hello, everyone. i'm rico hizon in singapore. hong kong former chief executive finds out shortly if his conviction for misconduct in a public office will see him taken off to jail. the white house gives the nation ‘s immigration policy as sweeping a rewrite with many now subject to deportation. under beta sharma in london. a british suicide bomber radicalise in guantanamo bay. washington, dc says farewell to a beloved panda back to china. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. glad you could join

us. it's newsday. glad you could join us. ait in the morning in singapore, midnight in london and atm in hong kong were injust midnight in london and atm in hong kong were in just a few hours the former chief executive will be sentenced after being found guilty of misconduct. it is looking likely he will go to prison. he is the senior official in the to face a corruption trial. he had faced three charges of misconduct and bribery and found guilty on one of them. our correspondent is following the case andi correspondent is following the case and i asked her what he has been convicted of. last week a jury, one man and ait women founded the chief executive guilty of one charge of misconduct. they essentially all agreed, with one exception, that he deliberately concealed his relationship with a hong kong

businessman at the time a company in which it is this the man was a shareholder and had approved certain contracts. he leased a luxury flat in south china and that conviction carries a maximum prison sentence of seven years. tsang is expected here shortly for that sentence hearing. he was acquitted of one other charge and the third charge, thejury he was acquitted of one other charge and the third charge, the jury were unable to come to any agreement and the prosecution has already told the at the high court they intend to apply for a retrial. is there any chance of a suspended sentence? this is certainly the hope of mr tsang and his family. earlier this week

and his family. earlier this week and mitigation with defence counsel laying out clemency, asking the judge to consider his long contribution to hong kong, his poor health and his age that she is 72. to allow him not to serve the sentence in prison. thejudge has indicated that it is highly unlikely and refused bail request. tsang has spent the last two nights in jail and that is where he is coming from. what has been the reaction in hong kong? as you can imagine, the reaction is quite varied. many people believe that these guilty verdict is a windfall of the rule of law so that no matter how it someone is, they are not above the law but others have a lot of sympathy, empathy and goodwill for mr tsang as

a result of his many years of service to hong kong. they believe it isa service to hong kong. they believe it is a much harsher punishment than he deserves. we are expecting donald trump to arrive in the court room within the next few minutes or so. as soon as we getan next few minutes or so. as soon as we get an idea of that happening, we will bring you the news live. let's ta ke will bring you the news live. let's take a look at our other main stories. officials have been told in the us to enforce laws more strictly, expanding the group considered a priority for the protection of the legal immigrants under minor... ice agents and members had to figure out where that each individualfit in members had to figure out where that each individual fit in a members had to figure out where that each individualfit in a pit members had to figure out where that each individual fit in a pit the

killer category. the president wa nted killer category. the president wanted to take the shackle of individuals in this. the day should do their mission and follow the law. as you mention, and as we heard from sean spicer, it is not a huge change in the law but it is taking a much tougher stance so under the obama administration, it was only serious... sorry, people who had been convicted of serious crimes, undocumented people, prioritise for deportation and those who had come under scrutiny close to the border but now we are seeing by these new guidelines released by the department of homeland security, they have come out and said that they have come out and said that they will widen that net to people who may have committed less serious crimes like shoplifting or even traffic offences. those people could the targeted. also lack an arrest

people who could potentially have committed a crime. really, there will be a lot more discretion left up will be a lot more discretion left up to these border official and enforcement agencies and that has been considered a real possible problem. another issue raised is how this is all going to be police. this was a huge part of the promises made by donald trump in the campaign. 10,000 extra immigration agent and 10,000 extra immigration agent and 10,000 more border officers. earlier in the day, mr trump issued his first public condemnation of recent threats againstjewish community centres in the us. he called them "horrible" and "painful", and said that more must be done to "root out hate and prejudice". his comments follow growing criticism that he'd failed to denounce hate crimes against jewish people and institutions. seven people have been killed, and twenty more wounded as suicide bombers attempted to storm a courthouse in north—west pakistan. the pakistani taliban group,

jamaat—ur—ahrar, has claimed responsibility for the attack. in response, security forces closed border crossings with afghanistan. the un's children fund is warning that 1.4 million children are at "imminent risk" of starvation in nigeria, somalia, south sudan and yemen. it comes after famine was declared in parts of south sudan — the first to be announced in any part of the world for 6 years. and some good news from india, where conservationists say there's been a sharp rise in the number of eggs laid by a vulnerable species of sea turtle. the olive ridley turtles have come ashore on a beach in orissa, to lay more than 350,000 eggs in just one week. the results of a post—mortem into the murder of kim—jong nam

could be released in malaysia as early as today. a diplomatic row has erupted between different countries with malaysia are 215 j different countries with malaysia “gm different countries with malaysia are to return the body to are refusing to return the body to north korea until a member of the family comes to claim it. joining me is professor david kang from the korean studies institute at the university of southern california. you said you were not quite sure that last week it north korea was involved in the killing of kim jong—nam, what is your verdict now? we are still not sure because again we do not know how he died. from what we understand that has been in a puncture wound all heart attack. a puncturewoundrall—hearbattacie it more and as it is'lggtingmgregnémgrezgif: korea ”izi'???‘ some

north korea co—ordinated some astonishing type of assassination but we're still not quite sure. astonishing type of assassination but we're still not quite surem north korea was the mastermind of this assassination, wide wound kim jong—un order some such blatant hit? if it is north korea it raises more questions than answers. first of all, why would he want his half brother killed and this time. his brother killed and this time. his brother had no political aspiration. if other countries wanted to push him forward, there is no clear indication he could be a leader. on the other hand, this is a message to all other defect is that north korea can find you anywhere they want say it might have been sent as a shot across the bow to other defectors. malaysia has said if the body is claimed it has to be by a relative and this has put them at loggerheads

with north korea. how do you think these will be resolved and houthi think will claim to the body. he still has a sister in north korea and another relative in macau? yes and another relative in macau? yes and he has a 25—year—old son who reportedly has been under police protection and may have actually gone to malaysia to try to pick up the body so this is something that is our legal question for who actually complained that the body andi actually complained that the body and i have no idea how north korea would be able to get it if the family shows up in one thousand show up family shows up in one thousand show up in one way or another. what would you say is the state of north korea right now that politically, economically. is it becoming increasingly paranoid and weak?|j did increasingly paranoid and weak?” did defectors have said —— other defectors have said that north korea

has gotten weaker and weaker. i am still of the believe it is fairly stable. kim jong—un has survived without any noticeable push back, he can make decisions and take out challenges. and he's able to take on challenges. and he's able to take on challenges across the globe if this turns out to be an assassination. i think north korea will survive into the foreseeable future. thank you so much for your insights. it's emerged that a british fighter with so—called islamic state who died in a suicide bomb attack on iraqi forces in mosul, had been a former detainee at guantanamo bay. the 50 year old who went by the name za kariya al britaini was released from detention in 200a. some british newspaper reports say he was given compensation of up to 1.5 million dollars for wrongful imprisonment.

our security correspondent, frank gardner, has more. the face of a suicide bomber, a british man used by so—called islamic state to blow himself up in iraq. hello? yeah, is that the stock market? he was born ronald fiddler, from manchester, changing his name to jamal udeen al—harith. this is him soon after his release, now you know i mean business. and this is where he chose to end his life, mosul in northern iraq. here, the bbc has been covering the intense fighting by iraqi forces to dislodge is from their second city. outgunned and outmanned, the jihadists have had to resort to booby—traps and suicide bombers to try and slow down the iraqi advance. al—harith‘s journey began straight after the 9/11 attacks. in october 2001, he travelled to quetta in pakistan. he was arrested the same year and eventually ta ken

to the us base in kandahar. in 2002, he was transferred to guantanamo bay. two years later, he was repatriated to britain and released, reportedly winning compensation from the government. then in april 2014, he entered syria from turkey to join is as a fighter. i'm actually mystified as to how this person travelled out to syria, i can only assume under a false name or a false passport, actually. but people who served time in guantanamo would have been watched carefully by the british and american intelligence agencies, in my view. al—harith was one of hundreds of men taken from afghanistan to be imprisoned in guantanamo bay without trial. britain lobbied for his release, and he later spoke about the abuses he suffered there. so, did he fool the british government? when you have the dozens, if not hundreds of suspects, there is very little the security services can do to monitor all of them all the time.

speaking to panorama after al—harith‘s release from guantanamo, his family spoke of the transformation they saw in him. he may have changed a little bit when he converted into a muslim and becamejamal. he may have changed as in he didn't do all the bad things like going to clubs, going out and meeting girls, smoking, drinking. he turned into a placid person. in the end, though, it seems he chose to die for a group that's committed unspeakable acts on innocent people. frank gardner, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: canada's would—be donald trump. can kevin o'leary move from reality tv to power? nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan,

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this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. and under the charmer in london. our top stories: hong kong's former chief executive donald tsang is facing a possible seven year prison sentence after being convicted of misconduct in public office. —— babita sharma. we are waiting to see it that will be one year, two years, or as many are speculating, seven years. it will be quite something because he is the most senior official to face a corruption charge in the you can see many of the media there

as he enters by a van into the courtroom. and a short time ago, we we re courtroom. and a short time ago, we were talking about how some of the media in the front pages of the newspapers were talking about his son, who was pictured handing over bags to his father that will reportedly containing supplies or necessities he might need, depending on the length of stay he will be facing. but that is the thing now, where it is approaching a 20 a.m., and we will keep a close eye on where it is approaching a 20 a.m., and we w‘rcr’ie’ep a clc we eye on i where it is approaching a 20 a.m., and we w‘rcr’ie’ep a clc we go on i where it is approaching a 20 a.m., and we w‘rcr’ie’ep a clc we go to i where it is approaching a 20 a.m., and we w‘rcr’ie’ep a clc we go to the i that. —— 8:20am. but we go to the papers, now. and he is in them. the south china morning post has more on our lead story — the sentencing of former hong kong chief executive, donald tsang, for misconduct. it says his son thomas has

brought him a range of necessities needed for a potential long stay away from home — this is the photo that has been doing the rounds. it apparently is a bag including underwear, towels, chocolate and dried shredded squid. make what you want of that. china daily‘s business section says the search engine baidu has been tasked by the government with setting up the country's first deep learning lab. it'll make computers which work more like the human brain in an effort to get ahead in the race for artificial intelligence. and the philippine star has a striking picture and here it is. this is of president duterte from 1990s. it is reporting on new revelations from a retired police officer on alleged extra—judicial killings by the so—called davao death squad. quite an image there. and onto another story that has been

making the headlines this hour, and an israeli soldier that killed a wounded palestinian attacker has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. a military court convicted elor azaria of manslaughter for shooting dead abdul fatah al—sharif as he lay hurt on the ground. jonny dymond is injerusalem. he was a young conscript that was caught in the military situation without clear orders from his command masters, who saw a friend of his being injured —— injured by palestinians, and to start. the other side of the argument from the israeli defence force is that the army has a moral standing that needs to be upheld. but many israelis feel he should never have a strath zero found guilty for manslaughter, and that he should not be facing 18 months in prison. and those were the views of a small but vocal group of protesters that i spent much of the

day with today in tel aviv. i think there were significant disquiet amongst israelis about the sentence. there is also a novelist hostility from palestinians towards the sentence, because they see a very different situation. they see this as an example of what they say goes on the whole time, which is the israeli military are reacting in shooting and killing palestinian citizens, some of whom are involved in attacks, serving, some of them up potential attackers. —— involved in attacks, some of them potential attackers. something we've been looking at here on newsday is the apparent rising trend of populism around the world — from brexit, to donald trump and the french election. but in canada — most people don't associate it with the populist movement. but there is one politician who's beginning to look a lot like ca nada's answer to donald trump. samira hussain reports. kevin o'leary is a shrewd venture

capitalist! he is best known for his appearance on the american vote a mac reality show, shark tank. the successful canadian businessman is 110w successful canadian businessman is now trying his hand at something different — politics. he is running for the leadership of the canadian conservative party. a businessman turned reality star becoming a politician. sound familiar? ensured. kevin o'leary is even being called canada's donald trump. there is a similarity in this. it is only one. we both gained notoriety on rowdy television, specifically from the same producer, mark burnett. i am half lebanese and half irish. if there was a wall around canada i would not exist. the policies he is pushing for are not mine. your form a colleague on dragon's den said you

are opportunistic and is about you seeking fame and attention. have you respond to that? people are of politicians spinning them bs. they are done. they want to hire summary with excellence. someone who puts together great people to perform and delivers results. you seem aware of the populist wave that is dripping through other countries. is that what is carrying you, as well? identikit is a short—term phenomenon on. i think the fact that we are seen as happen around the world for different reasons, but basically, the canadians have a choice, now, do you want another politician? or would you prefer kevin o'leary? they are going to decide. i not there to run business as usual, the way politics has been run in canada. justin trudeau, i was optimistic with, but now i realise, along with many other canadians, actually he does not know what he is doing. the

chance that i will let him plunge us into it $1.5 trillion of debt, there is no chance in hell. so i am getting this race, i will win the leadership on may 30 seventh, and i will shine a light of transparency on him for the next years. and then will have not an election, but an exorcism. kevin o'leary they're speaking to us. ok now we've saved the best for last. bao bao the panda has been a celebrated resident of washington dc for more than three years. but now she's heading back to china, where she'll eventually take part in a breeding programme. laura trevelyan reports from washington. she is surely the national zoo's most famous resident. the day she was born, she was the wildly popular star of her very own panda cam. her name means precious vessel. she is one in the few cubs at washington,

dc puetz survive being born. j pandas are one of the most endangered species in the world, and difficult to breeding connectivity. bao bao has become a treasured feature of the last years. i've been following bao bao ever since she was born. i'm totally love with her. there is something really magical and different about any other animal. all pandas in the us are on loa n animal. all pandas in the us are on loan from china. despite a long—term breeding agreement, they had to be returned before the age of four. an arrangement for which after richard nixon's historic visit to china in 1972. come on down! good girl! good job... so today, the trainer and bao bao are heading back to china on the fedex panda express. and don't forget the states, including £55 of

bamboo —— 55lbs. she willjoin the breeding programme in china. even in these turbulent times, bao bao is an enduring emblem of diplomacy between nations. so cute and cuddly. you have been watching newsday. i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. we will be finding out why a campaign to shut down mines in the philippines is causing a stir. and before we go, the ice and snow sculpture festival in china is underway and the german free—runner, jason paul was invited to show in the city of harbin. he did his thing in style. good evening.

we started off this week with mild weather. next, for many of us, there is some wild weather on the way. very strong winds of 70 or 80 mph across in far north of scotland. meanwhile, this weather fronts against way slowly southwards, bringing some heavy burst of rain and some pretty strong and gusty winds, here, as well. the windiest of the weather for wednesday morning will be across the northern scotland. there we might see wind gust of 70 or 80 mph. cold here with some wintry showers. but a bad start for the north of ireland and england. to the south of the rain band, while we are still in the very mild air, temperatures around ten or 11 degrees, it will be misty and murky here and there is well. as a

guide through the day, our band of rain, which has been sinking southwards, will begin to drift northwards again. but not before a lot of rain as part of across parts of wales. that could cause one or two issues. the winds easing down a little bit to the north—east. whereas it will be mild in the south, it is go to be quite a chilly feeling day in northern errors. through wednesday night, our band of rain continues to move northwards and eastwards. the winds will start to pick up as well, and we usher in this deepening airier of low pressure. this has been named by the met office as storm doris. and there is potentially very destructive weather on the way for thursday. a met office amber, be prepared what if the win. the struggles of those across wales in northern england, perhaps into the midlands, 70 or 80 mph wind gust there. they could cause problems. but it is notjust the wind. the north, across scotland and italy in the southern uplands,

and italy in the southern uplands, and some parts of high ground in northern england could see significant snowfall. as well the wind is no, this lot of rain as well. there could be some localised flooding issues. so pretty stormy day to come on thursday. not great news if you have travel plans. it is worth staying into which with the forecast. there will be chilly, typically in the north, but stores some mild airfurther typically in the north, but stores some mild air further south. typically in the north, but stores some mild airfurther south. at friday, thankfully, is a quieter day. lighter winds, dry friday, thankfully, is a quieter day. lighterwinds, dry weather, friday, thankfully, is a quieter day. lighter winds, dry weather, and those temperatures ranging from five degrees in glasgow, to ten in london. the i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story: hong kong's former chief executive, donald tsang, is expected to be sentenced to a prison term in the coming hours. last week, he was found guilty of misconduct in public office. he's the most senior official in the territory to be tried for corruption. the white house has issued tough new guidelines designed

to accelerate the deportation of illegal immigrants from the united states. but hundreds of thousands of children brought to the us illegally will be allowed to remain. and this video is trending on bbc.com — the national zoo in washington dc has said its final goodbye to its panda cub bao bao. the american—born panda boarded a one—way flight to chengdu, china, where the 3—year—old will eventually join a panda breeding program. that's all from me now, stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk.