i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines — on the first leg of his first foreign trip in saudi arabia, president trump calls on muslim nations to take the lead in fighting terror. drive out the extremists. drive them out. drive them out of your holy land. president trump now heads for israel and the palestinian territories where he'll meet both prime minister netanyahu and the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. north korea confirms it successfully tested a ballistic missile. south korea's new government says the test dashes its hopes for peace. and how the extraordinary true story of two sisters who became wrestling champions has become the highest—grossing indian film ever shown in china. it's 7am in singapore,

midnight in london and 2am in saudi arabia, where president trump has urged muslim leaders to drive out terrorism from their countries. speaking at a summit in riyadh, he described it as a battle between good and evil. the president also used strong language against iran, saudi arabia's biggest rival, accusing it of fuelling sectarian conflict and terror. the bbc‘sjon sopel was there. the president has been on a deep immersion into middle east politics today, and a charm offensive, meeting a host of arab and gulf leaders from across the region.

and one central geopolitical subject, the fight against islamist extremism, and how to make good on his pledge to destroy so—called islamic state. but after the trenchant and, some would say islamophobic, language of the trump election campaign, the president chose a much more moderate tone today. we are not here to lecture. we are not here to tell other people how to live, what to do, how to be or how to worship. instead, we are here to offer partnership, based on shared interests and values. and he framed the choice that arab leaders faced like this. this is not a battle between different faiths, different sects or different civilisations. this is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life and decent people, all in the name of religion. this is a battle

between good and evil. and he said that if terrorism was to be defeated, it was up to the people in that room to do more. a better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists and drive out the extremists. drive them out. drive them out of your places of worship. drive them out of your communities. drive them out of your holy land. and drive them out of this earth. this speech was a far cry from the language that donald trump and his allies used during the campaign. no more talk that, "islam hates us". no more mention of this being a clash of civilisations. and the one phrase that he chided hillary clinton and barack obama for not using, "radical islamic terrorism", was not even mentioned.

that was then. donald] trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. radical islam is coming to our shores. we have a radical islamic terrorism problem, folks. and this is now. donald trump has made a lot of friends with his visit and this speech. a more—inclusive tone, a pledge of american help, combined with a strong attack on iran. exactly what his saudi hosts were hoping for. and this is what president trump wants to see more of, the new global centre for combating extremist ideology that the saudis have built. and the clear message, this is a worldwide problem and requires a worldwide solution. we'll be looking at the next leg of donald trump's first foreign trip as president, a little later in the programme.

first let's take a look at some of the day's other news. north korean state media has confirmed the country's latest ballistic missile test — a solid—fuel weapon last tested in february. leader kim jong—un supervised the launch of the medium—range missile, which flew about five 100 kilometres before landing in the sea ofjapan. south korea's new government said the move had dashed its hopes of forging peace with its neighbour. the us secretary of state says he hoped north korea wasjust "acting out" in the face of increasing pressure. we are we a re really we are really in the stages of applying economic and diplomatic pressure to the regime in north korea. hopefully they will get the message of continuing this nuclear arms programme is message of continuing this nuclear arms programme is not a pathway to security or prosperity. the ongoing

testing is disappointing, and disturbing and we ask that they see is that because until they see is that testing, clearly they have not changed their view. but i think we are changed their view. but i think we a re really changed their view. but i think we are really in the game of putting pressure on them and one could also interpret that perhaps they are just acting out now in response to some of this pressure but i believe they are beginning to feel. also making news today, the united states has urged the sri lankan authorities to take immediate action after attacks on mosques. the us ambassador to sri lanka said on twitter that "any attack on a house of worship was reprehensible". on sunday, petrol—bombs were thrown at a mosque in the northwestern town of kurunegala. egypt's public prosecutor says 48 suspected islamic state militants have been referred to a military court in connection with three deadly church bombings in recent months. thirty—seven of the suspects are in custody, the rest are on the run. more than seventy people were killed in the attacks. around 500 heavily armed brazilian

police have arrested early a0 people for drug trafficking offences. dozens are that it is reacted by vandalising cars and looting shops. football fans around europe have been celebrating, or commiserating, at the end of the season as the honours are handed out. in italy, juventus have underlined their domination of serie a, by winning a record sixth consecutive title. in spanish football, real madrid have won their first la liga title in five years pipping archrivals barcelona to the top. an indian mountaineer is said to have reached the summit of mount everest for the second time in less than a week. anshu jamsenpa, who's thirty—seven, made her first successful ascent on tuesday. her team says she's set a women's record for a double ascent of the world highest mountain, in a single season. now the story of the lawyer

who ‘simply vanished'. in mid—2015 wang quanzhang was just one of more than 200 lawyers, legal assistants and human rights activists picked up by the chinese authorities. almost two years on, he is the only one from whom nothing has been heard at all. 0ur china correspondent john sudworth spoke to his wife li wenzu, who says she doesn't know if he's still alive. is it isita is it a sign, perhaps, that the authorities believe these cases more serious? li wenzu, the wife of missing chinese lawyer wang quanzhang, speaking there to our correspondentjohn sudworth. donald trump is heading to israel and the west bank on the second leg of his first foreign trip as us president. he hopes to revive the middle east peace process and says there's "no reason whatsoever" that there can't be a deal between israel and the palestinians.

0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports on the expectations of this presidential visit. a room with a view. from his luxury hotel suite, the us president will look out on a holy city at the heart ofa look out on a holy city at the heart of a decades—old conflict. here he will head to one of the world ‘s most important churches and take his family to this sacred jewish site, the western wall. but donald trump is not just the western wall. but donald trump is notjust stopping over into roos will for a sightseeing tour. the businessman turned politician is coming in pursuit of what he calls it the ultimate deal, to bring peace between israel and the palestinians. israel's prime minister and his wife we re israel's prime minister and his wife were early visitors to the trump white house. this month, the palestinian president came over.

perhaps the toughest deal to make if the deal between the israelis and the deal between the israelis and the palestinians. let's see if we can the palestinians. let's see if we ca n prove the palestinians. let's see if we can prove them wrong. an american israeli led the local election campaignfor israeli led the local election campaignfoertrump. israeli led the local election campaign for mr trump. the relationship with israel has been repaired and, again, a years of 0bama, repaired and, again, a years of obama, the american israel relationship was discouraged. we are now together again as we should be. but what will the president say about settlements like this one, which has seen a illegal under international law but israel disagrees. palestinians want this to trump to show commitment to the idea of creating a palestinian state. recognising the state palestine and getting the boot of occupation of our neck. that is something that the us could pressure israel into doing if they would be serious about holding israel accountable. there is

official optimism here about president trump osmonds visit. from both sides there is also doubt about whether his unconventional businesslike approach can achieve a peace deal. we so many others have failed. we speak now to a senior fellow at a centre for it american progress. also these deputy secretary of former deputy secretary of defence. after a tumultuous in washington, this visit has been fairly straightforward talking in meeting with the saudis it is always good to reference the king and franklin roos about and we saw that in what was for most part a straightforward speech. i think the first stop on this nine—day trip has gone well. speech. i think the first stop on this nine-day trip has gone well. do you think... he obviously criticised the iran and that will be welcome to the iran and that will be welcome to the saudis. what do they expect from

him? well, i think, you know, it is a region with many moving parts. the elections in iran, the president's visit to saudi along with other arab leaders and in the next obvious israel and then to europe. i think they are looking for... what is the president's viewers contrasted to many things they had heard from the candidate trump over the last year. i think that is one big variable. can he come to each of these stops in the trip and make a positive contribution? he made no mention of human rights whatsoever, did he? well, that was not one of the key points in the speech and it is a bit ofan points in the speech and it is a bit of an issue in the region in the sense that having just returned two weeks ago there is moving from fighting terrorists directly to being more focused on dealing with the items that create terrorism in

the items that create terrorism in the first place, more cultural or political so... we will take the present‘s speech today as rather straightforward and traditional.m he, going forward now, he is talking back he'd does not see any reason whatsoever for their not to be a deal between israel and the palestinians. is that too simplistic? it is a step—by—step process and many ambitious political leaders from the united states have spoken about this. he brings a fresh perspective. we saw the president of the palestinian authority in washington earlier this month so the dialogue has certainly opened and there are many people who are ready to talk. it is going to be a balanced equation. these first few stops a re balanced equation. these first few stops are very much politically challenging and so he can come on the part with a constructive dialogue in each location, i think

thatis dialogue in each location, i think that is the fundamental question. international political expert speaking there earlier. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: could depression be triggered by an overactive immune system? a new theory that is attracting a lot of attention. also on the programme: why has an indian film about two female wrestlers become such a huge hit in china? we will find out. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. the polling stations are all prepared for what will be the first truly free elections in romania's history. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peacefulfuneral

demonstration so far, but suddenly these police are teargassing the crowd, we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here, helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: president trump calls on muslim nations to take the lead in fighting terror, in a major speech in saudi arabia. north korea has confirmed that it successfully tested an intermediate—range

ballistic missile. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the gulf news says the us policy is back on track in the region after president trump's speech to muslim leaders. the paper praised him for his commitment to america's strategic allies and his criticism of iran. the front page of the japan times reports on north korea's latest medium—range ballistic missile test. it says prime minister shinzo abe has called the repeated launches by pyongyang a challenge to the world. and the straits times says the trans—pacific partnership trade deal will push ahead without the united states. it reports trade officials of the remaining 11 nations will complete an assessment of options by november. now kasia, as you can imagine, social media was full of discussion

of president trump's speech. yes, rico, especially on twitter. that is because, after giving his 30—minute speech, president trump was due to take part in a twitter forum with young people. but at the last minute his daughter, ivanka, had to step in for him instead. no explanation has been given as to why mr trump could not make the event. and she has sent arab twitter into overdrive, and is currently trending with the top hashtag in arabic, #trump'sdaughter. scientists in the uk are investigating whether many cases of depression could be triggered by an overactive immune system. researchers are now looking at whether some anti—inflammatory drugs might help certain patients. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh has this special report. depression is now the leading cause of ill health

and disability worldwide. but around a third of patients who seek help don't respond to drug treatments or talking therapies. so now, scientists are trying a radical new approach. this team at king's college london are examining physical, rather than mental, causes for depression. in particular, they are looking at whether the immune system, which is designed to defend to our bodies, can be a source of psychological harm. carmine pariante has spent 20 years investigating the link between the immune system and depression. so we know that stress activates the immune system. it's a physiological response in a situation of dangers. however, chronic life adversity switches on the immune system permanently. this affects the brain. it disrupts the connection

between the different neurons, and this is what create the depressive symptoms. they are looking for biomarkers in patients' blood and saliva that show inflammation, a sign that the immune system is in overdrive. they are hoping to help patients like michaela whitton, from brighton. depression, i think, has always been with me, from my teenage years until today, you know? it's been... it's been a part of my life. it's been something that has limited my capacity and capabilities. probably progressively more so as you get older, as well. michaela has given tissue samples, and is being scanned to see whether her immune system has caused inflammation in her brain. it is part of a wellcome trust—funded trial led by ed bullmore. he says drugs used for conditions like rheumatoid arthritis could be repurposed. if we can identify the biomarkers

that will allow us to predict which patients with depression are most likely to respond to anti—inflammatory drugs, the good news is that there are a lot of anti—inflammatory drugs already available, that might turn out to be effective antidepressants. there are several trials underway testing anti—inflammatory drugs for depression. for michaela, finding a cause which is not in the mind would help change public perception. to be able to say that there are physical causes for depression, or other mental health issues — this is immense. it's a massive — a massive turnaround, and will definitely go towards combating some of the stigma that we have here around mental health issues. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reporting. the true story of two sisters who became wrestling champions has become the highest—grossing indian film ever in china. let's take a quick look at the movie. dangal is not your typical

song—and—dance—heavy bollywood romance. it tells the story of indian wrestler and coach mahavir singh phogat, who trained his daughters. since its release, two weeks ago, the film has already made more than $70 million at the box office. earlier i spoke to wei fan, a movie marketing manager in beijing. she told me why the bollywood film has become such a hit in china. right right, i think it is because chinese audiences are fed up with superhero stories. so like action movies, they attract audiences to go to the cinema. this movie doesn't spend too much money on a huge media campaign, but instead relies on good

word—of—mouth. dangal has actually an emotional connection with chinese audiences. father daughter relations and patriotism seems. these are superheroes, these two daughters, but with a human touch. so why is it so rare but with a human touch. so why is it so rare to see these women empowered films in china? china doesn't have too many empowered women. it is a result driven by the market. women are the main contributors to the box office. so most of them are aged from 18 to 35 years old, so young ladies like his face and muscles on screen. good-looking and pretty face on screen? but this is of course a very different type of theme,

different type of story. are we likely to see more of these women empowered films in china? yes, we hope to see that kind of empowered women to display their versatile talents and big strengths, we hope so. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. we will be looking at a car showroom in singapore that is dispensing with tradition. a car "vending machine" is offering up luxury vehicles, like bentleys, ferraris and lamborghinis, as long as you have the money. and we will leave you with the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, photo—bombing a high school prom photo session as he jogs along a waterfront in vancouver, and it has gone viral. known for his sporting fitness, mr trudeau ran past the students, all dressed in their finest, posing along the scenic stanley park seawall.

hello there. the weather has been warming up over the past couple of days, and that warming trend is set to continue through much of this week. there was a scene taken by one of our weather watchers in cornwall during sunday. some sunny skies there, a bit of cumulus cloud. a sunny picture through much of this week. things are going to be warming up week. things are going to be warming up and feeling quite sunny, and largely dry conditions on the cards as well, down to the fact that we have high pressure which is going to be in charge of our weather, at the moment it is sitting out to the east and we have an area of low pressure. now, through monday than some of us will see some rain on this fairly wea k will see some rain on this fairly weak front. during will see some rain on this fairly weakfront. during monday morning thatis weakfront. during monday morning that is pushing into western parts of northern ireland, bringing patchy at showers, heading to the western isles of scotland as well but for the rest of scotland it is a fine

start to your monday morning commute. 8am, some sunshine here. cloudy with a few spots of drizzly rain likely across northern ireland. but as we had a way south across the whole of inward and wales, it is a dry picture here. temperatures in the mid—teens by the time we get to 8am in the morning, so a person monday morning the start of your working week. light winds as well and is looking dry and settled. it stays that way it during the course of monday across england and wales. further north, for northern ireland and into scotland later on we will start to see that rain moving its way slowly from west to east. it will be followed by some sunshine, but temperatures here at 17 or 18 degrees under the cloud and a little light rain. but further south, 2a, possibly 25 celsius. we could see the warmest day of the year over the next few days. during the evening and overnight into tuesday, that rain pushes into the northern isles.

sitting here for a while but elsewhere across the uk are largely dry and clear start the tuesday morning. could be one or two misty patches around but it should be a frost free sort of mourning. now, through tuesday at the high—pressure start to push into the south, we're going to be drawing inner west deliveries. and with those westerly winds coming in from the atlantic, we are going to bring a bit more cloud around weston hills and coast, perhaps hill fog and some drizzle for the hills of wales, for instance, and western scotland as well. meanwhile, for central and eastern parts of the country, that is your best bet of catching some spells of sunshine. it would be quite as warm, a bit more cloud in general and temperatures around 23 degrees on tuesday. wednesday is going to be another warm day, but high—pressure well and truly in charge. so dry pretty much across the board, i think, on wednesday. perhaps the slight chance of a shower in the north—west and temperatures between about 17 to 2a25 degrees. that warming trend continues towards the end of the week. by the time we get to friday week. by the time we get to friday we could well see 26 degrees, or even a little bit more. enjoy. goodbye for now. i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story.

president trump has urged muslim leaders to drive out terrorism from their countries. speaking in saudi arabia, he described it as a battle between good and evil. the president also used strong language against iran, saudi arabia's biggest rival, accusing it of fuelling sectarian conflict and terror. he now travels to israel and the palestinian territories. north korea has confirmed that it successfully tested an intermediate—range ballistic missile. south korea's new government says the latest test has dashed its hopes for peace. and this story is trending on bbc.com — an indian mountaineer is said to have reached the summit of mount everest for the second time in less than a week. anshu jamsenpa, who's thirty—seven, made her first successful ascent on tuesday. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk.