welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: tensions escalate on the korean peninsula, after pyongyang test—fires another ballistic missile off its east coast into the sea of japan. at least 33 people have died and hundreds of thousands are forced to flee their homes as flooding hits central and southern china. the man who wants to reinvigorate france, and europe. president macron sets out his radical plans for a nation, and a continent. iran seals a multibillion—dollar deal with the french energy giant total, the first of its kind since sanctions were relaxed. the scanner that reveals the in—depth workings of the brain as never before. it could revolutionise treatment. north korea has fired another ballistic missile off its east coast

into the sea of japan. it is the 11th launch this year, although the range of this one seems much greater. south korea's military say the unidentified ballistic missile was fired from a site near panghyon. it came down in the east sea, the korean name for the sea of japan. in the past few days, president trump has been speaking to asian leaders ahead of the 620 summit, seeking their co—operation on north korea. in the last hour, japan has protested strongly, calling the launch absolutely unacceptable. in a moment we will hear from the chief secretary of japan's cabinet. but first, here is china's ambassador to the un. he has already warned of disastrous consequences if tensions with pyongyang are not eased. currently, tension is high, and we would certainly like to see a de—escalation of tension. because, if tension only goes up,

and goes up only, then sooner or later it will get out of control, and the consequences would be disastrous. and i'm sure it is in our common interest to avoid anything like that. translation: today's firing of a ballistic missile is a serious issue when considering the safety of aeroplanes and boats in the area, as well as a clear violation of the un resolution. japan has strongly protested against north korea, as we cannot accept its repeated acts of provocation. we will continue to do all we can to gather and analyse information, and will announce any new information as soon as we have it. joining me from seoul is our correspondent steve evans. there may be significant differences about this test. there are, mike.

the previous test, the duration of the flight was 30 minutes, and that was seen as the flight was 30 minutes, and that was seen as a the flight was 30 minutes, and that was seen as a marked improvement in reliability and then the range. the way north korea does these things as it sends them very high, way over 1000 miles high, and some hundreds of miles laterally across the surface. and that is so that it doesn't run the risk of actually hitting japan. you can work out the actual range from that. the previous test, the range was some thousands of miles. this test seems to have gone for a0 minutes. so it is a step up gone for a0 minutes. so it is a step up in the potential range of the missiles, which north korea can launch. now, this matters because backin launch. now, this matters because back in january president launch. now, this matters because back injanuary president trump said, when it was suggested to him, by north korea, actually, that it was on the verge of having an icbm, president trump tweeted then it

won't happen. so the question then becomes, as north korea gets nearer to having that icbm, this probably wasn't an icbm, but as it gets nearer, what does mr trump do? and steve, we should probably record that just in steve, we should probably record thatjust in the past hour or so the president has tweeted this. i guess anybody reading that, steve, will hope there is more going on than this. it is very trumpian, first of all. the language is very clear and direct, you know exactly what he means. but it is a reaffirmation of his policy, which

is that south korea and japan should keep the pressure on north korea, but more importantly, that china should up its game, as i think they might see it in washington. the question is, is that going to work? that really has been the policy of previous presidents, certainly the policy of president 0bama. mr trump says his policy is different, that this time china really is going to pull its weight on north korea. we don't know if china can or will change north korean policy. china doesn't want a chaotic collapse of that regime in pyongyang if it means south korean and us troops on its border. that is why china got involved in the korean war 70 years ago, and that policy, that wish, has not changed. it does not want a nuclear armed north korea, but, you

know, is it prepared to bring that regime down to stop that? a lot of experts would say that is very doubtful. mr trump, however, experts would say that is very doubtful. mrtrump, however, is relying on it. just briefly, steve, we should just reiterate what may be that main point. it is possible, on the basis of this test, that north korea is close to mastering a new bit of technology. well, it is certainly making a step in that direction. it is certainly making progress, absolutely no doubt about that. and if it makes this kind of progress, it will get an icbm, would be the view of most experts. it is not the only thing it needs to hit cities like los angeles and the continental us. it also needs the ability to get a warhead out of the atmosphere, and to get it back in, without disintegrating with the kind of heat involved. so it needs new materials, and it's working on all

that stuff. it's making lots of bits of progress in different bits of the jigsaw. nobody doubts that that will to have the ability to hit the us has gone away, or that the progress is suffering any kind of real setback. thank you very much for that. the chinese president is in russia for talks with vladimir putin ahead of this week's 620 summit. xi jinping plans to talk trade, but has also stressed, as he sees it, the threat an american anti—missile system in south korea poses to chinese and russian interests. it is his sixth visit to russia since he took office. here is our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford. president putin obviously is very keen to show that, despite the difficult relationship with the united states, that russia is not totally isolated by western sanctions and political isolation, that it does have powerful allies. so i think this in a sense

is a very symbolic visit, the chinese leader is coming here before the two of them will eventually be in hamburg forthe meeting of the 620, so showing that these two large and powerful countries are standing together, whatever their relationship is. and that is a difficult relationship with the united states. floods in central and southern china have killed at least 33 people. hundreds of thousands have been forced from their homes. water levels in more than 60 rivers have risen above danger levels. authorities in the regions of 6uangxi and hunan have sent tents, food, bottled water and medicine to the worst—affected areas. sarah corker reports. heavy rain started to pound parts of 6uangxi province on saturday. its cities now under water. the flooding across huge swathes of southern china is affecting more than 1 million people.

and the rescue operation is relentless. injust this one region, more than 90,000 people have been forced from their homes. it has also triggered landslides. a torrent of mud buried parts of this village. further east, sections of the yangtze river are five metres higher than normal, putting huge pressure on a major dam. translation: we received the command yesterday afternoon, and organised 85 soldiers with 32 sets of equipment for an emergency operation. we plan to construct a dam within three days, to balance the water pressure and avoid collapse. water levels in at least 60 rivers have risen to dangerous levels. more than 30 people have been confirmed dead. major roads are blocked, railway lines and electricity cables have been damaged. at this nature reserve, rescuers are searching for missing tourists near a waterfall. translation: they walked all the way

up, between 100—200 metres upstream of the waterfall. there are steep slopes and dense forests there. many streams converge to make the waterfall. floods kill dozens of people every year during china's summer rainy season, and the murky waters have already destroyed thousands of hectares of crop land. in total, the economic losses are estimated to be more than $a00 million. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: there have been fierce clashes as the iraqi military tries to capture the last stronghold of the extremist group the so—called islamic state in mosul. fighting is centred on the old city, which is being rocked by air strikes and artillery. iraqi security forces say they have made some progress. saudi arabia is considering qatar's response to the list of demands it must meet if it wants the sanctions imposed by its 6ulf neighbours lifted. kuwait is acting as mediator in the dispute over qatar's diplomatic and economic relations with iran and extremist groups. qatar has 2a hours to comply,

or face more sanctions. one person has been killed and six others wounded by a man on the back of a scooter who opened fire on a crowd in the french city of toulouse. local police say they have not ruled out a terrorist motive, but believe the attack may be a revenge killing. the new president of france is drawing comparisons with the emperor napoleon, with his announcement of a radical overhaul of the french government. in a speech at the palace of versailles, emmanuel macron declared he wants to reduce members of the national assembly and senate by a third, and streamline france's voting system. three opposition parties boycotted the event, accusing him of creating a presidential monarchy. 0ur paris correspondent hugh schofield was at versailles. the dignity of the presidential office is something about which emmanuel macron

feels very deeply. he came to versailles, a place of regal pomp and awe, to talk to his legislators. he called and they came — 900 deputies and senators in buses from paris. newcomers to the assembly, like the mathematician and macron loyallist cedric villani, who saw nothing wrong with the president's unconventional summons. it's an exceptional, critical moment. the nation has gone through a terrible lack of trust recently. i find it perfectly normal and reassuring that the president wants to address the congress today. the speech was a 90—minute pep talk. an exhortation to lawmakers to understand the appetite for change in france and to act. he said he wants to make government more efficient, cutting the number of mps by a third.

and europe was, as ever, a central theme. translation: it is no longer the time to paper over the cracks. we need to take europe back to its beginnings, to its very origins, and in that way, give life again to a desire for europe. it would appear that emmanuel macron would like a new kind of presidency from that practised by his immediate predecessors. he would like to restore to the office some of the mystique, the symbolism. and what greater symbol than to address the joint houses of parliament here in versailles, home of the old monarchy? but not everyone likes this new—look french presidency. the far—left boycotted versailles and held a symbolic meeting of its own on left—wing republican turf in eastern paris, where views on president macron were pronounced. he portrayed himself as — as a sort of god. well, we're a republic, and we have something against gods

and we have something against kings, since we cut their heads off. so, no, we don't want that again, honestly. macron the monarch, macron the jupiter on 0lympus. expect a lot more of that from the left—wing opposition, especially if — no, when — things start to go less majestically well for france's young head of state. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the indian teenager with an extraordinary talent that is taking him from mumbai to new york. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong.

the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell of another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. and there was no hiding the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: tensions escalate on the korean peninsula after pyongyang test fires another ballistic missile.

the easing in relations between iran and the west has produced the first major deal with a european company since sanctions were relaxed in 2015. the french energy giant total has defied american pressure to sign the french oil men were there to land a big deal. iran, to show off that it is open for business. it was broadcast live on tv. opportunities are obvious, only russia has more gas underground. this is part of the largest gas field in the world, one which has made other states rich. when this project is operational, it will provide 2 billion cubic feet of gas per day. total have a controlling stake ofjust over half. another company from china is also contributing. it is an investment of $5 billion and it will take ten years to turn a profit. it was the real action in may that opened the door to this deal. other big companies have been cautious to invest because of heavy us sanctions, still in place despite two years ago, when iran agreed to limit its nuclear ambitions. donald trump said his number one priority was dismantling what he called

a disastrous deal. the white house has put the whole nuclear agreement under review. total are hoping it stays alive, and with it, they turned the business. we work in all countries where we are allowed to do so. since the signing of the nuclear agreement in 2016, we can work in iran on oil and gas projects. in 18 months, we found that agreement on international laws was ok. total‘s entry into iran could lead other firms to enter the water. the us military says coalition forces in syria have breached the wall surrounding the old city of raqqa as they move in to re—take the city from the islamic state group. the strike on the rafiqah wall occurred after fighters reclaimed parts of the city that the terrorist group had seized late last week. is seized raqqa in early 201a and established its headquarters

there but most of the city has now been liberated. venezuela's opposition has called for another referendum to rewrite the constitution. street protest against the government have now entered their fourth month. against the government have now entered theirfourth month. the symbolic vote of the opposition will be onjuly 16, symbolic vote of the opposition will be on july 16, to symbolic vote of the opposition will be onjuly16, to heck ——2 weeks ahead of elections. scientists in the uk have produced the world's most detailed scan of the internal workings of the brain. the mri machine reveals the fibres which carry all the brain's thought processes. doctors hope it will increase our understanding of neurological disorders, and could be even be used instead of surgery. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh volunteered to be scanned — here's his exclusive report. the human brain. all thought, memory, consciousness is here. in unprecedented detail, these images of my brain show the white matter, fibres called

axons, the brain's wiring, which carry billions of electrical signals. those colour—coded green travel between front and back. in red, left and right. in blue, up and down. the scan was done at cubric, the cardiff university brain research imaging centre. i have had my brain scanned for tv reports many times, but never in this level of detail. 0k, john. using this special mri scanner — there are just three in the world — the team could map the wires, the axons, in my brain, so thin it would take 50 of them to match the thickness of a human hair. you might feel a little bit more vibration and the scan should last about 15 minutes.

the team at cardiff worked with engineers from siemens in germany and the us to create the 3d images. if you go up, you can actually see... this has been the most exciting development in my personal research career of 22 years in mri. it's similar to being handed a hubble telescope when you have only had binoculars. in other words, we can look in far more details than ever before. we can get measures that for the first time will help us address what i call the missing link between structure and function. sian rowlands is one of the research volunteers in cardiff. she has multiple sclerosis, which causes neurological damage. the relapses, attack of symptoms, can come on suddenly. it's devastating, it really is scary. you can go from being absolutely normal one day to not being able to walk or move, in a wheelchair and having to go through a recovery process that can take anywhere from three months to a year. one of the areas of damage we can see here... this is a conventional scan image showing a lesion, an area of damage in sian's brain.

just to contrast with that... but the new scan reveals another level of detail, including the density of the brain's wiring, which scientists have colour—coded. deep in the brain, where the cabling is thickest, is shown in white, but the red and green bull's—eye is an area of less density and clearly indicates a brain lesion, which can trigger sian's movement problems and extreme fatigue. those symptoms are really only partially explained by what we see on conventional scans. what this technique allows us to do for the first time is look at axonal density in exquisite detail along each pathway of the brain. we hope it will allow us to uncover a lot more about the explanation for the wide range of symptoms in ms. researchers are using the technique to investigate schizophrenia, dementia and epilepsy, and it might even have a role in cancer, allowing virtual biopsies, examining tumours without touching the brain. fergus walsh, bbc news, cardiff. an indian teenager is living

out his own billy elliot story — he's been given the chance to study at one of the world's most prestigious ballet schools. amir shah is the son of a welder and grew up with his six siblings in a low—income neighbourhood of mumbai. at the age ofjust16, his extraordinary talent is now taking him to new york. i was invited to come to mumbai to teach ballet and one day i walked around the studios and i saw a little boy with what we call the right instrument. he moved very easy but no training. so i asked him if he will come to my ballet class. and after one class, i knew that i won the lottery. he immediately learned the language of ballet in a few weeks.

there are a lot of obstacles and hurdles because there's no studio space, there's no correct floor. in order to train him, i had to drag him to warehouses, sometimes cement floors sometimes school gyms. blair before we go just a swift look at these pictures which may remind older viewers of the classic days of rock star excess in the 1960s and ‘70s. cars driven into swimming pools for fun, etc. this is a country club in colorado and it wasn't, of course, keith moon at the wheel but a woman in her seventies who apparently mistook the accelerator for the brake. luckily when pulled out of the pool she was more shaken than stirred well, it looks like it is going to be turning much warmer over

the next few days, even hot. not for everybody straightaway, but those temperatures climbing as we head into the middle part of the week. right now, a different story across northern parts of the country. thick cloud streaming out of the atlantic across northern ireland, southern parts of scotland and into the lake district. a finger of rain will be stuck across the north for quite some time on tuesday. possibly even into early wednesday. a big contrast in temperatures early on tuesday, 10 degrees higher in the south. starting with the forecast for scotland. around eight o'clock in the morning, a nice fresh start, certainly for 0rkney and the shetlands. rain for northern ireland, dumfries and galloway. there may be some spits and spots further south across the pennines. across most of wales and england, the morning starting cloudy but warm, pretty muggy. temperatures of 17 degrees at around eight o'clock in southampton. what is going to happen through the course of tuesday, a line of rain will hang around through the course of the day. damp in belfast, 6lasgow, edinburgh, the lake district and north—eastern

england. weatherfronts, to the north of that, much fresher and cool if not chilly. 13 degrees in newcastle. a little bit better in stornoway, some sunshine. real warmth across england and wales, up to 25 degrees. another decent day on the way for wimbledon. 23 degrees at least, cloud breaking up through the day. look how the temperatures climbing through wednesday and thursday. temperatures even higher on wednesday, possibly up to 28 degrees in london. still a little bit on the cloudy side across the north. here too, temperatures starting to rise. eventually, we will get up to 20 in belfast and the high teens in glasgow and newcastle. cardiff around 26. thursday, looking like it will change. we are in for some thunderstorms. exactly where they are could be a bit further towards the east. bit further to the south

and north as well. be informed it is across these parts of the countries where those storms will happen. friday, temperatures peaking in london. other parts of the country starting to cool off. as we head into the weekend, weather fronts coming off the atlantic and bringing us some fresher weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: just ahead of the 620 summit of world leaders, south korea's military says north korea has fired another ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast. china's ambassador at the un has warned of disastrous consequences if tensions with pyongyang are not eased. floods in central and southern china have killed at least 33 people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. water levels in more than 60 rivers have risen above danger levels. authorities are sending tents, food,

bottled water and medicine. the new president of france has announced a radical overhaul of the french government. in a speech at the palace of versailles, emmanuel macron said he wants to reduce the size of parliament and the cabinet, and streamline the voting system. he also called for cuts to the bureaucracy of the european union. now on bbc news, time for hardtalk.