public support generally, doesn't it? i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: north korea launches multiple projectiles off its east coast, but it is not yet clear what sort of missiles were fired. more clashes in hong kong after police charge 44 pro—democracy protestors with rioting, meaning they could face up to ten years injail. i'm samantha simmonds in london. also in the programme: democratic presidential hopefuls get ready for the second big debate on the road to the white house. and we will reveal why this tiny village in the alps has become a must—see attraction for tens

of thousands of tourists from asia. good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london. we start with breaking news from south korea, where the military in seoul say that north korea has launched a series of unidentified projectiles from the hodo peninsula. last week, the north fired two short—range ballistic missiles from the same area. live now to our correspondent laura bicker in seoul. we know these come after last week's provocations. what do we know about these latest launches? we're still waiting to find out what kind of projectiles north korea may have tested early morning from its east

coast. certainly the south korean military put out an alert, but it does take some time for them to analyse just how far these missiles flew, and exactly where they ended up. remember, last week north korea fired two short range of the stick missiles, thought to be a new type of missile for north korea. at that time it took certainly the south korean military quite some time to realise that they had flown over 600 kilometres before landing in the sea ofjapan, kilometres before landing in the sea of japan, also known kilometres before landing in the sea ofjapan, also known as kilometres before landing in the sea of japan, also known as the east see here in south korea. so when it comes to these kinds of missiles, it does take time. but what we do know is north korea issued through state media warning, what it called a solemn warning, to south korea. it said that that is one of the reasons why they tested these short—range missiles. it said that south korea was doubledealing. it accused the administration here, president

moon's administration, of talking peace while acquiring new hi—tech weapons and taking part injoint us - rok, weapons and taking part injoint us — rok, south korean military drills, which are due to start in just a few weeks' time. that's right, you mention thosejoint weeks' time. that's right, you mention those joint exercises due to happen next month between the us and south korea. but tell us, just how significant are these latest series of lodges, when you think aboutjust a few weeks ago we had president trump, of course, meeting kim jong—un on the demilitarised zone, the border between the north and south? well, sharanjit, north korea has never promised not to test short—range missiles. it has promised, according to donald trump, not to test long—range nuclear when it comes to these short—range tests, certainly the reaction the us has been kind of a shrug of the shoulders, oh well, they are short—range missiles, says donald trump after the last launch. so it does seem that when kim jong—un test these short—range missiles, he gets

a free pass. however, it's worth pointing out that they still remain a threat to south korea, and potentially japan, even though the united states may shrug it off. also, when it comes to significance, you are right. it is all about posturing ahead of these joint us— south korean drills that are due to ta ke south korean drills that are due to take place in august. north korea firing yet more projectiles, and laura is watching that in seoul. let's take a look at some of the day's other news: the estranged wife of the ruler of dubai has applied to a court in britain for a forced marriage protection order and wardship of her children. princess haya bint al—hussein appeared in court in london for the legal battle with sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum. our security correspondent frank gardner says princess haya is not the first female member of the family to apparently try to run away.

she is the third member of the maktoum royal court, female member, as far as we know, to have allegedly tried to flee that royal court. last year, a daughter of mohammed bin rashid al maktoum, she fled first demand and then by sea, and was reca ptu red demand and then by sea, and was recaptured just off the coast of india and brought back to dubai. now, the official dubai version is she is a very troubled young lady, she is a very troubled young lady, she is a very troubled young lady, she is now in the bosom of her family and is being looked after. critics say she has been force—fed medication, et cetera. there is no evidence that that is what they are saying. princess haya has allegedly discovered the truth about that, which is one of the reasons forcing her to leave. also making news today: president trump has warned china that it could end up

with a bad trade deal, or none at all, if he wins re—election next year without an agreement already in place. talks between chinese and us negotiators are taking place in shanghai as the two countries try to end their bitter trade war. the uk's new prime minister, borisjohnson, says it is up to the eu whether brexit happens with or without a deal. speaking in wales, where he has been trying to reassure farmers fearful of tariffs they may face if britain crashes out of the european union, mrjohnson reiterated his stance that the only way to get a revised deal is to throw out the irish backstop arrangement. three times the house of commons has thrown out that backstop. there's no way that we can get it through. we have to have that backstop out of

the deal. we cannot go on with the withdrawal agreement as it currently is, and everyone understands that. it's dead. we need to get that message across to oui’ it's dead. we need to get that message across to our friends. if they understand that, then i think we're going to be at the races. if they can't compromise, if they really can't do it, then clearly we have to get ready for a no deal exit. india's parliament has passed a controversial bill which criminalises the muslim practice of instant divorce, also known as triple talaq. it means that if a muslim husband is found guilty of trying to divorce his wife instantly, by saying or writing "talaq" three times, he could face up to three years in jail. aus a us rapper has pleaded not guilty to assault in the swedish capital, stockholm. two members of the 30—year—old's entourage are also on trial and have pleaded not guilty. all three say they were acting in self defence. now to hong kong, where there have been further clashes between police and protesters, hours after more than a0 people were charged with rioting. 0fficers used pepper spray and batons to disperse a crowd that had gathered outside a police station where the demonstrators were being held.

some of those charged with rioting are due to appear in court on wednesday. with more, here is david campanale. hong kong is reeling from seven weeks of mass protests, triggered by a controversial bill allowing extra additions to mainland china. pepper spray from baton wielding police was again used on tuesday night, this time in an attempt to control and disperse hundreds of angry protesters who gathered in front of a police station. they had come here, as they had heard on local radio that inside were some of 44 activists charged with rioting following violent incidents at the weekend. those under arrest faced ten yea rs weekend. those under arrest faced ten years injail if weekend. those under arrest faced ten years in jail if convicted. it seems a long time ago when street

protests featured yellow umbrellas held in the air and christian hymn singing on the streets. instead, the atmosphere here was punctured by projectiles thrown at the police, choking gas, and angry chanting. as the crowd surged forwards, so emerged more police from inside the station, including this officer. he could be seen naming a shotgun at protesters throwing object from a nearby bus station, until, with his colleagues, he beat a hasty retreat. as pa rt of colleagues, he beat a hasty retreat. as part of almost daily protests, commuters on tuesday morning were hit by delays to their travel. demonstrations against the bill have evolved into a wider backlash against the city's government, and its political masters in beijing. against the city's government, and its political masters in beijinglj think its political masters in beijing.” think my work and meeting can wait, but our freedom, safety, think my work and meeting can wait, but ourfreedom, safety, and human rights are taken away, and that can't wait, so i'm 0k

rights are taken away, and that can't wait, so i'm ok with it. protesters have vowed to keep going until their core demands are met. these now include the resignation of the territory's chief executive, carrie lam, an enquiry into police tactics, an amnesty for the arrested, and the right to elect their leaders. in the united states, there is still more than a year to go until election day, but democrats have already started the long process of choosing which of their many candidates will go toe to toe with donald trump on 3 november 2020. detroit is hosting the second round of democratic primaries, to be spread over two nights. for the first, much attention will be focussed on how elizabeth warren and bernie sanders match up against each other. earlier our correspondent barbara plett usher, who is in detroit, told me how she thought they would perform. this is the first time they'll be on stage together, and centre stage as well, standing next to each other. the two of them are the top liberal

oi’ the two of them are the top liberal or progressive candidates who are vying for the presidency, and they are actually sort of neck and neck in the polls. so voters will be wanting to see how they distinguish themselves from each other, what's different about themselves, why should you vote one before the other? they have quite similar policies on issues dealing with economic inequality, healthcare, and so on. so we'll see how the handle the different types of questions they get, but i think i should say you probably won't see too many sparks fly, because they are friends and ideological allies, and so they have telegraphed that they probably won't be attacking each other. where you might get the taxes from candidates who define themselves as centrists or moderates, because they feel that their candidates, especially like bernie sanders, who defines himself as a democratic socialist, is pulling the party too far to the left to actually be electable and defeat donald trump. so you might get some petty attacks from those candidates against mr sanders in particular. —— pithy

attacks. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: more on north korea's launch of multiple projectiles off its east coast, days after pyongyang fired two missiles into the sea. cheering the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own, in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why people should wander in and say, you're doing something wrong.

six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park and, already, they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they're lovely, yeah. really sweet. yeah, they were cute. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm samantha simmonds in london. our top stories: north korea has launched multiple projectiles off its east coast — but it's not yet clear what sort of missiles were fired. there have been clashes outside a police station in hong kong — after more than a0 pro—democracy protestors were charged with rioting. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. hong kong's south china morning post has an article looking at the impact of two months of protests

on the property market. the post reports that deals at major private estates have been dropping rapidly since the protests turned violent and that owners are now slashing their prices to try and attract buyers. singapore's straits times is leading with a story about the country's declining rate of marriages and divorces. it reports that the country's volatile economy and the huge personal costs of both weddings and divorces could be contributing to the dip in the number of people who want to tie the knot and those who want to split. and the japan times leads with some promising new statistics about the country's workforce. for the first time ever, there are now more than 30 million working women injapan — making up over 44% of the nation's workforce. but the newspaper reports that many of these women are still only in part—time roles.

let's get more on our developing story this hour: south korea says that the north koreans have fired multiple projectiles from their east coast. sung—yoon lee is professor of korean studies, flectcher school of law and diplomacy at tufts university in boston. welcome and thank you for being with us. we do not have the exact details yet and analyst are no doubt working overtime to work out what these projectiles were, how far they went and how far they could potentially reach. given they come just days after north korea fired two other short—range missiles, what do you make of what they are trying to achieve in north korea? the leadership in north korea is a weird amalgamation of mediaeval mores and it is hard not to underestimate them. they are so endlessly multiple and when they do something like

this, the natural instinct is to assume it is a cry for help, that they are paranoid, they are merely reacting to what the united states and its alike south korea plan to do holding combined military drills next month. it is not true. north korea has a game plan and on the ledger of nuclear diplomacy over the last 25 years, north korea has reaped tens of billions of dollars in aid in return for repeated lies of denuclearisation. no other nuclear weapons possessing state has been brazen enough to play that charade. so this is north korea's attempt to contain the united states into accepting low—level provocations like short—range ballistic missile test which are in contravention of several un security council resolutions is a fact of life. a fatal complete. and then they want to move on to greater

provocations. if that is the case, given there has been no criticism from the united states about short—range missile testing, is that already working? absolutely. north korea did this in may as well this year, firing off short—range ballistic missiles and president trump overly downplayed those as he did last week in the wake of the july 25 missile test. so why does north korea do this? because military threat capacity, the ability to be a political factor in the region by virtue of its menacing capability, that is the one key north korea has in advancing state interest, the ultimate national task that enough korean —— north korean constitution is stipulates. when you face another korean state across the border that is a magnet for your own people, so much richer and more prosperous, more open, you have a

problem. if you are a dictator in your mid— 30s, a dictator in perpetuity, you have another 50 yea rs perpetuity, you have another 50 years in power and to live with a far superior korean state is really not a very happy proposition. when you talk about their endgame being reunification with south korea on their own terms, what you that looking like realistically? south korea has been very successful in terms of nationbuilding. we know south korea is one of the world ‘s biggest economies with a very impressive soft power. what that means is that the south korean public and the government, no matter its political orientation is very much risk averse, understandably so. it does not want to escalate. appeasement is the default position and appeasement, though it is a dirty word, is fine if it works and is able to contain the threat. but the north korea nuclear threat

grows. good to get your thoughts. thank you. a new report has found violence against children is at endemic levels across the pacific islands and timor—leste. the unseen, unsafe report reveals over 70% of children across eight countries experience violent discipline at home. one in four parents surveyed in papua new guinea admitting to hitting their children as hard as they could. it's also raised concerns about a lack of investment by foreign donors to tackle the problem. to get more on this i'm joined by the report's author kavitha suthanthiraraj from save the children australia. firstly, there are many disturbing aspects to your rapport but what strikes you most about your findings? the findings have been quite stark. as you said, over 4 million people are experiencing violent discipline at home and if we

think ofjust papua new guinea alone, this is 2.8 million children, over 75 descent of the child population. that is a very high numberand in population. that is a very high number and in countries like timor—leste it rises to 87%. those numbers are quite high but we also found the level of sexual violence in places were quite high as well. in papua new guinea, in a range of medical clinics, it was found that over 50% of those taken into the clinics were the children and often quite young children. there are a range of issues that the report talks through from physical through to sexual violence as well as neglected. and why specifically focus on papua new guinea, timor—leste and the pacific islands? what do you think is driving these levels of violence? we focused in on it because often the pacific countries and two are often left out

of order lowball data. it is often difficult to get national statistics. they are quite old. 0ften statistics. they are quite old. often the problem has stayed invisible and not brought to the attention of others. we felt it was important as a coalition of child's rights organisations to draw attention to this issue. the drivers are complex. it will very country to country and down to community level but if we think at a broad level, we are talking about issues of increased poverty and economic stress in many countries. there is an increased need for parents to leave the home or to move to an urban centre, children are often left at home by themselves. there is often also ingrained strong gender norms around gender equality and the rights of the child. we also see that the landscape is shifting and legislation is coming in but because of wea k legislation is coming in but because of weak institutional structures, it is often difficult for those legislation is to be implemented so we do not see that change trickle

down to the ground. thank you for joining us. the little town of hallstatt in the austrian alps has become a tourism hotspot. the world heritage site has fewer than 800 inhabitants, but gets a million tourists every year. it has become so famous that a replica of the town has been built in china. bethany bell reports on how hallstatt is coping with the number of visitors. hallstatt is something of an alpine dream. but here, the hills are alive with the sound of tourists and clicking smart phones. 0ver with the sound of tourists and clicking smart phones. over the last ten yea rs clicking smart phones. over the last ten years there has been a huge increase in the number of visitors here. up to 8000 tourists, ten times the population here, arrive every day. many of them come from china. no—one in hallstatt is really sure why this place has become such a magnet for tourist. ten years ago,

things were much quieter here. but now it has even been cloned. in china they built a replica of the village, complete with church and the town square. hallstatt‘s fame is partly due to social media, particularly in asia. we heard it from some apps in china and many people recommended the place so we came here. i came to hallstatt to ta ke came here. i came to hallstatt to take a picture, to upload to the insta —— take a picture, to upload to the insta — — internet take a picture, to upload to the insta —— internet and sent to my family. tourism has been great for the economy of hallstatt. translation: the advantages are that we have become financially independent. we used to be a place that people left and we could not balance our budget but that has changed. now we can develop our own projects and offer a lot to our

population. but not everyone here is happy with the developments. some locals say there are simply too many tourists. translation: we have a lot of short—term visitors who swamp the place and then leave after two or three hours. that is not so good for the people who live here. their plan is to reduce the number of tour buses coming to hallstatt. but it seems mass tourism is here to stay. let's remind you of our breaking news that north korea has fired multiple unidentified projectiles early on wednesday. this is according to reports on the yonhap news agency, citing south korean military‘s joint chiefs of staff. reports say the projectiles were launched from the hodo peninsula in south hamgyong province on north korea's east coast. south korea said it is monitoring the situation in case of additional launches. last week north korea

fired two short—range missiles into the sea, saying it was a "solemn warning" to south korea. one of those missiles travelled about 690km and appeared to be a new design. the north has been angered over the planned annual military exercises between south korea and the us next month, calling it a "violation of the spirit" of the joint statement signed by president trump and mr kim at theirfirst face—to—face talks in singapore last year. you have been watching newsday. i'm samantha simmonds in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. let's show you these pictures before we go. sophie the robot. she can whip up a laksa noodle soup in just 45 seconds. built by a singaporean engineering company — the talented sous—chef can blanch noodles, add pre—cooked prawns and ladle spicy coconut soup at the rate of around 80 bowls an hour — all without barely spilling a drop.

i couldn't use one of those robots at home. —— i could use. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. tuesday brought a destructive combination of weather to some parts of the british isles across the southern counties it was all about the strength of the wind which downed a number of trees at a number of locations but further north, particularly across the northern parts of yorkshire it was the rain and thunderstorm activity brought by this area of low pressure that cause real problems with anything up to 100 millimetres of rain falling on a very short space of time, hence the flooding in northern parts of yorkshire and indeed elsewhere across the north of england. we are not donejust across the north of england. we are not done just yet. that low pressure ta kes not done just yet. that low pressure takes time to drift offshore into the north sea and a much improved they across the southern counties of england and through the midlands into wales. fewer showers to report here and lessen the way of wind. still some intensity about the

showers in the north of england and also into the western side of scotland. from wednesday on into thursday, the low pressure will eventually d rift offshore thursday, the low pressure will eventually drift offshore but the western flanks still supply a gaggle of showers into some of those eastern facing counties. with, again, the possibility of thunderstorms developing later in the afternoon across central western and north—western parts of scotland. northern ireland fed decently and again the southern counties for the most pa rt again the southern counties for the most part escape any shower activity. that trend to a spell of somewhat quieter weather will take us out of thursday and on into friday. a very weak area of high pressure will just about friday. a very weak area of high pressure willjust about kill off the remnants of the showers for most parts of the british isles the odd one or two could not be ruled out but you do get the sense from the broader picture that many areas will enjoy your day with a decent amount of sunshine and just a couple of showers left behind. with that

increase in sunshine, lessen the way of wind i think we will find temperatures picking up by a degree or two. into the weekend and i must say there is some doubt at this stage about just say there is some doubt at this stage aboutjust how fast say there is some doubt at this stage about just how fast this atla ntic stage about just how fast this atlantic frontal system will spread cloud and rain into the western side of the british isles. is a general rule, the further east you are, saturday looks to be a dry and fine affair. as one set of weather fronts gradually work their way across the british isles, weakening probably all the while, eventually on the latter pa rt all the while, eventually on the latter part of sunday we will bring another weather system in towards the western side of the british isles and again after a decent start i think we will begin to thicken the cloud and i would not rule out the possibility of another belt of rain working into the western side of the british isles to finish off the weekend. take care.

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our top story: north korea has launched what are described as multiple projectiles from a site on its eastern coast. it is not yet known what sort of missiles were launched, but they do not appear to have targeted any other country. it comes after pyongyang fired two missiles into the sea last week. crowds have surrounded a police station in hong kong after it emerged that more than a0 people had been charged with rioting following viole nt protests earlier this month. the offence carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it is a children's playground which literally crosses borders. the seesaws have been set into the border fence which runs along the us—mexico frontier. one of the designers said he wanted to show how actions on one side