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i m christian fraser in london. katty kay is off today. 30 minutes. that is how long it would take for an inter continental ballistic missile to reach la from north korea. there is no consensus on how far pyongyang has advanced in developing such a weapon. 0r whether they have the capability to arm it with a nuclear warhead. but some experts suggests the type of missile they have just tested might already be able to reach alaska, and with further refinement could put the major cities in the united states within reach. that, says donald trump, will never happen. but how will they stop kim jung un, a man who is seemingly immune to any form of deterrent. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. this is the moment that north korea says it became a major power. the launch of a missile that it claims can reach across continents and deliver nuclear weapons as far away as the united states. the news was announced on state television with barely constrained joy. we ha ....
we were able to bring the audio that runs about 20 minutes. thanks for staying with us. president trump and black and president vladimir putin met this afternoon. here on the sidelines of the g 20. on leaders exchanged views the current nature of the u.s. russia relationship and the ure of the u.s.-real u.s.-russia relationship. they discussed important topics like syria. i think many of you have seen some of the news that just broke regarding the escalation agreement, the memoranda that was agreed between the u.s., regardingd jordan southwest syria that affects the security of jordan but is also a very complicated part of the syrian battlefield. -escalation area was agreed. a cease-fire has been entered into. this is our first indication of the u.s. and russia being able to work together in syria. as a result, we had a lengthy discussion regarding other areas in syria where we can continue to work together on the area.ing and to work together towards a political pro ....
the iraqi government says the city of mosul has been liberated from so called islamic state, three years after it was first occupied by the extremists. the second largest city in iraq was where is declared its caliphate in 2014. since then, its grip on territory, seen here in red, has been gradually reduced in iraq and in syria. in the last nine months its been targeted in mosul by the iraqi army, backed by us and coalition air strikes, and has lost ground street by street. but as our defence correspondent jonathan beale has seen in mosul, victory has come at a cost, with an estimated 800,000 civilians driven from their homes. what was once a beautiful old city is now mostly rubble, every building deeply scarred or destroyed by months of war. we joined the sea rch and rescue teams looking for survivors. but, more often, they are just recovering bodies. with the heat, there is also the strong smell of decay. ali s hoping against hope that his brother and his family are s ....
the iraqi government says the city of mosul has been liberated from so called islamic state, three years after it was first occupied by the extremists. the second largest city in iraq was where is declared its caliphate in 2014. since then, its grip on territory, seen here in red, has been gradually reduced in iraq and in syria. in the last nine months its been targeted in mosul by the iraqi army, backed by us and coalition air strikes, and has lost ground street by street. but as our defence correspondent jonathan beale has seen in mosul, victory has come at a cost, with an estimated 800,000 civilians driven from their homes. what was once a beautiful old city is now mostly rubble, every building deeply scarred or destroyed by months of war. we joined the sea rch and rescue teams looking for survivors. but, more often, they are just recovering bodies. with the heat, there is also the strong smell of decay. ali s hoping against hope that his brother and his family are s ....
needs to melt to threaten coastal communities around the world. president trump s son in law and advisor, jared kushner, has denied any collusion with russia in last year s american election. he is the first member of the president s inner circle to have been questioned by a congressional committee on the matter. speaking after giving evidence, he said he had been completely transparent. our north america editorjon sopel reports from washington. jared kushner, the husband of ivanka, the son in law of the president, and the closest confidante of donald trump to find himself in the crosshairs of the sprawling russia investigation. mr kushner! a man who is normally found studiously avoiding the limelight today found himself uncomfortably the centre of attention. after giving evidence to the senate intelligence committee behind closed doors, he returned to the white house to insist he had done nothing wrong. i did not collude with russia, nor do i know of anyone else in the ....