Outbreak of the deadly coronavirus north korea is taking controversial cautions to prevent its citizens from becoming infected the isolated country implementing draconian measures shutting its border with china and placing North Koreans were turning from that country on a month long quarantine. Thank you so much for your Company Everyone while on the final day of the security conference in munich a top u. N. Official told leaders that the libya arms embargo is a joke on the sidelines of the International Meeting officials met to discuss efforts to stem the violence that has plagued this north african country in a civil war with no end libyas right across the mediterranean from europe and 18 staging area for refugees trying to reach the European Union delegates at the conference said a cease fire an arms embargo on libyas warring parties agreed in berlin last. This is being violated on a daily basis. The aftermath of another shelling attack in the libyan capital tripoli the country is a
A meeting on the sidelines to revive the truce in libya that is a ceasefire in name only and the sophos strike if in brazil the ratings sell but champions are storing up controversy their performance at the world famous carnival parade will portray jesus as someone other than a white man and not everyone is dancing with joy. Its great to have you along everyone well we begin this broadcast with welcome news for us passengers stuck on a cruise ship in japan they are being evacuated after an anxious 14 day quarantine period today authorities reported another 70 and sections of the coronavirus onboard the diamond princess bring the to. Over 350. 00 nearly 400. 00 americans boarded buses to take them to charter flights leaving for the u. S. Many will leave to go home after what was supposed to be a trip of a lifetime meanwhile in north korea there are no official reports of cases verifiable information from the its a very isolated country is notoriously difficult to obtain john yang recent
Dimensions of the u. S. china relationship in 2019. And examine chinas relations with taiwan and hong kong. Commission began its hearing this year which marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of u. S. china diplomatic relations. By examining chinas internal and external challenges and their effects of chinas ability to sustain Economic Growth, project power, and spread its influence around the globe. This year has been one of extreme volatility in the relationship between the u. S. And china. Change and unpredictability have been so significant since we began our hearings this year that commissioners thought it would be valuable to revisit and explore some key topics in the economic and security realms. There is an increasing amount of commentary in Foreign Policy in the Foreign Policy community, conjecturing about the likelihood that the relationship between the u. S. And china is undergoing permanent change. This commentary further characterizes china as a rival, having upgr
Greeces centre right opposition looks set for a convincing win in the countrys snap general election. At the womens world cup the United States proved too strong for the netherlands, retaining their title, in france. And at 11 30pm well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, tony grew the parliamentary journalist, and entertainment journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. Stay with us for that. The Foreign Office has begun an investigation, into who may have leaked emails from britains ambassador to washington, which described the Trump Administration as being inept and uniquely dysfunctional. The secret memos were obtained and published by the mail on sunday, and were written by sir kim darroch, whom the President Trump tonight said has not served the uk well. The foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, says hes disappointed by the leak, but that the comments were personal opinions, that didnt reflect the views of the British Government. Heres our washington correspond
Im kasia madera in london. Also in the programme skirmishes on the streets of hong kong. Police clash with protesters, after a day of peaceful demonstrations. The past few hours, a group of 1000 protesters have been blocking one of the main roads here, now the police have declared it an illegal gathering. They moved in in full riot gear and they are moving the protesters out. And, making the great wall of china great again why one of the worlds most popular Tourist Attractions is getting a makeover. Live from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news, its newsday. Good morning. Its 7 00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 11 00am in christchurch, new zealand, where its been three months since a gunman killed more than 50 people in attacks on mosques. Now, bbc news has found evidence of his International Links and a growing Online Network which the far right uses to communicate, largely unobserved by the Security Services. From vienna, our security correspondent Go