hello. you're watching bbc world news. i'm adnan nawaz. our top story this hour: police in malaysia detain a second woman in connection with the killing of the north korean leader's half—brother. back in the capital, the president changes decades of american foreign policy in the middle east, and reignites his public feud with his own intelligence agencies and the media. anger boiling up in france's suburbs. the alleged rape of a black man by a police officer puts the trust between community and authorities under test. i'm aaron heslehurst. in business. eight years in the making. the european parliament backs a big trade deal with canada. could it serve as a model

for a future british deal after brexit? second time lucky? prosecutors in south korea get another shot at arresting the big boss of samsung. malaysian police have detained a second woman in connection with the killing of a man who's believed to be kimjong—nam, the half—brother of the north korean leader, kim jong—un. she was identified from security camera footage at kuala lumpur international airport. let's get the very latest from our correspondent, karishma vaswani, is kuala lumpur. what is the latest? the investigation has been fluid. information is changing by the hour. this morning we received a statement from the royal malaysian police that

said an indonesian woman, one carrying an indonesian passport, was arrested last night alone and they did not say where she was detained. what we understand is that she was identified from the cctv footage taken from the scene of the crime. this is the second arrest from this investigation so far. but three days on from the death of the man believed to be kimjong—nam at on from the death of the man believed to be kim jong—nam at kuala lumpur airport, there is not an idea over whether it was even kim jong—nam at all. i am where the body was brought for a postmortem investigation. malaysian police have said until the investigation is completed they cannot confirm the identity of the man who died at the airport on monday or what caused that death. we have been told the postmortem has been completed. but the results of that investigation have yet to be released. do you see

international implications for this story? is clearly a domestic affair for malaysia? —— is it. if a foreign government is found to have directed the killing on foreign soil, would that country where the killing happened be able to take some sort of action? well, currently i think the investigation is at such an early stage that those sorts of considerations have not been fully thought through. yesterday we do know that embassy officials were at the hospital behind me we understand they visited the body for many hours. malaysian police said to me they never formally requested to have the body submitted to them. but malaysian police have said that if such a formal request is made and in writing then they will follow the procedures in accordance with the procedures in accordance with the procedures of the law and will

continue to see this investigation pan out. but at this stage it is too early to say whether a foreign government was involved at all. south korea says it is convinced north korea is behind the attack, but malaysia has yet to say that. thank you very much indeed. reporting from kuala lumpur. president trump's senior diplomat, the secretary of state, rex tillerson, is making his debut on the international stage later on thursday. he's attending a meeting of foreign ministers from the 620 countries in germany. according to state department officials, mr tillerson will be primarily in listening mode, but they indicated his message will be familiar and reassuring, which could prove to be a challenge given the continuing turmoil in washington at the moment, as david willis reports. america's secretary of state has a lot on his plate. rex tillerson‘s top priority will be reassuring nervous allies that the government he is part of is not in fact descending into chaos. given the

evidence that exist to the contrary, however, it may be a difficult message to sell. not yet four weeks into his term in office, donald trump has had his travel ban blocked, is national security adviser fired, and seen questions mount about his ties to russia. the president of the united states and the prime minister of israel. no mention of that issue at a conference with the israeli prime minister nor any question that it was the president himself who told michael flynn to stand down. he is a good man who has been treated u nfa i rly good man who has been treated unfairly by the fake media in many cases. and i think it is really a sad thing that he was treated so badly. i think in addition to that, from intelligence, papers are being leaked, things are being leaked. it is criminal action, a criminal act.

but it was donald trump himself who fired michael flynn after being misled about the nature of his contacts with the russian ambassador. and despite the president's air of business as normal, questions remain about his ties to russia. facing the prospect ofa ties to russia. facing the prospect of a contentious and ultimately u nsuccessful of a contentious and ultimately unsuccessful confirmation hearing, he decided he was better off withdrawing his name from contention for a place in donald trump's cabinet, leaving a second space to feel following the departure of michael flynn. given the conflicting m essa 9 es michael flynn. given the conflicting messages and policy confusion, it is difficult to see this as anything other than administration in crisis. david willis, bbc news, reporting from washington. let's round up some of the other main stories. the us senate has voted to block legislation passed under president obama which would have prevented some people with a mental illness from buying firearms.

the regulation strengthening background checks was introduced in the wake of the sandy hook elementary school shooting five years ago in which 26 pupils and staff were killed. iraqi officials say a suicide bomber in a car packed with explosives has killed at least 14 people in baghdad. dozens of others were wounded. the blast went off in the sadr city area. a poor, densely populated and mainly shia suburb. it's not yet clear who was behind the bombing but islamic state militants frequently strike in baghdad in this way. gay rights campaigners have welcomed the decision by the church of england's ruling body, the general synod, to rejected a controversial report, which insisted that marriage in church could only be between a man and a woman. it was produced by the house of bishops, and the archbishop of canterbury had appealed for it to be approved as a way of continuing the debate about sexuality and same—sex marriage. researchers say vitamin d supplements could spare millions of people from colds or flu each year in the uk. their study in the british medical journal argues food should be fortified with the vitamin. the sunshine vitamin is vital for healthy bones, but also has a role in the immune system. but public health england says the infections data is not conclusive, although it does

recommend supplements. public health england recommends supplements because we do not have much sun in this country. seriously! a little bit of sun doesn't hurt anybody, apart from australia, where one in three gets melanoma. yes, thanks. more now on our top story. after eight years of negotiations, the eu parliament has approved a landmark free trade deal with canada. lawmakers in strasbourg voted in favour of the so—called ceta agreement, which is hoped to add billions of dollars both sides of the atlantic. once fully implemented, the deal will eliminate 98% of the tariffs between canada and the eu. and the european commission estimates that this could increase trade between the two regions by nearly a quarter. now that the eu parliament has given the green light to the deal,

both sides can start removing trade barriers. but the agreement goes beyond the simple removal of tariffs, and calls for further reforms which would require ratification from individual member states. so, you are talking about something like 28 countries. this includes controversial measures such as the creation of a dedicated court to settle disputes between governments and investors. ceta is canada's biggest trade deal since the north america free trade agreement. during the recent us election campaign, donald trump brandished the saying "nafta disaster," and some campaign groups have pointed to ceta as a potential model for brexit once the uk formally leaves the european union. we will have more coming up on the world business report in about 15 minutes' time. for the second time in three weeks, a court will decide whether to grant a request to arrest the head of south korea's largest company.

we are talking about samsung. a hearing is under way where prosecutors will be trying to persuade a judge that there is enough evidence to arrest jy lee, the group chief for samsung. he's a suspect in a bribery investigation which could bring down the country's president park guen—hye. again, we will have more coming up on world business report. follow me on world business report. follow me on twitter. i will see you soon. thank you very much, aaron. thousands of people have taken to the streets of paris to show their support for a young black man who says he was raped by police. there's been growing tension in some of the city's suburbs since the 22—year—old was arrested and allegedly assaulted. one police officer has been charged with rape, and three others with assault. and as lucy williamson reports from paris, the president's appeal for calm is not being heeded. anger is spreading along france's urban veins. tonight, chants of "police, rapists,

murderers" rung outjust south of the sacre coeur. this is a protest about power. the power of individuals, their community, the state. france has been living with it for years, but in the last fortnight the story of theo's assault in a rundown paris suburb has reignited it. there are long—standing divisions rising to the surface here. the deepest anger in these protests has come from people who say they feel ignored and left behind. who feel that the french establishment is remote and those in power abusive, corrupt and self—serving. the names of other young men who died while being chased or arrested in the suburbs north of paris are repeated like a mantra of mistrust in the police. they don't want us to express in any shape or form of protest, 0k? and that's how i feel about it. it's not like they're here to protect us. they're just here to shut us down.

over the past two weeks, the protests have grown, spreading to rouen, lyon, marseille. this is no longer a case of one man, in one paris suburb. it's a reminder of france's deep divisions, and a test of the trust between people and power. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we hearfrom britain's only door—to—door poet about his mission to take the time to rhyme. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered.

it has a terrible effect on the morale of the people, i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no letup in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flowed down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they've called it mir, russian for peace. this is bbc world news. i'm adnan nawaz. the latest headlines: police in malaysia detain a second woman in connection with the killing of the north korean leader's half—brother. president trump re—ignites his

public feud with his own intelligence agencies, and the media, over the resignation of his national security adviser. let's stay with that story. professorjoel aberbach is director of the centre for american politics and public policy at the university of california, los angeles. professor, looking at your very long bibliography, the books you have written and the awards you have received, you are clearly an extreme expert in american politics as a whole and the american presidency in particular. give us an overview of where american politics is today and wed donald trump fits into that analysis. guess it would be fair to say that american politics is in turmoil today. it's hard to place donald trump into the icho. he is

not an experienced politician. he has not surrounded himself with the usual cast of characters. he behaves ina manner usual cast of characters. he behaves in a manner that certainly isn't typical. so there is a great deal of confusion and apprehension i think today in washington. mitch mcconnell, a senior republican, has said, " we would have more success if there were fewer daily tweet and spend there is the white house policy. it is a concerted policy of calling out fake news everytime there is an attack on donald trump's presidency. how dangerous are those two things for democracy?” presidency. how dangerous are those two things for democracy? i think the tweeting is probably not in and of itself a danger to democracy, although it does cloud the picture.

but the notion of fake news, at least as it has been applied by the trump people and the question of what is a fact and what they call an alternative fact etc, i think is quite dangerous because it undermines any form of reasonable discussion about issues when one simply says if one doesn't like what is being said, that isjust an alternative fact, it is fake, we don't have to consider it. and yet he continues to enjoy a great level of support amongst certain people. every time he uses that term at fake news they say yes, you are right, call it, it is a fake news. it is 3.4! i!’ i! is. .e ffilfér‘zgs—f he 3.4! i!’ i! if. 3 £6723"??? he has maintained 33!! i!’ i! is. 3 $234.35? he has maintained a certain true he has maintained a certain level of support but if you look at the public opinion dato, the support for trump has plateaued. —— data. he

hasn't been able to really advance beyond. he is quite a controversial figure in the country and he has his supporters and as i am sure you and eora viewers know, a lot of opponents. —— your viewers. eora viewers know, a lot of opponents. -- your viewers. as a journalist, this is a fair question. is there a problem with the president's intellect? well, i'm not a psychiatrist. i don't mean psychologically. i don't mean psychologically. i don't mean psychologically at all. you mean in terms of his sophistication? the way he approaches politics, the

way he seeks solutions to politics, that. i guess i would be sorry to say but i would say that that is an open question at the moment. it is a really difficult question to answer because certainly much of the rhetoric and even the actions that have been taken such as the ban on immigrants and such, at least so far have seen and often ill considered, it is sadly a question that needs to be asked. we appreciate your time. thank you. you are quite welcome. thank you. you are quite welcome. thank you. you are quite welcome. thank you for having me. nearly three million people in somalia are facing starvation the prime minister of new zealand has gone to christchurch where a huge wildfire has forced hundreds of people to flee their homes.

a state of emergency has been declared in the country's second largest city, as well as a neighbouring district. already several homes have been destroyed and a pilot killed while battling the blaze. inner suburbs on the outskirts of trai stretch, flames light up the night sky. —— christchurch. a state of emergency has been declared. at least 11 homes have already been lost. about 450 homes have been evacuated so we equate that to around a bout of 900— 1000 people. the fire broke out in two different places in the hills of southern christchurch before merging into one blaze which now covers about 1800 hectares. as 130 firefighters on the ground tried to get the upper hand on the blaze, they are being assisted by 14 helicopters and 14 aircraft. the military has also been deployed by providing water tankers and personnel. their efforts are being helped by an increase in

humidity although strong winds continue to fan the flames. authorities are warning locals not to leave their escape plans to late while those evacuated wait anxiously. we have been up pretty much all night since we have been evacuated, keeping an eye on it. my neighbours up the hill are obsolete the terrified because they are surrounded by - and long, the terrified because they are surrounded by- and long, dry surrounded by forest and long, dry grass. they are very nervous. for now, the only known human casualties. a helicopter pilot who died ina casualties. a helicopter pilot who died in a crash while it fighting the blaze on tuesday. virginia langeberg, bbc news. the italians scored after eight minutes in theirfirst the italians scored after eight minutes in their first knockout tie against real madrid. despite the laws of the hope —— home crowd, they came back and won 3—1. in munich, the london club got an equaliser

that there were more home goals from lewandowski, thiago, and muller, and with a four goal difference, this tie looks as it's already decided. we lost our organisation and we looked mentally veryjaded. very vulnerable from that moment on. the last 25 minutes was a nightmare for us last 25 minutes was a nightmare for us because we looked like we had no response it started as a hobby for rowan mccabe — knocking on people's doors and offering to write them a personal poem. now a year on, he's been given an arts council grant to continue his work as britain's only door to door poet. david sillito met him on his rounds in the north of england. my name is rowan mccabe. i am a

door—to—door poet. i knock on strangers' doors and write poems for them. i'm a door—to—door poet. my hair could be much neater but it could be worse. i could be heated check your metre. rowan mccabe, the door—to—door poet. ijoined him on his rounds, delivering poems. door—to—door poet. ijoined him on his rounds, delivering poemslj his rounds, delivering poems.” brought you a poem. this is jane, she likes horse racing. there he stood in his little hat and said, "cani stood in his little hat and said, " can i recite stood in his little hat and said, "can i recite your palm? " i said i was busy at the moment. —— up a woi'iti. was busy at the moment. —— up a worm. now he is back with a poem on what she loves. horses. their thundering gallops at the races.

their faces as he crossed the finish line. wow. that's really good. you got it to the thereat the end.” will see you later, jane, cheers, ta ke will see you later, jane, cheers, take care. how did you become a door—to—door poet? take care. how did you become a door-to-door poet? forcible was to door-to-door poet? forcible was to do with boredom. did you just start knocking on people ‘s doors? do with boredom. did you just start knocking on people 's doors? -- first of all. it works. the process a lwa ys first of all. it works. the process always begins with a knock and then if people are willing, at chat, to work out what their parliament might be about. emigration. ivoted work out what their parliament might be about. emigration. i voted out.

—— immigration. be about. emigration. i voted out. -- immigration. a little window into their lives. a few doors down, allen was worried about prejudice. his mother was german and life wasn't easy when he was growing up. that's my mum and herfriend in dusseldorf. people had was speaking on her in the street with swastikas painted on the street with swastikas painted on the door. this is the pond that has been written for him. speak. it's all about his habit of speaking out in defence of others —— poem. all about his habit of speaking out in defence of others —— poemm all about his habit of speaking out in defence of others -- poem. it to start in dark pub corners. it ends in concentration camps, the rule of the far right. to speak against their prejudice, to speak against their prejudice, to speak against their hate, to speak, to speak, and make it clear, before it gets too late. chills down my spine. think it

is probably one of the highlights of my life. he is a very clever bloke. like we were saying there. its moment like that. bestjob in the world. door-to-door poet? yes. rowan mccabe, the door—to—door poet. david sillitoe, bbc news, stockton. stea k steak served rare with the prize for rest in show at the dog show in the united states. this is the restau ra nt united states. this is the restaurant where a german shepherd is surprised customer and hand served from a silver platter in a new york restaurant. her reward for success in the show in which she competed against 3000 other dogs. she will be retired from shows and likely begin bearing puppies. a p pa re ntly likely begin bearing puppies. apparently german shepherds rarely win that prize. goodbye.

hello. wednesday was a real mixed bag of a day right across the british isles. it isles. was dull fare further to the east. it was dull fare further to the east. it was late in the day before we got to see any hint of brightness. barbara was one of many who had that sort of day. it depended where you were in relation to the slow—moving weather front which makes its way a cross england and wales. all the while, we had a big area of low pressure close by to the north—western corner of scotland so with all the cloud, breathes and rain around, it would be at the click cold start. —— breeze. if you are too close to the centre of the low pressure, it will be miserable. it will have quite a few isobars jammed together. the wind is a factor here with some of the gusts around 30 or 40 mph. that includes

the central belt as well so quite a tricky commute, particularly towards the western end of the ma. coming further south, the cloud tends to break up around the wash through the midlands towards wales. further south than that again, at dull start of the day with a lot of hill fog around. watch out if your commute to work takes you over some high ground. as the day gets going, i am hopeful that some of this cloud will break up in the south and it generally will be a brighter day then it was the case on wednesday. you notice we bring rain to northern ireland eventually across the north sea. we still have that low with blustery gusts. we have them through central and northern parts of scotland. ten or 11 degrees the best for today. the average is closer to about eight or so but through the course of the weekend, we still keep those to which is a little bit above par. thursday evening sees the rain pushing ever further towards the

east. eventually, the energy rather the —— fizzles out that it does leave a boundary of cloud for the south—east of england and up towards scotland. on into the weekend, it will stay mild. there will be sunny intervals but rain at times, especially in the north. this is bbc world news. the headlines: police in malaysia investigating the apparent assassination of kim jong—nam, half—brother of north korea's leader, have detained a second woman. they've also carried out an autopsy. mr kim died on monday after apparently being poisoned while waiting to board a flight in kuala lumpur. president trump's new secretary of state is in europe for his first meeting with the g20. back in washington, the president has reignited his public feud with his own intelligence agencies, and the media over the resignation of his national security adviser. thousands of people have taken to the streets of paris to show their support for a young

black man who says he was raped and assaulted by the police. one police officer has been charged with rape and three others with assault. the us senate has voted to block legislation passed under president obama which would have prevented some people with a mental