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hello. welcome to the programme. the us military says it s successfully carried out a test to simulate the interception of an intercontinental ballistic missile aimed at america. it was the first such test of its kind, in response to the growing threat from north korea and it part of a $40 billion programme. peter bowes has been following the story from los angeles. on display for all to see, the complex technology designed to halt a long range missile in its tracks. the interceptor was launched from vandenberg air force base on california s central coast. its target, a mock up of an intercontinental ballistic missile, was fired from an island in the pacific more than 4,000 miles away. the operation, likened by the pentagon to a bullet hitting another bullet, though at far higher speeds, was successful. according to the director of the us missile defense agency, it was an incredible accomplishment, and a critical my milestone. it demonstrated that america had a capable, ....
is deepening this hour. it all began when a minister in president erdogan‘s government was blocked from addressing a rally in rotterdam. that prompted mr erdogan to describe the dutch government, led by mark rutte, as nazi remna nts . a second turkish minister has now been stopped from entering the netherlands, and in ankara, the dutch ambassador has been told he isn t welcome. mark lowen reports. they love his nationalism, his bluntness, his standing up to the west, and today recep tayyip erdogan doled it out. after his foreign minister was blocked from landing in the netherlands, president erdogan hit back at the dutch, his diplomacy typically undiplomatic. translation: they don t know anything about politics or international diplomacy. they are very nervous and cowards. they are nazi remnants, they are fascists. the foreign minister had wanted to rally turkish voters in the netherlands before a referendum on boosting mr erdogan‘s powers. but with the dutch elect ....
looking forward to next week, when it is expected the government will fire the starting gun on brexit. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the world s facing its largest humanitarian crisis since 1916. that is the assessment of the united nations, which says more than 20 million people face the threat of starvation and famine in four countries in africa and the middle east. £3.5 billion are said to be needed byjuly to avert disaster. this report from our world affairs correspondent richard galpin contains images you may find distressing. for months now, it has been known that millions of people, including this young baby, in yemen, have been starving. she was just four months old when a bbc team met her in december. across yemen, hundreds of thousands more children have so little to eat they are struggling to stay alive. and the threat of mass starvation is affecting three other countries. this is a refugee camp in south sudan, which, like yemen, has been torn apart ....
is deepening still further. it all began when a minister in president erdogan‘s government was blocked from addressing a rally in rotterdam. that prompted mr erdogan to describe the dutch government, led by mark rutte, as nazi remnants. a second turkish minister has now been stopped from attending the rally, and is being held by the dutch authorities. well, these are live pictures from outside the dutch consulate in istanbul, where pro government demonstrations are taking place. it is a similar scene at the dutch embassy in ankara. both have been closed off for security reasons, according to turkish officials. rounding up the day s events, here is mark lowen. they love his nationalism, his bluntness, his standing up to the west, and today, recep tayyip erdogan doled it out. after his foreign minister was blocked from landing in the netherlands, president erdogan hit back at the dutch, his diplomacy typically undiplomatic. translation: they don t know anything about po ....
a better future. turkey and the netherlands are locked in a furious diplomatic row after turkey s president erdogan described the dutch as nazi remnants and fascists. the dutch prime minister said mr erdogan‘s remarks were crazy. the row worsened after the dutch government prevented two turkish ministers from addressing a rally in rotterdam and turkey s foreign minister was stopped from travelling there. we have two reports, the first from our correspondent mark lowen in istanbul. they love his nationalism, his bluntness, his standing up to the west, and today, recep tayyip erdogan doled it out. after his foreign minister was blocked from landing in the netherlands, president erdogan hit back at the dutch, his diplomacy typically undiplomatic. translation: they don t know anything about politics or international diplomacy. they are very nervous, and cowards. they are nazi remnants, they are fascists. the foreign minister had wanted to rally turkish voters in the nethe ....