i'm samantha simmonds, in london.o in the programme: the pentagon says us forces have shot down an iranian drone as it approached an american ship in the gulf. it's 50 years since the moon landings, but how did the pictures get back to earth? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8 am in singapore, 1 am in london and 8pm in washington where president trump has sought to distance himself from racist chanting aimed at a democratic congresswoman, who was born in somalia, during his election rally on wednesday. the president said he was not happy with what happened. but he made no attempt to stop the chanting. our north america correspondent nick bryant has this report. this is a rally that will be talked about for decades to come. after the racism of donald trump's original attacks on the four congresswomen of colour came the kind of racial demagoguery we've not heard or seen from a modern day american president. first, he singled them out by name. repres

i'm samantha simmonds in london.lso in the programme: one day after sending this ministers out to talk up a no deal brexit, the prime minister of britain says he will go on extra 1000 miles to go get a deal. and we take a look at car culture — japan—style. meet the masters of the boso—zuku approach to automotive style. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7 am in singapore, midnight in london and seven o'clock in the evening in washington where the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, says the government plans to start withdrawing troops from afghanistan before next year's presidential election. let's get more from our north america correspondent peter bowes. firstly, what does this tell us in terms of providing clues on how donald trump feels about what is, in essence, america's longest war? i think this shows that president trump is becoming increasingly frustrated over afghanistan. relatively little progress over the last few years. he wants referre

i'm samantha simmonds in london.lso on the programme: myanmar‘s military accused of violating human rights — the un's top expert will deliver her verdict later. the dream came true, i am a very proud dad now. the conjoined twins who now live full and separate lives — we meet the surgeons who made it all possible, the latest in our special series. hello. it's 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 2:00am in geneva, where the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo has been declared a public health emergency of international concern. things escalated this week after the first case was detected in the city of goma, which is home to around 1 million people. gareth barlow has the latest. in the democratic republic of the congo, ebola has wrought death and devastation. now, the world health organization has declared an international emergency. to prevent further spread, the committee recommended that i declare an emergency of international concern. i have accepted that advice. the warning is the most sever

i'm samantha simmonds in london.lso in the programme. a day after sending his ministers out to talk up a ‘no deal‘ brexit, britain's prime minister says he'll go an extra thousand miles to get a deal. these indigenous people are fighting for their land in the deadliest place on earth to be an environmental defender — it's the philippines. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8 am in singapore, 1 am in london and eight o'clock in the evening in washington where the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, says the government plans to start withdrawing troops from afghanistan before next year's presidential election. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, has more details on donald trump's reaction to this long war. i think this shows that president trump is becoming increasingly frustrated over afghanistan. relatively little progress over the last few years. he once referred to his gut instincts which would have been to probably pull troops out of af

i'm samantha simmonds in london.lso in the programme: democratic presidential hopefuls get ready for the second big debate on the road to the white house. and we will reveal why this tiny village in the alps has become a must—see attraction for tens of thousands of tourists from asia. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london. we start with breaking news from south korea, where the military in seoul say that north korea has launched a series of unidentified projectiles from the hodo peninsula. last week, the north fired two short—range ballistic missiles from the same area. live now to our correspondent laura bicker in seoul. laura, we are getting a few more details about these latest launches, following, of course, the launches saw last week. the south korean military now say that it was two short—range ballistic missiles. they flew a distance of around 250 kilometres in a north—easterly direction, landing on the sea of japan, also known as the east sea here in korea. they flew at a height of around

i'm samantha simmonds in london.lso in the programme: democratic presidential hopefuls get ready for the second big debate on the road to the white house. and we will reveal why this tiny village in the alps has become a must—see attraction for tens of thousands of tourists from asia. good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london. we start with breaking news from south korea, where the military in seoul say that north korea has launched a series of unidentified projectiles from the hodo peninsula. last week, the north fired two short—range ballistic missiles from the same area. live now to our correspondent laura bicker in seoul. we know these come after last week's provocations. what do we know about these latest launches? we're still waiting to find out what kind of projectiles north korea may have tested early morning from its east coast. certainly the south korean military put out an alert, but it does take some time for them to analyse just how far these missiles flew, and exactly where they ended

i'm samantha simmonds. our top story: at least seven people are killed in sudan after tens of thousands return to the streets to demand civilian rule. hong kong marks the 22nd anniversary of the handoverfrom british to chinese control, as pro—democracy protestors are locked in a stand—off with police. president trump returns home after his groundbreaking visit to north korea. but will anything concrete come from meeting kim jong—un? and welcome to wimbledon. we're in west london as the world's oldest tennis tournament gets under way. and we will be talking about oil as the oil cartel opec is almost certain to extend production. a warm welcome to the programme briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. as the glastonbury music festival ends for another year organisers said that 42% of performers this year were women. but why is it so hard for festivals to get a 50/50 split? tell us what you think — just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. authorities in sudan say seven people have

i'm samantha simmonds in london. our top stories.ay the families of those who died in the boeing 737 max have been cheated out of compensation. one of india's largest cities is running out of water — millions of people in chennai are struggling as taps run dry. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times leads with the story of the spacecraft hayabusa2, which has successfully collected samples from a distant asteroid after a second touchdown. the newspaper has a picture of researchers at japan's aerospace exploration agency celebrating the news in its mission control room. the philippine star's front page examines the un human rights council's decision to investigate alleged crimes in the country's war on drugs. it says president duterte has expressed confidence that the un review will not prosper. and finally, the straits times runs this heartfelt story about two brothers who donated their organs to strangers. in may, hanwei, on the left, gave part of his liver to a critically ill patient. he was ins

i'm samantha simmonds with bbc world news. our top story: the world health organisation says the ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo is a public health emergency. so far it has killed more than 1,600 people. the who says regional borders will not be closed off to avoid damaging economies in the area, and that the risk of ebola spreading outside the region was low. a man who lost his whole family in a boeing air crash in ethiopia has given evidence to the us congress. paul njoroge questioned boeing's decision not to ground the 737 max after a similar crash five months earlier. and this video is trending on bbc.com: the story of the twin girls joined at the head at birth, and the pioneering operation which saved them eight years ago. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk, with me zeinab badawi in new york. my guest in this rare interview is the foreign ministerfor iran, president we dodoo of indonesia was re ce ntly president we dodoo of indone

hour via i'm samantha simmonds with bbc world news. our top story: a day after the start of the afghan presidential election campaign, the trump administration has said a us troop withdrawal could begin by the end of next year. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, says washington plans to start withdrawing troops from afghanistan before next year's presidential election. he described his directive from president trump as unambiguous end the endless wars. more than 50 prisoners being held at a jail in northern brazil have been killed in fighting between gangs of rival inmates. and this video is trending on bbc.com. this is 11—year old brazilian skateboarder rayssa layal winning one of her sport's biggest prizes. her mix ofjumps and spins gave her first place in the women's final of the street skateboarding league world tour event in los angeles. she's the youngest skater ever to win a leg of the competition. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, in a special edition of hardtalk, sarah montague speaks to actor and act

i'm samantha simmonds.s itself for aftershocks after the most powerful earthquake to hit the state in 20 years. iran gives europe one day to save the international nuclear deal, warning it's ready to enrich more uranium. docking despite the warnings — a boat carrying migrants arrives on the island of lampedusa but no—one is allowed to disembark. and joao gilberto, who brought bossa nova to the world and helped redefine brazil, has died aged 88. hello and welcome to bbc world news.

i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories.ter criticism of the plea deal he brokered forjeffrey epstein it would be selfish for me to stay in this position and continue talking about a case that is 12 years old. a potentially devastating tropical storm gains strength as it nears the us state of louisiana — a state of emergency has been declared. dozens of passengers on an air canada flight to australia are injured following severe and unexpected turbulance. in tennis, roger federer has defeated rafael nadal in a nail—biting semifinal at wimbledon to earn his place in the final against novak djokovic.

i'm samantha simmonds.r in the gulf — london says it's working to defuse the crisis. british airways and lufthansa suspend all flights to and from cairo over security concerns. mystery at the vatican — forensic experts search for a 15—year—old girl who disappeared in 1983. the eagle has landed. roger. the moment the world held its breath — astronauts touch down on the surface of the moon, exactly 50 years ago.

i'm samantha simmonds.lf for aftershocks — after the most powerful earthquake to hit the state in twenty years. docking despite the warnings — a boat carrying migrants arrives on the italian island of lampedusa, but no—one is allowed to disembark. a deadline for nuclear diplomacy — as iran prepares to enrich uranium closer to weapon grade level. and a moment for archie — the son of the duke and duchess of sussex is christened in a private ceremony. hello and welcome to world news today. residents in southern california are bracing themselves

i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories...ed a british—flagged oil tanker in the strait of hormuz: it's claiming the stena impero had turned off its tracker before it was intercepted. it comes as tehran says this video footage disproves american claims to have destroyed an iranian drone over the gulf — but does it? a dutch court rules the netherlands was only partly responsible for the srebrenica massacre of hundreds people in the bosnian war. braced for a heatwave: warnings that up to 200 million people could be affected by soaring temperatures along the east coast of the us. and coming up, the latest from the africa cup of nations final between senegal and algeria.

i'm samantha simmonds. the oil cartel opec is almost certainly going to extend production cuts at a meeting in vienna, but for how long? signed and sealed. the european union signs another free trade deal — this time with vietnam. and on the markets: stocks have rallied as a thaw in the sino—us trade dispute tempered risks to the global economy. japan's nikkei is at a two—month top — as new tariffs avoided. hello and welcome. opec members are meeting in vienna today to consider whether to extend production cuts to try to prop up prices. but deals being made on the sidelines with non—opec members are already making headlines. saudi arabia and russia, a non—opec member, have already come out to endorse a policy aimed at pushing up the price of crude oil as the world faces a weakened economy. many analysts expect the group to roll over supply cuts of more than one million barrels per day until the end of the year. but the outlook for oil demand is murky at the moment. the ongoing trade war between the world's

i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories... tanker, despite calls to defuse tensions. more violent clashes in hong kong — police fire tear gas at protesters during another huge pro—democracy rally the riot police have come into clearer people out of the area. this is what's happening every weekend in hong kong. exit polls in ukraine suggest that president zelensky‘s party is well ahead of his rivals after a snap election — but will he get an overall majority? britain's finance minister philip hammond says he'll resign if boris johnson becomes prime minister next week.

i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: iran releases footage of the moment its troops seized a british—flagged oil tanker in the gulf. london says it's working to defuse the crisis. british airways says it is suspending all flights to cairo for seven days for security reasons. the vatican opens two burial chambers in the search for a teenage girl who went missing 36 years ago. the eagle had landed. roger. countdown to the exact moment, 50 years ago, when the eagle module touched down on the surface of the moon. hello and welcome to bbc world news. the british foreign secretary jeremy hunt says britain will do what it takes to keep international shipping safe after a uk registered oil tanker was seized by iran in the gulf. mr hunt said tehran had assured him last week that it wanted to de—escalate tensions in the region but was now doing the opposite. iran has released footage of the moment its troops seized the vessel. this is the moment iranian revolutionary guards took over the stena impero, descending f

i'm samantha simmonds in london.he will go on extra 1000 miles to go get a deal. and we take a look at car culture — japan—style. meet the masters of the boso—zuku approach to automotive style.

i'm samantha simmonds, in london. also in the programme:

i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories... iran hoist its flag on the masthead of the captured uk tanker, despite calls to defuse tensions. more violent clashes in hong kong — police fire tear gas at protesters during another huge pro—democracy rally the riot police have come into clearer people out of the area. this is what's happening every weekend in hong kong. exit polls in ukraine suggest that president zelensky‘s party is well ahead of his rivals after a snap election — but will he get an overall majority? britain's finance minister philip hammond says he'll resign if boris johnson becomes prime minister next week. and coming up, ireland celebrates as local hero shane lowry wins the british open at portrush. hello and welcome to world news today. britain's defence minister has branded the seizing of a british—flagged oil tanker by iran as a ‘hostile act'. his comments came as a recording emerged of radio exchanges between a royal navy warship and iran's revolutionary guard, moments before the tanker — the stena impero —

i'm samantha simmonds in london.big debate on the road to the white house. and we will reveal why this tiny village in the alps has become

i'm samantha simmonds.streets to demand civilian rule. hong kong marks the 22nd anniversary of the handoverfrom british to chinese control, as pro—democracy protestors are locked in a stand—off with police. president trump returns home after his groundbreaking visit to north korea. but will anything concrete come from meeting kim jong—un? and welcome to wimbledon. we're in west london as the world's oldest tennis tournament

i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: footage from iran shows the seizure of a tanker in the gulf — london says it's working to defuse the crisis. british airways and lufthansa suspend all flights to and from cairo over security concerns. mystery at the vatican — forensic experts search for a 15—year—old girl who disappeared in 1983. the eagle has landed. roger. the moment the world held its breath — astronauts touch down on the surface of the moon, exactly 50 years ago. hello and welcome to bbc news. the british foreign secretaryjeremy hunt says britain will do what it takes to keep international shipping safe after a uk registered oil tanker was seized by iran in the gulf. mr hunt said tehran had assured him last week that it wanted to de—escalate tensions in the region, but was now doing the opposite. iran has released footage of the moment its troops seized the vessel. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has more. this is the moment iranian revolutionary guards took over the stena impero, descen

i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories. president trump's labour secretary resigns after criticism of the plea deal he brokered forjeffrey epstein it would be selfish for me to stay in this position and continue talking about a case that is 12 years old. a potentially devastating tropical storm gains strength as it nears the us state of louisiana — a state of emergency has been declared. dozens of passengers on an air canada flight to australia are injured following severe and unexpected turbulance. in tennis, roger federer has defeated rafael nadal in a nail—biting semifinal at wimbledon to earn his place in the final against novak djokovic. hello and welcome to world news today. president trump's labor secretary, alex acosta, has announced his resignation. he'd come under pressure following the latest arrest of the billionaire financierjeffrey epstein. mr acosta, who is the former us attorney for southern florida, agreed a plea deal with mr epstein in 2008, granting him immunity from federal prosecution. earlier this week

i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: california braces itself for aftershocks after the most powerful earthquake to hit the state in 20 years. iran gives europe one day to save the international nuclear deal, warning it's ready to enrich more uranium. docking despite the warnings — a boat carrying migrants arrives on the island of lampedusa but no—one is allowed to disembark. and joao gilberto, who brought bossa nova to the world and helped redefine brazil, has died aged 88. hello and welcome to bbc world news. emergency officials in southern california say they're still assessing the damage caused by friday's major earthquake. it's the biggest earthquake in the region for more than 20 years. the epicentre was near the city of ridgecrest, north—east of los angeles. this report from sophie long contains some flashing images. oh, my god... it created waves in family swimming pools and in communities across southern california. oh, my god... evacuate! two earthquakes in two days... let's go, let's go, let's

i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: california braces itself for aftershocks — after the most powerful earthquake to hit the state in twenty years. docking despite the warnings — a boat carrying migrants arrives on the italian island of lampedusa, but no—one is allowed to disembark. a deadline for nuclear diplomacy — as iran prepares to enrich uranium closer to weapon grade level. and a moment for archie — the son of the duke and duchess of sussex is christened in a private ceremony. hello and welcome to world news today. residents in southern california are bracing themselves for aftershocks after the region was hit by its biggest earthquake in more than 20 years. it's the second big tremor in as many days. the epicentre of the quake was near the city of ridgecrest, north—east of los angeles. angus crawford's report contains some flashing images. oh, my god. fear and shock. two quakes in two days. this one with the magnitude of 7.1, the strongest for 20 years. evacuate! nerves stretched to the limit. g

this is business live from bbc news with samantha simmonds and ben bland. the oil cartel opec moves towards extending production cuts at a meeting in vienna — but the big question is for how long? live from london, that's our top story on monday the 1st ofjuly. iran joins saudi arabia, iraq and russia in saying it will approve plans to try and boost the price of oil — we'll be finding out what it means for you. also in the programme... businesses in hong kong count the cost of a day of disruption — as protesters fill the streets over a controversial extradition law. the markets in positive territory in europe after that good news off the back of the 620 summit between the us and china. and cashing in on the multi—trillion—dollar global education market — we'll be talking to one firm that works to get students into top universities in the us and uk. $90 — that's how much people here in the uk splash out on average on a night out. today we want to know how much you spend when going out on the town. let us know — just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welc

i'm samantha simmonds in london.d big debate on the road to the white house. and we will reveal why this tiny village in the alps has become

i'm samantha simmonds in london.

i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories... iran says it's seized a british—flagged oil tanker in the strait of hormuz: it's claiming the stena impero had turned off its tracker before it was intercepted. it comes as tehran says this video footage disproves american claims to have destroyed an iranian drone over the gulf — but does it? a dutch court rules the netherlands was only partly responsible for the srebrenica massacre of hundreds people in the bosnian war. braced for a heatwave: warnings that up to 200 million people could be affected by soaring temperatures along the east coast of the us. and coming up, the latest from the africa cup of nations final between senegal and algeria. hello and welcome to world news today. we start with some breaking news: iran's revolutionary guards say they have seized a british flagged tanker in the gulf. iran says the stena impero was stopped while passing through the strait of hormuz on the grounds that it was not observing international maritime rules. the stena impero was bound for al

i'm samantha simmonds.tanker in the gulf. london says it's working to defuse the crisis. british airways says it is suspending all flights to cairo for seven days for security reasons. the vatican opens two burial chambers in the search for a teenage girl who went missing 36 years ago. the eagle had landed. roger. countdown to the exact moment, 50 years ago, when the eagle module touched down on the surface of the moon.

first samantha simmonds has the news. more disruption is expected on parts of the rail network today, after yesterday's high temperatures caused extensive damage. repair work has been taking place through the night, but services will be significantly reduced between london and the east midlands. there are also delays and cancellations at london airports. yesterday was the uk's hottestjuly day on record. the government has set out its plans for recruiting an extra twenty thousand police officers in england and wales over the next three years, saying a new policing board will oversee the process. it will be chaired by the home secretary, priti patel, and boris johnson says the recruitment drive will begin within weeks. but some forces are worried they don't have enough instructors or police stations and others say new rules requiring recruits to have a degree could limit the number of applicants. a new drug which doctors have called a major step forward in treating ovarian cancer is being made available on the nhs in englan

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