Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and 8pm in washington dc, where President Trump is preparing to leave on his First Official trip to asia. Its a busy schedule, the longest trip to the region by a us president in decades. He will be away for a week, stopping first in hawaii before arriving injapan on sunday morning local time. From there, its on to south korea, followed by beijing, then vietnam, before rounding things off with a visit to the philippines and a meeting with president rodrigo duterte. On the agenda is trade, but also the thorny problem of north Koreas Nuclear ambitions. Time is running out, the white house says. What exactly does he mean by that and what else does he expect his asia hosts to do . Mariko oi joins us live from tokyo. Tell us a little bit about what is anticipated from this visit. As you said, not surprisingly, north korea will be the main topic the leaders will be the main topic the leaders will discuss during his stay. President trump is scheduled
Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 9pm in washington dc, where President Trump is preparing to leave on his First Official trip to asia. Its a busy schedule, the longest trip to the region by a us president in decades. He will be away for a week, stopping first in hawaii before arriving injapan on sunday morning local time. From there, its on to south korea, followed by beijing, then vietnam, before rounding things off with a visit to the philippines and a meeting with president rodrigo duterte. On the agenda is trade, but also the thorny problem of north Koreas Nuclear ambitions. Time is running out, the white house says. What exactly does he mean by that and what else does he expect his asia hosts to do . Mariko oi joins us live from tokyo. Tell us a little bit about what is anticipated from this visit. As you mentioned, not surprisingly, north korea will be the main topic the two leaders will discuss during his stay. President trump is scheduled to meet with the parents of som
Theyre accused of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds. The high court in madrid is also seeking the arrest of catalonias ousted leader carles puidgemont. Hes in brussels and says he wont return until he and his colleagues are guaranteed a fair trial. This report from the bbcs tom burridge. In the police vans are eight men and women who a week ago ran the government of catalonia. Now, taken toa government of catalonia. Now, taken to a prison in madrid. They face serious charges, including rebellion against the spanish state. A judge denied them bail. As the news filtered through, their supporters gathered outside the Regional Parliament in barcelona. Angry. And in shock. The government they elected now behind bars. Can you believe it, in a democratic country, that these things happen . That we can go back to the dark times again . We dont understand. We are very, very sad, deeply sad, deeply sad, and terrified. It reads political prisoners. Madrid argues it has no influence o
For independence. Theyre accused of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds. The high court in madrid is also seeking the arrest of catalonias ousted leader carles puidgemont. Hes in brussels and says he wont return until he and his colleagues are guaranteed a fair trial. This report from the bbcs tom burridge. In the police vans are eight men and women who a week ago ran the government of catalonia. Now, taken to a prison in madrid. They face serious charges, including rebellion against the spanish state. Ajudge denied them bail. As the news filtered through, their supporters gathered outside the Regional Parliament in barcelona. Angry. And in shock. The government they elected now behind bars. Can you believe it, in a democratic country, that these things happen . That we can go back to the dark times again . We dont understand. We are very, very sad, deeply sad, deeply sad, and terrified. It reads political prisoners. Madrid argues it has no influence over todays decision tak
Ousted leader carles puidgemont. Hes in brussels and says he wont return until he and his colleagues are guaranteed a fair trial. This report from the bbcs tom burridge. In the police vans are eight men and women who a week ago ran the government of catalonia. Now, taken to a prison in madrid. They face serious charges, including rebellion against the spanish state. Ajudge denied them bail. As the news filtered through, their supporters gathered outside the Regional Parliament in barcelona. Angry. And in shock. The government they elected now behind bars. Can you believe it, in a democratic country, that these things happen . That we can go back to the dark times again . We dont understand. We are very, very sad, deeply sad, deeply sad, and terrified. It reads political prisoners. Madrid argues it has no influence over todays decision taken in the courts, but these activists and people across catalonia are sympathetic to the cause, and they say that claim is absurd. They were summoned