To the us, and made his way to the Demilitarized Zone which separates the two koreas before running to the northern side. Pyongyang has now claimed private king was driven to come to north korea because of inhuman maltreatment and Racial Discrimination while serving in the us army. And the State News Agency goes on to claim that private king has admitted to crossing illegally, and has asked for refuge in the north. It is the first time north korea has knowledge detaining the soldier. The claims have not been verified, and in a Press Briefing the white house has urged people to be mindful of where the statement was made when considering its validity. We when considering its validity. Would caution everyo consider we would caution everyone to consider the source here. That is incredibly important as we are killing the report. We cant verify the comments that are being attributed to private king obviously. We remain focused on his safe return for the past several weeks and we are working
we start with breaking news the former us president donald trump says he will be arrested on tuesday of next week. he made the announcement on his online platform, truth social. he did not give details of any charges he may face, but called for protest and for his supporters to take out nation back . mr trump is currently campaigning for the republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election. i m joined now by lynn sweet who works in washington for the chicago sun times. good to have you with us, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. just bring us up to date, if you would come on exactly what it is that donald trump has said.- come on exactly what it is that donald trump has said. well, he is sa in: donald trump has said. well, he is saying here. donald trump has said. well, he is saying here. he donald trump has said. well, he is saying here, he is donald trump has said. well, he is saying here, he is kind donald trump has said. well, he is saying here, he is k
safety? we have not heard from him and no safety? we have not heard from him and no reports safety? we have not heard from him and no reports on safety? we have not heard from him and no reports on his- him and no reports on his condition. something about that statement suggested that perhaps, to me at least, he s been not treated terribly but we don t know and yes, his mother is terribly concerned and she wants her son back. flan and she wants her son back. can ou cive and she wants her son back. can you give us and she wants her son back. can you give us any and she wants her son back. can you give us any more insight into the way private king might have felt that he was treated when he was a member of the us military because we did hear some hints of that obviously from the north koreans. we also heard something similar from his family earlier. his family earlier. travis had sent a text his family earlier. travis had sent a text to his family earlier. travis had sent