welcome to bbc news — i'm david eades. our top stories... north korean media claims the country's tested new long—range cruise missiles hitting their target more than 1,500 kilometres away. iran agrees to un monitoring of some of its nuclear sites — is it enough to help efforts to revive the nuclear agreement with the west? the afghans waiting and hoping — we have a special report from the border with pakistan as the refugee crisis worsens. russia's danniil medvedev wins the us open, as the djokovic dream of taking all four grand slam titles in the same year, is shattered.

within the past hour, the united states has responded to reports that north korea carried out successful long—range cruise missile tests over the weekend. they flew 1,500 kilometres before hitting their targets and falling into territorial waters. the us defence department says the missiles pose a threat to north korea's neighbours. our correspondent, laura bicker, is in the south korean capital, seoul. she says this is a new and potentially highly dangerous weapon. we have heard from south korean military that they will work with us sources and try to look at what happened over the weekend and gather intelligence on this missle

launch, but in terms of as this a big deal at my answer is yes and no, no because this is a cruise missile, so when it comes to international sanctions, does un sanctions in place to try to curb north korea's nuclear programme, it doesn't cover cruise missiles. it covers ballistic missiles. so in some cases, some people just shrugged this off. it's also on page two of north korea's state newspaper, so why all the fuss? well, the fuss is that this is a new weapon, a new strategic weapon according to north korea. what does that mean? well, it means they have made a weapon that is capable of flying, according to them, for two hours at a distance of 1500 km. that puts the whole of japan in range, including a us base in okinawa. they call it a strategic weapons now, that means they usually intend to put a nuclear warhead on it. what we don't know as if north korea has the capability to miniaturise a warhead to put it onto a cruise missile, but it certainly makes it a new and dangerous weapon. and they have managed to make these weapons,

despite being the subject of strict international sanctions, despite a deepening economic crisis and severe food shortages, so when it comes to developing new further technology like perhaps miniaturising where heads, few would bet against that. since 2019, that february summit between donald trump and kimjong un, where they nearly came to to a deal on north korea's weapons and it fell apart, north korea has been unusually quiet. there has been no fire and fury under the biden administration. it has not been a policy priority perhaps for that biden administration, what each of these shows us is that pyongyang is capable of reaching further and further, which means that as more and more difficult for the us officials to persuade them to disarm. yeah, i see there is a meeting between senior meeting between

north korea, japan involved in that. does this sort of incident which is described as a further deterrent, will it serve as a motivator, do you think, to break the standoff? i would imagine that there will be a serious discussion. now, from what i say, i did mention that it has not been a policy priority for the biden administration. it is my understanding that officials in the us have been looking carefully at what they might do if negotiations with north korea were to take place. they have also made it clear that they are willing to talk at any time and anywhere, but north korea has yet to respond, even when it comes to south korea, there are no talks going on between north and south korea. a hotline which was cut last year was re—established and then cut again. and north korea had warned that it would kind of give payback to south korea after it took part in those military exercises with the united states in august.

that's something that happens every year, north koreas says they do not like his military exercises happening an aborted, so could be that this is in response to that. but it certainly will highlight to the biden into officials here that pyongyang does have new and emerging capabilities. and we heard last month from satellite images that its main nuclear plant is once again operational. so pyongyang may have been quiet, but it is certainly been busy. we will stay on the nuclear theme, actually, because the un's nuclear watchdog says it's reached a deal with iran to resume surveillance of some of the country's nuclear facilities. the new government in tehran will allow international monitors to service the cameras that gather data at some key locations. iran's earlier refusal to allow access brought efforts to revive the international nuclear agreement to the brink of collapse. this new deal eases tensions — but the thorny issue of the country's nuclear programme is yet to be resolved. after his quick visit to tehran, the head of the iaea — rafael grossi —

acknowledged that he hadn't healed any wounds, but applied some diplomatic sticking plaster. the continuity of the operation of the agency's equipment here, which is indispensable for us to provide the necessary guarantees, and the information to the iea and to the world that everything is in order and that we are going to be able to assist, also, to assist iran in its future negotiations in the context of the jcpoa. we can now speak to amir handjani who is a non—resident fellow at the quincy institute and a security fellow with the truman national security project.

thank you very much indeed for joining us. well, there is a deal here. it keeps things going on and keep things alive, i guess. going on and keep things alive, i cuess. �* , going on and keep things alive, i cuess. v . going on and keep things alive, iauess. �*, ., , �*, i guess. it's a stopgap. it's meant to _ i guess. it's a stopgap. it's meant to give _ i guess. it's a stopgap. it's meant to give space - i guess. it's a stopgap. it's meant to give space and i i guess. it's a stopgap. it's i meant to give space and time for diplomacy to prevail. because really the only path to stop iran's nuclear programme, to mothball certain elements of it is for diplomacy. right now, iran has a new hard—line government and they are taking a different initiative with the nuclear programme. they want to see the europeans in the united states stepped up with sanction relief most of them to make sure that whatever deal they enter into, a nine by the administration of the next us administration of the next us administration can't exit unilaterally and slap on sanctions.— unilaterally and slap on sanctions. ., , ., sanctions. right, what you think is driving _ sanctions. right, what you think is driving their - think is driving their determination to play this hardball and as much as their perception of the biden

administration.- perception of the biden administration. ., ., administration. right now, iran feels like it— administration. right now, iran feels like it has _ administration. right now, iran feels like it has the _ administration. right now, iran feels like it has the upper - feels like it has the upper hand. it's marching out its nuclear programme. it in the last year and a half, the biden administration and has than... 0r administration and has than... or the last on the stand mindset has an empowered air, they have been exporting more oil to china. both china and iran are providing relief, they are doing workarounds on sanctions. the us from the iranian point of it is that the us has declining power of the region, they looked at it and what was happening there for the last month. they don't have staying power in the region to be as it was the last 20 years. i feel time on their be as it was the last 20 years. ifeel time on their side, be as it was the last 20 years. i feel time on their side, and in the next 20 years, and it will be better for them than the last 20 years. i will be better for them than the last 20 years.— the last 20 years. i mean, i don't want _ the last 20 years. i mean, i don't want to _ the last 20 years. i mean, i don't want to make - the last 20 years. i mean, i don't want to make this - the last 20 years. i mean, i. don't want to make this sound to create, but they are sort of teasing this alone in that

case, tehran, because otherwise why bother making even the sort of concession four the? why bother making even the sort of concession fou— of concession four they wanted to make this — of concession four they wanted to make this concession - of concession four they wanted i to make this concession because they didn't want the board of governors to censure them, they didn't want to table this to the security council. that puts china and russia into an awkward position, they want to play it out if there was a deal to be made whereby the iranians felt that sanctions relief, if they were to make concessions and go back into thejc poa again and put limits on their nuclear programme, the next us administration that is not the biden administration led unilaterally exited beyond able to slap on sanctions again. that for them is and medal line. ., , that for them is and medal line. . , . line. that is some way off. we will see how _ line. that is some way off. we will see how things _ line. that is some way off. we will see how things do. - line. that is some way off. we will see how things do. thank | will see how things do. thank you very much indeed.

let's get some of the day's other news. several hundred brazilians have protested in sao paolo — demanding presidentjair bolsonaro be impeached. the demonstrations come days after more than a hundred thousand people gathered in the same city in support of the embattled far—right leader. the main rivals to succeed angela merkel as german chancellor have held the second of three televised debates, with two weeks to go to the election. 0pinion polls suggest that many voters remain undecided. chancellor merkel�*s preferred successor, the conservative cdu leader armin laschet, has been under pressure to make up lost ground. the united nations world food programme says a plane carrying aid has landed in kabul for the first time since the united nations world food programme says a plane carrying aid has landed in kabul for the first time since the taliban captured the afghan capital nearly a month ago. at the same time, tens of thousands of refugees are believed to have crossed the border into pakistan in the

weeks since the fall of kabul. there are already a million and a half registered afghan refugees in pakistan — and an estimated one million undocumented. our world affairs editorjohn simpson has travelled through the khyber pass — to the border between pakistan and afghanistan at torkham. every inch of ground here has been fought overfor 3,000 years. the insignia of former british and indian regiments are carefully preserved along the way, and the khyber�*s a major trade route. trucks toil up the gradients, carrying afghan fruit and vegetables into pakistan. the occasional passenger, too. smugglers trudge along the footpaths, as they always have. at the head of the khyber, torkham, the border crossing into afghanistan. now, above it, is a white flag, carrying the shahada, the muslim proclamation

of faith. up there is a makeshift taliban flag. not, you'll notice, the afghan national flag, even though this is the afghanistan border. just over there, two soldiers facing off. the nearer one pakistani, the further one is taliban, with a white facemask. behind them is a growing crowd of people, desperate to get into pakistan. many of them are hoping to get through on medical grounds, and if they've got the right documents, both the taliban and the pakistanis will let them and their families through. they shuffle along in a continuous line; you can see how happy they are when they have finally made it through. this taliban guard seems relaxed, but makes no apologies for what's happened. "the setup in afghanistan has changed," he tells me. "it was democratic.

"now, the flag of the islamic emirate flies over it." at a border crossing further south, there's been a continuous flood of refugees. most will end up staying here in pakistan, though the younger ones dream of getting out. anwar, for instance, from an afghan family, which has lost almost everything, is desperate to get to the west. if anyone, like, gives me a home, gives me a place to stay, gives me a hope, like, welcomed me with open arms, like, paved the way for me to study, to do what i want, i would 100% serve them, there is no doubt about it. this refugee camp, outside peshawar, opened up a0 long years ago. muhammad wasir was ten when he arrived. he used to long to return. now he knows it'll never happen.

"what could i do there?", he says. "if the fighting goes on, there will be no work. "what's the point?" now, a new generation of refugees is growing up here. how long before they despair of going home? john simpson, bbc news, peshawar. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the vegetable show with a difference — the uglier the better forfamers and their hideous harvests. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there's people alive and there's people not alive. we canjust help and give them whatever we've got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monacol at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. - it looked as though they had

come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and no where on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition having once witnessed one his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time in this grotto, and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she has become a saint, it is expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local businessman regard the anticipated boom as yet another blessing of saint elizabeth. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... north korean media claims the country's tested new long—range cruise missiles hitting their target more than 1,500 kilometres away.

the un's nuclear watchdog says it's reached a deal with iran to resume surveillance of some of the country's nuclear facilities. after the 9/11 terror attacks, the us saw a sharp rise in hate crimes. among the victims was balbir singh sodhi an american—sikh who had a beard and wore a turban and ran the family gas station in mesa, arizona. his murder, four days after 9/11, was the first racially—motivated hate crime in the backlash to the attacks. the bbc�*s jatinder dhillon spoke to balbir�*s brother, his son, and the gunman. you may find some of the video upsetting. losing a brother, i think i lost so much love, because, to me, he treated me like a younger brother, and he treated me like a son and baby, and he treated me like a friend. i miss him and we always talk about him — every day. there's something, there is conversation going on,

then his name is come up. we were also shocked when we saw that footage on the tv, the planes going through those buildings, and after, hours later, they start showing 05ama bin laden on the tv, and, as sikh community, i knew that — or we all knew — there might be a backlash against sikhs. i called my dad to be careful, too, because he wears a turban all the time, even at work and stuff, and he said "no, no," everybody's so nice to him there so he's ok here, he's safe here, so... that's what my last conversation with him. every year i go through this . tough time of feeling so much sorrow for causing that family is so much pain. _

every year i go through this . tough time of feeling so much sorrow for causing that family is so much pain. _ what prevented me from seeing him as a fellow human - being was all the news events of the destruction of 9/11, - womenjumping from those buildings to their deaths, . it caused such anguish. my feelings toward frank silva, i... i never, ever that person, personally, because ijust saw him on the court states and stuff. they ask me, like, do you forget, forgive this person? i say no, i cannot forgive. he took my father away from me. how can you forgive somebody who did that? if 9/11 didn't happen, this probably would not happen to my family as well, so he'd probably be here

enjoying our life with us, hopefully, so he... i think he's also a victim. it's like, even a separate incident, but he's also a victim of 9/11. pope francis has left hungary for slovakia, after celebrating mass in budapest. his brief visit — less than seven hours — was interpreted by many as a criticism of hungarian prime minister viktor 0rban. nick thorpe sent this report. tens of thousands of the faithful gathered in hero square in budapest in the sweltering heat to celebrate mass with pope francis. his short visit to hungary was a masterpiece of diplomacy with something for everyone. prime minister victor alban — who has launched a crusade against liberalism and refugees — got a photo opportunity with the liberal minded pope. liberals in the country who hoped to end mr alban�*s 11 year rule next spring were rewarded with a sermon which praised universal rather than national values. translation: the cross planted

in the ground not only invites - us to be well rooted, it also raises and extends its arms towards everyone. the cross urges us to keep our roots firm but without defensiveness. to draw from the wellsprings, opening ourselves to the thirst of men and women of our time. in his audience with hungarian bishops and leaders and thejewish community, the pope warned of the dangers of anti—semitism in a country which lost half a million jews in the holocaust. he urged church leaders to stand up against hatred in all its forms. fierce wildfires continue to burn out of control in southern spain. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes — as the authorities try to fight the flames. it's believed around 6,000 hectares of land have been affected — in a region popular with holiday—makers. the bbc�*s tim allman has more. with little warning, with little time to prepare, people flee the towns and villages of andalusia.

this gymnasium now a makeshift shelter. local residents told to move as the flames got ever closer. translation: it was very quick. they rushed us out. i came with my clothes on and left everything there, even the animals, i thought it was never going to happen, but there was such a big cloud over the village. it was scary. this inhuman. nothing like this has ever been seen. the flames of the fire as they ran through the mountains, it was amazing. for days now, the fires have raged. thick clouds of smoke visible amidst that hills and mountains. this blaze, said to have an unusual power and strength, is advancing in several directions. the country's military has been asked to help out, as strong winds and high temperatures fan the flames. a nightmare for those who had to leave their homes, but everyone's chipping

in to help as best they can. translation: there is much shock because of the tragedy | happening around us, but there has been an immense wave of solidarity from all the towns in the region to help these people who have left their homes so quickly. there's speculation these fires may have been started deliberately. the flames burn on, the battle to contain them continues. tim allman, bbc news. the introduction of covid vaccine passports made widespread scepticism the head of the jab ahead of an evening of the jab ahead of an evening of coronavirus restrictions this week. after a delayed vaccine roll—out on africa's rested country park coronavirus is now struggling with a low take—up, particularly among men. does is in the country now stand at 111.6 million doses. we

are now administering doses of are now administering doses of a 11—5 days. government has secured sufficient vaccines to vaccinate the entire adult population, and the supply of vaccines are no longer constrained. russian tennis player daniil medvedev has won the us open men's final. he beat the world number one, novak djokovic, and in the process crushed the serbs hopes of becoming the first man in more than half a century to win all four grand slam tournaments in the same year. after the match, medvedev had nothing but praise for his opponent. sorry for you fans and novak, because i mean we all know what he is going for today and i just want to say, i mean, as he

had said, what he has accomplished this year and throughout his career, i have never said this to anybody, but i will say it right now, for me, you are the greatest tennis player in history. not a bad accolade, is it? the first ever professional football league for women injapan has kicked off. its official name is the women empowerment league, and has 11 teams — aiming to become a driving force for gender equality in japan. half the staff on each team has to be female. stadiums must have day—care facilities for players with children. beauty is in the eye of the beholder, they say. never truer than for tomato growers in northern spain, who are battling it out to win the cherished �*ugliest tomato award'. it's become a tradition in the village of tudela with an iberian ham as the grand prize for the winner. courtney bembridge has more. there is no doubt these are really ugly tomatoes.

but are they the ugliest? the answer to that is serious business in this village. competitors young and old line up at the fruits of their labour and various theories about what makes the perfect or imperfect ugly tomato. translation: they come out ugly because we have some bees that l pollinate the plants. they take the pollin from one place together, but in this case, something went wrong. a jury of their peers decides the winner, and in the end, tomato number 115 up on the top left was crowned with the honour of ugliest. the winners say there's nothing to it but luck. translation: we didn't grow ugly ones _ to come to the contest. an ugly lot came out and that was it. this variety is known for its juicy and tender flesh, and it's said that they taste a lot better than they look. a true tale of beauty coming from within. courtney bemnbridge, bbc news.

there we are. a great prize for someone, whatever they look like. that is bbc news. thank you for watching. hello. there's a weather system bringing cloud across the uk. initially most of the rain will be across western parts and as we head across monday and into tuesday, some of that rain will be quite widespread and quite heavy, but you can see by the position of the weather system why it really is mostly across western areas for monday, we are going to see some rain. lots of cloud to begin with, parts of wales, western england, perhaps into the eastern side of northern ireland and south of scotland with some rain, chilly in north—east scotland with clear skies and mist and fog patches to begin with, north—east scotland will hold onto the lion's share the sunshine in the day ahead with a few brighter breaks across east anglia and south—east england as well. much of wales, the western side of england, northern ireland,

southern and western scotland, cloudy, and there will be some patch outbreaks of rain around. but further east, much of the day will be dry but there will still be quite a bit of cloud to be had. the highest temperatures with those sunny spells towards east anglia and south—east england, just getting up to around 20 degrees and for many it is mid to high teens. that's how things are shaping up as we have gone through monday night and you can see some outbreaks of rain just becoming a little more widespread and some heavier bursts just pushing up across southern parts of england going into tuesday morning and temperatures holding up in the mid to low teens. still some clear spells in northern scotland. so, some heavier bursts of rain around, during tuesday, affecting parts of england and wales, so wales turning dry as the day goes on but still potentialfor some rain affecting central and eastern parts of england even into the evening. a few showers around in scotland and northern ireland. once that weather system clears away, wednesday morning, there could be mist and fog patches around and wales and england.

sunny spells going through, weaker weather system will deliver a bit of cloud and patchy rain into parts of scotland and northern ireland as the day goes on. temperatures edging upwards a little bit, 21 celsius in cardiff, for example. there's a ridge of high pressure, largely fine on thursday. low pressure on friday. thursday is going to be the driest, the brightest day of the week. that's more widely across the uk. by friday, the winds are picking up and there is some wet weather spreading from west to east across us. that is your weather for the week ahead.

this is bbc news. the headlines: north korea says it has successfully tested a new type of long— range cruise missile. state media released these images saying two missiles were launched on saturday and sunday, with both travelling more than 15 hundred kilometres. the us says the test poses a �*threat�* to north korea's neighbours. the un's nuclear watchdog says it's reached a deal with iran to resume surveillance of some of the country's nuclear sites. tehran�*s earlier refusal to allow access brought efforts to revive the international nuclear agreement to the brink of collapse. russian tennis player daniil medvedev has won the us open men's final. he beat world number one, novak djokovic, crushing the serbs hopes of becoming the first man in more than half a century to win all four grand slam tournaments in the same year. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london.