World news, its newsday. Good morning. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where the us House Of Representatives has narrowly passed a Republican Party proposal to repeal barack 0bamas affordable healthcare act. After suffering an embarrassing setback in march, President Trump finally notched up his first major legislative victory. The vote in the House Of Representatives was tight, though. 217 to 213 with no democrats voting in favour. But quite how quickly this will become law is a very different matter, as it still faces a steep hurdle in the senate. He is our North America Editorjon Sopel the momentjust after 2pm in washington this afternoon when Trumpcare Washington This Afternoon when trumpca re became a washington this afternoon when trumpcare became a thing. The bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. Shame outside, a rather different tune as protesters giant shame. This fight isnt over yet. Getting the
World news, its newsday. Good morning. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where the us House Of Representatives has narrowly passed a Republican Party proposal to repeal barack 0bamas affordable healthcare act. After suffering an embarrassing setback in march, President Trump finally notched up his first major legislative victory. The vote in the House Of Representatives was tight, though. 217 to 213 with no democrats voting in favour. But quite how quickly this will become law is a very different matter, as it still faces a steep hurdle in the senate. He is our North America Editorjon Sopel the momentjust after 2pm in washington this afternoon when Trumpcare Washington This Afternoon when trumpca re became a washington this afternoon when trumpcare became a thing. The bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. Shame outside, a rather different tune as protesters giant shame. This fight isnt over yet. Getting the
Im serious so much got a good to have you with us a u. S. President donald trump has arrived in south korea the second stop of his five country tour of asia his trip comes amid simmering tensions with north korea over its Nuclear Program trump has visited the main garrison of u. S. Troops stationed in the country and he is later due to hold talks with south korean president moves in the visit is being seen as an attempt to present a united front against pyongyang despite differences with south korean leaders over how to do so. Well north korea and the u. S. Have exchanged ever stronger threats and insults but what would a potential conflict really look like. In this Propaganda Film War breaks out on the korean peninsula. North korean troops annihilate u. S. Forces though the actual outcome of any new conflict here would likely be different
theres little doubt that the carnage would be great. And then theres the norths growing Nuclear Arsenal relations between the two countries reached
A Surprise Meeting between the leaders of North And South Korea its the second time in just a month that theyve held talks top of the agenda the success of a summit between north korea and the United States despite President Trumps cancellation of that summit just days ago. And in european soccer fans are counting down to tonights Champions League final titleholders real madrid taking on liverpool in a dream match up will be looking at the tense run up to the big game. Hello and welcome my name is Christopher Spring a good to have you with us we begin with what appears to be a sea change in ireland ballots have been counted in more than half of the countrys constituencies after yesterdays referendum showing over two thirds of voters voting in favor of Scrapping Island strict abortion laws. Yes votes
counterpart kim jong un as diplomatic efforts to rescue kim summit with u. S. President all trump continue now the two leaders met inside the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two koreas
does reflect the desire of south korea. in september when kim jong-un and moon jay-in met in pyongyang in addition to the pyongyang declaration there was a military agreement signed between the north and south korean militaries where they basically set in motion this incredible peace process that, you know, declared the dmz a peace zone, the west sea, the peace sea. i think the fact that the u.s. has halted these military exercises is a reflection of the reality on the ground on the korean peninsula. back to the point about, you know, this is not a political game. this is a game of people s lives. it s not just millions of koreans on the peninsula who have been living in a state of war for three generations. but, you know, the 60,000 north korean children that could starve as a result of the sanctions. we have a historic opportunity