. ~ wikileaks press conference in canberra-— wikileaks press conference in canberra. ~ , , ., , canberrasel. _ canberra. with myself and my co-counsel, completely - canberra. with myself and my co-counsel, completely changed | canberra. with myself and my. co-counsel, completely changed our co—counsel, completely changed our relationship with the us and completely change the negotiations. without _ completely change the negotiations. without his efforts and his adept diplomacy we would not be in the position— diplomacy we would not be in the position we are today and julian would _ position we are today and julian would not — position we are today and julian would not be home. i also want to thank_ would not be home. i also want to thank stephen smith, our commissioner in london, who worked tirelessly— commissioner in london, who worked tirelessly and their consular staff who really facilitated our trip home and were _ who really facilitated our trip home and were incredibly kind tojulian along _ and were incredibly kind tojulian along the — and were incredibly kind tojulian along the wa

we're getting live pictures from canberra as chinese premiere li qiang is welcomed into the capital city. the ceremony and welcome he's likely to get, a short while from now we should see li qiang coming out there, so we will keep looking out for that. this is the first visit by a chinese leader in seven years. mr li will also meet with australian prime minister anthony albanese today. it is something we are looking at because of trade ties and geopolitics will be key on the discussions. chinese premier li qiang is in australia for a four—day visit amid warming ties between both countries. he kicked off his trip on sunday, with a stop at the adelaide zoo to visit a pair of pandas on loan from china. he also met with foreign minister penny wong and a number of south australian wine exporters. china is currently australia's largest trading partner. last year, two—way trade with china grew over 9% to over $300 billion. we'll keep coming back to those visuals. i spoke with former australian ambassador to china geoff raby who explained the significance of this visit. to feel the chest, the re

australia's prime minister anthony albanese and chinese premier li qiang are meeting in canberra.in seven years. the two leaders are discussing trade and diplomatic ties, along with regional security issues. earlier, mr li made an offer at adelaide zoo to send australia two new pandas. two pandas already at the zoo are due to return home. the chinese premier's trip has also included a tour of winemakers in the famed barossa valley in south australia. beijing recently lifted tariffs on australian wine. now live to katy watson joining us from sydney australia. very good to have you, katy. what more can we expect from the visit? i what more can we expect from the visit? ~ , , m the visit? i think this visit is about _ the visit? i think this visit is about a _ the visit? i think this visit is about a resumption - the visit? i think this visit is about a resumption ofl the visit? i think this visit | is about a resumption of a normal relationship between the two countries. up to 2017 the leaders used to visit each other. we haven't seen that for the last few years. this is very signif

we are going to stay with these pictures live here at canberra airport, and also live at canberra airportoff, he has i years? well, the engines have 'ust been switched off, he hasjust i been switched off, he hasjust landed, it has been 14 years of a legal battle, this has been an epic and to a huge legal battle which saw and to a huge legal battle which saw a last dash across the world to a pacific island before landing here in australia. now, a this has been a longtime coming, there has been a lot of credit that has been given to prime minister anthony albanese, for his campaigning, for his diplomacy, just trying to getjulian assange backin just trying to getjulian assange back in australia. he has long maintained that enough was enough, that the case was going on for far too long. as you can see now, the plane has landed, he is finally back on australian soil, his wife and his father have come here to greet him, to take him off the plane. you can see now there is a group of people who are walking to the plane to see julian assange, but this is a really big moment, obviously, forjulian a

our correspondt katy watson was in canberra when julian assange arrived and filed this report. >> the win for australia. a political victory for julian assange and his family. this is a homecoming they have long been waiting for. so too his supporters. >> there are no words to do it justice to be honest. i have had the shakes. i can't eat the last few days. i can't sleep. >> do you think opinion will be divided that he gave one guilty plea? how does it make you feel? >> dads sufficiently for america. they don't even have the decency to except they have already been told t appeal was likely to be successful. >> shortly after landing he was whisked away for his first night of freedom. supporters have come here to the hotel where julian assange is saying with the hope of getting a glimpse of him. people have been campaigning for years. there was a concerted effort of politicians and diplomats here in australia talking to the u.s.. that made a difference bringing him home. for those anxious to hear his story, they will have to wait longer -- a while longer. >> julian wanted me to sincerel

the 52 year old wikileaks founder touched down in canberra today.need time to rediscover freedom, while his lawyer described his homecoming as a huge win for free speech. the australian prime minister, anthony albanese , thanked the uk and the united states for supporting the international effort. >> i do want to express my appreciation to the united states and the united kingdom for their efforts in making this possible, he described it as a surreal and happy moment. he's landing here in our national caphal landing here in our national capital, canberra, he expressed his thanks to what he described as the diplomatic a—team, when i spoke about the role that , kevin spoke about the role that, kevin and steven have been able to play and steven have been able to play , the scotland secretary, play, the scotland secretary, alister jack, insists he play, the scotland secretary, alisterjack, insists he hasn't broken any rules after he admitted to placing three bets on the date of the election. >> the cabinet minister says he had no inside knowledge of thi

katy watson, bbc, canberra. >> for more i have been speaking to the brother of julian assange and theon of the assigned campaign, gabriel shipton. he has been campaigning for his brother's release for years including when he visited washington dc last year as part of a bipartisan delegation of australian parliamentarians. he told me what was next for his brother. >> the plea he has to sign essentially says he is guilty of journalism. it is one charge under the espionage act. the plea actually describes journalism. it's a criminalization of investigative journalism, of the journalist source relationship. it will have an incredible chilling effect on national security journalism. i think only -- the only way to wipe that off the books now is to pursue a pardon for julian and at that is what we will be doing. the biden administration has said many times they cannot interfere in the department of justice and the department of justice proceedings. now those are over. now, the biden administration has a chance to really correct the record and do the right thing. the new york times has calle

the 52 year old wikileaks founder touched down in canberra today , touched down in canberra today, wherealso by his wife stella, who he embraced. stella has since spoken to the public. this afternoon, she says julian will need time to rediscover freedom. his lawyer described his homecoming as a huge win for free speech, though the australian prime minister, anthony albanese, thanked the uk and the us for supporting the international effort . aristocrat international effort. aristocrat constance marten and her partner mark gordon, have been found guilty of concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course of justice. the trial beganin course of justice. the trial began in january after their daughter victoria, was found dead on an allotment in brighton in march last year. both now face a retrial on other charges . face a retrial on other charges. scotland secretary alister jack denies having broken any rules after he admitted to placing three bets on the date of the general election. he becomes the seventh person to become embroiled in the scandal, with just a week until voters he

i think this is a clear case of beijing�*s signalling to kevin r and wellington how —— canberra how theofile visit since 2017. there is a difference how the previous morrison government dealt with china and how the government has chosen to see things. what has chosen to see things. what has beijing hope to get out of this visit? ~ , ., ., this visit? well, first of all i think this visit? well, first of all i think the _ this visit? well, first of all i think the visit _ this visit? well, first of all i think the visit is - i think the visit is significant. seven years at a high level visit for that from the 19805 australia and china have reciprocal visits up until 2017. this is the first time that premier li qiang decided to engage at this level in australia. i think he�*s keen and ensuring that australia continues to be a stable and reliable supplier of resource and energy. i think the chinese have concerns about au5tralia have concerns about australia is far as investment regime and will be urging government for transparency, predictability and non—discrimination. certainly we will b

recent years have seen a softening of tensions between beijing and canberra, with australian prime minister a more cooperative approach to china compared to his predecessor — scott morrison. i'v e i've been speaking to the former australian and bassett out to china. == former australian and bassett out to china.— out to china. -- ambassador. it's the first _ out to china. -- ambassador. it's the first time _ out to china. -- ambassador. it's the first time leather - out to china. -- ambassador. it's the first time leather the | it's the first time leather the chinese leader has visited new zealand before visiting australia. in the past, australia. in the past, australia was always first in new zealand and reflects a and importance in the relationship so this is a clear case of beijing signalling to canberra and wellington howard views the way in which the relationship has been managed in recent years. has been managed in recent ears. �* , , ., years. it's the first time that we see to — years. it's the first time that we see to australia - years. it's the first time that we see to australia

australia's prime minister anthony albanese and chinese premier li qiang are meeting in canberra.inese premier in seven years.the two leaders are discussing trade and diplomatic ties, along with regional security issues. earlier, mr li made an offer at adelaide zoo to send australia two new pandas. two pandas already at the zoo are due to return home. the chinese premier's trip has also included a tour of winemakers in the famed barossa valley in south australia. beijing recently lifted tariffs on australian wine. the stakes for the two countries are high, with trade barriers by china on australian products costing exporters us$13 billion a year. but relations have since thawed, with prime minister anthony albanese's government adopting a softer diplomatic approach towards china. last year, two—way trade with china grew more than 9%, to some us$216 billion. now, china is by far australia's biggest trading partner, taking in over 50% of its exports last year — mainly iron ore and coal. former us ambassador to china, max baucus, told the bbc the visit is a key moment between the two

he is in the capital city of canberra where he will be meeting with prime minister anthony albanese. panders on loan from china. he also met with foreign minister penny wong and a number of south australian wine exporters. china is currently australia's largest trading partner. last year, two—way trade with china grew over 9%

all eyes will be on him when he lands in canberra and a few hours time. much debate and discussion our following this outcome as to what this all means for the freedom of the press, he is such a polarising figure already there is so much criticism of this decision in the united states? we have heard it from _ the united states? we have heard it from my _ the united states? we have heard it from my pence - the united states? we have heard it from my pence the | heard it from my pence the former vice president, we will doubtless from others to think julian assange caused potential harm, i will say this the judge said one of the reasons for his verdict there was no evidence of actual harm to anyone in the us military from his copious leaks but many people are angry about is disregard they say for the well being of us soldiers, others on the freedom of speech cider angry he had to plead guilty at all. he will always be a divisive figure but there were so many factors that went into the spinal deal, remember australia's critical la of the united states in this

chinese premier li qiang received a warm welcome in canberra early this morning amid but better ties between the nations, those are visuals from earlier when he arrived in his official vehicle. he will have a closed—door meeting with prime minister anthony albanese later in the day. on sunday premier li stopped at the adelaide zoo to visit a pair of panders on loan from china and met with foreign minister penny wong and a number of south australian wine exporters. to put the relationship and perspective from an economic point of view, china is australia's current largest trading partner and this is why. look at the figures, 2—way trade grew over 9% to over $300 million. i spoke with former australian ambassador to china geoff raby who explained the significance of this visit. the significance of the visit is that not only is it the first since 2017, but it marks the resumption of the annual reciprocal high—level visit exchanges. these started in the 1980s and continued until 2017 and they are resuming again. to the comments by philjust then, relations have normalised and that's what

of course, canberra is the capital. it's where all the politics in this country happens. and it's where prime minister anthony albanese said a little bit earlier on that he thinks the vast majority australians will be pleased that this saga for assange's over certainly since albanese is government came to power a few years ago, there has been a change in the diplomatic discourse. he himself brought up assange's case with us president joe biden on a visit to washington last year. and australia's attorney general, mark dreyfus, also raise the issue with his counterpart earlier this year. so although the news of assange's plea bargain, k-mers and surprise early this week, it comes at the end of months and years of campaigning from the current government, from assange's supporters across the world and also, of course, all those that believe in the freedom of press, which has been the big talking point around this. let's have a listen to what's his lawyer had to say outside the courtroom, inside pan a little bit earlier i hope that the fact that we've been able to free julian

he is in the capital city of canberra where he will be meeting with prime minister anthony albanese.hese are visuals from a short while but when the premier arrived. he kicked off his four—day trip on sunday with a stop at the adelaide zoo to visit a perro panders on loan from china. he also met with foreign minister penny wong and a number of south australian wine exporters. china is currently australia's largest trading partner. last year, two—way trade with china grew over 9% to over $300 billion. i spoke with former australian ambassador to china geoff raby who explained the significance of this visit. the significance of the visit is that not only is it the first since 2017, but it marks the resumption of the annual reciprocal high—level visit exchanges. he started in the 19805 exchanges. he started in the 1980s and continued until 2017 and they are resuming again. to the comments by philjust then, relations have normalised and that's what china is looking for. p, that's what china is looking for. , ., that's what china is looking for. , , . , for. do you see differences bein: f

albanese, in canberra on monday.d in those talks. but for now there is optimism that australia's relationship with its most important trading partner is finally improving after years in the deep freeze. the prince and princess of wales have released an official photograph to mark father's day. the picture — taken by catherine on a beach in norfolk — shows prince william wearing a baseball cap with his arms around his three children. 0ur correspondent charlotte gallagher has more. it's a really sweet picture. as you said, it's taken in norfolk on a beach. the family members there, the prince of wales and his three children, prince louis, prince george and princess charlotte, have their backs to the camera. they're looking out to sea. they're all dressed very casually. prince william in a baseball cap and a hoodie. and then the message that accompanies the photo is actually the first time the children have posted a message on social media. and it reads, "we love you, papa. happy father's day. " then there's two little

australia handling a quote, stabilizing relationship after these toxic took place earlier today in canberra it's a very clear sign of improving ties as a chinese premier, li chong continues his four-day visit two julia, again, this is the first visit to australia by chinese premier since early 2017. >> and relations are improving despite many years of tension, tension over trade, as well as foreign interference. now the two liters admit for talks earlier today, the australian prime minister and snail, but uneasy and the chinese premier li chunk, the agreed to greater military to military communication. and china also added australia to its list of visa free countries. other agenda items for discussion also included. let's bring it up for you. trade in energy, of course, regional security, climate change, human rights and the fate of a jailed australian writer, yung hung june, a young is a pro-democracy blogger and a spy novelist who is facing a suspended death sentence on espionage charges in china. now, despite the many points of contention here between these two countries, the australian

he's landing here in our national caphal landing here in our national capital, canberra, he expressed his thanks to what he described as the diplomatic a—team, when i spoke about the role that , kevin spoke about the role that, kevin and steven have been able to play and steven have been able to play now, scotland secretary alister jack insists he play now, scotland secretary alisterjack insists he hasn't alister jack insists he hasn't broken any rules after he admitted to placing three bets on the date of the uk election. >> the cabinet minister said he had no inside knowledge of when the election would take place, despite previously revealing he had made more than £2,000 from the bet. he later dismissed that claim as a joke. mrjack becomes the seventh person to become embroiled in the scandal with just a week to go before voters head to the polls , the labour head to the polls, the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says the conservatives have taken too long to deal with the scandal. >> i made very clear that if any of my candidates was being investigated in relation to the gambling c

we're getting live pictures from canberra as chinese premiere li qiang is welcomed into the capital citying out there, so we will keep looking out for that. this is the first visit by a chinese leader in seven years. mr li will also meet with australian prime minister anthony albanese today. it is something we are looking at because of

australia's prime minister anthony albanese and chinese premier li qiang have been meeting in canberraven years. the two leaders have been discussing trade and diplomatic ties, along with regional security issues. earlier, mr li made an offer to adelaide zoo to send australia two new pandas. the two pandas already at the zoo are due to return home. the chinese premier's trip has also included a tour of winemakers in the famed barossa valley in south australia. beijing recently lifted tariffs on australian wine. i spoke about the visit and the recent years of rocky relations between china and australia with bbc correspondent katy watson in sydney. 2017 when china was accused of interference here in australia and china responded by ending diplomatic visits and then in 2020 the previous government here in australia wanted an investigation into the origins of covid—19 and that angered china and china responded by banning certain inputs such as wind, as you said, and beef, and that's been, you know, there have been trying to get back on track now with the prime minister albanese when he cam

. >> el fundador de wikileaks llego a canberra tras declararse culpable en un acuerdo que puso fin a legal de 14 anos. >> assange se habia convertido en el protagonista de la mayor filtracion de documentos s secretos estadounidenses en la historia y pudo recuperar la libertad aceptando la cul culpabilidad por un solo cargo de conspiracion para obtener y diseminar informacion cla clasificada de seguridad na nacional vamonos ahora hasta medellin la segunda ciudad mas grande en colombia donde se ha producido un accidente mortal, la caida de una cabina de su teleferico del metro cable. >> de momento se sabe que hay una persona fallecida y varias heridas. >> solair cruz nos tiene lo ultimo de esta desgracia. >> muy buenas tardes, zulay. >> ¿que nos puedes contar a esta hora adelante buenas tardes, pues el accidente en la linea del metro nororiental de la ciudad de medellin se de me medellin se presento justo cuando miles de personas ut utilizaban este medio de tr transporte para llegar a sus lugares de trabajo. >> segun las primeras hipotesis que manejan las autoridades una cabina, habria

cbs's ramy inocencio is at the airport in canberra. >> reporter: the plea deal that allowed julian assangeland here as a free man was organized by the justice department, not by the white house. that's according to officials. but lawyers for assange say they will be calling on president biden for a pardon, norah, calling his prosecution a criminalization of journalism. with his fist raised in victory, assange walked across this tarmac and scooped up his wife, stella, putting 14 years of legal battles behind him, five of those spent in a british high-security prison. what he needs now, his family says, is rest. >> he needs to recuperate. and this is a process. >> norah: now to wild fires burning out west. in oregon, residents were forced to quickly leave their homes after firefighters struggled to put out the fast-moving blaze. cbs's elise preston reports fire season is far from over. >> reporter: this wildfire season is earlier than expected, norah. wet weather across the west created more vegetation, but as the summer dries out, this is now fuel. in oregon, the darlene fire has charred mo

and we can cross live to canberra now and join barnabyjoyce.elighted with this outcome thatjulian assange has finally been released from prison in the uk.— finally been released from prison in the uk. yes. i'm very ha - prison in the uk. yes. i'm very happy that _ prison in the uk. yes. i'm very happy that this _ prison in the uk. yes. i'm very happy that this is _ prison in the uk. yes. i'm very happy that this is coming - prison in the uk. yes. i'm very happy that this is coming to i prison in the uk. yes. i'm very happy that this is coming to a l happy that this is coming to a conclusion today, that it is not over yet. we've got to remember that for the first time, mr assange is now in the jurisdiction of the united states of america and he is going before a judge, there is a separation of powers. we know the deals he has in his pocket that he is offering. we presume that he is offering. we presume that everything is concluded, but it's not, and it's not until such time that he gets in a plane and starts heading to australia. so there should

robust political talks when the chinese premier meets the australian prime minister, mr albanese, in canberraity, china's ambitions in the pacific, china's ambitions in the south china sea and human rights likely to be included in those talks. but for now there is optimism that australia's relationship with its most important trading partner is finally improving after years in the deep freeze. phil mercer. let's speak to drjohn lee, who's a china expert with the hudson institute. wang �*s first big visit since 2017 and back then, you are an adviser to the australian government. do you see a difference between how the previous morrison government dealt with china and how albanese�*s government is? even though the albanese government has adopted a lot of keep my what his government has not done and what the morgan —— morrison government was for australia to play of her dull my very proactive role to lead against china in issues such as the south china in issues such as the south china sea over taiwan and chinese economic practices. for interference, and the current labour government on albanese

the wikileaks founder is due to arrive in the capital, canberra, in around three hours�* time.one charge of espionage after part of a plea deal. it ends a 1a—year legal battle over the vast leak of thousands of secret american military documents about the wars in iraq and afghanistan. he was released on bail from a british prison on monday after spending the majority of the last decade behind bars

katy watson, bbc news, canberra.hejulian assange old baily case — for the unified european legislature at the parliamentary assembly of the council of europe. she gave me her thoughts now the case is over. this is a historic case. it's historic because it's set a number of precedents in relation to how we treat whistle—blowers, how we treat journalists, especially those engaging in national security journalism, how how we understand how the most powerful states operate, and also how people can mobilise to make change even in the most desperate situations. so to me, the assange case represents a lot of what we all care about, us understanding what governments or corporations do in our name, journalists trying to expose and reveal some of the corruptions and of the the malpractices, war crimes, etc, that take place with the help of people inside the system who have a conscience and who let us know. because quite often, you know, if you have a child in a nursery or an old or an elderly relative in a care home, you don't

ciang, says he'll send australia two new pandas, as beijing looks to cement improving ties with canberrander that beijing has only recently lifted tariffs on australian wine. the trade barriers imposed by china on australian products cost exporters 13 billion us dollars a year. but relations have since thawed with prime minister anthony albanese“s government adopting a softer diplomatic approach towards china. last year, two—way trade with china grew over 9% to some 216 billion us dollars. now, china is by far australia's biggest trading partner, taking in over 50% of its exports last year — mainly iron ore and coal. the two leaders will hold talks on monday around issues of foreign influence, rivalry in the pacific and economic opportunities, with executives from key sectors such as energy and green tech. our correspondent phil mercer explained the significance of this visit. but still for australia, the chinese premier is the first person holding that position to come to this country since 2017. so there's symbolism in lee qiang simply stepping off the plane in australia. plenty of sym

this is the moment he reunited with his family at canberra airport. the, the, the, it was us maintaining on the tarmac, but it was the entire world who was celebrating a julian tons to swim in the ocean. every day. he plans to sleep, to sleep in a real bed. he plans to taste real food and he plans to enjoy his freedom. assigned his release ignited jubal, and celebrations across the street. la crowds funded the streets of 10 barrow waving posters, flags, and balloons, enjoy a celebration of his return after and during 14 years of relentless us government persecution for exposing their crimes. many still can't believe he is finally free . she cried for hours. you know, weeping campaigning. he is really wonderful. has taken such a long, long time. never forget julian aside and never did anything wrong. he reported the truth and home american administration and all, no yaks, or even saw the new ministration guy spend the time lying, shooting, and deceiving. they got caught out by g o n s h c. i didn't believe it. to be honest with you. i thought i saw a n

qiang is in australia and was given a warm welcome today by the prime minister, anthony albanese, in canberratralia's largest trading partner. last year, two—way trade with china grew over 9% to over $300 billion, that's record levels. but it hasn't always been a rosy relationship. from sydney, phil mercer brings us the background from the last few years. relations between australia and china, its biggest trading partner, have been fought for years. they have been tensions over the south china sea, taiwan and democracy in hong kong. australia pot call for an independent inquiry into the origins of covid—19 —— australia pot call. it infuriated beijing and took it up infuriated beijing and took it up a criticism of the early days of the pandemic. china imposed restrictions on a range of australian commodity export including wine and coal. anthony albanese, he is the australian prime minister elected in may of 2022. he has been on a mission to stabilise relations with china and his efforts appear to be bearing fruit. mr albanese has however cautioned that there will be areas of disagreement with

katy watson, bbc news, canberra., my colleague caitriona perry spoke tojulian assange�*s brother who is also the chairperson of the assange campaign, gabriel shipton. mr shipton has been campaigning for assange�*s release for years including when he visited washington dc last year as part of a bipartisan delegation of austrialian parliamentarians. he told her what was next for his brother. the plea he had to sign, his essentially signed a plea that says he is guilty ofjournalism and the whole thing has been hijacked and the plea describes journalism so it is a criminalisation of investigative journalism and of the journalist source relationship, so it will have an incredible chilling effect on national securityjournalism in one of the only way is to wipe it off the books is to pursue a pardon forjulian and thatis pursue a pardon forjulian and that is what we will be doing. the biden administration has said many times they can't interfere in the department of justice and their proceedings, so those are now over and so

is expected to head to canberra and australia, these islands relatively close to australia another reasonis believed this territory was selected but there you see the plane heading off carrying julian assange back to australia as we heard he is a free man and to depart to australia without those us extradition charges anymore. let's hear from extradition charges anymore. let's hearfrom his longest serving lawyer who was speaking right after court ended.— right after court ended. today is an historic _ right after court ended. today is an historic day. _ right after court ended. today is an historic day. he - right after court ended. today is an historic day. he has - is an historic day. he has served a 14—year—old legal battle and after 14 years of legal battles he can go home a free man. this brings to an end a case which has been seen as the greatest threat to the first amendment in the 21st century. first amendment in the 21st centu . , , ., century. this is what the australian _ century. this is what the australian prime - century. this is what the | australian prime minister century.

the support is all celebrating his return funding robinson reports from canberra to chance of a grass roots campaign in front of parliament, house and camera to the driving forces behind julian this on his freedom. that was an enormously point. i don't think any, any human being could not have cried at dash it was an amazing event. and we have to give to recognition to the government. supporters of the wiki likes found a celebration, his release. i cried actually. um, when he came out and um, stella came outside and he put his arms around a lift detour out as a soap motion. this moment now edged in history was made possible like use of legal, political and diplomatic wrangling. his bid to return to restore alia katya across the political divide, the foreign minister, welcoming him back on his arm. so, does this. government engages in persistent determined advocacy on behalf of the strident and we did so on this occasion. something assigned, his wife says she is a totally grateful full. i think it's quite unique that it got people together from, from all sides to work towards julian's

released, and he has already flown to australia, of which he is a citizen, in particular to the city of canberraalia, and will continue his journalistic activities, and at the end of the knd. launched another missile in the direction of japan, a ballistic missile. this information was published by the south korean agency ryonhub with reference to the joint chiefs of staff committee of south korea. a military source told the agency that the launch was probably a failure, the missile was fired at 5:30 a.m. local time, it was from the bhenyang area towards the sea of ​​japan was emphasized in the committee of the chiefs of staff. that south korea and the united states are conducting an analysis of this, well, according to ryonghap sources , the ballistic missile flew about 250 m, but then exploded in the air and fell into the sea. well, this is bad news for the whole world, because if these missiles are exploding and falling in kim jong-un now, who knows what will happen next? given the agreement on strategic cooperation with russia, which he concluded with putin, will they give any? logy and god f

for more, we can speak to ian parmeter in canberra.dor to lebanon and currently a research scholar at the centre for arab and islamic studies at the australian national university. thank you very much, ambassador, for being with us here on news day. just want to begin by asking — hamas has responded, demanding a complete halt to fighting. how realistic is the prospect of a full withdrawal of israeli troops and could that delay the deal going through? i and could that delay the deal going through?— and could that delay the deal going through? i think it will. it's very unfortunate - going through? i think it will. it's very unfortunate that - it's very unfortunate that hamas's response has been as — well, keeping to the hard—line they insist on a full agreement to cease the — the full ceasefire, permanent ceasefire, before they will agree to it. so, there's still a lot of diplomacy to be got through. the americans will be putting a lot of pressure on egypt to get a more definite response to at least the first phase, which is the six—wee

let's go live to canberra for analysis — cherelle murphy, ey 0ceania's chief economist.hi. programme, what is happening in australia? . ., , , australia? hi, certainly very slow growth _ australia? hi, certainly very slow growth here _ australia? hi, certainly very slow growth here in - australia? hi, certainly very l slow growth here in australia. as you say, just really not much above zero in the march quarter. we expected that, of course, the reserve bank of australia has been trying to slow down the economy for the best part of two years now and certainly that is having an impact on consumption. there was maybe a slight surprise in these numbers, though, because consumption of services was a little stronger than expected and that is because in the march quarter in part we had the combination of taylor swift and the melbourne grand prix, all of which caused an increase in spending on hotels, transport, cafe and restaurants. so that was better news. but certainly other messages in their business investment was a little slower. government spending though remains quite s

the many exports that was hit by beijing�*s sanctions in 2020 that was was seen as retaliation for canberraf coronavirus. the trade barriers imposed by china on australian products cost exporters us$13 billion a year. but relations have since thawed with prime minister anthony albanese�*s government adopting a softer diplomatic approach towards china. last year, two—way trade with china grew over 9% to some us$216 billion. now, china is by far australia�*s biggest trading partner, taking in over 50% of its exports last year — mainly iron ore and coal — according to the rcep tracker. li and albanese will hold talks on monday around issues of foreign influence, rivalry in the pacific and economic opportunities, with executives from key sectors such as energy and green tech. let�*s speak to deborah elms in singapore, head of trade policy at the hinrich foundation. thank you forjoining us. the chinese premier has urged what he said a shelving differences with australia. remind us what those differences are and whether they can really be shelved on this trip. i whether they can really be shelved

he touched on in canberra after flying from the northern mariana islands, hugging his wife and fatherhe ended a 14-year legal saga by pleading guilty to charges of unlawfully detaining a disclosing classified documents. the european union is said to be slightly revising its proposed tariffs on chinese ev's after receiving more information from affected companies. sources say the new provisional rates will come on top of the existing 10% duty. companies that did not cooperate with the eu investigation will face an expected 37% levy. provisional tariffs are said to be introduced on july 4. we have an important interview coming up later on bloomberg television. the u.s. ambassador to china will be joining us live from our shanghai studio. we will talk about tensions in the south china sea, a russian defense pact with north korea and of course, trade and tariffs. that conversation at 2:15 p.m. hong kong time. that is it for "bloomberg markets: asia." this is bloomberg. ♪ starti is never easy, but starting it eight months pregnant, that's a different story. with the chase ink card, we got

the 52 year old wikileaks founder has now touched down in canberra.levision this morning, you can see these images and this is the moment he landed just moments ago back in australia after his years long legal battle. and his journey began yesterday morning here in the uk when he was released from belmarsh prison after more than 1900 days. he then landed on a remote island in the western pacific where, accompanied by the former australian prime minister kevin rudd, he pleaded guilty to one felony count in a us court . his guilty to one felony count in a us court. his sentence is likely to be roughly the equivalent of the time he's already served, meaning he will remain free. julian's brother told gb news he's pleased the ordeal is finally over. >> i had faith that eventually juuan >> i had faith that eventually julian would be free, but, i mean, not not in this fashion. it's just it's just been wonderful. i've been speaking to people back home in australia and there's a celebratory atmosphere, in places like sydney. someone told me it feels like chris

everybody told me i'd be birthday andrea, maybe canberra.e down, come down, calm down we're going to be okay under are permanent i was under the rubble approximately about three hours. i see one of the rescued people and i'm crying. i'm like, please don't leave me. he says no, no, no, we're not going to leave you trooper that was at the top grant my arm and he pulled and so get out and every step i made there was someone grabbed my hands, someone grabbed my hand. and just there for me felt like a wall on top of me and three girls next to me and i don't know who it was, but somebody came and lifted it up and got us all out the minute i actually got out, i fell to my knees and just broke because i had no idea where joe was i wanted to go back and look for him. >> i was told that was not allowed it hit friday night at 9:30 monday border because mom called me she's like all what they found deep hello i had hoped for for for all of tuesday and she's like auto easy he make it. i wish i could go back to not knowing because. there was hope that they

it is over a scientist three it's thomas in canberra. >> thank you democratic voters in new york have made their decision in the most expensive house primary on record. >> cnn projects, george latimer, we'll defeat incumbent jamaal bowman in the 16th congressional district the 70-year-old westchester county executive entered the race at the urging of pro israel groups. he spoke with cnn about his victory when you lose touch with your district, when you're not on the ground enough. and when you are more concerned about your national profile that you're on, the major media outlets, which are not in the neighborhoods that you need to be at all the neighborhood you need to be in, then you lose the focus and you lose supporting your district bowman, a member of the progressive squad as been a vocal opponent of israel's war in gaza. >> he says his opponent may have won this round, but his battle for justice and humanity will continue authorities in southern minnesota, say an aging dam is still standing after heavy rains, drench the u.s. midwest flooding on the blue earth river cause part of

our correspondent katy watson joins us now from canberra. the plane as is his father, who has been talking to the media, excited about his son's return, saying he needs to return to normal family life, feeling the sand beneath his toes. there will be a press conference from wikileaks later. it is not clear whetherjulian a sound will speak publicly but the excitement here in australia and from campaigners and his supporters, he is finally landing back in australia after a 14 year saga and a huge amount of diplomatic effort from australia. that has been seen as a victory from here for many people. thank you. there will be full coverage of that press conference on the bbc later. four men have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass at the prime minister's constituency home. north yorkshire police say the men were detained within one minute of entering the grounds of the property, and remain in custody. the prime minister thanked the police for their swift response. at least five people have been shot dead by police in kenya after prot

he did not attend his own press conference in canberra, which was attended by journalists from all over. he is personally free and few people will reproach him out loud for this deal. but the halo of the martyr, which accompanied him all these years, the halo, with which... they fought, denigrating him, synchronized with their governments, the english american press, faded who would have imagined that assange's story would have a happy ending. after landing in canbury, the capital of australia, he circles in a joyful embrace the one who, just 2 years ago, rushed to his prison to register her marriage. i don’t know what to say, i’m very happy and i’m very sad. and next to them were their two common sons, it seemed that he had at least a life sentence ahead of him, because it seems that the states will not forgive the publication on wikileaks of hundreds of secret documents relating to military operations in iraq and afghanistan and this video where the american soldiers kill civilians in iraq. the most serious data leak was a scene filmed from a helicopter in which the military shot and

the 52 year old wikileaks founder touched down in canberra, australia, today. says he'll need time to rediscover freedom. while his lawyer described his homecoming as a huge win for free speech. here in the uk , nhs free speech. here in the uk, nhs leaders are warning of major disruption as a result of the heatwave and the junior doctors strike. yellow heat health alerts are in place for many parts of the uk and throughout tomorrow, and will end at 5 pm. tomorrow, and will end at 5 pm. tomorrow, just as junior doctors across the country walk off the job over pay and working conditions. it'll be the 11th walkout by junior doctors from the british medical association in england , and spanish police in england, and spanish police have released new footage in their search for the missing british teenager, jay slater. it shows aerial shots from a helicopter scouring the mountainous region from above, and then it shows search teams on foot below, having been joined now by sniffer dog teams as well the guardia civil, the local police saying their efforts not being sca

katy watson, bbc news, canberra.pionage—related charges. and of course a concern we have, and i was on the government at the time, the potential identity and compromised assets of iraqis and afghans who were helping us. i imagine there are some people, because they were identified as having helped us, and they were doing that on a clandestine basis when they were outed, i imagine some of them lost their lives. i don't know that, given the situation in afghanistan. what do you say to people who think he is a hero? i don't agree with that at all, i think he did serious damage. but i also have to acknowledge he spent five years in a hard time ukjail in london. and before that, seven years confined in the ecuadorian embassy. let's speak to former british army officer and nato commander — hamish de bretton gordon. welcome to the programme, your reaction to what we have seen over the last 36 hours? i reaction to what we have seen over the last 36 hours?— reaction to what we have seen over the last 36 hours? i think, as jam

the 52 year old wikileaks founder touched down in canberra, australia, today. he was greeted by his father and his wife, stella. she says he'll need time to rediscover freedom. while his lawyer described his homecoming as a huge win for free speech. here in the uk , nhs free speech. here in the uk, nhs leaders are warning of major disruption as a result of the heatwave and the junior doctors strike. yellow heat health alerts are in place for many parts of the uk and throughout tomorrow, and will end at 5 pm. tomorrow, and will end at 5 pm. tomorrow, just as junior doctors across the country walk off the job over pay and working conditions. it'll be the 11th walkout by junior doctors from the british medical association in england , and spanish police in england, and spanish police have released new footage in their search for the missing british teenager, jay slater. it shows aerial shots from a helicopter scouring the mountainous region from above, and then it shows search teams on foot below, having been joined now by sniffer dog teams as well the guardia civ