Is evidence of irans involvement. It may have been designed to damage rather than sink. Either way, it has sparked a Huge International tension. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8 am in singapore. 1am in london, and 9 in the morning in pyongyang, where north korea awaits a visit from the chinese president xi jinping. Its his first visit since he took power and the first time a chinese leader has visited north korea for m yea rs. Its an important moment for kim jong un, whos facing growing pressure from the us after his summits with donald trump failed to provide a breakthrough on sanctions and his nuclear programme. Before leaving, mr xi said he was willing to work with mr kim to draw up a grand plan for stability in the region. This was the scene in pyongyang on wednesday with chinese flags very much to the fore. Official newspapers are playing up the irreplaceable bond between the two countries. Earlier i spoke with
Hello and welcome. Senior politicians in hong kong have been celebrating the moment the city returned to chinese rule 22 years ago. Led by chief executive carrie lam and joined by officials from china, they attended a reception just in the last hour. Outside, a flag raising ceremony was held at the harbour front. In her toast, carrie lam wished success to the motherland and to the stability and prosperity of hong kong. Away from this, though, the mood is quiet different. Crowds of activists gathering from early this morning are now in a peaceful stand off with police. Live now to our correspondent, karishma vaswani. Lets get the very latest. Good to see you. Can you tell us what has been happening with those protest . Yes, in the last hour or so we have been hearing that there is a stand off between police and protesters on one of the main arterial roads of this city. What we understand is that in the early hours of this morning hundreds of protesters ca m ped hours of this morning hun
■d n;■[background noises] this hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. z for thousands of years Pacific Islanders have been masters of the seat navigating oceans by canoe guided only by the stars. With Climate Change and globalization hitting their shores they have become innovators on how to save their heritage. There are over a million and a pacificisland ancestry. Over 1000 citizens from freely associated state serving in the United States armed forces. This put people to people ties at the heart of our relationship to a part of the world that has been a vital and Strategic Interests of the United States. During world war i built an airstrip what is now the nation. But today it is the peoples republic of china that i the for american airstrip. Beijing is signaling is policing deals to provide ■[cybersecur and Community Policing assistance in the region. Since the islands change their recognition from taiwan to china, prc nationals the island. Floo
I dont think i can stress enough, like, how much help the island needs. And former president Donald Trumps lawyers propose delaying his federal election interference trial for almost two years after the 2024 election. We begin this morning with Breaking News. Hurricane hilary has rapidly intensified from a Tropical Storm into a category 4 hurricane as it barrels toward the southwestern u. S. , bringing winds up to 145 miles an hour. Right now, the hurricane is located 400 miles south of cabo san lucas. The Mexican Government says a weakened hilary could hit sunday night in baja, california, and has issued a hurricane warning. It is expected to hit mexico. 24 Million People across parts of california and nevada, utah and arizona are under flood watches. Hilary could mark the first Tropical Storm to hit Southern California in 84 years. I want to bring in nbc news meteorologist bill karins. Bill, good morning. How severe is this hurricane . Were going to talk about flooding in areas that
Officials are worried about landslides and major flooding. The last Tropical Storm to hit california was in 1939, over 80 years ago. This map shows the predicted path this storm might take. As of early friday, the centre of the hurricane was located roughly 400 miles, thats 615 kilometers, south of mexicos southern edge. President joe biden spoke about the preparations underway. I also want to note that my team is closely monitoring hurricane hilary, which has the potential to bring significant rain and flooding to southern california. Fema has prepositioned personnel and supplies in the region, and they are ready to respond as needed. I urge everyone, everyone in the path of the storm, to take precautions and listen to the guidance of state and local officials. Were tracking multiple wildfires in canada as the country faces what is being called its worst fire season on record. Fires in the kelowna region of British Columbia and 1200 miles or 2000 kilometers north in the countrys North