bbc news. studio in singapore, this is bbc new- welcome to bbc news. our top story today: the us defence secretary says he had a rare phone call with his russian counterpart in the aftermath of a collision between a russian fighterjet and a us drone. the race is now on to recover the wreckage of the drone which is thought to be 1,200 metres deep in the black sea. russia has also said it will try to find the wreckage. meanwhile, america s top general said the whole incident was a result of russia s increasingly aggressive behaviour in the area. us defence secretary lloyd austin gave this update earlier. asi as i have said repeatedly, it is important that great powers be models of transparency and communication. the united states will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows. and it is incumbent upon russia to operate as military aircraft in a safe and professional manner. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has this report from kyiv. this is t
bringing gales and heavy rain. as the rain moves through, temperatures will drop, so it will feel chilly despite there being some sunshine as the rain band moves eastwards. you can see this complicated weather story. low pressure to the north. the heaviest rain is across southern scotland, northern western england and wales. lots of heavy showers behind that rain across scotland and northern ireland. but in the south east, we are still mild, cloudy and dry at the moment, but that rain will push its way eastwards as the afternoon wears on. there could be heavy bursts for a while. it stays blustery for all areas, gusts in excess of a0 mph in the windiest spots. but the windiest weather will be associated with that weatherfront across the south east. plenty of showers, some of them thundery, for western scotland. temperatures will be lower in the afternoon than what we have had in the last couple of days. it stays blustery this evening and overnight, further showers rattling int
who held up a bank, to take out her own money. and we ll hear from south asia s fastest man about his secrets to success and his thoughts on the economic crisis facing his country. lets start with some breaking news and in the last few minutes, japan s coast guard and the south korean news agency yonhap have both said that north korea appears to have fired what could be a ballistic missile off its east coast and that it appears to have landed in the sea. this comes just after the united nations security council held an emergency meeting to discuss north korea s test firing of another ballistic missile overjapan on tuesday. that missile travelled 4,600 kilometers before falling into the pacific ocean. it was north korea s first missile launch overjapan since 2017. in today s session the us ambassador to the united nations accused china and russia on wednesday of enabling north korea. the d prk has enjoyed blanket protection from two members of this council. these two mem
125 people died in the crush. donald trump sues cnn for defamation and damages, claiming the network carried out a campaign of libel and slander against him. and reality tv star kim kardashian is being fined more than $1 million for illegally promoting cryptocurrency on instagram without revealing that she was being paid for it. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. for the first time in five years, north korea has launched a missile overjapan, sparking anger in tokyo. the launch is the fifth in recent days by north korea defying a un security council resolution ban on missile launches. the rocket came down in the pacific ocean and there are no reports of damage. joseph cirincione is an expert in north korean affairs and hejoins me now from washington. thank you for your time. let s start on the trajectory of this missile, straight overjapan, missile, straight over japan, however missile, straight overjapan, however high, still overjapan, assig forg
listened. indonesia sacks a police chief after one of the world s worst football stadium disasters. at least 32 children were among 125 people who died in the crush. donald trump sues cnn for defamation and damages, claiming the network carried out a campaign of libel and slander against him. cheering and a welcome in scotland as the king and the queen consort attend theirfirstjoint it s newsday. breaking news, south korea breakin- news, south korea says breaking news, south korea says that north korea has fired a suspected ballistic missile from its east coast. in suspected ballistic missile from its east coast.- suspected ballistic missile from its east coast. in a rare move the from its east coast. in a rare move the japanese - from its east coast. in a rare i move the japanese government move the japanese government warned that residents in the northern ireland to take cover. this launch was the fifth carried out by north korea in one week. military testing has been s