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BBC News with Aileen McHugh.

A 28- year-old Australian is due to appear in court shortly in New Zealand charged with murder in collection with the attack on two mosques in city of Christchurch. 49 people were killed in the attacks when at least one gunman opened indiscriminately during Friday prayers. The mayor of Christchurch Lianne Dalziel says the terror attacks have changed the city forever. Mrs. Dalziel said her city in country was targeted because of their reputation for safety.

A UN environment summit in Nairobi has agreed to significantly cut single-use plastics over the coming decade. But the resolution was a dilution of the initial ministerial statement. Over 8 million tons of plastics enter the oceans each year.

President Trump has used his first veto to block a congressional resolution which would reverse his declaration of a national emergency at the border with Mexico. On Thursday, the US Senate voted to the revoke his national emergency order. It would allow Mr. Trump to redirect funding for a border wall.

The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he will refuse or revoke the visas of anyone connected to the international criminal court who is investigating alleged abuses committed by US forces on duty abroad. Prosecutors said the ICC had asked judges to look into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, and the court says it will continue its work undeterred.

The Mozambican coastal city of Beira is virtually cut off after a tropical cyclone Idai crushed power lines, shut down the airport and flooded roads. Nearly 70 people have died as a result of cyclone across the country.

And Disney has reinstated James Gunn as the writer, director of the latest installment of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. Gunn was forced to step down last year after a series of his old tweets resurfaced which made light of subjects like rape and pedophilia.

BBC news.