Korea has accused the United States of being a warmonger on the eve of joint military exercises between the us and south korea, monday struggles of the largest ever involving us and south korean troops. President Trumps National security adviser has said the us and its allies are ina race has said the us and its allies are in a race to tackle the problem of north korea before the secretive state achieves its nuclear ambitions. This report. American military might on display near the Korean Peninsula. Here, a rare sight. Three us aircraft carriers, so called super carriers, brought together last month for the first time in a decade. And now the us decision to hold another round of air exercises has raised tensions again. On monday five days of air drills will begin, the largest ever joint drills with us and south korean forces. They will simulate air strikes on mock north Korean Nuclear and missile targets. This comes as president Trumps National security adviser warns the possibility of war with pyongyang is increasing by the day. The greatest immediate threat to the United States, and to the world, is the threat posed by the rogue regime in north korea, and his continued efforts to develop a long range nuclear capability. There are ways to address this problem, short of armed conflict, but it is a race, because he is getting closer and closer, and theres not much time left. In north korea news of the military exercises drew dire warnings. Translation if the Korean Peninsula and the world are embroiled in the crucible of a nuclear war, because of the reckless nuclear war mania of the United States, the us must take full responsibility for it. On friday north korea held a mass event celebrating the success of recent weapons tests. The latest one sent a missile higher than ever before, putting the continental United States in striking range. Now pyongyang is rushing to perfect its weapons technology, including the development of a Nuclear Warhead that can fit on a missile. Kimjong un is getting closer to his nuclear ambitions. Here he inspects a factory making tyres for Missile Launch vehicles. Some are quick to brush off the exchange of threats between kim jong un and the trump administration, dismissing them as bluster. But as the us and north korea ramp up their military capabilities, making no secret the other is the target, it raises the prospect that one misstep and one miscalculation could ignite a sudden military confrontation, claiming hundreds of thousands, this if not millions, of lives. Celia hatton, bbc news. Donald trump has spent a second day fiercely defending himself after one of his most senior former aides pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. Michael flynn, former National Security adviser, admitted lying to the Intelligence Agency about conversations hed had with russian officials. In a tweet on sunday the president lashed out at the fbi, saying its reputation was in tatters. And thats not all the us president tweeted about as laura bicker explains. He was tweeting about james comey, he was tweeting about james comey, he denied he had asked the former head of the fbi to drop an investigation into michael flynn. Why is this important . Because the tweet sent out yesterday from the president s account seemed to imply that President Trump new his National Security adviser had lied to the fbi. If he had had that knowledge and pressured the fbi to let his adviser go that could consist of an obstruction of knowledge, then we received more information on this tale, another twist. The tweet that was a controversial was not sent by the president but by his lawyer, john dowd. He sent out a note this morning saying, i am out of the tweeting business, i did not mean to break news. What they are saying is that it was a mistake. It raises the question, did President Trump know that his National Security adviser lied when he tried to pressure james comey into dropping the investigation. Of course now President Trump says he didnt say that at all. This is becoming very much a game of he says, she says. It must be frustrating for President Trump and the white house because this should have been a weekend when they were celebrating the passage of the tax reform bill through the senate yet they dont seem to be doing themselves any favours in terms of moving the agenda on. |j themselves any favours in terms of moving the agenda on. I think i used the phrase snatching defeat from the phrase snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. President trump could have the tax reform bill, getting over the roadblock that has halted the republicans in the last vision like months, is a promise he made to his supporters and it looks very much on the path to becoming law. It could have been a weekend when he was making the most of that. Yet instead the focus has been switched back to the rushed investigation. But it is worth pointing out that with these tweets talking about the fbi in tatters and trying to discredit james comey he also mentions Hillary Clinton. This is fodderfor his also mentions Hillary Clinton. This is fodder for his supporters, who believe the fbi should have done more to prosecute Hillary Clinton for the misuse of the e mails. They also wonder if they didnt go after Hillary Clinton why are they going after the president. Donald trump has repeatedly called the investigation into alleged russian meddling during the Election Campaigna meddling during the Election Campaign a witchhunt. By undermining the fbi in these tweets and saying it needs to get better that is something his supporters will take to heart. Laura bicker. Egypts former Prime Minister ahmed shafik has given a phone interview on television denying speculation that he was kidnapped. He went missing after arriving in cairo at the weekend. Mr shafik was deported from the United Arab Emirates to egypt on saturday, just days after he announced he intended to run for the presidency. His family raised the alarm when they couldnt contact him after he landed. Sahar aziz is a law professor who was born in egypt and now senior fellow for the centre for global policy. Shejoins me from boston. Good to see you. Take us back to basics, and why was he in self imposed exile and while berger concerns when his family could not contact him. Your viewers may know that he was a finalist in the 2012 president ial elections and barely lost to Mohammed Morsi who was ousted in a military coup injuly 20 13. So when he was no longer going to be president there were fears he would be prosecuted along with all the other former mubarak regime would be prosecuted along with all the otherformer mubarak regime is and he did have charges against him. He fled to the United Arab Emirates so he fled to the United Arab Emirates so he would not be subject to the same fate as many of the mubarak officials because he used to be minister of aviation and was a former military general. Do you think his announcing his intention to run for the presidency would have been unsettling for the current president . Would he have been a real contender . Yes, i think it is a serious contender. For one reason. In the last six years a growing number of egyptians are starting to reminisce and have nostalgia for the mubarak era. They feel they are poorer 110w, mubarak era. They feel they are poorer now, under much more economic hardship. They dont see democracy, they seek more political repression rather than less and any of the Business Elite would like to go back to doing big business with the borough officials and we dont know how the military feels about the president , on the outside they seem to be in agreement but on the inside there will be a camp that was more aligned with the mubarak regime and major feat is part of that camp. So there may well be people in the military in the Business Elite who have signalled or maybe explicitly told shafik, you should run and you might have a realjob of beating the current leader as his presidency wanes in the light of the economic and Security Problems that egypt is facing as we saw with the massacre of 300 muslims at a mosque after friday prayers. Given that are snared shafik has given an interview disputing that he was kidnapped, it looks as if he may be able to fulfil his intention of running for the presidency. Does that mean any cause for concern has now gone away . taking ona for concern has now gone away . taking on a dangerous endeavour. In egypt the stakes are high and its ha rd to egypt the stakes are high and its hard to predict the future. It is possible that new charges could be filed against ahmed shafik, criminal charges. Already two lawyers have filed charges against him on the basis of one statement and another kernel has said he wanted to run and he has been jailed. Kernel has said he wanted to run and he has beenjailed. So he is taking a high risk path. However i think hes betting on his allies in the gulf, his allies in the west and his allies within the deep state to protect him from the fate of a serious contender. Itll be interesting to see how this next plays out, because the president wa nts to plays out, because the president wants to create an appearance that he was democratically elected, particularly to his people who are increasingly frustrated with the lack of economic results produced. But he doesnt want anyone who will bea but he doesnt want anyone who will be a serious contender and ahmed shafik could certainly be that serious contender. Many thanks indeed for the analysis. Here in britain the Prime Minister is coming under increasing pressure to adopt a tougher line during brexit negotiations. Theresa may is preparing to travel to brussels on monday, for talks with the president of the european commission. An Influential Group of brexit supporters is urging the Prime Minister to refuse to settle the uks so called divorce bill, unless brussels agrees to a series of new demands. Heres our political correspondent, alex forsyth. They have met plenty of times before, always appearing friendly, but there is a lot riding on their get together tomorrow. Whether eu leaders can be persuaded to move brexit talks on later this month. While back home, some of her mps have upped the pressure. A handful of brexit backing tories have written to the Prime Minister, laying down conditions they want met, including a promise that the European Court of justice will cease to have any jurisdiction over the uk. For some, this goes to the heart of the brexit debate. The European Court ofjustice is there to rule on all matters to do with the European Union. We will have left the European Union and therefore the simple point is that we should not therefore have to look to the European Court ofjustice or to have judgments made by them, bound directly back here into the uk. When it comes to the European Court ofjustice, theresa may has signalled it will have a role during any transition period, but not after. Though some ardent brexiteers fear there could be compromise as the eu wants it to keep overseeing citizens rights. Today the government insisted european law would not hold sway over british law and had a warning for backbenchers. The Supreme Court will decide what the law of the country is in this country, as voted on by parliament. That is the big thing that theresa may has achieved. I think there is an even bigger point here. The choice we face now is not between this brexit or that brexit. If we dont back theresa may we will have no brexit. But there are competing views over several aspects of these talks. The island of ireland will be where the uk meets the eu. All agree there should be no hard border. But today the Irish Government still was not convinced as to how that can be achieved. The Irish Government is not being unreasonable, we are simply asking questions that need more credible answers before we can allow the process to move on to phase two. So tonight there is no agreement in key areas on the issues the eu said it wanted progress before moving on to talk trade. Tomorrows meeting is a crucial step in deciding whether enough has been done. The outcome is vital, but farfrom certain. Alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster. Stay with us. Still to come. 20 yea rs stay with us. Still to come. 20 years after an International Ban on landmines white is the number of their victims on the rise . Why . It is clear that the main victims of the poor People Living in the slums that have sprung up around the factory. Children are dying in front of me and i cant do anything. Half a metre of rock separated britain from france, and then they we re britain from france, and then they were shaking hands and exchanging flags with their opposite numbers. This is bbc world news today. Im ben bland. The latest headlines. A new war of words has broken out between north korea and the us on the eve of the biggest ever us south korean air drills. Egyptian president ial hopeful ahmed shafik denies being kidnapped, after turning up in the capital, cairo. People living in the yemeni capital, sanaa, are reporting fierce fighting as Houthi Rebels try to defeat their former allies, supporters of the ex president ali abdullah saleh. There are reports that the houses of prominent figures connected to mr saleh have been attacked and blown up. The houthis say theyve regained most of the territory they had earlier lost to mr salehs supporters, despite air strikes by the Saudi Led Coalition targeting houthi positions. We asked the msf head of mission to yemen, june besselink, whether hed witnessed the Coalition Air strikes. So far it is difficult to know because i have been here one year and these air strikes have been continuous so to know if they are in response to what is happening, i dont know. For this moment we have more than ten projects and we have coordination teams in the capital. At this moment we are not looking into evacuation because it is not safe to go outside your house. We are continuously running programmes on supporting hospitals here in the capital, although these hospitals are massively struggling patients are massively struggling patients are having trouble getting to the hospitals, ambulances cant move on streets because they get shot at, we had several supplies in warehouses but we cant get to the hospitals because its too dangerous to go out. Today marks 20 years since the International Convention banning anti personnel landmines was signed in ottawa, canada. The convention has been ratified by 162 countries. But aid agencies warn that landmines still pose a huge danger. Imogen foulkes reports from geneva. Landmines need an instant to cause a lifetime of damage. Landmine injuries stop adults from being able to work and children from being able to work and children from being able to go to school or able to play. The ban on landmines, signed with such hope 20 years ago, means that freddie few countries still use them. Deaths and injuries have fallen from 20,000 a year in 1997 to 6500 today. But now that figure is rising again. Armies may not use land mines, butarmed rising again. Armies may not use land mines, but armed groups do. When Islamic State fighters were driven out of raqqa and mosul, they left home made devices behind. The big problem today is non state actors, which is, many of these conflicts that we see on the news and in the newspapers every day, we see that much more improvised landmines, home made minds are being used that we are able to clear. And millions of landmines deployed decades ago still contaminate countries from bosnia to cambodia to zimbabwe. Many will miss the 2025 target set for clearance despite overwhelming support for the band, the deadly legacy of landmines will be with us for many years to come. Imogen foulkes, bbc news, geneva. Now time to check on todays sport. Thank you ben. Starting with football. Manchester city have a chance to break new ground against their rivals Manchester United at old trafford next sunday. David silvas 83rd minute finish against west ham saw city win a record equalling 13th premier league match in a row with victory over west ham at the etihad stadium. They could be the first ever premier league team to win14 in a row if they beat Jose Mourinhos side next weekend. Angelo ogbonna put west ham ahead but Nicolas Otamendi equalised before silva pounced with seven minutes left. West ham boss david moyes has now overseen three defeats and a draw since taking overfrom slaven bilic. His team sit 19th in the table. In the second half it was quite similar, when we were in the second half i thought we were going to school and win, but today it was a little bit different, so it was massive, no chances, because they played ten players inside the box so its almost impossible but we didnt concede too much, and got the victory. For long periods i thought it would be our day. We did not limit their possession but we did limit their chances, the keeper made a few saves, but i always thought we were a threat on the break and the pacific and score. We may be arguably had the best chances in the first half. Was at a game plan that in the first half worked spot on . First half. Was at a game plan that in the first half worked spot 0mm was. Manchester citys positions that they take up often change that and we didnt do well enough when we had the ball at times. But we stuck at it and saw it through, the boys did a really good job. In italys serie a, benevento whove not won a league game this season took their first ever top flight point. Thanks to an extraordinary moment too their goalkeeper alberto brignoli, on loan from juventus, scored with a flying header deep into stoppage time to give them a 2 2 draw with milan. The visitors spent more than 200 million in the last transfer window compared to benventos total of 20 million. Milan twice took the lead but were pegged back after Alessio Romagnoli was sent off; a second booking in the 75th minute. The result was another embarassment for milan playing their first match under new coach Gennaro Gattuso after sacking Vincenzo Montella on monday. Now to cricket and australia will be hoping to continue their good form when play starts on the third day of their second ashes test against england in adelaide. England will resume on 29 1 in theirfirst innings still 413 runs behind the hosts who declared on a42 for eight. Shaun marsh made an unbeaten century. There were very few moments there, probably when i got to 90 i began to get a bit nervous but obviously extremely happy to get a hundred for my country and get a hundred in an ashes test is pretty special. American Rickie Fowler has won golfs hero world challenge in the bahamas by four shots finishing on 18 under with a destructive final round of 11 under sweeping away all others. It set a new course and tournament record in what was the lowest round of his career. Next best was his compatriot Charley Hoffman on 1a under while tiger woods, who hosted the event in his latest comeback, from injury fired a final round of four under to finish tied for ninth, ten shots behind fowler. Ronnie osullivan seems to be the man to beat at snookers uk championship. The defending champion mark selby was knocked out on saturday in york. But there was no problem for osullivan, whos aiming for a record equalling sixth uk title. He wasnt at his best against Michael Georgiou but still won by six frames to one. The world number four goes into round three. Hell face either Michael White or matthew selt in the third round. And thats all the sport for now. Thank you, see you soon. Skygazers around the world have been treated to a spectacular sight with the moon appearing far bigger and brighter than usual. The supermoon or cold moon as its traditionally named in december, happens when the earth is closer than usual in its orbit. While for some, the skies are too cloudy to enjoy the phenomenon it has been spectacular in places like myanmar and uganda. Earlier i spoke to astronomer tom kerss at the royal observatory in greenwich he says its actually all a trick of the eye. The moon doesnt appear much bigger than usual, thats the strange thing. The changes actually subtle but because the mans close approach to the earth, a point in the orbit with the moon and the earth comes closest each month, when that happens to coincide with the full moon we call this a supermoon. Not a rigid term in the Astronomical Community but a colloquial term for what happens when the moon is unusually close to the earth like tonight and tomorrow morning. So we will seek a supermoon and there is some game in the apparent size and brightness of the moon said makes that approach and is fully eliminated from our perspective by the sun. Actually the differences marginal. If you really want a dramatic effect, if you go outside and that any full moon rising or setting your mind produces an illusion which recalled the moon illusion, it makes the moon look larger when its on the horizon and that fact can be more dramatic than the so called supermoon. So you could see a supermoon almost every time when the moon is rising if you wa nt time when the moon is rising if you want to. Dont forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter im benmbland thank you for watching. Sunday wasnt bad today, i did not see much sunshine that it was there in other parts of the british isles, the day started like this in cumbria and finished like this in perth and kinross. Not many complaints there, i suspect. Overnight, kinross. Not many complaints there, isuspect. Overnight, looking kinross. Not many complaints there, i suspect. Overnight, looking for the supermoon, many of you will have a chance, more cloud at the top and the tale of britain, more in east anglia and the south east. If it brea ks anglia and the south east. If it breaks temperatures will fall and there could be mist and fog. Some spots quite a chilly, the eastern side of the pennines could see a touch of frost. Theres that chance ofa touch of frost. Theres that chance of a bit of fog in the south eastern quarter as we start the new day. Elsewhere, sonjohn, quarter as we start the new day. Elsewhere, son john, cloud quarter as we start the new day. Elsewhere, sonjohn, cloud in the far west of cornwall, pembrokeshire, the odd passing shower, essentially dry weather to be enjoyed, notjust during the commute but for quite a bit of the day. More cloud into western scotland, certainly more towards the Northern Isles of scotland, a wet start to the day and it will take time before we see the back of that rain. Here we are into the afternoon, many areas have the chance of seeing brightness if not decent spells of sunshine and quite a range of temperatures, 5 6d as a low, elsewhere double figures, on tuesday not much difference, perhaps a little more cloud, the breeze is still coming in from the south west, more in the way of cloud and rain across the north and north west of scotland, temperatures not bad, 710, 711. Big scotland, temperatures not bad, 7 10, 7 11. Big changes for the north and the west wednesday, the wind picking up and some will see rain, flirting with the west of wales and danny to south west england, foretaste of a wet and windy night on wednesday and then into thursday. Then slowly easing its way to the east. As this area of low pressure moves further east it opens the door to a reservoir of cold air which is always there at this time of year across the far north. The week starts mostly fine, then turns wet and windy and its much colder by the end of the week. This is bbc world news. Here are the headlines. Warmonger on the eve ofjoint us south Korean Military exercises. The egyptian president shai hope has denied being kidnapped after turning up denied being kidnapped after turning up at the capital cairo. He was deported from the United Arab Emirates on saturday after five yea rs emirates on saturday after five years in exile. The british Prime Minister is under increasing domestic pressure to adopt a tougher