to the tests.states' icbm they deserve the name of the doubledealing security council or the u.n. -- u.s. security council? if the un security council does not call the united states to account for its oppressive and large-scale joint military exercises and icbm launches, dprk will never recognize any un security council resolution, the dprk [indiscernible] but continued to this clause. secretaryf the u.n. is identical. as regards the success of ground to ground long-range strategic ballistic rockets by the dprk and the u.n. secretary [indiscernible] are a spokesperson for the secretary-general. we condemn the exercise of the right to self existence is crowding it and violations and the threat to peace and security in the region. really the u.n. secretary [indiscernible] impartiality and independence. it must establish who is the responsible for the current situation of korean [indiscernible] and behavior impartially and with a conscience. againd repeat my words the current situation on the isrent desk korean peninsula often engulfed [indiscernible] to the brink of war. very --roduced a various strategic effort incl

the un security council is currently meeting in emergency session, behind closed doors. under way, the us ambassador to the un, nikki haley, vowed to call out states backing north korea and its nuclear ambitions. sarah corker has the latest. sunday's missile test was north korea's most successful yet according to experts. it flew some 700 kilometres, let landing in the sea west of japan. pyongyang says it is capable of carrying a large nuclear warhead. speaking before an emergency un security council meets, the us, flanked by allies, once again repeated this morning —— warning. for peace on the korean peninsula he has to stop this testing, he has to stop nuclear programmes that he has. the united states is willing to talk but not until we see a total stock of the nuclear process. a series of missile tests by the north this year have breached un sanctions. the us has sent warships to the region and is installing an anti—missile system in south korea as tensions on the peninsula intensifier. north korea is at the final stage of nuclear weaponisation. time is running out an

the un security council met to discuss tougher sanctions.its allies, warned that all countries must step up action against north korea orface the consequences. we have worked well with china. they have really tried to help us in our communications with north korea. but we've seen where they have strengthened sanctions other countries are trying to fill the void and i will tell you that if you are a country that is supplying or supporting north korea, we will call you out on it. we will make sure that everyone knows who you wire and we will target those sanctions as well. a series of missile tests by the north this year has sparked international alarm. the us has sent warships to the region and is installing an anti—missile system in south korea, as tensions on the peninsular intensify. north korea is at the final stage of weaponisation. we are reaching the tipping point. the fear is pyongyang's efforts to develop a nuclear missile capable of striking the us mainland is progressing faster than expected. so far sanctions have failed. north kor

speaking before an emergency un security council meeting, the us, flanked by its allies, once again repeatedarning to kim jong—un. for peace on the korean peninsula, he has to stop his testing, —— we have worked well with china. they have tried to help us with our communications. we see where they have strengthened sanctions other countries are trying to fill that void and i will tell you that if you are country that supplying or supporting north korea, we will call you out on it and make sure everyone knows who you are and we will target those sanctions towards you as well. a series of missile tests by the north has led to un sanctions. the us has sent warships to the region and is installing an anti—missile system in south korea as tensions in the region intensify. north korea is at the final stage of nuclear weaponisation. time is running out and the clock is ticking towards the tipping point. the fear is pyongyang's efforts to develop a nuclear missile capable of reaching the us mainland are progressing faster than expected. so far sanctions have failed. north korea continues to defy cal

speaking before an emergency un security council meeting, the us, flanked by its allies, once again repeatedgain repeated this warning to kim jong-un. for peace on the korean peninsula, he has to stop his testing, he has to stop any nuclear programmes that he has. the united states, we are willing to talk, but not until we see a total stock of the nuclear process. series of missile tests by the north is he has reached un sanctions. the us has sent warships to the region and is installing an anti—missile system in south korea as tensions in the region intensify. north korea is at the final stage of nuclear weaponisation. time is running out and the clock is ticking towards the tipping point. but pyongyang has defied calls even from its main ally, china, to rein in its nuclear ambitions, and so far tougher sanctions appear to have failed. an award—winning mexican journalist who reported extensively on the drug cartels has been murdered. javier valdez was killed by gunmen who opened fire on his car, as he was travelling to work in the western state of sinaloa. he's not the first journalist to b

but you would accept that the court has been set up with the authority of the un security council, andr husband accepted that under the dayton agreement, which he signed in 1995. why does he now say that the court is illegal? mrs markovic, why is that a lie? what he actually signed up to, which is in the dayton agreement, is that the parties agreed to co—operate fully with all entities, including those authorised by the un security council, in investigating and prosecuting war crimes and other violations of international humanitarian law. he signed a document which included that provision. so why is the court, i ask you, illegal? i am puzzled by your answers. i understood that you wanted to do this interview and you wished to reply to the questions that we, in the name of the bbc, are putting towards you, am i not right in that understanding? can we go back to the time in march, when your husband was arrested. how worried were you for his safety when he was arrested? he had a gun with him at the time, were you afraid that he would use it on himself? and he's quoted as saying things lik

after north korea's latest missile test, the un security council has been meeting in closed session. the us wants it to tighten sanctions against pyonyang. and this video is trending on bbc.com. researchers at aukland university in new zealand think that performing the haka may help maoris keep dementia at bay. they say older maoris tend to play a substantial role in the ritual, keeping them mentally and physically agile. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. and the top story here in the uk: the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has launched the pa rty‘s manifesto, calling it a programme to create a fairer society. the conservatives say the plans would open up a "black hole" in the public finances. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. a strong earnings results for way bow. will we see similar numbers for tencent? —— tencent?. good morning, asia. glad you could join us for this midweek edition of asia business report. chinese social media giant weibo has reported reve nu es of media giant weibo has reported revenues of just media giant weibo has

responding to north korea's latest missile test, the un security council has been meeting in emergency session. the us ambassador has said she will "call out" states backing pyongyang's nuclear programme. protests have been held across mexico, after the murder of the award—winning journalist, javier valdez — who had spent years documenting the activities of drug cartels. five reporters have been killed in mexico so far this year. a major new study says being overweight and fit is a myth — and that it's not possible to be be obese and healthy. researchers looked at the health records of three—and—a—half million people over a 20—year period. now it's time for world business report. security in the skies — will eu countries be added to the us flight laptop ban? top officials are due to meet in brussels. will robots ever replace humans? we show you the latest creations that are grabbing the attention of company bosses. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. also in the programme it's "risk off" for the world's financial markets, thanks to the latest trump turmoil. but first —

the un security council is to meet fergus walsh reporting. on the un security council is to meet on tuesdayplace despite warnings of new sanctions. it's the latest in a series of tests and launches amid concerns about the country's nuclear capability. earlier this month, north korea successfully launched a long range missile — prompting protests from japan. the latest launch is being analysed by washington and south korea. felixstowe coastguard says it's concerned for a family of minke whales, off the suffolk coast. concerned for a family of minke one adult washed up on a beach yesterday, while a second and a young calf are also believed to have died. three more whales appeared to be in trouble further out to sea, one in waters off harwich in essex. in trouble further out to sea, in football, all 20 teams were in action on the final day of the premier league season, with the action dominated by the race for champions league places. with the action dominated by the match of the day follows the news, and later in scotland, so if you don't want to know what happened you know what to do. manche

we heard that the un security council has condemned this.rk continues to provoke and escalate. have you may have noticed, france has already condemned this latest missile test. it confirms that dprk's nuclear program is a serious threat to peace and security both in the region and in the world. again, we favour a strong, swift and firm reaction of the security council. the us has accused the syrian government of installing a crematorium to dispose of thousands of murdered prisoners. the us state department released satellite pictures of what it says is a crematorium at a prison, where un and rights groups say thousands of inmates have been tortured and hanged. throughout this a real war, president assad's regime has been accused of war crimes by the international community. this prison has been described as the human slaughterhouse. a place where up human slaughterhouse. a place where up to 30,000 people have been executed, according to rights groups. now, further allegations of abuse have emerged. edible sources believe that many of the bod

security council. also making news today. after north korea tested its latest long—range missile on sunday, the un security council has held ancy, closed session. the us ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, says the united states is working with china, on a new sanctions resolution. she said america will consider talks with north korea's leader kim jong—un if he stops all missile tests. what we are saying is, for peace on the korean peninsula, he has to stop this testing, he has to stop any nuclear programmes that he has. the united states, we are willing to talk, but not until we see a total stop of the nuclear process and of any tests there. cyber—security experts around the world are continuing to link this weekend's global cyber—attack to north korea. similarities have been found between the software used in the hack and other tools believed to have been created by the lazarus group. they've previously been associated with pyongyang. facebook is still available in thailand, despite a deadline passing for it to remove material the authorities had deemed critical of the monarchy. facebook was given until tuesday t

so the un security council meets on tuesday to discuss this latest test. lot. mr trump pins his hopes on china stop china could stop the economy of north korea by turning off the fuel tax. there are indications that gas and petrol prices in north korea are high at the moment so that maybe china just turning them a little bit to say just remember what we can do. but the truth of the matter is that china is probably not going to bring down the regime because it does not wa nt down the regime because it does not want us troops and south korean troops up on the border. so we have a new president, we all know that, who has been threatening military action. previous presidents looked at it and then decided the cost in terms of lives lost with another korean war would be too much and realised that there has to be another path. has mr trump on the same? we simply do not know. i'm sure we would discuss this letter. thank you very much. scientists in the uk, are investigating whether many cases of depression could be triggered by an overactive immune system. research

that test is being condemned by the un security council.e leader celebrating and inspecting the missile beforehand. the korea said the missile landed in the sea after travelling 700 kilometres. it has also been celebrated on the streets of pyongyang. we are the leading missile power of asia and we will take this opportunity to troy —— destroyed the enemy's entire network. south korea says it can't verify the claims just yet, but that's not stopping the international community from getting together again to discuss the north's tests. we heard that the un security council has condemned this sets, a meeting has been scheduled for tuesday. once again, dprk plays the double ca rd of once again, dprk plays the double card of revocation and escalation. as you may have noticed, france has strongly condemned this latest missile test which confirms dprk's nuclear programme is a serious threat to peace and security, both in the region and we favour a strong, swift and firm reaction. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia ma

responding to north korea's latest missile test, the un security council has been meeting in emergency session. the us ambassador has said she will "call out" states backing pyongyang's nuclear programme. north korea claims its latest rocket could carry a nuclear warhead. now, coming up in a minute it'll be hardtalk, but first let's have a quick look at the front pages of this morning's newspapers. obviously, our breaking story of the latest white house crisis came too late for the first editions. they're concentrating on domestic matters. the i leads with the launch of labour's manifesto, calling it the party's "most radical since the 1980s." the times claims labour's taxation plans are "in tatters" after there were warnings that a 50p tax rate would fail to raise the projected funds in the party's manifesto. the ft looks at the same story, saying business leaders are dismayed by labour's prioritising of state intervention over enterprise. the guardian reports that labour's biggest trade union backer, len mccluskey of unite, doesn't believe labour will win the election but will have f

it's joined japan in calling for an emergency meeting of the un security council. security experts say more computers could be infected by malicious software as employees start the working week. they've already started to see new versions of the malware that struck around the world on friday. and this video is trending on bbc.com. vladimir putin had a little tinkle on the ivories as he waited to see chinese president xi jinping in beijing. unfortunately the russian president played on a piano that was a just a little out of tune. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. transport chiefs say greater manchester's tram network will be running normally on monday — after a technical fault forced it to be completely shut down. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. china's one belt one road for it kicked off in beijing. just how lofty are its silk road ambitions and can they be filled? more victims are expected of the cyber attack as they return to work after the weekend. hello and welcome to asia busines

after north korea's latest missile test, the un security council has been meeting in closed session. the us wants it to tighten sanctions against pyongyang. and this video is trending on bbc.com — researchers at aukland university in new zealand think that performing the haka may help maoris keep dementia at bay. they say older maoris tend to play a substantial role in the ritual, keeping them mentally and physically agile. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now won bbc news it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. in every aspect of our public and private life we have become dependent on the power of the internet and computing. that makes us vulnerable to those who would do us harm. you need proof? well, look at the world—wide spread of the ransomware known as wannacry, which shut down vital computer systems in businesses, in public institutions, around the world. my guess is rob wainwright, head of the european police agency, europol. are the cyber—crooks several steps ahead of the cyber cops? hardtalk theme music. rob wainwright, welcome to

following north korea's latest missile test, the un security council meets behind closed doors and the

it's joined japan in calling for an emergency meeting of the un security council. ions of the malware that struck around the world on friday. and this video is trending on bbc.com. vladimir putin had a little tinkle on the ivories as he waited to see chinese president xi jinping in beijing. unfortunately the russian president played on a piano that was a just a little out of tune. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. transport chiefs say greater manchester's tram network will be running normally on monday — after a technical fault forced it

sees --as years into the un security council in regard to ballistic missiles and in its human rights violations. they discussed the situation in syria, the importance of working towards peace. the custodian of the two holy --a newdiscussed at the approach and determination can bring a conclusion to this long conflict. he has the vision and the strength and decisiveness. thinking of mr. hurray to work with the united states in order to bring about peace between israelis and palestinians and with israelis and arabs. they discussed trade and investment. where the great lunch conversation began before the meeting. a visit is a truly historic visit. we are very honored that president trump chose to come to the kingdom of saudi arabia on his first visit and we look for tomorrow to posting the summit in saudi arabia and the arab-islamic american summit which is historic and unprecedented and brings together the islamic world with the united states into partnership and begins to change the conversation from one of enmity to one of partnership. step has and historic the potential for changing

they will seek international backing for the plan at the un security council this week. the u.s.ays they will welcome the proposal. banksy on brexit czar. .he artist -- on brexit dover, near the crossing into europe. the united kingdom is leaving the eu after the prime minister triggered article 50 in march. the say it is a -- it shows -- our top stories this hour. from brussels to berlin, to ankara, congratulations have been pouring in from around the world for emmanuel macron. the u.s. president donald trump has agreed to meet with macron later this month. a surge of french voters chose the national front -- a third of french voters chose the national front while another third spoil their ballots or stayed home. thepeople feared drowned in mediterranean sea after the latest disaster involving migrants trying to reach europe from the middle east. thousands have been rescued by the italian coast guard. let's get some business news. one moody is here with more emmanuel macron's attempts to push through labor reforms. andried as economy minister succeeded to a certain extent. now,

laura: the chairperson of the human-based organization for human rights briefed the un security councilarlier today on the situation in yemen. a key for joining us on "france " tonight. we've seen how impotent the united nations has been when it comes to the chaos, the war and bloodshed in syria. why do you believe the situation will be any different when it comes to yemen? the -- because of the geography in yemen and the saudi's have a lot of interest in the war. also because it seems that yemen is not important enough, unfortunately. but it's fun of this, trying to push for the world to take more care of yemen. heard, thee just situation is increasingly desperate. allison's killed and millions at risk of starvation. thet it would seem that first steps to be taken or to stop the violence, to stop the war. does the security council have any power to do that? >> it's not only the famine and lera, it's also be violations committed by all the lyrical parties to the conflict today in yemen. one of the things that the security council can do is establish an international, independent inquiry

responding to north korea's latest missile test, the un security council meets behind closed doors, andy battleground — london's rapid economic growth means it'll play a key part in next month's uk general election.

that iran sees its support with terrorism and adheres to the un security council's resolution in regards to ballistic missiles. and they see their human rights violations. and its interference in the affairs of the country in the region. they discussed the situation and the importance of looking for peace between israelis and palestinians. they express the kingdom's optimism that president trump come with a new approach and determination, can bring a conclusion to this long conflict . he certainly has the vision and we believe he has the strength and decisiveness and the kingdom of the saudi's prepared to stand with the united states to bring about peace between israelis and palestinians. they also discussed the situation of yemen and investment. they had a great lunch conversation, it actually began before the meeting. , as i mentioned, is truly historic. we are honored that president trump chose to come to the kingdom of saudi arabia on his first visit and we look forward to mark to hosting the gcc summit in saudi arabia and the american summit, which is historic and unprecedented. int

they have been defying the un security council, neighbouring countries telling them to stop this kindmakes it very difficult for the south korean government to do what it wa nts to korean government to do what it wants to do which is to work with north korea. from the rand corporation. thank you. thank you. let's go to the philippines, where government troops are battling to retake the southern city of marawi from rebels linked to the so—called islamic state group. while many residents have fled the city, 2,000 civilians are believed to be trapped. at least 19 civilians have been killed. 0ur south—east asia correspondent, jonathan head, has the latest. this has proven to be a much tougher fight than the government expected. gunfire. soldiers from the philippines armed forces are trying to move forward to recapture parts of marawi, but they have to be careful and slow. the insurgents are well—armed. they positioned snipers in buildings across the city. at times, the government has used airstrikes to try to dislodge them. until recently, over the past year they have been effective in fi

the un security council will discuss the issue on tuesday.s election. britain's exit from the eu, and the issue of scottish independence from the uk

the un security council will discuss the issue on tuesday. in scotland, leaders of six political parties have taken part in a tv debate ahead of next month's election. britain's exit from the eu, and the issue of scottish independence from the uk have been central topics in the debate. next on bbc news, children in america are undergoing electric—shock treatment in growing numbers. now known as electroconvulsive therapy, or ect, the controversial treatment is being used on severely autistic children who self—harm. the bbc has been given access to film a child being treated using ect. our world's chris rogers meets parents who say the treatment is helping their children and the critics who say it is barbaric. a warning that the following programme shows children self—harming and undergoing electroconvulsive therapy. some viewers may find these images upsetting. 16—year—old jonah is about to have electroconvulsive therapy, ect, today, in america. we are doing bilateral electrode placement at 20%. our cameras have been invited for the first time

sees --as years into the un security council in regard to ballistic missiles and in its human rights violations. they discussed the situation in syria, the importance of working towards peace. the custodian of the two holy --a newdiscussed at the approach and determination can bring a conclusion to this long conflict. he has the vision and the strength and decisiveness. thinking of mr. hurray to work with the united states in order to bring about peace between israelis and palestinians and with israelis and arabs. they discussed trade and investment. where the great lunch conversation began before the meeting. a visit is a truly historic visit. we are very honored that president trump chose to come to the kingdom of saudi arabia on his first visit and we look for tomorrow to posting the summit in saudi arabia and the arab-islamic american summit which is historic and unprecedented and brings together the islamic world with the united states into partnership and begins to change the conversation from one of enmity to one of partnership. step has and historic the potential for changing

the un security council will discuss the launch on tuesday — this is how the us secretary of state reactedapplying economic and diplomatic pressure to the regime in north korea. hopefully they will get the message that the pathway of continuing this nuclear arms programme is not a pathway to security or prosperity. the ongoing testing is disappointing, and disturbing and we ask that they cease that because until they cease that testing, clearly they have not changed their view. but i think we are really in the game of putting pressure on them and one could also interpret that perhaps they are just acting out now in response to some of this pressure that i believe they are beginning to feel. also making news today: the united states has urged the sri lankan authorities to take immediate action after attacks on mosques. the us ambassador to sri lanka said on twitter that "any attack on a house of worship was reprehensible". on sunday, petrol—bombs were thrown at a mosque in the northwestern town of kurunegala. thousands of people have protested in sao paulo — and other cities calling for pre

it's joined japan in calling for an emergency meeting of the un security council.nt. he promised to tackle great challenges, including migration, terrorism, and climate change. one of his first tasks will be to name a new prime minister. now on bbc news,it‘s time for hardtalk.

the un security council will hold an emergency meeting on tuesday in response to north korea's latestallistic missile test. it comes after south korea's new government says the latest missile test by north korea has dashed its hopes of forging peace with its neighbour. earlier north korea launched what appeared to be a ballistic missile, the tenth this year. our correspondent in seoul is following the story. there's a game of bluff going on now where you remember a month ago, president trump used the word armada about the warships coming to this region, to deal with the provocation from zhong yang. we are now seeing to missile launchers ina week are now seeing to missile launchers in a week and by all accounts both of them have been successful and have demonstrated substantial improvements in their technology. both these missiles on account of the military in japan both these missiles on account of the military injapan and south korea have travelled hundreds of kilometres. the one a week ago outside experts reckon that it could, if it was reliable, hit us basesin could, if it was reli

the un security council is to meet on tuesday to discuss the latest missile test by north korea, which the latest in a series of tests and launches, amid concerns over the country's nuclear capability. earlier this month, north korea successfully launched a long—range missile, prompting protests from japan. this latest is being analysed by washington and south korea. felixstowe coastguard says it is concerned for a pod of minkie whales off the suffolk coast. one adult washed up on a beach yesterday, while a second and a young calf are also believed to have died. three more whales appeared to be in trouble further out to sea, one in waters off harwich in essex. a british mountaineer has confirmed that a famous feature near the summit of mount everest, the hillary step, has been destroyed. this could make scaling the world's highest peak more difficult. last year, pictures seemed to show the near—vertical, 12—metre rocky outcrop had changed in shape. meanwhile, an indian mountaineer is said to have reached the summit of mount everest for the second time in less than a week. 37—year—old a

the crisis was the subject of debate at a un security council meeting on wednesday where the united states call free and fair elections. what we attempted to do in this meeting today is about prevention. we have been down this road. with syria, with north korea, with south sudan, we have been down this road. and rather than waiting for a serious situation where we have to have an open security council meeting, why not get in front of this? but the chances of maduro bending to the will of the us are slim. he has already accused washington of backing a coup attempt against him and remains determined to stay in office until at least 2019, when his term expires. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the london restaurant with specially composed music on the menu that helps you dine in the dark. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's

borders, from extremist strongholds in syria, to hong kong's trading floors and the halls of the un security councile arrival of the first china—europe block train, carrying chinese—made products to warsaw. when the train returned to china, it was laden with polish commodities. and finally, the straits times says that employers in singapore will have to provide better insurance coverage for theirforeign maids. from this october, they will need to buy personal accident policies with coverage of at least $60,000. well, let's return to the french elections. let's talk now about will happen in the coming weeks and months. some time between tuesday, and no later than next saturday the 13th, the government of the sitting president, francois hollande, will resign. by monday the 15th, emmanuel macron will be sworn in as president of france at the elysee palace — at the moment there's no precise date for this. but it won't be clear until next month how easy or hard it will be for mr macron to push through his agenda. that's because in earlyjune, the first first round of elections to the lower house of the fr

it has joined japan in calling for an emergency meeting of the un security council. emmanuel macron has promised to restore france's global standing, after being sworn in as the country's youngest president. he promised to tackle great challenges, including migration, terrorism and climate change. one of his first tasks will be to name a new prime minister. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, welcome to dateline london. this week: a sacking in washington, a timely election leak in the uk, and donald trump's visits to the middle east and the vatican. debating all of that are stephanie baker, from the international news agency bloomberg news, janet daley, political columnist with britain's sunday telegraph newspaper, jonathan sacredoti from i—24 news, an israeli international news channel and mustapha karkouti from the dubai—based newspaper, gulf news. donald trump sacked plenty of would—be business moguls on the reality tv series "the apprentice", barking "you're fired" to theirface. james comey received his dismissal as director of the fbi in a note. getting rid

the un security council will discuss the launch on tuesday — this is how the us secretary of state reacted of applying economic pressure, as well as diplomatic pressure to the regime in north korea. hopefully, they will get the message that the pathway of continuing their nuclear arms programme is not a pathway to security or prosperity. the ongoing testing is disappointing. it is disturbing. we asked that they see is that —— sees that will stop because until they do, they have been a change their view. we are early in the game of putting pressure on them. —— cease. perhaps they are just acting out now in response to some of the pressure that they are beginning to feel. rex tillerson there. steve evans is in seoul for tillerson there. steve evans is in seoulfor us. tillerson there. steve evans is in seoul for us. what is the significance of this test, competitive others? the significance is that it worked, like the one week ago. and kim jong—un has said that it is successful and the michelle can now be displayed —— missile can now be deployed. and you have those words from donald trump and

the crisis was the subject of debate at a un security council meeting on wednesday where the united stateshat we attempted to do in this meeting today is about prevention. we have been down this road. with syria, with north korea, with south sudan, we have been down this road. and rather than waiting for a serious situation where we have to have an open security council meeting, why not get in front of this? but the chances of maduro bending to the will of the us are slim. he has already accused washington of backing a coup attempt against him and remains determined to stay in office until at least 2019, when his term expires. here in britain, the conservative party are to announce in their manifesto for the general election that they would stop giving winter fuel payments to wealthier pensioners. they would also end a guarantee that the state pension will rise by at least two—and—a—half % a year. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. when a manifesto is unveiled, theresa may thomases to create interesting divisions between the generations and offer help where it is needed. the

the crisis was the subject of debate at a un security council meeting on wednesday where the united stateso to call free and fair elections. what we attempted to do in this meeting today is about prevention. we have been down this road. with syria, with north korea, with south sudan, we have been down this road. and rather than waiting for a serious situation where we have to have an open security council meeting, why not get in front of this? but the chances of maduro bending to the will of the us are slim. he has already accused washington of backing a coup attempt against him and remains determined to stay in office until at least 2019, when his term expires. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: the french president, emmanuel macron, has unveiled a cabinet drawing from across the political spectrum, with an equal number of men and women. president macron has appointed the pro—european conservative bruno le maire as economy minister. the outgoing socialist defence minister yves le drian moves to foreign affairs. sylvie goulard, a liberal member of the european

the un security council will discuss the launch on tuesday.n seoul told why the latest test is particularly important. the significance is the word lightly won one week ago and kim jong—un has said it was successful and the key missile can be deployed. the significance is also that you have those words from the donald trump and wrecks to listen and from a new government in seoul which wants wa nts government in seoul which wants wants and open relationship. the response is two missile test. that does not seem to bode well for those who think that diplomatic pressure and economic pressure will do the trick. concern must be growing then globally that north korea is getting closer and closer to being able to launch a nuclear missile. would that be fairto launch a nuclear missile. would that be fair to say? yeah, absolutely. concern, certainly, in the us. we have heard all of the words from president trump. concern, i think, about how to find a way out of this. there are two views. one is that north korea has the bomb and it has the missiles, it i

the crisis was the subject of debate at a un security council meeting on wednesday where the united stateso to call free and fair elections. what we attempted to do in this meeting today is about prevention. we have been down this road. with syria, with north korea, with south sudan, we have been down this road. and rather than waiting for a serious situation where we have to have an open security council meeting, why not get in front of this? but the chances of maduro bending to the will of the us are slim. he has already acute washington of backing a coup attempt against him and remains determined to stay in office until at least 2019, when his term expires. much more to come for you on bbc news including this — with washington in uproar, how do his supporters feel about the cascade of negative results. we had to nashville to find out. the pope was shot, the pope will live. that's the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on t

the un security council will discuss the launch on tuesday. the latest tests is particularly important. the significance is that it worked, like the one week ago. and kim jong—un has said that it was successful and the missile can now be deployed. and the significance is also that you have those words from donald trump and rex tillerson, which you just hope there, and you have a new government in seoul, which wants more negotiations, and wants a more open relationship. the response is to missile tests. so that does not seem to bode well for those who think that diplomatic pressure and economic pressure will do the trick. —— which you just heard there. so concern must be growing, then, globally, that north korea is getting closer and closer to being able to launch a nuclear missile. would that be fair to say? yeah, absolutely. certainly in the us, we have heard that words from donald trump. also concern about what the way out of this thing is. there are two views. one is that north korea has got the bomb. it has pretty well got the missiles. it

haslinda: the un security council is to discuss north korea's latest missile launch, seen as a directhallenge to the new leader of south korea. the rocket landed in the sea of japan having reached an unusually high altitude, but so far is not capable of hitting the west u.s. coast. reports from japan say toshiba may win a government guarantee for almost $8 billion in loans. the financial times and says the state investment fund may take chipol of toshiba's business. video would include $2.7 billion -- the deal would include $2.7 billion each from the entities involved. taking the lead on building nuclear reactors. work at the power plant in georgia could start as early as next month. the atlanta-based utility says they are working out a new service agreement. westinghouse's bankruptcy put at stake of the four nuclear reactors in doubt. the other two are in south carolina. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. i am haslinda amin. looking ahead, china's belton road initiative --belt and road initiativ