And possibly out of the race, too. Good evening. President trump has urged china to put what he called a heavy move on north korea, after the regime said it has successfully tested an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Pyongyang claims the missile could strike anywhere on the planet. Western scientists are more sceptical, but say it could possibly reach as far as alaska. The launch is just days before World Leaders meet to discuss, among other things, north koreas weapons programme, which its pursuing despite international sanctions. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. This is the moment that north korea says it came a major power, the launch of a missile which it says can deliver a weapon as far away as the united states. The news was announced on State Television with barely constrained joy. The presenter showing the handwritten order given by the countrys leader, kim jong un. He personally supervised the launch of a missile whic
China with his tweets and everything else. Keep your eye on this. We should notjust be reading trumps tweets, we should be reading about all the nations surrounding north korea. In range of these north korean missiles. Chilean tonnes of gas and oil under the that everyone will be fighting over. One chilean tonnes. One wonders if we have to get used to the idea of north korea having Nuclear Weapons and dealing with it on those terms. That is an idea that, you know, we should not just that is an idea that, you know, we should notjust surrender on. No one knows the manoeuvres behind the scenes in terms of what is happening with diplomacy but it is true that china will want to contain this. Diplomacy has run its course, really. But there is a school of fight that north korea is defensive and does not want to be toppled like it iraq iraq and syria. And does not want to be toppled like it iraq iraq and syria. This headline, Firefighter Deal Busts pay cut. Questions about the i pay cap four P
On the new wave of migrants are venturing across the mediterreanean, on the anger in italy at those helping recuse them, and on the reaction of locals to the migrants that arrive. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. North korea has tested what it says is a missile capable of striking anywhere on the planet. The claim, if confirmed, raises the prospect that pyongyang, may be a step closer to its goal, of having a long range Nuclear Strike capacity, and able to target america. The United States has requested an Emergency Meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the missile launch. Meanwhile, china and russia have called for a freeze on north Koreas Nuclear weapons programme. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent james landale. This is the moment that north korea says it came a major power, the launch of a missile which it says can deliver a weapon as far away as the United States. The news was announced on State Television with barely constrained joy the presenter showing