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And we start in hong kong, which is marking 20 years since the end of British Colonial rule. The chinese president , xijinping, is visiting the territory under tightened security. That security is there to curtail any pro democracy protests. Our china editor Carrie Gracie has been meeting some of those who were born in the year of the handover. Hong kongs patriots greet their president and first lady. Flags, but no umbrellas allowed, because umbrellas are the symbol of protest here. He said hed come to support hong kong. Protesters chant. Thats not how democracy activists see it. Occupying a m...

Im Christian Fraser in london. Katty kay is off today. 30 minutes. That is how long it would take for an inter continental Ballistic Missile to reach la from north korea. There is no consensus on how far pyongyang has advanced in developing such a weapon. 0r whether they have the capability to arm it with a Nuclear Warhead. But some experts suggests the type of missile they have just tested might already be able to reach alaska, and with further refinement could put the major cities in the United States within reach. That, says donald trump, will never happen. But how will they stop kim jung u...

Here. >> it was a 15-day battle just to try to retake this particular square and every roof top was lined with snipers. this was one of the main squares where isis would carry out the public beheadings and executions and they would place the heads of their victims on these spikes as a gruesome reminder to others of what their fate might be should they decide to defy isis rule. it is also where isis sold its captives into sexual slavery. for the female fighting force of the syrian democratic forces the battle for raqqa was deeply personal. they vowed that raqqa would be liberated that the hands...

Families or other families in toe to provide a human shield where they traveled away and where will they go and get there and are they facing screening when they come out and how many other militants did he leave behind and questions nobody can answer at the moment. what is extraordinary to see this, which many thought would be the final showdown, the most bloody chapter possibly in the fight against isis. extraordinary to see negotiations between elders from that area of raqqs and the predominantly kurdish forces doing the fighting against isis and interesting to see these negotiations yield ...