welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lebo diseko. our top stories: smiles and handshakes in pyongyang. the leaders of the two careers sign a joint peace declaration. promise asa main a joint peace declaration. promise as a main over the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula and kim jong—un says he wants to visit seoul mac. serving up a new round of tariffs — china says its plans for a world beating high—tech economy are under attack by the us as their trade war intensifies. the european union's chief negotiator says he has an improved proposal to overcome one of brexit‘s biggest hurdles. and one of europe's most promising female golfers, celia barquin arozamena, is found dead on a course in iowa. the leaders of north and south korea have signed a joint

statement on inter—korean relations after their summit on wednesday in the north's capital pyongyang. ina in a press conference immediately after the signing, kim jong—un spoke about the two countries taking a lea p forward about the two countries taking a leap forward for peaceful relations. south korea's president invited his counterpart to visit while also announcing the construction of a railway this year which would link the two nations. laura bickersjoins us live from seoul. tell us more about the agreement. we arejust tell us more about the agreement. we are just getting the information through because the translation is quite difficult to go through and this is just happening quite difficult to go through and this isjust happening in real time. what we are hearing from pyongyang is president moon says north korea

has promised to decommission a missile site with relevant country experts. that is significant. this would signify that north korea is willing to allow independent experts into the country and to see this dismantling. there will also be further dismantling of the yongbyon site, to key sites where missiles are made and have certainly been mentioned in this agreement. as will see agreement between north and south, there seems to have been further movements towards creating cultural experiences and north and south korea are going to try to come up south korea are going to try to come up with a joint bid for the summer olympics. that would be huge if it happened. it looks like they are prepared to work towards that as well. as well as cooperation which

they hope. let's come back to the economic stuff. denuclearisation, how big is this? president moon whence there wanting to be the go—between. has he done it?|j whence there wanting to be the go-between. has he done it? i think if this comes to fruition, but independent inspectors are allowed into the borders of north korea to see the destruction of this missile test site, i think it would be a huge victory. many went to pyongyang, certainly here in seoul and elsewhere around the world, there is an element of scepticism that kim jong—un is there is an element of scepticism that kimjong—un is not genuine, perhaps the south korean president wa nted perhaps the south korean president wanted it too much and had overblown the idea that north korea was willing to de— nuclear is. if he manages to get those independent experts, the relevant country

experts, the relevant country experts, into the country, that would be a huge victory but it still has to happen. got no timeline. this is just been announced. you are right. the president has called on the media, trying to broker a deal between united states and north korea. he also peace to resign country. the fighting only ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. he has an auntie based in north korea. he knows what this means, divided families, so when it comes to trying to arrange things between the two careers, he is pushing forward. if north korea has agreed to this, it's something he can take to the united states and say, look, we want this peace treaty, you want some kind of concrete evidence that he is willing to disarm, this is what i got to sign. it's something to users on

average with the united states. how big and it is this? , where i keep saying yes. we've seen a lot of talk so saying yes. we've seen a lot of talk so farand saying yes. we've seen a lot of talk so far and we've yet to see concrete action from north korea. things have happened incredibly quickly. there is no doubt the number of summits with hand, the number of agreements that have been signed in such a short space of time, and even the leaders of both countries have said, we are going to take our own time at this. when we see a timeline, that's when people will start to say, patsy is serious, at least with regards to these two test sites of dismantling them and further destroying them. coming back to this economic stuff, this stands to benefit the most from that. you might say, when it comes

to economic cooperation, it will be north korea, if investment starts to flow in but i was part of an economic forum yesterday were i was with senior businessmen discussing what they would like to see happen in north korea, these are senior south korean businessmen and are happy to invest. they see this new railroad being planned which would go all the way from south korea into the north and into russia. it would bea the north and into russia. it would be a freight train but there is a lot of work to do, a lot of investment, huge challenges. and i said to them, the big elephant in the room is sanctions because right now, north korea is subject to both us and un international sanctions, no investment can go into that country without those sanctions being lifted. those sanctions will not be lifted until concrete steps are taken to the nuclearised. the two had to go hand—in—hand. the investment will be significant and it will make a huge difference to north korea but many are wondering,

would it be the north korean state that would receive that money or the north korean people, if indeed that investment is ever allowed to go forward. there is so much on what ice cube and we are right out of time. the trade row between the united states and china is escalating. beijing has hit back after the us announced the biggest round of tariffs so far against some chinese goods. now china has said it will impose new trade tariffs on a range of american goods. our china correspondent, jon sudworth has more. at this trade fair, china was showing off its latest gadgets. it's all part of a plan to create a world beating high—tech economy — a plan it believes the us tariffs are designed to stop. for policymakers here in china, every line in this latest and extremely long list of us tariffs will read as proof of a real threat to the very economic model on which this country's success has been built — exports and state

backing for industry. the response has been swift. translation: china has no choice but to retaliate, in order to firmly defend our legitimate interests and the global free—trade order. in 2017, china imported $130 billion worth of us goods. the first round of tariffs this year hit $50 billion of that trade. and today, almost all remaining imports, $60 billion worth, were targeted. but while china may have few options left, many us businesses don't think the trump tariffs are working. we had a survey recently, only 6%, currently, were reconsidering moving back to the us. so the us is hoping forjob creation, we don't really see that happening. it's the grim prospect of economic pain with no political gain. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. earlier i spoke to our asia business correspondent,

karishma vaswani. she is at the world economic forum in tianjin, china. a lot of people that i've been speaking to here at the forum, which is often called the summer davos, obviously there's a great deal of concern about what's being seen as the most serious escalation of the trade tensions between the united states and china. you know, we're looking at something like almost half of everything that china sells to the united states being put under a tariff starting monday, september 2a, and then from january one, 2019, that tariff will go up from 10% to 25%. china's hit back, even though it says that it's a choice that it had to make to retaliate, putting $60 billion worth of american goods under a tariff as well. but i think it's really important to remember that all of this

is something that china consistently says, that it's been put in this position by the us and by president trump, and that is why it has to push back. it is a choice that it wanted to make, it would rather discuss and negotiate and have some kind of resolution to this trade war. and i think that's the feeling of many people out here as well, when will this trade war come to an end? because there are knock—on effects to global growth, all of this becomes far more unclear because of these tensions. let's get some of the day's other news. the head of germany's domestic intelligence service has been removed from his post — only to be given a more senior post in the interior ministry instead. hans gay—org maassen had been facing intense criticism over comments he made about recent unrest in the eastern city of chemnitz. he'd cast doubt on reports about far—right extremists randomly attacking immigrants in the city.

disturbances broke out in chemnitz after a german man was fatally stabbed in an attack blamed on migrants. president trump says he feels "badly" for brett kavanaugh, his supreme court nominee, who's been accused of sexual assault. republicans have scheduled a us. senate hearing for next monday to consider the claim, by christine blasey ford. she says she was assaulted by mr kavanaugh in the 1980s. but in a written statement, the one possible witness to the alleged incident, a high school friend of mr kavanaugh, says he does not want to speak publicly about the matter. the death toll from typhoon mangkhut has reached 7a in the philippines. dozens more are feared dead. rescuers dug through mud to try and find bodies buried by a massive landslide in the mining town of itogon. authorities say it's unlikely anyone survived. the typhoon‘s the most powerful to hit this year. it also battered hong kong and southern china with fierce winds

and heavy rain. the inquest into the death of pc keith palmer in the westminster terror attack has been told that security at the palace of westminster, hadn't functioned for years. one of the officers on duty at the time of the attack carried out by khalid masood, said it was possible that an opportunity to save pc palmer's life had been lost because no—one guarding the gate was armed. the eu's chief negotiator says he's ready to come forward with an ‘improved' proposal on the question of the irish border after brexit. michel barnier said the eu would fully respect the ‘territorial integrity‘ of the uk. the issue of the border between northern ireland and the republic has emerged as the main obstacle to an agreement. speaking this evening, mr barnier said most customs checks would be able to take place away from the border. work on the eu side is ongoing. we are clarifying

which goods arriving in northern ireland from the rest of the uk would need to be checked, and where, when and by whom these checks could be performed. we can also clarify that most checks can take place away from the border, at the company premises or in the markets. we need to de—dramatise the checks that are needed. these checks are caused by the uk decision to leave the eu, its single market and the customs union. our europe editor katya adler gave us her assessment from brussels. we've long said that in trying to find a brexit deal between the eu and the uk, the irish border issue could be the issue that brings the brexit agreement tumbling down. even though not negotiated, the eu's chief brexit negotiator

says look, we're going to make a new, improved offer on ireland. look, it is not really new, the eu knows that the uk does not accept its current proposal, theresa may has said that it will constitutionally break up the united kingdom, somehow separating northern ireland off from the rest of the uk. so since the summer, the european commission has been trying to dedramatise their proposal, as they call it, taking out the politics and trying to ensure this proposal is entirely practical. the fact that michel barnier went big on this tonight, ahead of that eu summit, is part of a concerted effort now by eu leaders to try and help theresa may. they want a brexit deal this autumn, so with words and with gestures, they'll try to help her, but this is still not about compromising their principles or redlines. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we will tell you why this english non—league football team has become an internet sensation in spain.

30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there is people alive and there is people not alive. we just can help and give them whatever we've got. it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by monsieur badinter, the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto, and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she's become a saint, it's expected that this area will be inundated with tourists.

the mayor and local businessmen regard the anticipated boom as yet another blessing of st elizabeth. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the leaders of north and south korea have signed a joint declaration at their summit in pyongyang, promising peace. china imposes another $60 billion of tariffs on us imports, a day after president trump announces more taxes on some chinese goods. the venezuelan president, nicolas maduro, says his country will increase its oil exports to china to one million barrels a day. speaking after a visit to beijing, he said both countries would invest around $5 billion to try to rebuild venezuela's oil sector, which dropped to a 30—year low in august. the aftermath of the 2014 crash in the world price of oil led to a shortage in foreign capital in venezuela and a severe economic crisis, with shortages of food and medicines. that economic crisis has deepened,

leaving many people struggling to buy food. and, stopping off in istanbul on his way back from beijing, president maduro was filmed dining on expensive steak. the video, filmed at the restaurant of celebrity chef salt bae, which charges hundreds of dollars for some dishes, has caused outrage in venezuela. caroline rigby has more. theatrically preparing one of his famous steaks for president maduro and his wife, the footage was posted online by the celebrity chef nusret gokce, also known as salt bae,

at his luxury restaurant in istanbul. it was a meal mr maduro appeared to enjoy, following it up with a large cigar, the venezuelan leader described the experience as once—in—a—lifetime. translation: i paid a visit to the istanbul historic centre and accepted an invitation to go to a restaurant, a very famous one. nuzret, friend, i will soon go back to istanbul, so we can see each other again. soon, soon, soon, i shall return to istanbul. but, with economic meltdown and severe food shortages creating widespread hunger and a migrant crisis back home, the meal has caused outrage. inflation in venice rose to 80,000% injuly, making everyday items unaffordable to many. a bag of rice cost 2.5 million bolivares. a kilo of meat, 9.5 million. and a medium—sized chicken, 111.6 million. in an attempt to tackle hyperinflation, the government

brought in a new currency, but 87% of the population are still classed as living in poverty. criticism of the latest incident extends far beyond venezuela. us republican senator marco rubio posted online: in the current economic crisis, the idea of enjoying a steak is something most venezuelans can only dream of. mr maduro's critics argue that should be food for thought for the president. police in the american state of iowa have charged a 22—year—old man with the murder of a young spanish golf champion. celia barquin arozamena won this year's european amateur golf championship. she was found dead on a golf course in the city of ames on monday morning. cbs news's tommi clark has more. new details today after

an iowa state university student athlete was found dead on a local golf course. 22—year—old celia barquin arozamena was a 2018 big 12 champion golfer, and the school female athlete of the year. this morning, we sat in a local courtroom and watched as the man charged with her murder sluggishly walked in for his inital appearance before a judge. colin richards is charged with her murder. he is 22 years old. now, the initial appearance lasted just two minutes. judge james malloy set the bond at $5 million, cash only, county attorneyjessica reynolds saying that richards is a danger to the community. today we received his court documents that you see here. these entail exactly what led to the arrest. now, police say that they found barquin arozamena's body in a pond at just after 11:00am yesterday,

near a cold—water golf links golf course. police say she had several stab wounds to her upper torso, head and neck. a man walking near the scene told police that richard had told him that he had an urge to rape and kill a woman. the two had both been staying in tents across the creek from the golf course. a boon county sherriff canine unit later tracked the scent from where arozamena was found dead, to that tented area. while there, officers were approached by richards, who had fresh scratches, they say, consistent with fighting and a deep laceration on his hand. richards told police he stayed with another man during the day. officers located the man, who said richards showed up at his home near the golf course, saying that he showed up at his home disheveled and covered in blood, sand and water. officers found in that tented area bloody clothes and a knife. police say a crime like this is shocking. now, witnesses dropped richards off in that tented area, so there are a lot of moving parts here, and many people

that we could see future charges with. i asked police in a press conference today, and they say they just don't know, we will see with this investigation. they say they continue to look into it, but they do not believe that richards knew the victim. i'm tommi clark, reporting for cbs news, for bbc news in ames, iowa. now, here is a question for you. why has a non—league football team in the east end of london become an internet sensation in spain? the answer lies in a conflict that began more than 80 years ago. tim allman reports. first game of the season and the players of clapton community football club are ready for kickoff. it is an away game, so they are wearing their change strip. but this is no ordinary shirt. red, yellow, purple, with three—pointed starts, the symbol of the international brigade, who bought franco's forces in the spanish civil war. the club posted this photo

for a preseason game online, and soon clapton were trending. so popular have they become, they had to stop taking orders for the shirt, after receiving more than 5,000 requests. what you do? you wake up in the morning and all of a sudden there are all orders for your shirts, all over the world, bbc, radio 4, they all want to know about your story, so we love it. by some estimates, as many as 40,000 people fought with international brigade. many were killed in a civil war that would ultimately lose. the club says it wants to champion progressive causes, and they now have an international following. translation: we are very happy about the shirt. it pays tribute to those who came with the international brigades to fight against fascism,

and we are grateful for that. the motto on the back of the shirt is "no pasaran," an antifascist slogan which means, "they shall not pass". that may be true, but with a 2—1 win, clapton cfc show that they can pass, and score. tim allman, bbc news. a royal barge built for napoleon bonaparte so he could inspect his imperial fleet is beginning itsjourney to a new home. the boat was constructed in 1810, and was only ever used once by napoleon before his abdication. it was moved to paris during the second world war, and will now return to the naval town of brest. our top story: the agreements which have been signed by kimjong—un our top story: the agreements which have been signed by kim jong—un and president mervyn, the leaders of

north and south korea. the number of agreements signed. what we know is they have said they will agree to... agree a way forward to achieve denuclearisation, and the north has a p pa re ntly denuclearisation, and the north has apparently agreed to permanently close a missile engine test site and launch facility —— president moon. in the presence of relevant experts from relevant nations. that is the key phrase. they also have agreed a number of things on trade between the two countries, bringing the two careers closer together economically. you will remember president moon set out with the goal of getting progress on moving the denuclearisation talks further down the line. good morning.

there is some disturbed and potentially dangerous weather on the way through the day ahead. the met office has issued an amber be prepared warning for the strength of the wind across northern ireland and central and southern parts of scotland, and it's all down to storm ali. the satellite picture shows how it develops. this hook of cloud here, a rapidly deepening area of low pressure, and if you look at the pressure chart, you'll see a lot of white lines, a lot of isobars really squashing together across north—western parts of the uk. when you see all of these isobars on a pressure chart, well, it tells us that the winds are going to be really brisk, and as we go through wednesday morning, we'll also see some heavy rain across northern ireland, southern and central parts of scotland. but it is the winds that are of most concern. this is the amber warning area. we could see wind gusts of 60—70, perhaps 75 mph. in fact, in the most exposed spots, the winds could get a little higher than that.

couple that with the rain, well, it looks like some travel disruption is quite likely, and there could be some damage, as well. and remember, the trees are still mostly in full leaf. now, even further south, it won't be as windy, but north—west wales could see gusts close to 70 mph, 40—50 mph towards the south. so a blustery day for all of us. as we go through the day, the winds only slowly easing, the rain pushing northwards across scotland. this frontal system bringing some patchy rain south—eastwards across england and wales. to the south—east of that, still, a little bit of warmth. but further north and west, a much coolerfeel, especially when you add on the strength of that wind. and it remains quite blustery during wednesday night. further showers packing in towards north—western areas, and then this lump of heavy rain begins to show its hand across the south—west of england, wales, into the midlands, parts of eastern england as well by the end of the night. pretty humid to the south—east, much cooler up to the north—west. so low pressure still in charge on thursday morning, but it's this weather front that gives us most cause for concern on thursday.

look at it wriggling back into the atlantic. pulses of moisture willjust continue to run along this weather front, so as we get into thursday afternoon, it looks like the rain will pep up again across parts of the south—west, but particularly wales, into the west midlands, north—west england. heavy and persistent rain, which could cause travel disruption and localised flooding. to the south—east, some dry weather, still a little bit of warmth. much cooler across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england, and all of us look cool as we head into the weekend. it remains unsettled, with some wind and rain at times. this is bbc news — the headlines: the leaders of north and south korea been have signed an agreement at the end of a second day of talks in pyongyang. speaking at a news conference in the past hour — kim jong—un said he and moonjae—in had agreed a goal of denuclearising the korean peninsula. the bitter trade row between the united states and china is escalating. beijing has hit back after the us announced the biggest round of tariffs so far against some chinese goods. now china has said it will impose new trade tariffs on sixty—billion dollars worth of american goods. the european union's

chief brexit negotiator — michel barnier — says eu leaders are ready to offer britain an improved proposal on how to manage the irish border after the uk leaves the bloc. mr barnier said they were looking at the possibility of allowing technical checks of goods. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk.