request for military assistance. 90 days following north korea's invasion were grim. . ground and air forces in size and firepower to match the scale of the expanding war. as u.n. military units went to the public of korea by air and sea and may ground targets were pounded by her air force. ti gene and pusan gave the general and his u.n. command the need -- needed time to prepare its own initiative. un's initiative turned out to be the bold invasion some 150 miles behind koreans lines. the surprise paid off. when elements of the 1st calvary division raised 100 mouth to link up with advancing seventh infantry division forces north korea's plan for unifying korea became a nightmare. ♪♪ ♪♪ by september's and stohl was retaken by u.n. forces and the embattled capital of korea was returned to president sigmund reid. ♪♪ as north korea watched its grand strategy for conquest sagging collapse its communist leader kim il-sung would admit that his decision to invade the south would not have been made had he believed the united states would commit itself to such total military su

north korea there on north korea. it was a big mistake when the united states play, the north koreans is, was a u. s. versus the north koreans was much more successful when they got the 6 party talks of the board. and more nations were sort of deflected from this antagonism, what's the sort of north korean in the americans? and i think that is the white ford in asia. the united states hasn't always understood asia date play, that asian nations need to be leading their relationship with china. maybe with america and constant america listening involved but not always, america leading. and so i think that's the role. busy of allies to not just say we're on side with america, but to in some ways school america about big concerns and also about been knowledge of how to deal and try it as many nations do across asia. such as a strategy, incredibly dependent on tried with china very successfully. so this has to be looked at, i think, in a very broad why and some of the rhetoric. sometimes it's unfortunate and we need to simp

last july, a man from south korea defected to the north and north korea declad a national emergency for may have brought the virus. we know this closing of borders have created broader problems for north koa. here is professor howe again. >> the food shortages are becoming increasingly severe. it is a combination both of meteorological problems, typhoons last year, but also, largely to do with the fact that north korea was one of the first countries in the world to close its borders. it closed its border with china and trade between china and north korea has declined by 75%, that is a huge impact on the economy. >> thank you dr. out. now, a story that is just her -- just arrived. the former.s. defense secretary donald rumsfeld has died at the age of 88 according to a statement from his family. he was known as a forceful secretary. he was one of the main architects of the iraq war under george w. bush. he was replaced as defense secretary as america became bogged down in that conflict. his family has said he has died at the age of 88 in a statement just relate. donald rsfeld, former u.s.

what is trade wi china looking like now in north korea?e obviously a hugely important trading partner. >> trade between china and north korea came to a complete halt last fall. it started some earlier th year, in february and march, and then got scaled back. there are suggestions it may start back up in august. like now, what we see primarily is imports of food and fertilizer, some things used for agriculture. right now we are seeing trade being restcted to the things that north korea needs to get by on a day-to-day basis. >> what does this mean for the day-to-day lives of ordinary people? some might remember those awful sces in the 1990's and the famines. is this coming anywhere close to that? >> we are definitely seeing an increase in food insecurity. at least one more million more north koreans are food insecure. to try and combat this, there have been reports of food aid from china, reports mystically -- domestically that the government itself is releasing some supply from stocks to make up for the decline in food. these seem to be pre

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korea. the north koreans interpreted that as a statement the u.s. would not go to war to defend the south korea. so in june of 1950, armed with soviet equipment and aided by the chinese the north korea invaded south korea. as you can see from our map they stormed right across the board are for the south koreans were largely caught off guard and unprepared. the u.s. had military forces in japan under far eastern commander douglas macarthur. the problem was those troops and their units were badly under strain the troops were badly trained. in the equipment they had was carryovers from world war ii. wasn't that useful for them pretty quickly through over some forces. the saddest episodes with task force smith. i was a battalion commanded by a guy named charles smith a lieutenant colonel had extensive combat experience. smith occupied a position under soviet built tanks or white throat. one guy lieutenant ali connor fired a bazooka 22 rounds point blank and shoot soviet made tanks and they bounced off. needless to say that was disconcerting for the troop

now, northern korea that is what we call today, north korea was very much communist influenced. southern korea which we now call south korea was a different situation. with the assistance of the un, they sponsored elections in south korea and south koreans elected a democratic government. north korea, however, wanted unite under its term and sent insurgentes in south korea to overthrow the government and they failed to do so. then in january of 1950, the u.s. secretary of state dean made a significant error. in a speech talking about the areas of influence he mentioned and the north koreans interpreted as a statement that the u.s. wouldn't go to war to defend south korea. in june of 1950, armed with soviet equipment and aided by the chinese, the north koreans invaded south korea and as you can see from our map, they stormed right across the border. the south koreans were largely caught off guard and unprepared. the u.s. had military forces in japan under our far eastern commander douglas mcarthur. the problem was that those troops and their units were badly undertrained and the e

it's been marked in north korea by leader kim jong on visiting the cemetery to north korea. is, was that. so this announcement does seem to be timed to coincide with that. and although that hasn't been any official talks for the past year, it has been confirmed that north korean and south korean leaders have been exchanging letters over the past year. and this seems to be the result of that exchange. south korea leader and moon j and of course, has made it a cornerstone of his administration to try to improve relations. he has yes, in less, less than a year left in office and would daily love to see get talks back on track before the end of his term. well, let's talk about those talks. getting back on track. is this going to restart? i look there has been no specific mention of that, but that must surely be the hope certainly here in south career. in fact, the south korea is a presidential offices, said that the to lead as do see i to why and that they want to help develop really trust and relations. it's also been matched by similar noise is coming from the north, a stateme

north korea is sending a message to the u.s.uld be an indication on the south korean end, an attempt to retrieve is falling approval rates ahead of the presidential election next march. but also with the biden administration hopes they will not be implement in more sentience on north korea. yvonne: vietnam, singapore. we were all there. seems like such a long time ago. >> and it ended with no deal. rishaad: singapore to allow quarantine free travel by september. but the public raising doubts about that target. we have details on that coming up just ahead. you are with bloomberg. ♪ david: welcome back. just an update on these markets. here we are again 110 points on the index. the hsci up from its peak. we had a bear market, line in the sand here. buying signal? well, maybe. let me see if i can get my magnifying glass up. it's ready. 31, 14 weeks. not 14 days. it is a longer-term look at momentum coming down. the last time we were at these levels was way back in 2016. we had, of course, upward momentum coming through but it could

thanks so much as the leaders, the north and south korea have agreed to restore communication channels and improve relations. the agreement follows the exchange of several letters between south korean president munsey and, and north korean leader kim john. it comes and it's sold attempt by the us to engage with north korea over pyongyang, nuclear weapons program. rob mcbride's is in sol. connected again after more than a year of silence and with into korean relations at a standstill. north korea cut the line last june in protest against defective launching propaganda balloons from south korea. relations hit such a low, the north destroyed the liaison office which had been set up with the south but its been confirmed the leaders of north and south of state in touch throughout exchanging multiple letters, none the young tenant. the 2 ladies also agreed to work to regain mutual trust and foster progress on relations again. when jed also south korean president, moon j n, has made restoring relations with the north, a cornerstone of his administration. and with less than a year left in offi

as she points out, it calls on the united states and north korea to begin the process of reuniting north korean and korean american divided family members with their immediate relatives through ways such as, as i quote from the resolution, identifying individuals in the united states and north korea who are willing and able to participate in a pilot program, fighting -- finding matches through organizations such as the red cross, working with the government of south korea in video reunions. and accordingly, urging the restoration of contact between divided families physically, literally, or virtually. it's a very, very good resolution. i thank my good friend and colleague for authoring it. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. houlahan: i yield to my great friend, ms. bass, who is a champion of these issues. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. bass: i want to thank chairman meeks, ranking member mccaul and ranking member smith for bringing this importa

this is a very significant development, but is it more significant for north korea or south korea? north korea has in the past use the cutting and then the reconnection of the hotline as a way of showing its displeasure at any given moment. but certainly the reconnection now is very significant for both because it comes after a year where we've seen relations virtually at a standstill, and at times even slipping back into some of the old acro, many of the past these, this line was cut last june. when relation soured, and in fact, relations got so bad that the north koreans actually destroyed with explosives, the liaison office that have been set up to try to improve relations with the south . and it does come with the i significant moment. we are marking the $68.00 anniversary of the signing of the armistice that brought fighting in the korean war to an end and ignore the career. it has been marked by a visit by kim jungle into a cemetery for the war dead there. and it does seem as though this is timed to coincide with that. while relations have officially been at a stalemate for t

in this, released just hours ago, north korea said -- they called it a big stride in restoring trust n the two koreas and this could be a message sending to the u.s. side as it comes at the back of wendy sherman's visit to seoul and tokyo. jen sake also said north korea was on their agenda. >> our philosophy is we should not avoid hard topics. they are part of any discussion we have diplomatically. there are areas we have concern. whether it is crimes against humanity in exinjong. there are other area wes might align. nonproliferation. political concerns in iran, afghanistan and burmea. -- burma. >> it is worth noting that her predecessor was the main facilitator of the trump-kim talks back in singapore. though it resulted in not much of a deal. wendy sherman was the coordinator under the clinton administration. rishaad: just quickly before we get back to the air. we'll be looking at what is going on here as well as the selloff in asia continues to worsen here on the tech side. let's get back to pyongyang here. when we got this news, we got a little bit of a push yaup for the so-calle

north korea was one of the first countries to seal exporters.pple the economy as trade with china plummeted andood and medicine have not been able to get through. two weeks ago, the communist leader admitted there are food shorges, comparing the situation to the deadly 1990's famine. the comments could mean that the north korea narrative of winning over the virus may be coming to an end. laura: dozens of people have died in western canada during a record-breaking heat wave. on tuesday, temperatures reached a new high. cities in the pacific northwest are seeing intense heat. it's been blamed on a thick layer of warm air trapd by high pressure. our science editor has more. reporter: a of trouble in a world that is getting hotter. an emergency cooling center in a region that never nine -- needs one. the western united states and canada are experiencing heat they are not used to. >> it is important we set up the spaces so people can feel taken care of. >> we know the hotels seem to be sold out as well. it's unbearable. reporter: it is most dangerous

cnn's paula hancocks explains why. >> reporter: it may surprise some that north korea may be picky aboutt south korea is claiming at this point. now it's important to note, this is not coming from pyongyang themselves. they have not mentioned too much about vaccines. but we're here in this think tank which is created with the intelligence agency of south korea saying on friday that north korea have not received any vaccines at this point. also said that north korea is rejecting the astrazeneca vaccine, fearing side effects. now, according to this report from the inss also saying that north korea is hesitant to import the chinese vaccine due to mistrust. and also would like to be offered the russian vaccine at no cost. again, this can't be corroborated. and we know since march, any citizens within china and russia have been receiving vaccines themselves from their host countries, but there have been, at this point, no plans to import them. now, north korea have been planning to receive the vaccination from covax. it was expected to be under way. we heard from the intelligence agency earli

korea. relations hit such a low. the north destroyed the liaison office which had been set up with the south . but it's been confirmed the leaders of north and south of state in touch throughout exchanging multiple letters down the young tongues. on the 2 latest course, i agreed to work to regain mutual trust and foster progress on relations again, wednesday, also south korean president, moon j n. has made restoring relations with the north, a cornerstone of his administration, and with less than a year left in office, he's determined to get dialogue back on track a sentiment the south korean shared with the north. in this 1st phone call, since the inter korean communication liaison lines where restore today, i hope we can continue to deliver good news to the rest of the world. this announcement coincides with the 68 anniversary of the signing of the armistice. the brought fighting and the korean war to an end and event marked by north korean leader kim junglin. visiting a cemetery for his country's war dead. north korea has i

also motivating north korea could be the multiple crises. it faces. years of sanctions compounded by food shortages from damaging storms and isolation because of the pandemic, provide compelling reasons. it seems to pick up the phone to its neighbor, robert bride al jazeera, so united kingdom is carrying out its most extensive naval deployment and a generation. the aircraft carrier h m. s. queen elizabeth is being accompanied by the tiller of navy ships and his presence in dispute and pulse of the south trying to see his course concern. chloe reports the, the british navy, the biggest and most powerful war ship, the h. m. as queen elizabeth aircraft, carrier is leading of the tiller of navy ships on its maiden deployment. it's the largest concentration of british and maritime power in years. prime minister boys, johnson says that deployment will help to strengthen british soft power such as belief in democracy. and the rule of law. analysts say, joe politics is at play. it's also doing it because their attention over taiwan and britain like

the south china sea, more of a potential flashpoints, florence louis al jazeera calling for north and south korea are back on speaking terms with the restoration of a special hotline between the countries. this follows the exchange of several letters between south korean president j in and north korean leader kim john roper bride reports from sol connected again after more than a year of silence and within 2 korean relations at a standstill. north korea cut the line last june in protest against defectors, launching propaganda balloons from south korea. relations hit such a low. the north destroyed the liaison office which had been set up with the south . but its been confirmed. the leaders of north and south of state in touch throughout exchanging multiple letters. none the young tongues on the 2 latest also agreed to work to regain mutual trust and foster progress on relations again. south korean president, moon j. n has made restoring relations with the north, a cornerstone of his administration, and with less than a year left in office, he's determined to get dialogue back on track a sentiment

north korea -- you mentioned are culpable. north korea is a country that has raised funds these kinds of attacks. if you are a rogue regime, if you are under international sanctions on the rental legitimate ways for you to raise money, often you turn to criminality. north korea, this is publicly known, the justice department has broadened dykman's charging north korean, chinese actors, russian actors, iranian actors, these are ways for our geopolitical adversaries to try and punch above their weight and bring the united states to emphasize. peter: the u.s. recently shut down some iranian-related news sites. is it possible the u.s. is the same tools to infiltrate and disrupt worldwide? sujit: yes. one of the great strengths of america is that much of the world's digital infrastructure is something we have helped build. the arabian news sites -- the iranian news sites you mentioned, the reason that is even possible is that essentially, americans had access to the digital infrastructure. there are publicly-known campaigns of the

also, motivating north korea, could be the multiple crises it faces.sanctions, food shortages, isolation, provide compelling reasons to pick up the phone to its neighbor. al jazeera. anchor: simone biles pulled out of the team finals event in tokyo on tuesday due to stress. the 24-year-old, considered to be the greatest female gymnast of all time, left the floor with a team dr. after letting her first vault. she said she needed to focus on her mental health. biles has not decided whether she will compete in the event still to come. reporter: in the buildup to this final, things have not gone perfectly. she has made some uncharacteristic mistakes. she posted on instagram, i feel like i have to wait of the world on my shoulders. so much expectation coming into these olympics. let's remember why we talk about her. she is a 19 time world champion. no female gymnast has ever one more. she won in rio, 2016. she is already one of the all-time greats of her sport. she is due to compete for five more medals on thursday. set to go in the individual all-around ev

north korea is a regime essentially that is raising funds through these ransomware attacks.you are a rogue regime, under sanctions and there aren't legitimate ways for you to raise money, offering you turn to criminality north korea, the justice department brought a number of indictment charged in north korea and actors, crushing actors and romanian actors, these are geopolitical adversaries to try to as i mentioned, punch about their weight bring the u.s. down to size. >> the u.s. recently shut down romanian related new sites, is it possible that the u.s. has the same tools to infiltrate and disrupt worklife? >> the short answer is yes. one of the great strengths of america is that much of the world digital infrastructure is something we've helped built and iranian news sites, the reason it possible is essentially american actors had access to that digital infrastructure so the short answer is yes, there are topically known campaigns that the u.s. government has undertaken to essentially deprive them of that and for structure. pulling down bought or targeting servers to tak

also motivating north korea could be the multiple crises. it faces. years of sanctions compounded by food shortages from damaging storms and isolation because of the pandemic, provide compelling reasons. it seems to pick up the phone to its neighbor. robert bride al jazeera, so one person has been killed and others are missing after an explosion in the germans. that you have lay the keys and that happened at an industrial park full chemical companies, germany federal office. first of all, protection and disaster assistance as the explosion is an extreme threat, double cane as long for us emberly. what more do we know about those that might have been injured in this blast as well? will say ok, this was a moment of real concern to the authorities in that part of germany because an explosion such as this taking place in a venue such as the one involved industrial, chemical plant really have the potential for very serious damage indeed. and that's why the authorities were very quick to say that all those people living in the surrounding area are

historically we've gotten identification from north korea. been intriguing reports about real problems with covid inside north korea so one has the sense from afar that they've got their hands full. in the meantime north korea's capabilities have steadily built up over the last decades and i think the real question is does the biden administration try to start some type of what you might call an arms-control conversation saying we want to get rid of all your nuclear arms and missiles. let's see if we can't slice this in a way where we get a bit of progress and what we want and in exchange you get a bit of progress on what you want which is sanctions relief. we haven't seen that yet, but i think it's possible. matt: i want to ask about her lynn. elections are coming up in september. do any of the possible out comes change the relationship between the west and vladimir putin? until now we have been really unable to strike back at russia or at least if we do strike back we are still spending billions of euros through nord stream 2. >> i think no

thank you. soul says the leaders of north and south korea have agreed to restore communications channels and improve relations. the agreements follows the exchange of several lessers between south korean president maintain, and north korean leader kim jong owen. man's office says communications channels between the 2 careers were tested on choose day of my bride has more from sol it has come a as a surprise, north korea quite often uses and it has in the past use the hotline. it's severing and then it's restoration again as a way of showing its displeasure. but said the restoring of it now comes after a year of virtual silence when the relations basically across the dmc, you have been at a standstill. so it is, it is a significant, this line was cut last june when relation soured. and in fact they got so bad that north korea actually and actually destroyed a liaison office that was set up the meant to improve relations. it is also come to a significant date. this is the 68th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that brought fighting in the korean war to an end. it's been marked in

speaker, for decades, korean americans have been unable to see or speak with their family members in north korea and for too many, time is running out. ms. houlahan: this heartbreaking reality has taken a huge toll and it's time to take action. this bill, introdeuced by representative meng, would spur the state department in finding

kim johnson and north korea remained unpredictable. in the broader lease nuclear war really poses problems allies refugee a few years ago and i you and i the best way i can give, we have to focus on russia and china, north korea and iran transnational terrorist like al qaeda russia and china, north korea and iran binational terrorist group the way i would love are concerned i don't think that list, we can say is an and our foreign policy and you will remit one other idea try to introduce in the book is there is no more plus one and there is a new four plus one in some ways exacerbates previous which would be climate change ransomware attached biological pandemic disease but also handmade from nuclear alliteration interest is more country, or try to get community here at home making it harder for us to strongly with leadership the-year-old four plus one new four plus one. i'm giving you ten and i'm afraid that is the best i can de because i don't think we have enough to understand the future of world politics to predict with more we hav

something happens to him physically, then it is almost by definition a political crisis. >> reporter: north koreaincident that analyst in south korea took as a sign of an outbreak or a coded call for help. kim himself has hinted at a growing hunger crisis in north korea where borders have closed to imports during the pandemic, crop failures have made things worse. the difficulties are said to be prompting some foreigners to leave. russian diplomats recently posted good-bye pictures to an embassy facebook page after some russian diplomates made their exit earlier this year by hand powered rail cart. outside speculation around kim's health is always rampant this time, north korean media is using kim's new look at propaganda this man telling state television that people were heartbroken to see their leader s like that. the spin, that kim, like all north koreans is making due with less it isn't clear if any covid vaccines have made it into north korea. it qualifies for the global vaccine initiative, but it has yet to take any deliveries as long as north korea stays closed to travel and to trade, ther

north korea and this is publicly known, in fact, the justice department has brought a number of indictmentsnorth korean actors, chinese d russian actors and iranian actors, these are always for our geopolitical adversaries to try to as i mentioned punch above their weight and try to bring the united states down to size. >> host: the u.s. recently shut down some of iranian related news sites. is it possible that the u.s. has the same tools to infiltrate and disrupt worldwide? >> guest: the short answer is yes. one of the great strengths of america is that much of the world to digital infrastructures something that we have helped build. the iranian new site you mentioned, the reason why that's possible is that essentially american actors have access to the digital infrastructure. short answer is yes. there are publicly known campaigns that the u.s. government has undertaken to essentially deprived malign cyber actors of that digital infrastructure, whether it's pulling down botnets, whether it's targeting the servers and taking them off-line, whether it's damaging particular servers that are

north korea, this is publicly known, the justice department has broadened dykman's charging north koreaninese actors, russian actors, iranian actors, these are all ways for our geopolitical adversaries to try and, as i mentioned, to try and punch above their weight and bring the united states to size. peter: the u.s. recently shut down some iranian-related news sites. is it possible the u.s. has the same tools to infiltrate and disrupt worldwide? sujit: the short answer, peter, is yes. one of the great strengths of america is that much of the world's digital infrastructure is something that we've helped build. the iranian news sites you mentioned, the reason that's even possible is that essentially, americans had access to the digital infrastructure. so the short answer is yes. there are publicly-known campaigns that the u.s. government has undertaken to essentially deprive malign cyber actors of that digital infrastructure, whether it's pulling down bot nets, whether it's targeting servers, damaging particular servers that are used to create problems here in the u.s., those are all publ

well that young woman you just heard from there, from north korea, is exactly right.ense. we should all stand up proudly, put our hands over our hearts, and respect our american flag. i sure hope we see it at this years olympics. steve: and i'm sure we'll see it a lot this weekend with the 4th of july. thank you very much for joining us live. >> thanks guys. ainsley: jillian has headlines for us. jillian: good morning, to you. let's begin with a fox news alert. moments ago, president biden and the first lady boarded air force one en route to surfside, florida. they will meet with families of the condo collapse victims, as well as visit the site and talk to first responders. this , as new video shows water pouring from the buildings garage just minutes before it collapsed. 18 people are now confirmed dead and four more bodies were pulled from the rubble, including two young sisters. >> and blamed for causing hundreds of deaths in oregon, washington and canada. the dry conditions fueling wildfires across the west, but firefighters say they're making good head way in con

's with north korea. we're never going to get them to d nuclear arise. we just need to try and regulate it with some kind of understandings and accommodations. unfortunately, especially in this country on the conservative side and during the cold war, people thought we should get a 1st strike capability able to wipe out. they actually talked about wiping out the soviet union and in 1900 fifties, as part of a rollback strategy. so i don't think that you're going to get massive more massive nuclear cuts in the united states. we already are down to about $3800.00 weapons, $1700.00 of which are functional right now. maybe region pair back a little bit more. but i'm not too optimistic. well, thank you will john, let me ask you a question. you can absolutely like the conversational. so if you want to touch on the subject that you mentioned about people believing this, this system is going to work and they come up with a new interceptor type of thing. this would be the 3rd or 4th iteration of this i. every one of those receptor having failed miserably. the most

now like iran and north korea, realize that you insure their own survivability and to deter potential american attack. nothing is better than a movie or weapon, or when you get to the big power level, russia, china, the united states, it appears to me that we are, in fact, since the bomb administration approved this massive upgrade of the american nuclear force, we are triggering a counter reaction, i'm not saying that the russians wouldn't be pushing ahead anyway. but there are lots of questions here to go right back to the genesis of the cold war. our is the amount of money that we're spending worth it on ease nuclear weapons. we're spending money on weapons, they're never supposed to be used in the 1st place. and so far to get to your some title, which is brilliant. so far, nuclear weapons have kept the peace. the scary thing is george cannon among others pointed out who is the author of the cold war doctrine is one of the deterrent doesn't deter, the consequences are so catastrophic that they're intolerable. we have shrunk our nuclear arsenal. pulling out of the abm treaty was a m

some number of adversaries to include china, russia, north korea, and iran. these gray zone tactics include cyberattacks, misinformation, and provide a safe haven to those who target the foundations of our democracy. so it's no secret that some of the first tools the u.s. leverages in response to this aggression are economic or financial in nature. in part due to the direct effort economic sanctions have on the leaders in china, russia, iran, and north korea. economic sanctions hit them where it hurts. the dod has under its authority half of the intelligencegather intelligence to support the aims. does the enterprise prioritize the acquisition and dissemination of foreign government data to the departments of state and treasury, to support really the all of government sanctions response to these adversaries? >> representative, i'll start and then i'll turn to my colleagues who will also have some input in this area. so we have a very robust -- and i'm using this based on my past history and roles that i've served in in the intelligence community and central i

north korea has tested missiles. iran challenges u.s. interests with its sophisticated military capabilities, broad proxy and terror networks and force against u.s. and partner forces. violence if afghanistan remains elevated a peace negotiations slowed since late 2020 and the taliban continues to apply military pressure on the afghan government. at the same time, the threat from terrorist organization also persist across the region. although al qaeda's appeal to jihadists has waned isis remains the preimminent jihadist group sustaining more unanimous a dozen insurgencies globally, is exnlds paing its african presence and is probably rebuilding its ability to direct attacks in the west. transnational and racially -- recommend-v organizations also operate across borders, attract recruits, and spread ideology on line. united states will also face advanced persistent and sophisticated cyber attacks from an array of state and non-state actors. today's threat environment prereflects rapid significant technological change and adversary al chal

put a freeze on parliament's soul says the leaders of north and south korea have agreed to restore communication channels and improve relations. the agreements exchanges several letters which were sent korean president and north korean leader kim jong. the 1st person to face trial under hong kong national security law has been found guilty of inciting secession and engaging in terrorism totally in kits, was prosecuted for rising his motorcycle in group of police officers last year. we'll get more on the story and i, we can join adrian bryan, whose life for as a hong kong, adrian, what more can you tell us a bite there? hello, we now have a verdict. in this landmark case, the child has been going on here at the high court in hong kong. for 15 days. now we have a verdict. the 3 judge ruling in this case have given their decision. they say that tongue in kit 24 years old, a waiter was guilty of inciting edition and also engaging in terrorism. so in the views of the judges, he wanted to be, he was promoting the idea that hong kong should be separated from the main. and that's the essence here. now c

north korea is in dire straits, it is very difficult to get any information at all north korea rightd about drought conditions. we are suffering a heatwave which is affecting crops. could this have something to do with north korea restoring ties? it is baby steps but summer reading into it right now. what reaction has there been into all of this where you are now? obviously, south koreans, when it comes to the president's administration, dacey this is a way to try and restore into korean trust and respect. it wasjoint statements. north korea state media put out a joint statement. it comes on and a suspicious day, this day is the anniversary of the signing of the anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement. the war between the north and the south did not end but a peace agreement, an armistice agreement was signed on this day. that is when they announced it. when you look at what this might mean, south koreans might say this might be an opening. that is what the administration here will be hoping. is what the administration here will be hoina. . ~ is what the administration

on the sixtieth anniversary of a friendship treaty between china and north korea, kim jong—un and president promising greater co—operation. according to the north korean news agency, mr kim said their relationship was vital in the face of hostile foreign forces. china is north korea's only major ally. the statues of two confederate generals have been removed from the us city of charlottesville in virginia. the monument to robert e lee was taken away from a central square, four years after the city council ordered its removal. another — of general thomas "stonewall" jackson — which was standing nearby — was also taken into storage. south africa's president cyril ramaphosa has called for calm following violent protests linked to the imprisonment of the former presidentjacob zuma. 25 lorries were torched and shops looted overnight in kwa zulu natal province. gail maclellan reports. luvvies burn on the major highway linking johannesburg with the coast. supporters of former presidentjacob zuma former president jacob zuma erupted former presidentjacob zuma erupted into protest as he began a 15 mo

on the sixtieth anniversary of a friendship treaty between china and north korea, kim jong—un and presidentessages, promising greater co—operation. according to the north korean news agency, mr kim said their relationship was vital in the face of hostile foreign forces. china is north korea's only major ally. the statues of two confederate generals have been removed from the us city of charlottesville in virginia. the monument to robert e lee was taken away from a central square, four years after the city council ordered its removal. another — of general thomas "stonewall" jackson — which was standing nearby — was also taken into storage. ethiopia's prime minister abiy ahmed has won a landslide parliamentary victory to secure a further five year term. his prosperity party won more than 400 seats out of the 425 for which results were announced. no voting took place in the tigray region, which is in the grip of an eight month war. this is bbc news — our main headlines. the widow of haiti's president, jovenel moise, has made herfirst public remarks since he was assassinated. more than 30 milli

north korea has yet to confirm a single case of covid—i9 — a claim long questioned by analysts.order operation bringing aid into syria from neighbouring turkey for another year. the mandate for the long—running operation was due to expire on saturday but a last minute compromise was reached between russia and the us. jean mackenzie reports from the turkey—syria border. here was her last resort. it's where she ran to after two of her sons were killed. as millions fled the syrian regime, they found shelter in this corner of the country, outside the government's control. now they're trapped in makeshift camps, up against the border with turkey, existing on help from outside. just over the border in turkey, trucks are loaded with food, water, and medicine — part of an un agreement to bring crucial aid into a part of the country still controlled by rebels. 1,000 of these trucks go across the border every month carrying vital supplies, and that now includes covid vaccines. this is an absolute lifeline for people in idlib. for many, it's their only lifeline. that lifeline was in danger

a to, to new 0 could be on the line falls as the leaders of north korea and south korea have agreed to restore communications channels and improve relations. the agreement follows the exchange of several letters between south korean president loon j n. and north korean leader kim jong n. u. now from current sides of the 68 anniversary of the armistice that ended the korean war lebanon's parliament has chosen billionaire naji mccarthy. as the new prime minister designate he's the 3rd leader to be asked to form a government since the beirut explosion just under a year ago. because he says his top priority will be ensuring unity and to help ease the financial crisis. earlier this month, the thought hurry stepped aside. after failing to reach a deal. president joe gordon says the u. s. will no longer have a combat mission in iraq. by the end of the year, buttons been hosting a rocky problem. you must have called me at the white house. he says the us will continue counterterrorism corporation with iraq and assist local troops and japan superstar tennis play a know me a saw has been eliminat

we have ati persistent problem f nuclear north korea and then iran as well on the brink of the nuclear weapons capability and the persistent problem in the united states and middle east. they are becoming increasingly difficult to detect and in retrospect at the same time the united states is seeking to develop a missile defense architecture that meets the needs of the threats of today and the national defense priority. we don't have the biden administration missile-defense review policy document. where do you think the status of missile-defense in the biden administration has been and do you think that there are things to be encouraged and concerned about? >> they are flatlining the defense and right now we are in an area that we need to be investing in modernization across all. with the current systems we are now in a situation where the adversaries take advantage of thatve and they've continued modernization and we are looking other technologies that can be leapfrogging the united states ctechnologies giving flatline budgets doesn't give the ability to jump ahead. in the modernizati

north korea has yet to confirm a single case of covid—i9, a claim long—questioned by analysts. there's been a clash between vaccine makers and health officials over whether the public need a third vaccine jab, or booster shot. last night pfizer said it would seek approval for a third dose, amid concerns over the rapidly spreading delta variant. the centers for disease control, the food and drug administration, and the who have all weighed in, saying a third jab isn't needed, or not right now. pfizer has been developing a booster treatment as a way to strengthen antibodies which fade over time and guard against new, highly contagious versions of covid. well, earlier i spoke to drjohn swartzberg, professor emeritus of the school of public health and an expert on vaccines and infectious diseases at the university of california berkeley. i asked whether a third vaccine dose made sense in helping to gain greater protection against the virus. if a little bits good, a lot must be better. of course, that doesn't hold for a lot of things, particularly medicines. you know, pfizer's idea,