i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: as north korea prepares to mark the eighty—fifth anniversary of its armed forces, president trump demands tougher international sanctions. people have put blindfolds on for decades and now it is time to solve the problem. top military chiefs resign after the devastating attack on friday. devastating taliban attack, as the us defence secretary james mattis visits kabul. marine le pen announces she is stepping aside as leader to focus on the campaign. australians and new zealanders are commemorating the thousands killed in the gallipoli campaign of world war one. it's 8am in singapore,

1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where donald trump appears to have launched a wide—reaching diplomatic initiative to tackle what he says is the ‘urgent security challenge‘ posed by north korea. the president has spoken to the japanese and german leaders by phone — and is holding a classified briefing on the subject with all 100 us senators. and mr trump also sent this message to the united nations security council: the status quo in north korea is also unacceptable and the council must be prepared to impose additional and stronger sanctions on north korean nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. this is a real threat to the world, whether we want to talk

about it or not. north korea is a big world problem and it's a problem we have to finally solve. people have put blindfolds on for decades and now it's time to solve the problem. i spoke with our correspondent in new york, nada tawfik since the beginning of his presidency, remember his early tweet when he said it's not going to happen, north korea is not going to get a weapon. the us has been concerned that north korea could advance its programme. we have seen donald trump saying all options are on the table, including military options. we have seen him send a us aircraft carrier towards korean waters to keep up the pressure, but really, what he has signalled is that he is trying to, like his predecessor, go the route of stronger sanctions. the security council has been united in the past on passing tougher sanctions and china has banned coal

imports to hurt north korea economically so we are seeing president trump work with his allies, continue the dialogue and continue to call for even more sanctions which we hear could be bans on oil, banning north korea's airlines. several measures that could help that. and on wednesday, the whole senate is being summoned to the white house for a briefing on north korea. briefings aren't unusual but the whole senate, that is unusual. absolutely. 100 senators descending on the white house for that briefing by the the defence secretary, secretary of state rex tillerson, among others. usually white house officials go to the senate to do briefings so this is unusual. we have also heard that house republicans and democrats also want to get a briefing on north korea as well

so we will see if that happens. this comes as concerns in the us that north korea could be launching a sixth nuclear test in the coming days to coincide with the 85th anniversary of its military. it is an issue that the trump administration has been speaking about a lot, speaking with allies again today and as we have heard, going to be briefing senators and other us officials. you touched on the flotilla led by the aircraft carrier uss carl vinson. after a bit of discrepancy estimates whereabouts, it is now expected to arrive off the coast of korea. military action very much on the table. mike pence has said within a few days it could be in the area. we are hearing comments from other us officials like the us ambassador to the un, nikki haley, that they are not looking to pick a fight with the north korea leader kim jong—un, but if he gives them a reason, it's an option.

the first ever vaccine against malaria is to be introduced in ghana, kenya and malawi. three—quarters of a million children will take part in an immunisation programme, starting next year. trials have suggested the vaccine can prevent four—out—of—ten cases. here's how the world health organization announced the news: an effective malaria vaccine has been 30 years in the making, ladies and gentlemen. i am very excited to tell you that right now malaria vaccines are looking very promising with overt 20 candidate vaccines in various stages of development. also making news today, riot police in the venezuelan capital, caracas, have fired teargas at thousands of protestors calling for the removal of president nicolas maduro. demonstrators began sit—ins and marches across the country, blocking roads. more than twenty people have been

killed since the protests started four weeks ago. seismologists are reporting a powerful earthquake off the coast of chile. the us geological survey has measured the quake at 7.1, and says it took place just over thirty kilometres west of the coastal city of valparaiso at a depth of ten kilometres below the seabed. tennis great serena williams has released a statement over recent comments about her unborn child by romania's fed cup captain ilie nastase. she's described his comments as racist. nastase, a former world number one, is under investigation by the international tennis federation. if you were watching yesterday, you'll have seen our report from the world masters games in auckland. well, here's one of our favourite medal winners in action. this is 101—year—old man kaur, the only entrant in the 100 metres sprint for people aged 100 or over. she crossed the line one minute

and fourteen seconds after she started. that's a mere 611.42 seconds slower that the world record set by usain bolt, but man kaur wasn't worried about that. she just said she was very happy — and promised to keep on running. and next on her agenda in auckland — the 200 metres sprint, the shot put, and the javelin — all for centenarians. and from one notable achievement to another. there have been big celebrations at nasa, after a new milestone was set in space exploration. peggy whitson has broken the record for the most time spent in space by an american, with her total now past the previous record of 534 days. she's currently on the international space station. and she even got a congratulatory phone call from president trump:

i would like to know, how does it feel to have broken such a big and important record 7 feel to have broken such a big and important record? it is actually a huge honour to break a record like this but it is an honour for me, basically, to be representing all the people at nasa who make the spaceflight possible and to make me setting this record feasible. it's an all too familiar warning, but today the us defence secretary, cautioned that there's a tough year ahead in afghanistan because of the threat posed by the taliban. jim mattis's arrival in kabul came just hours after the country's defence minister and the army's chief of staff resigned following friday's taliban attack on a military base. the assault, near mazar—e—sharif, killed more than 140 people. 0ur correspondent, justin rowlatt sent this report. this is the route the taliban attackers took. the guards waved them through, believing they were fellow

afghan soldiers. we're the first journalists invited onto the army base, the first to see the horror unleashed here. a suicide bomber blew himself up in the dining hall, as hundreds of soldiers ate their lunch. others were mown down as they left friday prayers, the taliban shooting fellow muslims dead as they worshipped. once inside here, theyjust opened fire, and if you look around here, you can see the walls are pocked with gunshot fire. and outside, one of the vehicles the taliban used. there are suspicions the attackers had inside help, something the base commander denied. translation: investigators from kabul have been here. they confirmed there are no indication that there has been any infiltration of the base.

butjust hours after our interview, he was suspended. eight army personnel are under investigation, and today, both the afghan defence minister and the army chief of staff resigned. there could scarcely have been a worse day for the us defence secretary, james mattis, to visit the country. he met the afghan president to discuss us strategy in afghanistan. i'd say that we're under no illusions about the challenges associated with this mission. 2017's going to be another tough year for the valiant afghan security forces and the international troops who have stood and will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with afghanistan against terrorism. but as they begin to clear up the wreckage, the americans were still making no promises on what the afghans really want — additional us troops to assist afghan forces. you're watching newsday on the bbc.

still to come on the programme — we're live at the kranji war memorial in singapore where australians and new zealanders have been commemorating the thousands killed in the gallipoli campaign of world war one. also on the programme — have scientists solved the mystery of the scream 7 and what could have inspired the norwegian artist to paint that now famous, terrified face. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought they would actually go through with it. some places have already had nearly

as much rain as they would normally expect in an entire year. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions. a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. and lift—off of the space shuttle discovery with the hubble space telescope, our window on the universe. the us president donald trump has called for new un sanctions on north korea over its nuclear and missile programme.

afg hanistan‘s defence minister and army chief of staff have resigned after friday's devastating taliban attack. it came as the us defence secretary james mattis visited kabul. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times is one of many papers in the region to give prominence to the result of the french presidential election. highlighting the success of emmanuel macron, the newspaper says the populist wave that swept across britain last year, before being experienced across the atlantic in the united states, may have faded on the shores of france on sunday. the front page of the south china morning post

is dominated by a photograph of former chief executive, donald tsang. wearing his trademark bow tie, the paper reports a judge had let him out ofjail, pending an appeal for against his conviction for misconduct in office. the china daily leads with president xi's telephone conversation with donald trump on the korean nuclear issue. but it carries an eye—catching picture of a joint patrol of chinese and italian police officers on the great wall near beijing. the paper reports china will also be sending officers to italy in early june to help their counterparts protect chinese tourists. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? well, how about this story, which could solve a mystery dating back to the nineteenth century. it's all to do with this famous painting, by the norwegian artist edvard munch,

called ‘the scream.‘ the reason for the subject being so terrified has long puzzled critics — but now scientists in norway have put forward a theory about one of the other striking parts of the picture — the sky. look closely, and you can see some very peculiar clouds. well — take a look at these clouds: they‘re known as mother—of—pearl clouds, which only form very rarely, high up in the skies above the north pole. they‘re so rare, that the scientists are suggesting the shock of seeing them could have inspired the artist to put the fearful expression on the face of the subject. here‘s another look. perhaps we‘ll let you be the judges it‘s the 25th of april — anzac day.

it commemorates the date that forces from the australian and new zealand army corps landed at gallipoli. 11,000 anzac soldiers died during the eight month campaign and services are bring held across asia to remember those who fought in the campaign and those who failed to return home. leisha is at the kranji war memorial in northern singapore for us now and she‘s joined by two descendents of a gallipoli war veteran. leisha. leppitsch is a listing on our screens? we have just completed the dawn ceremony. —— what pictures. it was a beautiful and a solemn ceremony where we saw children‘s choirs sing. we are really privileged to be able to speak to a descendant of the gallipoli veteran. laura and her seven—year—old son liam. thank you forjoining us. tell us liam. thank you forjoining us. tell us about your great grandfather and

his service. he was born in 1899 in yorkshire. when he was 15 years old, he lied about his age and enlisted. he went to battle at anzac cove. it was only a year later that they realised he was so underage that he was discharged from the army and sent home. as soon as he could re—enlist again, he did and he went back to war were he served for another it1.5 years back to war were he served for another it 1.5 years until he was shot and lost a kidney. he didn't die and he from their went to rhodesia where he grew up and married, had my grandmotherand my itiuiti married, had my grandmotherand my mum and that's our story. we lived in africa. this is the second year you are bringing your son to the service. how did you find it? you are bringing your son to the service. how did you find mm you are bringing your son to the service. how did you find it? it was good. i enjoyed it. because i was

thankful for all those people who we nt thankful for all those people who went in the army and battled so we could have a good life. your great—great—grandfather has some pretty interesting stories from that time. perhaps lauren can remind us that he had a wound that the grandchildren would have to be looked at. mo martin says she remembers that he had a big hole at his back —— my mother says she remembers. you wonder how triggering it was for him even though the children thought it was fun. so many memories must have come back for him. the anzac day 's celebration has been taking place for 100 years. how important is it for the younger generation to keep in touch with this day and understand what

happened. it's really important. it's really easy for them to forget because it is not a big part of everyday life. everybody isn't sent away any more. our son everyday life. everybody isn't sent away any more. our sofi was everyday life. everybody isn't sent away any more. our son was born in new zealand so we are part of the commonwealth. we are the commonwealth. we are the commonwealth family that got our freedom for those that fought. what type of feeling city have during the ceremony? as a mother, i found it quite hard especially looking at the graves and knowing it was husband, fathers and sons that never came back from war. —— what type of feelings did you have. back to the studio. france has now entered a period of intense political campaigning between emmanuel macron and marine le pen — the two remaining candidates for the presidency. it‘s a race that‘s already transformed the old patterns

of french politics — with potentially significant consequences for the future of france and the eu. our europe editor katya adler has the latest. emmanuel macron looking presidential. a bit prematurely perhaps. there‘s a lot of glad handing still to be done two weeks to go before the final vote. financial markets in brussels may think president macron is a done deal. but she doesn‘t. marine le pen, macron‘s rivalfor president, his rival for french voters‘ trust. a welcome visitor on market day in a forgotten town. she‘s the people‘s president, she says, with welfare policies to match. eu to the back of the queue.

madame le pen wants out of the euro, she‘s anti—big business too. it‘s exactly these images that marine le pen will be chasing throughout her presidential campaign. her intended message — she‘s a woman of the people. while her political rival, emmanuel macron, is a remote parisian elitist. marine le pen did well in the north and south—east, areas with high unemployment and low wages. emmanuel macron dominated in wealthy areas and large cities like paris and bordeaux, where his probusiness, pro—eu liberal platform resonates. emmanuel macron was in paris today, keen to display his statesmanlike credentials, remembering victims of mass killings in armenia. and while his rival hugged and kissed her way through the crowds today, mr macron had onlookers behind cordons, only the press allowed near. political gloves are off for both candidates,

this is the fight of their professional life. they need to win voters outside their traditional support base to make it to the top. who can pull it off? translation: i plan to abstain. i don‘t like either candidate. i will vote for macron even if i don't want him as a president, but i want him more than marine le pen. and france‘s political establishment, including its current president, has urged all voters, to do the same. translation: the far right would deeply divide france. it would stigmatise some of our fellow citizens because of their origins or religion. it would undermine the religion and republic. aware of her party‘s divisive reputation, marine le pen had a surprise announcement tonight. she said she was stepping aside as president of the national front

to run for president of all of france. emmanuel macron still has a race to win. this is an all—or—nothing campaign for both candidates and in true french style, this promises to be passionate and dramatic. earlier in newsday we met the 101 year old gold medal winning sprinterfrom india. now we‘d like to introduce you to another senior citizen with a special talent — although one which is far less competitive. nanammal is 98 years old and an expert yoga instructor from the southern indian state of tamil nadu. but it‘s notjust her — her entire family are yoga practitioners, including her children and grandchildren. the bbc‘s varun nayar went to meet her. a 98—year—old doing all of things.

i hope to do at least 50% of what she is doing. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. and before we go lets update you on this house which has caused a bit of a row in the london borough of kensington — home to more millionaires than any other part of the uk. its owner painted it in these stripes — and was then taken to court by the local authority because they felt it was not in keeping with the area. well, the owner on monday won a court battle meaning she can keep those stripes in place — whether the neighbours like it or not. hello. we may be hurtling towards the end of april, but the weather feels

like it has plunged us back into winter. a very chilly feel over the next couple of days. a frosty start to tuesday. plenty of wintry showers around, and this cold air has come all the way from the arctic. it has worked its way southwards across the british isles, brought in our direction by pretty strong northerly winds. notice the tightly squeezed isobars across the north and north—east of scotland, particularly. gales here, at times, and in areas exposed to that northerly wind, we start off tuesday with lots of showers. northern half of scotland seeing a mixture of rain, sleet, hail and snow. most of the snow over high ground, but even to low levels there could be snow for a time. some icy stretches, as well, in some of those showers across north—east england. also some showers feeding into northern ireland. but for south—west scotland, down the spine of england, we start the day with fewer showers, more in the way of dry weather and sunshine. chilly, though — three degrees in birmingham and coventry, and some showers feeding into cornwall and devon. and as we go on through the day, the showers will gradually become more widespread across the country, so just about anywhere

you could catch one. the odd rumble of thunder, some rain, some sleet, some hail, some snow, mostly over the hills. 7—13 degrees on the thermometer, but on the strength of the winds, take aberdeen, for example, it will feel freezing even in the middle of the afternoon. another cold night to come, tuesday night into wednesday. the showers, though, becoming mostly confined to eastern areas. again, some of them will be wintry. these are the temperatures to expect if you live in the middle of our big towns and cities. out in the countryside, we are looking at lows of minus six or minus seven, a widespread frost. but some subtle changes into wednesday. this ridge of high pressure begins to build its way in from the west, and that will cut off the worst, if you like, of that biting northerly wind, so maybe not as chilly on wednesday.

still some showers, but most of these across eastern areas. some sunshine, as well, but thicker cloud starting to roll into northern ireland and western scotland. a few spots of rain. it will mostly be rain, because temperatures will be creeping upwards. 10 degrees in stornoway. and that is the story for the end of the week, the cold air slowly but surely being eroded by some milder air pushing in from the atlantic. so we can expect those temperatures to begin to creep upwards through thursday and friday. there will be fewer showers, often a lot of cloud, but those temperatures returning to something closer to what we would expect at this time of year. i‘m kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story: donald trump has told un security council ambassadors at the white house that the un must be ready to impose new sanctions on north korea. the warnings were over north korea‘s missile and nuclear programmes. china has urged restraint from all sides in a phone call between president xijinping and donald trump. afghanistan‘s defence minister and army chief of staff have resigned after last week‘s devastating taliban attack on a military base. their resignations come as the us

defence secretary has visited kabul and met with the afghan president. and this story is trending on bbc.com: tennis great serena williams has released a statement over recent comments about her unborn child made by romania‘s fed cup captain illee nastasee. she‘s described his comments as racist and has backed a full investigation. that‘s all from me for now. stay with bbc world news. our top ourtop uk our top uk stories: