anne soy, bbc news, nairobi.g fiji and vanuatu — no australian prime minister has visited vanuatu since 1990 and fiji since 2006. 0ur sydney correspondent has been explaining the significance of these visits. well, as he said, it has been several decades since any australian prime minister went to vanuatu, so i think locally it is of huge significance and we saw scott morrison stand alongside vanuatu's prime minister yesterday, talking aaaaa . a. aaaa aaa a a. a. igéiéiégéiiaiégiiaéifi-éi aijf'aa a .a aa scott morrison did talk then about introducing some direct help issues, like climate change and also some infrastructure issues. today, when he meets the prime minister of fiji, there will be some similar discussions, talking about allowing some workers from pg come in and help the agricultural sector. it is big news here in vanuatu in fiji, back in australia, maybe not quite so significant. it is seen as the prime minister away doing so foreign affairs before he gets ready for the serious business of a general e

our senior africa correspondt anne soy reports. it looks like a normal afternoon outside a restaurant. but this man has a deadly plan. in a matter of seconds he detonates his suicide vest. ehis accomplices opened f hrfore entering the building. then everything isn into chaos. as panic spreads, some risk their ves. this member ofhe british sas was in kenya on a training mission. but with theilitants' truck, he entered the complex to help people escape. british citizens were among those affected. >> one british man was killed. we are in touch with his family, offering them assistance. anne: he has been identified. he works for a british development charity ca east afri more than 700 people survived the attack. this man was one of them. >> shots started to be fired, and really just passing over our heads, breaking the windows. that is when everybody decided to run. anne: he told me he hid in the ilet for 12 hours. at one point he gave up hope of livingnd tweeted a farewell message to his family. in the aftermath of this attack, hard qu

the same style of the siege five years ago. same style of the siege five years agoz‘éfi 7 77 some anne soythe islamic state group has claimed responsibility for a blast in northern syria, fifilefiélllifljfiyi uifijflfifiilé, .. including two service members. this comes amid confusion over president trump's decision last at the time he said that so—called islamic state had been defeated, a claim his vice—president is sticking with despite this latest attack. we are now actually able to begin to hand off the fight against isis in syria to our coalition partners and we are bringing our troops home. the caliphate has crumbled and isis has been defeated. applause hidden —— he did not mention the latest attack in his address. fighting is continuing in several parts of the country. the latest attack happened in manbij in the north of the country. this report comes from cbs correspondent charlie d'agata in the village of ash shafah in eastern syria. there is not much left of the villages on the way to the front line here, but the isis fighters to tell them only days ago remain a legal threat, launching at

from nairobi, here's our senior africa correspondent, anne soy.tside a restaurant, but this man has a deadly plan. in a matter of seconds, he detonates his suicide vest. at a different location in the dusit complex, his accomplices open fire before entering the building. then everything is thrown into chaos. as panic spreads, some risk their lives to save others. are we safe here? yes, you're very safe here. this serving member of the sas was in kenya as part ef a training mission but when the militants struck. he entered the complex to help people escape. britigh ritiflene were _ one british man was killed. we are in touch with his family, we are offering them consular assistance. he has now been identified as luke potter. he worked for a british development charity in east africa. more than 700 people survived the attack. ronald was one of them. shots started to be fired at us and they were reallyjust passing over our heads, breaking the windows. and that's when everybody just started to run. he tells me he hid in the toilet for 12 hours. at one

our senior africa correspondent anne soy reports.fternoon outside a restaurant, but this man has a deadly plan. in a matter of seconds, he detonates his suicide vest. at a different location in the dusit complex, his accomplices open fire before enteringthe buidmg then everything is thrown into chaos. as panic spreads, those who can flee. are we safe here? yes, we are very safe here. others are trapped inside. this man told me he hid in the toilet for 12 hours. at one point, he gave up hope of living and tweeted a farewell message to his family. you start to wonder who will take care of your children if you are not there. who would pay their school fees? who would be there in their special times, like them finishing high school. starting university, getting married. as the first funeral takes place, the death toll continues to rise. the attack has hurt and angered many. a terrorist does not have a religion. it is an international phenomenon, which we have to confront all together. in the aftermath of this attack, hard questions are n