the deadliest migration on earth — the unhcr says increasing numbers of refugees crossing from libyao italy are losing their lives. they have handed out the lifejackets to people on the rubber boats, and they have stabilised the boat. they are about to pull the people in, and they have heard that there is somebody on there with a gunshot wound. the bbc is to reveal how much it pays its top talent. it is thoughtjust a third of the highest—paid stars are women. and, 18 months after his pioneering double hand transplant, zion harvey tells us about his remarkable road to recovery. and i'm rachel horne. chinese and us officials meet for high—level economic talks, but with president trump considering tariffs on steel imports, can a trade war be averted? and a mammoth task for india's government, as it attempts to find a buyerfor debt—ridden flagship carrier air india. the trump administration's relations with russia are raising yet more concerns in washington. the white house has confirmed that the president had a second, largely unmentioned meeting with president putin during the 620 summ

the un's refugee agency, the unhcr, has announced that the death rate of refugees crossing from libya to italy is increasing, and that trafficking is becoming ever more ruthless, with migrants regularly beaten and robbed. the bbc will publish its annual report later, which for the first time will include details of how much the corporation pays its biggest stars. the disclosure involves presenters on salaries of more than £150,000. it is thoughtjust a third of the highest—paid stars are women. now it is time for world business report. chinese and us officials meet for high—level economic talks, but with president trump considering tariffs on steel imports, can a trade war be averted? and a mammoth task for india's government, as it attempts to find a buyerfor debt—ridden flagship carrier air india. welcome to world business report, i'm rachel horne. also on the programme: united airlines manages a profit, despite boycott threats over the treatment of its passengers. but first: we begin with talks between china and the united states. president trump's 100—day deadline for boosting trad

will the unhcr share their name with the syrian regime?ng that? we're saying, we are being very logical and very practical, about this. there are safe areas, they can choose to go back to them... they can choose, no one will be forced out of lebanon? lebanon has actually... that is a yes or no question. lebanon has agreed to the non—refoulement principle so people will not be forced out but we have to be also logical... there is always a but... let me explain the difference. if you are actually incentivising them, giving them a big cash and financial... are you going to bribe them to go home? no, no, you're giving them an incentive to stay in lebanon, the international community is putting a major incentive for them to stay in lebanon. they are getting all these unemployment benefits effectively, family benefits... better to kind of give them nothing so they get so desperate they go home. no, no, and that could also pu them in danger. what we need to do, again, being very illogical about it, starting to build the infrastructure for them wh

and shabia mantoo from the spokesperson for the united nations high commissioner for refugees, or unhcrin yemen back, we will be talking about a ran. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. the state department has announced new sanctions against iran over allegedly supporting terrorism and the country's ballistic missile program. the move will blacklist 18 people accused of having ties to iran's military, freezing any of their r u.s. assets. the new u.s. sanctions came just after the trump administration begrudgingly certified that iran has complied with its obligations under the obama-brokered nuclear agreement . according to the magazine foreign-policy, trump has instructed a group of his trusted white house staffers to make the potential case for withholding certification of iran at the next 90 day review of the nuclear deal. amy: the move was made after president trump reportedly had a contentious meeting with rex tillerson, who recertified iran's compliance with the nuclear deal. as

the un refugee agency, unhcr, says, "libya is now the top departure country for refugees and migrantseurope. it's also the deadliest route." the un held a press conference in geneva. in order to protect the search and rescue at sea regime in the international waters, states are private operators rescue people should not face problems. we need a mechanism in place. we need some compromise and some international corporation on that. it is unrealistic to think that issue lay —— italy should do this alone. it is not sustainable. we need other countriesjoining italy not sustainable. we need other countries joining italy in sharing that responsibility. sharing responsibility means finding agreement across the european union. that has proved consistently elicit. —— elusive. that has proved consistently elicit. -- elusive. they put out a statement from the interior ministers. they we re from the interior ministers. they were talking about things like reinforcing the southern border of libya to stop migrants arriving in the first place. that is the kind of things they are looking at. the inter

the deadliest migration on earth — the unhcr says increasing numbers of refugees crossing from libyathey have handed out the lifejackets to people on the rubber boats, and they have stabilised the boat. they are about to pull the people in, and they have heard that there is somebody on there with a gunshot wound. the bbc is to reveal how much it pays its top talent. it is thoughtjust a third of the highest—paid stars are women. and, 18 months after his pioneering double hand transplant,

and in particular we work closely with the unhcr to identify and refer the most vulnerable refugees. that's the most sensible, humanitarian way we can help these very desperate people. sings i can also say, i suspect as leader of this party can i wish him a fond farewell from that job and say i am delighted that the liberal democrats are taken so seriously the government's follow working life strategy which is about providing more jobs for older workers and they are about to skip a generation in their leadership. >> vara. >> thank you, mr. speaker. at the recent g-20 meetings there were excellent trade discussions with the leaders of india, china, japan and america, which collectively represent 43% of the world's population and six times the population of the european union. would my right honorable friend agree with me that this demonstrates the potential for a prosperous and positive future for britain, post-brexit and it's really time for the pessimists to look at the cup being half full rather than half empty? >> i am happy to endorse my honorable friend's approach. and just to e