In the coming hours. He was handed over to us officials in china, although the circumstances of his return have not been fully revealed. Private king entered north korea by running across the Demilitarised Zone from south korea injuly. He had been due to be flown to the us, to face military disciplinary proceedings, when he escaped his escort. North korea earlier said it would expel the soldier for illegally entering its territory. Us National Security adviser Jake Sullivan has thanked both china and sweden for their assistance in gaining private kings release. Jean mackenzie reports. This is travis king moments before he ran into north korea during a tour of the Demilitarised Zone. The us soldier had been in trouble with the south korean authorities and was being sent home to be disciplined by the army. The north koreans have kept his whereabouts a total secret. But behind the scenes, an extraordinary operation has been unfolding. Sweden played chief negotiator, acting on behalf of the us. They went into north korea to get private king and took him across the border to china, where a us team was waiting to fly him home. There is a slither of geopolitical hope in all this that, despite current military tensions between north korea and the United States, both sides were able to arrange travis kings safe return, and with help from china. A us official said this showed the importance of keeping channels of communication open, while adding theyd made no concessions to the north to make this happen. Private king is said to be in good health and good spirits, excited to be heading home. Any disciplining will wait, the us says, until his medical and emotional needs have been met and hes been reunited with his family. Jean mackenzie, bbc news, in seoul. Earlier, i spoke to our North America correspondent sean dilley about the case. Little sketchy. Us officials had said that theyd been told through diplomatic channels that he probably would be released at some point. The release or technically, its an expulsion by the north korean authorities came rather abruptly. The country essentially says it treated him as a criminal who theyve removed rather than potentially having used him as more of a bargaining chip. The white house says that that decision� s probably motivated to a degree by the fact that, as a low ranking soldier, they didnt feel that they could have got any more diplomatic capital out of it. But its certainly a Welcome Development for his family and the us army who, no matter what they do down the line, are just pleased to have their soldier back. Sean, its still a bit of a mystery about why he crossed over, of course, what happened after that. What do we know from us officials about the case till now . Well, us officials have said that their focus is obviously on reintegrating private king into the United States. Theyll look after his medical, his physical and his Mental Health needs because they will want to debrief him. Theyll want to know how he was treated in north korean custody. He obviously will face the consequences of unlawfully crossing into north korea. He already was declared, of course, as being absent without leave, and he had already been on his way back to the United States to face disciplinary action after serving time in a south korean prison on an assault conviction. The us authorities are obviously going to be very concerned for his welfare, first and foremost. And almost, you can kind of divide this into two sections, really, two considerations that of making sure that the us citizen, their soldier is safe. And then, obviously, secondly, they will be particularly eager to say to other servicemen and women that, obviously, the consequences are something that you would face in due course not their priority for the moment. Certainly in terms of future relations with north korea, the Us Government say they dont believe that this is any breakthrough moment, the release itself. The north koreans have said previously that private king had claimed discrimination and racism. Mrs gates, his mother, had also said that she had been concerned about similar expressions that he had made to her. But the full motivation is obviously very unclear. We ta ke we take you to iraq now. Where the first funerals have been held for the victims of a fire in Northern Iraq in which around 100 people died. The blaze started when fireworks were set off in the hall in al hamdaniya. 14 people have been arrested, including the owner of a wedding venue. The Iraqi Government says the findings of the investigation will come out in a few days, but what they know so far is safety precautions were not fulfilled. A warning you may find some of laura trant� s report distressing. The clean up where, for many in the qaraqosh community, hope has died out. Translation we buried 16 i persons today from our family. 16 persons, adults and children. Hundreds of mourners attended a funeral for some of the victims, their faces seen on images carried by their loved ones. Translation we have no more feelings, we no longer feel anything because we all know each other here in hamdaniya. Each one of us has a relative or a neighbour or a family member. We were all one family here in qaraqosh. This is the moment when tragedy sparked. Hundreds of friends, family and neighbours gathered together to celebrate this christian wedding. In the banqueting area, as the bride and groom danced, the fire spread fast and trapped many. Witnesses and officials said it was sparked by fireworks fuelled by flammable panels covering the hall. Those who are injured have been transferred to hospitals across the area, including the nearby city of mosul and in neighbouring kurdistan region. Police have made arrests, including workers, the owner of the hall, and people who set off the fireworks. Its been reported that the iraqi Interior Minister said the blaze was caused by fireworks, which led to the roof burning heavily and collapsing on the citizens. Theres been criticism of the materials used. The prime minister, Mohammed Shia al sudani, said there would be building and safety inspections, with the relevant authorities held accountable for any negligence. The findings of the inspection are expected in the coming days. Laura trant, bbc news. To the us now, and in California Republican president ial hopefuls are gearing up for yet another debate. Seven candidates seeking the republican nomination will be onstage at the reagan president ial library in california. It is the second of the three televised debates. For more, Caitriona Perry is with us from california, in front of the Ronald Reagan president ial library. Good to see you again. How crucial is this debate for the republican hopefuls . Is this debate for the republican hoefuls . ,. , this debate for the republican hoefuls . ,. ,. , hopefuls . Is really important for them hopefuls . Is really important for them. This hopefuls . Is really important for them. This is hopefuls . Is really important for them. This is their hopefuls . Is really importanti for them. This is their chance to set out their stall, to remind voters in america who they are, what they stand for, to remind them what it means to be a conservative, what it means to be a Republican Party member, separate to what it meant to be a member of the Republican Party under donald trump during his presidency and in the years that have followed. 0f in the years that have followed. Of course, donald trump is the frontrunner to become the nominee for the Republican Party. Some a0 points clear of the rest of the field, no matter which poll you look at. But for the candidates here they want to give a reason to voters to pick them when the primary season, the caucuses start in just under four months� start injust underfour months� time. This is their chance to tell people who they are and what they stand for. This Debate Mulched by the fact that donald trump is absent from it. How has that played out and affected his campaign . Well, obviously he wasn� t in the first debate in milwaukee. The candidates at that point went and our, half of the debate, without mentioning the former president by name of a policy. Very much interacting with those in the room and almost ignoring the frontrunner who was not in the room. Tonight, we could expect something similar. 0f tonight, we could expect something similar. Of course, donald trump is hosting his own event. Just around now he is arriving in detroit, michigan, where he will go to speak to some also workers there. Somewhat controversially he is going to a non union also played and speaking to workers there who are not members of there who are not members of the uaw union which is striking in the Big Three Automakers in detroit. We saw in the Big Three Automakers in detroit. We sanoe biden on the picket line yesterday with the picket line yesterday with the auto workers are donald trump instead of being at the debate with the other candidates. Debate with the other candidates. ,~. , candidates. Speaking of the other candidates, candidates. Speaking of the other candidates, on candidates. Speaking of the other candidates, on ron i other candidates, on ron desantis, while he remains the second most popular candidate, it is on a downward trend. How important is this debate for him specifically . It� s important is this debate for him specifically . Him specifically . Its very important him specifically . Its very important for him specifically . Its very important for ron him specifically . Its very i important for ron desantis. Him specifically . Its very important for ron desantis. He is, as you say, coming second essentially, if you want to put it like that, to donald trump. In some a0 points back. He is at 16 70 in some a0 points back. He is at 16 70 depending on who you look at. The third candidate is nikki haley was also quite a bit back from ron desantis. She made the most movement after the first debate so the focus will be on her again to see if she can come out of this debate making more progress and closing that bracket between herself and ron desantis. For him, he wants to extend that range, he wants to get further away from nikki haley, mike pence, the rest the field and closer to donald trump to make it more of a one on one head become the nominee of this party. Become the nominee of this a a. , become the nominee of this ea. ,. , become the nominee of this party. You mention nikki haley, but another party. You mention nikki haley, but another one party. You mention nikki haley, but another one who party. You mention nikki haley, but another one who emerged l but another one who emerged stronger is mr rahmon swanny. They both ascended in the polls. 0f they both ascended in the polls. Of those two of the names to watch out for as we go ahead . ,. , ,. ,. , ahead . They absolutely are. In terms of how ahead . They absolutely are. In terms of how they ahead . They absolutely are. In terms of how they will ahead . They absolutely are. In terms of how they will be terms of how they will be situated on this stage, in the middle of the stage will have ron desantis as the person poling the best and then you will have a Vivek Ramaswamy next to him and nikki haley because of her improvement will because of her improvement will be on the other side of ron desantis. The three of them, expense, will try to keep the focus on each other and to use each other as foils and keep the intensity there because everybody wants to emerge from this debate with some sort of viral moment, some sort of cliff that will play out on the breakfast was tomorrow morning that will be set on Social Media Platforms and that is what will have the greatest reached her potential voters, rather than those who might sit down and watch the old two our debate tonight. People who will sit will get that extra amplification so they will be looking for those exchanges and to essentially score points of each other. At the end of the day, this is a competition and somebody wants to win. We will leave it there. Somebody wants to win. We will leave it there. Im somebody wants to win. We will leave it there. Im sure somebody wants to win. We will leave it there. Im sure we leave it there. I� m sure we will be getting touch with you for updates as the debate goes forward. Thank you. Just before we go, let does take you through some live pictures that are now coming in of donald trump who was addressing a rally in clinton in michigan, as my colleague was pointing out, he will be addressing that rally in clinton in michigan, the same place where that big protest is going on by the auto workers union. Let� s turn to india, where there has been a violent protest in the Northeastern State of manipur. After the discovery of the bodies of two students who disappeared in the month of july. The state has seen a spate of violence between different communities over the past few months. Samira hussain with the latest. Process, rubber bullets, tear gas. This latest flareup the larger since Ethnic Violence began back in may. Largest. These protesters were marching in the capitol when they were met by Security Forces. Several dozens have been injured. An internet ban imposed, a controversial Anti Insurgency law in effect, giving Security Forces full control in the state. This round comes after voters are most of the bodies of two teenagers. They had been missing sincejuly. The bbc spoke with the girls was father just last month he was hopeful to the end. Translation i to the end. Translation ,. , translation i expect that she will come back. Translation i expect that she will come back. With translation i expect that she will come back. With this translation i expect that she will come back. With this hope l will come back. With this hope they keep living even though there is so much sorrow. For there is so much sorrow. For the kind of person she is, i� m hopeful they will let her go. The photos confirmed news that no parent wants to hear. This situation has been tense since Ethnic Violence broke out between the majority hindu mighty and the christian communities. Since may, nearly 200 have been killed. And the violence continues. Both communities say it is impossible to live with each other after all of these atrocities. 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Taiwan is | set to launch new summaries. We want comes at a time of heightened tension in the street with the chinese navy making frequent incursions into the waters they claim as their own. China has entered into a number of disputes with several countries in the region, including the philippines and japan. It making increasingly loud noises about. We� Ve Uniting Taiwan with the mainland. The island has been actively in the balance since 1950. Can speak to a retired senior kernel in the people� s Liberation Army and now a Senior Fellow at the centre for security and strategy. Thank you very much for your time. First up, how will the military leadership in beijing be viewing the launch of the submarines . I viewing the launch of the submarines . Viewing the launch of the submarines . ~. ,. , submarines . I dont know how they might submarines . I dont know how they might view submarines . I dont know how they might view this. Submarines . I dont know how they might view this. 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