i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: on his first foreign tour — president trump urges muslim nations to take the lead in fighting terror. drive them out of your community, drive them out of your holy [and — and drive them out of this earth. after saudi arabia — the us president heads to israel and the palestinian territories — to push for peace. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. north korea confirms the country's latest ballistic missile test. south korea says it dashes hopes of building bridges. and — the film that's fighting convention: how two indian sisters became wrestling champions — and smashed china's box office. it's 8am in singapore,

1am in london and 3am in saudi arabia, where president trump called on muslim countries to take responsibility for tackling extremism. during a speech in riyadh — attended by dozens of arab leaders — he insisted the fight against extremism wasn't a war between different faiths — but a battle between good and evil. the president also used strong language against iran, saudi arabia's biggest rival. our north america editor, jon 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. the country's leader, kim jong—un, supervised the launch of the medium—range missile, which flew about 500 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 un security council will discuss the launch on tuesday — this is how the us secretary of state reacted. we are early in the stages of applying economic and diplomatic pressure to the regime in north korea. hopefully they will get the message that the pathway 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 cease that

because until they cease that testing, clearly they have not 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 that 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. thousands of people have protested in sao paulo — and other cities calling for president michel temer to resign over corruption allegations. mr temer risks impeachment proceedings after an audio recording emerged in which he purportedly discussed paying hush money to a jailed politician. he says the tape was doctored. an indian climber is said to have

reached the summit of mount everest for the second time in less than a week. anshu jamsenpa — who's 37 — made her first successful ascent on tuesday. her team says she's now set a world record. anshu was blessed by the dalai lama before leaving for the expedition. football fans around europe have been celebrating — or commiserating — at the end of the season as the honours are handed out. in italy, juventus underlined their domination of serie a, by winning a record sixth consecutive title. real madrid won their first la liga title in five years pipping archrivals barcelona to the top. let's get more reaction now on north korean state media

confirming that the country has successfully carried out another ballistic missile test. we can cross live to our seoul correspondent, steve evans. what does this mean for south and north korea relations? it clearly puts them in great difficulty. there isa puts them in great difficulty. there is a new president kiir who has been in powerfor is a new president kiir who has been in power for less than two weeks. he came to power different approach to his predecessor —— like the new president here. he said that dialogue was the week forward. clearly, that hasn't been taken up in pyongyang. —— the way forward. we have had to missile tests in the space of a week. the foreign minister said they were reckless and irresponsible actions, throwing cold water over the hopes and desires of the new government. for

denuclearisation and peace on the korean peninsula. what the government would have hoped for would be some kind of pause in the missile testing programme. that has not happened. the dilemma now is, does it take up the hardline approach of its predecessor? a big debate in this country and beyond about whether you accept that north korea will become a nuclear power and then work out ways of doing a deal, adding it money, so you control it and monitor it. this will definitely test the patience of the new south korean president. that is right. because he came into power with a different plan. one of the significant things is that north korea seems to have mastered the ability to use solid fuel. that matters because if you use for a solid fuel to power missiles, they can be fired much more quickly and

clearly, the sooner you can get those things launched without a day of preparation or whatever, that cuts down time from people in south korea and japan and the western pacific us bases to predict a launch. it means it's a much more dangerous world. thank you for the update. donald trump is heading to israel and the palestinian territories 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. our 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 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 notjust stopping over in jerusalem for a sightseeing tour. the businessman turned politician is coming in pursuit of what he calls the ultimate deal — to bring about peace between israel and the palestinians. israel's prime minister and his wife were early visitors to the trump white house. this month, the palestinian president came over. i have always heard that... perhaps the toughest deal to make is the deal between the israelis and the palestinians. let's see if we can prove them wrong. an american israeli led the local election campaignfoertrump. the relationship with israel has been repaired and, again, 8 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 is seen as illegal under international law but israel disagrees. in ramala, palestinians want president trump to show commitment to the idea of creating a palestinian state. to move forward in a two state solution... it means... 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's visit. from both sides there is also doubt about whether his unconventional businesslike approach can achieve a peace deal where so many others have failed. rudy de leon is senior fellow at the centre for american progress — and a former us deputy secretary of defence. i asked him how mr trump's visit had been received in saudi arabia. after a tumultuous week in

washington, the visit to saudi arabia has been fairly straightforward in talking and meeting with the saudi arabians, it is always good to mention the former king and franklin roosevelt and we saw that in what was in the most pa rt saw that in what was in the most part a straightforward speech. i think the first stop on this nine—day trip has been fairly good. he obviously criticised iran. that will be welcome to the saudis. what do they expect from him? think you know, it is a region that has many moving parts. the elections in iran, the president's visit to saudi arabia and other arab leaders and spend the next stop to israel and then other stops to europe. i think they are looking for, what is the president's view, as contrasted to

what they heard from candidates trump over the last year. i think thatis trump over the last year. i think that is one big variable. —— candidate trump. can he make a positive contribution? you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the changing face of afghan tv — the new channel championing its female staff. also on the programme: we'll be looking at a new indian film — the true story of two female wrestlers — that's become a huge hit in china. ‘s 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. on his first foreign tour — president trump has urged muslim nations to take the lead

in fighting terror. north korea has confirmed the country's latest ballistic missile test. south korea said it dashes hopes of building bridges. 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 strait 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's 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. 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.

our china correspondent john sudworth spoke to his wife li wenzu, who says she doesn't know if he's still alive. is it a sign, perhaps, that the authorities believe his case is more serious? li wenzu, the wife of missing chinese lawyer wang quanzhang, speaking there to our correspondentjohn sudworth. the true story of two sister 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, i think it is because chinese audiences are fed up with superhero stories. so they 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 themes. these are superheroes, these two daughters, 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, huh? 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. a new tv channel dedicated to women has launched in afghanistan, the first of its kind in a country dominated by men. zan tv has only female presenters and producers — but there are a few men working in technical areas. so, how successful can the channel hope to be? heidi ghaichem has more. female newsreaders appear on many

afg ha n tv female newsreaders appear on many afghan tv channels. but an entire station with content dedicated solely to women is a first. it's arrival highlights the fact that behind the daily stories of violence, changes taking place in afghanistan. zan tv runs on a shoestring using low—cost digital technology and operating from a basic studio in trouble. it focuses on talk shows as wall's programmes on talk shows as wall's programmes on health and music. around 50 women run the station along with a small tea m run the station along with a small team of male technicians working behind the scenes. it has a clear mission statement. translation: best television station has been created so we can television station has been created so we can fight to the rights of women. to raise their voices so that people can see that women have the ability to work in society. but zan tv isa ability to work in society. but zan tv is a male founder, a media entrepreneur who is hoping to appeal to the large female audience in big

cities like bull. he is catering to the gap in the market for news and discussion that caters to the interests of women. on gender representation he says it is time for action. you need to actually make an opportunity for women to come and work. they need to prove themselves. it is not easy. some of themselves. it is not easy. some of the staff have faced many obstacles in order to pursue their media careers. translation: since i started working in media i have faced some problems and received many threats. even my family members oppose myjob and my relatives, such as my uncles and cousins, say that it is not right for a woman to work atatv it is not right for a woman to work at a tv station. but i ignore their words and cope with the problems so that i can achieve my goals. but in spite of a cultural pressures most of these women face, some families are supportive. translation: my family is happy about me working here. but there are many families

who do not let the girls work outside. so i advise those families to let the girls work outside because liberty is every human‘s right. despite the best efforts of radical initiatives like zan tv, progress here is slow. in a country ranked 169 from 187 in gender equality by the united nations, there is still a very long way to go. you have been watching newsday. stay with us — we will be looking at a car showroom in singapore that's 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'll 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's gone viral. 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. here was a scene taken by one of our weather watchers in cornwall during sunday. some sunny skies there, bit of cumulus cloud. a similar picture through much of this week. things are going to be warming up and feeling quite sunny, and largely dry conditions on the cards, too, down to the fact that we've got 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, then some of us will see some rain on this fairly weak front. during monday morning that is pushing into western parts of northern ireland, bringing patchy showers, heading to the western isles of scotland, too, but for the rest of scotland it is a fine start to your monday morning commute. 8:00am in the morning, some sunshine here. cloudy with a few spots of drizzly rain likely across northern ireland. but, as we head our way south

across the whole of england and wales, it is a dry picture here. temperatures in the mid—teens by the time we get to 8:00am in the morning, so a pleasant monday morning to start off your working week. light winds, too, and is looking dry and settled. it stays that way through 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, with 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. now, monday evening and overnight into tuesday, that rain pushes into the northern isles, sitting here for a while, but elsewhere across the uk a largely dry, clear start to tuesday morning. could be one or two mist patches around, but it should be a frost—free sort of morning. now, through tuesday as the high—pressure starts to push in from the south, we're going to be drawing in a westerly breeze, and with those westerly winds coming in from the atlantic, we are going to bring a bit more

cloud around western hills and coasts, perhaps hill fog and some drizzle for the hills of wales, for instance, and western scotland, too. meanwhile, for central and eastern parts of the country, that is your best bet of catching some long spells of sunshine. it won't be quite as warm, a bit more cloud around in general, and temperatures around 23 degrees on tuesday. wednesday is going to be another warm day, with 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 around about 17 to 2a or 25 degrees. that warming trend continues towards the end of the week. by the time we get to friday, we could well see 26 degrees, or even a little bit more. enjoy, bye for now. hello, i'm kasia madera. 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 37, made her first successful ascent on tuesday. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. party leaders in scotland have engaged in their first major debate of the campaign — with some robust exchanges on the question