north and south korea. the north koreans have warned that relations with the south could be completely destroyed by the illogical acts of the government in seoul. the uk high court has agreed to to assist a team of lawyers from new york, who are trying to serve prince andrew with legal, on behalf of a woman who is suing him over allegations of sexual assault, allegations he denies. the case brought by virginia guiffre had its first pre trial hearing in new york this week, at which prince andrew s lawyers argued that he hadn t been properly served with papers. the us, the uk and australia have announced a landmark security pact. it will see more shared intelligence, pooling of some resources, and new deals on providing military hardware. but hovering in the background seems to be the growing military power of china.
a landmark security pact that will involve building a fleet of nuclear powered submarines for the australian navy. there are concerns about china s growing military presence in the indo pacific region. four us gymnasts, including america s most successful, simone biles, have testified at a senate committee hearing over the fbi s failures in its sex abuse investigation of the former team doctor larry nassar. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has sacked several senior government ministers in a cabinet reshuffle of his cabinet. dominic raab is replaced as foreign secretary by liz truss. shamima begum, who left the uk as a teenager to join the islamic state group in syria, has begged to be allowed to return to the uk, insisting she could help in the fight against terror.
the bbc reports from one of afghanistan s biggest cities on how taliban rule is having a profound effect on everyday life. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, 7pm in washington, midnight in london, and 9am in canberra where the us, the uk, and australia have just announced a landmark security pact. it will see more shared intelligence, pooling of some resources, and new deals on providing military hardware. but hovering in the background seems to be the growing military power of china. more on that in just a moment but first, here s how us presidentjoe biden and uk
a landmark security pact. it will see more shared intelligence, pooling of some resources, and new deals on providing military hardware. but hovering in the background seems to be the growing military power of china. more on that in just a moment but first, here s how us presidentjoe biden and uk prime minister borisjohnson characterised the new pact. we all recognise the imperative of ensuring peace and stability in the indo pacific over the long term. we need to be able to address both the current strategic environment in the region and how it may evolve. because the future of each of our nations, and indeed the world, depends on a free and open indo pacific enduring and flourishing in the decades ahead. we will have a new opportunity to reinforce britain s place at the leading edge of science, strengthening our national expertise, and perhaps most significantly, the uk, australia, and the us
this is bbc news. four us gymnasts, including simone biles, have been testifying before a senate committee hearing. they were giving evidence over the fbi s failures in its sex abuse investigation of their former team doctor, larry nassar. the united states, britain and australia have announced a landmark security pact. part of the agreement sees australia scrapping a multi billion dollar submarine deal with france, and building a fleet of nuclear powered vessels. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has sacked several senior government ministers in a major reshuffle of his cabinet. dominic raab lost his post as foreign secretary, and been replaced by liz truss, who was the trade secretary. shamima begum, who left the uk as a teenager tojoin the islamic state group in syria, has begged to be allowed to return to the uk, insisting she could help