the ice for the world championship next week in michigan. remember, you can get in touch at bbc 05. talks to bring about a global nuclear arms ban are under way at the united nations in new york, but most of the world s nuclear powers are refusing to take part. the us ambassador to the un explained why the united states won t be signing this treaty. is there anyone that believes that north korea would agree to a ban on nuclear weapons? so what you would see is the general assembly would go through, in good faith, trying to do something, but north korea would be the one cheering, and all of us and the one cheering, and all of us and the people that we represent would be the ones at risk. and so we ve a lwa ys be the ones at risk. and so we ve always said that the united states thinks it s important to defend the citizens of our country, butjust as important to defend our friends, citizens of our country, butjust as important to defend ourfriends, our allies and the rest of the
he then fatally stabbed a police officer before being shot dead. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. president trump is set to sign an executive order repealing environmental regulation. what could this mean for business? and american airlines is looking to spread its wings and expand its roots to mainland china. good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to asia business report. thank you for joining us. i m rico hizon. it s a tuesday. us markets ending flights overnight after some initial selling in reaction to president trump s failed effort to overturn 0bamacare. president trump is expected to sign an executive order today that would dismantle environmental regulations put in place by his predecessor. his controversial move highlights achievements between the donald trump administration and climate change. michelle fleury was asked what we know about this executive order. donald trump is trying to make good on a promise, and that is to undo b
what s being described as a monster cyclone is now making landfall in northeast australia. tens of thousands of people, including tourists, have been evacuated from coastal areas,amid warnings of winds gusting up to 250 kilometres an hour and dangerous tidal surges. caroline davies reports. cyclone debbie has already made itself felt. people living along the coast in queensland, north east australia, have been battered by high winds and rain as the storm approaches. authorities knew it was coming, and there advice has been to get out. it is very clear that the time for people to move is now to go to family and friends. this is a severe weather system. move now! don t wait until tomorrow because you will not be able to move. overnight, the storm was upgraded to a category 4, only one level below the most violent possible, with winds of up to 250 kilometres per hour. this is the city of bowen and it has been locked down. popular tourist destinations like the whitsundays and a
a week that brought bloodshed to the streets of westminster and a defiant response from mps. let this be the message from this house and this nation today our values will prevail. this democracy is strong, and this parliament is a robust. this was a horrific crime, and as an act of terror it has failed. mps hold a minute s silence to remember those killed and injured, and members of the scottish parliament sent a message of solidarity to westminster. whatever our disagreements in this chamber or any other, we stand united in our core values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. it had started as the wednesday much like any other. too many, the first sign that something was very badly wrong came while mps were taking part in a vote, and the deputy speaker, lindsay hoyle, stood up and made this announcement. order, order! i am now going to suspend the sitting of the house. this house is now suspended, but please wait here. outside the chamber, it was slowly becoming
what s being described as a monster cyclone has begun to batter northeast australia. tens of thousands of people, including tourists, have been evacuated from coastal areas, amid warnings of winds gusting up to 250 kilometres an hour and dangerous tidal surges. caroline davies reports. cyclone debbie has already made itself felt. people living along the coast in north east australia in queensland have been battered by high winds and rain. authorities knew it was coming and they have given the advice to get out. it is clear that the time to move is now, to go to family and friends. this is a severe weather system. move now! don t wait til tomorrow, because you will not be able to move. overnight, the storm was upgraded to a category 4, only one level below the most violent level possible, with winds of up to 250 kilometres per hour. this is the city of bowen. it s been locked down. popular tourist destinations like the whitsundays and airlie beach have also been affected. 30