:00:00. > :00:00.This is BBC World News Today, broadcasting in the UK
:00:07. > :00:19.After the latest firing of a North Korean ballistic missile,
:00:20. > :00:21.the US says it will reinforce its alliances in
:00:22. > :00:25.Swiss voters decide in a referendum to make it easier for some
:00:26. > :00:30.A 13th day of protests - tens of thousands of Romanians
:00:31. > :00:36.demand their government's resignation.
:00:37. > :00:38.The leadership says it's standing firm.
:00:39. > :00:41.If we get a nonconfidence vote in the parliament, we go home.
:00:42. > :00:48.But until that moment, we will do our job.
:00:49. > :00:55.And the British Academy film awards are underway here in London with
:00:56. > :00:57.Viola Davis, Casey Affleck and Dev Patel winning in some of the acting
:00:58. > :01:10.categories. A senior advisor to President Trump
:01:11. > :01:13.says the United States is going to reinforce vital
:01:14. > :01:17.alliances in the Pacific region in order to deter increasing
:01:18. > :01:19.hostility from North Korea. That announcement followed
:01:20. > :01:22.North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile that's drawn
:01:23. > :01:23.harsh international condemnation. It's the first such launch
:01:24. > :01:28.since Donald Trump took The missile was fired from an air
:01:29. > :01:37.base in North Pyong-an Province - and flew about 5000 kilometres east
:01:38. > :01:40.into international waters Our Tokyo correspondent
:01:41. > :01:48.Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports. This is the launch of a Musudan
:01:49. > :01:52.ballistic missile, the same type that was fired from North Korea
:01:53. > :01:54.into the Sea of Japan Today's launch was almost
:01:55. > :02:00.certainly timed so that North Korea's dictator,
:02:01. > :02:02.Kim Jong-un, could crash a weekend party taking place
:02:03. > :02:08.on the other side of the world. President Donald Trump
:02:09. > :02:11.and Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, have been spending
:02:12. > :02:15.the weekend golfing in Florida. Mr Abe was not amused
:02:16. > :02:23.by the North Korean intrusion. TRANSLATION: North Korea's
:02:24. > :02:28.recent missile launch North Korea must fully comply
:02:29. > :02:32.with the relevant United Nations In his response, President Trump
:02:33. > :02:36.seemed less certain. Even neglecting to condemn
:02:37. > :02:40.the North Korean launch. Thank you very much,
:02:41. > :02:43.Mr Prime Minister. I just want everybody
:02:44. > :02:46.to understand and fully know that the United States of America
:02:47. > :02:51.stands behind Japan, Kim Jong-un recently promised
:02:52. > :03:02.to test a much more powerful President Trump has vowed
:03:03. > :03:07.that will not happen, but it's not clear how he intends
:03:08. > :03:09.to stop it. North Korea already has
:03:10. > :03:12.short-range missiles capable of hitting South Korea,
:03:13. > :03:14.and medium-range missiles The Musudan is an intermediate range
:03:15. > :03:22.missile, which may be able The ultimate goal is a so-called
:03:23. > :03:30.ICBM, able to hit parts For more than 20 years,
:03:31. > :03:36.the outside world has been trying to stop North Korea,
:03:37. > :03:39.with tighter and tighter sanctions. The border with China remains open,
:03:40. > :03:46.and trade is flourishing. The US and its allies will now move
:03:47. > :03:50.to tighten sanctions further, and accelerate the deployment
:03:51. > :03:54.of new anti-missile systems in South Korea and Japan,
:03:55. > :04:01.but no one seems to have any idea how to stop North Korea
:04:02. > :04:06.from becoming a fully fledged Rupert Wingfield-Hayes,
:04:07. > :04:14.BBC News, in Tokyo. David Willis is in
:04:15. > :04:26.Washington for us now. Thank you for joining us. North
:04:27. > :04:30.Korea has said some time that it's been threatening to launch a
:04:31. > :04:33.missile, but do you get the sense that the Trump administration was
:04:34. > :04:38.expecting this news? Were they prepared for this? It's interesting,
:04:39. > :04:42.the Trump administration has been at pains to reassure its allies,
:04:43. > :04:47.particularly Japan, that it has their back as far as North Korea is
:04:48. > :04:50.concerned. But what precisely the Trump administration plans to do
:04:51. > :04:57.about North Korea isn't precisely clear. We've had over the last
:04:58. > :05:02.several presidencies talks, sanctions, we had what was called
:05:03. > :05:06.under the Obama Administration, strategic patients. None of it has
:05:07. > :05:12.calmed North Korea's nuclear ambitions. With every likelihood
:05:13. > :05:16.that North Korea might actually develop a nuclear missile capable of
:05:17. > :05:21.reaching the United States within the lifetime of this current
:05:22. > :05:27.presidency, it becomes something of an urgency for Donald Trump to sort
:05:28. > :05:30.some sort of policy out on this front. He has said on the campaign
:05:31. > :05:36.trail that he would be willing to sit down and have a burger, as he
:05:37. > :05:40.put it, with Kim Jong-un and negotiate directly. That's not
:05:41. > :05:45.something the Obama administration wanted to do. But certainly, that
:05:46. > :05:48.and all the other potential solutions to this, are being weighed
:05:49. > :05:52.up now in the light of what's happened over the last few hours. It
:05:53. > :05:58.was interesting to hear the statement from Stephen Miller today.
:05:59. > :06:02.It seems to throw out the idea that talks with Kim Jong-un out of the
:06:03. > :06:05.window. It seemed like they were more talking about reinforcing
:06:06. > :06:12.alliances in the region. Do you think they are grasping at straws a
:06:13. > :06:17.little bit? There is the thought that China could be a buttress, if
:06:18. > :06:22.you like. That its influence over North Korea could be helpful to the
:06:23. > :06:27.United States, could be leveraged in some way. North Korea relies on
:06:28. > :06:33.China for most of its energy and food. Despite the fact China has
:06:34. > :06:37.condemned this and other missile tests by South Korea, it doesn't
:06:38. > :06:40.seem to have affected anything. North Korea remains committed to its
:06:41. > :06:47.nuclear programme, no question about that. It really is a difficult
:06:48. > :06:51.situation and one that has vexed presidents before Donald Trump,
:06:52. > :06:55.going back several decades. In fact, to the time of George Bush senior. A
:06:56. > :06:59.difficult situation indeed. Thank you to David Willis in Washington.
:07:00. > :07:01.Voters in Switzerland have approved a plan to relax
:07:02. > :07:05.Final results from the national referendum show just over 60%
:07:06. > :07:07.of voters support measures to make it easier for third
:07:08. > :07:09.generation immigrants to become Swiss citizens.
:07:10. > :07:33.Vanja and Vanja, two young women with the same name,
:07:34. > :07:38.Supporters of simplified citizenship argued this
:07:39. > :07:42.We asked people, what's the difference between people born
:07:43. > :07:45.here, went to school together, raised here, why should
:07:46. > :07:47.they have a different set of rights at birth?
:07:48. > :07:49.But the Swiss have traditionally been very protective
:07:50. > :07:55.Opponents of changing the current strict rules tried to exploit fears
:07:56. > :07:56.of increased immigrants from the Middle East.
:07:57. > :08:00.Over 60% said yes to easier citizenship for
:08:01. > :08:10.Now, on paper, this looks like a pretty minor change
:08:11. > :08:14.in Switzerland's citizenship law, but actually it's very significant.
:08:15. > :08:16.For around 25,000 people who were born here,
:08:17. > :08:20.mainly young people, it will make a big difference.
:08:21. > :08:24.Vanja from the campaign poster is among them.
:08:25. > :08:27.The granddaughter of Italian immigrants born in Switzerland,
:08:28. > :08:30.she cannot vote and is barred from some professions,
:08:31. > :08:41.Because it shows that I'm a part of Switzerland.
:08:42. > :08:48.But the vote also reflects a change in country.
:08:49. > :08:50.But the vote also reflects a changing country.
:08:51. > :08:52.Three previous attempts to relax the rules
:08:53. > :08:54.Today, Switzerland has signalled a growing acceptance
:08:55. > :09:09.German politicians have chosen the country's new President.
:09:10. > :09:13.The former foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier,
:09:14. > :09:15.was elected at a special assembly of both regional and
:09:16. > :09:21.The German President has little executive power, but is considered
:09:22. > :09:24.to have an important role in setting moral leadership for the nation.
:09:25. > :09:28.Hamburg airport in Germany was temporarily evacuated
:09:29. > :09:30.and flights stopped after an irritant gas caused
:09:31. > :09:35.passengers to suffer breathing and eye problems.
:09:36. > :09:39.Firefighters later said they had found an empty cartridge that had
:09:40. > :09:41.likely contained pepper spray or tear gas, which is sold
:09:42. > :09:46.Nine people have been taken to hospital.
:09:47. > :09:49.In Greece, military bomb disposal experts have removed a huge second
:09:50. > :09:54.world war bomb after it was found during construction work
:09:55. > :09:59.Around 75,000 people were moved to safety
:10:00. > :10:04.The device is now being taken to a military base,
:10:05. > :10:19.Tens of thousands of Romanians have taken to the streets for a 13th day,
:10:20. > :10:20.to demand the resignation of the government.
:10:21. > :10:22.This was the scene outside the government's offices
:10:23. > :10:26.The demonstrations have forced the government to revoke
:10:27. > :10:28.a controversial decree that would have weakened the powers
:10:29. > :10:29.of anti-corruption prosecutors, and caused the justice
:10:30. > :10:34.The country's foreign minister has admitted that the government had
:10:35. > :10:37.made mistakes in its handling of the corruption issue.
:10:38. > :10:39.But he told our correspondent Nick Thorpe that ministers
:10:40. > :10:50.If we get the nonconfidence vote in the parliament, we will go home.
:10:51. > :10:53.But until that moment, we will do our job.
:10:54. > :10:54.And let the others express their opinions.
:10:55. > :10:58.And try to take into account, to the best of our abilities,
:10:59. > :11:00.the opinions of those who are demonstrating.
:11:01. > :11:10.Do you plan to introduce any similar legislation in future?
:11:11. > :11:12.We decided to abbrogate the ordinance and to come back
:11:13. > :11:14.to the previous situation, which does not mean
:11:15. > :11:18.It will be solved in the parliament in the period to come.
:11:19. > :11:21.And with a larger consultation, transparency and so on and so forth.
:11:22. > :11:25.That's why, from my point of view, practically there are no reasons
:11:26. > :11:34.And the second thing in which we were wrong,
:11:35. > :11:36.was the way in which we communicated with the population,
:11:37. > :11:46.How uncomfortable has it been for you and your government to face
:11:47. > :11:48.these massive protests over the last weeks.
:11:49. > :11:50.Of course it's an uncomfortable position when people
:11:51. > :12:03.But at the same time, I have to tell you very bluntly,
:12:04. > :12:07.we have the feeling that we did our best, whatever was in our power,
:12:08. > :12:20.The biggest awards night for British film - the Baftas -
:12:21. > :12:24.Guests have been gathering at the Royal Albert Hall.
:12:25. > :12:26.The romantic musical, La La Land, leads the
:12:27. > :12:31.The films Nocturnal Animals and Arrival both follow closely
:12:32. > :12:37.We can go live to the BBC's Jane Hill.
:12:38. > :12:42.Jane, who has been picking up Baftas so far?
:12:43. > :12:50.The ceremony is continuing at the Royal Albert Hall. Until just a few
:12:51. > :12:56.minutes ago, it really was looking like an evening of all must have
:12:57. > :12:59.prizes. Almost every film nominated tonight was picking up something
:13:00. > :13:04.along the way. A real scatter-gun affair. In the last little while
:13:05. > :13:13.we've had a few more of the major categories through. Certainly La La
:13:14. > :13:17.Land has done pretty well. Damien Chazelle's film has done well with
:13:18. > :13:22.Emma Stone picking up the award for Best actress and Damien Chazelle for
:13:23. > :13:24.best director. Also on award for cinematography. Certainly not
:13:25. > :13:29.running away in terms of pure numbers. We wait still to find out
:13:30. > :13:36.whether it picks up the award for best film. The film Lion, based on
:13:37. > :13:40.the true story of a young boy adopted from India and taken to live
:13:41. > :13:45.with a family in Australia aspect up a couple of awards including one for
:13:46. > :13:50.its screenplay by Luke Davies and a big cheer for the British actor Dev
:13:51. > :13:56.Patel, who picked up the acting award in that category. A couple of
:13:57. > :14:02.awards that perhaps were expected, Casey Affleck has taken the award in
:14:03. > :14:06.the last few minutes for his performance in Manchester by the
:14:07. > :14:09.Sea, quite a bleak New England 's tale, but a very strong performance
:14:10. > :14:15.from him. He won the Golden Globe for that award and has picked up the
:14:16. > :14:19.Bafta here tonight in London. And best supporting actress went to the
:14:20. > :14:25.very popular American actress Viola Davis for her searing role in
:14:26. > :14:30.Fences, directed by Denzel Washington and based on a play by
:14:31. > :14:34.August Wilson, who adapted the screenplay for Fences from his own
:14:35. > :14:40.play. That was quite some years ago because he died in 2005. We wait
:14:41. > :14:44.here at the Albert Hall to find out what has been selected as best film
:14:45. > :14:46.and the Bafta Fellowship is still to come as well. There is more to come
:14:47. > :14:56.tonight. Thank you, Jane. Stay with us on BBC
:14:57. > :15:00.world news. Still to come... Catastrophic fire conditions in
:15:01. > :15:01.parts of Australia. Bushfires take hold in dozens of places in New
:15:02. > :15:23.South Wales. Nelson Mandela taking his first
:15:24. > :15:30.three steps in a new South Africa. A death sentence has been passed on
:15:31. > :15:36.Salman Rushdie, the writer of a book many Muslims say it is blasphemous.
:15:37. > :15:39.The people of Haiti say thank you for the asking of their former
:15:40. > :15:46.president, Doctor Valley. Shergar was kept in a special box in the
:15:47. > :15:51.stud farm block. He was driven away in a horse box the thieves had
:15:52. > :15:56.brought with them. Stepping down from the plane, a figure in
:15:57. > :16:00.mourning. Elizabeth II, Queen of this realm and of all her other
:16:01. > :16:15.realms and territories, head of the Commonwealth, defender of the faith.
:16:16. > :16:21.The latest headlines... After the latest firing of a North Korean
:16:22. > :16:22.ballistic missile out, the US says it will reinforce its alliances in
:16:23. > :16:26.the Pacific region. Back to our top story and that
:16:27. > :16:29.North Korean missile test that took It's received strong
:16:30. > :16:32.condemnation from across Joining us is Professor David Kang
:16:33. > :16:48.at the university of Thank you so much for joining us. My
:16:49. > :16:51.pleasure. Off in the North Korean leadership and Kim Jong-un in
:16:52. > :16:55.particular, is painted as this kind of insane figure who is building up
:16:56. > :17:00.a missile programme with no real goal. Is that true, is that the
:17:01. > :17:04.case, or does he have a real strategy and goal in mind? I think
:17:05. > :17:10.that's one of the biggest misconceptions, is that it's random
:17:11. > :17:14.and unpredictable. But in fact, the North Korean regime under numerous
:17:15. > :17:18.leaders including his father and grandfather, have tested new
:17:19. > :17:23.American presidents. We all expected some type of response from North
:17:24. > :17:30.Korea to Trump, especially given how Trump is outspoken. In many ways the
:17:31. > :17:33.missile test was carefully chosen, and the nuclear programme is very
:17:34. > :17:38.deliberate in its planning in North Korea. What does North Korea
:17:39. > :17:43.actually want? What does it help to achieve with its nuclear ambitions?
:17:44. > :17:49.I think the nuclear ambitions more generally are a way to survive as a
:17:50. > :17:52.country, as a regime, without the nuclear programme, I think the
:17:53. > :17:58.leadership of North Korea would be very vulnerable. With the nuclear
:17:59. > :18:03.programme, it makes people anxious about attacking them. It makes sense
:18:04. > :18:09.for them to have one. It makes it harder for us to imagine the
:18:10. > :18:14.denuclearisation of North Korea. Our sanctions having any effect? It's
:18:15. > :18:18.hard to see the effect they have had. The latest UN sanctions from
:18:19. > :18:22.last year when there were two nuclear tests were ostensibly the
:18:23. > :18:26.strongest ever. And in response North Korea has still tested
:18:27. > :18:30.Intercontinental ballistic missile Isles, and now the shorter missile
:18:31. > :18:35.it tested yesterday. It's not clear that more pressure makes North Korea
:18:36. > :18:38.back down. Pretty clearly, and pretty consistently, North Korea
:18:39. > :18:43.meets pressure with pressure of its own. We always run into the problem
:18:44. > :18:49.of, will we start a war? And then all sides decide, we don't want to
:18:50. > :18:53.do that. We are stuck in a cycle of provocation and backing down. Thank
:18:54. > :18:57.you, David, from the University of Southern California.
:18:58. > :19:04.A bit of breaking news coming into us at the BBC. La La Land has won
:19:05. > :19:09.best film at the Baftas. It was widely expected.
:19:10. > :19:12.The emergency services in the Australian state
:19:13. > :19:15.of New South Wales say a record-breaking heatwave has
:19:16. > :19:18.produced the worst conditions ever seen for local firefighters.
:19:19. > :19:21.The extent of damage inflicted remains unclear,
:19:22. > :19:23.but the authorities say homes and livestock have been
:19:24. > :19:29.As David Campanale now reports, the biggest blaze has been
:19:30. > :19:31.near the town of Dunedoo in the centre of the state,
:19:32. > :19:39.Ideal conditions are in place for these bushfires.
:19:40. > :19:42.Temperatures in New South Wales have soared to record levels
:19:43. > :19:51.Fanned by strong winds, the fires raging across the state,
:19:52. > :19:55.and here in Dunedoo are threatening homes and closing roads.
:19:56. > :20:00.More than 2000 firefighters, many of them volunteers,
:20:01. > :20:07.The authorities have had to order the evacuation of some sparsely
:20:08. > :20:12.And they admit many of the fires are uncontained.
:20:13. > :20:22.Yeah, just there's nothing you can do.
:20:23. > :20:24.The rural Fire Service in the state has issued a warning
:20:25. > :20:27.of catastrophic fire conditions, declaring this to be the worst
:20:28. > :20:31.day seen in the history of New South Wales.
:20:32. > :20:33.Firefighters at the front line say conditions
:20:34. > :20:40.We have got reports across a number of the fire grounds,
:20:41. > :20:42.particularly those that are subject of emergency warning,
:20:43. > :20:45.that we are seeing property impacted and we are expecting
:20:46. > :20:52.The areas hit by fires are a long way from Sydney, the state capital,
:20:53. > :21:01.where thousands of people have flocked to the beaches to cool off.
:21:02. > :21:03.The heatwave and need for air conditioning in homes has put
:21:04. > :21:06.Some businesses have reduced or halted operations
:21:07. > :21:13.Wild bushfires are not uncommon in Australia's arid summer,
:21:14. > :21:15.climate change has pushed up average land and sea temperatures
:21:16. > :21:19.Australians are seeing a rising number of extremely hot days
:21:20. > :21:26.But for this week at least, they are hoping that new cold
:21:27. > :21:28.weather fronts will give some urgent relief.
:21:29. > :21:42.Premier League champions Leicester City are facing a battle to remain
:21:43. > :21:47.in the Premier League, one season on from lifting
:21:48. > :21:49.the title, after being beaten 2-0 by Swansea City.
:21:50. > :21:52.Claudio Ranieri's side are now just one point above the relegation zone
:21:53. > :21:54.after slipping to their fifth straight league defeat.
:21:55. > :21:56.Defender Alfie Mawson produced a striker's finish to volley
:21:57. > :21:59.in the home side's first before Martin Olsson doubled their lead.
:22:00. > :22:02.The result moves Swansea up to 15th, four points clear of danger.
:22:03. > :22:18.It's unbelievable. We start well. We wanted to make a good result today
:22:19. > :22:24.against our, another team in the battle of relegation. We start well,
:22:25. > :22:28.we make something good. But at their first shot at goal, they scored. The
:22:29. > :22:33.second action, they scored again. From that, it was very difficult to
:22:34. > :22:36.go back. We had a chance at the beginning of the second half and
:22:37. > :22:38.lost the chance, and then we tried to do our best, but it was very,
:22:39. > :22:40.very difficult. League leaders Chelsea missed
:22:41. > :22:45.the chance to extend their lead at the top to 12 points,
:22:46. > :22:48.as they were held to a 1-1 They looked con course
:22:49. > :22:53.for their 20th league win of the season after Pedro put
:22:54. > :22:55.them in front. But the Republic of Ireland
:22:56. > :22:57.international Robbie Brady produced a stunning equaliser,
:22:58. > :22:58.his free-kick levellling Chelsea still have a sizable ten
:22:59. > :23:03.point advantage over second placed Tottenham and remain on course
:23:04. > :23:16.to win their sixth league title. Graf we all know that against
:23:17. > :23:22.Burnley at home is not easy. They have taken 20 points before this
:23:23. > :23:27.game, now 29 points. Now it's important to continue to work. There
:23:28. > :23:37.are 13 games before the end of the league. We must be concentrated and
:23:38. > :23:41.start again on Tuesday. In rugby union's Six
:23:42. > :23:43.Nations Championship, Scotland were beaten 22-16
:23:44. > :23:45.by France in Paris. It was a fiercely contested
:23:46. > :23:49.encounter at the Stade de France and despite the Scots outscoring
:23:50. > :23:52.France by two tries to one, five penalties and a conversion
:23:53. > :23:54.from Camille Lopez gave France their first win
:23:55. > :23:57.of the tournament. That result though leaves England
:23:58. > :24:11.as the only unbeaten side It was a physical encounter and
:24:12. > :24:15.quite a few times we came off second best. But I thought the boys stuck
:24:16. > :24:20.in really well defensively, defended our line well and scored a couple of
:24:21. > :24:24.tries, but we just at critical times, perhaps we were not accurate
:24:25. > :24:28.enough. We will have a good look at that before moving to the next game.
:24:29. > :24:30.Jordan Spieth took a six shot lead in the Pro-am
:24:31. > :24:35.The two-time major winner was 16 under going into the final round,
:24:36. > :24:38.which is now underway and he's currently on 18-under par -
:24:39. > :24:40.four shots ahead of his nearest rival Brandt Schnedeker.
:24:41. > :24:43.Earlier on, an eagle on the last hole gave Fabrizio Zanotti a one
:24:44. > :24:46.shot win in the Maybank Championship in Malaysia on Sunday.
:24:47. > :24:48.Zanotti had been eighth going into the final round,
:24:49. > :24:50.but the Paraguayan, who has missed three
:24:51. > :24:54.cuts in a row, produced an incredible final round of 63.
:24:55. > :24:56.Seven birdies put him contention before a eagle at the 18th
:24:57. > :25:00.9-under for the day and 19-under overall - one shot clear
:25:01. > :25:02.of American David Lipsky for his second win
:25:03. > :25:15.The US Tennis Association has apologised after a Nazi-era version
:25:16. > :25:19.of Germany's national anthem was sung ahead
:25:20. > :25:36.The soloist's version here included the words "Deutschland uber alles" -
:25:37. > :25:39.which translates as "Germany above all else."
:25:40. > :25:42.It's a version banned since the end of the Second World War.
:25:43. > :25:46.While the singer continued, fans and players began a loud
:25:47. > :25:49.rendition of the correct lyrics, to the same tune, when they realised
:25:50. > :25:58.The latest news from the Baftas, best film has gone to La La Land.
:25:59. > :26:09.From me and the rest of the team goodbye.
:26:10. > :26:14.After the weekend which many of us have endured, I'm sure you watch
:26:15. > :26:17.crying out for something more like spring.