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Our panel of international journalists take a look at President Trump's first foreign tour, looking at the ups and the downs and analysing what has been achieved. They also discuss this week's attacks in both Manchester and Egypt, and the international reactions that followed. And finally the panel look back at the life of the actor who played James Bond in seven films, Sir Roger Moore, who died on Tuesday at the age of 89.
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS- Fri.26.05.17: As the G7 summit gets underway in Italy, US President Donald Trump brings "uncertainty and risk", The Guardian argues. Leaders are unlikely to agree on a common position to tackle climate change and stem the flow of migrants crossing the Mediterranean. Italy's La Stampa, however, says eradicating terrorism will be a top priority. Meanwhile, the US-UK relationship takes a hit over US media leaks from the Manchester bombing investigation.
Today in The World This Week iconic former Brazilian president Lula was detained by the police in relation to the Petrobras scandal investigation, meanwhile Donald Trump maintains his lead the US primaries despite his party’s best efforts to thwart him. On this side of the Atlantic, Francois Hollande met with his British and German counterparts to discuss migration issues, reformers sweep the double elections in Iran and driverless cars hit a small bump in the road.
President Vladimir Putin, who has ruled Russia as either President or Prime Minister for the past 16 years, addressed a Moscow conference hall packed with some 1,400 Russian & foreign journalists for his annual news conference. And when the leader voted for three consecutive years by Forbes Magazine the "World's Most Powerful Man" speaks, the whole world listens. After 16 years at the head of the country, how to explain Vladimir Putin’s popularity?
The new model line’s assistance systems perfect ease of driving and safety. Included as standard in the ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo is the ‘Car2X’ local warning system, which utilises signals from other vehicles and the transport infrastructure to spot hazards in real time. Also included as standard: the ‘Front Assist’ emergency braking function and, in the MPV, the ‘Lane Assist’ lane-keeping assistant. With new software, new assistance functions are also making their way into the ID. family. Available as an option is ‘Travel Assist with swarm data’, which facilitates partially automated driving across the entire speed range and, for the first time, assisted lane-changing on the motorway. Also new: the ‘Memory Function’ for automated parking on a previously saved route.
U.S.-led air strikes hit 10 units of Islamic State fighters in Syria in recent days as well as militants with the al Qaeda-linked Khorasan Group. Jillian Kitchener reports.