i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: after north korea's missile tests, the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, makes his first official trip to east asia. on the eve of the dutch general election, turkey's president stokes up a row between the two countries. we ask why. i'm babita sharma in london. and, after that interview, we have the first interview with the bbc dad and his family about their newfound internet fame. it is pretty unreal, we didn't expect any sort of attention at all. i liaise nearer at all. i hasse nearer had this at all. i have never had something like this in my life before. it is 9:00am in singapore,

1:00pm in london and 10:00am in the morning in tokyo, where us secretary of state—rex filler—son ——— — the bbc‘s state department has been taking a closer look at the high—stakes diplomacy. to take on an old but increasingly ' ' north korea has accelerated its nuclear missile tests.

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