the headlines: the secretary general of the united nations, antonio guterres, has urged the internationalerful hurricanes this year. speaking to the bbc, mr guterres said the level of devastation was such that everybody had a moral obligation to help the victims. hurricane nate has made landfall in louisiana bringing torrential rain and strong winds to states on the gulf coast. five ports have closed to shipping as a precaution and evacuation orders have been issued for some low—lying areas. nate had been gathering strength as it crossed the gulf of mexico. the spanish prime minister, has insisted that any declaration of independence by the catalonia region will have no effect. he was speaking after a day of rallies around the country in favour of national unity. now on bbc news — it's time to click. this week, click is injapan where we will be rolling,

the un secretary general antonio guterres talking to my colleague alpa patel. and we'll have more from that interview later in this programme. luxmy gopal has more on hurricane nate. they watched it approach and now it is here. the us facing the full first of hurricane nate. winds of up to isokm/h and a storm surge is expected. it has hit the gulf coast of the states as torrential rain and flooding in parts of mississippi, alabama, florida and louisiana, where people have been ordered to evacuate. people in new orleans who remembered the devastation 12 years ago of hurricane katrina did what they could to prepare themselves for the impact of nate. the central americas already felt it with death in honduras, el salvador, costa rica and nicaragua where people are now without running water. scenes like these have become all too familiar in the last few months. the storm is turning out not to be nearly as bad as was feared. it was thought it may come in as a category two, in fact it made landfall as a category one. the explosive deepening that sometimes happens in

the un secretary general antonio guterres talking to my colleague alpa patel. and we'll have more from that interview later in this programme. donald trump has issued an emergency declaration as hurricane nate approaches the us gulf coast. most oil and gas platforms in the gulf of mexico have closed. warnings are in place across louisiana, mississippi and alabama. areas outside new orleans have already been evacuated and a curfew is in place. it's the fourth major storm to hit the us in less than two months. it has already caused devastation across central america, killing at least twenty five people and causing heavy rain, landslides and floods. julia macfarlane reports. last—minute scrambles at the supermarket — food, supplies, fuel, anything that might be needed. new orleans is not taking any chances. as citizens make their final preparations, shipping lanes have been closed, curfews have been set, and evacuations ordered for some areas. our greatest threat from this particular storm, because everyone is different, is not necessarily rain, but strong winds a

more, now, from our extensive interview with the un secretary general, antonio guterres.asking him how concerned he was with the growing tensions between the us and north korea. well, i believe it is very important above all to preserve the unity of the security council, to keep all the countries together. i think the sanctions were a very important step. that unity, on one hand it puts enormous pressure on north korea, that is necessary to keep. but on the other hand, i believe it opens the possibility and the opportunity for diplomatic engagement. i am a believer there is no military solution for this crisis. a military solution would be devastating. i'm a believer that the the opportunity created by the unity of the security council must be put in place and that we must have an effective diplomatic engagement. on iran, donald trump is expected next week to withdraw his support from the nuclear deal. do you think that will harm the future security of that deal? well, it depends of course on what the congress will decide and there are other important partners to the deal

towards the united states the un secretary general, antonio guterres, who is currently touring the caribbean to see the damage from recent storms for himself has asked the international community for a greater commitment to affected regions. president trump has issued an emergency declaration as hurricane nate approaches the united states. five ports have closed to shipping as a precaution and evacuation orders have been issued for some low—lying areas. nate has been gathering strength as it crosses the gulf of mexico. the spanish prime minister, has insisted that any declaration of independence by the catalonia region will have no effect. he was speaking after a day of rallies around the country in favour of national unity. some councils say they're not getting the money they need to carry out urgent safety improvements on tower blocks following the grenfell disaster. a number of local authorities in england and wales say requests for government funds for refurbishment are being rejected because they're deemed non—essential. angus crawford explains. it was a fire no—one thought possible, fl

the un secretary general, antonio guterres, there.s declared that she's resilient, despite the setbacks she suffered at the conservative conference, and won't hide from a challenge. senior conservatives have renewed their condemnation of efforts to oust her. borisjohnson has told the party to get behind mrs may and sirjohn major, who faced simmering rebellions when he was prime minister, has also said the disloyal plotting must stop. our political correspondent, susana mendonca, says the prime minister is now setting out her stall as a strong leader after a difficult conference speech. she said today it was uncomfortable and frustrating, acknowledging the difficulties of the speech, but never at any point in time thought she would finish or step down from the podium. thanking people such as her husband for supporting her through the speech. and really... trying to set her stall as somebody who can be a strong leader. because of course that speech was supposed to consolidate her position, set out that opportunity for her to put her sta

the un secretary general antonio guterres is in the caribbean to see the devastation caused by hurricaneon this programme. as thousands rally for spanish unity, the prime minister says there will be no compromise or mediation with the catalan government. in russia, arrests as people take to the streets to support opposition leader alexey navalny. and, preparations on the us gulf coast as another hurricane is set to hit in the coming hours. it has already caused damage and ta ke it has already caused damage and take on life in south central america.

secretary general antonio guterres who said we live in a messy world.we need a strong reformed united nations which is interesting because this president has been so firm in making the u.n. relevant and successful. he says he sees a lot of potential there but things have to change prayed he said that on a world stage, not just here in the united states. and then antonio guterres also so we need a strong relationship with the united states to make things work. praise for the u.n. ambassador nikki haley who has been doing some work across north korea, ran, and so many issues there at the u.n. of the president meeting in the white house for the first full formal meeting between these two men prayed we brought you that as it's happening. the mainstream media is going after president trump after he tweets about a report involving the clintons in russia. instead of talking about the report, they mocked the president. is it media bias? we will talk about it. stay with us. prudential asked these couples: how much money do you think you'll need in retirement? i

the un secretary general antonio guterres is in the caribbean to see the devastation caused by hurricane irma. i'll be talking to him live on this programme. as thousands rally for spanish unity, the prime minister says there will be no compromise or mediation with the catalan government. in russia, arrests as people take to the streets to support opposition leader alexey navalny. and, preparations on the us gulf coast as another hurricane is set to hit in the coming hours. it has already caused damage and ta ke it has already caused damage and take on life in south central america. hello and welcome to bbc news. starting with an extended live interview with the un secretary general. there has been extensive damage in the caribbean after back—to—back hurricane ‘s. people have been left homeless without power or clean water. in the last few hours, mr guterres has been visiting antigua and barbuda. thank you very much for joining us. firstly, you have visited the areas devastated by these hurricane ‘s. what is your assessment? well it is horrible to see a paradise island like barbuda turne

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the un sector general antonio guterres arrived in the central african republic this tuesday to assess the countrsfragil security situation as violence between militia threatens to intensify. crowds of people breaking heavy rain lined the road from bungie at ports to the capital city to greet him. it is for a stadium in chief will hold talks with political leaders in bondi. and visit the south a east in town of baga suit and one of the worst hit regions the violence is also expected to meet victims of sexual abus. by un peacekeers par of an effort to address the damaging allegations that if it the blue helmets in several missions. the off going shirtless been named as the speaker. berlin parliament electing the influential former finance minister to the rol. is seen as an attempt to maintain order in the bundestag. the usual balance jim post is been blocked by the arrival of the far right. have with the band if mister chairman i accept the election. he may have easily securities we role as speaker of the bundestag germany's lower house of parliament. the former finance minister wolfgan

the un secretary general, antonio guterres, is currently touring the caribbean to see the damage fore spoke to my colleague alpa patel and said he's increasingly concerned by global warming and its effect on the weather. horrible to see a paradise islands like barbuda is turned into hell. 90% 9096 -- 90% -- 95% of 90% —— 95% of houses destroyed. devastated. this is something we are seeing more and more. an increased intensity and frequency of hurricanes, frequency, devastation. the origin is clear. we are facing the consequences of climate change. we are hearing the most appalling stories of people homeless, without clean water, hospitals are without electricity. do you think the response to these hurricanes was not good enough? there is an enormous effort by the caribbean states themselves, the caribbean emergency mechanism which is working. the un is doing its best to support here in the islands. we launched an appeal and it is not sufficiently funded. i strongly ask the international community to increase humanitarian aid to the caribbean states and especially to be able to suppor

the un secretary general, antonio guterres is currently touring the caribbean to see the damage for himselfs increasingly concerned by global warming and its effect on the weather. well, it is horrible to see a paradise island like barbuda turned into hell. 95% of the houses have been destroyed. total devastation.

of the un has urged the international community to give speaking to the bbc, antonio guterres said the level of devastation was such that everybody had a moral obligation to help the victims. he has asked the international community for a greater commitment to affected regions. hurricane nate has made landfall in louisiana bringing torrential rain and strong winds to states on the gulf coast. evacuation orders have been issued for some low—lying areas and five ports have closed to shipping as a precaution. the national hurricane centre says nate is set to weaken significantly. the spanish prime minister, has insisted that any declaration of independence by the catalonia region will have no effect. he was speaking after a day of rallies around the country in favour of national unity. thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the capital, madrid, and the catalan city of barcelona. now it is time for politics europe. hello and welcome to politics europe, your regular guide to the top stories in brussels and strasbourg. amazon is the latest us technology giant to be caught in an eu

secretary general antonio guterres is there as fighting between religious groups intensifies human rights activists say the u.n. is not doing enough to prosecute french soldiers and peacekeepers who've been accused of rape and sexual abuse and for many victims the wait for justice may never end reports. it was thirteen years old when her family took refuge by french military camp to escape the violence in her neighborhood. one of the soldiers to ask her to fetch some water inside the tent thinking she was safe she did as he asked to playing soldiers grabbed me they forced themselves inside of me i screamed they strangled me and covered my mouth when they were done and they let me go human rights organizations believe several children both boys and girls were raped by french soldiers who were there to protect them some were forced to have sex with dogs and even took pictures of the. friends opened an investigation but prosecutors dropped the cases saying there was not enough evidence to charge the soldiers involved the french troops left in late two thousand and six. the violence and the d

announcer: president trump met with you and secretary-general antonio guterres the white house. following the meeting, the president spoke briefly to reporters. pres. trump: thank you very much. it is great to have the secretary-general with us. we have become friends, even before i was doing what i am doing right now. we knew each other. you have done a very, very spectacular job at the united nations. i can to you, speaking for the united states, we appreciate it. i know you are working with our ambassador. nikki is a very unique -- is in a very unique class. we want to thank you for the job you're doing. it is an honor to have you. thank you very much for being here. a lot to discuss. mr. guterres: thank you very much mr. president. i'm extremely grateful, first of all, for the support you have given us inroads into our reform process and the general assembly. i am a true believer that we live in a messy world, but we need strong reform, a modernized u.n. we need a strong united states engagement based on its traditional values of freedom, democracy, human rights, and we need

says secretary-general antonio guterres will meet with president come tomorrow.ue on the agenda, u.n. reform, which president trump has raised. i'm joined by my colleague paul and linda with a look at the markets. good morning. -- paul allen with a look at the markets. paul: fairly flat from u.s. equities. hour,s open for half an up about 1% from and the new zealand dollar slipping by one cent on the formation of a new government in new zealand, and 89 years of conservative rule. -- ending nine years of conservative rule. nikkei futures a little bit lower could the victory likely to be more clear-cut for an, prime minister shinzo abe. a couple of the big banks in focus -- national australia and commonwealth bank. commonwealth likely to face questions over allegations of money-laundering. i am paul allen in sydney. more from "bloomberg technology ," next. this is "bloomberg technology." i am emily chang. act to our top story of the day, lyft's blockbuster funding round. the ride hailing company pulling in money led by alphabet capital g.arm it is a shot across the

we are working hand in glove with antonio guterres, the secretary general. we want to make it clear that what is happening is not acceptable and while we continue to support health and education, we can go forward with the budget support. infrastructure has been a buzzword. i see the world economic forum doing work on it. , this goes back to my childhood, you are the ultimate ii original post world war infrastructure organization. how do you approach modern infrastructure away from freshwater? >> the traditional approach is been on the public sector side we provide loans to which countries by sovereign guarantees. on the private sector side we provide loans to private companies. practice ining that a fundamental way because the real opportunity in the world both for investors in developing countries is to get the 10 plus trillion in negative interest earningvery low government bonds in the 8 trillion in cash. thousand euros bills sitting in people saves, get that off the sidelines by derisking investments. can do things like provide political risk insurance,

antonio guterres, thank you very much for being here. >> is a great pleasure to be here. >> bret: tell us what you think is the most pressing issue on the world stage. is that north korea? >> north korea is the most pressing in the sense that for the first time after the cold war, there is a nuclear threat. we forgot the nuclear threat for that case. i mean, it was very present in the cold war, the cuban missile crisis, and other moments where there was a nuclear threat. we forgot all of this. and now, for the first time, we feel there isn't nuclear threat. because of that, it is clearly the most dramatic prices we've faced. >> bret: we've seen a couple of unanimous u.n. security council resolutions that obviously are pinpointing certain elements of north korea. do you think the world is speaking in one voice with this threat, including china and russia, for example? >> i think the world has spoken with one voice from the point of view with the security council resolutions. but the interpretations each country gives to the same sentences is not necessarily the same. it's a very serious

secretary general antonio guterres has visited the caribbean islands devastated by how dickens last month he traveled to. and dominica to see the damage ninety five percent of all infrastructure in barbuda was destroyed by how to can because of those told al-jazeera the island nations are the first victims of climate change. the reason of my visit to. munich is exactly to raise awareness to put pressure on international community for a stronger humanitarian aid now and also for a stronger aid in relation to the reconstruction and the building resilience in the islands of the caribbean as we imagine that in the next few years seems will get worse than worst the world bank is promoting a donor meeting in the context of their annual meeting and i urge the international community to fully support these caribbean states there are small islands they are sometimes completely destroyed they are pressing five many of them as middle income countries they have no access to grants or to soft loans these needs to be revisited and i think it's essential for the international community to be able to hel

human rights should offer their good offices, also the secretary—general of the united nations, antonio guterresant troops, armistice, opportunity to dialogue, and giving an ultimatum of five days, which expires on the 16th of october, is not very democratic. —— truce. i think that demophobia, the fear of the people, is something that we need to sweep away. in modern europe, my proposal would be, since not every catalan was allowed to participate in an orderly, monitored referendum on the 1st of october, i would monitored referendum on the 1st of october, iwould propose monitored referendum on the 1st of october, i would propose that a new referendum be called in which everyone can participate, and then we can call our friends to come and monitor the process. ok, thank you, thank you so much all of you, demophobia is a word i have never heard before, but i like it very much. still to come, as cara delevingne becomes the latest woman to complain of harvey weinstein's sexual harassment, we will speak to a journalist who got the story from her first. that is a journalist who got the story from herf