One am in london and 8pm in the evening in washington, where the Trump Administration is giving mixed signals about its response to the latest north korea Missile Launch. President trump appeared to have dismissed the prospect of a diplomatic solution, by saying that talking is not the answer. Although his defence secretary, james mattis, later said a diplomatic solution was still possible. For its part, north korea has warned the Missile Launch is the first step of military operations in the pacific. Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports. These are the first pictures of north koreas latest and most provocative Missile Launch. As expected, kim jong un was on hand to give his personal guidance. The north korean dictator gazes skywards as the missile flies towards japan. And along with the pictures came this statement from north koreas state media. North koreas statement shows the ultimate target of yesterdays test was not here injapan, but the us Pacific Island of guam, with its huge military
And lighting up singapore, making lanterns to welcome autumn, and the festival of light. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. I am glad you could join us. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in new york, where President Trump has announced new sanctions against individuals and companies that trade with north korea. Responding to the latest sanctions north koreas leader has vowed to make trump pay dearly for threatening his country. In a meeting with the leaders ofjapan and south korea, mr trump said he had signed an executive order which also gave the Us Treasury Department discretion to sanction foreign banks that deal with pyongyang. He praised china, saying it had ordered its banks to stop doing business with north korea. The order enhances the treasury departments authority to target any individual or entity that conducts significant trade in goods, services or technology with north korea and i am very proud to tell you that,
Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and two am in kirkuk in northern iraq, where the iraqi army has seized control from Kurdish Forces. Kurdish forces also known as peshmerga had run the city for the last three years, after iraqi forces pulled out in the face of advancing troops from the so called Islamic State. But a row over kurdish plans for independence have left two regional powers, who co operated to overcome Islamic State, shooting at each other. The us has called for both sides to work to restore calm. Our middle east correspondent orla guerin and cameraman duncan stone have this report from kirkuk. Pledging to defend kirkuk. This morning, still defiant. A handful of fighters with a few guns and reneges. And locals with whatever came to hand. We lost 2000 men fighting is, he says. We are not afraid of the iraqi Prime Minister. Further on, fear had emptied the streets. Remnants of unity on display with kurdish and iraqi flags. But this checkpoint is now a front line. No on
And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 3am in kirkuk, in northern iraq, where the iraqi army has seized control from Kurdish Forces. Kurdish forces, also known as peshmerga, had run the city for the last three years, after iraqi forces pulled out in the face of advancing troops from the so called Islamic State. But a row over kurdish plans for independence have left two regional powers, who co operated to overcome Islamic State, shooting at each other. The us has called for both sides to work to restore calm. Our middle east correspondent orla guerin and cameraman duncan stone have this report from kirkuk. Pledging to defend kirkuk. This morning, still defiant. A handful of peshmerga fighters with a few guns and grenades. And locals with whatever came to hand. We lost 2000 men fighting is, he says. Were not afraid of the iraqi Prime Minister. But further on, fear had emptied the streets. Remnants of unity on display, with
Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 2am in the syrian city of raqqa, which has effectively been recaptured from the so called Islamic State. Once an is stronghold, an alliance of kurdish and arab fighters have battled for more than four months to retake it. Two years ago, is controlled a large area across iraq and syria. But now they only hold a handful of towns on the border. Our middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville has the latest. At the heart of raqqa, theyre giddy with victory. The Syrian Democratic forces control the city that the so called Islamic State hailed as its capital. Three years ago, is did victory laps here. Paradise circle, its called, and here they beheaded people. Their hatred crossed continents. But now their caliphate is in ruins. A new flag flies in raqqa today. It was arab and kurdish fighters, men and women, who did a jig, celebrating the Islamic State groups retreat. This commander told the bbc in the city, but we will continue to patrol and