Through the first line of russian defences. Our security correspondent Frank Gardner has been working with the bbc verify team to determine whether ukraine is making any significant process. Ukraines big Counter Offensive in the south is making progress, but how far have their troops really got and can they break through russias defences to turn the tide of this war . Lets just remind ourselves. The Dark Red Area is the area occupied by Russian Forces. The purple area is ground that the ukrainians have recaptured. The russian defences consist of two major lines, each composed of several interlocking obstacles trenches, anti tank devices, minefields, all covered by artillery. The ukrainians have had to spend most of the last three months picking their way through minefields like this one. You can see the hidden mines circled in red here. And theyre doing this on foot, sometimes at night, often underfire, hence the slow progress to date. Theyre also having to find their way through obsta
Business and government voting is under way in south korea, but will new leadership make a difference this time . And, the wasteland. American Shopping Mauls are deserted and retailers are suffering, so what is President Trump planning to do about it . Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme, Rico Willjoin us from singapore hes seen the latest International Monetary fund report on asian economies. But first, today, the people of south korea are voting for a new president. The election comes after the former head of state Park Geun Hye was removed from office as part of an Ongoing Investigation into corruption. The south korean economy bounced back strongly following the 2008 financial crisis, but in recent years, quarterly growth has struggled to break above 1 . The current frontrunner, moonjae in, has vowed to boost Government Spending and create over 800,000 newjobs in the public sector. His main rival Ahn Cheol Soo feels the government should be mor
The avoiding talking about ending his Nuclear Program. Sixth, dont try to be friends with kim jongun. He killed his uncle, his halfbrother and hundreds of others. He is a despot. Those people up in canada, by the way, are our friends. And thats hardball for now. Thanks for being with us. Msnbcs special coverage of the summit with Brian Williams and Rachel Maddow starts right now. Two volatile leaders. They have tested each other. Rocket man should have been handled a long time ago. Theyve taunted each other. Kim jongun issued a direct response. I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged u. S. Dotard with fire. Now, theyre moments away from meeting for the first time facetoface. I hope the upcoming meeting in singapore represents a bright new future to the world. With the stability of the region and the world on the line i dont think i have to prepare very much. Will their summit bring us closer to peace or peril . This is an msnbc special report. The United States north Ko
Growing on the presidency. Dire warning from a man who would know On The Last Day of the kavanaugh hearing. There is now a cancer on the presidency . Yes, i would agree with that. All in starts now. Good evening from new york, i am chris hayes. 60 days from the midterm election. Danger threatens Donald Trumps presidency from both within and without. 4 including tonight a report that his private business empire, a thing that defines him above all else is in the cross hairs of a federal probe. Inside the white house the president and closest aides are reportedly turning the west wing upside down to try to identify the anonymous author of the Op Ed Claiming to be part of the resistance inside the Trump Administration protecting the country from an unfit president. Asked by a reporter if he thinks the Attorney General should investigate who wrote it, the president responded he does. Claiming the oped is a matter
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more than a0 people have died in algeria, italy and greece as mediterranean wildfires threaten villages and holiday resorts, and thousands have been evacuated. greece is preparing for more flights taking people out of rhodes, as fires also rage on the islands of corfu and evia. for the moment, the current long heatwave across the mediterranean shows no let up the dark colours on this map show the areas most in dangerfrom fires. temperatures are expected to rise above 44 celsius in parts of greece again today. richard galpin has the latest. this is the desperate situation near lisbon. firefighters have been battling the flames with local people trying to help in any way they can. some have been overwhelmed by what s happening and angry the