. whatever side of the aisle, many are inspired by the me too movement. i've been to meet two candidates running head to head in pennsylvania, a state which is currently represented by 18 members of congress, all of them men. —— we've. i was a victim of campus sexual violence when i was in college, going through the criminaljustice system as a victim was one of the worst expenses of my life. i've certainly experienced my share of sexual harassment. it's something that most women experience, and i think at this point in time, we are fed up. this is what democracy

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.e? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: president trump's zero—tolerance policy on migrants has been condemned as cruel and immoral by former first lady laura bush. mexico's world cup win over champions germany has triggered mass celebrations in mexico city and stunned fans across the globe. let's get more on that now. lucy hockings is in moscow. we are indeed keeping across everything from hearing moscow and let's look ahead to the england tunisia match. it is a 1000 mile trek from the base camp of england, even further for those chance to —— fa ns even further for those chance to —— fans who have cheered them on. it isa it is a long, slowjourney by rail from moscow. more than 20 hours, but this is one of the trains that is bringing england fans for the match. it isa bringing england fans for the match. it is

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: day four of the world cup. the title—holders germany have suffered a shock defeat in their first match against mexico. she hates to see children separated from theirfamilies. america's first lady has spoken out about a controversial practice at the us border. take a look at this street in taiwan, and also this view, which appears to be the same street but is actually a miniature model created in perfect detail by artist hank cheng. he also made models of his own childhood bedroom, and claims that if he doesn't show anything life—size, no—one can tell the difference between the models and the real thing. and you can find more stories like that on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the worl

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the video assistant referee has made its debut. identifying a penalty for france, helping them defeat australia 2—1. and there has been fresh violence in nicaragua just a day after the government and opposition called for a ceasefire. eight people died on saturday including six members of a family whose house was burnt down. a group of students in the united states has sued harvard university for allegedly discriminating against asian—americans in its admissions policy. the group, students for fair admissions, says the prestigious university preferred applications from whites, blacks and hispanics at the expense of academically more deserving asian students. it also said that harvard itself had come to the same conclusion in its own research in 2013 but had buried the report.

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.k it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines: the us authorities say almost 2000 children were separated from their parents on the border with mexico in april and may, as a result of stricter enforcement of immigration controls. the us has announced a new 25% tariff on billions of dollars worth of chinese imports. beijing has said it will hit back with similar action. a boat carrying migrants, that's become the subject of a political row among european states, is now due to arrive in spain on sunday. the 629 migrants aboard the rescue ship the aquarius have already been turned away by italy and malta. andrew plant reports. sleeping on deck after more than a week at sea. the aquarius is carrying 629 migrants, including seven pregnant women and more than 120 unaccompanied children. this is how they were rescued. pulled fr

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.onderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. our main story this hour: the trump administration has defended its policy of separating migrant children from their parents. the president has blamed the democrats for the problem. let's stay with that story now. melanie zanona is congressional reporter of the hill. she explained what will happen next. there is a bill they will consider on thursday, a raw immigration bill after weeks of negotiations between conservative and moderate republicans and they have tucked a provision in there which would end the policy of separating migrant kids from their parents but the problem is, it would allow families to be detained for indefinite periods of time. aside from that, it is already facing an uphill battle. there are conservatives who don't want to support it, democrats against it, so it's an open question. facing a lot

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: china says it doesn't want a trade war, but isn't afraid of one, as it urges president trump to be more rational over tariffs. it was a winning start forjapan at the world cup in russia as they beat columbia 2—1 in their opening game. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. britain's financial times says it's seen plans by eu leaders to put refugee centres outside of eu territorial borders. the draft proposal suggests using the centres to separate economic migrants from those in need of protection before they access the eu. the philippine daily inquirer reports on the supreme court upholding the decision to dismiss one of the country's top judges. maria lourdes sereno has called the move unconsti

the real focus today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us authorities say almost 2,000 children were separated from their parents on the border with mexico in april and may, as a result of stricter enforcement of immigration controls. the us has announced a new 25% tariff on billions of dollars worth of chinese imports. beijing has said it will hit back with similar action. let's turn to the world cup now, and a match that actually lived up to the hype. spain took on portugal in sochi, and it ended in a 3—3 draw. elsewhere there were wins for iran and uruguay, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. this is what the world cup is all about. travel somewhere new, soak up a little local culture, and hope for the best when the football action starts. translation: i think that with ronaldo, with bernardo silva, we have a spectacular team, with

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.f the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has met us lawmakers to discuss his controversial plans to clamp down on immigration. many want to see an end to the policy of separating migrant children from their parents. let's get some more on us immigration policy: live now to zoe carpenter, associate washington editor of the nation. zoe i know you spent time recently actually inside a texas border patrol facility. you know that for many people who voted for president trump they are welcoming this pictures of children in cages. they wanted a hardline zero tolerance. can these facilities actually cope with the consequences of this policy? what i saw the facility is overloaded and the legal system is overloaded with thousands of people prosecuted who were not before and that is creating a lot of chaos in the system. the needs of these c

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the main story: in a major climb—down, president trump has signed an executive order to end his hugely controversial practice of separating migrant children from their parents at the mexican border. i spoke earlier to drjulie kaplow. she is director of the trauma and grief centre at texas children's hospital in houston. i asked her what impact separating children would have on them now and into the future. we know when kids experience this type of traumatic separation that is sudden and unexpected and quite terrifying it can have immediate effect and long—term effect in terms of mental health and behavioural health and even physical health. in other words we know that in the immediate aftermath these kids are suffering from acute stress reactions. we hear that they are sobbing uncontrollabl

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines. a messy meltdown at the world cup. argentina's forward misses a penalty as iceland hold them to assess doric draw. ——a historic trough or other man is being questioned by police in moscow after a taxi veered into pedestrians in red square, injuring eight people, including some mexican football fans. in an extraordinary intervention by the british home secretary, a 12—year—old boy with severe epilepsy is receiving treatment using an illegal form of cannabis oil. be called well‘s mother what the oil in canada to help control its sieges after —— but it was confiscated at london heathrow airport. it has been described by the minister as cruel as inhumane —— and inhumane. sajid javid used an exceptional power for what he said was a medical emergency. charlotte and billy caldwell flew b

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world‘s first woman cosmonaut.t be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. you‘re watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: after the outcry, the climbdown. president trump ends his policy of separating migrant children from their parents. migration is also a big issue in europe. a series of eu meetings are planned to try and deal with the crisis. world cup time: it‘s day eight of the competition, and the hosts, russia, are through to the last 16. uruguay also reached the next stage after beating saudi arabia i—0. the bbc‘s lucy hockings is in moscow. lucy. i hope you had a better night‘s sleep last night. good morning, everyone, welcome to moscow on day eight of the world cup. the story of survival for one of the favourites, spain. what a game that was, because iran played really well, quite gallant actually, plenty of opportunities to equalise. it wasn‘t to be, that game ending 1-0, it wasn‘t to be, that game ending i—0, and of course diego costa w

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.n woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the first lady of the united states, melania trump, has called for republicans and democrats to work together to change policy on illegal immigration so that families are no longer separated. the conservative candidate ivan duque has won colombia's presidential election, having campaigned to overhaul the 2016 peace agreement with farc rebels. let's stay with that story now. the bbc‘s katy watson is in bogota for us. before the elections showed that it would be close, but in the end it wasn't that close, was it? indeed, duque got about 54% and petro about 4296. duque got about 54% and petro about 42%. very early on we could see that duque was clearly the winner. the results came through within about an hour, which seems record here, the fa ct hour, which seems r

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.n woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has met us lawmakers to discuss his controversial plans to clamp down on immigration. many want to see an end to the policy of separating migrant children from their parents. the us has quit the united nations' human rights council — saying it's a "cesspool of political bias". australia's government says too many migrants to the country aren't making an effort to learn english. it's proposing new rules that will mean people need to pass a tougher english test before they can become citizens. phil mercer reports. after ten years in australia this man, a disabilities support worker, from india, fears that he may never become a citizen. he is on a temporary work visa and says that a new language test would be unfair. there are a lot of things i'm w

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: widespread condemnation of president trump's zero—tolerance immigration policy, that has seen thousands of children separated from their parents. a bump in the road for carmaker audi, as the company's boss is suspended after being detained over the diesel emissions scandal. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times headlines with monday's earthquake in osaka, that killed at least three people. it has a report on warnings of possible aftershocks, with experts saying the quake could be a sign that greater seismic activity is due in the west of the country. dubai's gulf news says the united arab emirates is to offer one—year residency visas to residents of countries affected by wars and natural disas

the real focus today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm marika 0i in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: russia wins the first game of the world cup as the tournament opens in moscow. the us department ofjustice says the former fbi boss james comey made mistakes in his investigation of hillary clinton before the 2016 election. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post has, what else, the start of the football world cup in russia. it calls it the greatest show on turf, and has a picture showing the colourful opening ceremony in moscow. the straits times from here in singapore is looking at another story we've been reporting on, us secretary of state mike pompeo visiting china. it's highlighting beijing not confirming pompeo's comment that it along with japan and south korea agree that s

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: lionel messi meltdown at the world cup. argentina's forward misses a penalty as iceland hold them to as —— to an historic draw. and the man is being questioned by police in moscow after a taxi veered into pedestrians in reds were, injuring a people, including some mexican football fans. —— red square. there have been extraordinary scenes in the afghan capital, kabul, where taliban militants have joined eid celebrations, embracing security forces. it's the result of the ceasefire which the government would like to extend. the peace was broken, however, after an attack by islamic state killed 20 in eastern afghanistan earlier on saturday. here's anbarasan ethirajan. for many afghans, these are extraordinary scenes. taliban militants crossing over front lines to celebrate eid with official

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.f the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has met us lawmakers to discuss his controversial plans to clamp down on immigration. many want to see an end to the policy of separating migrant children from their parents. the us has quit the united nations‘ human rights council, saying it's a "cesspool of political bias". let's get some more on our top story now: joining me now live from san francisco is alison parker, managing director of the us human rights watch programme. good to talk to. thank you very much for your time. to a lot of people what is happening on the mexican border looks terrible, is terrible, from people who voted for president trump it is exactly what they voted for, a hardline, tolerance on immigration. well, that is true. i think even people who voted for

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife, it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the first lady of the united states, melania trump, has called for republicans and democrats to work together to change policy on illegal immigration so that families are no longer separated. the conservative candidate ivan duque has won colombia's presidential election, having campaigned to overhaul the 2016 peace agreement with farc rebels. let's get more analysis on that story. juan diego castro is an analyst with the peace and reconciliation foundation in bogota. i asked him what's now likely to be happening to the peace process. well, what happens now is that we have to defend the peace accords. candidate duque has won, with 54% of the vote. but this is a historic day in colombian democracy, because actually, for the first time, we can say that we have finally transcended

the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. achievement, and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. this is our top story this hour. the us authorities say almost 2000 children were separated from their parents on the border with mexico in april and may, as a result of stricter enforcement of immigration controls. earlier, i spoke to manoj govindaiah, who is director of family detention at the refugee and immigrant center for education and legal services in san antonio, texas. i asked him what sort of cases he had been dealing with. we are seeing some of the most heartbreaking cases that we've ever worked on. lots and lots of parents being separated from children of all ages, being sent to all different parts of the country, in various geographic areas, with very little communication between them. often the parents have no idea where their children are, or even how to find them. and we are working as quickly as we can to

the real focus today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut.in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: a report from the us department ofjustice says former fbi boss james comey made mistakes in his investigation of hillary clinton before the 2016 election, but was not politically biased. humanitarian supplies in yemen are at risk as saudi—led forces attack a port held by rebel fighters. let's take you back to moscow now, where it's day two of the world cup. lucy hockings is in moscow for us. we saw a very exciting match last night to open the event, but there is so much more to come. there is. let us hope the goals continue today. we have three games. it has today. we have three games. it has to be said these games could be a bit more appealing to football lovers, although maybe we underestimated, we definitely underestimated, we definitely underestimated la sarre's

differences in the flights impact on male and female bodies the two were in constant contact with tereshkovaven singing a song for her calling. was. was. my heart flinched only when i spoke to my mother i was flying over to vogue a river my hometown river where i grew up and at this moment i was talking to my mother that's when my voice started to tremble you need to tell her confident words given that she became a widow with three children at twenty six we were not allowed to say where we were heading with sign a non-disclosure agreement telling you that i'd been approved for the national team in parachuting when she found out about my flight she just said you tricked me and i replied there please forgive me. fifty five years ago she was the first woman in space ok more from the busiest day of the twentieth teen world cup for games this saturday at the top of the hour do stay with r.t. international. you know what. i do out. there. it all. and. i think. russia took a real blow to its sense of self during the yeltsin use i remember even six years ago when i first came here people kept apolog

today marks the fifty fifth anniversary of valentina tereshkova becoming the first woman in space a groundbreaking flight was carried out on a vos talk six spacecraft it lasted almost three days on the spacecraft orbiter to earth forty eight times and to discover remains the only woman ever to have been on a space mission and here she shares her memories about that flight to. get there my heart flinched only when i spoke to my mother i was flying over to volga river my hometown river where i grew up and at this moment i was talking to my mother that's when my voice started to tremble you need to tell her conflict words given that she became a widow with three children at twenty six who were not allowed to see where we were heading would sign a non-disclosure agreement knew that i'd been approved for the national team in parachuting when she found out about my flight she just said you tricked me and i replied mark there please forgive me john glenn flew for seventy seven years once i was told not to raise this issue because we'd lost gary. but i just wish to fly one more time and then i'll come dow