02/06/2017 World News Today

A warning to President Trump from the EU and China.

They say he's making a major error by withdrawing

from the Paris Climate pact, and promise to step up

Today, China and Europe have demonstrated solidarity with future

generations and responsibility with the whole planet.

Mr Trump's accused by developing countries of showing disregard

for millions of lives - but one major oil company boss says

it won't change the move towards clean energy.

At least five people have been killed in the Afghan capital,

after police opened fire on protesters angry

And he's openly gay and the son of Indian immigrants and he's set

Celebrations in a Dutch court after a group of people conceived in a

fertility clinic gained the right to learn if the doctor was their

father. And he's openly gay and the son

of Indian immigrants and he's set to become Ireland's new Prime

Minister. Hello and welcome

to World News Today. Donald Trump's decision to withdraw

the US from the Paris climate change agreement has

been internationally condemned. The group of the world's 48 least

developed countries accused Mr Trump of showing disregard

for millions of lives. India, China and the European Union

have restated their But President Trump's senior

economic adviser Gary Cohn said the decision allows the US

to keep its options open to get Today we are stepping

up our cooperation on climate Which means that today China

and Europe has demonstrated solidarity with future generations

and responsibility We are convinced that yesterday's

decision by the United States to leave the Paris agreement

is a big mistake. Bigger than not ratifying

the Kyoto protocol. The fight against climate change

and all the research, innovation and technology

and progress it will bring will continue,

with or without the United States. International condemnation but Mr

Trump seems set on his ways. Yes, he believes he has kept a promise, if

routine made in how oil -- in Pennsylvania to those he calls the

forgotten people, the workers in coal and oil and gas. These, he

says, I see easily elected -- elected him to pull out of this

deal. The Environmental Protection Agency has briefed reporters at the

White House. She has said that the Trump administration believes this

is a bad deal, that the Paris climate agreement is a bad deal for

workers and jobs. He said that other countries may help negotiate and

they can negotiate if they wish but he reiterated the point that if they

don't this is fine, too. He was challenged on several occasions by

reporters who are keen to find out whether or not President Trump

believes climate change is real and whether or not it is caused by

humans. He said that measuring the human impact of climate change is

challenging. He said he has indicated that human activity

contributes to it in summer manner. But when comes to those

conversations he's had with Donald Trump, he said they both agreed that

when it came to that agreement it wasn't in America's interests. We'll

talk to you in a moment. Let's hear some of the words from the man

himself. The president made a courageous decision yesterday in

behalf of America. He put America's interests first with respected

environmental agreements in international discussions. I

appreciate his fortitude and leadership in this matter. The

discussion has been one of a thoughtful collaboration of the last

few weeks. He heard many voices across a wide spectrum and the

President made an informed and thoughtful decision for the

country's benefit. Is there not some concern that the United States, the

world leader, isn't leading the way when it comes to climate change?

Within the top of the recession, they are not concerned about that.

International condemnation of job there are shoulders. They've had a

lot of praise from leading Republicans, the house speaker.

These people have come forward and said that Donald Trump has made the

right decision for American businesses. You're right, there has

been condemnation from within. If you look at the likes of California,

New York, Washington State governors, they've said they will

try to keep on fulfilling their climate change agreement. That

commitment that America made to cut at least 26% of carbon emissions by

2025. As full 60 other males of major US cities, including

Pittsburgh, the city Donald Trump named saying he represents the

people of Pittsburgh not Paris. The measure of Pittsburgh has put out a

climate change order today saying that his city will work towards the

Paris climate change agreement. There is some dissent within the US.

Thank you. India, a country attacked

by Donald Trump as benefiting from the climate agreement,

has said it remains Prime Minister Narendra Modi

said the exploitation This was expected to be

India's energy future when Prime Minister Narendra Modi

came to power three years ago. He said economic growth

was the priority. The forecast was that India,

already the third biggest producer of greenhouse gases in the world,

would treble emissions But things have changed more quickly

than anyone expected. Suddenly, instead of coal

being the first recourse for powering India, renewable energy

becomes the first recourse The price of renewable energy has

really, really fallen fast. While renewable energy

was about 14 rupees, or about 20 US cents,

per unit of electricity about five years ago,

it has now fallen to about 2.5 That makes renewable energy cost

competitive with coal. Last year, one of the world's

biggest solar plants opened here. India needs to massively increase

the amount of power it produces. 300 million Indians still have no

access to electricity and the average Indian uses a tenth

of the power of an American. India's emissions will have

to increase, but because of the technological changes

and because of the energy efficiency, India's emissions

will increase at a slower rate and will probably start increasing

faster and at a lower level than everybody expected

they would just a few years ago. Isn't that the Indian Government has

certainly been converted This is about economics,

not ideology. But arguably, that makes it

even more significant. Because if doing the right thing

is also the most profitable thing, people are far more likely

to want to do it. Some the world's biggest oil

companies have said they still ExxonMobil said the 2105 accord

remained a "critical" step, given rising emissions

from developing countries. Another US firm, Chevron,

said its policies on reducing emissions would remain aligned

with the targets set out in Paris. Meanwhile the boss of BP,

Bob Dudley, took a slightly different tack, saying some

of the reaction to Trump's announcement had been "extreme"

and that it wouldn't change his company's plans

to move to cleaner fuels. Well, I know there is a lot

of extreme reaction, big reaction to it, but the reality

is it has only been 12-16 hours since the announcement came

and I know the United States is a centre of innovation

in lots of clean technology and things, so I think it is more

of a symbolic stepping out of the agreement,

which I think takes, from what I understand,

more than three years to do anyway, so I wouldn't overreact

to it whatsoever. Quite a surprising move

from the president. Did you ever think

this day would come? Well, I think, as Dan Yergin said

earlier, all through the campaign, those statements were made so,

in many ways, it's not that much of a surprise but let's wait and see

what the substance of it is. I know the United States will be

the centre of lots of clean technology innovation so I wouldn't

overreact to it. I think it doesn't matter, it's not

going to change our strategy. We have in place a strategy

to recognise the long wave line transition to a low carbon energy

is absolutely inevitable, it is under way, so we have

a strategy that works with what we have today in research,

development and renewables Erik Solheim is the head of UN

Environment Programme - Hagen panicking a little bit too

much given that Trump has made this announcement gesture Mike? It's a

setback but it's in no way the end of the Paris agreement. India is

positive. We've just heard both on BBC. China are moving faster. The

private sector is in the lead. It is the private sector that is leading

the renewable revolution in the US. The big companies, Facebook, Google,

Apple, Microsoft, they've said that they disagree with the president but

will move ahead and bring the renewable revolution anyway. Given

that Americans use up some of the most energy converted to other

nations, it is a setback. Surely they should be leading the way.

Absolutely. We need the leadership but in the absence of the American

leadership, it's refreshing to see that the private sector is waiting

in the United States, states like California, Washington, New York are

leading, these are some of the most modern states with some of the

biggest companies. China and India are taking up leadership with

Europe. Europe and China are aligning for climate action. Just a

a few years back, it was not possible for Europe and China line

with each other in the absence of United States. As in the

international community failed, not being able to convince the leader of

the United states that climate change is a thing? -- hasn't the

international community failed. We have tried it and was in focus too

on the -- and I wouldn't focus too much on the United States. But

wasn't Ronald Reagan that launched the digital revolution, nor Jimmy

Carter. It is companies and people that drive the renewable revolution.

Its companies that are driving it but if you don't have, if you still

have doubters within the international community, what's that

stop other people that might change their minds? We have some -- refuse

signals of the break-up of his deal. That is because of the leadership in

China, Africa, Europe. The main reason, the fact that you cannot be

both environmentally friendly and develop fast at the same time. Until

recently, there may have been a contradiction here. You needed to

make a choice but now sold and wind energy can compete with coal. It is

a win, win. As you see in India, providing jobs and green energy at

the same time. We have to leave it there. Thank you so much.

Here in the UK, with less than a week to go

until the general election, opinion polls suggest the race

In just over an hour's time, the Prime Minister,

Theresa May, and the Leader of the Opposition Labour Party,

Jeremy Corbyn, will face members of the public in a live TV question

The BBC's Ros Atkins is in York, where the BBC's holding the special

It is one of the last chances for Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May to

make a pitch live on national TV to the electorate.

In terms of how the audience has been selected, this is

a BBC question Time special but, as you know, BBC Question Time

broadcasts many times throughout the year on the BBC,

it has a devoted production team which is very used

to pulling together audiences which are

city or area of the country they are visiting.

That same process has been followed today so this audience will

not be a representation of the UK, it will be a representation of York

There is a renewed interest in both what

Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are saying because, as you say,

there is a perception, widely accepted by

people following the campaign closely, that's Theresa May has had

a couple of tough days in the last two weeks around the U-turn on how

social care will be paid for, and also her

the big BBC leaders debate a couple of nights ago

Jeremy Corbyn, largely given a tough time by the print

media in the UK, has had a good campaign,

he has not had any huge gaffes beyond one in a BBC Radio

interview when he forgot a statistic which created bad headlines, but

generally his campaign has gone well and that meant the music has

slightly changed, the polls have tightened, and while we need to be

cautious we can certainly say he is applying pressure on Theresa May

that perhaps wasn't there when she called this election

when some polls gave her a lead of up to 20 points.

That Question Time leaders' special starts in just

At least five people have died in Afghanistan after police opened

Hospital sources told the BBC another five were admitted

Live bullets and tear gas was used by police to disperse a large crowd.

They were protesting against deteriorating

This is the second day of protests close to where a car bomb

on Wednesday killed more than 90 people.

Police fired water cannon and live bullets as protesters approached

the presidential palace in Kabul, itself just metres from the site

Earlier in the day, crowds had gathered,

chanting slogans calling on the president to resign

and demanding more be done to prevent such attacks.

There has been a lot of anger from the crowd all day,

directed at anyone and everyone that they hold responsible

At Pakistan and the militant network the Haqqanis,

who they allege were responsible, at international forces for not

providing enough security here, and at the Afghan government.

Some of those protesting were demanding the execution

of a number of prisoners from the Haqqani network

TRANSLATION: The officials say it is hard to tell

Well, they should come out into the streets with us

They should start by executing the Haqqani

The protest began peacefully but five people were shot

by police as clashes erupted between protesters

TRANSLATION: Look what they have done to us.

We are being killed every day in terrorist attacks so why should

Protests like this are unusual in Afghanistan

but there is real anger here at the deteriorating

Officials, though, say the country is doing all it can.

We know we are fighting more than 20 international terrorist

Afghanistan is the only country in the world now that is fighting

With the capability, with the numbers of security forces

we have, we are still doing very good.

Afghanistan often sees an upsurge of violence in the Muslim holy month

of Ramadan and it is hard to rule out the prospect of more attacks

A group of children conceived through IVF have won the right

to have the DNA of the doctor at the sperm bank tested.

They believe he may be their biological father.

Jan Karbaat, who died last April, is suspected of replacing the sperm

chosen by their mothers, with his own.

He could have fathered around 60 children.

Anna Holligan was in Rotterdam District Court

This was just the first round but you can see

The room is full of people wondering if the person sitting next to them

Their mothers all had IVF and now they believe

the doctor who ran the clinic, secretly inseminated them

TRANSLATION: I did not see the similarities at first sight

but, after having spoken with the lawyer who told me a couple

of indicators that biological children of Karbaat have,

an overbite, a feet condition and hypermobility,

both characteristics, my son has two.

TRANSLATION: I want to know for sure that this is my dad.

But if anyone asks me who my dad is, you can probably answer

the question, at this moment I cannot answer the question.

Dr Karbaat called himself a pioneer in the field of fertilisation.

This incredible case has raised questions about how IVF

clinics and the procedures they offer are monitored.

TRANSLATION: For the donor children, we hope we can work together

with the biological children of Mr Karbaat to sample

and match their DNA so we can see if there is a match

And even if his family refused to cooperate,

the judge agreed DNA samples can be taken from items seized

from Dr Karbaat's home shortly after his death.

That DNA profile will then be sealed until another judge rules

on whether the results can be compared to the DNA

Ireland is set to have it's first gay Prime Minister.

Within the last hour, Leo Varadkar has been named

as the new leader of Fine Gael, the biggest party in Ireland's

This was the scene at Mansion House in central Dublin,

where Mr Varadkar's supporters celebrated the news.

He is the son of an Indian immigrant and also Ireland's first

He was the favourite to take over from Prime Minister Enda Kenny,

who resigned last month after leading the party

Around the world, people look to Ireland to be reminded that this

is a country where it doesn't matter where you come from but rather

I know when my father travelled 5000 miles to build

a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamt that his son

would one day grow up to become its leader and that,

despite his differences, his son would be treated the same

and judged by his actions in character, not his

Joining me from Dublin is the BBC's Chris Page.

It's a day of firsts for Ireland. Yes, a number of firsts. Leo

Varadkar is set to become the Prime Minister. He's been elected the

leader of the largest party. You'll also be the first gay leader, the

youngest leader in history and the first of Asian descent. He's half

Indian, his father is an Indian doctor that came to live here in the

1970s. He married an Irish nurse and they settled in Dublin, where Leo

Varadkar corrupt. It was a different country then. Divorce and

homosexuality were in the 1990s. Until then, they were relatively few

England and Ireland was one of the poorest countries Europe. Then a

huge economic boom and Ireland became one of the gritters

countries, then a crash and now Ireland has recovered and we are now

one of the fastest-growing economies. He embodies the Liberals

-- liberalisation of Ireland. It was once one of the most socially

conservative countries in the European Union. When it comes to the

contenders, Simon Coveney one the most thoughts from the ordinarily

members of the party. How did Leo Varadkar win? Yes, Ireland has never

had a leadership contest like this before. It opened its entitlement to

ship up to voting. To make a major leadership event of the contest.

There may be a general election if you're this your next year, voting

was extended to all party members, but electoral college system meant

that party members in parliament had the biggest say, therefore it's

counted for much more than anyone else and the Parliamentary party

footed by an overwhelming majority -- party voted by an overbearing

majority in favour of Leo Varadkar. He's a major darling, in some eyes

and this is why they think he will be the man to lead them into a

general election, he would be the man to shore up the position in

parliament. At the moment, Fine Gael is a majority Government. And I was

sick in that sense. Note that one has his biggest -- and digs are

shaky in that sense. His predecessor has said that the exit of the UK

from the European Union is Ireland boss Matt biggest challenge yet.

There is no doubt that the exit of Britain's economy from Europe will

be a big challenge. He's got some big shoes to fill. And Connor is

resigning 15 years. -- Enda Kenny is resigning after 15 years. Yes, he

was Prime Minister of road for six years. She has given a resounding

endorsement to Leo Varadkar. It is appointing general election results

last year. Now Leo Varadkar takes on the mantle. A new route within the

over. Thank you very much. Much more on Leo Varadkar on the website. You

can also get in touch on twitter. The weekend is upon us and the

weather is looking mixed. Overall, not bad for most. A lots of sunshine

around if you