this is the briefing — i'm sally bundock. our top story: smiles and handshakes in pyongyang — the leaders of the two koreas sign a joint declaration promising peace. ahead of a meeting of european union leaders in austria — the eu's chief brexit negotiator puts forward new proposals. one of germany's top spy—masters is moved from his post — after comments he made about far—right extremists. tit for tat: chinas response to the trump administration's latest tariffs was swift, retailiating with tariffs of its own and escalating the trade war between the world's two biggest economies. a warm welcome to the programme,

briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation — tell us what you think about the stories we are covering or what are you spotting online. get in touch — just use the #bbcthebriefing the leaders of north and south korea have signed a joint military agreement (mix screen 2) on inter—korean relations after their summit on wednesday in the north's capital pyongyang. in a press conference immediately after the signing north korean leader kim jong—un spoke about the two koreas taking ‘a leap forward' for peaceful relations. north korean leader

kim jong—un pledged to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. translation: we have a military agreement to finish the decades of the deplorable and tragic history of confrontation and agree on active joint efforts coming forward to rid the korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and nuclear threats. meanwhile, south korean president moonjae—in left the door open for another meeting in seoul. translation: i have asked chairman kim to visit seoul and kim replied to me that he will visit in the near future. let's now go live to the south korean capital and speak to laura becker. laura, as expected,

the warm relationship between the two is being conveyed across our screens but tells more about what is actually being achieved. some words certainly that the united states will want to hear. north korea certainly announced by resident moon, north korea is willing to dismantle and destroyed its missile test and launch pad in front of independent inspector. north korea said they will let them into verify this process. also, they say they are willing to further destroyed their nuclear site that was partially destroyed during the last time there were good relations north and south. they say they are willing to completely destroy the site will retain lead the united states takes

some corresponding measures. there we re some corresponding measures. there were a lot of measures introduced between the two countries. they are going to try to jointly bid for the summer going to try to jointly bid for the summer 2032 olympics as joint hosts between north and south korea and are going to enter a joint team to the 2020 winter olympics. as you heard there, we are hearing more details that kim jong—un will visit seoul by the end of the year. there isa seoul by the end of the year. there is a lot to unpack and military agreement is signed. they are going to move guide —— guideposts away, and try to least start talking about ways to sweep the mines and turn the area into a peace site rather than an area that since come to dash sits currently divided. a step in the right direction. is this enough for resident moon to take home in terms

of what the expectations are in south korea? of what the expectations are in south korea 7 it's of what the expectations are in south korea? it's enough to him to come back and say the visit to pyongyang has been a success. i think the sceptics will still say that the actions north korea is willing to take, first of all, they've not taken it so let's put in at their if they take it. lb sceptics who say, we need a timeline, and that some of this could be reversible, plus it may be that these sites are no longer needed by north korea. we don't know where the other sites are. some will say it's maybe not enough. good north korea have gone further? they could. as the corporation, talk of a railway joining could. as the corporation, talk of a railwayjoining the two countries, the idea that kimjong—un railwayjoining the two countries, the idea that kim jong—un will come to seoul and i work with an office of koreans and theyjumped up and they heard that. the first visit the

north korean leader the south. these are the kind of measures that will be raising eyebrows but still, he has to deal with economic issues plaguing people within own country first, he has to travel to the us and persuade president trump that kim jong—un is taking concrete steps because then he can try to work towards a formal peace treaty between north and south and the us. i was going to ask you briefly about the meeting supposed to be happening between president trump and kim jong—un. guess we don't know any more about that, do we? no, a second summit, certainly president trump said it is in the pipeline, the white house said they were in the process of looking at that. president moon will come back to seoul briefly and flies to the united nations general assembly was so united nations general assembly was so people meet resident trump to

tell him everything they have agreed at this summit. there is still a big day to go in pyongyang after this agreement was signed. they are all going to have lunch and then there is going to begin and president moon will attend the north korean games, a spectacular event. he is already had a standing ovation at these games and he's not even been there because the images they project are those of president moon and kim jong—un holding hands. i can imagine the stadium would be electric when they are both out. these are images to be beamed into south korea and across the world and president moon will hope he has done enough. we will hope he has done enough. we will watch this space. the european brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has said the eu is ready to improve its offer to britain on the irish border. he said they were looking at ways to allow "technical checks" of goods away from border areas.

gavin lee reports. michael barnier spent the last few nights briefing eu ministers ahead of today's summit in salzburg were theresa may will stress that her is the only way to avoid no deal and will ask the eu to show willingness to compromise. mr barnier says eu leaders are ready to offer an improved proposal to prevent the need for a hardfought and ireland. it went further than before, stating that eu and british officials could work together and come up with locations to carry out technical checks of goods coming to northern ireland from the rest of the uk on sites away from ports and airports. we are clarifying which goods are 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 no checks can

ta ke can also clarify that no checks can take place away from the border. but the proposal would mean britain agreeing to the eu's so—called backstop plan which would keep northern ireland in the eu single market and customs union while the rest of the uk leaves. as for a new improved proposal, that is not the kind of compromise theresa may is looking. british officials have described it as unacceptable and a threat to uk constitutional integrity. it is unlikely to loosen the dead block ahead of tonight's summit in salzburg. let's stay with that story — independent analyst stephanie hare joins me now. tonight, the dinner in salzburg, it is going to be extremely important for both sides. gavin lee outlining some of the issues. the border between northern ireland and ireland is the tricky elements outlined to sort out. barnier almost trying to

make our way there. i remember a year ago before christmas, the irish border between the republic of ireland in northern ireland was still, at that time, this issue that couldn't be moved. they pushed it through and then here we are approaching october, we haven't really resulted of what we are hearing, would we allow something whether checkers plan allows british participation in the eu single market for goods in agriculture but not the services sector, but that represents 75% roughly of the uk economy but it is also violating the terms of the single market, you can't be cherry picking, that's been the eu position against great britain since the start and not really sure how they are going to square this circle in the conservative eurosceptic mps in this country don't like it. but the clock is ticking in earnest and you get that sense. everybody is trying to,

certainly in brussels, on the part of the eu, they are really wanting this to get through in october so in november, they can present it to the 27 member states and the get on with the point of getting their own governments onboard. this is the problem. there is so much to do, even when they have made an agreement between whichever party, there are still so much work to do to get it through to the next level. that's right, and between now and march 29 when united kingdom is scheduled to leave there is so much that has to happen is going to be a case of, is it acceptable to the whole of the british people? is this the brexit be voted for? there is the brexit be voted for? there is the question of the republic of ireland. they don't want a hard order and will reject any technology that dashed any technological solution. whether that be away from the board or somewhere else. it sounds quite messy. it sounds like a

fudge but we are getting to a point we won't be able to budge this much longer. this summit is in the middle of november and we have the clock ticking until march 29. we will see how the dinner goes this evening. emmanuel macron and angela merkel are going to be wheeling and dealing. stephanie will be back later. lots of really interesting stories to dig deeper into. that's later in the programme. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news: the charity, save the children, says renewed fighting in yemen has left another one million children at risk of famine. the focus of the latest clashes is the rebel—held port city of hodeidah, which is a vital lifeline for yemen's population. the united nations has warned that failure to keep food, fuel and aid flowing into yemen through hodeidah could result in one of the worst hunger crises in living history. 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, which he denies. 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. stay with us on bbc news — still to come. we'll have your sport briefing — including liverpool's late winner against paris saint germain. 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. you are watching the briefing.

our headlines: smiles and handshakes in pyongyang. the leaders of the two koreas sign a joint declaration promising peace. ahead of a meeting of european union leaders in austria, the eu's chief brexit negotiator puts forward new proposals. the head of germany's domestic intelligence service has been removed from his post after being strongly criticised for remarks about recent unrest in the eastern city of chemnitz. hans—georg maassen cast doubt on reports about far—right extremists attacking migrants at random. caroline rigby reports. they were some of germany's most violent right—wing protests in decades. disturbances work out in the eastern city of chemnitz in august after a german man was fatally stabbed in a fight with migrants. along with the protest

came reports of xenophobic results, described as racist hunts. demonstrators apparently chasing down foreigners to attack them. germany's spy chief, hans—georg maassen, was sceptical of the footage, saying his domestic intelligence service had no reliable information about such hunts taking place. he was also quoted in a german newspaper questioning the authenticity of the video, saying there are good reasons to believe that was purposeful misinformation, potentially to distract the public from the murder in chemnitz. critics argue his comments downplayed the seriousness of far right intimidation, and even contradicted the german chancellor, angela merkel, who condemned the violence. the controversy also fuelled fears the country's maine's state security body was soft on far right extremism, and led to calls for angela merkel to sack him. now, after a high—level meeting between the chancellor and her coalition

partners, mr maassen has been removed from his post. he will instead serve as deputy to the interior minister, and out spoken critic of mrs merkel‘s immigration. it appears to highlight the fragility of germany's coalition. 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. gail maclellan has more. theatrically preparing one of his famous stakes for president maduro and his wife. the footage was posted online by the celebrity chef known as salt bae at his luxury restaurant in istanbul. it was emile mr maduro appeared to enjoy, following it up with a large cigar, the venezuelan leader described the experience as once—in—a—lifetime. translation: we paid a visit to the istanbul historic centre, and we 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, ishall 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 14.6 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. now it is time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre.

hello, i'm tulsen tollett. coming up in your wednesday sport briefing: european champions real madrid get their defence underway later. while former player cristiano ronaldo makes his champions league debut for his new clubjuventus. and india take on pakistan in cricket's asia cup. they have won it three years in a row. could they really win a fourth? real madrid begin the defence of their champions league title on wednesday evening, when they host roma in the spanish capital. it's all change at the bernabeu this year, though. julen lopetegui is now at the helm instead of zinedine zidane, and they will have to cope without their all—team leading scorer, cristiano ronaldo. translation: cristiano gave us many things, but he took some things away as well. there weren't many, but he was very vertical. we played counter—attack football to make the most of his speed and his scoring

ability. maybe now with our current squad, real madrid will have more possession. we find different ways to hurt the opposition, and we need to hurt the opposition, and we need to make the most of that against the best teams. cristiano ronaldo will make his champions league debut forjuventus on wednesday when they travel to valencia. max allegri has guided his side to the final twice in the last four years, but both times they fell short. he will be hoping ronaldo can be the missing piece of the puzzle. translation: the arrival of cristiano ronaldo has boosted our self—esteem. the best player in the world has arrived atjuventus. he is a player that in the last 11 years, along with messi, has been topping the european goalscorers' chart. that is just a fact. it is one of the biggest rivalries not just in cricket, but in international sport. india and pakistan rarely play each other because of political unrest between the two countries, but every so often, tournaments bring them head—to—head. the teams will face off in dubai in the asia cup in the coming hours. but india, who lost to pakistan last

time they met in 2017, will be without captain virat kohli. obviously it is a big mess and a big loss. that he is not able to put a subeditor tournament. so yes, loss. that he is not able to put a subeditortournament. so yes, i think we will still have a good enough team to go out there and do well. in case you missed it, on tuesday lionel messi scored a hat—trick for barcelona, as they opened their champions league campaign with a 4—0 win over dutch champions psv eindhoven at camp nou in group b. it was the argentine's eighth in this competition, while in group c, last year's beaten finalists, liverpool, scored a late winner through roberto firmino, as they mangaed a 3—2 win over paris st—germain at anfield. jurgen klopp's side had a number of chances during the game, but it was the brazilian who came on as a late substitute that had the final say. good performance against outstandingly strong opponents,

so it was necessary that we played good. the atmosphere was fantastic, so special to do these things in that stadium. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the team, that is your wednesday sport briefing. 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 do you do? you know, you wake up in the morning, all of a sudden there's these many 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 the 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. i will be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. we will be live to what is known as the summer davos, in tianjin, where we will hear what xi had to say about the trade spat between china and the united states. hello. there is some disturbed and

potentially dangerous weather on the way over the next 2a hours. 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 is down to this deep area of low pressure. a lot of isobars on the chart. this is a storm ali pushing its way across north—western parts of the uk. as well as the winds we have some very heavy rain across northern ireland, south—west scotland, towards the central belt for your morning rush hour, and this is the area where we are most concerned about the strength of the wind. because wind gusts are likely to get up to 60, 70, maybe 75 mph. perhaps even a touch stronger than that for a time in the most exposed spots. coupled with strong winds with that heavy rain, this is a recipe for travel disruption. perhaps a little bit of damage as well. remember the trees

are mostly in full leaf, and further south, parts of north—west wales could see gusts close to 70 mph, a0 to 50 mph towards the south of england. so blustery wherever you are. rain drifting out of northern ireland and across scotland. this frontal system will bring some patchy rain south eastwards across england and wales. to the south—east of that, still a little bit of warmth, but much cooler up to the north—west, particularly when we factor in the strength of the wind. it stays quite blustery as we go through wednesday night. the winds easing a little bit but not a lot. still some heavy showers in the north—western areas, and then there's rain is going to show its hand across parts of the south—west, wales, the midlands, towards east of england as well by thursday morning. this is tied in with a weather front which is not just this is tied in with a weather front which is notjust going to move its way through. instead, you can see all these riddles on the weather front stretching all the way back into the atlantic. that willjust feed pulses of energy, pulses of

moisture, along this frontal system. so while the rain might peter out for a so while the rain might peter out fora time, it so while the rain might peter out for a time, it looks like thursday afternoon will bring more heavy downpours across parts of the south—west. but the ghillie wales, the west midlands and up in the north—west england. heavy, persistent rain which could cause some travel disruption and some localised flooding issues. —— particularly wales. northern areas very cool and all of us will see things turning cooler as we head towards the weekend. unsettled as well, with some wind and rain at times. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. tit for tat: chinas response to the trump administration's latest tariffs was swift, retailiating with tariffs of its own and escalating the trade war between the world's two biggest economies. and we hear what the chinese premier li keqiang had to say about this and other issues as he opened the world economic forum in tianjin and on the markets: