orla guerin, bbc news, hodeidah.boost his country's nuclear forces in order to compel russia to abide by an arms control treaty which he says he will quit. mr trump said the united states had more money than anyone else and would build up its nuclear arsenal until russia came to its senses. peter bowes is live for us in los angeles. peter, how do you read this? mr trump has included china in his threat as well. yes, he has gone further than he did at the weekend. as you say, introducing china to this. saying that china should be pa rt this. saying that china should be part of the treaty as well, which perhaps illustrates a larger agenda for the president, perhaps a concern about the arms race not only as it applies to russia but countries like china as well. you also i think, mike, need to look in the context of where we are with politics in america at the moment. this announcement, this big announcement with major international implications of being made just a couple of weeks before the mid—term elections, this is

the attack, just days before we reached hodeidah, claimed 15 lives.assengers, amir salman homadi, a construction worker who relies on his hands. "i felt happy that morning, that i was going to work to feed my family," he said. "after the explosion, i don't remember anything until i got to the hospital. my god will punish them and send them to hell." are you sure it's an air strike? "there was an airplane," he said, "i heard it before i got on the bus. it was the saudis who killed the people." the united nations says airstrikes by the saudi—led coalition cause most civilian deaths in yemen. but it says the houthis also take innocent lives by indiscriminate shelling. if there is street to street fighting here, those who cannot flee will be trapped between the two sides. and this is the prize, the strategic red sea port of hodeidah. what happens here is vital. if the houthis lose the port, it could turn the tide of the conflict. it's quiet for now, but the frontline is just miles away, and getting closer. around 80% of yemen's food supplies come through

the attack, just days before we reached hodeidah, claimed 15 lives.omadi, a construction worker who relies on his hands. "i felt happy, that morning, that i was going to work to feed my family," he said. "after the explosion, i don't remember anything until i got to the hospital. my god will punish them and send them to hell." are you sure it's an air strike? "there was an aeroplane," he said. "i heard it before i got on the bus. it was the saudis who killed the people." the united nations says air strikes by the saudi—led coalition cause most civilian deaths in yemen, but it says the houthis also take innocent lives by indiscriminate shelling. if there is street—to—street fighting here, those who cannot flee will be trapped between the two sides. and this is the prize — the strategic red sea port of hodeidah. what happens here is vital. if the houthis lose the port, it could turn the tide of the conflict. it is quiet for now, but the front line is just miles away, and getting closer. around 80% of yemen's food supplies come through here. during three

saudi—led forces attack the city of hodeidah in yemen.he un warns the closure of its port would lead to widespread famine. president trump warns that the us will build up its nuclear arsenal to pressure russia and china as he threatens to pull out of a landmark treaty. it isa it is a through to whoever you are and it includes china and it includes russia and it includes anybody else who wants to play that game. cristiano ronaldo says the truth is coming, as he speaks publicly for the first time about the rape allegation against him. hello. turkey's president has promised he will present new information within hours about the death of the saudi journalist

saudi—led forces attack the city of hodeidah in yemen.t would lead to widespread famine. president trump warns that the us will build up its nuclear arsenal to pressure russia and china as he threatens to pull out of a landmark treaty. it isa it is a through to whoever you are and it includes china and it includes russia and it includes anybody else who wants to play that game. cristiano ronaldo says the truth is coming, as he speaks publicly for the first time about the rape allegation against him.

amy:y: in yemen, a an airstrikia vegetablpapackagg g plant in t e coastal province of hodeidah on wednesday killed at least 16 others wounding 12 according to medical workers and residents. all of the victims were workers at the plant. the killing was the latest in a string of civilian deaths amid the ongoining, u.s.-backed, saudi-led bombing in yemen. the assault and assault you -- saudi blockadee have exacerbated a cholera epepidemic that's ledo 1.2 million suspected cases, while fueling a food crisis that has pushed 14 million people to the brink of famine. the united natations called yemn the greatest manager i in crisis in the world. in the western p pacific, susupr typhoon yutu slalammed into the u.s. territories of f guam and e northern mariana islands wednesdaday as a dangerous category 5 storm with sustained winds of 180 miles per hour. yutu is the strongest storm on record this year and one of the most powerful ever to hit a u.s. territorory. this is joey san nicolas, the mayor of tinian and d aguigan, n the nonorthern mariana islands. >> i can report to you tiniann has been devas

-backed saudi-uae-led coalition in yemen has sent more than 10,000 additional troops towards the hodeidahaccording to yemeni i government officials, a new milititary offensive in the region is expected to start within dayays. the u.n. warned 14 million people in yemen face possible famine. this comes as defense secretary jamemes mattis and secretary of state mike pompeo have called for a yemen ceasefire. the u.s. is the largest supplier of arms to the saudi-uae military coalition in yemen. in august, a bomb that appeared to be manufactured by u.s. company lockheed martin killed over 40 schoolchildrdren in an airsrstrike. inin sri lanka, ovover 10,000 protesters took to the streets in the capital colombo tuesday amid an unfolding constitutional crisis. the unrest b began friday when i lanka's president ousted prime minister ranil wickremesinghe, then immediately replaced him with the former president mahinda rajapaksa, who has been accused of human rights abuses and corruption. the ousted premier called the move unconstitutional and illegal, resulting i in the temporary suspension of sri l

children says suspected cholera cases have almost tripled in the past three months in yemen's coastal hodeidahd water station that supplies the city with most of its water. after this incident, suspected cholera cases more than doubled there have been more than 23,000 suspected cases so far this year. 7,000 of those children are under five years old. the charity is renewing its call for all the warring parties to stop the fighting to help save lives. bhanu bhatnagar, from save the children spoke to us earlier about the most recent spike in cholera cases. there has been a cholera outbreak in yemen since 2016 and the disease has gone through peaks and troughs since then. we know about this recent spike since june and then. we know about this recent spike sincejune and august this year and whenever to the number of suspected cholera cases that were admitted to our health centres. and we we re admitted to our health centres. and we were quite shocked to see a tripling of cases and within the third of them are children under five years old. they believe is caused by a number of different factors an