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The United States and china have failed to agree on how to resolve the growing Nuclear Threat posed by north korea. The american ambassador, nikki haley, urged the Un Security Council to take the strongest possible measures against north korea, in response to its most powerful nuclear test. But china reiterated its call for dialogue. Meanwhile, south korea has been strengthening its missile defences as it warned the north was preparing to carry out further tests. 0ur correspondent, yogita limaye, reports from the capital of south korea, seoul. A day after north koreas most powerful nuclear test, the south displayed its might. Missiles were launched from the ground and the air. It was a test drill. South korea showing off how it could attack pyongyangs nuclear site. This is a strong reaction from a country that for mo ....
Anguilla, thanks for coming in. Much more on that in a moment. Newsday is coming up at midnight but now on bbc news it is time for newsnight with kirsty wark. After antigua and barbuda, in one hour Hurricane Irma will do this to the turks and caicos. Wooden homes versus 180 mph winds and 20 foot waves. Everyone who can has moved to the highest ground, as one of the strongest atlantic storms in history causes havoc. Well ask the islands governor what he can do in the face of such destruction. The eurocrats are ganging up on david davis again, suggesting hes not very good at negotiating with them. Meanwhile the eurosceptics are suggesting it doesnt matter, because Angela Merkel will be the one to cut the deal. It is down to mutti to then actually leave the process. Now, shell say, oh, im not leading this, and officially shell be behind the scenes. But we all know that what germa ....
Declaration of independence, madrid has sacked the catalans separatist leader and dissolved catalonias parliament. Can the stand off be resolved peacefully and whats the impact of the crisis on the rest of europe . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Spain is in a state of constitutional turmoil, with the countrys Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy announcing that he has sacked the catalan leader, his cabinet and the chief of police. It comes after catalonias parliament voted for independence from spain. Mr rajoy said he would seek to have that vote declared illegal and he said there would be elections held in december for a new Catalan Parliament. Tonight there have been crowds amassed in the centre of barcelona in a defiant show of support for independence, but the situation has caused alarm elsewhere in europe. Our fir ....
Welcome to bbc news. The uk has been given two weeks to provide more details of its plans on key Brexit Issues if it wants to move to trade discussions in mid december. The issues include what the uk is prepared to pay for in the divorce bill , eu Citizens Rights and the irish border. The eus chief negotiator Michel Barnier says its vital the uk makes concessions and offers more money. The brexit secretary david davis says the Prime Minister has already pledged the uk will honour existing financial commitments. Our europe editor katya adler reports on the latest round of talks in brussels. Time is a precious commodity, and dont the uk and the eu know it. Were halfway now between the date of our Eu Referendum and ....
Important a problem to pander to politics . And from detroit as donald trump reaches 100 days in the white house to the White Working Class voters who put him there, do they still think he was worth their vote . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A Man Carrying Knives near the Houses Of Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. The 27 year old man had been under surveillance by the Security Services. He was stopped on Parliament Street close to whitehall this afternoon and was wrestled to the ground. Theres been heightened security in the area around Parliament Since the westminster attack last month, in wh ....