according to kcna, this is what kim said.even though the enemy continues to talk about dialogue and negotiations, we do not have anything to talk about, nor do we feel the need to do so." north korea has been carrying out a flurry of missile tests. in the last two weeks it's carried out seven different launches, including one launch of two missiles early on sunday. we also know last tuesday, north korea fired a missile over japan for the first time since 2017. this year, north korea has fired the highest number of missiles since 2011 was the year when kim jong-un took power. tensions are running high as the u.s. and allies in this region respond to this uptick in military activity by north korea. you have those recent drills by the u.s. and its allies in the region. you have the redeployment of the "ronald reagan," the u.s. aircraft carrier in waters near the korean peninsula. the new sanctions sought by the u.s. against north korea for its fuel procurement program. concerns continue to rise about a possible nuclear test by n

kcna quoted the leader himself saying that kim jong-un is in no mood for negotiations or talks.'s bring up the quote for you. according to kim jong-un, he said this even though the enemy continues to talk about dialogue and negotiations, we do not have anything to talk about nor do we feel the need to do so, unquote. as we have been reporting, north korea has been carrying out a flurry of missile tests over the last two weeks, seven missile tests including yesterday's early morning missile test in which they fired two missiles, last tuesday they fired a missile over japan, the first such test since 2017. this year north korea has fired more missiles than most -- the heist number of missiles since 2011, that was when kim jong-un assumed power. we continue to watch the situation especially as concern grows about whether or not north korea will conduct a nuclear test, if so, that would be the first since 2017 and we remember what happened then. back to you. >> absolutely. thank you. >>> now the u.s. is now less than a month away from critical midterm eleks, hot topic issues like ab

kcna reported that the missiles flew for 2,000 kilometres — just over 1,200 miles.nigeria say more than 500 people are now known to have died in flooding that has ravaged the country in recent weeks. experts say it's the worst floods during the rainy season in over a decade. 1.5 million people have also been displaced. meanwhile, at least 18 people have died in flooding in northern india. dozens of villages in uttar pradesh have been affected with some being totally cut off. officials say the monsoon season has extended into 0ctober — it normally ends in mid—september. a new report that's just been released by the world wide fund for nature has shown that, on average, monitored wildlife populations have declined by a staggering 69% since 1970. it says governments, businesses and the public must take what it called "transformative action" to reverse the destruction of biodiversity. earlier, i spoke to the wwf�*s chief scientist, dr rebecca shaw, about how this new alarming statistic has come when you have a staggering loss of population, average population numbers ac

kcna reported that the missiles flew for 2,000 kilometres over the sea.ming on the back of several missile tests from pyongyang in recent weeks in response to recent us and south korean drills. we'll have more for you on that story as when we get it. do stay tuned to us for us. a report that's just been released by the world wide fund for nature has shown that on average, monitored wildlife populations have declined by a staggering 69% since 1970. it says governments, businesses and the public must take "transformative action" to reverse the destruction of biodiversity. for more on this, let's speak to cristianne close, deputy global conservation director for wwf international, who joins me from florianopolis in brazil. it's great to get you on the programme, cristianne, and just to say, this is a truly shocking decline in terms of the statistics in your report. what do you think and what have you found, rather, are the main causes for this?— causes for this? yes, it is a staggering. _ causes for this? yes, it is a staggering, shocking - causes for this?

kcna reported that the missiles flew for 2000 kilometres — just over 1200 miles.y more than 500 people are now known to have died in flooding that has ravaged the country in recent weeks. experts say it's the worst floods during the rainy season in over a decade. 1.5 million people have also been displaced. meanwhile, at least 18 people have died in flooding in northern india. dozens of villages in uttar pradesh have been affected with some being totally cut off. officials say the monsoon season has extended into 0ctober — it normally ends in mid—september. iran's education minister says some schoolchildren arrested in protests over the death of mahsa amini won't be released until they've undergone re—education in psychological centres. there's no sign that the demonstrations which began last month are running out of steam. hundreds of palestinians have protested in eastjerusalem over the blockade of a major refugee camp there by the israeli military. the army have sealed off the shuafat camp and a neighbouring town while they search for a gunman who killed a fema