from libya, our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports., they were firing missiles against colonel gaddafi's forces. today, they delivered a foreign secretary instead. officials said borisjohnson was the first senior western politician to set foot in benghazi since 2012. and for good reason. only recently have the last remnants of so—called islamic state been removed from the city. he came to see the troops who had taken the fight to thejihadists here. band plays out of tune. the self—proclaimed libyan national army is clearly better at fighting than playing. but these forces matter because they control much of eastern libya and will have to be part of any political deal that tries to unite this deeply divided country. so the intentions of their commander matter. marshal khalifa haftar, a military strongman and great rival to the un—backed government in tripoli to the west. the question that many western diplomats and politicians are asking is, will the man who commands these forces be willing to subject them to the control of democratical

james landale, bbc news. rupert wingfield—hayes in is tokyo now.stion, how the international community response. yes, sophie, and i agree with what james said there. i mean, we will see the normal noises and processes that we have come to be familiar with, un security council resolutions, more sanctions against north korea, more pressure from america and its allies on china to do something. but i think, realistically, as james said, there are no good options, and it is not what people want to hear, but the only thing the international community really has to fall back on is the thing that has worked for the last 65 years, since the end of the korean war. of course, there will be things like more missile defence, but it comes down to deterrence, the us and its allies, japan and south korea, sticking together and sticking to this promise to north korea that if you attack any of us, you attack all of us, and that if you attack all of us, and that if you do so, there will be an overwhelming military response from the united states in particular. that i

james landale, bbc news.uston, texas are expected to rise still further, after officials warned that two dams near the city have begun to overflow. more than 30,000 people have been forced from their homes in the wake of tropical storm harvey, which has set a new record for rainfall in the state. the rain has been falling since last friday. some places have seen more than a0 inches of rain — that's the darker areas. the greatest danger may be yet to come, with floodwaters rising in several rivers which are expected to flood at some stage. here's our our north america correspondent, james cook. in the chaos, some order, at last. the boats have come from all over the united states and not a moment too soon. it's ok! the operation was fast and smooth. police, soldiers and civilians all working together. we're trying to get to a safe and dry place. has the baby? he's fine, just scared. are you scared? just a little bit. from above they can see the problem and it's a big one. a reservoir a few blocks away is overf

haftar whose forces control the east of this deeply divided country. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landalele if elected president. well, that is the great question and yes, he gave us those assurances that he would accept that if he contested that he would accept that if he co ntested a n that he would accept that if he contested an election, he would not serve as leader of this country, leader of libya, in a military capacity. and i think he does understand that. but it was also important to get over to him that this is a moment for compromise and all sides will have to compromise in this thing. there is an opportunity here with the arrival of the new un special representative. they will have to have elections but before they have those elections, the two size of the country have got to come together. —— the two sides. and that isa together. —— the two sides. and that is a comrade that they have not had to do before. the role of this country, our country, it, the uk, in effecting this change in libya. it was not what we were trying to do, we we re was not what we were trying to do, we wer