Newsday. It is seven in the evening in washington dc. The politicians have agreed to ensure that the Us Government is open on agreed to ensure that the Us Government is open on oui agreed to ensure that the Us Government is open on our at least. Republicans and democrats had been locked in a stand off that threatens to keep tens of thousands of federal workers at home. The primary cause, the fate of young Illegal Immigrants who the democrats want to help. Mondays deal is only a temporary measure as issues are yet to be resolved. Here is laura trevelyan. The scene in the senate was the result of the high end doors negotiation. In return to funding the government for the next two weeks, democrats got this. The government remains open. It would be my intention to proceed the legislation that would address darker, Border Security and related issues. The childrens temporary permits start to expire in march. They got a vote to vote on other things. The government says the president was no me
1am in london and seven in the morning in vietnam where days of floods and landslides have left 60 people dead and almost a0 missing. Entire villages, roads and homes across several provinces are under water. To make matters worse, a Tropical Storm is heading to the region, threatening to dump even more rain over the country. Bbc vietnamese correspondent hoang nguyen has this story. It is one of the worlds most disaster prone nations. Vietnam is no stranger to massive storms and rains but this one is different. Heavy rains have triggered flash floods in northern and Central Vietnam overjust two days but it took away bridges, houses, animals and people at a scale and speed the country has not seen in decades. The local government in thanh hoa province has declared a state of emergency and opened several gates to discharge water at the countrys largest hydro electric dam, the first time it has done so in years. The decision had an Immediate Impact on communities downstream. As you can se
Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and two am in kirkuk in northern iraq, where the iraqi army has seized control from Kurdish Forces. Kurdish forces also known as peshmerga had run the city for the last three years, after iraqi forces pulled out in the face of advancing troops from the so called Islamic State. But a row over kurdish plans for independence have left two regional powers, who co operated to overcome Islamic State, shooting at each other. The us has called for both sides to work to restore calm. Our middle east correspondent orla guerin and cameraman duncan stone have this report from kirkuk. Pledging to defend kirkuk. This morning, still defiant. A handful of fighters with a few guns and reneges. And locals with whatever came to hand. We lost 2000 men fighting is, he says. We are not afraid of the iraqi Prime Minister. Further on, fear had emptied the streets. Remnants of unity on display with kurdish and iraqi flags. But this checkpoint is now a front line. No on
And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 3am in kirkuk, in northern iraq, where the iraqi army has seized control from Kurdish Forces. Kurdish forces, also known as peshmerga, had run the city for the last three years, after iraqi forces pulled out in the face of advancing troops from the so called Islamic State. But a row over kurdish plans for independence have left two regional powers, who co operated to overcome Islamic State, shooting at each other. The us has called for both sides to work to restore calm. Our middle east correspondent orla guerin and cameraman duncan stone have this report from kirkuk. Pledging to defend kirkuk. This morning, still defiant. A handful of peshmerga fighters with a few guns and grenades. And locals with whatever came to hand. We lost 2000 men fighting is, he says. Were not afraid of the iraqi Prime Minister. But further on, fear had emptied the streets. Remnants of unity on display, with
It is 12 00pm here in london, 8 00am in singapore, and 9 00am in seoul, where us President Donald Trump is preparing to address south koreas National Assembly. His speech is expected to focus on his north korea policy. Earlier, mr trump used a News Conference to urge the north to come to the table and discuss giving up its nuclear weapons. Striking a different tone from previous fiery rhetoric, he said he hoped to god he did not have to use the us military option against pyongyang. The president s next stop is beijing. Mark lowen has the story so far from seoul. Backing the man they say can stop north koreas march to war. Supporters of donald trump out in seoul today, defending his hardline approach to the norths weapons tests. Its a kind of a warning to kimjong un and his regime. If you do wrong things, youre going to be destroyed. But across the road, the other side, fearing mr trumps bombastic talk over north korea. Passions and divisions accompanying him on this trip. Threatening n