this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. our top stories: donald trump spells out his new policy for afghanistan. no nation—building but no let—up in the battle against the taliban. we must ensure that they have every weapon to apply swift, decisive and overwhelming force. our troops will fight to win. four men are due to appear in court in spain accused of carrying out the barcelona terror attacks last week. and chasing the eclipse — we fly across america hunting the shadow of the moon at 40,000 feet. president trumps called it horrible and says it needs to be renegotiated or scrapped. today, it's south korea's turn at the negotiating table to save its trade deal with the us. promise and from the $6 billion loss

to $6 billion profit. what a difference a year makes the mining giant bhp, boosted by commodity prices. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has made a prime time address to the american people, outlining his administration's vision of the us military‘s role in afghanistan. in front of a military audience at fort myer, he said he'd changed his mind about a speedy withdrawal from afghanistan, which he supported as long ago as 2007. he said gains made by the us in iraq had slipped away because of a rapid withdrawal there. and he tried to put public pressure on pakistan and india to help stop the taliban taking over afghanistan. another fundamental pillar of our

new strategy is the integration of all instruments on american power. diplomatic, economic and military. towards a successful outcome. some day, after an effective military effort, perhaps it will be possible to have a political settlement that includes elements of the taliban in afghanistan but nobody knows if or when that will ever happen. america will continue its support for the afg ha n will continue its support for the afghan government and the afghan military as they confront the taylor band in the field. president trump said it was possible that a solution in afghanistan could involve talks with the taliban. mr trump said a major pillar of his new approach would be a complete change of approach towards pakistan. we can no longer be silent about pakistan's safe havens. it poses a threat to the region and beyond.

pakistan has much to gain from partnering in our effort in afghanistan. it continues to harbour criminals and terrorists. in the past, pakistan has been a valued partner. and militaries have worked together against common enemies. the pakistani people have suffered greatly from terrorism and extremists. we recognise those contributions and those sacrifices. but pakistan has also short the same organisations that try every single day to kill our people. we have been paying pakistan billions and billions of dollars. at the same time, they are housing the very terrorists that we are fighting. but that will have to change and that will change immediately. no partnership can survive the countries harbouring of militants

and terrorists who target us service members and officials. it is time for pakistan to demonstrate its commitment to civilisation, order and peace. donald trump says he has gone against his own instincts and will keep american troops in afghanistan, in part, to learn the lessons of the withdrawal of western forces from iraq, which allowed for the rise of the so—called islamic state terrorist group. to discuss how president trump's strategy has been received in afghanistan, the bbc‘s zia shahreyarjoins us from kabul. what kind of reaction has donald trump's speech had there? the much longer speech was delivered early morning around 530. we haven't got

any official reaction to president trump's new strategy. the afghan foreign minister tweeted, saving that he welcomed the new strategy at it marks the new pace of partnership. we do have a reaction from the taliban spokesman, a very brief one, which is sent to the media ‘s, calling mr trump's speech odd and unclear and he has said they are going to release detailed reaction to that one of the whole speech, from what i know in afghanistan, it will be received very well in afghanistan. it was buried much what the afghan

government was asking for, putting more pressure on pakistan and president trump clearly blamed pakistan for many of the problems in afghanistan. saying they are harbouring, giving safe havens to terrorist groups his idea of increasing numbers of troops in afghanistan will reassure the afghan security forces who are involved in a very bloody war with the taylor band. the fighting is going on all over the country. 0nly last night, kabul was targeted by rockets, reminding us, so it is reassuring. we are still waiting for reaction

from the president who will deliver a speech in minutes. thank you for that. at the start of that address on afghanistan president trump said he sent his thoughts and prayers to the families of the sailors who were injured and lost after the collision monday morning between the ussjohn mccain and an oil tanker in the strait of malacca. the us navy has ordered a pause in its global operations to reassess its fleet after the collision. ten sailors are still missing after the incident. it's the second collision involving a us navy ship injust two months.> 0ur south east asia correspondent karishma vaswani joins me from singapore. this just shows how seriously the us navy is taking this incident. this just shows how seriously the us navy is taking this incidentlj think navy is taking this incident.” think the fact that this incident, the one that happened yesterday, followed so quickly after the one backin followed so quickly after the one back injune, it really has given the us navy a great deal to think

about in terms ofjust how serious some of these situations can be. to remind our audiences, the search and rescue teams are still out there in the waters to the east of the straits of malacca, looking for these ten missing american sailors. the singaporeans are involved, the malaysians as well. the malaysian government and authorities have gone so far as to say to fishermen, look out for any sailors while you're out the water. this is a situation that has become quite complicated and difficult for the us navy to try and address and there is also the issue of what actually happened. we don't have those details but certainly, this situation has raised questions about the competence of the us navy out here in this part of the world and it certainly comes at a very awkward and embarrassing time for the united states. can you talk as

to exactly what is happening to the vessel now that it is in port, in singapore. there are hopes, maybe fears that the sailors could be on board. it's too to say exactly what they may find. the us. navy's public affa i rs they may find. the us. navy's public affairs department is sending out its statement bit by bit so whatever we get from them is what we are able to report that it would be difficult to report that it would be difficult to speculate. there are hopes that while the ship is docked here at the naval base, repair work is under way. we do know that. that is what the department has told us. whether oi’ the department has told us. whether or not they are looking for people on board, they have not said. you will rememberfrom on board, they have not said. you will remember from the last incident, the us is fitzgerald, that is what they did find. i imagine the

priority right now for the us. navy is to try and make sure that the search and rescue operation continues. it went on overnight, and throughout the night and it's extremely expensive, as well is making sure the warship itself gets repaired. four men are due to appear at the spanish high court in madrid later today, accused of being part of the terror cell that carried out attacks in and around barcelona last week, killing 15 people. the other eight members of the cell are dead — several of them died in an explosion at their hideout and bomb factory, while the others were shot dead by police. police in catalonia say they have shot dead the suspected driver of the van which ploughed into pedestrians — younes abouyaaqoub was found hiding in a vineyard 30 miles west of the city. much more on the website. rachel is here with all the business news. a big day for south korea? yes, we

are talking trade. over the weekend it was canada and mexico — now it's the turn of south korea to try and renegotiate its trade deal with the us. president trump has described the pact as horrible and has threatened to axe it. south korea is america's sixth biggest trading partner. since the deal came into effect, the us says the trade deficit has doubled from $13 to $27 billion. but some experts say that it could've been even more if there was no deal at all. supporters applaud the elimination of 95% of tariffs on consumer and industrial products as well as closer economic ties generally. and they point to growth in south korea's foreign direct investment into the us from $4.8 billion in 2011 to a record $12.9 billion last year. also in the programme, the mining giant bhp has returned to profit making almost $5.9 billion

over the past twelve months. strong commodity prices helped it to bounce back from a big loss last year. the anglo—australian firm will also look at selling its us shale operations which it says is not part of its core business. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @bbcrachelhorne. rachel will bejoining me rachel will be joining me for the news review in about 20 minutes. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. at least two have died and 25 others have been injured in an earthquake on the italian island of ischia, off naples. it's reported that a hospital had to be evacuated and emergency workers are trying to pull people from collapsed buildings. croatian firefighters and military personnel are battling dozens of wildfires along the adriatic coast and on the popular tourist islands of hvar and brac.

the most serious situation is in the mountains near the mainland city of zadar where 32 fires have broken out since sunday. a dozen jets and helicopters have joined the fight to try and bring the fires under control. a danish inventor has been charged with killing a journalist in his home—made submarinejust hours after a headless female torso was found near the water's edge in copenhagen. peter madsen initially told police he'd dropped kim wall alive on an island during the voyage, then he said she'd died in an accident. authorities are yet to formally identify the body. stay with us on bbc news — still to come, coping with africa's population explosion. can technology lead to better and different crops that will feed a continent? washington, the world's most political city,

is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people, in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" this is bbc news. let's look at the

latest headlines. president trump has been spelling out his new policy for dealing with afghanistan, saying a hasty us withdrawal would leave a vacuum for terrorists to fill. four men are due to appear at the spanish high court in madrid later today, accused of being part of the terrorist cell that carried out attacks in and around barcelona last week, killing 15 people. police in israel have faced criticism from anti—corru ption campaigners who said officers prevented protests from taking place. it comes with the country's prime minister benjamin netanyahu the subject of long—running police inquiries into allegations of bribery and fraud — claims he has repeatedly denied and described as politically motivated. here's our middle east correspondent, tom bateman. champagne, cigars, and submarines.

the stories involving israel's prime minister have been swirling in the country's press for months. allegations that he took bribes or made backroom deals. he lately has decided to confront the claim is straight on. mr netanyahu rate is support is this month. the noise around the corruption claims had reached fever pitch in the papers. this was, he said, fake news. translation: they are recruiting people for an obsessive witch—hunt against me and my family. their goal is to carry out a government call. mr netanyahu's supporters see the case against him as entirely political, trumped up charges by the left, hyped by a hostile media. but as these rallies gain momentum, so does the investigation, and the political crisis for the leader

grows. thomas, the israeli media has reported on the police enquiries. the first, case 1000, involves claims of illicit gifts, including cigars and pink champagne. the second and third are said to focus on apparent conflicts of interests, one focusing only media deal, and another focusing on his one focusing only media deal, and anotherfocusing on his close associates and the israeli pledges of german submarines. he is now fighting the battle of his life. ever and can choose his own way to fight out of it. mr netanyahu has focused the dunwich runway, focusing on the media and the left. —— trump way. in his first day as prime minister, he got the criticism from everybody, day by day, on everything. the inquiry to be significant turn this month when mr netanyahu's former chief of staff

agreed to turn state witness. at the weekend, police stopped and anti—corruption weekend, police stopped and anti—corru ption protest near the home of israel's top lawyer, sparking claims that democracy was being stifled. i think netanyahu is panicking. every time he feels that he is in danger, he goes more to the right—wing, and more to the issues of security and nationality. mr netanyahu denies the claims and has faced no charges. in a country where police enquiries into politicians are not uncommon, he believes this will dissolve into the political froth. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. the population of africa is set to double by 2050 — to more than two and a half billion people. that brings opportunities,

but also challenges, among them how to feed all the extra people. 60% ofjobs in africa are agricultural, but much of it is subsistence farming, which will now need to feed twice as many people, and climate change is cutting crop yields. kenya is at the forefront of trying to improve farming across africa. in the latest of his special reports on africa's population, alastair leithead has been looking at how to grow more, better and different crops with the help of technology. cooking school in rural kenya. in a place where malays is everywhere, they tried to get people excited about some indifferent. —— maize is everything. these other foods used to be stables and can you before clea ners to be stables and can you before cleaners and brought maize along. —— colonialism brought maize along.

this is the pigeon pea stew. a little bit of everything. pigeon pea stew first. mm! mm! but it is not just the testers or the cook, —— cooks, but the farmers, that need to be persuaded to grow different crops. translation: these days we are getting less rain than we used to. when i plant these crops, i know i will be harvesting something, unlike maize. things like pigeon these usually resist the drought. king kenya, the average hectare of a smallholders farm could easily produce four times as much with the right players. and that is where size comes in: crossbreeding plans to make them better. what you are

seeing now is a figure bellowed operation where we are trying to combine characteristics from different plants to presently superior, that is high yielding, drought resistant, and resistant to pests and diseases, while being highly nutritious. and this new dna profiling lab makes a lot quicker. a consortium has been set up to sequence and improve traditional african food crops across the continent. but everybody needs to be involved. for young farmers from kenya and tanzania had been chosen to put their skills to the test. this is the kenyan attempt to make farming call. it shows farming as a business, where money can be made,

but also has tips for how all the farmers can up their output. here and across africa, improving the state of agriculture is a big priority, especially when climate change is added to the challenge of a doubling population. alastair leithead, bbc news, can you. we're going to have a little bit of a look at sport, now. —— bbc news, kenya. in the english premier league, manchester city needed a late equaliser against everton to maintain their unbeaten start to the season. the match finished 1—1. but wayne rooney opened the scoring for everton, his 200th premier league goal. substitute raheem sterling saved the day for city — grabbing a late equaliser. both sides though had a man sent off two—time grand slam winner victoria azarenka has withdrawn from the us 0pen due to a custody battle with her former partner which is preventing her son leaving the state of california.

the bela rusian player returned to action injune, after the birth of son leo last december. she had been hopeful that legal arrangements could be worked out to allow her to compete. the 27—year—old said in a statement "i am sadly unable to compete in this year's us 0pen due to my ongoing family situation that i am working through." the total solar eclipse which wowed the united states on monday actually began more than 800 miles from its shores in a desolate spot over the north pacific ocean. a handful of lucky passengers, including journalists, scientists and employees of alaska airlines, got the chance to see the spectacle before anyone else. they watched in awe from a boeing 737 sent to chase the moon's shadow at 40,000 feet. 0ur north america correspondent james cook was on board. as the day dawned, the chase was on. the moon was after the sun, and we we re the moon was after the sun, and we were on the taylor both. from portland in the north—western state of oregon, the flight, dubbed solar 0ne, struck out across the pacific.

by 0ne, struck out across the pacific. by the time we arrived, 800 miles from the shore, our satellite was already taking a chunk out of our staff. ten, nine, eight, seven... and as the moment of totality drew close, time itself seemed to speed up. all my close, time itself seemed to speed ' e! close, time itself seemed to speed up. all my guide! totality, totality! -- oh my god. it is a breathtaking express. boys don't do it justice. breathtaking express. boys don't do itjustice. and breathtaking express. boys don't do it justice. and neither breathtaking express. boys don't do itjustice. and neither do pictures 01’ itjustice. and neither do pictures or video. it isjust itjustice. and neither do pictures or video. it is just incredible to witness, it is just amazing. or video. it is just incredible to witness, it isjust amazing. -- words don't dojustice. witness, it isjust amazing. -- words don't do justice. how is that? it was amazing. it was more beautiful than anything i could have imagined. it was diverse in colour and density, and it wasjust amazing, just two short, reallyjust too short. jasmine shepherd and her

brother were the envy of their fellow americans, having won a condition —— competition to view it early. we are so lucky to have viewed the spectacular event. we are in all, and humbled and grateful. it was a great experience, and everybody on board was so excited. and the countdown to totality was very cool, so we will very excited. god is good, that is all i can say. that was a breathtaking moment, but it was over in a flash. the shadow is now reaching towards the united states, where millions more are watching and waiting. it only those on board could save that they were the first to see the spectacle, from a front row seat in the theatre of the heavens. james cooke, bbc news, above the pacific ocean. what a flight! reg will be here with

the business suit —— ridge will be here with the business news and moment. hello. many of us will start tuesday under leaden skies. the cloud is sitting quite low in the atmosphere. big enough for some rain to the north. anything positive to be said? yes. the temperatures will be about 14—17. that is a mild start to the day. but it will be a slow start for many. if you're on the move first thing, as i say, some of this is sitting low in the atmosphere — that will mean extensive hill fog. it is going to take time before it leaves some of this starts to break up. with a little bit of heat coming through, and i think that will trigger some showers, some hefty, across northern ireland. the odd drib and drab there to be had from an old weather front. as we move towards the central belt and the brightness there, temperatures will be about 19. further south than that, there is a chance that the heat of the day — and it will

be a very warm one — will spark some showers into the north—east. there could be the odd one floating into north wales. further south from that, few showers to report. i am showing widely here you will see 23, possibly 24. but if we do get that sunshine pouring on through for any length of time, in the right location, i am sure that somebody is going to score 26 or maybe even 27. all of that humid air is trapped between those two weather fronts. once the cold front has worked across the british isles, as it will do on wednesday, we expect to see behind it somewhat fresher conditions. but that will all take some time. the northern portion of the front is quite active. a miserable morning across the greater part of scotland. the trailing portion of that no more than a band of cloud. that is what is going to eventually sweep away the heat from the south—east. so, following behind, 15—19 for many. in the south—east, before the change comes through, but we could peak at 24. we see another portion of the waterfront moving through northern ireland on thursday.

what have you done to deserve that? elsewhere, the rain is still there through 0rkney and shetland. further south than that, a mixture of conditions. pretty similarfare as we move into friday. the tops on both thursday and friday will be about 21 or 22. this is bbc news — the headlines. president donald trump's been spelling out his administration's new policy on afghanistan. he didn't announce the thousands of new troops expected — but did say he was going against his original instinct for withdrawal. four men accused of being part of a terror cell which killed fifteen people in spain last week are to appear this morning in court. police say they've shot dead the driver of the van that killed 13 people in barcelona. an earthquake with a magnitude of four has struck the italian tourist island of ischia — off the coast of naples — killing at least two people and injuring dozens more. the islands main hospital had to be partly evacuated. millions of americans have watched

the first total solar eclipse