north. and this is something that the south korean government certainly has been fully support team. they really want to go back to the point where they try to assist or at least offer some kind of incentive to north korea in exchange for coming to the negotiation table with more, let's say accommodating attitudes. right? and given that the negotiation c wong between the u. s. and gang have stalled, what is it going to take to break that in past? yeah, we're going to need some major gesture and the south korean government folks that this gesture can be the proposed or into korea economic corporation that it has been talking about since the very beginning of the month of ministration. 2017, that we're always hoping that the us would also be on board to support this, which was clearly not possible. while donald trump was american president. and we biden, the administration not having quite clear, be articulated in north korea policy. it is the whole certainly of the korean government, south korean government that washington would be on board for this more, let's say, appeasing sense a g

north. and this is something that the south korean government certainly has been fully supporting. eally want to go back to the point where they try to assist or at least offer some kind of incentive to north korea, in exchange for coming to the negotiation table with more, let's say, accommodating attitude. dareen: right, and given the -- that the negotiations between the u.s. and pyongyang have stalled, what is it going to take to break that impasse? >> yeah, we're going to need some major gesture. and the south korean government hopes that this gesture can be the proposed inter-korean economic cooperation that it has been talking about since the very beginning of the mundane administration in 2017. they were always hoping that the u.s. would also be onboard to support this, which was clearly not possible while donald trump was the american president, and with the biden administration not yet having quite clearly articulated its north korea policy, it is the hope certainly of the korean government, the south korean government, that washington will be onboard for this more, let's s

but yeah, north korean top told us what they're looking for on the notion of north korea. sort of. 1 you know, one of the, one of the things that i think makes doing diplomacy with korea challenging, is that, why would it's true that north korea has developed nuclear weapons after leaving the n p t is not comparable to india or pockets on because neither new delhi nor ever actually joined the mpg to begin with. the fact that north korea pulled down at the nonproliferation treaty developed a nuclear arsenal, i think, makes international diplomat. it's quite careful about how we approach this problem because we don't want to send president, whereby korea, as seen as enduring little bit around 2 decades of sanctions and other measures and effectively get away with developing a nuclear arsenal about i think we've set up or a dangerous precedent for the nonproliferation regime. more probably. so a couple more questions from youtube? karen, leon says diplomatic discussions are better than sanctions. and lots of my password says, has kim junglin expressed any signs of wanting rea

i don't think the north koreans are actually interested in starting a war. at, i think north korea really wants to leech off the south korean economy indefinitely. i don't think the weapons are intended for offence. i think they are intended deterrence. local deterrence will be improved if north korea had nuclear weapons that so that is what they are moving to, moving away from surveillance from the us, to smaller weapons to use locally should the conditions come up. i think that is why the biden administration haven't said much, doesn't change the balance that much, it does brave the threat against us forces in —— raised the threat. i'm not sure it actually dramatically ramps things up way test before 2017 did. the biden administration is so busy with covid that i don't think thatis with covid that i don't think that is why they have said very much. ., ., ., , ., ., much. north korean state media has told the _ much. north korean state media has told the world _ much. north korean state media has told the world that _ much. north korean state media has told

the nuclear eyes or else has been largely ineffective and, and has it, if anything, helps the north koreans justify their action more badly. so gene, are you back with us now i was, i was hoping that you might fill us in a little bit on, on the people of north korea and how they're affected by the sanctions. and what's happening with the economy there and how that plays into this. yeah, sorry about that. and what i was saying about the sanctions is there's no question that the economy of north korea has been hard. but i think we need to make a distinction between the, the regime and the people. the people have been sacrificed that will be, has, has been sacrificed by the leadership for electrical angel and has, i do, i do worry about the everyday lives of the ordinary north greens and, and it was tough for all of this and the last few years and it's gotta be even tougher. now, let's be clear. this is kim john, treating his people like a human shield and holding them hostage to this kind of hardship because he has a bigger goal. he has making certain decisions that is putting his people in h

i think the north koreans are seeing it the other way . right? north fringe is saying, well, the americans have to make an offer. and so we're kind of in this weird still me. but i think that both sides actually would like to negotiate and probably find some kind of work that agreement, you know, negotiate or creative and very, very tricky to be nice states in south korea for several decades. and you're buying, you're looking at co bid and gain a stan and all these other issues. and i think the buying people just on the north korea is really a sort of a pricing issue. and so it's further back in the chain. and professor, what are your thoughts on north korea? neighbors, how have they reacted or likely to react? honestly, i don't really think dispose of the great new level of direct any of north korea neighbors. we know that china and japan, for example, have long been uncomfortable with spiraling growing north korean missile program. japan has been under missile threat from north korea for a long time to the extent that this increase the nuclear r

with his south korean count upon south korea, hoping china can help bring north korean leader kim jong and back to negotiations and break the deadlock on nuclear talks about. but of course, we all want to contribute to the peace and stability of the korean peninsula. for example, not only north korea, but also other countries are conducting military actions. so we should have all the parties make joint efforts to resume dialogue. assault to rub my rubber pride. now his life was in sol. so rob, 1st off, what more do we know about south korea zone test to this submarine launched missile? how, how significant is that? that's right. this comes on what has been a busy day of missile activity on both sides of the d, m. z. first of all, south career is claiming something of a 1st with the launch of this s l b. now this is a submarine launch, ballistic missile, which is something of a technological achievement, to launch a missile from a submarine submerge below the surface. it breaks free and that it's main rocket 5 and a way it goes. in fact, south korea becomes only the 7th country in the w

this was a time we knew that there were dozens and dozens of north korean refugees currently residing or hiding out in china. because of covid, the border between china and north korea shut down, so i took it as an opportunity to raise an issue, and asked the administration, appealing to the president directly, about back channels and whatever means possible to communicate with the chinese government to allow the north korean refugees especially the , christian families, because you know what would happen if they are repatriated back to north korea. i raise that issue, and he personally promised that he would follow up. he asked me to go back to the united states and continue to follow up on this issue. i really hope that while we have this small window of opportunity, we do everything in our power, use all of her medic -- all of our diplomatic channels, to ensure the safe passage of the north korean refugees to south korea, because that is where they want to go. this is the country they want to go. this is the culture and environment they are comfortable with. more than coming to the

the new 5 of the new generation of north korean missiles. and moving away from the technology now and more about the sort of international one political ramifications. how significant is the timing of this test given north korea repeated, offered to conditional talks with south korea in recent days. box with south korea now and video directly. and also abundant, forgotten, almost immediately. we're not as at the moment, they find me very interesting because the fil, new vital administration is still figuring out what to do about north korea and nuclear capability and the long range ballistic new program, while the outgoing south korean administration of president mon g and the preparing for the national election next year in south korea. so for kim john, the leader of re workers party is very important to, to demonstrate the sent the message both across the pacific and just across the demilitarized zone in the you on the korean peninsula. that's not prepared to talk, but the sake are going to be very high. the price for north korean nuclear

we know that china and japan, for example, have longer uncomfortable spiraling growing north korean missile program. japan been under missile threat from north korea for a long time, to the extent that this increase the nuclear relation of job north korea, regional mental capacity. that is a real threat. right. and here's our great, big great. we don't actually know if the north koreans are building these medium range ballistic, or medium range missiles, with nukes on them or not. so i would imagine that the japanese going to worry about this. i think even the chinese are concerned about this to write me proper. tiny scholars would event and you know, if you watch chinese tv and stuff like that, they actually talk about like north korea or pullover and sort of restrain itself. right? but if you're north korea, you're building the weapons, is a great way to get the locals to pay attention, right? the japanese chinese going to actually listen right up and have these things it gets pay attention. so it's kind of a useful tool for north brain pharmacy regional still ahead on al jazeera, we visi

carried out while china's foreign minister one year within sol for tools with his south korean counterparts with north korea high on their agenda. but of course, we all want to contribute to the peace and stability of the korean peninsula. for example, not only in north korea, but also the countries are conduct the military actions. so we should have all parties make joint efforts to region dialogues. this was wangs last stop of a foreign nation tour of east asia. as china looked to counter the increasing influence of the us in the region and north korea risks angering beijing with this latest launch, south career is hoping china will use this configurable influence over north korea to bring it back to the negotiation table with each missile lodge but seems less likely and shows even china's control over its neighbor is limited. north korea has also claim to have tested a new type of long range cruise missile over the weekend. and it comes after a military parade through the streets of young gang last week, facing an economic crisis from international sanctions. and from the pandemic, combined with fo

this was a time we knew that there were dozens and dozens of north korean refugees currently residing or hiding out in china. because of covid, the border between china and north korea shut down, but i did get an opportunity to raise an issue, and asked the administration, appealing to the president directly, about back channels and whatever means possible to communicate with the chinese government to allow the screen refugees, especially the christian families, because you know it will happen if they are repatriated back north korea. i raise that issue, and he personally promised that he would follow up. he asked me to go back to the united states and continue to follow up on this issue. i really hope that while we have this window of opportunity, we do everything in our power, use all of her medic channels, to ensure the safe passage of the north korean refugees. they want to go to south korea. this is the country they want to go. this is the culture and environment they are comfortable with. more than coming to the united states, they will want to settle in south korea. i hope that

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the significance of this. >> there is that belief that the missiles that are currently under the north korean arsenal could reach the u.s. homeland in under an hour, which is obviously very troubling. the fact that this is a new missile, we believe in north korea's arsenal is certainly going to be something that is going to concern american officials. this comes on the heels of the previous military parade that we were just talking about in which they unveiled a new kind of intercontinental ballistic missile and submarine launched missiles. it comes at a time when the conversations over the development of the weapons program and denuclearization with north korea is completely at a standstill. of course, this was something that president trump had very much tried to do and has since fallen apart. the biden administration has said there has to be some form of diplomacy, but it has to be conditioned on denuclearization. now, that is somewhat separate to the development of these weapons, but it just goes to show that right now in this moment the talks between north korea and the u.s. are at a sta

struggling along and to for china to use some of that influence to get the north koreans back to the negotiating table. but this is an example of just despite north korea dependence upon china, that even that there is a control. there is a limit to which china is able to control. it's a troublesome neighbor in north korea to afghanistan where it's been one month since the taliban sees the capital kabul, and took control of the government is now facing the challenge of converting a military success into a jewel ministration. the country's economies and burns unemployment is high on, according to the well food program. up to 14000000 people on the brink of foundation will tell, yvonne says it's training as fighters to form a new military force to defend off on the stone. and acting on me, commander says consultations on the way to create a professional army. taliban had said it won't tolerate any foreign interference in its domestic affairs. a center correspond, some, a binge of aide who has life for us income fall. so we listed some of the challenges facing afghanistan. how ordinary p

we don't know much about the north koreans, but i l about the north koreans, but i would guess it isn hypersonics right now are the united states, china and russia. other countries have also work in the field. england has a long history. australia has a long history. australia has also worked successfully in the field. in military applications right now, china and russia have made huge investment in hypersonic weapons. the chinese showed off their capabilities about two years ago in a military parade. and of course the united states have been developing hypersonic capabilities as well.— capabilities as well. really interesting _ capabilities as well. really interesting to _ capabilities as well. really interesting to talk - capabilities as well. really interesting to talk to - capabilities as well. really interesting to talk to you, | interesting to talk to you, thank you so much for giving us your expertise. lost and found, a previously unreleased audio tape ofjohn lennon goes under the hammer. in all russia's turmoil it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day w

in north korean waters. both south korea and japan criticize the display. lebanon's new cabinets has held its 1st meeting as it's announced, a financial lifeline of more than a $1000000000.00 from the international monetary fund. but in that businessmen nat geo, mccarty took chargers prime minister last week. after 13 months of deadlock, are still the country plunged deeper into crisis. the top stories do say, with a feel now to hear witnesses up. next, when you see you after that was enough. a lot of the stories that we cover a highly complex, so it's very important that we make them as understandable as we can to as many people as possible, no matter how much they know about a given crisis or issue. the smell of death is overpowering as i'll just say correspondence, that's what we strive to do the the the why you the large and you were to how it was begin, what i've been with them me the want to have been for you to let me know i wanna the middle of anything going on. you know what let me no shaded so minu

so normally when we talk about missile development at the north koreans normally lead the way, this is one area of missile development where it seems as south korea has got the lead on its northern neighbor. very interesting. meanwhile, north korea still continuing to provoke its neighbors with its own mis, all tests you say they're not as advanced now as the south korean ones, but tell us what they are. this is provocative test of the short range ballistic missiles. the north korea has launch before, but the south military confirms that these were fired earlier wednesday from an inland location of judging by that flight path. they flew for 800 kilometers at the maximum altitude, reached 60 kilometers before crashing down into the sea that separates the korean peninsula from japan. the launch was confirmed also by the japanese who have criticized this. they have criticized previous tests. in fact, yoshi, he'd a suga the japanese prime minister describing this as outrageous and it comes of causes y v. the foreign minister of china happens to be in sol conducting talks with his counterpa

that it was the super sonic vehicle named a hoss on 8th, the new type of the new generation of north korean missiles came junglin, the leader of korean workers party, it is very important to, to demonstrate that we'll send the message both across the pacific and just across the demilitarized zone in the you on the korean peninsula that north korea is prepared to talk. but the stakes are going to be very high. lava from the volcano on the spanish island of la palmer is now reached the atlantic ocean bays pictures and live pictures rather where a huge cloud of toxic vapor and gas has been released into the air. as the love of mixes with the water, spain has declared the island in the canaries. disasters on will then awaken to be your option. the government set aside an initial $12000000.00 to help we build hundreds of homes destroyed by lava. nicholas hark has the light, it's from la palmer. the much anticipated thermal shock. it's currently taking place with this lava the 1000 degrees celsius. hitting the ocean authorities right now, are quickly monitoring the situation and trying to figure

that it was the super sonic vehicle named a hoss on 8th, the new type of the new generation of north korean missiles came junglin, the leader of korean workers party. it is very important to, to demonstrate authentic message, both across the pacific and just across the demilitarized zone in the you on the korean peninsula. that's not correct. it's prepared to talk, but the stakes are going to be very high and still had an audience. they don't, why palestinians overwhelmingly support 6 prisoners who broke out is really prison . and we look at how the pandemic is causing i spike and the number of children being trafficked in india. ah, the the inevitable march into autumn continue through europe. huge swirl of cloud as it most of the european plane is changing with cold front after cold frances, the gradual drop in temperature increasing claire and wind. notably, yes, and this will all work its way eventually down to the warmth and through into the existing warmth in eastern europe. don't have risk to go. this is the full cost for wednesday. the ratings over the water haven't gone through the

that it was the super sonic vehicle named a hoss on 8th, the new type of the new generation of north korean missiles came junglin, the leader of korean workers party. it is very important to, to demonstrate authentic message, both across the pacific and just across the demilitarized zone in the you on the korean peninsula. that's not correct. it's prepared to talk, but the stakes are going to be very high. for allocations, a number of civilians are being killed by a nigerian military air strikes near lake shad residence in caught up on masada fighter jet, bombed the village on the sunday morning. the military denies the claims and says $28.00 members of an armed group linked to isaac were killed. the incident comes less than 2 weeks after another strike in a village that killed civilians. meanwhile, police and nigel, you have been accused of killing a shia muslims by opening fire during a religious procession in the capital members of the outlaw group islamic movement in nigeria were mocking the ritual of by, in producing a boucher say they intervened because the march was disturbing motori

the trick will be trying to give some sort of incentive to get the north koreans back to the negotiating table. because of course, south korea is restricted by any kind of economic aid or incentives by international sanctions. so it will have to try to find ways possibly with us diplomats and the bible administration has said that they are committed to following up on diplomacy with north korea. of finding some way may be through humanitarian aid, some way without lifting sanctions pressure, but will be enough to get the north koreans talking again. rob, thank you very much. rub mcbride day with the update from so at least 8 people have been killed and 9 others injured by a car bomb. in the somali capital, it happened near a security checkpoint question a president's residence in mogadishu. the target was a convoy heading into the palace. elisha bab, which wants to overthrow the government has said it was responsible in spain's canary islands. the volcanic eruption on the palm or eas, intensifying flights are grounded, and almost 7000 people have been forced to leave their homes. these a

the north koreans are very proud to deliver the 1st successful test, which it was not even detected by watchers in the south korea or japan. they. there were difficulties in establishing what type of rocket this was until this morning when korean central new agency confirmed that it was the super sonic vehicle named a hoss on 8th, the new type of the new generation of north korean missiles came junglin, the leader of the green workers, party, it is very important to, to demonstrate or sent the message both across the pacific and just across the demilitarized zone in the you on the korean peninsula. that's not correct. it's prepared to talk, but the stakes are going to be very high. so i had, and i'll just say to columbia as last rebel group is delta blow, is it top commander dies in hospital. i'm lying in. wait, we'll tell you how the pandemic is helping traffickers. pray on india's children. ah ah, there still flooding on the ground in central time spot. the fact that the cloud is world is disappeared now, but full cost wise, we look to sumatra and a good part of borneo to key satelli

our top stories: north korean media claims the country's tested new long—range cruise missiles, hittingheir target more than 1500 kilometres away. iran agrees to un monitoring of some of its nuclear sites. is it enough to help efforts to revive the nuclear agreement with the west? the afghans waiting and hoping: we have a special report from the border with pakistan as the refugee crisis worsens. russia's daniil medvedev wins the us open as the djokovic dream of taking all four grand slam titles in the same year is shattered. hello and thanks very much for joining us. the united states has responded to reports that north korea carried out successful long—range cruise missile tests over the weekend. they flew 1500 kilometres, according to media sources, before hitting their targets and falling into territorial waters. the us defence department says the missiles pose a threat to north korea's neighbours. 0ur correspondent laura bicker is in the south korean capital seoul. she says this is a new and potentially highly dangerous weapon. we've heard from south korean military that they will

soon after, the north korean ambassador decried american hostility. becker reports. >> 25 minutes after firing, the u.s. had a hostile policy. they continue to develop weapons as a deterrent. the powerful sister of kim jong-un put out a number of statements saying that if north koa was willing to talk, they would be good. hot and cold at the moment. laura: in washington, d.c., they are hosting an installation of the gun violence memorial. representing the lives lost to gun violence each week. it displays a collaboration between the artist and the mass design group. here's a story of how the memorial came to be. >> two people died inside the club. >> how many shots were fired? >> 10 to 15. >> i have been collaborating with mass design for a long time. we have been really interested in the place where art can intersect with architecture. >> 700 is theumber of americans killed on a weekly basis due to gun violence in this country. and within those bricks, we invite members to contribute an object. we created a framework where the families can co-create m

come from kim, jo jung, who tends to be one of the more critical uncompromising voices of the north korean leadership when it comes to a dealings with south career and also the united states. this was in response of course to that a call from moon j in the president of south korea who is desperate to try to restart talks with north korea and sees a formal declaration to, to the end of the korean war. as a way to do it, describing it as being pivotal for the whole korean peninsula. now he has made these calls before, but a coming with the talks being stored. he really sees this is one of these remaining opportunities to try to restart the go see ations. now, initially, it was treated with some dismissive nus by north korea with a vice foreign minister saying earlier on friday that it was up to the united states to drop its hostile post during his he put it in order for this to new, go anywhere, but then that was quickly followed up by kim jo john with her statement while being skeptical about it and accusing south career of double dealings. saying that it was potentially an admirable idea t

minister was in seoul -- in seoul for talks, with north korea high on their agenda. >> of course we want to contribute to the peace and stability of the koreaninsula. that means north korea, but also other countries are conducting military actions. we should have joint efforts for region dialogues. reporter: this was his last stop of the tour of asia while china tries to counter the increasing u.s. influence in the region. they risk angering beijing with this launch. south korea is hoping they will use influence to bring it back to the negotiating table, but with each missile launched, that seems less likely, and it shows even china's control over its neighbor is limited. north korea claims to have tested a new type of long-range cruise missile over the weekend, after a military parade through the streets of pyongyang last week, facing an economic crisis from economic sanctions and the pandemic, combined with food shortages from damaging storms, the show of military muscle is expected as much as a morale boost at home as showing the world it is still a force to be reckoned with. it comes as south korea develops its own military hardware. on

i i ah, me hello and barbara, sarah london, these are the top stories on al jazeera, north korean leader kim jones, powerful sister has thrashing the complete destruction of ties with south korea. after both countries conducted ballistic missile tests, just the hours apart. tensions are soaring in the korean peninsula and diplomatic talks have fall does rob mcbride explains now from sol.

in north korean waters. south korea and japan criticize the display . lebanon, new cabinet has held its 1st meeting is denounced, a financial lifeline. the more than a $1000000000.00 from the international monetary fund. but, you know, businessman naji mccarty took charges prime minister last week of the 13 months of deadlock, which saw the country plunged deeper into crisis. there is a top stories to stay with us at south africa. toxic city is back next. now be here with the news are straight up to that. the news. news news. news with me. me. hundreds of strange mounds lie scattered around johannesburg, south africa's most popular city. but they on a natural phenomenon. they are mine tailing, waste heat left over from south africa, hugely profitable golden destry. many also said to be dangerously, talks like a wash with heavy metals poison. and radioactive debris, with experts, how french journalists must time to do is getting the content like typically analyzes could one night while he waits for the result

we know this is what north korea wants the world to know. the fact south koreans have confirmed as well they believe this has happen, it is an interesting development. the fact that it has been launched by north korea and not south korea, not the united states. we know when this has happened before, the cruise missiles, they haven't always announced it. they haven't always publicly stated it. and north korea hand always publicly stated it as well. so this is a question, why is it this time around? why is it important for them to the the world this is happening? when there is a missile launch that they want the world to sit up and take notice of, he is front and center and that simply was not the case this time. >> all right. thank you both. >>> we want to turn now to the pandemic and the slog to get more shots in the articles of americans. the centers for disease control says just under 54% of eligible americans are fully vaccinated. the highest rates are largely in the northeast. the lowest? mostly in the south. and that could change with president biden's new va

first of all i think president donald trump called the north korean problem could be solved by creatingidn't really work. but more seriously, i think both aukus, the new trilateral defence treaty between australia, the uk and the united states and the four nations treaty between the united states, australia, india and japan need to take into account the danger caused by north korea. not just restrict themselves to the threat posed by china because the loose cannon that is north korea is, i think, far worse potentially than china. china we know because china has ambitions and it has militaristic ambitions as well. but as far as north korea is concerned, they can do things just to attract attention and much of these testings that we have seen are aimed at that. they want some kind of other countries coming to them and collaborating and saying that, all right, we will give you this and that so please don't continue with your tests. so having said that, one should mention that they tested both ballistic and cruise missiles. cruise missiles, although they take longer to deliver, they have ce

north korea's parliament. he also expressed a willingness to restore the inter— korean hotlines with south korea which had beena has conducted three missile test this month including the successful testing of a new hypersonic missile. next year public winter hypersonic missile. next year public winter olympic and paralympic in beijing will be held without bands from overseas but tickets restricted to people living in mainland china because of the covid—i9 pandemic. the international olympic committee also said only fully vaccinated participants will be exempt from serving a 21 day quarantine upon arrival unless an athlete can provide justified medical exemption. the leader of britain's main opposition labour party. starmer has made a stinging attack on borisjohnson calling him a trickster and a showman with nothing left the show. i do last year public virtual conferencing also apologised to supporters who felt his party was unelectable at general election. the voters that thought we were unpatriotic or irresponsible or that we looked down on them, i say these simple but powerful words. we will never, under my

the north korean leader kim john lennon has condemned the united states offer of talks as a show to coverstile acts. the comments were made at the assembly. but he had kind words for south korea. he said he has no reason to hurt his southern neighbour —— kimjong—un. these hurt his southern neighbour —— kim jong—un. these comments come after recent tests of a new hypersonic missile. divisions in the us democratic party are threatening joe biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which has already passed the senate and must be voted through by congress on thursday. although the democrats have a small majority, progressives in the party are threatening to vote down the bill if they are not promised a second multitrillion package for social spending and climate change. the leader of britain's main opposition labour party sir keir starmer has made a stinging attack on prime minister borisjohnson, prime minister boris johnson, calling prime minister borisjohnson, calling him a trickster and a showman with nothing left to show. after last year's virtual conference, he apologised to supporters wh

the north korean leah had kind words. he said he had no reason to provoke or hurt his neighbour.eader of britain's main opposition labour party has made a stinging attack on the prime minister borisjohnson calling minister boris johnson calling him minister borisjohnson calling him a trickster and a showman with nothing left to show. after the virtual conference last year he apologised to supporters. his party were unelectable at the last general election. to unelectable at the last general election. ., ., , ., election. to the voters who thou . ht election. to the voters who thought we _ election. to the voters who thought we were _ election. to the voters who | thought we were unpatriotic election. to the voters who i thought we were unpatriotic or irresponsible or that we looked down on them, i say these simple but powerful word. we will never, under my leadership, go into an election with a manifesto that is not a serious plan for government. the winter olympics and paralympics next year invasion will be held without fans from overseas with tickets restricted to fans living i

at least it is, if the japanese government described it as a ballistic missile, the north koreans have yet to actually officially confirm what they launched from the province, a mountainous region that straddles the chinese border. that is where in 2017 north korea launched an inter-continental ballistic missile which, of course, led to the further tightening of sanctions, further escalation of tensions and the korean detente where there were the face-to-face meetings between kim jong-un and donald trump. that led us back to where we were beforehand. albeit less tense, less nervous on the north korean peninsula. the last time they launched was in the middle of the month and it was an interesting day because they launched a ballistic missile from a train on the same day south korea launched a ballistic missile from a submarine. as you mentioned in your introduction, isa, that submarine is now being put into the water. so is that a factor in all of this? is it a factor that kim jong-un's sister has been hinting at a resumption of diplomacy with south korea which could pave the way to tal

korean peninsula. now he has made this call before and initially it was greeted by north korea. with some dismissive ness rushes election commission has rejected claims of widespread vote rigging as it so to find the result of last week's parliamentary election. it confirmed the pro kremlin united russia had won the pole with around 50 percent of the votes of volcanic eruption on the canary islands has destroyed hundreds of homes and nearly a wink. the flow of lava has now flowed on the palm island, but there are fees that could still cause more damage. hundreds of homes have been destroyed. as we mentioned to the volcano erupted 6 days ago, and the former head of cat along is government has been arrested inside dania, carlos, pre german or travel day from belgium, where he had been living in exxon for 4 years. spain has charged the separate us later with sedition. the us is speeding up expulsions of haitian asylum seekers from his southern border with mexico. washington special envoy to heidi resigned on thursday for what he calls the in humane treatment of haitian migrants dan

the weapon was tested over the weekend, with north korean state media reporting that missiles travelledo the international community. for more on this, we can cross to washington and join ankit panda, who's a senior fellow in the nuclear policy programme at the carnegie endowment for international peace. great to have you on the programme. in the first instance, what do we know about the kinds of weapons that north korea has tested? and are they different to what we've seen tested before?— different to what we've seen tested before? sure. so north korea normally tests - tested before? sure. so north korea normally tests ballistic. korea normally tests ballistic missiles, that's the headline we've grown used to from recent years. a nuclear capable cruise missile is nothing they have tested in the past, and also they tested and just now. these present a different type of challenge for missile defence and deserve to be taken seriously. and deserve to be taken seriously-— and deserve to be taken seriously. and deserve to be taken seriousl . ~ ., ., , , seriously. what does the test tell us

. >> experts have said the north korean government fears christianity more than any other religion. the u.s. government has approved. in the report, the u.s. commission on international religious freedom lasted for the egregious violation of religious freedom in 10 citizens, calling it among the worst in the world. >> the north korean government enjoys compounds of control over religion, basically denying anyone. >> the most severe treatment appears to be six christians executed by firing squad. >> all the mechanisms of power. >> the most dangerous to be a christian,. >> a mix of an old-school communist state where there is no god and they don't even think about it. and they cultlike worship of leaders, you get that toxic mix along with the inhumane creativity of this regime and his people there. >> while they want to be part of the international community, the demands of citizens devotion above all else. in and christianity is a threat to that order. >> anyone believing looking to any other structure is something that they are phil frolov. >> a lot of it came from people who had es