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live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in america where aviation authorities are still trying to find out why a safety messaging system failed, grounding all departing flights for more than an hour early on wednesday. the white house says there is no evidence of a cyber attack at this point. the us transport secretary said the federal aviation administration must find out why backup systems didn't prevent the failure. our north america correspondent gary o'donaghue report...

Japan's prime minister has embarked on a tour of g7 capitals as part of tokyo's efforts to strengthen its alliances to face the challenges posed by china. fumio kishida held talks with british prime minister rishi sunak in london and signed a defence agreement allowing the uk and japan to deploy forces in one another�*s countries. downing street hailed it as the most important defence treaty between london and tokyo in more than a century. japan signed a similar accord with australia last january, and tokyo has recently overhauled its defence and security policy. well, to discuss the signifi...

A 60—year—old man, is due to be held on sunday. north korean leader kimjong—un says his country is capable of detering any nuclear threat, after testing another intercontinental ballistic missile. the missile was fired from pyongyang airport and landed in the sea, east of the korean peninsula. the north korean leader wasjoined at the launch by his daughter, belived to be named kim chu—ae. this is the first time any of kimjong un�*s children have appeared in public. how is it seen in the region — and is japan worried of a new level of escalation? i spoke earlier to simon chelton, as...

Intercontinental ballistic missile. the missile was fired from pyongyang airport and landed in the sea, east of the korean peninsula. the north korean leader wasjoined at the launch by his daughter, belived to be named kim chu—ae. this is the first time any of kimjong un's children have appeared in public. how is it seen in the region — and is japan worried of a new level of escalation? i spoke earlier to simon chelton, associate fellow at security think—tank rusi, and a former defence attache in tokyo. japan, and other missiles have overflowing japan. this has been going on for some tim...

As Britain's ruling Conservatives begin a contest to find a new leader and prime minister, experts believe whoever assumes the role will probably be the only European leader to offer front-line defense support to the United States in the event of a conflict with China over Taiwan. Outgoing Prime Minister…