i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: the war of words hots up, with north korea's foreign minister launching a blistering attack on president trump at the united nations. translation: he tried to insult the supreme divinity of my country by referring it to a rocket. by doing so, however, he committed an irreversible mistake. it comes as iran test—fires a new medium—range missile, days after a warning from the united states. rescuers in mexico are forced to suspend their search efforts temporarily, after the country is hit by another earthquake. and — the king versus the president. why one of basketball‘s biggest names has picked a fight with donald trump. hello, i'm duncan golestani. north korea's foreign minister has launched a fresh verbal attack on president trump. speaking at the united nations, ri yong—ho called president trump "a mentally deranged person — full of megalomania". he said trump's threat to destroy his country had made a rocket assault on the united states "all the more inevitable". an

hello and welcome to bbc news, i'm duncan golestani. britain's prime minister has tried to inject new energy into the brexit talks with a distinctly warmer tone in a key speech in italy. theresa may says she wants the uk to be the eu's strongest friend and partner, and has called for a two—year transition deal after britain officially leaves the eu. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, has this report from florence. waiting, waiting and waiting. it's months since the prime minister gave anything away on brexit. and if you're in a hurry to disentangle completely, you might just have to wait some more. she came to florence to confirm that for as long as two years after we're technically out, not that much might change. a period of implementation would be in our mutual interest and that is why i'm proposing that there should be such a period after the uk leaves the eu. clearly people, businesses and public services should only have to plan for one set of changes in the relationship between the uk and the eu. so during the implementation

i'm duncan golestani.orea says it has developed an advanced hydrogen bomb capable of being mounted on an intercontinental ballistic missile. state media said the country's leader, kim jong—un, had inspected such a device, although there's been no independent verification. last week, north korea fired an intermediate—range missile over northern japan, prompting the authorities there to warn residents to take cover. our correspondent yogita limaye is in the south korean capital seoul. we now have three photographs that have been released of kimjong—un looking at a silver—coloured — what north korea is claiming is an advanced hydrogen bomb, an advanced nuclear weapon. the statement says that this is a weapon capable of fitting onto an intercontinental long—range ballistic missile. now, this is an objective they had set for themselves. we know they tested these long—range rockets injuly. there were two tests that were carried out of intercontinental missiles and at that time, north korea had said that they wer

my name is duncan golestani. north korea's foreign minister has launched a fresh verbal attack on president trump. speaking at the united nations, ri yong—ho called president trump "a mentally deranged person," "full of megalomania." he said trump's threat to destroy his country had made a rocket assault on the united states "all the more inevitable". andrew plant has the story. pyongyang, the capital of north korea — the place where tens of thousands of north koreans gathered to show support for their leader, kimjong un, and their anger at america's leader, donald trump. translation: who the hell is trump to talk about the collapse of our government? we are resolved to solve our problems with military force, if war breaks out. translation: afterl heard the announcement, my anger at the psycho trump was unbearable. his words at the un were unacceptable. america, in turn, has devastated its strength and its own offensive options — the us air force flying bombers and fighters over waters east of north korea. it's t

i'm duncan golestani.ds hots up, with north korea's foreign minister launching a blistering attack on president trump at the united nations. translation: he tried to insult the supreme divinity of my country by referring it to a rocket. by doing so, however, he committed an irreversible mistake. it comes as iran test—fires a new medium—range missile, days after a warning from the united states. rescuers in mexico are forced to suspend their search efforts temporarily, after the country is hit by another earthquake. and — the king versus the president. why one of basketball‘s biggest names has picked a fight with donald trump.

my name is duncan golestani.e for angela merkel — but her party is punished by german voters. translation: let's not beat about the bush. of course we'd hoped for a better result, but let's not forget we've just had a very challenging four years. for the first time, the right—wing nationalist afd wins seats in parliament — it becomes germany's third party. elsewhere, defying donald trump: american football players kneel in protest against racism and police violence. in a few hours kurds in iraq will vote on independence, despite warnings of regional chaos.

i'm duncan golestani.nto brexit talks, european leaders welcome the british prime minister's conciliatory tone but call for more clarity. puerto rico faces the aftermath of hurricane maria — tens of thousands are urged to evacuate as a major dam threatens to fail. banned from the british capital — uber, the online minicab service used by millions, is stripped of its london licence. and lots of applause for angela merkel. but as germany's election draws closer, is a right—wing nationalist party about to go mainstream?

i'm duncan golestani.t as the us issues a blunt warning. any threat to the united states or its territories, including guam, or allies, will be met with a massive military response, both effective and overwhelming. a bbc investigation finds recruiters from so—called islamic state were trying to direct would—be attackers a year before westminster and london bridge. south asia's devastating floods leave millions destitute. aid agencies say they're struggling to cope. and a massive second world war bomb is defused in frankfurt, forcing the evacuation of more than 60,000 people.

i'm duncan golestani.in the flood—hit state of louisiana to see the damage caused by hurricane harvey. earlier, he met survivors in houston, texas and helped volunteers distribute aid. in south asia, catastrophic flooding has affected more than 45 million people and left 1,400 dead. we report from bihar, one of india's worst hit provinces. the water just the waterjust came crashing in here, sweeping away half the village, devastating their homes, devastating their lives. prosecutors in france step up the search for a nine—year—old girl who disappeared from a family wedding last week. two men detained for questioning have been released without charge. and — thousands set foot across scotland's new forth bridge, ahead of monday's official opening.

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories.tory tone, but call for more clarity. puerto rico faces the aftermath of hurricane maria. tens of thousands are urged to evacuate as a major dam threatens to fail. banned from the british capital — uber, the online minicab service used by millions,is stripped of its london licence. and lots of applause for angela merkel. but as germany's election draws closer, is a right—wing nationalist party about to go mainstream?

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories...r has one last chance to halt the offensive against them. we have a special report from the refugee camps. chances of a military operation in size myanmar reaches its natural end. as far as the military are concerned, these people area military are concerned, these people are a historical problem that has now been fixed. the governing party in pakistan celebrates after the wife of the ousted prime minister, nawaz sharif, wins a by—election in his political heartland. the uk terror threat level is reduced from critical to severe as a second man is arrested after a bomb attack on a london tube train. and we'll have the latest from the emmys, as america

i'm duncan golestani. hots up, with north korea's foreign minister launching a blistering attack on president trump at the united nations. translation: he tried to insult the dignity of my country by referring to it as a rocket. by doing so, he omitted an irreversible mistake. —— committed. it comes as iran test—fires a new medium—range missile, days after a warning from the united states. rescuers in mexico are forced to suspend their search efforts temporarily after the country is hit by another earthquake. and the king versus the president — why one of basketball‘s biggest names has picked a fight with donald trump.

my name is duncan golestani. office for angela merkel, but her party is punished by german voters. translation: let's not beat about the bush. of course we'd hoped for a better result. but let's not forget we've just had a very challenging four years. for the first time, the right—wing nationalist afd wins seats in parliament — it becomes germany's third party. elsewhere, defying donald trump: american football players kneel in protest against racism and police violence. in a few hours kurds in iraq will vote on independence, despite warnings of regional chaos. also in the programme, a warning from bali: this volcano

i'm duncan golestani.f north korea's latest and most powerful nuclear test, as the us issues a blunt warning. any threat to the united states or its territories, including guam, or allies, will be met with a massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming. kim jong—un‘s regime hails the test a perfect success, as south korea carries out its own military exercise. a bbc investigation finds recruiters from so—called islamic state were trying to direct would—be attackers a year before westminster and london bridge.

my name is duncan golestani.l attack on president trump. speaking at the united nations, ri yong—ho called president trump "a mentally deranged person," "full of megalomania." he said trump's threat to destroy his country had made a rocket assault on the united states "all the more inevitable". andrew plant has the story. pyongyang, the capital of north korea — the place where tens of thousands of north koreans gathered to show support for their leader, kimjong un, and their anger

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: breathing new life into brexit talks, european leaders welcome the british prime minister's conciliatory tone but call for more clarity. puerto rico faces the aftermath of hurricane maria — tens of thousands are urged to evacuate as a major dam threatens to fail. banned from the british capital — uber, the online minicab service used by millions, is stripped of its london licence. and lots of applause for angela merkel. but as germany's election draws closer, is a right—wing nationalist party about to go mainstream? hello and welcome to bbc news. britain's prime minister has tried to inject new energy into the brexit talks with a distinctly warmer tone in a key speech in italy. theresa may says she wants the uk to be the eu's strongest friend and partner, and has called for a two—year transition deal after britain officially leaves the eu. our political editor laura kuenssberg has this report from florence. waiting, waiting and waiting. it's months since the prime min

my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: it looks like a fourth term in office for angela merkel — but her party is punished by german voters. translation: let's not heat about the bush. of course we'd hoped for a better result, but let's not forget we've just had a very challenging four years. for the first time, the right—wing nationalist afd wins seats in parliament — it becomes germany's third party. elsewhere, defying donald trump: american football players kneel in protest against racism and police violence. in a few hours kurds in iraq will vote on independence, despite warnings of regional chaos. also in the programme, a warning from bali — this volcano could be ready to blow for the first time in half a century. hello and welcome to the programme. in the last 2a hours voters in germany have redrawn the country's political landscape, and the effects are likely to be felt right around the world. chancellor angela merkel will serve a fourth term in office, but her authority has been weakened as her par

i'm duncan golestani.s prime minister strikes a conciliatory tone as she sets out her plans to move brexit negotiations forward. it is up to leaders to set the tone. and the tone i want to set is one of partnership and friendship. puerto rico faces the aftermath of hurricane maria — tens of thousands are urged to evacuate as a major dam bursts. as violence sweeps the region, the united nations calls for more help for the rohingya refugees in bangladesh. and new zealand heads to the polls — the prime minster is hoping to stay in office, but the opposition are fighting for every vote.

my name is duncan golestani.lear device small enough to be loaded onto an intercontinental missile, but offers no proof. president trump arrives in flood—hit louisiana to see the damage caused by storm harvey. earlier, he met survivors in texas and helped volunteers distribute aid. catastrophic flooding has affected more than 45 million people in south asia. we report from one of india's worst—hit provinces. water was above his head and came washing through. the water came crashing in his sweeping away the village, devastating their homes, devastating their lives. prosecutors in france step up the search for a 9—year—old girl who disappeared from a family wedding last week.

my name is duncan golestani. our top stories... the un warns of a "horrible tragedy" for rohingya muslims — and says myanmar has one last chance to halt the offensive against them. we have a special report from the refugee camps. the chances are the military operation inside myanmar is reaching its natural end. as far as the burmese military is concerned, these people are a historical problem that has now been fixed. the governing party in pakistan celebrates after the wife of the ousted prime minister, nawaz sharif, wins a by—election in his political heartland. the uk terror threat level is reduced from critical to severe as a second man is arrested after a bomb attack on a london tube train. and we'll have the latest from the emmys as america recognises the best shows on television. a un fact—finding mission is due to release its first oral report looking into alleged crimes by myanmar‘s security forces against rohingya muslims. the un has warned de facto leader aung san suu kyi she has one "last chance" to end the military offe

i'm duncan golestani.ister launching a blistering attack on president trump at the united nations. to the salt the supreme divinity of country by referring it to a rocket. by country by referring it to a rocket. by doing so he committed an irreversible mistake. it comes as iran test—fires a new medium—range missile, days after a warning from the united states.

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: international condemnation of north korea's latest and most powerful nuclear test, as the us issues a blunt warning. any threat to the united states or its territories, including guam, or allies, will be met with a massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming. kim jong—un's regime hails the test a perfect success, as south korea carries out its own military exercise. a bbc investigation finds recruiters from so—called islamic state were trying to direct would—be attackers a year before westminster and london bridge. south asia's devastating floods leave millions destitute. aid agencies say they are struggling to cope. and walter becker, guitarist and co—founder of the influential band steely dan, has died at the age of 67. the un security council is holding an emergency meeting on monday after north korea carried out its most powerful nuclear test to date. the trump administration warned pyongyang that it risks a massive military response if i

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: the war of words hots up, with north korea's foreign minister launching a blistering attack on president trump at the united nations. to the salt the supreme divinity of country by referring it to a rocket. by country by referring it to a rocket. by doing so he committed an irreversible mistake. it comes as iran test—fires a new medium—range missile, days after a warning from the united states. north korea's foreign minister has launched a fresh verbal attack on president trump. speaking at the united nations, ri yong—ho called president trump "a mentally deranged person — full of megalomania". he said trump's threat to destroy his country had made a rocket assault on the united states "all the more inevitable". andrew plant has the story. pyongyang, the capital of north korea, the place where tens of thousands of north koreans gathered to show support for their leader, kim jong—un, and their anger at america's leader, donald trump. translation: who the hell is trump

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: heading to the polls — germany prepares to vote for a new government with angela merkel widely expected to win a fourth term. the war of words hots up with north korea's foreign minister launching a blistering attack on president trump at the united nations. it comes as iran test—fires a new medium—range missile days after a warning from the united states. rescuers in mexico are forced to suspend their search efforts temporarily after the country is hit by another earthquake. hello. the people of germany go to the polls today in a general election that's expected to result in a fourth term in office for chancellor angela merkel. her centre—right cdu party has been consistently leading in the polls over its social democratic rivals. meanwhile, a far—right party, alternative for germany, or afd, is likely to enter the bundestag — or parliament — for the first time. the afd's likely presence in the bundestag will mark an unprecedented shift in the tone and substance of p

this is bbc news, i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: celebrations in kenya as the supreme court declares last month's presidential election null and void. president kenyatta says he'll abide by the decision. i personally disagree with the ruling that's been made today but i respect it. fire is burning out of control at a chemical plant in texas which flooded in the wake of hurricane harvey — the area has been evacuated. at least 1a 100 people have now died, after heavy monsoon rains at least m00 people have now died, after heavy monsoon rains across large parts of south asia. also in the programme: the billion—dollar x—ray laser scientists hope will lead to new breakthroughs in medical research. hello and welcome to bbc news. in an historic ruling, kenya's supreme court has overturned the result of last month's election, and ordered a re—run. president uhuru kenyatta says the decision is political, but he will accept the judgement. it's the first time a legal challenge to a presidential vote has been successful anywhere

i'm duncan golestani.nment with angela merkel widely expected to win a fourth term. the war of words hots up with north korea's foreign minister launching a blistering attack on president trump at the united nations. it comes as iran test—fires a new medium—range missile days after a warning from the united states. rescuers in mexico are forced to suspend their search efforts temporarily after the country is hit by another earthquake.

hello and welcome to bbc news, i'm duncan golestani.nto the brexit talks with a distinctly warmer tone in a key speech in italy. theresa may says she wants the uk to be the eu's strongest friend and partner, and has called for a two—year transition deal after britain officially leaves the eu. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, has this report from florence. waiting, waiting and waiting. it's months since the prime minister gave anything away on brexit.

welcome to bbc news, i'm duncan golestani.dvanced hydrogen bomb capable of being mounted on an intercontinental ballistic missile. state media said the country's leader, kim jong—un, had inspected such a device, although there's been no independent verification. last week, north korea fired an intermediate—range missile over northern japan, prompting the authorities there to warn residents to take cover our correspondent you'd eaten them i is in the south korean capital of

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: president trump arrives in the flood—hit state of louisiana to see the damage caused by hurricane harvey. earlier, he met survivors in houston, texas and helped volunteers distribute aid. in south asia, catastrophic flooding has affected more than 45 million people and left 1,400 dead. we report from bihar, one of india's worst hit provinces. the water just the waterjust came crashing in here, sweeping away half the village, devastating their homes, devastating their lives. prosecutors in france step up the search for a nine—year—old girl who disappeared from a family wedding last week. two men detained for questioning have been released without charge. and — thousands set foot across scotland's new forth bridge, ahead of monday's official opening. donald trump has praised the recovery effort in texas during a visit to houston, where he's been meeting people who've been affected by storm harvey. the president and the first lady have now travelled to neighbouring louis

i'm duncan golestani.al missile, but offers no proof. president trump arrives in flood—hit louisiana to see the damage caused by storm harvey. earlier, he met survivors in texas and helped volunteers distribute aid. in south asia, catastrophic flooding has affected more than 45 million people. we report from one of india's worst—hit provinces. the waterjust came crashing in here, sweeping away half the village, devastating their homes, devastating their lives. prosecutors in france step up the search for a 9—year—old girl who disappeared from a family wedding last week. two men are released without charge.

my name is duncan golestani.kel, but her party is punished by german voters. translation: let's not beat about the bush. of course we'd hoped for a better result. but let's not forget we've just had a very challenging four years. for the first time, the right—wing nationalist afd wins seats in parliament. it becomes germany's third party. defying donald trump, american football players kneel in protest against racism and police violence. in a few hours kurds in iraq will vote on independence, despite warnings of regional chaos. also in the programme: a warning from bali this volcano could be

my name is duncan golestani. our top stories... and says myanmar has one last chance to halt the offensive against them. we have a special report from the refugee camps. the chances are the military operation inside myanmar is reaching its natural end. as far as the burmese military is concerned, these people are a historical problem that has now been fixed. the governing party in pakistan celebrates after the wife of the ousted prime minister, nawaz sharif, wins a by—election in his political heartland. the uk terror threat level is reduced from critical to severe as a second man is arrested after a bomb attack on a london tube train.

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: breaking the deadlock — britain's prime minister strikes a conciliatory tone as she sets out her plans to move brexit negotiations forward. it is up to leaders to set the tone. and the tone i want to set is one of partnership and friendship. puerto rico faces the aftermath of hurricane maria — tens of thousands are urged to evacuate as a major dam bursts. as violence sweeps the region, the united nations calls for more help for the rohingya refugees in bangladesh. and new zealand heads to the polls — the prime minster is hoping to stay in office, but the opposition are fighting for every vote. hello and welcome to the programme. britain's prime minister has tried to inject new energy into the brexit talks, with a distinctly warmer tone in a key speech in italy. theresa may says she wants the uk to be the eu's strongest friend and partner, and has called for a two—year transition deal after britain officially leaves the eu, saying the uk will pay its financial obligati

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: international condemnation of north korea's latest and most powerful nuclear test as the us issues a blunt warning. any threat to the united states or its territories, including guam, or allies, will be met with a massive military response, both effective and overwhelming. a bbc investigation finds recruiters from so—called islamic state were trying to direct would—be attackers a year before westminster and london bridge. south asia's devastating floods leave millions destitute. aid agencies say they're struggling to cope. and a massive second world war bomb is defused in frankfurt, forcing the evacuation of more than 60,000 people. glad you could join us. the trump administration has warned north korea that it risks a "massive military response" if it threatens the us or its allies. the un security council will hold an emergency meeting on monday. it follows pyongyang's most powerful nuclear test to date. in response, south korea has just carried out its own ballisti

this is bbc news, i'm duncan golestani.ays he'll abide by the decision. i personally disagree with the ruling that's been made today but i respect it. fire is burning out of control at a chemical plant in texas which flooded in the wake of hurricane harvey — the area has been evacuated. at least 14 100 people have now died, after heavy monsoon rains at least 1400 people have now died, after heavy monsoon rains across large parts of south asia. also in the programme: the billion—dollar x—ray laser scientists hope will lead to new breakthroughs in medical research.

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: north korea says it's developed a powerful nuclear device small enough to be loaded onto an intercontinental missile, but offers no proof. president trump arrives in flood—hit louisiana to see the damage caused by storm harvey. earlier, he met survivors in texas and helped volunteers distribute aid. in south asia, catastrophic flooding has affected more than 45 million people. we report from one of india's worst—hit provinces. the waterjust came crashing in here, sweeping away half the village, devastating their homes, devastating their lives. prosecutors in france step up the search for a 9—year—old girl who disappeared from a family wedding last week. two men are released without charge. and thousands set foot across scotland's new forth bridge ahead of monday's official opening. welcome to the programme. we start this hour with some breaking news. that is that reports are coming from both south korea and china suggesting that north korea may have carried out some s

i'm duncan golestani.ation of north korea's latest — and most powerful — nuclear test, as the us issues a blunt warning. any threat to the united states or its territories, including guam, or our allies, will be met with a massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming. a bbc investigation finds recruiters from so—called islamic state were trying to direct would—be attackers a year before westminster and london bridge. south asia's devastating floods leave millions destitute. aid agencies say they're struggling to cope. and walter becker, guitarist and co—founder of the influential band steely dan, has died at the age of 67.