georg over to you in brussels the former couple in leader colors pushed inland he's in brussels not in spain tell us more about how he reacted to his former colleagues being sent to jail. he caught told catalan t.v. here in an interview that he the mons the media release of this of these ministers he also made clear that he himself will only return to spain if a fair trial is a guaranteed and you see the problem here in brussels is when he says you know that an act. such an act by by the spanish government such as arrests are actually violating democracy the concern here in brussels really is by e.u. member states that he is trying to internationalize the problem rather than just running away from from the just as he might face for acting in the fines with spanish law. we're expecting the spanish court to issue a european warrant for a car was pushed a month arrest today will he have to avoid belgian authorities now to if you does not want to be arrested that is exactly what he would have to do now if an arrest warrant is issued by spain a european arrest warrant that would give the be

in brussels thank you. war torn syria is reportedly ready to sign up to the paris climate accord leaving the united states as the only u.n. member not to do so decision if it comes will be announced as experts and activists meet to bolster the twenty fifteen agreement at the u.n. climate conference underway in the german city of bond while the surprise move by war ravaged syria comes after nicaragua also signaled its intention to join the pact to cut carbon emissions. are you want to take you now to body of use of correspondence and dean who is joining us from there is covering the climate talks assign a war torn syria intending to sign onto the paris agreement that they see this coming. it was absolutely unexpected and what we understand syria has not signed anything yet but we were able to speak to a source who was present at the ad hoc working group meeting where apparently a representative of the syrian government expressed interest in receiving the paperwork for signing we also spoke with the u.n. f.c.

as we understand ca rles interesting from brussels.nderstand carles puigdemont‘s handed himself in and is being arrested. thank you. police in london have arrested a 16—year—old boy on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after two acid attacks last week. two delivery drivers on mopeds were sprayed with a corrosive substance in separate attacks in walthamstow and tottenham. a 14—year—old boy who was arrested on friday has been released under investigation. social media giants must do more to stop child sexual exploitation, the home secretary has said. new government figures show a rise in the number of indecent images of children being reported to the police. amber rudd says that companies have a moral duty to go further and faster in tackling abuse. technology firms say they're doing their utmost to keep young users safe. the royal college of psychiatrists says it's found that the number of unfilled consultant posts in england has doubled in the past four years. the college says the shortage is alarming, and it has led to increas

and about trying brussels despite the protests we're seeing behind charlotte the e.u. regards the counted on issue as an internal matter for spain does this also apply to pretty one situation as well absolutely the e.u. doesn't want to touch this issue was a bargepole because of course it's explosive it's already putting a fragmentation grenade more or less on the belgian government because here in belgium we have a traditional and a far reaching problems between the flame ish and of the lonely and part the french speaking part of the population of bologna and minister has already said yes he could imagine pushing one could be become have political asylum here and so on and so forth so over ready the cracks are emerging here and for the european union and means that if secession nisan should become the new fashion should become the political flavor of the day it is in for a very very easy ride so you know european politicians and leaders are really keeping their hands off dr barbara brazil in brussels and. in barcelona thank you both very much. this article look at som

the arrest of dismiss catalan leader carlos pushed him off as he refuses to return to madrid from brussels other catalan leaders are sent to jail pending their trial on charges linked to the region's declaration of independence also coming up the man accused of carrying out the new york terror attack tells the court he feels good about what he has done donald trump says the suspect should be given the death penalty. at a took them fifty six years but the houston astros have finally taken baseball's top prize the world series we'll take a closer look at how they did it. i'm so me so much going to thank you for joining us according to spanish media a judge in spain has ordered the arrest of the dismissed catalan leader karla's proved him on the move comes after pushed him on failed to show up in court in madrid today to answer questions on catalonia declaration of independence he is currently in brussels along with four other members of the dismissed regional government the judge in madrid sent to other members of the former catalan cabinet to jail without bail. freedom chant the demonstrato

independence got a lot of mayors demanding action from european politicians we'll take you live to brussels also coming up the syrian delegate at the u.n. climate conference indicates his country will sign up to the paris climate accord that would leave the u.s. as the only u.n. member not supporting it we'll explore what the fallout could be and saudi arabia's crown prince accuses iran of an act of direct military aggression claims iran supplies rebels in yemen with a missile that was fired towards riaz made airports over the weekend. i'm bringing off it's good to have you with us tonight alstad cattle on leader karl has put him on has made a surprise appearance not in spain but at a rally in brussels it's his first since answering a spanish arrest warrant which demat was cheered by around two hundred mayors from catalan communities who had brought their call for independence to the door of the european union outside the e.u. offices in the belgian capital and they intensified their calls for the e.u.'s. leaders to intervene in their standoff with madrid which fled catalonia from brussels

reporting from brussels thank you u.s. president donald trump is in south korea the second stop of his first official five country tour through asia the visit is being seen as an attempt to present a united front against north korea's nuclear ambitions but south korea has offered a lukewarm welcome to trump's ideas of how to rein in pyongyang's missile and nuclear threats. would president trump landed in south korea today with a clear message on north korea as we work together to resolve this problem using all available tools short of military action. the united states stands prepared to defend itself and its allies using the full range of our unmatched military capabilities if need be. it's a far cry from trump's earlier fire and fury threat but protesters were still having none of it they lined the route to the presidential residence in seoul shouting no war and no trump south korea's president moon je in was there to receive trump and first lady maloney a trump trump visit comes amid growing tensions with north korea th

will appear before a prosecutor later today we'll bring you the latest from our correspondent in brussels also coming up. we like each other and our countries like each other u.s. president donald trump's remarks have a meal with japan's prime minister shinzo abbay on the first day of trump's twelve day asia to. seek support from allies in the region to face up to north korea. and thousands protests in the western germany against the use of coal and other fossil fuels ahead of a major u.n. conference on climate change. i met her and welcome to the program the ousted catalan president carlos push to months along with four other ministers has surrendered to police. in belgium the five are wanted in spain on a european arrest warrant issued there in a news conference a spokesman for the brussels prosecutor's office said the five will now appear before a judge they face charges of sedition rebellion and misuse of public funds for holding an illegal referendum on october the first they traveled to belgium last week when madrid moved to impose direct rule on catalonia after the regional parliam

in brussels thank you both very much. the us were donald trump has renewed calls for the death penalty to be handed to the suspect in tuesday's attack in new york city the accused of waived his right to silence and he told authorities he was inspired to kill by the so-called islamic states online propaganda meanwhile u.s. president trump has called for capital punishment for tweeting he killed eight people and should get the death penalty family and friends of the victims have been holding vigils in their memory. let's bring in our washington bureau chief alexander phenomena with the latest hi aleksandra could donald trump's death penalty remarks actually jeopardize a fair trial. well actually it is possible donald trump's remarks could have consequences because he's demand for deaths penalty for the suspect could be seen as a public intervention that could in that case and that could come back and haunt prosecutors and help defense attorneys defense attorneys could use those remarks now to argue that they're a client has

president karl has pushed him off makes an unexpected public appearance not in barcelona but in brussels he speaks at a rally approach independence catalan mayors demanding action from e.u. politicians will take you to brussels also coming up saudi arabia's crown prince accuses iran of an act of direct military aggression and claimed iran supplied rebels in yemen with a missile that was fired towards the airport in riyadh over the weekend. i'm broke off it's good to have you with us tonight the ousted kettle on leader carlist voyage to ma has made a surprise appearance not in spain but at a rally in brussels it's his first appearance since the spanish government slapped and the rest warrant on mr bridge to ma was cheered by around two hundred mayors from cattle on communities who had brought their call for independence to the do. more of the european union outside those doors in the belgian capital they intensified their calls for the e.u.'s leaders to intervene in their standoff with madrid mr burrage tomorrow fled catalonia you may remember and went to brussels when the spanish governm

that julia assad is brussels is good as far as the treaty is concerned this country still has a free choice about whether to proceed. it will be that in black and white on the front page of this historic piece of legislation i think the british people have the right to know this they shouldn't be this that. the united kingdom will be leaving the e.u. and not twenty nine twenty nineteen as eleven pm g.m.t. as new facts emerge people are entitled to take a different view that there's nothing in article fifty to stop them. let's no one doubts are determination or question our resolve bracks it is happening. also coming up on the day the u.s. city of pittsburgh was once a rust belt behemoths a metropolis that owed its very existence to steel for the days still are long gone and pittsburgh has found some innovative ways to transform itself into a hub of green technology we'll take a look coming up. how can we improve pittsburgh whether this is creating more drives more low income housing access to public transportation fossil fuel three vehicles electrifying our fleet access to more great

bill announcing that crucial trade talks won't kick off until one day delivers we'll take you to brussels the latest also coming up a brewing conflict in the middle east saudi arabia's newly powerful crown prince is on a mission to boost the oil kingdom's prominence but could of setting that delicate balance of power push the entire region into conflict. i'm sara harm and welcome to the show it's good to have you with us the european union is ramping up the pressure on britain over brock's it they use chief negotiator michel barnier has given london a two week old to made him to make clear how much it will pay when it leaves the block he says that needs to be agreed on before talks on trade can begin differences also remain on issues with the irish border and e.u. citizens rights. to date news of progress and consensus from the protracted brecht's of negotiations has been thin on the ground all the more surprising that the u.k.'s bricks and minister david davis came out with a distinctly positive view of the most recent negotiations there's no doubt that we have made and continue to make

there was a toast is the mayor of a small catalog village he joined his colleagues in brussels to say they want support from europe it's very difficult for us at the european commission is doing nothing catalonia is a very pro european country we see ourselves as part of the european family alongside berlin and paris. catalonia is ousted president carlos puts them on got a hero's welcome from the mayors gathered in brussels he too condemned the response in europe to his region's push for independence. to sit there know what is this the europe you want is this the europe you want to build a europe with a government in jail a country without the right to choose its representatives in a democratic way. on himself could face up to thirty years in jail on charges of sedition and rebellion if belgium sends him back home to spain. puts them on currently is in belgium on provisional release that means a number of conditions apply for instance he can't leave the country but it seems he can campaign and so europe will have to prepare for more events like this one. but european commission chief

have our political correspondent christopher spring gate with us here in studio we also have our brussels bureau chief max hoffman who is standing by will be joining us is just a moment and christopher let's start with you how serious of a blow do you think this is for chancellor merkel and stephanie it's a big blow i mean some people are saying she's fighting for political survival now i think that's a bit of an exaggeration but she was already weakened by the results of the federal elections which she did win but with a much smaller result for her conservatives this further weakens her or thirty is further eroded reputation as a dealmaker is damaged and we're now facing a period of political uncertainty uncertainty rather which is unprecedented for post-war germany max that brings me to you in brussels now political uncertainty how our european partners are reacting. you know germany has always been seen as this beacon of stability in the last years and even when i got them back christopher just pointed out lost a fair share of what she had before in the votes and during that election e

and maintain his campaigning from brussels so we'll have to wait and see. a court judge investigative judge will be appointed and then he will present his case with his lawyer for coffee to that investigative judge and the whole process will start but there'd be a long complicated legal process but it could possibly mean to push him on his cabinet ministers will campaign here from brussels at the heart of europe using the safety and security as they said of the european union headquarters to continue their campaign for catalonia independence ok david so just to remind viewers what it is we're looking at we're expecting to hear more of what you've been reporting on that prosecutors in brussels are going to make a statement about what they're going to do about this european arrest warrant for carlos approached him on who has turned him into police so they're going to cover that force are going to come right back to you in the meantime let's cross over to madrid where john hall is covering the angle of the story from there in china how it is everything that's

the bbc‘s john pienaar is in brussels.ointing election behind her and brexit still ahead, she has more than enough problems to cope with. it is a crucial problem for brexit. in the next few weeks, in mid—december, there will be an eu summit with eu leaders deciding whether to break the deadlock on the brexit negotiations. theresa may has to write something north of a0 billion and has to have an answer to remodelling northern ireland before the eu leaders will talk trade. if that does not happen in the coming december summit, the whole brexit plan could be seriously delayed and possibly derailed. the process of building up to that the position sta rts building up to that the position starts here in russell is when she meets donald tusk, the eu president. —— brussels. then there will be more meetings and work to be done behind the scenes before a decision is taken. but we will see it start to become clear in the next crucial two weeks or so. staying on that theme, the british government says it is in "urgent discussions" wit

bill announcing that crucial trade talks won't kick off until london delivers we'll take you to brussels for the latest. welcome to the show my name is sarah harman it's good to have you with us we begin in the middle east where tensions between saudi arabia and iran are on the rise the power struggle between the two arch rivals has now spilled over into lebanon whose prime minister saad hariri unexpectedly resigned while on a visit to saudi arabia lebanon's powerful has been launched the physic using saudi arabia of detaining hariri now the u.n. and the u.s. are warning riyadh not to use the country as an arena for proxy conflicts. kuwaiti citizens heading out of lebanon their government is one of several gulf states that has ordered its people to leave the country this comes amid sharpening tensions in the region lebanon is being drawn deeper into a power struggle between arch rivals saudi arabia and iran. lebanese prime minister saad hariri is inside the arabia since he was dying and last weekend accusations have been flying that the kingdom is holding him hostage for. iran backed mil

custody and will appear before a prosecutor later today we get the latest from our correspondent in brussels also coming up we like each other and our countries like each other u.s. president donald trump's remarks ahead of a meal with japan's prime minister shinzo abbay on the first day of trump's twelve day asia tour trump seeks support from allies in the region to face up to north korea. and wonderfully amassed eleven brought the blooper of the year. awards and of course to classical dortmund versus by. the rule. a matter of and welcome to the program the ousted catalan president carlos bustamante along with four other four minutes. surrendered to police in belgium five are wanted in spain on a european arrest warrant issue there in a news conference a spokesman for the brussels prosecutor said the five will now before a judge they face charges of sedition rebellion and misuse of public funds for holding an illegal referendum on october first they traveled to belgium last week when madrid moved to impose direct rule on catalonia after the regional parliament declared independence all righ

and brags it looms again over brussels european union leaders arrive for a summit with leaders of eastern european nations but britain's departure from the e.u. is likely to dominate the agenda. hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us. emerson is to be sworn in as in bob boys president shortly tens of thousands of people have poured into the national sports stadium on the outskirts of the capital harare to witness the inauguration we're looking at some pictures there the president the designated president in gaga has arrived for the ceremony a big cheer from the crowd in attendance he has said his presidency will mark the start of a new political era and he's pledged full democracy for the country. christine moon is covering that story for us and she joins us now from harare with more christine we were seeing preparations there under way for the presidential inauguration today a very momentous day in the history of zimbabwe the whole country must be watching this event here it's at terry and visually every zimbabwean has become a political commentator of some sorts that is the talk o

company when our special correspondent in brussels catherine martens and i asked her if she was still surprised by this decision in a case that's been debated for so long. well as observer of service in brussels we knew that there was always a slight majority of program for say there were a lot of countries like scandinavian countries eastern european countries very program for sale so that the majority of member states all educated the glaive was a case that was not a surprise but that the fact that the key swing vote came today from germany this is quite a surprise and we only can assume because there was in the german government they verge of bidets over that question the conservatives for a programme for senate and the s.p.d. the social democrats were against so today obviously the conservatives wanted to use this kind of window of opportunity to get this deal done to get to keep going on the market and to kind of overalls as the social democrats and to send a clear message to the german industry in the context that the chemical giant buyer is about to strike a deal with one side

less than get the very latest from our correspondents barbara reason in brussels and. in barcelona welcome to both official let me start with you one jailed catalan leader has been released today why was he fed free and why is it important. yes that's santy really that is the business minister of the dismissed business minister he was released today after paying fifty thousand euros in bail he was offered that deal we think because he resigned before the independence vote which took place a week ago today that's why it's believed he is being treated differently now a lot of pro independent supporters are very angry at him for not taking part in the vote some even called him a traitor there was no cheering for him as he arrived court yesterday and in the spanish media he's being painted as the lonely man because he is different from the other eight who are now still behind bars today he significant though and certainly want to watch over the coming weeks because he has put his name forward to run as leader of christian ones party in the election to each take place on de

ropy an arrest warrant issued there in a news conference the spokesman for the brussels prosecutor's office said the five will now appear before a judge they face charges of sedition rebellion and misuse of public funds for holding an illegal referendum on october the first they travelled to belgium last week when the dritte moved to impose direct rule on catalonia after it declared independence all right for more let's go to our correspondent bob levey zal in brussels barbara they've had of themselves in does that mean that they're going to be extradited to spain now which just means that the process is beginning of implementing the european arrest warrant belgian can just simply do nothing else this is a more or less a semi automatic process they will be heard as you said this afternoon till tomorrow morning the judge will then decide whether they stay in jail or whether they go free on bail and then the whole process will row down there are two rounds of the appeal that are possible and in the end even legal experts here don't really dare to prophesied whether they really did too

crisis comes knocking on that used door some two hundred pro independence katla mayors braley in brussels to demand action from european politicians will get the latest from the belgian capital and president trump calls for world wide action in response to north korea's nuclear ambitions but honest message to south korea also strikes a new tone urging the world nations to come to the negotiating table. unless it's a pleasure to have you with us war torn syria has announced it intends to sign up to the paris climate accord leaving the united states as the only u.n. member not to do so while the decision comes as experts and activists me to bolster the two thousand and fifteen agreement at the u.n. climate conference in the german city of bottled a surprise move by war ravaged syria comes after nicole rogerson also signaled its intention to join the pact to cut carbon emissions. are you want to take you now to body of use of correspondence and dean who is joining us from there is covering the climate talks assign a war torn syria intending to sign onto the paris agreement that they see this

will appear before a prosecutor later today we will bring you the latest from our correspondent in brussels also coming up we don't like each other our countries like each other u.s. president donald trump's remarks ahead of a meal with japan's prime minister shinzo abbay on the first day of trump's twelve day asia tour trump is seeking support from allies in the region to stand up to north korea. and what is the master letter brought the blooper of the year. here comes moves and of course it also wrong to be colossal her dortmund versus buyer. i'm at home and welcome to the program the ousted cattle on president bush to mont along with four other former ministers has surrendered to police in belgium. the five are wanted in spain are european arrest warrant issued there in a news conference the spokesman for the brussels prosecutor said that the five would now appear before a judge they face charges of sedition rebellion and misuse of public funds for holding an illegal referendum on october first they travelled to belgium last week when madrid moved to impose direct rule on catalonia after

me you can trees voted to extend the license of the controversial weed killer glide for state in brussels on monday but it was a tight vote germany surprisingly voted in favor despite environmental concerns the country social democrat environment minister accused the conservatives of going against her wishes though saying germany should have abstained and the states have been arguing about the week for you. protesters were out early this morning in brussels demonstrating the tug of war between competing interests fighting for the future of the country both who we kill there in europe but the european commission finally approved the use of glad to say for another five years critics maintain the chemical is dangerous. over all days like a major scientific and medical issues that not only does like him a seen evidence about the impact on the environment but also we are growing at least seem like a huge body of evidence independent evidence linking deficit with cancer. the world health organization says there is evidence that black pesetas probably carcinogenic other research including that o

be honest, mr bosch, when you said that, you didn't know that he was fleeing to brussels. i mean, let's face it, your own leader of your own republican left party, he made a very different choice. he's decided to stay and face up to his obligations in barcelona. of course. but this was a collective decision. we decided that the president of catalonia is the best international icon we have, so we will not surrender it. like, did the dalai lama, surrender internationally? he didn't. we have to stick by him. he needs to be in the capital of europe for the time being. that might change. we need the second leader... sorry to interrupt, but let's go through this bit by bit. i am serious, no, please... isn't it true he has gone to brussels and nobody of any significance in the institutions or leadership of member states, they don't want to talk to him, they won't touch him with a barge pole! i think, first thing, it's not something to be laughed at. our people were actually butchered by the police for voting. elderly ladies, grandmothers, grandfathers, they were beaten up, whole

shonagh as simple in buffalo and barbara bizzle in brussels thank you both very much. turning now to syria where state media is reporting that government troops have cleared so-called islamic state from the eastern city of dead exude the city was the last major stronghold of the militants in syria now reports say the troops are now in full control of the city near the border with iraq troops broke a seizure by the militants in september and had been advancing since then the city had been divided between government backed troops and islamic state twenty three years russia's been supporting syrian troops with airstrikes. u.s. president donald trump is said to embark on his first official tour of asia tensions over north korea's nuclear threat look likely to overshadow the trip trumps national security team has said north korea should be returned to a list of countries the u.s. believes sponsors terrorism meanwhile on thursday the u.s. few supersonic bombers over the korean peninsula for military exercises north korea condemned the move think america is seeking to ignite

should go to you barbara in brussels we just heard that the other cattle on lawmakers are showing up in madrid for the hearing why won't push them on join them he might in fact terry be scared of a thirty year jail sentence some of his former supporters say he's a coward because he's not going to face the music now and the belgium a minister said pointedly now at times like these you should be close to your people however really had the real reason might be that he still hopes and thinks he's playing a political role here he opened a website that called him president in exile in. in europe so and he's also of course still trying to garner support from the european union or some countries in europe for his cause so far they've really poured cold water on that but he somehow keeps up the fiction of governing from far that's what he said in his press conference on monday here in brussels it's fictitious but he still tries to cling to his office and much of the lawmakers are facing pretty tough charges including sedition what all is at stake in these hearings could the deputy's former de

i don't think it is a matter of whether he is stuck in brussels or not.hink it is more about his party and the other main catalan independence party getting to some sort of agreement about who the candidates will be. he seems to have put his name forward as a candidate. whether the erc agrees to have them as a candidate or not is a different question. rather that is the key than whether he stays in brussels or not. vonnie: fascinating. we will check in with you again soon. bloomberg news reporter in madrid. lie european investment banks are getting back into the hiring why european investment banks are getting back into the hiring game and giving u.s. banks a run for their money, literally. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: live from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i am vonnie quinn. mark: from london, i am mark artan with the european close. time for a look at the biggest business stories in the news right now. broadcom offering to buy qualcomm for $105 billion. the cash and stock offer represented a 28% premium to the closing price on november 2. q

carles puigdemont referred to that in his press conference in brussels. would like to see violence, whether we would like to see bloodshed, because the threat was there. we saw with the madrid government, the spanish government, we saw what they were capable of doing, sending police against ordinary unarmed defenceless civilians, and we saw that on october one, and you broadcast that all over the world. so we know what they are kept ball of doing. there we re very they are kept ball of doing. there were very serious threats on catalan society, and catalan petitions, like ca rles society, and catalan petitions, like carles puigdemont, received those threats, and they have decided to stop people mobilising. —— politicians. that would have led to a massive confrontation. does anyone wa nt a massive confrontation. does anyone want that? note. we are a peaceful and civilised people. we will carry on in and civilised people. we will carry onina and civilised people. we will carry on in a civic and very peaceful manner like we have always done. is thatis manner

imposed shortly before midnight on sunday here in brussels earlier that day colors pushed him on and his four former ministers heard gone to a police station in central brussels handed themselves in after that european arrest warrant. was issued they've all along said that they would cooperate with the belgium belgian justice system they spent term sunday afternoon being questioned by an investigative judge here at the office of the brussels prosecutor and when that decision finally came late on sunday the conditions imposed on their release were that they had to stay at a specified address they couldn't leave the country without turn the consent of the judge and they had to comply with any requests to appear before a court now you're mentioning that fifteen day deadline they're going to appear before something called this home shawn barber the conseco and in the last half an hour or so the spokesman for the brussels prosecutor has made it clear that term either by the end of monday or on tuesday they'll announce the date for the first appearance in court of the five but that appeara

we'll be live in both westminster and brussels. also this lunchtime....resident trump sets out his "america first" vision of global trade at a summit of asian leaders in vietnam, saying the us would no longer tolerate being "taken advantage of". we can no longer tolerate these chronic trade abuses and we will not tolerate them. the online taxi—hailing service uber loses an appeal against a ruling on the employment rights of drivers. the actor steven seagal is the latest hollywood star to be accused of sexual harassment. ceremonies are being held in belgium to mark the centenary of the end of one of the bloodiest battles of the first world war. and coming up in the sport on bbc news, controversy continues to rage over a disputed handball and penalty that threatens northern ireland's hopes of reaching the world cup finals for the first time in over 30 years. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. theresa may has outlined plans to enshrine the date at which britain leaves the eu into law. the prime minister's also made it clear she won't tolerate

superpowers at odds over trade and north korea also coming up catalonia separatists plant their flag in brussels their ousted president is there launching a war of words against spain can he convince the rest of europe that secession is a good thing. and twitter doubles its character limit the move is supposed to reduce the time we spend editing down forty tweets but a lot of users are asking isn't brevity the point. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us donald trump has arrived in china for what is now aides view as the most significant part of the five country tour of asia chinese president xi jinping and his wife are giving the u.s. president first lady a private tour of the forbidden city a compound in the center of beijing and talks between the two presidents are set to focus on trade and north korea the u.s. hopes china will work. economic pressure on its ally to abandon its nuclear ambitions north korea was also the focal point of trump's last stop south korea before leaving seoul trump delivered a stark warning to pyongyang before the south korean parliament here's what he s

the next stop on his inaugural asian tour also coming up catalunya separatists plant their flag in brussels there ousted president is there launching a war of words against spain can he convince the rest of europe that's a session is a good thing. twitter doubles its character limit the move is supposed to reduce the time we spend editing down wordy tweets but a lot of users are asking isn't brevity the point. i'm sumi so much gonna get to have you with us donald trump has touched down in china the third stop of his five country tour of asia the u.s. president and first lady arrived in beijing from south korea just a few moments ago a trade is set to dominate discussions as is north korea observers expect trump to push the chinese president xi jinping to increase economic pressure on pyongyang to abandon its nuclear ambitions before leaving a south korea trump delivered a stark warning to north korea let's listen to. the regime as interpreted america's past restraint as we can this. this would be a fatal miscalculation this is a very different administration than the united states has had i

that has been searched by this punish authorities presented themselves at the figure of police of brussels. helton authorities say that by monday a judge must rule whether extradition proceedings against the post catalan president can go forward. i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live so coming up cabinet ministers replaced princes detained making sense at the sweeping changes in saudi arabia also in saudi arabia a missile attack shows that much of the kingdom is now within range of yemen's the rebels. we will never yield never waver and never falter in defense of our people. brings tough talk to japan as the u.s. president kicks off its twelve day tour of asia. alstott helming later karla's pushed him on has turned himself and two belgian police on and four of his ex ministers fled to belgium after spanish authorities from move them from power to dismiss leader has been calling for united political front ahead of a regional election to continue the push for independence the five persons that has been searched by this punish or thirty's presented themselves to the figure of police of b

worried well obviously we need to pursue an international agenda and the best place to do that is brussels and this isn't pursuing the international agenda this is running the way it let's let's let's call it what it is this wasn't planned was it that they would go off on some trip to consult foreign powers this was to get away from the possibility of being arrested was that well that's the sole reason well obviously the prosecutor came out yesterday and he stated all the accusations the offenses which hang on these people now one of them is rebellion which could mean up to thirty years and jail the other one is submission up to fifteen years cetera and you have another place apparently they hadn't considered that well that's a bit disproportionate isn't it for somebody who has been democratically elected who has organized a vote and afterwards tries to deliver on that vote now for once that politicians deliver we might as well respect them they really hadn't considered that possibility they did the obvious down the state would level charges not that it has done yet but it's considering ok

because the development secretary doesn't really have anything to do with these negotiations and brussels it's going to be interesting who's going to be her replacement driesum is under a lot of pressure and has been for quite some time from the years and all parties those people who advocate hard and strong and clean brett said and pretty patel the development secretary had to resign was one of them now the pressure is there to replace her with somebody else who's really enthusiast about brecht said so this pressure from those people who say no deal with brussels is better than a bad deal let's get out as quick as we can and as clean as we can this is not going to subside this doesn't mean the trees and may is going to resign immediately but i think there are very few people here in the u.k. you think that she's going to stay for another term for another full term parliamentary to get mass in london thank you just some of the other stories making news around the world syrian troops and allied forces have retaken control. kamau to hold islamic states last major stronghold in the country t

not in spain, but in a rally at brussels.is his first appearance since answering a spanish arrest warrant. he was cheered by around 200 mayors from catalan communities [their call for independence to the door of the european union. outside the offices in the belgian capital, the intensified air calls for the eu's leaders to intervene in a standoff with madrid. puigdemont fled for brussels after he declared independence from spain. earlier i spoke with our eu correspondent who witnessed this unexpected appearance. i asked him what pudemont's message was today. >> he had a simple message for the eu member states, and that was, do recognize our independence referendum, and do help us in our cause to seek independence from spain. he said he was only doing his job. he was democratically referendum -- democratically elected. the referendum was illegal by spanish law but his point in the speech was that there is no transparency -- there is no legitimacy because spain will not accept an independent referendum at all, and that is why

brussels as many young international residents but few a chance go as. they make of the bread. and i really like it better as a bit of sweetness and has a really great color but i'm not religious but i don't mind that the church is involved in this. country i think it's kind of cold. that's the see this is going so this is a nicholas who is a great an innovative idea a church that's open to new things. i think. it's good it's more like a center where like this yes very fresh well maybe more for summer and winter but it's fine. all profits generated from the beer go directly to the church and towards making crucial repairs to the building. the money comes second his main goal is to raise the church's profile in the district. and to. continue this project even if we didn't single europhile making the beer because it creates a great dynamic. and drinking beer is a sociable thing to do with friends. it's a great project we don't make a big drama it will certainly help making repairs to the church building. and a for profit won't be enough for a complete renovation i mean we're not

david chase is following events in brussels and so of course he's in brussels right now i'm david and we now know that this arrest warrants been issued . yes we've been essentially waiting all day for the national court in madrid to decide to issue this arrest warrant not only for the deposed catalonian president but for four of his cabinet ministers and we have been trying to contact the federal prosecution office here in brussels that is where the arrest warrant will be faxed or emailed to and as soon as it arrives and they have checked the paperwork is correct then essentially. the arrest warrant means that either the ministers and the topos got along present appear immediately they have to appear before a judge appointed at the college of justice and they will have to. explain their situation i'll have to discuss whether they're going to be put in prison whether they're going to be detained or whether they can have bail how quickly this happens we don't know but i mean essentially as soon as that arrest warrant has arrived at the federal prosecution office here it means the whole