australian police have charged 59—year old chan han choi with brokering illegal exports from north koreahil mercer reports. australian police say there was evidence that chan han choi had been in contact with high—ranking officials in north korea. investigators believe the 59—year—old suspect, who has lived in australia for more than 30 years, was a loyal agent of pyongyang. he was arrested at his suburban home in sydney. mr chan is accused of trying to sell guidance software for ballistic missiles, as well as north korean military expertise, to foreign buyers. authorities say the sales could have been worth tens of millions of dollars to the regime of kim jong—un. they also allege he has breached both united nations and australian sanctions. we think he is acting as an economic agent on behalf of north korea. he is doing it for patriotic purpose. i think he would sell whatever he could to make money back for the north korean government. i think it shows sanctions are biting, the fact we have people involved in these types of activities. the australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull, s

the case against chan han choi is the first of its kind in australia.d under the country's weapons of mass destruction act. if convicted he faces up to ten years in prison. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. prince harry has taken on a new role — as a journalist — and interviewed the former us president barack 0bama. the interview was recorded at the invictus games in september as part of the today programme's guest editor series. the fifth in line to the throne takes over the show on the 27th december on bbc radio 4 — and he gave the politician some interview advice ahead of the discussion. do i have to speak faster, because i'm a slow speaker. not at all. should i do a british accent? if you start using long pauses between answers you're probably going to get this face. laughter. i don't want to see that face. it will be a 20 minute package for the bbc after christmas, and we hope to use the whole thing. excellent. 0k. i'm ready. do you guys have sound? sounding great. you're excited about this, i'm nervous about this. it's fine. i'll interview you if you

police in australia have arrested a man suspected of being a north korean agent. 59—year—old chan han choi the black market to raise money for pyongyang. they named him as chan han choi, who is originally from south korea. this is a very, very important arrest. the charges being laid are of the gravest nature. i will say no more about the fact of the case. they will be dealt with in court. north korea is a dangerous, reckless, criminal regime threatening peace in the region. it supports itself by breaching un sanctions, not simply by selling commodities like coal and other goods, but also selling weapons, drugs, engaging in cybercrime. it is vitally important that all nations work relentlessly to enforce those sanctions because the more economic pressure that can be brought on north korea, that regime will be brought to its senses. to some breaking news now. we're getting reports out of pakistan that there has been an attack on worshippers inside a church. it's believed to have happened in the city of quetta which has been the scene of a number of attacks in the past year. it's believed to

police in australia have arrested a man suspected of being a north korean agent. 59—year—old chan han choi missile parts and technology on the black market to raise money for pyongyang. the case against mr chan, who has lived in australia for more than 30 years, is the first of its kind in the country. more people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in california, as raging wildfires continue to spread. flames have now reached santa barbara — home to many celebrities. the fire is the third largest in the state since records began. fresh northerly winds are expected to drive the flames towards the pacific coast. some of the conditions the firefighters were facing last night were where we expected the sundowners to hit between 2am and 4am. strong winds north pushing the fire back downhill. extremely gusty, cold and with relative humidity being low, it's a very hazardous firefight. the un security council is considering a proposal declaring that any decision to change the status ofjerusalem would have no legal effect, and would need to be reversed. it comes after president trump's contr

they named him as chan han choi, who is originally from south korea. he also tried to facilitate the sale of coal from north korea to vietnam and indonesia to help raise foreign currency for cash—strapped pyongyang. senior members of austria's far—right freedom party have been given top level roles in the country's new coalition government. they reached a deal with the larger conservative people's party — whose 31—year—old leader, sebastian kurz, will become chancellor. from vienna, bethany bell reports: austria has a new government, and it is right wing. sebastian kurz of the people's party has done a deal with the far—right, traditionally eurosceptic freedom party. but he says his government will be strongly pro—eu. translation: we have agreed on a pro—european outlook with the aim of strengthening subsidiarity in the european union. a european union which should be stronger on the big issues and holds itself back on small issues. while the parties do not always agree on europe, they both take a hard line on migrants. the freedom party leader said th

they named him as chan han choi, who is originally from south korea.help raise foreign currency for pyongyang. australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull made a statement to journalists. let's hear what he had to say. this is a very, very important arrest. the charges being laid are of the gravest nature. it will be dealt with in court. north korea is a dangerous, reckless, criminal regime threatening peace in the region. it supports itself by breaching un sanctions, not simply by selling commodities like coal and other goods, but also selling weapons, drugs, engaging in cybercrime. it is vitally important that all nations work relentlessly to enforce those sanctions because the more economic pressure that can be brought on north korea, the sooner that regime will be brought to its senses. at least five people have been killed and more than 20 injured in an attack on a church in the pakistani city of quetta. the methodist church was full of worshippers when it was stormed by two militants. pakistani media have broadcast footage of a fierce exchange of

chan han choi has been charged with brokering illegal exports from the country and discussing the supplynctions. police say there was evidence he had beenin police say there was evidence he had been in contact with high—ranking officials in north korea. they suspect has lived in australia for more than 30 years, and that he was a loyal agent of pyongyang. he was arrested at his suburban home in sydney. mr chan is accused of trying to sell guidance software for ballistic missiles, as well as north korean military expertise to foreign buyers. authorities say the sales could have been worth tens of millions of dollars. to the regime of king john. -- kim —— kimjong—un. -- kim jong-un. we think he was basically an agent on the behalf of north korea. he was doing it for a unpatriotic purpose. at the end of the day, he would sell them to make money for the north korean government. the fact we have people involved in these type of activities means the sanctions are having some effect. the australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull, says more punitive measures to rein in the rogue state are need

chan han choi has been charged with brokering illegal exports from the country and discussing the supplylian sanctions. the bbc‘s sports personality of the year will be announced tonight. the show comes live from liverpool where the winner will be decided by public vote. our sports correspondent adam wild is in liverpool ahead of tonight's awards. it is going to be a busy night, lots of options the public can vote for. absolutely, good afternoon. welcome to the banks of the river mersey in liverpool. what will be one of the big star—studded events of the british sporting calendar. 11,000 people are expected here over the next few hours for that ceremony that begins around about 6:a5 p:m.. you can see behind me the red carpet ready for those sporting stars to arrive. 0ver ready for those sporting stars to arrive. over the next few hours. eight awards in total, including tea m eight awards in total, including team of the year, coach of the year, and of course, the big one, sports personality of the year. expecting that to be announced around about nine o'clock on bbc one. as you say, it is

they named him as chan han choi, who is originally from south korea. to vietnam and indonesia to help raise foreign currency for pyongyang. at least five people have been killed and more than 20 injured in an attack on a church in the pakistani city of quetta. the methodist church was full of worshippers when it was stormed by two militants. pakistani media have broadcast footage of a fierce exchange of gunfire between security forces and militants. thousands of people living in southern california's santa barbara county have been ordered to leave, in the face of the wildfire that's been burning for nearly two weeks. the blaze is the third—largest in the state since records began. meteorologists say fresh northerly winds are likely to drive the flames towards santa barbara county, hillside homes in the montecito area — and the pacific coast. sarah corker has the latest. fierce winds are driving one of the biggest fires in california's history towards the wealthy neighbourhood of montecito. they have already destroyed more than 700 homes. now another 18

. >> 59-year-old chan han choi had been living in australia.arket deals potentially worth tens of millions of dollars. >> north korea say dangerous, reckless criminal regime. >> reporter: north korea has a long history of skirting international sanctions and is widely suspected of using cyber crime to fund its nuclear weapons program that in november unveiled its latest threat, an intercontinental ballistic missile that pyongyang claims could strike anywhere in the u.s. choi was under investigation by australia's equivalent to the fbi for nearly a year. he will be back in court later this week in a rare case with high stakes. >> thank you for that report. >> coming up next on "morning joe," more on the new twist in bob mueller's special probe. >>> thousands of e-mails from the trump transition team, the ramifications this development could have on mueller's investigation moving forward and what it could mean for the push by some republican lawmakers to discredit that investigation. "morning joe" moments away. (hard exhalation) honey? can we do

vietnam the place of not so they think any weaponry was actually moved anywhere nor do they think choi han chan was trying to line up any customers here in australia but they do say that about half a million dollars was transferred between accounts and i think that if the trades have gone ahead then it would have raised tens of millions of dollars for the north korean regime. south africa's president pleaded for unity as the ruling party the a.n.c. prepares to elect a new leader and jacob zuma as a last convention as head of the party he said it's time to repair the deep divisions within the organization tanya page reports under hannah spark i the conference started with two warnings don't to saying divisive songs and keep the chairs on the ground everybody expats that shares will be flying around this conference or we can say that you will not in this conference. a.n.c. members from competing factions have hurled cheers at one another in the build up to this crucial event there have been allegations of vote buying and intimidation those accusations have led disgruntled members to take legal ac