hello, everyone. glad you could join us hello, everyone. glad you could join us from singapore. i am a rico hizon. two days on from the singapore summit and the us secretary of state is any region at making some big claims. mike pompeo says the us hopes to see major north korean disarmament by the end of 2020. he is in south korea discussing the outcome of the summit and travels to beijing later. he admits there is still a great deal of work to do with north korea. saudi backed forces in yemen attack the main port. aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian disaster, because crucial supplies won't get through. a new study says antarctica lost 3 trillion tons of light because of global warming in the past quarter century. —— ice. we meet the youngest man to visit every country on earth. this is bbc world news.

it's newsday. thanks forjoining us. it is 7am in singapore and 7pm in washington, where president trump has declared there is no longer a threat from north korea. he has a right back in the united states from a summit in singapore and says his meeting with kim jong—un was a truly historic event. his secretary of state, mike pompeo, is travelling to south korea to begin talks about the process of denuclearisation, as our correspondent reports. there is flash photography in this report. in north korea most of the information starved masses had heard nothing about the summit until today. it is, of course, being sold today. it is, of course, being sold to them as a great victory. donald

trump is halting the us south korean joint military exercises, the newsreader says. the suspension of the drills, for so long such a key feature of america's alliance with south korea, appears to have taken many in the region by surprise, not least south korea itself. the japanese defence minister made his concern cliett. that may clear. translation: the drills and the us military stationed in south korea play a vital role in east asian security. but back on the ground after his flight home from the singapore summit, donald trump was on twitter, and again. "there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea "

longer a nuclear threat from north korea," he said. and yet having criticised his predecessors for being outplayed, the deal mr trump has signed is just as vague as any that have gone before. and he appears to have given up so much more. across asia and beyond there isa more. across asia and beyond there is a sense of people wandering what on earthjust is a sense of people wandering what on earth just happened. rather than concern, though, here in be surprised is one of delight. china has long argued for a suspension of those military exercises, although you have to wonder if it ever thought it would get it. at a stroke, the old geo—political certainties have been turned upside down. in the south korean capital there are those who back donald trump's faith in kim jong—un. there are those who back donald trump's faith in kimjong—un. "we need to show trust and believe in him," this woman says. the us secretary of state has now arrived

in south korea, before heading to china. some in this region will want a loss more detail before they are convinced this really is a formula for peace. john southworth, bbc news, beijing. let us take a look at some of the day's to other news. there are warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe in yemen after pro—government forces, backed by saudi arabia, launched an attack on a key port held by rebel fighters. it is the main entry point for a into the war—torn country. the coastal city has been held by the rebels for more than three years. 8.4 million yemenis are on the verge offamine and, 8.4 million yemenis are on the verge of famine and, foremost, the port the only route for food supplies. frank gardner has more from yemen. trained and equipped by the uae and saudi arabia, yemeni government forces have been advancing on the

red sea word of hudaydah. —— port. facing them are yemen's 50 rebels, who reportedly fanned out across the city of half a million. —— treaty. the uae, which is leaving much of the ground force, says its patients with diplomacy has run out. we have waited for more than a year in order to secure hudaydah out of the houthi hanson to third—party hand, there has been a lot of diplomatic work based on that. it has come merely to nothing because the houthis have not been very clear, not been very honest in all these efforts. the houthis, who control the port of hudaydah say the coalition are invaders and that the un is biased against them. they accuse the studies of bombing the port's cranes, and the hit hard to off—load import supplies. translation: the battle in hudaydah

will lead to a humanitarian disaster in terms of food supplies. translation: hudaydah is a city full of civilians and it holds the main artery for all yemenis in the north and south. 70% of all humanitarian aid comes through the port, therefore this aid will stop. aid agencies fear up to a quarter of a million people's lives will be at risk in the fighting. yemen is the country with the worst food insecurity in the world. more than i7 insecurity in the world. more than 17 million people here have no idea where there —— next meal is coming from. many of those people live in hudaydah. they only have one mil per day. with this complex, the escalation of this conflict and the level of violence happening in hudaydah, it means many of those people will lose that one meal. yemenis have already suffered over three years of disease, food shortages, coalition airstrikes, and shelling by houthis. what happens now in hudaydah will decide the course of this war. yemen has

reached a turning point in the three—year war that has ravaged this mountain is isolated country. the un backed government and its coalition partners say they had no choice but to drive the houthi rebels out of the port of hudaydah so as not to prolong the war. but the aid agencies say this assault risks a humanitarian catastrophe. frank gardner, bbc news, in yemen. the football world cup starts on thursday with hosts russia taking on saudi arabia. the us team failed to qualify this year, but the country has another reason to celebrate, with mexico and canada it has been jointly awarded the right to host the 2026 world cup. their bid overwhelmingly beat morocco in the vote. we have more. the opposing bid from morocco wasn't seen a the opposing bid from morocco wasn't seen a strong enough. what fifa did was evaluate the two countries because beds, or the two bits, and

it gave morocco a grading of 2.7 out of five, whereas the united bid got four out of five, that was based on things like infrastructure, they —— accommodation, hotels, and there we re accommodation, hotels, and there were concerns about how lgbt key people might be treated. also making news today, aid agencies are warning of a potential humanitarian shouldn't —— humanitarian shouldn't —— humanitarian crisis in bangladesh. several rohingya refugees have died with the arrival of the monsoon season. as many with the arrival of the monsoon season. as many as with the arrival of the monsoon season. as many as 200,000 refugees could be at risk from flooding and landslides. german prosecutors have find volts wagon more than $1 billion over is cheating on diesel emission tests. —— bolts wargan. they have sold more than 10 million cars with emission tests cheating software. japan is bringing the threshold of

adulthood rom 2284 to 18 —year—olds will be able to marry and obtained passports without parental consent. the move that will take effect in 2022 and two revitalise an ageing society —— from 20 to the age of 18. there is a blow of negotiations regarding the satellite navigation system galileo, because a brexit. british companies have, in effect, been excluded from working on future satellite contracts. that is because other members of the european space agency have refused to delay their next order. the uk has spent more than £1 billion helping to develop the technology. look at these pictures very closely. you will see a racket in planning at the age of this building in minnesota. it caused quite a stir in the city of st pauls by climbing up and up. it was a tiny 5—storey

building. the perilous crime was recorded. after a break it reached the roof where tempting food had been set in a trap. thank goodness. let us return to our lead story. he is from the griffith asia institute. thank you forjoining us newsday. mike pompeo revealed that the us hopes to see a major dis— armament by north korea by the end of his term in 2020. is this feasible?” think is some sort of major moves could be made by 2020. i think it is interesting that he has backed off from complete and verifiable and irreversible by that date. really, he is in town today to explain, firstly, what was said behind the

scenes and what the north korean stop the americans might be possible, but also to explain donald trump's statement that joint exercises would be ceased. which i think has caught people here offguard. you talked about ceasing military exercises, these so—called wargames, military exercises, these so—called wa rgames, was military exercises, these so—called wargames, was this a significant concession, do you think, to north korea? and concession, do you think, to north korea ? and was concession, do you think, to north korea? and was china behind it? well, it is and it isn't a significant concession. 0n the one hand it is something that the north korean have always wanted. the military exercises always cause great consternation in pyongyang. 0n the other hand, it is something that can be easily undone. if the process begins to fail, at any point, it is something the americans and south koreans can very easily put back into motion. in a sense it is a chip that can be put on and taken off the table at any time. as for china, it is in their interest to see that

happen. i don't think they were behind it as much as they will be pleased to have her donald trump say it. in your view, was there enough in this war point declaration between donald trump and kim jong—un that eases the geopolitical risk in the korean peninsula? ——4 point? that eases the geopolitical risk in the korean peninsula? "4 point?m certainly is the risk on the peninsula. i would certainly is the risk on the peninsula. iwould have certainly is the risk on the peninsula. i would have liked to have seen more, i would have liked to have seen concrete steps and some sort of plan for action to action laid out. i think it would have been really good to promulgate a timeline and perhaps we will see that in the coming weeks and months. for now, at least, on the upside there is a direct connection between kim jong—un and donald trump. and that means that if this process begins to fail, if problems arise, they can get a hold of each other relatively easily and have at least a rapport and a way of communicating that should help mitigate some of the problems that will almost certainly arise as this process goes forward.

in your view, andre, what is next? what is the most important next step over the next few weeks after the summit? that is the big question. they certainly left it extremely vague. president trump said it was conference, but, infact, it wasn't. it was just a statement of intent —— concrete. what the details will be, thatis concrete. what the details will be, that is what we need to be looking for in the coming weeks. i would like to see specific sanctions removed for specific actions taken by north korea and with specific dates put down by both sides and agreed to. so that the process has a structure and if problems arise they can point to that structure and hopefully resolve it in a way that provides clarity for everybody. structure and a timetable. andre, from the griffith institute, joining

us from the griffith institute, joining us from the sole bureau, thanks for joining us. you are watching newsday on the bbc. live in singapore. still to come on the programme: she was the first astronaut of iranian defence and the first muslim woman in space. she is also one of the world's few space tourists. we meet a woman who is out of this world. 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. welcome back, everyone stop you're watching newsday on the bbc‘s. i'm rico hizon in singapore. 0ur watching newsday on the bbc‘s. i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: the us secretary of state said he expects major north korean disarmament within the next few yea rs. he's in south korea discussing the outcome of tuesday's singapore summit. aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian crisis and saudi backed forces begin their assault on yemen's main port.

let's ta ke yemen's main port. let's take a look at the front pages from around the world and we start with the south china morning post of hong kong, more details of the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, and his trip to asia. it says developments on the korean peninsula could help to ease tensions between washington and beijing. the world cup kicks off in a few hours' time and there's plenty of coverage in the straits times of singapore, on the straits times of singapore, on the front page a football fan in serbia who's got football on his mind and lionel messi on his head! i will not do that! and in the japan times, a story about why the country's adults are getting younger and as we reported earlier, the official age of adulthood is being lowered to 18 x 2022 but the paper highlights the concerns of some in the komodo industry, who fearfewer people will go to the coming of age

ceremonies were the commode and nose are traditionally worn. those are the papers. ——, 0hno is. the antarctic has lost 3 trillion tons of ice since 1992. an international team of polar scientists say losses have increased global sea levels by almost eight millimetres since 1992 and the melting is speeding up. our science correspondent victoria gill looks at the findings. up up close it's a pristine, frozen wilderness. but viewed from space, antarctica is changing. it's the most complete picture ever generated. it revealed ice loss at the bottom of our planet is speeding up the bottom of our planet is speeding up over time. the continent now sheds almost 200 billion tons of ice

per year. we used to think the earth's polar ice sheets were slumbering giant is not responsive to climate change but that's clearly not the case. the ice loss we see today is because the ice sheet is melting due to warm ocean around the continent. the concern is how much sea level rise the ice sheet might contribute in future. globally, sea levels are already rising by about three millimetres per year and this study estimates as much as 0.6 millimetres of that comes from antarctic ice loss. it's a result that could shift the forecast of how our planet response to climate change. at the moment we have projections going through to 2100, which is on a lifetime of what we can in visit, and the sea level rise we will see is 60 70 centimetres and that will not only impact those close to the coasts, but when we have repeated major storm surges and flooding events, it will be exacerbated because of the sealevel rise.

satellite based studies continue to bea satellite based studies continue to be a critical part of the effort to monitor antarctica as the changes in this remote wilderness begin to flow into the rest of the world. victoria gill, bbc news. it's that time of year where many are thinking of a summer or winter break depending on which part of the world you live in, but when you have literally visited every single country in the world, where on earth do you go next? earlier i spoke with an american dentist based in singapore, who is the youngest there are five person in the world to visit all 193 united nations sovereign countries. it's been an amazing adventure. it never started out that way, to visit every country, i just never started out that way, to visit every country, ijust came never started out that way, to visit every country, i just came to singapore five years ago and i love travelling. 0ne singapore five years ago and i love travelling. one of the best parts about being in singapore is how convenient and easy it is to travel and get out of a plane really easy and get out of a plane really easy and see the world. how were you able

to see the world, 236 of them, in five years? that was another thing, while being in singapore i worked weekends, i worked while being in singapore i worked weekends, iworked holidays, i put in12 hour weekends, iworked holidays, i put in 12 hour shifts so basically i did a shift on and a shift off, i did two to three weeks of 12 hour days andi two to three weeks of 12 hour days and i took two to three weeks off for five weeks continuously. it was rough but well worth it. on tuesday we had an historic summit between north korea and the united states, i'm sure you've visited north korea, what kind of memories did you have there? i was really surprised. i think a lot of times north korea doesn't always have the best image, as we both know. did you have difficulty moving around? not at all, i did have to have a guide with me the whole time. it was actually quite fun visiting there. i remember we we re quite fun visiting there. i remember we were at a bar once and i have left my phone and i had gone to get a drink and i started panicking i couldn't even see my phone, and one of the north koreans basically made

a joke about why was i worried, because their point is north korea is that safe you don't have to worry about anyone taking your stuff. an unforgettable visit to north korea, but, i'm sure, one unforgettable one was when you travelled to one country, you got jailed! yes, yes! what happened? i was in burundi. when i travel i a lwa ys was in burundi. when i travel i always wa nt was in burundi. when i travel i always want to stay with locals so one of my experiences, i was staying with an african family which was in a little bit rougher area. the authorities just couldn't understand why there would be a caucasian man in this poor village. they ended up arresting me. briefly, before we let you go, out of those 236 countries, name your top five countries you would like to visit again?” name your top five countries you would like to visit again? i love south africa, thailand, i would say mexico, brazil. it is hard because so mexico, brazil. it is hard because so many countries i love when i visited. moving on to someone who has visited

space. one of the few tourists who has been to space. in 2006 she blasted off for an eight day expedition on board the iss and ca ptu red expedition on board the iss and captured headlines around the world as the first female private space explorer. she was the first astronaut of iranian descent and the first muslim woman in space and a technology entrepreneur. sharanjit leyl asked what advice she had four other women who aspire to do the same. i come from the middle east, iran, in asia, in the middle east culturally, as we are raised as young girls, sometimes our society, our culture, sometimes our parents even tell us there are things we should or shouldn't do, certain things that are appropriate for girls and certain things that are not. she they create these fears

that we can't do stuff, we're not good enough, we are not capable, we're not smart enough and i'm here to tell you all those beliefs are false. if anything i think we can do things much better. i've seen it happen over and over again. what about some of the challenges of being out in space, the practicalities of having to go to the toilet, for instance, this is a huge challenge, as you say, only 50 odd women have been up there? absolutely. living in space is very different. you do everything different. you do everything different from brushing your teeth, going to the toilet, how you prepare your food. going to the toilet, how you prepare yourfood. 0n going to the toilet, how you prepare your food. 0n the space station there are no refrigeration, no showers. it is different but one thing i have learned being in space is your bobby reid lee adapts quickly. after a few days you learn how to fly around instead of walking around. the environment you ayim is like a laboratory, you do a lot of research. part of the research is

about how the human body changes, for example, i grew two inches taller when i was in space so that provides extra height, which i liked, being up there, but i lost it when i came down. but also it puts a strain on your back. in orderfor us as humans to be able to travel to other parts of our universe, or in the solar system, we need to learn how space affects our body and part of being in the space station gives us of being in the space station gives us that information. any advice for would—be astronauts out there? us that information. any advice for would—be astronauts out there ?i us that information. any advice for would-be astronauts out there? a lot of preparation goes into any trip to the space station or into space, pa rt the space station or into space, part of it is building a healthy body. you don't need to be strong, of course, because in microgravity everything is weightless, but you have to build stamina and be able to do prolonged activities, especially if you're in a space suit, and staying healthy, because there are no doctors or hospitals either. a globetrotter and now a space

tourist visiting the international space station! that was anousheh ansari, a tourist astronaut speaking earlier to my colleague, sharanjit leyl earlier to my colleague, sharanjit leyl. you've been watching newsday on the bbc‘s. i'm rico hizon in singapore. today i'm rico hizon in singapore. today i'm all by myself, no kasia madera, no babita sharma, but please stay with us, they will be back with us soon, maybe by next week. comcast makes a $65 billion bid for the 21st century fox company, pending an earlier proposalfrom century fox company, pending an earlier proposal from the walt disney co. . the big question is, will there be a bidding war? —— upending. that's it for now. stay with us on bbc news. i'm rico hizon. see you again soon. hello once again. i know it's the

second week in june hello once again. i know it's the second week injune but i have to start this particular show by reminding you we've got a named storm on our hands and there's an amber warning from the met office for gusts of wind on wednesday morning which could in extremist get up morning which could in extremist get up to around 60 or 70 mph. where's all that coming from? this great lump of cloud hurtling towards us and deepening all the while and as it does so, quite a vigorous area of low pressure for the time of year, it's got into the wrong place in the atmosphere and it has been deepening all the while in recent hours. such that as we get on through the day we will find a real squeeze in those isobars initially working through northern ireland but then on through exposed parts of scotland and through the north of england as well. but, with all the cloud and the wind around, it would be a cold start to the new day on thursday but it will certainly be a wet one for some and certainly a very windy one as well. i'll show you the strength of the gusts and there you are, in

the central belt of scotland, some of those gusts could be up at around 60, if not 70 mph. gales and severe gales quite widely across northern britain. travel disruption is distinctly possible, bbc local radio will be all over that i assure you. even further south it will be a noticeably windy day after a fairly quiet spell of weather and even here, as a weather front tumbles its way ever further to the south and east, we'll find a little bit of rain but there's no doubt about it the bulk of rain will be found in scotla nd the bulk of rain will be found in scotland but i think rain becomes less and less of a problem and slowly, slowly, oh so slowly, especially in the northern half of britain does the strength of the wind. with the sun coming out in the afternoon for many we'll push the temperatures into the low 20s at the very best. frank friday thankfully a better day across the british isles but notice the possibility of rain in the northern ireland and the possibility of rain in dumfries and

galloway, ayrshire and the western end of the central belt. what news of the weekend? none too promising to start with, and another little bit of area of low pressure bringing cloud, wind and rain towards particularly initially the western side of the british isles, may be spreading north and east through the time as we get on through saturday. perhaps the best of the sunshine up into the north—eastern corner of scotla nd into the north—eastern corner of scotland but not a complete write—off, i assure you, because they looks a drier and finer day as we finish off the weekend. take care. this is bbc world news, the headlines. the us secretary of state is in asia for talks after this week's summit between donald trump and kim jong—un. speaking in south korea, mike pompeo said the us expects "major" north korean disarmament by the end of 2020. he travels to beijing later. the un security council will meet laterfor urgent talks on the situation in yemen. saudi—led forces have launched a major offensive on the port of hodeidah, leading to fears humanitarian supplies

could be disrupted. german prosecutors have fined volkswagen more than a billion dollars over its cheating on diesel emissions tests. the public prosecutor found vw sold more than ten million cars with emissions—test—cheating software. scientists are warning that antarctica is shedding ice at an accelerating rate.