this represent as startling advance in pyongyang's ars natur nal. and just hours ago, the "washington post" reported that the defense intelligence agency assesses that north korea could field what intercouldn't ne coc ballistic missile nuclear, two years sooner than previously thought. we and our allies must remain resolute and united to deter this threat. kim jong-un's reckless brutality leaves no doubt that he is homicidal. but at the same time, his calculated strategy shows that he is not suicidal. likes his father and grandfather before him, kim knows that an attack on the united states or our allies will bring an immediate and devastating military response. for that reason, so far deterrence has worked. but as kim builds nuclear weapons and the situation continues to drift without diplomatic resolution, he may eventually misread our military deterrent posture as preparation for an imminent a attack to topple his regime. i believe that continued diplomatic drift only increases the risk of unintended war with potentially grave consequences. just

they are targeting banks and currency falling into pyongyang. 0ther and currency falling into pyongyangs are working with partners in the region. you have heard from the us ambassador to the un speaking of increasing the economic pressure. we might call for another resolution. when it comes to diplomatic options, they will be exploring that. when it comes to sanctions, the problem is the place so many sanctions on north korea before and it doesn't seem to have had the result they want. the key here is china and how they deal with china. i'm sure when it comes to this troubled administration, they will now be wondering how they do that. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the entertainment writer, caroline frost and the parliamentary journalist tony grew. security has been stepped up at airports across australia, after investigators uncovered a plot to blow up a plane. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, called it an "elaborate conspiracy. " four me

currency flowing into pyongyang. flowing into pyongyang. other options, as i mentioned, working with partners in the region like japan and south korea to increase the economic pressure. you heard from the us ambassador to the un, nikki haley, talking about increasing that economic pressure. they may also call for another security council resolution. when it comes to the certainly more dramatic options, those are ones that they will be discussing and will be exploring. but when it comes to sanctions, the problem is they have pleasantly sections on north korea before, and it does not seem to have had the result they want. the key here is china and how they deal with china, andi china and how they deal with china, and i am sure, certainly when it comes to this trump administration, they will be wondering how they do that, now. laura bicker, reporting from washington. security's been stepped up at airports across australia, after investigators uncovered a plot to blow up a plane. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, cal

are responding to pyongyang with a show of force.y held a joint military drill firing missiles into the waters along south korea's east coast. the ukraine security council will hold an emergency meeting on north korea this wednesday after a request from the u.s. ambassador. the north korea's missile launch has of course increased tensions in the region and turned global attention now towards pyongyang. here is cnn paul la hancocks with more. >>reporter: celebrated as an historic event in north korea, raising alarm bells among neighbors and foes. pyongyang says this was a successful icbm, an intercontinental ballistic missile. >> an excited news anchor spoke of the shining success in a special broadcast on north korean television. a clearly delighted kim jong un surveyed the scene. a test launch he promised since the start of the year. but concerns in the south a national security councils meeting a warning from president moon calling on the north not to cross the bridge of no return warning of a red line without specifying what the r

dealing with pyongyang as well. of course, pyongyang is playing a great game.ver. donald trump says he will take action. that never happened. he said he would send troops over. they went to the indian ocean. it has to be said, he does have his supporters. it is really good to see you, justin. we appreciate your time this morning. those are the main stories being covered around the world. we will see you in five minutes. if you are with bbc one, you can watch the brea kfast tea m. with bbc one, you can watch the breakfast team. have a good day. goodbye. goodbye. hello there, good morning. with all the energy and the instability in the atmosphere over the past 2a hours, we've seen a lot of heavy and thundery downpours. northern ireland, for one, has been battered by some storms earlier on, so too across parts of scotland, some fierce—looking clouds here. and we've had about a months worth of rain at 0kehampton, in devon, due to some peninsular showers. now, there will be some more showers over the coming few days. we've still got this ever—present area of low pre

us bombers fly over the korean peninsula in response to pyongyang's latest missile test. and british royals lead commemorations to mark 100 years since the battle of passchendaele. and coming up in sport: germany's bid for a seventh consecutive women's european championship title is over a dramatic danish comeback in the quarterfinals. hello and welcome to bbc world news. it was always likely to be a highly charged and deeply divisive election. and venezuela's vote for a new assembly has been scarred by more violence. several people have been killed — including two politicians. president maduro is widely expected to secure a victory that could allow him to change the constitution. but opposition parties in the oil—rich nation are boycotting the vote. the bbc‘s will grant reports from caracas. this is a very poor sector other low income neighbourhoods in the east of caracas, one of the biggest sha ntytowns in latin caracas, one of the biggest shantytowns in latin america and order a government supporters have been turning out to vote. it has been turning out to vote. it ha

this time targeting banks and the currency that is flowing into pyongyang. working with partners in the region, japan options working with partners in the region,japan and options working with partners in the region, japan and south korea to increase that economic pressure and you have heard from the un, the ambassador talking about increasing the economic pressure they mail so call for another un security council resolution so when it comes to those certainly more diplomatic options those ones they will be discussing and will be exploring and when it comes to sanctions the problem is they have placed so many sanctions on north korea before and it does not seem to have had the result they want. the key here is china and how they deal with china and i'm sure when it comes to the trump administration that they will be wondering how they do that now. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are the entertainment writer, caroline fro

he has already warned of disastrous consequences if tensions with pyongyang are not eased.ly, tension is high, and we would certainly like to see a de—escalation of tension. because, if tension only goes up, and goes up only, then sooner or later it will get out of control, and the consequences would be disastrous. and i'm sure it is in our common interest to avoid anything like that. translation: today's firing of a ballistic missile is a serious issue when considering the safety of aeroplanes and boats in the area, as well as a clear violation of the un resolution. japan has strongly protested against north korea, as we cannot accept its repeated acts of provocation. we will continue to do all we can to gather and analyse information, and will announce any new information as soon as we have it. joining me from seoul is our correspondent steve evans. there may be significant differences about this test. there are, mike. the previous test, the duration of the flight was 30 minutes, and that was seen as the flight was 30 minutes, and that was seen as a the flight was 30 minu

he put a lot of hope in getting china to rein in pyongyang.t is not going to happen. but the us president has explicitly stated he will not allow north korea to acquire the ability to strike the united states with nuclear weapons. well, that is now very close. the rising tension is making people here increasingly nervous. air raid siren in a village in northern japan, a siren shatters the morning calm. "a missile is heading in this direction", the announcer says. "ta ke cover. " practice drills like this are now happening all along this coast. translation: it's very scary, i don't know where to run to if there is a missile strike. i need practice like today's drill to learn what to do. off the same coast last month, the most powerful us armada to be seen here in decades. a military strike on north korea may seem unthinkable, but pyongyang and washington are locked in an increasingly dangerous game and there are no good choices for how to end it. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. ceremonies have taken place in belgium to mark the cent

to pyongyang. from a different time.et off a nuclear device in that first nuclear test. that was the end of the sunshine policy. but there is a new government now. the new president wants more communication. he hopes this station will again bustle like it's never quite did. —— it. steve evans with that report. the duke and duchess of cambridge have arrived in warsaw for the first part of an official visit to poland and germany. three—year—old, george, and two—year—old, charlotte, joined their parents for the trip. from warsaw, our royal correspondent, peter hunt, reports. at three, he's far too young to know if he's a reluctant royal, but prince george definitely wasn't keen to embrace warsaw without his father's helping hand. 0ne future king did persuade another one to follow in his footsteps. 0n the tarmac, george struck a nonchalant pose and practised the odd ballet move. a fidgeting toddler with a lifetime under an intense spotlight ahead of him. princess charlotte faces a similarfuture. a reality, aged two, she can

"to pyongyang." a sign from a different time.. and then what happened? north korea let off a nuclear device in that first nuclear test. that was the end of the sunshine policy. but there is a new government now. president moon, the new president, wants more communication. he hopes this station will again bustle, like it never quite did. it is three years malaysia airlines flight it is three years malaysia airlines flight mh17 was brought down by a russian missile fired from ukrainian territory. a memorialforest has now been dedicated to the victims via amsterdam's airport. that was where the plane had departed, bound for kuala lumpur. the ceremony was dominated by the recital of the names, 298, read out by some of the people who have been left behind. salim fredericks, who lost her son bryce, 23 years old, told me it was so important for them not to forget, but that remembering brings all those memories flooding back. and you can can hear, as the names were read out, some of the voice is faltering and braking. those wounds are sti

pyongyang says it tested in intercontinental ballistic missile while dictator tim johnson and watched. -- kim jong un watched. is a military conflict inevitablele? thousands of police officers to send upon hamburg -- descend upon hamburg. but can they people -- can they keep people safe? with the deadline in the qatar crisis hours away, germany's foreign minister calls for serious dialogue to end the standoff. plus, drama at the tour de france. a multi-rider crash causes curiosity -- chaosos with devastating consequences from two high-profile cyclers. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it is good to have you with us. we begin with a north korea missile test that could change the calculus completely. north korea said testfired its first intercontinental listed missile and that the rocket came down and japanese waters. if it is confirmed this was an icbm it would mark a new stage in the country's weapon program, a stage that u.s. president donald trump said just six and -- six months ago would never happen. reporter: people gathered in the streets of pyongyang to watch the announcement on televis

the missile was launched in the pyongyang airfield. according to the dprk, and covered a distance of 933 kilometers during a 39-minute flight reaching an altitude of 2,802 kilometers before impacting into the sea. according to these parameters, the missile would have a range of roughly 6700 kilometers. it launched on a more difficult trajectory, making it an intercontinental ballistic missile, icbm, according to widely used definitions. the dprk again did not send pre launch notifications to organizations responsible for airspace and maritime space. the official media claims that the dprk was now "a full-fledged nuclear power possessing an intercontinental ballistic rocket capable of hitting any part of the world along with nuclear weapons." this is the seventh time the council has met to discuss the dprk in 2017. including today, 5 of these emergency consultations have followed the launch by the dprk of ballistic missiles in open violation of security council resolutions. mr. president, the secretary-general strongly condemns the laun

the us and south korea havejointly warned north korea that war cannot be ruled out — following pyongyang'sercontinental ballistic missile test on tuesday. north korea called the test an independence day gift to america. the un security council is due to meet later today to discuss the issue. the north may now be able to fire a missile as far as alaska. however — experts say it's still doubtful the missile is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. thousands of people are continuing to march across turkey — from ankara to istanbul — in protest at the government of president erdogan. it has become an act of defiance against what they see as the erosion of democracy. the european commission has released a new action plan to reduce the numbers of migrants crossing the mediterranean. ninety million dollars is being provided to stem the flow into italy — which has borne the brunt of the crisis. now it's time for world business report. stuck in reverse gear! general motors is hoping to get the all clear for the sale of its loss—making brand opel. but is the traditional car industry coming to an en

they haven't turned the screws on pyongyang as this administration had hoped.er the korean peninsula. and today here in the us they have been testing their own missile defence systems in texas and alaska. they say that test has been a success. they've also been looking for different diplomatic avenues with the help of south korea and japan. together they hope to increase the economic pressure on north korea. but president 0bama warned donald trump that north korea could prove to be his biggest threat. and it is a warning from his predecessor that he is taking seriously. thank you. security's been stepped up at airports across australia, after investigators uncovered a plot to blow up a plane. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, called it an "elaborate conspiracy". malcolm turnbull, called it four men have been arrested. malcolm turnbull, called it phil mercer reports from sydney. malcolm turnbull, called it a suspect is taken into custody in the surry hills neighbourhood of sydney, one of four people arrested in raids across the city by heavily armed police a

we stand ready to share our own experience with pyongyang. in conclusion, cosmic stan is ready to support any nation leading to a diplomatic and peaceful solution on the korean peninsula. i thank you. >> i think the representative from kazakhstan. i shall now make a statement to the representative from china. jieyi liu for his resolution. the resolutions contain explicit resolution by explicit resolution by the dprk using the ballistic missile technology. the routing of the ballistic missile by the dprk on july july 4th was a frequent violation of the relevant will of the entire international community. china does not find this unacceptable. they strictly abide by the resolutions of the council to any rhetoric and action that might further exacerbate the incident. at the same time, we call on all the parties concerned to exercise and avoid the rhetoric and the will for unconditional dialogue together to defuse the tension. on july 4th, the heads of state at china and russia changed their views on the situation on the korean peninsula and the

has long demanded beijing to do more to curb pyongyang's nuclear program this rhetoric even got a term of its own the china responsibility theory which angered beijing if you don't don't change usually conjunction or is neither a focal points of contradictions over the issue no real driving force behind the current escalation of tensions on the peninsula if china is striving to put out the foil while the other is a fueling the flame how can china's if it's achieve expected outcomes how can the tension be eased to be fair china is only major diplomatic ally and key economic partner so makes sense for the u.s. and others to urge beijing to use its leverage on north korea china and other regional partners should also step up their efforts to help shove this security situation we need to work together to deal with some of the pressing difficult issues such as the threat from north korea but is it fair to expect beijing to ease tensions on the peninsula while washington fans the crisis by flexing its military muscles in the region every chance it gets. on top of that we are talking about tr

so they have not fully implemented the sanctions on pyongyang and not using the influence they have on kim jong-un. and perhaps this missile test will push them in that direction, and the other thing that's likely, they're not being completely dishonest, they don't have 100% influence on pyongyang. the speed, the acceleration of this testing program, they don't like this at all, they haven't been able to put the brakes on it completely. but clearly they can be doing more and they haven't. and i think you'll see, however the white house responds to this test, no doubt that part of that response will be to try to ratchet up the pressure on beijing. and kim's right, this is a great week. he's got an opportunity here on the world stage to try to get more pressure in the region against pyongyang but also globally. >> and admiral, i asked you at the very beginning, my very first question is the bilateral meeting that's going to take place between trump and putin. and in that bilateral, is it your expectation that if anything, donald trump can infer, ask, demand putin try to leverage some inf

seven in the evening in new york, where the trump administration has warned north korea, following pyongyang'sr launch of a missile that could, in theory, reached the united states' mainland. the us ambassador to the united nations has said that america would use what she called the full range of their capabilities to defend themselves and their allies. russia and china have said they are opposed to any military action. james landale has the details. today, on the coast of south korea, a barrage of missiles, fired by local and us forces: a simulated attack on the leadership, a show of force and retaliation, backed up tonight by hard words from the united nations security council. today is a dark day, a dark day because yesterday's actions by north korea made the world more dangerous. their illegal missile launch was not just dangerous but reckless. it showed north korea does not want to be part of a peaceful world. with this launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, it shows it wants to threaten a number of states and, indirectly, the whole world. this is the cause of their concern: yes

the us and south korea havejointly warned north korea that war cannot be ruled out followed pyongyangrgalactic blouson ballistic missile test. tensions are continuing to escalate between the united states and north korea after the american secretary of state confirmed that the weapon fired by pyongyang on tuesday was an intercontinental ballistic missile. it means it may now be able to target the north american mainland, and comes just two days ahead of the g—twenty summit of world leaders in hamburg. with china's president, xijinping already in germany the bbc‘s greg dawson has more. a show of force and are not so su btle a show of force and are not so subtle message to north korea. this is the moment us and south korean troops fired missiles into south korean waters —— north korean waters on wednesday. the pentagon called it an exercise to show precision fire capability. it came after north korea fired and icbm for the first time. the changing moments of global security. kim jong—un who personally supervised the launch has reportedly called it a gift to america on their july before

"to pyongyang" — a sign from a different time.ation. and then what happened? north korea let off a nuclear device in that first nuclear test. that was the end of the sunshine policy. but there is a new government now. president moon, the new president, wants more communication. he hopes this station will again bustle, like it never quite did. the duke and duchess of cambridge are in warsaw for the first part of an official visit to poland and then germany. 3—year—old george and 2—year—old charlotte joined their parents for the trip. our royal correspondent peter hunt reports from warsaw. at three, he is far too young to know if he is a reluctant royal, but prince george definitely wasn't keen to embrace warsaw without his father's helping hand. on the tarmac, george struck a nonchalant pose, and practised the odd ballet move. a fidgeting prince, with a lifetime under an intense spotlight ahead of him. princess charlotte faces a similarfuture, a reality, aged two, she can remain blissfully unaware of for now. does anyone speak engl

the missile was launched in the pyongyang airfield. according to the dprk, and covered a distance of 933 kilometers during a 39-midflight 802ching an altitude of 2, kilometers before impacting into the sea. according to these parameters, the missile would have a range .f roughly 6700 kilometers it launched on a more difficult trajectory, making it an intercontinental ballistic icbm, according to widely used definitions. predprk again did not send launch notifications to organizations responsible forand maritime space. the official media claims that full-fledgednow "a anlear power possessing intercontinental ballistic rocket capable of hitting any part of the world along with nuclear weapons." time thehe seventh council has met to discuss the dprk in 2017. of these today, 5 emergency consultations have followed the launch by the dprk of ballistic missiles in open violation of security council resolutions will stop mr. president, the secretary-general strongly condemns the launch of a ballistic missile of intercontinental range conducted

pyongyang time. so that's about four and a half hours ago. now the missile traveled for 39 minutes for just over 930 kilometers. the altitude just over 2,800 kilometers. now as far as north korea is concerned, it has successfully test fired an icbm. experts now going through those numbers, trying to figure out if technically it is an icbm. but they are saying that it is a historic rooeevent for north ko north korea saying with this icbm they can hit anywhere in this world. this is a north korean claim that they can hit anywhere in the world. certainly experts will be looking to see how far the exact range would be for that, though. and also saying that north korea is a nuclear state and will defend its nation against u.s. threats. so this will be of course great concern to all countries in the region. it will be of great concern to the united states as well, max. the fact that north korea claims it does have an icbm. >> this is something donald trump said he would never let happen, isn't it? and south korea being the u.s. key ally in that reg

it means pyongyang may now be able to target any part of alaska. rex tillerson described it as an escalation of the threat posed by north korea. the north korean leader is said to have described the missile test as a gift to americans on independence day. the un security council will discuss the crisis on wednesday. this from our diplomatic correspondent james landale. this is the moment that north korea says it came a major power, the launch of a missile that it claims can reach across continents and deliver a nuclear weapon as far away as the united states. the news was announced on state television with barely constrained joy. the presenter showing the handwritten order given by the country's leader, kim jong—un. he personally supervised the launch of a missile that he believes will secure him in power, protect his people and dismay his opponents to the south. translation: if north korea ignores our military‘s warning and continues provocations, we clearly warn that kim jong—un‘s regime will face destruction. this is the missile that could carry

pyongyang test fired its second into ballistic missile in the month.australia after the authorities said they disrupted plots to blow up playing. four people have been arrested following raids across sydney. the international trade secretary has said government would not be keeping the faith with eu referendum results if it allowed the free movement of people to continue after brexit. in this book would like a sebastian vettel as victory at the hungarian grand prix extends his formula 1 championship lead over lewis hamilton to 1a points. england have taken the lead over south africa on day four of the third test in the second innings they are 251 to six. sofitel comeback from 12—0 down to leave wigan by four points to 12. i will be back with details on this story is in an hour. it claimed the lives of around 2115 thousand allied troops , over approximately 100 days of heavy fighting , to achieve an advance of less than five miles. the battle of passchendaele became infamous not only for the scale of casualties, but also for the mud that filled the tren

rex tillerson says moscow and beijing are the principal economic enablers of pyongyang's weapons program and that the two countries have a unique and special responsibility for the ongoing threat to regional stability and the government's yet to respond to any of these accusations they come after the north has fired a missile into the sea of japan for the second time this month. shortly after the north korean test the u.s. and south korea held their own joint military exercise seoul is currently looking to increase its ballistic missile firepower in response to the threat from its neighbor to the north the united states congress recently approved additional sanctions against north korea in a bill that also targets iran and russia human rights attorney eric can told us however that washington has not figured out how to deal with pyongyang. you know this is something that seems perp like saying to the administration or sometimes to people around the world but really we have not tried anything new he said we have been caught in this entire circle of militarism of one thread versus another a

she singled out china which supplies 90% of pyongyang's imports. both china and russia have veto power on the security council. any action that would single them out seems like a long shot to. >> bret: rick leventhal outside what sounds like a busy u.n. thank you. american intelligence experts were watching as north korea prepared for the missile launch, watching real time. national security correspondent jennifer griffin reports from the pentagon on why the u.s. did not try to shoot it down. >> the pentagon says this is not an missile it has seen before in the new intercontinental ballistic missile was fired from a launch pad not used before by north korea. senior u.s. official tells fox the u.s. watched the north koreans prepare this liquid fueled two-stage icbm in advance. pentagon spokesman said the 37 minute flight time was the longest to date for a north korean ballistic missile. despite reports on mobile launcher was used, the missile was transported to the launchpad, not fired from the vehicle. kim jong-un taunted the u.s. after watching th

will the offer with the appetite of pyongyang's unpredictable leader? in remembering the nearly 300 people when the malaysian airlines flight was shot down over ukraine three years ago today. and the lingering question -- why has no one and prosecuted -- been prosecuted? ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. we begin tonight in brussels, where negotiations about the united kingdom leaving the european union has entered a second more serious round. separation talks, now divorce proceedings. they were together a few weeks ago about discussing a timetable. but now the more difficult process of reaching agreement on major sticking points has begun. we have this report on the day 's events. reporter: for these politicians, the real work is only just beginning. four days of negotiations are scheduled here in brussels, and no one expects them to be easy. >> i look forward to our negotiations this week. we now delve into the art of the matter. we need to examine and compare our respective positions in order to make good progress. >> for us,

pyongyang is calling this its first "intercontinental" ballistic missile. president trump and other world leaders are responding to the test fire: the tenth this year. emily rau has the latest. a preliminary hearing is set for july 14th for the hearing is set for july 14th for the man accused of kidnapping a missing university of illinois brendt christensen could be waived, if the grand jury returns an indictment. yingying zhang is still missing, and presumed dead. christensen has his first court appearance yesterday, and did not enter a plea. he was ordered held without bond. a newly released photo shows christensen at a vigil for her, one day before his arrest. authorities say he'd been under surveillance for almost two weeks. they say he was caught on an audio explaining how he kidnapped zhang. she was last seen getting into his car on campus. the late pop star, prince, is back on the charts. prince and the revolution's purple rain soundtrack has re-entered the billboard 200 album chart at number four. this follows the album's deluxe remastered reissue o

it's 1:30 wednesday morning in pyongyang, north korea. wherever you're watching from around the world, thank you so much for joining us. >>> start with an unprecedented launch by north korea. a successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. a missile capable of reaching the united states. the type of missile has not been confirmed by the u.s., but the launch is still causing concern throughout the region. also here in the united states, prompting a tweet from president donald trump who said this -- ishs north korea has just launched another missile. does this guy have anything better to do with his life? hard to believe that south korea and japan will put up with this much longer. perhaps china will put a heavy move on north korea and end this nonsense once and for all. i want to bring in our international correspondent paula hancocks in seoul for us and pentagon koecorrespondent barbara starr from the pentagon. paula, what do we know about the launch and what's the reaction in seoul, not too far from it? >> reporter: well, bri

in pyongyang is responding to that so as you say that a bit of a playground fight tit for tat going on and what i guess the of thank you. we talked to several analysts about how u.s. involvement in the north korea crisis has a ultimately influenced its resolution which. responds more. and more certain. and this is why. i think what the u.s. and south korea are doing is basically flexing their muscle to show we're not afraid of my area we also have been bad weapons but what they're doing is is answering fire with fire in a region that is a powder keg slightest miscalculation on the korean peninsula can trigger a conflict that basically mieris the entire region in a protracted war that could have catastrophic consequences not only for the region but also for the global economy and that is not in anyone's interest. but just a day left before g twenty leaders are set to meet in hamburg for their summit the german city has already been engulfed in protests i was cleared out tent which protesters set up in one of the city's parks offices were fully costed out and ride a pepper spray and w

. >>> also ahead this hour -- >> pyongyang's threat, north korea says its latest missile can strike the.s. coast mainland. >>> 5:00 a.m. welcoming all the viewers here and around the world. i'm george howell. here in atlanta. >>> and i'm hanna vaughan jones here in london. thanks for joining us. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. we begin this hour with a big shake-up ♪ white house that caps a tumultuous week for the trump administration. donald trump has a new chief of staff. he tabs general john kelly to take over the job that means, that reince priebus is out after 190 days in the west wing. one of the shortest tenures ever for that position. cnn's jeff zeleny is at the white house with more. >> reporter: president trump making one of the biggest shake-ups of this administration so far, six months in. announcing a new chief of staff. accepting the resignation of chief of staff reince priebus and said he will name general john kelly, he will start as the new chief of staff here at the white house. it is a sign that the president is he needs a new direction going forward. a new leadershi

the missiles launched by pyongyang are never headed west.are always headed east, always headed our way. everybody understands what the target is. either we are going to act on our own which is what the president says he will do or, and we are approaching the point, were going to have to accept a nuclear north korea the same way that under mao tse-tung who was a fairly radical anti-american communist and we accept the fact that china went nuclear as well. a certain point, you you bow to reality and try to live in deterrence. it's not easy, it's uncomfortable but i think were going to reach that point where either it's going to be a binary choice for you go to war or you accept a nuclear north korea. >> bret: a nuclear north korea that clearly is trying to test missiles that get to the u.s. >> absolutely unacceptable. during the cold war we didn't just come to terms with a soviet union that had nuclear weapons. we engage in a policy that said were going to figure out what is the most aggressive, appropriate response. >> bret: let's remind ever

after pyongyang's latest missile test meanwhile the pentagon says the north korean missile was a type they've never seen before. the russian defense ministry has announced that it carried out strikes against eisel targets on the border of the syrian provinces of hama and homs. c.n.n. is accused of blackmailing the person responsible for creating the president trying to wrestling clips threatening to reveal his identity if he does something similar again. and to gas and water cannons violent clashes erupt in hamburg days before the world leaders arrive in the german city for the g. twenty summit. it's seven o'clock am in moscow and you're watching altie international live from a studio with me and welcome to the program we start this hour with breaking news london has summoned north korea's ambassador to the way for an explanation after pyongyang's latest missile test meanwhile the pentagon says the north korean missile was of a type they've never seen before washington says it was launched from a location different from previous missile tests the missile can report at the strike the u

three american citizens are still being held by pyongyang. now he's been dubbed serious answer to billy elliot and just a year ago he was dancing in the streets of palmyra. and damascus risking his life in the midst. of the syrian conflict's now ahmed jew day trains at the dutch national ballet. and on thursday evening one of his dreams came true when he danced in front of paris's most iconic monuments false while we bow has more. mmhm. disgrace. but of the eiffel tower. today once again sharing his message. peace. i believe. what you need to go up protect your country? you need art as well. because i want it all. enemy. they say they are the close minded people and i that my tattoo here that's our diet and the place where they cut the heads. just to tell them i'm not afraid of them. next fight by art its fight by love. there needs to be seen this war. this twenty seven year old don't serve palestinian origin. grew up in the yarmouk refugee camp in syria. in a war torn the word don't sing can get you killed. i'm not risked everything for his

means the potentialfor that puts pressure on the regime in pyongyang means the potential for it to goribly wrong is increased —— recognise. millions of refugees could come over the border and destabilise china. when i was in seoul the other day i saw how tense it was, but i was on the subway in seoul and you realise how deep it is, it's very deep for a reason, it's not just is, it's very deep for a reason, it's notjust the engineering required, it's a place of shelter where people would have to go in the event of these artillery pieces being used and south koreans always say in the first few days of an artillery exchange with north korea, hundreds of thousands could die. we had better move on. i've been looking forward to this, it's not often i can say is sweet dreams, darling, but that's the name of these two pandas. they are sweet dream and darling, as you say, and they are two special furry ambassadors for diplomacy. people say this is the soft face of china, hand over the pandas and see... i hadn't realised until i read this that the berlin zoo pays an annual fee of i that the ber

pyongyang insists the band one cause any harm as most tourists and divide the border with china. it's from that that the b. b. c.'s jon some with reports. from their tour boats chinese onlookers here across the river. but it already isolated state about to become even more consul. so few american tourists actually cross this from tier that the travel ban is of course more symbolic. then meeting followed an economic sense none the less it is a sign that. often months of rising tensions. the senate of unpredictability and the risks a growing. is for. everything isn't skating. it was this case that focused minds in washington a u. s. tourist given fifteen years hard labor. trying to steal a north korean propaganda poster. he was released last month in a coma. and died soon after. the contrast between the chinese city of dandong and the other side of the river couldn't be more stark. what's china fears most is north korea's collapse. many here view it with sympathy not fear. yeah you know. i don't think i'm worried told this woman tells me join is very good towards the north korean p

china understands what the pyongyang government actually thinks that came junk government thinks they believe that nuclear weapons are absolutely essential for their own security the u.s. government carries out war exercises simulating the destruction of north korea twice a year they just did a nuclear bomb dropping drill the chinese never had the ability to tell north korea what to do donald trump either did not understand this another words of failure on his part to actually understand the relationship or he was just trying to do arm twisting against china but we can see now from china's statement that they have run out of patience that they consider it to be an abrogation of u.s. responsibility to find a way to come to a solution in the korean crisis bear in mind that north korea also said its ruling to return to the negotiating table if the u.s. is willing to meet the hermit state half way namely to stop large scale joint military exercises with south korea and this is how the u.s. responded you know that has to be me or sation the secretary said he's not going to negotiate his wa

he put a lot of hope in getting china to rein in pyongyang.w appears to have accepted that is not going to happen. but the us president has explicitly stated he will not allow north korea to acquire the ability to strike the united states with nuclear weapons. well, that is now very close. the rising tension is making people here increasingly nervous. air raid siren in a village in northern japan, a siren shatters the morning calm. "a missile is heading in this direction", the announcer says. "ta ke cover. " practice drills like this are now happening all along this coast. translation: it's very scary, i don't know where to run to if there is a missile strike. i need practice like today's drill to learn what to do. off the same coast last month, the most powerful us armada to be seen here in decades. a military strike on north korea may seem unthinkable, but pyongyang and washington are locked in an increasingly dangerous game and there are no good choices for how to end it. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. our other top story this

the first talks for two years between north and south korea begin shortly if pyongyang agrees to talkador dali is being exhumed in north—east spencer samples of his dna can be taken to settle a paternity dispute, following a claim from a woman claiming to be his daughter. that is all from me, stay here with bbc news. now it is time for hardtalk four.