guest: trump's tone sounds like pyongyang. maybe he believes the north koreans understand if he talks in t the same way as ththeir dictat talks. however, i i don't believe that. i dodon't b believe that inn asn cultureses this is a wayay to cocommunicate, andnd therefore i think yes, the rhetoric is dangerous and trump runs the risk that he, like the criticized with obama, creates redlines he can cross. sarah: what is wrong with standing up to pyongyang? guest: nothing is wrong but the means are clearly diplomatic, not military threats that you could realize and could conduct. but what with the japanese, south koreans and all the others affected say? sarah: let's talk about some of those others because it's been speculated that u.s. president donald trump was not talking to north korea when he made that statement, that he was talking to china. a lot of pressure on china, a lot of criticism directed in their way for not doing more. in your opinion, what does china need to do? guest: what trump wants and what the americans have

we want stable borders, they don't want an unstable pyongyang. so when it comes to putting that kind of pressure on, the hope is china will put the screws on kim jong—un and stop him developing or firing of another weapon. but as my colleague nick brya nt weapon. but as my colleague nick bryant alluded to them, this is also boxing in the trump administration, having drawn that red line and made that thread, if north korea fires another missile, do they have to react? that's the question now. more on this later in the programme. two on this later in the programmeflo and thanks very on this later in the programmeflo and - thanks very much. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the united nations says 50 african migrants have been deliberately drowned by people smugglers off the coast of yemen. the international organisation for migration says they were among 100 and twenty migrants that were forced off a boat into rough seas on wednesday. most of those on the boat were young somali and ethiopian people hoping to reach

even egyptian firms are operating in pyongyang already. the third aspect is the 100 thousand north koreans working overseas. now, no more guest workers are allowed from north korea. that is to cut the money going back to pyongyang. from north korea. that is to cut the money going back to pyongyangm from north korea. that is to cut the money going back to pyongyang. it is one thing to agree on new sanctions. in the past, we had issues of actually enforcing them. can they and forced them this time? china has been accused in the past of not implementing sanctions. they have a lwa ys implementing sanctions. they have always wanted a softer approach with pyongyang. they don't want the regime run by kimjong—un to colla pse regime run by kimjong—un to collapse and they would have a refugee situation on the doorstep. they support this because they would face secondary sanctions from america. as they are the biggest trading partners with each other, china cannot afford that either. the records keep coming from us markets. just last week, the do

neither pyongyang no washington has yet signed up to this plan. now the small us pacific island of guam with its population of just one hundred and sixty thousand people. has kept a relatively low profile in recent years. that'll change on wednesday one qualm found itself at the center of america and to north korea's escalating war of words. pyongyang announcing it was reviewing plans to launch a full ballistic missiles into waters off the island's coast. tutors why is this tiny u. s. territory at the heart of the diplomatic row. plaid rush takes a look. nnova for beaches and tropical scenery. the small u. s. territory in the middle of the pacific may be a popular tourist destination. but it is also home to a strategic american military base. some six thousand us troops are stationed at the combined navy and airforce installation on the island. of which at least two. by the year its military. grissom airforce base hosts b. fifty two bombers and fighter jets. well guam naval bases home port for nuclear submarines special operations forces. the paci

he has spoken of the possibility of negotiations if pyongyang ends its testing. there is an obvious danger in american presidents using such strong language, that they become captive to it, it creates unstoppable momentum, that they have to follow through on these rhetorical threats in order to preserve their credibility, in order not to look weak. but there's a different way of looking at it which is this, sanctions have failed so far to stop north korea's nuclear ambitions and that maybe this is the type of tough talk pyongyang will listen to. it was reminiscent in some way of the madman theory, where you create the impression in the mind of your adversary that you are prepared to do anything, even take the nuclear option. but it's a dangerous game to play. especially as it now seems that north korea has managed to marry its missile technology and its nuclear technology and insert a miniaturised warhead into an intercontinental ballistic missile. we are watching all of the developments closely. our other top story: south africa's president jacob zuma has surviv

general clapper has been to pyongyang. he helped to get the release of one of the americans that the north koreans had held prisoner for a while. he has been very instrumental in formulating not only intelligence policy but overall policy toward north korea. it has been a challenge that has really plagued us since the early 1950s. the issue that general clapper raised is one that really gets to the heart of the matter. we have to be very careful with how we discuss these kind of things. the fact of the matter is, we are talking about something that is a report of a capability. it is not the use of the capability and it is not something that results from that use of the capability. so we are at risk of engaging in overheated rhetoric at a time when they haven't specifically done the kinds of things or met the kind of thresholds that we would require another nation to meet before we went to attack them. >> cedrick leighton, thank you very much, colonel. >> both sides of the aisle are not pleased with the president's threat t

president trump keeps up the war of words on north korea as the heated rhetoric continues he again warns pyongyang not to target us territories. he will truly regret it, and he will regret it fast. kenya's re—elected president appeals for calm after being declared the winner of tuesday's disputed election — the opposition claims the vote was a charade. at least 37 people die as two trains collide in northern egypt — it's the country's worst rail crash in years. the nuclear bunker that became a cannabis factory — a british courtjails 3 men after police break up a major drugs ring. hello and welcome to bbc world news. it has been a week of heated words between the us and north korea. today was no exception. president trump warned kim jong—un that he would truly regret it if he took action against the us or its allies. it comes after tweeting earlier that america's military solutions were "locked and loaded" if pyongyang were to act. but other international leaders are calling for calm and a dialling—down of the rhetoric. germany's chancellor, angela merkel, said there was no military sol

pyongyang has announced what it calls a serious plan to target guam. the us says they must stop pursuing nuclear weapons or face the destruction of its people. kenya's electoral commission has dismissed accusations its computer system was hacked. the main opposition party has rejected provisional results which indicate a strong lead for president kenyatta. the us has expelled two cuban diplomats, following claims a sonic device was used to damage the hearing of some embassy staff in havana. cuba's foreign ministry denies the accusation, and says it's willing to co—operate with washington. the captain of mexico's national football team has been sanctioned by the us after being accused of links to a drug—trafficking cartel. rafa marquez won't be able to travel to the us and his american assets

pyongyang says its nuclear weapons program is not negotiable. plus come israel moves to close the office of al jazeera in jerusalem, alleging the broadcaster incites violence. ♪ sarah: i am sarah harman. thank you for joining me. kenyans go to the polls tomorrow to choose a new president and a new parliament. public opinion surveys show a tight race between incumbent uhuru kenyatta and opposition leader raila odinga. the race has an overshadowed life fears of a repeat of deadly violence that broke out after the 2007 election. back then, 1200 people lost her lives. -- lost their lives. a mob set a church on fire in a small village. our reporter met with eyewitnesses. reporter: she is a shadow of her former self. 10 years ago, her dreams went up in flames. she lives with her two children. now, a ghost village which was the scene of the worst post-election violence in kenya's history. >> as the results came in we're there was a tribe that did not want a candidate from another tribe to win the presidency. so i tried to go to my mother's house but

intelligence has determined that pyongyang has a miniature warhead. this prompted a harsh response from president trump. our coverage continues with ryan brown in washington. >> reporter: the

pyongyang has not yet responded to this offer. the other player in the region is china, a key trade partner and ally of north korea. they urged north korea to stop missile tests and backed sanctions. but yesterday they said all parties involved need to stop the rhetoric, that this is a complicated and sensitive to the waist, and all parties involved should stay away from words and actions that could further this incident. —— sensitive situation. actions that could further this incident. -- sensitive situation. as we just heard, the incident. -- sensitive situation. as wejust heard, the pacific incident. -- sensitive situation. as we just heard, the pacific island of guam is that the middle of these tensions. 0ur correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes, is on the pacific island of guam. he told us what the mood there was like. there is clearly deep concern in guam. the threat against guam made by north korea was very specific and detailed. that has never happened before. there is also the sense it isa before. there is also the

he's spoken of the possibility of negotiations if pyongyang ends its testing. now, there's an obvious danger in the american president using such strong language, it's that they become captive to it, that it creates an unstoppable momentum, that they have to follow through on these rhetorical threats, in order to preserve their credibility, in order not to look weak. but there's a different way of looking at it, which is this — that sanctions have failed so far to impede north korea's nuclear ambitions and it may be that this is the kind of tough talk that pyongyang will listen to. it is reminiscent, in some ways, to what richard nixon called the madman theory — you create the impression in the mind of your adversary that you're prepared to do anything, even take a nuclear option. but it is a dangerous game to play. especially as it now seems that north korea has managed to marry its missile technology and its nuclear technology, and to insert a militarised warhead into an intercontinental ballistic missile. we've had some reaction from the us congresswoman

pyongyang seems to be operating under the don't -- mr. president, pyongyang seems to be operating under the delusion that its nuclear program is offering it security. will only serve to strengthen the resolve of the international community. far pyongyang nuclear to develop its -- i sincerely hope that by choosing the path to dean nuclearization, the dprk will eventually stand on the right side of history -- dean nuclearization, the dprk will eventually stand on the right side of history. thank you. would like to thank the ambassador of the republic of the republic of korea for the statements. the meeting is adjourned. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] announcer: tonight on "the human communicators," we are at the black hat conference in las vegas. are beingpitals attacked somewhat daily. the banks are being whacked almost daily. we are not going to eliminate this threat. we have to

as the heated rhetoric continues, he again warns pyongyang not to target us territories. and, if anything happens to guam, there's going to be big, big trouble in north korea. kenya's re—elected president appeals for calm after being declared the winner of tuesday's disputed election. the opposition claims the vote was a charade. at least 37 people die as two trains collide in northern egypt. it is the country's worst rail crash in years. the nuclear bunker that became a cannabis factory. a british courtjails three men after police break up a major drugs ring. hello. president trump has continued his tough rhetoric against north korea, saying the us military is "locked and loaded", with plans in place if pyongyang acts unwisely. speaking at his golf resort in newjersey, the us president said that if the north korean leader made any more threats he would regret it, and regret it fast. china, russia and germany have all voiced dismay at the war of words between pyongyang and washington. our first report is from nick bryant, in washington. after "fire and fury" comes "lock

most of north korea's export trade goes across this border into china, and pyongyang could be described —— denied to a third of its trade. but they don't limit oil deliveries, a move that would have a crippling effect on the economy and potentially a collapsing effect on the pyongyang regime. translation: we hope the parties will take immediate work to prevent further escalation and immediate resumption of talks, and to bring the pensioner back on the right track, seeking a police. lejeune through dialogue and consultation. this week the pentagon and conducted its own tests, proved, it says, that america is ready to turn, detect and defend against attacks. last weekend, and another show of force end against the leadership and pyongyang, america flew supersonic bombers over the korean peninsula. but as well as displaying its military hardware, the trump administration has indicated it may be willing to conduct talks with north korea, these actions increase pressure on pyongyang to enter into dialogue. so far, sanctions have failed, most intelligent analysts here believe that north ko

the security council has demanded that pyongyang abandon its nuclear weapons programme. tropical storm harvey appears to be moving off to the north, leaving a trail of chaos and devastation in its wake. the mayor of houston has imposed a night time curfew to deter looters as rescue operations continue. concerns are growing for a nine—year—old girl who vanished at a wedding in eastern france. french police have launched a kidnapping investigation into the disappearance of maelys de araujo who was last seen on sunday. the archbishop of paris has launched a 100 million euro fundraising drive to pay for urgent renovations to notre—dame cathedral. there have been warnings that parts of the building could collapse if repairs aren't made. now it's time for world business report with sally. japanese prime minister shinzo abe welcomes his uk counterpart to tokyo. will north korea overshadow trade negotiations? plus, as angela merkel fights for re—election in germany, we focus on the million migrants she welcomed two years ago, and the impact on europe's biggest economy. h

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these sanctions increase the pressure on pyongyang to enter into dialogue. so far, sanctions have failed, and most intelligence analysts here believe that north korea won't come to the negotiating table until it has proven beyond any doubt that it not only has a missile that could reach the us mainland, but a missile that could be armed with a nuclear warhead. nick bryant, bbc news, at the united nations. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the us secretary of state is in the philippines for the summit of the association of southeast asian nations. rex tillerson will be joined there by the north korean foreign minister. the state department said there were no plans for the two to meet privately. last week, mr tillerson said the united states had no desire to topple its government. campaigning in the kenyan general election has officially closed ahead of tuesday's vote, with the two front—runners holding theirfinal rallies. president uhuru kenyatta led his jubilee party supporters in prayer. his main challenger, raila odinga, lea

so there is the, of course, chance that pyongyang will ta ke course, chance that pyongyang will take these as further provocation. but considering the climbdown in language on both sides that you saw over the last four or five days, i think that these are probably not going to be further provocation. think that these are probably not going to be further provocationm the united states has basically rejected the idea of a dual freeze, 01’ rejected the idea of a dual freeze, ora rejected the idea of a dual freeze, or a freeze for freeze, that is stopping these drills in exchange for pyongyang halting its military and ballistic missile tests. do you think this is a good move? yes, i do think this is a good move? yes, i do think this is a good move. the freeze for freeze programme which you alluded to earlier on the show, which would be floated by beijing and moscow, would be a freeze of us... unspecified us military exercises with our treaty ally, south korea, in exchange for the promise of a freeze of further test from north korea. it is a good move to not follow through with this, be

this is the hwasong 12 missile on parade in pyongyang in spring. kim jong—un can back his fiery words with weaponry. today, on the tropical island of guam, it wasn't so much a case of fire and fury, as wet and wild. the news crews converging there producing what looked like tourist advertisements, people heading to the beach rather than fleeing. locals not particularly concerned at the threat that north korea missiles might soon come raining in. we're used to the whole ebb and flow of hearing that we're going to be bombed and then it not happening, and hearing about it again, so it's not anything that's new to us. it never follows through, so i wasn't really concerned. i think it's probably like a distraction maybe, maybe a political kind of move on the us and korea, so just to get attention, maybe. guam is in the firing line because it is american territory that is home to two big us military bases. an attack here would be an attack on america. the number of people waiting for routine surgery, in england injune was at its highest for nearly ten

meeting in manila with china's foreign minister, the us secretary of state again called on pyongyang to return to the negotiating table. the best signal that north korea could give us that they are prepared to talk would be to stop these missile launches. you know, we have not had an extended period of time where they have not taken some kind of provocative action. despite supporting the latest sanctions against pyongyang, china has not completely abandoned its old ally. translation: the international community demands north korea abandon its nuclear weapons programme in order to maintain the non—proliferation treaty. but north korea considers it is under military threat. that is also a security issue. here in south korea at the 51st fighter wing, they continue to hope for the best, while preparing for the worst. everybody we've spoken to here agrees that another conflict on the korean peninsula would be an utter disaster for everybody. that hundreds of thousands of people would die. but they also say the best way of stopping it happening is to be ready, and that's why these guys p

i met with officials in pyongyang. they told me they have their finger on the trigger, as they put it. they have listened seriously to warnings from president trump to rain down fire and fury on the country. the country's nuclear arsenal is locked and loaded. they seem eager to prove that they have their own arsenal ready to go. we'll have to watch and see what happens. >> i can't help but notice the siren-type sound behind you. does that signify anything you might know about? >> reporter: this is just bustling traffic by the central train station that you hear behind me. you will often heard on loud speakers music playing. this is just a typical monday evening here in pyongyang. life goes on as normal even with all of this simmering tension. you can also probably hear people cheering in the background. they are rehearsing for the mass celebration that's happened here in north korea to honor kim jong-un. >> extraordinary to have you in pyongyang live with us. thank you very much. >> amazing perspective. >>> let's check

the security council has demanded that pyongyang abandon its nuclear weapons programme. tropical storm harvey appears to be moving off to the north, leaving a trail of chaos and devastation in its wake. the mayor of houston has imposed a night time curfew to deter looters as rescue operations continue. concerns are growing for a nine—year—old girl who vanished at a wedding in eastern france. french police have launched a kidnapping investigation into the disappearance of maelys de araujo who was last seen on sunday.

guam is about 2100 miles away from pyongyang. again, there is a little speculation and concerned that these missiles they are testfiring, not the icbms, but the regional missile, can strike anywhere up and down japan and as far south as a guam. haidi: thank you so much for that. a lot more to discuss when it comes to north korea. coming up, a closer look at how markets are reacting to the latest escalation in tensions. joined by j.p. morgan's chief asian strategist next. rishaad: with china's biggest banks set to report earnings, we look at what should be on investors radar. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ this is "bloomberg markets: asia." i am haidi lun in sydney. rishaad: i am rishaad salamat in hong kong. the latest business flash headlines. a private equity company holding 12.5% of spring, calling for an extraordinary meeting to vote out spring asset management. it is pointing the finger at performance and corporate governance and questions around that. has fallen since reporting results last week. a hong kong-based logistics set

these sanctions increase the pressure on pyongyang to enter into dialogue. so far, sanctions have failed, and most intelligence analysts here believe north korea won't come to the negotiating table until it has proven beyond any doubt that it not only has a missile that could reach the us mainland, but a missile that could be armed with a nuclear warhead. nick bryant, bbc news, at the united nations. venezuela's opposition groups say the country's institutions have been taken hostage after the top prosecutor, a vocal critic of the president maduro, was sacked. politicians removed luisa ortega from office following a unanimous vote in the new controversial assembly. she says she's been stopped from investigating alleged corruption and human rights abuses. dozens of national guard officers took up position around her office preventing herfrom entering. will grant reports from caracas. it didn't take long for venezuela's chief prosecutor to feel the consequences of her opposition towards the constituent assembly. just hours after the controversial new legislati

that's the result of the rhetoric between washington and pyongyang. as the global slide continues, at one stage today germany's blue chip index the dax dropping below the key pspsychological mark of 12,000 points. >> traders' screens saw red in europe friday as investors fled to safe haven assets after president t trump doublbled dow his north korea rhetoric. analysts at the frankfurt stock exchange warned of a further escalation in the war of words. >> they shouldn't egg each other on. we're not usesed to american presidents using the same war-like language as north korean dictators. we need a verbal deescalation badly. if both sides keep goading each other, traders here don't know where the whole thing is going. a war of words could lead to a war of actions. and that must be prevented. asian stock markets also slumped on friday, rising tensions with north korea prompting investors to unload shares in companies on the rise in recent months. south korea's kospi index closed down 1.7%. >> we can check in now with our financial correspondent in new york

ukraine condemns in the strongest terms pyongyang is continuous activities. besides highly visible in the form of nuclear tests and missile launches, there's also intricate system of -- to circumvent restrictions. today's resolution not only -- [inaudible] it reinforces it with additional targeted to sanctions and clarifies measures imposed by the council earlier. it also vigorously confirms the open is to dialogue for peaceful and diplomat solution to the situation on the korean peninsula. and its intention to avoid -- [inaudible] ukraine is always been -- bilateral actions against proliferation of weapons of mass distraction. our collective decision today clearly demonstrates that councils consolidated and to emphasize consolidated and from stansted response -- the threata to the global -- [inaudible] furthermore i wish to reiterate the key imports to prompt and comprehensive limitation of the respective counsel resolution negotiations by all member states to make -- [inaudible] actions of the global level are required to exclude the risk of further provoca

china, russia and germany have all voiced dismay at the war of words between pyongyang and washington. our first report is from nick bryant in washington. after "fire and fury" comes "locked and loaded". not the title of some hollywood summer blockbuster, but the words of america's commander—in—chief, describing his country's state of military readiness. these are the latest pictures of 8—1 bombers stationed in guam. the motto of this squadron — "fight tonight." president trump reminded people of that on his twitter feed this morning. he is deploying social media to fire off warning salvos. and again tonight, he ramped up the rhetoric even further, with this verbal broadside aimed at the north korean leader. this man will not get away with what he's doing, believe me. and if he utters one threat, in the form of an overt threat, which by the way he has been uttering for years, and his family has been uttering for years, or if he does anything with respect to guam, or anyplace else that's an american territory or an american ally, he will truly regret it, and he will regret it f

this is the hwasong i2 missile on parade in pyongyang in spring. kim jong—un can back his fiery words with weaponry. today, on the tropical island of guam, it wasn't so much a case of fire and fury, as wet and wild. the news crews converging there producing what looked like tourist advertisements, people heading to the beach rather than fleeing. locals not particularly concerned at the threat that north korea missiles might soon come raining in. we're used to the whole ebb and flow of hearing that we're going to be bombed and then it not happening, and hearing about it again, so it's not anything that's new to us. it never follows through, so i wasn't really concerned. i think it's probably like a distraction maybe, maybe a political kind of move on the us and korea, so just to get attention, maybe. guam is in the firing line because it is american territory that is home to two big us military bases. an attack here would be an attack on america. as well as refusing to back down from his threat of fire and fury, donald trump did say he would consi

small island is of a two thousand miles away from pyongyang but well within range of its sounds. with two military bases its a critical strategic cop for america and the pacific. and the home to a hundred and sixty thousand people. i guess the first thing that comes to mind is the. you know immediately furs where's my god. you know to come up with a plan about if anything happen. i think the response of president trump has presented. is this pretty much spot on. past administrations have just let it slide you kick the can down the road. so now north korea feels like they can get away with anything. donald trump is bad that he will be the president's deal decisively with the north korean problem. with the rhetoric already at such a perilous pitch there is the danger that both sides become captive to that alone tough words. that they talk themselves into a most serious confrontation. nick brought b. b. c. news washington. joining us now is former us defense secretary and current bbc while this has analyst william collins so secretary karen when you have the current defense secretar

speaking of negotiations if pyongyang ends its testing. they could become captive of president trump's language and they would have to follow through on this rich oracle threat. —— rhetorical. sanctions have failed so far to rhetorical. sanctions have failed so farto impede rhetorical. sanctions have failed so far to impede north korean nuclear ambitions and this is the kind of tough talk that gunn yang will listen to. —— north korea will listen to. —— north korea will listen to. —— north korea will listen to. it is a dangerous game to play. especially as it now seems that north korea has managed to marry its missile technology and it nuclear technology and to insert a militarised warhead into an intercontinental ballistic missile. early results in kenya's elections put president uhuru kenyatta in the lead but the figures have been rejected by supporters of his rival, raila odinga. the election has been peaceful, but there's still some concern that the result could spark violence. alastair leithead reports from nairobi. his

on pyongyang. meeting in manila with china's foreign minister the us secretary of state again called on pyongyang to return to the negotiating table. they. best signal that north korea could give us that they're prepared to talk would be to stop this missile launchers. . yeah we've not had. of. an extended period of time where they have not. taken some type of provocative action. despite supporting the latest sanctions against pyongyang. china has not completely abandoned its old ally which is over it. the international community to moans north korea abandon its nuclear weapons program in order to maintain the non proliferation treaty. but north korea considers it is on the military threat. but he's also a security issue. here in south korea the fifty first fighter wing. they continue to hope for the best. while preparing for the worst. everybody we spoke the truth here agrees that another conflict on the korean peninsula would be hot. dissolve that everybody that hundreds of thousands of people wo

north korea from the us secretary of state, america is not seeking regime change but dialogue with pyongyang. we are not your enemy, we are not your threat, but you are presenting an unacceptable threat to us and we have to respond. i'm babita sharma in london. dramatic scenes in turkey. 500 people appear in court, accused of taking part in last yea r‘s attempted coup. and harnessing the power of beyonce to save the bowling ladies‘ club. live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in the venezuelan capital, caracas. that's where two opposition leaders have been dragged from their homes by security forces and taken to a military prison after being accused by president maduro‘s government of inciting violence. the un secretary general says the escalating crisis in the country is making a peaceful solution difficult. katy watson is in caracas. antonio ledesma screams for help as he is taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. there's panic while s

cnn's will ripley has reported extensively from pyongyang. he brings us the latest live this morning from beijing. these are bellicose comments from the north koreans. no question. we keep hearing on the american side all the options are on the table. where are we here on -- in terms of an off ramp for any kind of conflict? >> reporter: clearly what the united states is trying to do here -- and we need to give the trump administration credit for a big diplomatic win over the weekend. a 15-0 vote in the u.n. in favor of these sanctions as a result of a missile test. keep in mind here in china, they have never before approved sanctions on the back end of a missile test. it had taken nuclear tests previously for china to approve other rounds of sanctions here. china also saying that they are prepared to pay an economic price for this. this is essentially a $1 billion economic assault on north korea's exports. what they're trying to do is to get north korea to stop testing missiles and to stop developing nuclear weapons because pretty much all an

with fire" following reports pyongyang has successfully miniaturised a nuclear warhead to fit it onto a missile. if true, it marks a significant step by pyongyang towards becoming a full—fledged nuclear power. north korea had earlier said that what it called the nuclear threat from the us had to be removed. presidentjacob zuma has narrowly survived a no—confidence vote. it's the eighth such motion he's faced, but the first to have been held by secret ballot. and this story is trending on bbc.com. music star glen campbell has died at the age of eighty—one. he was best known for hits including rhinestone cowboy lineman. he also played on some of the biggest records of the 19605 and the top story here in the uk: a man who was stopped at manchester airport with a pipe bomb in his hand luggage, has been convicted of possessing explosives with intent to endanger life. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. paying the price dashes economic of tough sanctions on north korea by its closest neighbour, china. and stem cell banking but is it worth the cost? it is

the report says pyongyang is looking at a plan to fire medium—to—long—range rockets around the american territory in the western pacific where us strategic bombers are based. suzanne kianpour reports from washington. north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. he has been very threatening beyond a normal state, and as i said they will be met with the fire and fury and, frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. thank you. unprecedented language from an american president. donald trump officially escalated the stand—off with north korea from his perch at a golf course in new jersey. the trigger? a report saying pyongyang produced a nuclear warhead small enough to fit in its missiles, possible with the capability to strike the us. the response could throw into a resolution. strong sanctions from the un on the regime, i moved to bring north korea to the table. a strong signal would be to stop these result launches. obviously, we have other means of communications. we will hea

wang yi says pyongyang has to make "smart decisions". new sanctions, agreed at the un, and supported by the trump administration, could cost pyongyang more than 1 billion dollars a year. yogita limaye reports from the south korean capital, seoul. putting on a united front in manila. rex tillerson is on a mission. america wants more countries to isolate north korea, a day after all members of the security council voted to ban exports from pyongyang. the sweeping measures were even backed by china, north korea's ally and top trade partner. translation: the chinese side urged the north koreans to calmly handle the un security council resolutions and not do anything unbeneficial such as a missile launch or a nuclear test. at this meeting, the two leaders described the sanctions as a good outcome. testing missiles like this one is what prompted the sanctions. for north korea the new sanctions could mean a loss of about $1 billion. but experts say it is unlikely to deter the state. the north koreans are unlikely to negotiate anything until the

toward pyongyang "scheme of america's pressure." to lee joining from brooklyn, democrat's line, your top story of the week, what is it, lee? caller: the idea they took a poll of republicans and the republicans agree if 2020ident trump cancels the elections, they are okay with that. this sort of -- what poll, lee? who did the poll? caller: in the msn news, i don't know who did the poll. msn news, microsoft news. host: we can show it to you on the screen. caller: right. they said the majority of surveyed about canceling the 2020 presidential agreed with the president with that idea, if president trump wanted that. are we in the d ironic,of a coup, it was i was on hold waiting for this going, yeah, seems like it. the way, i'm in brooklyn and elections, we had but rudy giuliani was our mayor to cancel the d elections, but we resisted and had the elections and michael bloomberg was elected. thank you for the call. weekly standard reporting on raid and paul manafortchanging lawyers. federal investigation by special counsel robert mueller

will ripley is the only western journalist in pyongyang. he joins us live, 6:26 p.m. in pyongyang. what's the latest? >> reporter: more than 12 hours after this launch which has just created an uproar around the world, north koreans still not aware that it's happened. it hasn't been announced on state media yet. we were on the streets in the past few hours and were told we couldn't tell people yet because there wasn't an official announcement. officials in the know say this is a justifiable action in their view. they say it is the united states driving the situation on the peninsula to, as they put it, the brink of an explosive nuclear war. and it was certainly a frightening development here in the region as this missile was launched did 20 miles from -- launched about 20 miles from where i am, the airport we flew into. this is where business people and tourists fly in. north korea perhaps sending a signal to the united states by launching from a piely populated areaa -- by a populated area that if the u.s. thinks about a strike, there could be grave consequences. they have an abil