hello and a very good morning from singapore. i'm rico hizon. it's 7am on wednesday the 13th ofjune, as this city state recovers from hosting that extraordinary kim—trump summit. and i'm babita sharma. in the next 26 minutes we'll bring you all the big moments and answer some of the key questions. welcome to our special coverage here on newsday. it finally happened. the first handshake between a sitting us president and a north korean leader. did kim get the better of it all? trump shocks the region with this pledge on military exercises. we will be stopping the wargames, which will save a tremendous amount of money. the meeting prompts cheers from south korea, but concern back in washington. we've reaction from around the world. and caught on camera, we look at what the leaders' body language revealed about themselves. glad you could join us. together in

the singapore studio. after after an extraordinary summit, president trump and kim jong—un hailed their meeting here in singapore as a breakthrough in relations. the us president later announced that america is to halt military exercises with south korea. but critics say their agreement is short on details about how north korea will get rid of its nuclear weapons. the north korean leader has invited mr trump to visit pyongyang and has said he would go to the us. here's our north america editorjon sopel. his report contains flash photography. it was carefully choreographed, dramatically staged, and yet still, somehow, utterly unbelievable. both men walking stiffly, with nervous smiles. the handshake lasted 12 seconds,

the president saying it was an honour to meet kim jong—un. has north korea ever been given a platform like this? nine months ago, donald trump was calling him little rocket man, and little rocket man was calling him a mentally deranged dotard. now, they are walking together and sharing a laugh. we're going to have a great discussion. i think tremendous success, it's been tremendously successful. we will have a terrific relationship, i have no doubt. from kimjong—un, a rather different rhetorical style. it hadn't been easy to get here, he said. the past had acted as fetters on our limbs, and old prejudices work as obstacles, but we overcame all of them. the pair met with just their translators, initially, and were then joined by officials.

the talks lasted most of the morning. detractors have said this meeting would be nothing more than a glorified photo op. it is much more than that, but there were enough pictures to fill an album. there was the balcony scene, the walk in the gardens, and the "boys at their toys" moment, when chairman kim wanted to see inside ‘the beast,‘ the president's famous limo. but then came the important moment, the signing of a document apparently committing north korea to complete denuclearisation, even if it was rather longer on intent than concrete steps to get there. would you like to say something? translation: we had a historic meeting, and decided to leave the past behind. the document contained four key points — agreeing to establish new relations, joining together to build a lasting and stable peace, working towards the complete denuclearisation of the korean

peninsula, and recovering the remains of prisoners of war. 7 billion people inhabit planet earth... before donald trump's news conference, the journalists were shown a propaganda—style video produced by the americans, extolling the great denuclearised future ahead. two men, two leaders, one destiny. but missing from it and the agreement were two key us demands — that the process must be irreversible and verifiable. and that looked like a negotiating victory for the north koreans, and that was a repeated question for donald trump. the north koreans had reneged on promises before, so why would this time be different? well, you have a different administration, you have a different president, you have a different secretary of state. you have people that are — you know, it's very important to them, and we'll get it done. the other groups, maybe it wasn't a priority.

i don't think they could have done it if it was a priority. another victory for the north koreans seemed to be a declaration from the american president, a pledge that took south korea by surprise. will we will be stopping the war games, which will save us a tremendous amount of money, unless and until we see the future negotiations not going along like they should. but we will be saving a tremendous amount of money, plus i think it's very provocative. the president lavished praise on kim jong—un, but that brought this question. the man you met today, kimjong—un, as you know, has killed family members, has starved his own people. why are you so comfortable calling him very talented? well, he is very talented. anybody that takes over a situation like he did, at 26 years of age, and is able to run it, and run it tough — i don't say he was nice, or i don't say anything about it. he ran it. very few people, at that age, you can take one out of 10,000, probably, couldn't do it. from this remarkable meeting ground, where the flags fly side—by—side,

donald trump now sees a future where the us and north korea are working together. the word "historic" is often overused. today, it was justified. extraordinary strides have been taken to get to this point, but it is what happens next that is really crucial. how do you ensure that north korea keeps its word on denuclearisation? to that question donald trump said, well, you're going to have to trust me. donald trump is now on his way back to washington — exhausted but, you also sense, exhilarated by what's happened. lets get the view on events now from china — our correspondent stephen mcdonell is in beijing. we we re we were talking this time yesterday about the response from china, what it might be. we understand shanks —— sanctions is the work they are using. further on from that, has

there been any reaction to the idea they will halt military exercises on they will halt military exercises on the border, that donald trump said? the most interesting thing about halting military exercises is the realisation that beijing knew that was going to happen before donald trump announced it. so there we were, sitting in the foreign ministry's press briefing, and the spokesperson said that this just showed that china's suspension for suspension model not only worse, but was being realised. i remember thinking, what you mean, what are you talking about? sure enough, a couple of hours later donald trump was announcing they were going to suspend these wargames in exchange for north korea suspending its nuclear programme. now that means somebody told beijing about that. i guess we can assume, if we had to choose between the two camps, it is

more likely to come from the gim camp than from donald trump's cam. -- kim. it camp than from donald trump's cam. —— kim. it shows you what a big thing that was to give that to the north koreans that they have reported that straight back to beijing and beijing could not help crowing about it immediately before donald trump had even announced it. and at that same press conference, the other big—ticket item, if you like, was the administration here saying it seems it is going to be heading into the un security council and arguing, almost immediate, for some kind of sanctions relief, because according to the chinese government north korea has now done enough, that according to those provisions which were agreed upon at the un, remember there are two types of sanctions, us sanctions, and un sanctions, but the united nations sanctions, but the united nations sanctions, it seems china will be asking for some sanctions relief at the united nations. you can imagine countries like russia getting behind

that. they give very much for that update. analysis coming from beijing with stephen mcdonell. we'll have more reaction to the summit in a moment. first, let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the british government has escaped a defeat over its key brexit legislation. mps rejected an amendment that would have given parliament the power to veto any deal agreed with the eu. but the british government had to strike a compromise and give mps more say in the government's approach. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. tory rebels held their fire. they kept faith with the government and did not defeat theresa may because they believed they had a personal promise from her herself from the prime minister's owner in a private meeting with them, packed into her office during the debate, that there would be a change. they believed she gave them a guaranteed there would bea gave them a guaranteed there would be a concession. as you heard there,

the government minister saying all they have really promised is further discussions. number ten tells me tonight the likely implication is of a change. but there are no guarantees around the place. the big point is that theresa may has got this far by having to juggle both sides. having to give a little bit too remainers here at and a little bit to brexiteers on the other side. there is a loss of bad feeling and a sense that trust is really breaking down. that is potentially very bad news for them to turn. also making the news: french president emmanuel macron has intervened in the row over a rescue boat trying to bring migrants ashore in the mediterranean. he's accused the italian government of "cynicism and irresponsibility" for refusing to let the stranded rescue ship dock in italy. spain said it would take the migrants. the prime ministers of greece and macedonia have agreed on a new name for the former yugoslav state. it will be known as the republic of north macedonia to distinguish it from the greek province of macedonia.

the two countries have been in dispute since macedonia became independent more than 25 years ago. the french interior minister gerard collomb says police have arrested a man who took two people hostage in paris. he said the hostages were safe and unharmed. the man had apparently asked to be put in touch with the iranian embassy, prior to his arrest. there was a surprise passenger today in the washington subway. a deer managed to get into the crystal city station through an above—ground entrance nearby. 0ne passenger was too busy looking at his phone to notice, but thankfully the train drivers weren't. the deer, in the end, managed to safely exit through the same tunnel it came in. you're watching newsday on the bbc.

still to come on the programme: our seoul correspondent looks at what the trump—kim summit could mean for north and south korea. the day the british liberated the falklands, and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorbymania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who, for them, has raised great hopes for an end for the division of europe. michaeljackson was not guilty on all charges, the screams of the crowd testament to his popularity and their faith in his innocence.

as long as they'll pay to go see me, i'll get out there and kick 'em down the hill. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it's pretty neat. feels marvellous, really. this is newsday on the bbc. we are here in singapore. i'm rico hizon. i'm babita sharma. our top stories: donald trump has described his talks with north korea's kim jong—un as "tremendous". north korea pledged to rid the korean peninsula of nuclear weapons. but there's little detail in the agreement and there's been

criticism of a us pledge to halt military exercises, which is seen as a concession. those striking images from the summit are in many of today's newspapers. for singapore's straits times, the historic meeting was the "first step on the long road to peace". 0n the front page — a large picture of a smiling donald trump and kim jong—un and shaking hands. in china, official reaction from beijing in the china daily — it quotes the foreign ministry saying there was "important progress" in singapore, and that the whole international community wants to solve the nuclear and political problems. and here's the front page of france's le figaro — which has also features this picture of president trump and kim jong—un. but its editorial has a warning we've been hearing in our coverage of the summit — that "the devil is in the detail". the world is reporting the summit is

a. well it was certainly an extraordinary turn of events. donald trump is now saying he's formed a special bond with the north korean leader. so what lasting impact could that have? this report from our seoul correspondent, laura bicker, contains flashing images from the start. it was a stunning moment for south koreans in singapore. they told me their hearts were racing as they watched. full of hope, but also relief that these two leaders are talking instead of declaring war. this woman could not wait to phone her mum, who was born in pyongyang. "after seeing this, i suddenly

thought how i wanted to go back to north korea before i die," she says. "mum, i want your dream to come true. i want you to step back on north korean land." in seoul, moonjae—in admitted he had had a sleepless night, but looked jubilant at the meeting, which was partly the result of his careful diplomacy. but donald trump had a surprise for him. he pledged to end what he described as war games, joint military

exercises between south korea and the us. they have always angered the north. this will worry neighbouring japan, as will mr trump's suggestion to remove troops from the peninsula in the future. it's a mistake to cancel alljoint us—south korean military exercises. the united states needs to maintain a sufficient level of readiness and preparedness on the peninsula because the north korean nuclear threat is still there. kimjong—un has now signed two agreements to denuclearise — the first was in april — but both lack detail. he has destroyed his main nuclear test site and has promised to dismantle another. but he could be hiding up to 60 nuclear weapons and it is not clear he is letting inspectors in to find them. that is why many will find today's announcement disappointing. kim jong—un is now leaving the island of sentosa, having gained the summit and the status he has longed for.

he says the world will change, the problem is, we're not sure what that change may mean. kim jong—un has promised to avoid the mistakes of the past. failed policies in the 1990s led to a famine which killed thousands. his father and grandfather built weapons while people went hungry. now that the missile launches have stopped, china appears eager to ease back on the toughest economic sanctions it has ever imposed on its neighbour. today, north korea took its first tentative steps out of the shadows. how far it is prepared to go is still uncertain. laura bicker, bbc news, singapore. joining me now from washington

is barry pavel from the atlantic council. he was previously a member of the senior executive service, at the office of the under secretary of defence. isa is a mistake writing to—do?|j is a mistake writing to-do? i think it is an enormous mistake. the only risky thing that has come out of the summit, i worry very much at out, the global implications, let alone the global implications, let alone the implications for the us south korea alliance. these forces are there to defend against a threat. and north korean capabilities, including nuclear, that are still existing. right now we have words and speeches. and so if you tell those forces you can no longer exercise their ability to accomplish their core mission will degrade over time. and so it really raises enormous questions to me about this

very long—standing decades, very close military alliance between the united states and south korea. i know other allies of the united states are know other allies of the united states a re now know other allies of the united states are now worried about what does this mean to me? so what do you think is the view right now on us military? do you think they will tell president trump this is not the right thing to do? well, i am imagining, i don't know at all, this is speculation that at some point in the 24- 48 is speculation that at some point in the 2a— 48 hours is speculation that at some point in the 24— 48 hours after president trump returns to the white house, there will be a meeting with the secretary of defence and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and they will discuss this issue, this proposal and president trump left himself a little wiggle room. this particular provision was not in the agreement, it was not pa rt not in the agreement, it was not part of the agreed return way ahead

and soi part of the agreed return way ahead and so i think there is enough wiggle room, one hopes, for this to become a much more distant thing in the future, if peace breaks out, if north korea denuclearising and becomes a normal member of the international community. in your view, was there enough in this 4—point declaration that eases the geopolitical risk in the korean peninsula? there is still risk, but i saw some positive things. i saw a good working relationship at the highest levels, to build trust and to work together. many people were worried about a disastrous meeting, recalling a lot of commentary that if the meeting goes bad in the first hour or two, this could become a real crisis. that didn't happen. people should talk about that, that positive aspect of this. and also the fact that the sanctions are still on, then i think that retains

the leveraged that we need as an international community, to move this forward. so the risk is about, even to me as it was beforehand, i worry more about this exercise risk. but there is a path forward. let's help and let rest forward on this agenda that has to include at least agenda that has to include at least a definition of denuclearisation, which is the essential core element of this entire endeavour. thank you so much for sharing your insights. we all witnessed this yesterday live, you were there. quite extraordinary. the handshakes of. the handshakes, the eye contact. progressively they seemed to ease with each other. what to do signatures really mean? and of course, a lot of warmth. and this from two people who only

recently were threatening to wipe each other off the map. well, perhaps we've had plenty of analysis of the politics. ok, so what might we then learn perhaps from the body language of these two most unconventional and unpredictable leaders? take a look at this. trump is clearly making an effort to dial it back. no matter what, we have seen that there are moments of fleeting rapport that the two leaders faced. during the 13 second handshake, i can see kimjong—un actually having a very relaxed jaw, his mouth was open and he was looking at trump from head to toe. you could see his eyes going, it is almost like he couldn't believe that this moment that he has been waiting

for, where he gets to meet the leader of the free world, it is happening right now. there is also a particular difference when you meet somebody older. so he's letting trump take the lead and he is taking trump take the lead and he is taking trump in the. there are handshake was very well balanced. certainly none of the macho pool that we have seen none of the macho pool that we have seen before. this was much more welcoming. subdued. trump looks very co mforta ble. welcoming. subdued. trump looks very comfortable. he shows off his signature, he passes the book to him. he reaches out first to shake his hand on it gives him a little bit of a packed. a little bit of a pat breaking news, an earthquake has occurred with a magnitude of six in indonesia off the coast of sumatra.

we will be following that for you and bring you the latest events on that. an earthquake has struck in sumatra in indonesia. more to come. and of course, this is a historic moment, not only for kim jong—un and donald trump, but for babita and myself, it is our seventh anniversary and we are here together in the singapore newsroom after seven years! they let us out of the cage. they thought we could handle it. iam cage. they thought we could handle it. i am starstruck to be with you is something. we should have that handshake! i need to do some backslapping. it is extraordinary to think that after seven years we have reached this moment that we get to present together in what has been an incredible week in singapore. thank you so much forjoining us. stay with us, headlines on the way next. see you soon. hello there. wednesday's weather

will start off innocuous enough, but there is trouble on the horizon. after some sunny spells through the day, as the go into the evening, things will turn very wet and windy. unusually windy for the time of year. unusually windy for the time of yea r. after unusually windy for the time of year. after what has been a relatively quiet spell of weather, jetstrea m relatively quiet spell of weather, jetstream is breaking back from the west, bringing a lot of clout from the atlantic. where you see these dips in the cloud structure, that is where we are developing some areas of low pressure. this one is going to bring a very wet and windy wednesday night. at the time being, we have started day under the influence of a ridge of high pressure. so we are going to see a lot of dry weather and some good spells of sunshine through the day. cloud amounts will tend to increase from the west as the day wears on. could just be the odd shower and eventually we will see rain splashing into the western side of northern ireland and the west of scotland. the wind starting to pick up scotland. the wind starting to pick up as well. ahead of that wet weather it is going to feel pleasant, highs of 21 or 22 degrees

topic as we go into wednesday evening, it will stay dry across much england and wales. northern ireland and scotland this rain will pile in the. the dark blue colours indicating really heavy downpours, all indicating really heavy downpours, a ll courtesy indicating really heavy downpours, all courtesy of this area of low pressure. quite a deep low. you can see the isobars squeezing together, that shows we are going to get some dairy windy weather. as a gun to the first part of thursday morning, we will see the outbreaks of rain moving eastwards and very strong and gusty winds for northern ireland, the far north of england and particle is scotland where they could be wind gusts of 60 mph or more. even for places like glasgow or edinburgh. that because travel disruption for as their modern, gales or severe gales of speech and into your local bbc radio station to find out if there are any impacts where you are. the wet and windy weather will slowly ease as we go on through the day on thursday. aside from a fuchsia owls, especially in the north, it will turn into a decent day. good spells of sunshine

and temperatures cooler and fresh across the north but downpours the south—east still getting up to around 22 degrees. looking ahead to friday, a quieter day with light winds are. and spells of sunshine around. 0utbrea ks of winds are. and spells of sunshine around. outbreaks of patchy rain across northern ireland and the north—west of scotland. best of the sunshine likely to be found around the south—east, at the highest temperatures here as well. towards the weekend, not completely dry. and showers around at times and there should be some equal spells of sunshine and temperatures in place up sunshine and temperatures in place up into the 20s. this is bbc world news, the headlines. donald trump has described his talks with north korea's kimjong—un as "tremendous". the two leaders held an unprecedented one—on—one meeting on tuesday, where north korea pledged to rid the korean peninsula of nuclear weapons. donald trump also said that the us would halt military exercises in south korea. this has been long been a demand of the north, but wasn't mentioned in tuesday's agreement. french president emmanuel macron has intervened in the row over a rescue

boat trying to bring migrants ashore. he's accused italy of "cynicism and irresponsibility" for refusing to let the ship dock. spain said it would take the migrants. greece has reached a deal on the name of its northern neighbour, which called itself macedonia at the break—up of the former yugoslavia. after 27 years of talks, the name "republic of north macedonia" has been agreed. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk with stephen sackur.