Newshour

The Israeli PM has said that this shows how close the bond is between the two countries and the two men. But is that really so? Also on the programme: Sweden experiences the worst mass shooting in its history as ten people are killed in the central city of Örebro; and we hear from Pokrovsk in Ukraine; a place only two kilometres from the Russian forces. (Image: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu carry flags, in Washington. Credit: Reuters / Nishimura)

China is retaliating against US tariffs by restricting exports on a group of rare metals crucial to defence and other industries. Also, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is to meet with president Trump for talks in Washington later today. And Spain's scientists search for solutions to a fungus that ravages valuable olive crops. (Photo credit: REU)

Mexico will increase its efforts in combating drug trafficking. Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, says the US has agreed to take steps to limit the flow of guns south. Also on the programme: the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, is taking over the running of the US aid agency, saying he's determined to end its refusal to follow Mr Trump's agenda; and we meet the pub landlady who promised her customers a free drink every time her favourite football team scored a goal, only to see them win seven nil. (Picture: Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum. Credit: Reuters / Cunha)

President Trump says he has spoken to Canada's prime minister about the sweeping tariffs he has imposed. He is also expected to speak Mexico's president. Both countries have said they will retaliate to US tariffs, though the White House has suggested a solution could yet be found. There are fears of the trade war widening, with Mr Trump threatening to target the EU. Global stock markets have fallen. Also, our BBC team reaches the eastern hub of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as we try to unpick who is really in charge there. And Beyonce's groundbreaking country album Cowboy Carter scoops up the top award at the Grammys. (Photo: Donald Trump waves. Credit: EPA)

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is en route to meet US president Donald Trump. He will be the first foreign leader to meet President Trump since his return to office. The meeting comes as the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues. However, negotiations on phase two are meant to start tomorrow except that negotiator Qatar says there are no clear plans to do so at the moment. Also in the programme: The US warns Panama it must make immediate changes to what it calls the "influence and control" of China over the Panama canal; and we find out about the early years of the tech billionaire Bill Gates. (FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, 2024. REUTERS/Craig Hudson)