he will be greeted by the north korean leader kimjong—un. more of that to come on bbc news.today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: it's back. the uefa champions league returns, with real madrid going forfour in a row, but will they be able to do it without cristiano ronaldo? al duhail‘s nine match winning run comes to an end in the asian champions league, as persepolis make it into the semi—finals. and, in shock. the new vuelta a espana champion who still can't believe he won it. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. the uefa champions league returns on tuesday with matchday one already serving up some big clashes between europe's top clubs. last season's beaten finalists liverpool start their campaign against paris st germain, whilst a day later the holders

day two thousand korean president jay ends visit to his know the neighbor kim jong un more carefully staged displays of harmony along with a generous serving of cup. the two leaders selling that pact is a breakthrough they've announced kim will become the first northern leader to visit seoul another step along the road to peace they say so in london we have adopted a military pact to end a history of brutal confrontation and the great to make efforts to turn the korean peninsula into a land of pace. they also promised to hold family reunions regularly that's often dozens of relatives from the north and south separated in the one nine hundred fifty s. recently met. and the leaders agreed to disarm a jointly controlled border village starting with the removal of land mines they also said they've made progress on the issue the world's watching denuclearization . south and north korea have agreed on a way to achieve denuclearization for the first time it's a very meaningful outcome. the north says it will allow international inspectors to observe the dismantling of its main missile testi

reporter: day two of south korean president moon jae-in's visit to his northern neighbor kim jong-un. morearefully staged displays of harmony, along with a generous serving of food. the two leaders are selling their pact as a breakthrough. they have announced kim will become the first northern leader to visit seoul, another step along the road to peace, they say. >> we have adopted a military pact to end a history of brutal confrontation and agree to make efforts to turn the korean peninsula into a land of peace. reporter: they also promise to hold family reunions regularly. that is after dozens of relatives from the north and south, separated in the 1950's, recently met. and the leaders agreed to disarm a jointly controlled border village, starting with the removal of landmines. they also said they have made progress on the issue the world is watching -- denuclearization. >> south and north korea have agreed on a way to achieve denuclearization for the first time. it is a very meaningful outcome. reporter: the north says it will allow international inspectors to observe the dismantling of

day to south korean president jay inslee this it to his no the neighbor kim jong un more carefully staged displays of harmony along with the generous serving of couple . the two leaders selling their pact is a breakthrough they've announced kim will become the first northern leader to visit seoul another step along the road to peace they say so and on the road with adopted a military pact to end a history of brutal confrontation and the great to make efforts to turn the korean peninsula into a land of peace. they also promise to hold family reunions regularly that softer dozens of relatives from the north and south separated in the one nine hundred fifty s. recently met. and the leaders agreed to disarm a jointly controlled border village starting with the removal of land mines they also said they've made progress on the issue the well it's watching denuclearization. south and north korea have agreed on a way to achieve denuclearization for the first time it's a very meaningful outcome. the north says it will allow international inspectors to observe the dismantling of its main missile te

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are stopped that means you destroy palestinian families because we are refugees we live off this un more than seventy or eighty percent depend on this coupon and there is no income for palestinians gazans are in permanent unemployment there is no work or life and when i work we all count on under a how can they cut the aid and deprive us those children who go to school how they buy notebooks pens bags and school outfits their parents can barely afford pencils some days they go to school without an allowance of even one chuckle well. thanks thanks chris that's why we play them let me just also. what do you think might happen i mean you know those are the people who are being sanctioned by this policy you're talking about orphans you think talking about vulnerable women and children for the first time we're sanctioning the weakest amongst us history would remember and policy is they're reacting to that you know what they're doing out sort of this thing themselves on file with this i think yes this was her. nick recently people attempted to do the door headquarter in gaza strip if life is g

. >> brett: you have met with kim jong-un more than most people in the world. how do you describe him? his sensibilities? is he serious? do you believe that he could completely denuclearize the north completely or is that something that is the identify of north korea. >> kim jong-un has expectations of president trump and such a major feat can only be achieved with president trump. he wants to achieve the denuclearization of north korea with president trump. he has expressed this commitment and this desire on many occasions too. in order to make progress he wants to have the second north korea summit as soon as possible. i would say that kim jong-un is young and candid and has clear commitments to denuclearization and he's ready to abandon his nuclear program and focus on economic benefits instead, in order to help his peep. -- people. he has this strategic mind. >> brett: do you think that full verifiable denuclearization, the goal of 2021, that has been talked about, is that realistic? it seems like a lot to go in a short period of time. >> kim jong-un is wil

the un says more migrants are dying in the mediterranean and calls on european leaders to act. supreme court? fighting between rival militias allows 400 inmates to escape from prison in the libyan capital. and a verdict‘s expected in the case of two myanmar journalists on trial after investigating killings by the security forces.

there has been a call for the un to become more involved, not just in a call for the un to become moreuding here in the us, journalist ‘s are being described as enemies. first of all i think it is very disappointing that in the united states, traditionally the staunch defender of free speech and the first amendment, that you have the president obama —— president branding the press the enemies of the people and saying that he is at war with the media. i cannot think ofa war with the media. i cannot think of a case around the world where i have not reached out to the us as a partner and we are accustomed to having the us take the leading cases like this, and in this case they have been extremely helpful, the state department and the white house and others. but we need that kind of leadership if we are going to make headway. and essentially, it is a lwa ys headway. and essentially, it is always going to be convenient for authoritarian regimes to try to silence critics. we've got to be more determined than them. three yea rs more determined than them. three years ago amal clooney was invol

un said he still had faith in u.s. president donald trump and wants to work more closely with the u.s. at a meeting with a special envoy from south korea the talks are trying to revive faltering diplomacy between north korea and the united states after kim jong un summit with trump in june at least two people are dead after a powerful earthquake hit parts of the northern japanese island of hokkaido six point seven magnitude quake struck in the early hours of thursday its force triggered landslides and collapsed houses anonymous article in the new york times says members of the trumpet administration are working to undermine his worst policies the newspaper says it is written by a senior white house official tramples already condemned the article calling it a gutless editorial he's demanded the paper reveal the identity of the author white house spokeswoman sara sanders has called for the anonymous writer to resign paraguayan will move its embassy in israel back to tel aviv from jerusalem that reverses a decision made just months ago in response israel says it will move its embassy in pa

more from geneva. thousands of people have died crossing the mediterranean, over 1600 so far this year alone. the unee agency says the journey is becoming ever more dangerous. the fatality rate has risen from one in 42 to one in a team. europe should focus less on managing numbers and trying to find more on the humanity to save lives. to help refugees join family members are ready in europe, increasing settlement places and providing safe, legal alternatives to the deadly voyage across the mediterranean. imogen foulkes reporting from geneva there. also making news today: the us navy blue angels have performed an aerial salute to senatorjohn mccain, after his body arrived at the us naval academy, in annapolis. four aircraft roared across the skies before one broke formation in a vertical maneuver, known as the missing man formation. china has evacuated more than 125,000 people in the southern province of guangdong due to heavy rains. the rains and flooding have affected more than 1.2 million residents, and have left two people dead and two missing. firefighters are battling a huge blaze at a landmark

the un says more migrants are dying in the mediterranean, and calls on european leaders to act. brazil's national museum goes up in flames. the country's president calls the loss incalculable. the eu's brexit negotiator says he is strongly opposed to the uk's proposals, but theresa may says she won't water them down. and getting a grip on the currency crisis. has president macri got the right answers to restore confidence in argentina's battered economy? a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme: across europe, a new warning icon will be in place on video games to alert users about in—game purchases. the aim is to stop children and others from racking up huge bills without realising it. so is this over the top, or a useful tool for parents and gamers? what is your experience? tell us what you think. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. the number of people dying while trying to cross the mediterranean sea to reach europe has risen sharply. that is according to the united nations refugee agency

the un's and more to yemen says planned talks between the government and hooty rebels won't go ahead in geneva on friday it's unclear if the talks will take place at a later date meanwhile a protest has been held in the yemeni city of ties as a calling for the warring parties to address their plight they've been living under siege for three years during the civil war. a young woman and that's our journey even before the start of the geneva talks to who these claim they have the right to control and govern yemen their claim is rotten and puts pressure on the international community to deal with them what kind of peace can we have with such a group that does not believe in the rights of other people a south sudanese military court has found ten soldiers guilty for their role in attack on a juba hotel in twenty sixteen a local journalist was killed and five foreign aid workers were raped a case was widely seen as a test for south sudan's ability to hold its soldiers to account sentences ranging from four years to life in prison were handed down to the soldiers each rape survivor or also

the un says more migrants are dying in the mediterranean, and calls on european leaders to act.he loss incalculable. the eu's brexit negotiator says he is strongly opposed to the uk's proposals, but theresa may says she won't water them down. and getting a grip on the currency crisis. has president macri got the right answers to restore confidence in argentina's battered economy?

our top stories: deadlyjourneys — the un says more migrants are dying in the mediterranean, and callslion objects are thought to be at risk. hundreds of thousands of documents witheld — is the white house hiding details of president trump's pick for the supreme court? and a verdict‘s expected in the case of two myanmarjournalists on trial after investigating killings by the security forces.

the un says more than thirty thousand people have been displaced by fighting in syria's last major rebel held province in the north of government an allied russian forces have increased that bombardment of adlib in the past few days as well as parts of the jason hama a group say they're concerned about a potential humanitarian crisis in the region. at least six people have been killed and another sixteen injured in a car bomb explosion in somalia's capital market issue a car rammed into a local government office al qaeda linked group al-shabaab says it was responsible for the blast. the iraqi prime minister is made a surprise visit to bastareaud where weeklong protests have left at least fourteen people dead protests is accused bodies government of corruption and failing to provide jobs and basic public services about thirty thousand people have been hospitalized from drinking contaminated water. the lawyers for brazil's jailed former president louise in are suited to silver say he'll keep fighting to run in next month's presidential election lula is barred from running because of a corr

crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the un trying to cross the mediterranean sea to reach europe face ever more deadly journeys, with one in 18 people now drowning. democrats in the united states have criticised the white house for not releasing hundreds of thousands of documents on president trump's nominee to the us supreme court. let's head back to the braking news this hour, the majorfire in rio de janeiro. we are getting images of the fire now, the flames reaching pretty high into the rio skyline. the building has more than 20 million items in its collection, it is one of the largest natural history and anthropology museums in the americas. it has just had its 200th anniversary earlier this year. among the items in its collection are dinosaur bones and 12,000 —year—old human skeleton of a woman. in the next few hours, two journalists are expected to hear whether they have been convicted of breaching myanmar‘s official secrets law. the pair, kyaw soe 0o and wa lone, work for the international news agency reuters. they had

crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the un sea to reach europe face ever more deadly journeys, with one in 18 people now drowning. brazil's at national museum goes up in flames. an update on the fire. the president has said this is a tragic day for all resilience. a possible loss of the archives in their museum. it is a 200—year—old museum housing around 20 million different items in its collection. this is a devastating loss for the museum community and brazilians as a whole. they've been working on it for several hours. it is believed the fire broke out after visiting hours on a sunday and it is understood there are experts on the scene to see what they can save. looking at the images and the extent of the fire, it does look like there isa of the fire, it does look like there is a very little of the museum and the fire is still very much under way, it is far from the fire is still very much under way, it is farfrom over and a the fire is still very much under way, it is far from over and a very dramatic loss for brazil. in t

the un says more migrants are dying in the mediterranean, and calls on european leaders to act. hundreds of thousands of documents witheld. is the white house hiding details of president trump's pick for the supreme court? and a verdict is expected in the case of two myanmar journalists on trial after investigating killings by the security forces. firefighters are trying to control a huge blaze which is tearing through the national museum of brazil in rio dejaniero. the fire is believed to have started after the museum closed for the day. the 200—year—old collection contains millions of exhibits and is housed in a former imperial palace. its natural history collection includes important dinosaur bones and a 12,000—year—old human skeleton of a woman, the oldest ever found in the americas. our south america correspondent katy watson says the scale of the damage to the building is already clear. you look at the images and the entire building is up in flames. and mr — president michel temer has already said this is a tragic day for all brazilians, and an impossible loss for the arch

are stopped that means you destroy palestinian families because we are refugees we live off this un more than seventy or eighty percent depend on this coupon and there is no income for palestinians gazans are in permanent unemployment there is no work or life and when i work we all count on under a how can they cut the aid and deprive us those children who go to school how they buy notebooks pens bags and school outfits their parents can barely afford pencils some days they go to school without an allowance of even one chuckle well. thanks thanks chris that's why we play them let me just also. what do you think might happen i mean you know those are the people who are being sanctioned by this policy you're talking about orphans you think talking about vulnerable women and children for the first time we're sanctioning the weakest amongst us history would remember and policy is they're reacting to that you know what they're doing out of this for the setting themselves on file with this i think yes this was her. nick recently people attempted to do the don't know headquarter in gaza strip i

the un says more migrants are dying in the mediterranean, and calls on european leaders to act.esident trump's pick for the supreme court? and a verdict is expected in the case of two myanmar journalists on trial after investigating killings by the security forces. firefighters are trying to control a huge blaze which is tearing

should be led by member states it should prioritize concerns of developing countries to make the un more efficient and in homes oversight and accountability critical to the u.s. problem of functioning is stable and predictable funding china will continue to fulfill its due financial obligations and china was up on other member states to pay their membership contributions and peacekeeping assessments on time and in full . madam president the cause of development and progress for humanity is our stoppable peace reconciliation and harmony are the surging trend war conflict and terror are opposed by all equality mutual trust and win win cooperation other call of our time where is power politics and the law of the jungle find no support as a major responsible country china commits itself to the part of peaceful development and china will work with other countries and contribute its share to global peace and security forces this year the situation on the korean peninsula has seen a major turnaround thanks to the efforts of all parties concerned china on its part has contributed to such develop

should contribute to the united states, sorry, the un programs, he promised to make the un more effectiveo said that the un human rights council has become a grave embarrassment. last but not least given the news with brett kavanaugh, judge brett kavanaugh, he weighed in on whether his support especially considering there was a second accuser that came forward for sexual misconduct, listen in to his response. >> the second accuser has nothing, the second accuser doesn't even know -- it could have been him, maybe not. she admits that she was drunk. she admits time lapses, there were time lapses. >> so you've got him talking about iran, the economy, brett kavanaugh, judge kavanaugh and then there was no mention surprisingly in the entire speech about russia, however, in the past hour you have press secretary sarah sanders did mention tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. eastern time the president will be holding a press conference. i'm going to throw it back to you before it starts to really come down here, it already is, i don't know if you can see that. neil: i can see it all right, everyone else is ins

shortly which will carry here on al-jazeera they're about to sit down the two leaders kim jong un and more in the leaders of north korea and south korea is there rob mcbride is there following this meeting and summit for as we saw the two leaders sign an agreement just a short while ago do we know what it was. that's right this is just happened within the last few seconds or so this is come just after a one on one meeting between me and kim jong un the second session that they've been having this is pictures from the state guesthouse in pyongyang this is apparently a military agreement that has been signed between north korea and south korea as part of this summit obviously the question of denuclearization has been the most important question for many people but there have been other things on the agenda and one of them has been the into korean relations and improving the relationship between north and south building upon what's known here as the permanent john declaration this was the signing of that a declaration way back in april that began this whole process is part of that the two cou

un. we are reporting today they're building more weapons.eir nuclear construction. just as the president is saying we have denuclearized. where's the impact of that? >> well, i mean, obviously, there's a huge confusion in what was or wasn't agreed to. i understand people in the administration don't even know what was agreed to specifically. specifically. in general terms, perhaps, yes. in singapore. but to announce denuclearization and say it's not a problem anymore which is what they have done when the intelligence community is saying they're building more, we don't know where they are, we don't know how many there are, there's no specific agreement as to how that's going to be defined. it's just living in more of this completely unrealistic and frankly fake news atmosphere. >> now, you've mentioned that we don't know even people in the administration do not know what happened in singapore. we certainly don't know what happened -- >> and helsinki. >> during a meeting in helsinki. it is not clear that the president's intelligence advisers kn

we'll have more throughout the evening. the unugee agency says migrants crossing the mediterranean are in more danger than they were in the past. while the number of people arriving europe has fallen significantly, the number of deaths has risen sharply due to traffic is taking greater risks trying to bypass greater surveillance from the libyan coastguards. this author is a goodwill ambassadorfor libyan coastguards. this author is a goodwill ambassador for the un refugee agency. his book was inspired by migrant journeys refugee agency. his book was inspired by migrantjourneys and tells the stories of a father telling his young son the stories of his childhood in syria as they wait for a boat to take them across the sea in search of a new life. he spoke to hugh edwards earlier.“ like millions of people around the world, when i saw those photographs of that young boy lying on the beach and his body being picked up by somebody who did know him, did know his name, the sound of his voice, did know what his laughter sounded like, i was

palestinian leadership has called it a flagrant assault on palestinians and in violation of un resolutions more from harry for third from the jalazone refugee camp in the occupied west bank. just this week in the face of its funding crisis on row was celebrating the start of the academic year at the reopening of its schools girls arriving for class in the refugee camp in the occupied west bank welcomed by the agency's chief unruh has been scrambling all year to drum up the money to maintain its services after the us withheld more than three hundred million dollars in funding now comes confirmation that those cuts permanent the us state department saying the fundamental business model in fiscal practices that have marked an rougher years tied to an endlessly and exponentially expanding community of entitled beneficiaries is simply unsustainable the united states will no longer commit further funding to this irredeemably flawed operation for the palestinian leadership the decision is not about the specifics of a un agency rather an attack on the palestinian cause the us may argue that it's taxpay

other well my question was referring not so much to the international environment within the un building but moreso about the american domestic politics i think you would disagree with me that neither the current presidential administration nor its opponents allow each other much respect speaking of which i would like to ask you a question about donald trump who already announced that he intends to chair the security council meeting later this year and the new york times ran the story the other days. saying that this provoked a lot of fears or jitters among the european diplomats you know the un from the inside is that true well i met with president on all trumbo last september when he addressed the general assembly for the first time and he was of the united nations where rather positive he truly believed that the united nations is a strong potential which is yet to be used fully. and that was rather encouraging yes he's coming in couple of days again to. lead his country's delegation at the high level segment of the general debate and he will cheer the security council meeting go on the twenty

children were also reported with children killed maimed and recruited to fight on both sides the un says more than four million people have been displaced from the country and that seven million out of the twelve million population are in need of aid to survive has been sukkah is chairwoman of the commission on human rights in south sudan she says only accountability will restore peace. well the commission has in you know in the last few days what you've seen of the warring parties on the government conclude a peace agreement which they now indicate is revitalized of the commission has drawn attention to the fact that two days off to the agreement was signed already fighting began between the opposition forces and the government in which lead at least seventeen people were killed what we said in our report that south sudan is a country at war with the citizens because the attacks continue violations until new the outflow of internally displaced persons and refugees continue and of course the number of children would affected by the conflict continued to go on the increase and we see no end in

a peace agreement michaela has more from the un. no israel exposed the issue of israel palestine has been debated for decades in the general assembly but for decades two agreement under this roof has been in deep disconnect with the reality the vote condemning the u.s. decision to move its embassy to jerusalem serving a case in point one hundred twenty eight nations voted in favor only nine countries including israel and the us voted against nevertheless this week at least two leaders still regard it as a victory. this is the first time that we meet after the american embassy has been moved to jerusalem. changes to it and you've got your. but the palestinian leader argues that the u.s. decision just ignores rather than changes history we have concluded agreements with the us administration and the us administration has broken all these agreements it takes two to tango so an agreement should be respected by all the parties among the other un resolutions ignored by the trumpet ministration those concerning the illegality of settlement

do we see this ramp-up as more of a huge threat in terms of cybersecurity in the next couple months, three months ago when kim jong-unapore? >> things are becoming more tense. the chinese, i don't think the chinese would ever go for it, because they are so sensitive to people mixing up with their domestic politics i don't think they want to take the chance. the north koreans are different -- there's nothing to go back on with the north koreans. they don't have a lot of defenses. >> i want to talk about microsoft, it recently said it detected and seized websites with hackers linked to the gru. do you know what the hackers were targeting? >> what the russians were trying to go after, they were trying to set up a fake website where people from the hill would go to that website, and download the software, allow the russian intel service to steal information. it is the only way the russians operate. but they are doing it in this case because they want to get information to leak out, to harm campaigns. senator mccaskill from missouri was one of them. >> what is it you are doing to ramp up and ensure that the intellectual p

more than five million palestinian refugees in the occupied palestinian territories jordan lebanon and syria are waiting to see how un services they rely on will be affected now that the u.s. has stopped future contributions the u.s. has long been the biggest funder to the u.n. agency known as on the run it granted more than three hundred sixty four million dollars to the organization and twenty seventeen but on friday the u.s. state department called on iraq and irredeemably flawed operation while announcing future contributions will be cancelled the scots to just a week after the us canceled two hundred million dollars in direct assistance to palestinians so it's you as a id agency take a look at how the budget could affect some services. for more on this we are joined by on the spokesman chris gunness he joins us from moscow from does that we have in tomorrow she's a dental student at her university and has received assistance in the past. and right here in our studio mamet eight he's a graduate student on a joint program for the university of north carolina and juke university and he has worked as an education sp

of that june singapore summit declaration after the meeting between president trump and kim jong-un. morecome. back to you. >> sandra: greg palkot in london. thank you. >> bill: back to our top story more rain expected in north carolina. officials warning the biggest problems are yet to come. five rivers nft region reaching or approaching all-time historic flood stage. a live report from one of the harder-hit areas. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh caught up in a scandal as his own accuser is willing to go forward and public. >> let me make very clear. i've spoken with the president and senator graham and others. this woman will be heard. she is going to -- the senate judiciary committee will decide how and through which forum. to look at me now, you don't see psoriasis. you see clear skin. cosentyx can help people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis find clear skin that can last. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection

un agency that supports palestinian refugees. washington had already drastically cut its support for the agency, which helps more than 5 million palestiniansas a "flagra nt assault" on the palestinian people and a defiance of un resolution. a bbc investigation has found evidence that china has imprisoned up to a million muslim uighurs in so—called "re—education camps." the investigation uncovered allegations of torture. the un says it's alarmed by the reports and called for the detainees' release. china has denied the camps even exist.