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Markets in Turkey and elsewhere in Europe are waiting to see what measures the Turkish government will take to shore up its currency, the Lira. The Finance Minister promised that action will be taken after another sharp fall in its value on Sunday. The Lira has lost 46 percent of its value this year. Charles Haviland reports.

At the root of the Lira's plunge is a downward spiral in relations between Turkey and its NATO ally, the United States. Turkey continues to detain an American evangelist, saying he's linked to the failed coup two years ago. Outraged Donald Trump has doubled tariffs on imported Turkish metals. Analysts also linked the currency's tumble to the management of the economy in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plays a key role with his son-in-law Berat Albayrak as Finance Minister.

South Korean media say a summit between President Moon Jae-in and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will be held in Pyongyang in September. The announcement follows high-level talks between the two Koreas in the demilitarized zone between the countries. Our correspondent Laura Bicker said there was a friendly mood between the heads of the two delegations.

The talks to try to persuade North Korea to disarm have stalled slightly, and North Korean state media has stepped up its rhetoric being rather critical. So there was a bit of wordy about what would happen when the two met. I can tell you that when they met, it does seem to have been very friendly indeed. The North Korean delegates in charge Ri Son Gwon actually said that they reached a point in their relationship where we couldn't cross each other even if we tried where no fellow travelers who share the same destiny.

Reports from Afghanistan say the city of Ghazni, which was attacked by Taliban forces on Friday, is facing a humanitarian crisis. The battle for the strategically important center is entering its fourth day, but there are conflicting reports about the military situation. Here's the BBC Shoaib Sharifi.

The humanitarian situation is in the verge of crisis. There are bodies lying on the sides of the road. People cannot evacuate the wounded. So if really the city opens in a day or two, we are expecting that the huge damage in the city as well as there are many many people who are in need of emergency services, who have been hurt or caught in the crossfire between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban.

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