Italian President Names Interim PM

Carlo Cottarelli, a former IMF economist, has agreed to lead an interim government in Italy despite opposition by the two main anti-establishment parties. If he fails to get appointed by parliament - which seems likely - he said elections would be held after August.

Also in the programme: A Malian immigrant who rescued a small boy from a fourth-floor balcony in Paris is being made a French citizen; and the United States and North Korea are meeting to try to rescue the planned Trump-Kim summit.

(Image: Carlo Cottarelli addresses a press conference at the Italian presidential palace. Credit: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images)