what happens now in hodeidah will decide the course of this war.ched a turning point in the three—year war that has ravaged this mountainous, isolated country. the un backed government and its coalition partners say they had no choice but to drive the houthi rebels out of the port of hodeidah so as rebels out of the port of hodeidah so as to not to prolong the war, but international aid agencies said this assault risks an humanitarian catastrophe. frank gardner, bbc news, yemen. president trump has declared there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea. he's arrived back in the united states from the summit in singapore and said his meeting with kim jong—un was a truly historic event. his secretary of state, mike pompeo, is in south korea to begin talks about the details of the process of denuclearisation. this report from john sudworth contains some flash photography. in north korea, most of the information—starved masses had heard nothing about the summit until today. it is, of course, being sold to them as a great victory. "donald trump i

this is a father who was displaced from hodeidah. people were stuck and could not leave.y told us that some humanitarian organizizations are going to send buses, but then they said no buses could come in or out so we started walking on foot during our children, sitting once in a while for rest while the apaches hohovered aboe us. we were scared not knowing whether we would be shot or not. amy: hodeidah has been under siege for six days, as saudi and united arab emirates f forces attempt to force houthi rebels to give up their control of th vital port city. the attatack is expected t to be bibiggest battle yet i in thee three-year conflict between the u.s.-led conflict and d houthihi rebels. the uniteded nations e envoy to yemen martin griffitiths has ben in the capital sana'a working towards negotiating the withdrawal of houthi rebels from hodeidah, leaving the port under the admiministrative control of the u.n. he is due to report to the u.n. security council later today . meanwhile, the united nations says nearly 8.5 million yemenis are on the verge of f famine, wh deat

many of those people live hodeidah. they only have one meal a day. with this eslation of the conflict, it means that many of those people will lose the one meal.en frank: y have suffered over three years of disease, food shortages, coalition airstrikes, and shelling by houthis. what happens now in hodeidah will decide the course of the wa yemen has reached the turning pot in a three-year war that has ravaged this mountainous, isolated country. the government and its coalition partners said it had no choice but to drive theouthis out of the port of hodeidah to not prolong the war. but international aid agencies say this assault risks a humanitarian catastrophe. frank gardner, bbc news, yemen. fightinemen's intensifies there. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come, her look was iconic, her pain all too real. how disability affected the life and work of mexican artist frida kahlo. agencies are warning of a potential humanitarian catastrophe in bangladesh. several rohingya refugees have been killed with the arrival of monsoon rains. as

why hodeidah? what's the significance of it? >> hodeidah is probably the most imt port city in yemen, accounts for 70 to 80% of all coe food and aid that comes into the entiretry of yemen, it emirates and allies in the yemeni government are worri about two things. one is that the houthis are receiving smuggled ballistic missiles from iran through this porttnd they also believe t the houthis are making a vast amount of money through illegal taxation at this port, and, so, they want to deprive the houthis of this port and keep them land locked. >> i referred to it as a proxy war but it is one that hbeen off the radar for most of us for a while. mi just to re us of the players you mentioned, the houthis and iran.ht >> r do we know how much aid iron is giving? >> we iran is givingthem aid. for the past two years i have been on the yemen panelt the u.n. security council and we found in a report iran was smuggling blissle, missiinto yemen in violation of u.n. security council ringsresolutions. ehere was a lot of smoke but w couldn't p

saudi—led forces have launched a major offensive on the port of hodeidah, leading to fears humanitarianplies could be disrupted. aid agencies are warning of an emerging crisis in bangladesh, with the arrival of monsoon rains. several rohingya refugees have died and as many as 200,000 more could be at risk from flooding and landslides. scientists are warning that antarctica is shedding ice at an accelerating rate. a satellite study indicates that some 200 billion tonnes a year are now being lost to the ocean as a result of melting, pushing up global sea levels. and the top story here in the uk. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has seen six of his front bench resign after they ignored him to abstain on a vote on the brexit bill. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. wall street ta kes wall street takes a tumble as the us fed hikes the cost of borrowing and says there's more to come. it is official. comcast has placed a bid to buy fox media assets for $65 billion in cash, setting up a bidding war with disney. good morning, asia. hello, world. it isa good morni

if the port of hodeidah closes, we will not get humanitarian aid into yemen.were, unicef got some supplies in only a couple of days ago, is that right? just before this all happened? you had up until that point been able to get supplies through 0k? had up until that point been able to get supplies through ok? absolutely. we recently got hygiene kits were essential in maintaining the health and hygiene of the children we work with and kits for several thousand children are currently in the port at the moment. we got injust children are currently in the port at the moment. we got in just two days ago. so is it safe enough, what are your staff on the ground telling you? is are your staff on the ground telling you ? is it are your staff on the ground telling you? is it physically possible, is it safe enough for them to get that consignments you are talking about distributed any further? not at the moment, all of our operations have had to go on hold around the area. we're not getting the supplies and is too unsafe at the moment and too uncertain for us to send our

military support toward the saudi-led offensive to seize control of yemen's port city of hodeidah, in what aid groups are warning could worsen the already catastrophic humanitarian crisis in yemen. "the journal" reports the united arab emirates, which i is part f the saudi-led coalition fighting houthi rebels in yemen, has appealed to the trump administration tide ove direct support, which h wod further exexpand the uninited states' role e in the ongoing wr that has killed 15,00 civilians, sparked the world'd's worstt chd pua ed the country to the brink of famine. 80% of the humanitarian aid that is able to reach yemen comes through the port city of hodeidah, meaning if the saudi coalition seizes the city, it could dramatically reduce e foo, water, and medicine in the besieged country. in gaza, israeli forces have shot and killed the cousin of e 21-year-old palestinian medic razan al-najjar, who was shot and killed by an israeli sniper on friday. israeli soldierst lled ramzi al-najjar near the separation fence with israel on monday. the israeli military is claiming he was armed with a

-backed, saudi-led coalition launched an all-out offensive against hodeidah week ago. international groups have warned the u.s.-backed offensive to seize hodeida will exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in yemen, which is already experiencing the world's worst cholera epidemic in the world with more than 1 million people afflicted and with millions more on t the brink of famine. meanwhile, t t associated presss reports rampant t sexual abube in a south yemen jail. controlled by the united arab emirates. ap reports that in march, 15 officers lined up the prisoners in the southern city of aden and ordered them to undress before searching their anal cavities, claiming that they were looking for contraband cell phones. the men screamed and cried and those who resisted were beaten and threatened by dogs. ap reports that hundreds of prisoners suffered similar abuse. and baback in the united state, charleston, south carolina, has apologized for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. on tuesday, the charleston city council passed a resolution rerecognizing that the city flo

war in yemen by providing direct assistance to the saudi-led offensive against the port city of hodeidah syria, the united nations says n nearly 1 mimillion people were displeded insidsyriria during the first four months of this year, the highest ls ternae conflict began seven years ago. in total, more than 6 million syrians are displaced inside the country, with another 5.5 million syrian refugees displaced outside syria's borders. in vietnam, poliaineetover 100 people protesting against propos s speci ecoconoc zonene amididespreademonstrioions in recendaysys. e protes have foed lalawmaks toto ptpone a te on whether approve new law that wou give foign invests 99-yealeases oland ininsidehe s speal ecocomic zos. the spspish gogornment has reed to low w a at carrying more than 600 refugees to dock in valencia after italy's new anti-immigrant government turned the boat away, leaving the hundreds of refugees stranded in the mediterranean. the boat is carrying over 120 unaccompanied children and seven pregnant women. in italy, the mayor of naples, luigi de magistris, condndemned the italian g

saudi—led forces have launched a major offensive on the port of hodeidah, leading to fears humanitarianplies could be disrupted. german prosecutors have fined volkswagen more than a billion dollars over its cheating on diesel emissions tests. the public prosecutor found vw sold more than ten million cars with emissions—test—cheating software. scientists are warning that antarctica is shedding ice at an accelerating rate. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. rodrigo duterte has been president of the philippines for two years. his war on drugs has cost thousands of lives. his human rights record has attracted international condemnation and prompted charges of authoritarianism. and yet he has an approval rating unheard of in most democracies. my guest today was, until last month, chiefjustice of the philippines. maria lourdes sereno was removed from the supreme court by her fellow justices. was that a victory against corruption, or a devastating, duterte—inspired blow to democracy? maria lourdes sereno, in manila, welcome to hardtalk. hello. hi,

for urgent talks on yemen after the saudi—led coalition attacked the rebel held port of hodeidah, throughhich almost all vital aid supplies enter the country. the un envoy for yemen says he's continuing negotiations to try to keep the port open. there are signs of concern among american allies in asia after president trump's meeting with the leader of north korea. but at a joint press conference in seoul, japan's foreign minister said he had been assured that any pause in military exercises would depend on progress in talks on denuclearisation. the british government is expected to put forward another compromise amendment on thursday to the main legislation on brexit. it will give more details on what kind of ‘meaningful vote‘ will be given to mps at the end of the negotiation process, a source of tension between pro and anti—eu politicians. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. the new ethiopian government is making dramatic reforms in the country. the state of emergency had been lifted, the military and intelligence chiefs have be

pro—government forces — backed by saudi arabia — have been fighting to take hodeidah from iran—backed and aid agencies have warned that a prolonged battle could worsen an already critical situation. spain's government says it has accepted an offer from france to take in some of the migrants from the aquarius rescue ship. the vessel is currently en route to spain, with more than 600 people onboard, who were picked up off the libyan coast. last weekend, the boat was denied permission to dock in sicily, after italy's new government promised a tough stance on immigration. people aged over the age of a0 in england are set to receive health advice on how to reduce the risk of dementia. it will be included as part of the nhs health check, after a successful pilot. james shippam reports. almost seven million people in england have had what is known as an nhs health check during the past five years. it is offered to people between the ages of a0 and 7a and, until now, has focused on reducing premature deaths from cardiovascular disease. but in future, part of the test will see gps and other he

for urgent talks on yemen after the saudi—led coalition attacked the rebel held port of hodeidah, throughhich almost all vital aid supplies enter the country. the un envoy for yemen says he's continuing negotiations to try to keep the port open. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, is in seoulfor talks about the process of denuclearisation of north korea. he's then expected to head to beijing for further discussions with chinese officials. he said the us expected to achieve major disarmament within the next 2.5 years. the british government is expected to put forward another compromise amendment on thursday to the main legislation on brexit. it will give more details on what kind of ‘meaningful vote‘ will be given to mps at the end of the negotiation process — a source of tension between pro and anti—eu politicians. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello and welcome to the programme. coming up: if you thought tuesday in parliament was dramatic, look what happened at prime minister's questions. might i asked... resumed her seat! resume your seat! you are not moving anything. th

what is happening in hodeidah?w that the battle began by land, sea and air and we know there are naval frigates in the area providing cover and bombardment. we also know that air strikes have been carried out and we also been told that yemeni forces are massing on the ground, so they will be pushing into the city although it's not clear whether that will happen today or later in the week. the situation is very serious there and that saudi coalition says this could be a turning point in the war. this is a war that has dragged on for three yea rs war that has dragged on for three years now, the civil war and it's beenin years now, the civil war and it's been ina years now, the civil war and it's been in a stalemate but the crucial point is that hodeidah is the lifeline of the country and one concern is the people trapped in the city. all of the imports from yemen comes through the port. the people of yemen, millions on the point of starvation will not receive that. tell us more about the implications of that. 80% of

pro—government forces backed by saudi arabia have been fighting to take hodeidah from iran—backed militiasies have warned that a prolonged battle could worsen an already critical situation. spain's government says it has accepted an offer from france to take in some of the migrants from the aquarius rescue ship. the vessel is currently en route to spain, with more than 600 people onboard, who were picked up off the libyan coast. last weekend the boat was denied permission to dock in sicily after italy's new government promised a tough stance on immigration. the prime minister says she's disappointed after one of her own mps blocked plans to make upskirting a criminal offence. the new law would have seen offenders who secretly take photos up victim's clothes sentenced to up to two years in jail. but tory mp sir christopher chope was able to block the legislation by shouting "object". 0ur politcal correspondent iain watson reports. i was at a festival with my sister on a blistering hot day, waiting for my favourite band to come on stage and two guys took pictures up my skirt. gina martin was

saudi—led forces have launched a major offensive on the port of hodeidah, leading to fears humanitarianing on diesel emissions tests. the public prosecutor found vw sold more than ten million cars with emissions—test—cheating software. scientists are warning that antarctica is shedding ice at an accelerating rate.

saudi—led forces have launched a major offensive on the port of hodeidah, leading to fears humanitarianbangladesh, with the arrival of monsoon rains. several rohingya refugees have died and as many as 200,000 more could be at risk from flooding and landslides. scientists are warning that antarctica is shedding ice at an accelerating rate. a satellite study indicates that some 200 billion tonnes a year are now being lost to the ocean as a result of melting, pushing up global sea levels. and the top story here in the uk.

of famine. 80% of the humanitarian aid that is able to reach yemen comes through the port city of hodeidah, meaning if the saudi coalition seizes the city, it could dramatically reduce e foo, water, and medicine in the besieged country. in gaza, israeli forces have shot and killed the cousin of the 21-year-old palestinian ot ac razan al-najjar, who was killed by an israeli sniper on friday. israeli soldiers shot and killed ramzi al-najjar near the separation fence with israel on monday. the israeli military is claiming he was armed with an ax. the israeli military killed at least 120 palestinians and wounded over 13,000 more amid the palestinians' nonvient great march of return protests in gaza. president trump is continuing to mueller'sbert investigation. on monday, he tweeted -- "the appointment of the special counsel is totally unconstitutional!" trump also tweeted -- "as has been stated by numerous legal scholars, i have the absolute right to pardon myself." in fact, there's only one officialal of scrcrutiny inin ar a president can pardon himself. the acting head of the justice departm

comes as the united nations is warning an impending saudi-led offensive on the yemeni port city of hodeidahld have catastrophic humanitarian consequences. this is mark lowcock, the u.n. undersecry genal for humanitarian affairs. >> 7 million people are completely reliant every month more than seven million on other assistance from human to turn organizations. to thedata is central preserving of life. period the data were not to operate effectively, the consequences in humanitararn terms would be catastrophic. amy: "the wall street journal" reports the trump administration is weighing expanding its role in the war in yemen by providing direct assistance to the saudi-led offensive against the port city odeidah. in syria, the united nations says n nearly 1 mimillion people were displeded insidsyriria during the first four months of this year, the highest levels of internal displacement since the conflict began seven years ago. in total, more than 6 million syrians are displaced inside the country, with another 5.5 million syrian refugees displaced outside syria's borders. in vietnam, police de

occupied northern yemen since 2016 in order to liberate and take over hodeida ports from the houthis --hodeidahknown as the mouth of yemen. this is where most of the humanitarian aid and imports get through northern yemen, where the strong majority of the population is concentrated. so the port is very important for the two sides. for the government and for the houthis. the government needs and relies on the emiratis in taking over hodeida. at the same time, in southern yemen where the government should be having the upper hand, instead the emiratis have taken the lead. they set up their own militias in every single city. each of these militias have their own tribal and regional agenda. they set of prisons. they took control. it undermines to a great extent the yemeni government. week, the last president of yemen was barred from returning to the government for nearly a year. that based on his .wn aides and commanders he could not get back to yemen because the emiratis did not want him to return. amy: we just have 30 seconds. i want to quickly ask, is the u.s. involved with giving lists of names

in the port city of hodeidah, they're bracing for battle because the saudi-led coalition is trying tohe city from the houthis and the fighting is getting closer with heavy artillery clashes getting closer and jets flying overhead. the international red cross says hospitals don't have enough electricity and starving people are barely surviving on bread crumbs there. they expect tens of thousands of people to try to escape in the coming days. >>> still ahead here on cnn newsroom -- a major fire threatens buildings in glasgow, including one of scotland's most important architectural landmarks. >>> plus, two iberian giants face off at the world cup. spain and portugal's unforgettable showdown. plus, a look at today's matches. stay with us. any object. any surface. if you've got a life you gotta swiffer wearing powerful sunscreen? yes! neutrogena® ultra sheer. unbeatable protection helps prevent early skin aging and skin cancer with a clean feel. the best for your skin. ultra sheer®. neutrogena®. and i'm the founder of ugmonk. before shipstation it was crazy. it's great when you see a hund

-backed assault on yemen's port city of hodeidah. as the world cut got underway, police led veteteran b british t rights campaigner peter tatchell away in handcuffs after he held a sign outside the kremlin reading -- "putin fails to act against chechnya torture of gay people." human rights groups say authorities in the russian-controlled republic of chechnya rounded up more than 100 gay men in grozny last year, detained them without charges and tortured them in what many gay called a gray -- pogrom. argentina's lower house of congress has approved a bill that would decriminalize abortions during the first 14 weeks of a pregnancy. news of the bill's passage sent a cheer through hundreds of pro-choice demonstrators who rallied ououtside the national congress building in buenos aires during thursday's vote. president mauricio macri has promised to sign the legislation if it's passed by the argentine senate. back in the united states, book publishers reporting that bill clinton's new novel "the president is missing," co-written with jame

amy: in yemen, tens of thousands of civilians have fled the key poport city of hodeidah as the u.s.s.-backed saudi-led offensie continues. the united nations has warned the offensive will severelely exacerbatete the ongoing humanitarian crisis in yemen, which h has already experienced- is already experieiencing the world's worst cholera epididemi, with m more than 1 million peoee afflicted and with milillions me on the brinknk of famine. president trump's son-in-law jared kushner, who is also trump's top adviser on the middle east, says the trump administration will soon roll out its plan for peace between israelis and palestinians. kushshner made thehe comments dg an interview with the news desk newspaper al-quds during his multi-nation trip to the mimiddle east. in the interview, he also blamed palestinian authority president, mahmououd abbas, for the situatn in gaza,a, where the isrsraeli militaryry has launched a bloody crackdown on gaza's nonviolent protests, killing at least 124 palestinians a and wounding g 10 more. this is chief palestinian negotiator saeb erekat, responding t

rebels in yemen have lost control of most of the airport in hodeidah.tted it's proving very difficult to come to common european positions on migration. she said this after a meeting emmanuel macron in berlin. bbc world service radio. and staying with the french president, one of the most watched videos on our site is this, mr macron telling off a teenager for calling him ‘manu', a common shortening of his christian name emmanuel. ‘you call me mr president, or sir‘, he told the student. kimjong un gets to meet all the most important people these days. last week donald trump. this week xi jinping in beijing. here are some of the pictures that have come out throughout the day. this is his third visit of the year. it will last two days. a lavish affair. here's mr kim's convoy in beijing. these are pictures from the welcome ceremony. it's not being billed as a formal visit but well it certainly looks like one. what's also interesting is that we knew this was coming, the last two visits have not been announced in advance. they, along with the rest of us, are

the united nations have been very concerned about the tension in hodeidah in what is one of the world'sconflict that has been going on there. we are hearing that the rebels have been forced to abandon the airport buildings. there is fighting still going on nearby but it does seem that after several days of heavy fighting, the pro—government forces have captured the airport. aid workers in the city has said that the sound of fighting appears to be getting closer. they have also said people are trapped in their homes and winning out of food. we will keep you updated on that developing situation. —— they are running out of food. within the next hour home secretary sajid javid is expected to make a statement to mps — clarifying the government's thinking on the legal status of cannabis. the former conservative leader william hague has nowjoined those who believe the drug should be fully legalised. that's been firmly ruled out by number ten this morning. but the door has been left open for a change in the law over its medical use. conservative mp crispin blunt — who chairs the all—parliamenta

hodeidah is a lifeline to yemen, it is where millions are on the brink of starvation and that has been hold off, they pushed ahead to try and retake they pushed ahead to try and retake the port from the rebels. they say those houthi rebels are using the port to smuggle weapons in from around, and some of those weapons have been fired into saudi arabia. that has been denied by the rebels, but ultimately saudi arabia and its allies are describing this as potentially a turning point in the conflict, which will break the stalemate of three years of war and perhaps force the rebels to the negotiating table. an italian coastguard ship carrying hundreds of migrants has been allowed to dock in sicily, days after italy turned away a separate vessel with rescued migrants on board. the ship arrived in the port of catania, carrying more than 900 migrants. it was allowed to land, as it is an italian vessel. it comes after italy refused to take in another rescue boat, the franco—german aquarius, which has now been given permission to dock in spain. italy's new right—wing interior minister matteo sal