i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: pressure grows on china to release terminally ill dissident liu xiabao. the german government calls on beijing to show humanity. iraq's prime minister declares victory in mosul three years after so—called islamic state took over the city. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: from the old silk road to the new, a special report on the trillion dollar project linking china with europe. with no other country offering a big idea right now, this is the most ambitious bid to shape our century. and a shock early exit from wimbledon for rafael nadal, knocked out in a five—hour five—set epic by gilles muller. live from our studios in singapore

and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore and shenyang, where china's most famous dissident liu xiaobo is at the centre of a growing diplomatic row. mr liu, who's terminally ill with cancer, was a key leader in the tiananmen square protests back in 1989 and a nobel prize winner. the german government has accused china's state security of running his treatment rather than doctors. the chinese says it's a matter for them and no—one should interfere in china's affairs. julia macfarlane reports. he's china's most famous dissident, held since 2008 for cowriting a document calling for sweeping

democratic reform in china. liu xiaobo is now dying of cancer and the circumstances of his treatment are causing international concern. the german embassy says the visit by a german doctor to treat him at this hospital in shenyang was filmed and released to the media. diplomats call that a breach trust, as backed up by angela merkel‘s spokesman. translation: i can assure you the tragic case of liu xiaobo is of great importance to the chancellor and she would hope for a sign of humanity for liu xiaobo and his family. in hong kong on monday, pro—democracy campaigners held a sit—in demonstration outside the chinese liaison office to demand the release of liu xiaobo. they say there is still time to for treatment abroad. we feel very sad and very angry and when we see such a respected intellectual like liu xiaobo is being... subjected to such degrading, inhuman treatment. that's not how they

see things in china. beijing says simply it's no—one else‘s business. translation: we have answered several times. china is a country under the rule of law and everyone is equal under the rule of law. we hope other countries and respect our judicial sovereignty and not use individual cases to interfere with china's internal affairs. friends of liu xiaobo have been able to visit him in his final days but it seems there's little chance his wish to spend his final days abroad will be granted. julia mcpharlin, bbc news. more of that later in the programme. our other top story and the iraqi prime minister haider al—abadi has formally declared victory in the battle to liberate the northern city of mosul from the islamic state group. mr abadi said he was consigning is to the bin of history though coalition forces warn there's still a way to go. translation: our victory today is a

victory against darkness, against brutality and against terrorism. and i declare from this place, i declare to the whole world, the end, the failure and the collapse of the so—called caliphate. i think so—called caliphate. ithink i'd so—called caliphate. i think i'd take exception that we've won the war. first of all i'd like to offer the coalition's congratulations to prime minister buddy and the prime minister security forces on the historic victory in mosul against an evil enemy. also making extraordinary efforts to safeguard civilian lives. i'd say that the war's far from over. the one major battle has concluded. there are a number of isis fighters still left in iraq that will have to be defeated before we end the war. america's top general in iraq. also making this hour: the white house has insisted there was nothing inappropriate

about a meeting between president trump's eldest son and a russian lawyer during the us presidential campaign last year. donald trumpjunior said he would be happy to discuss the matter with the senate intelligence committee, which is investigating allegations of collusion between the trump campaign and russia. an investigation into allegations of money laundering by the pakistani prime minister, nawaz sharif, has found a significant disparity between his family's declared sources of income and their actual wealth. the investigation has recommended a case be filed against mr sharif and his family. they have strongly denied any wrongdoing. six hindu pilgrims, five of them women, have been killed in a militant attack in indian—administered kashmir. the assailants fired on vehicles being used by security forces. a police source in kashmir told the bbc the attack didn't appear to be aimed at the pilgrims who were caught in the crossfire. there's been a big upset at wimbledon, with one

of the favourites, rafael nadal, knocked out by the sixteenth seed, gilles muller, of luxembourg, in an epic match that lasted almost five hours. the spaniard fought back from two sets down before muller won the fifth and the match, 6—3, 6-4,3-6,4-6,15-13. we've got more coming up with the tea m we've got more coming up with the team in sport today on that later this hour. and nasa'sjuno spacecraft is about to get the best—ever look atjupiter‘s famous great red spot. juno will fly over the 16,000 kilometre wide storm, which three earths could fit inside it. the fly—by will take place at 6:02 gmt, that's in about two hours' time. we'll have to wait till the weekend to receive the pictures here on earth. more now on our top story, germany's accusing china's security services

of controlling the cancer treatment of the famous dissident liu xiaobo. so are there any signs that beijing may relent? suzanne nossel is from the literary and human rights organisation pen america, with links to the dissident. i think it was encouraging that they did allow the international doctors, the american and the german doctor to come in, fly in on short notice and see liu xiaobo. as soon as they got out they properly said, "look, he can travel, he is in good enough health to travel and there are treatments abroad that he could be eligible for that may work for him." we saw barely 12 hours later the chinese government saying that he has now taken a turn for the worse. they showed some response to pressure in letting doctors in but they have battened down the hatches and they seem ready to convince the world that he is an his deathbed. there is no hope nor reason to let him free,

which, according to the doctors, that is not true. with this observation from the western doctors, we could see then beijing's stance changing quite soon? it seems so. they wanted to let these doctors in and make a show of being open and wanting to get him the best treatment. but then when the doctors said, "look, he is eligible for treatment abroad and he can travel, they have now denied permission. they now say his condition has worsened and the tumour has grown." has that really happened over the space of 2a hours? that seems doubtful. they also leaked the audio of the encounter he had with the german doctor, which goes against the rules of confidentiality and the terms upon which the doctor saw him. they are clearly trying to control the narrative and keep him under wraps. indeed, mr liu is very, very sick. why is china so reluctant to allow him to leave the country? well, he's a hero, a legend.

he has friends abroad. he's a nobel laureate. his voice, speaking out against what he's experienced at china's hands would be incredibly powerful. they do not want that voice to be heard. his wife has been kept under house arrest, charged under no crime ever since he was awarded the nobel peace prize. if he goes, she goes and becomes a powerful voice. they are afraid of him, of a dying man. here is a powerful country that wants to stride onto the world stage but they are afraid of a dying man. the new silk road is chinese president xijinping's project of the century. he plans to spend around a trillion dollars on road, rail and infrastructure across 60 countries. to understand china's ambitions, the bbc‘s china editor, carrie gracie, has been travelling the length of the new silk road. herjourney begins in eastern china, where the new rail route to the uk starts. they call them the

ships of the desert. for centuries, the camel trains of the silk road dominated trade between china and the west. now china wants to recreate the silk road. this time, by train. when wu xiaodong started here 3a years ago, china sold the world next to nothing. now he's a foot soldier for a trading superpower. i asked how that had changed him. translation: we are under a lot of pressure, expectations are high, but there is also a lot of hope. we need the train to develop faster and better. the pressure is coming from the top.

not led by merchants, but by a president. chinese emperors once claimed to rule all under heaven. with the united states no longer leading on trade, president xi has seized his chance. he calls his vision the belt and road. china's belt and road vision is so vast it may be decades before we can tell whether it is a worthy successor to the ancient silk road. but what we can say is that with no other country offering a big idea right now, this is the most ambitious bid to shape our century. already, china shapes our material lives. this is one of the biggest markets in the world. but selling abroad and building at home is no longer enough to keep this giant economy growing.

now it plans to build abroad, too. a win—win for all, says china. 7,200. 0k. but when the talking is done, chinese traders drive a hard bargain. 1,475? come on. for an old friend. the world buys much more from them than the other way around. red tape can make importing a nightmare. the government can change the law at any time, so there's no real concrete law. it's a very grey area at the moment. if the government made it a little bit more clear on how to go about it, it would be a bit easier. but the new silk road is china solving china's problems, money and muscle heading west on a journey across three continents, bidding to redraw the map and command the century. i caught up with carrie who's in dunhuang in north—western china.

just a word about where i am, at the silk road oasis. you can see camels behind me. they once went off laden with goods for europe but are now laden with tourists as they enjoy the big sand dunes and the town itself. returning to the question about the potential of this programme, china has been disadvantaged by what it sees as the western international order. now with the west preoccupied with problems at home, and lacking a coherent message abroad, china does see an opportunity. hence president xi's language about what he calls of globalisation, china's big idea. china obviously now is building the military muscle to go with trading might and, in a way, the new silk road is the carrot to go with that stick. it's huge amounts of money to spend on chinese built infrastructure across asia, europe and africa.

as you will know, babita, there are many critics, those who say this is a strategic push by china, that it's grabbing key assets around the region and it will be controlling and chaining its neighbours in debt. china says no, that's nonsense. this is boosting trade, a revival of the ancient silk road. for the 21st century. one final thought i leave you with, babita, is that there is a huge difference between these two, the old and the new. that one was built by traders, private merchants and grew organically over centuries. this one is the brainchild of a chinese president and is driven by the muscle and the money of the chinese state. carrie gracie in the north—western china route. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: why thailand's prime minister

is telling dancers in some of thailand's bars to tone down their act central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the host of the 2006 football world cup. they pipped the favourite, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated, and celebration parties planned in all the big cities were cancelled. the man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom. then he asked her for a cigarette, and on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, she summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. one child, one teacher, one book, and one pen, can change the world.

education is the only solution. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories. pressure on beijing to release a chinese dissident dying of cancer. ‘show humanity‘ says the german government. iraq's prime minister has declared victory in mosul, three years after so—called islamic state took over the city. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the china daily focuses on a call by president xi jinping to speed up reform of the country's judicial system. mr xi says authorities have made great efforts in the past five years, but changes were crucial to the country's rule of law and its entire system of government. the japan times has a front page commentary on how young people

are taught the perils of online bullying and revenge porn. the newspaper says that while public interest in bad behavior is nothing new, social media has created a vast new venue for incivility to be expressed, witnessed and shared. and the straits times is reporting on a new law on cyber attacks which will take precedence over banking and privacy rules. it says a proposed cyber security bill — here in singapore — will require banks to report any cyber attack within hours. those other top stories and the headlines around the world. what stories are sparking discussions online? well, rico, south korea has released what it says is the first known footage of "comfort women" forced to work as sex slaves forjapanese soldiers during world war two. the clip was filmed by american troops in china and found by researchers from the seoul national university in us archives. south korean activists estimate 200,000 women were forced

into brothels forjapan‘s military. there were heated scenes in the high court this afternoon as the parents of the terminally ill baby, charlie gard, returned with lawyers to present new evidence of an experimental treatment in america — they say — could help him. great 0rmond street hospital in london, which is treating the boy, says the therapy is unjustified. but charlie's parents both interrupted the hearing, shouting out that the hospital was lying. 0ur medical correspondent, fergus walsh reports. save charlie gard! vocal, passionate and determined. charlie gard's parents have considerable support. it includes the pope and donald trump. let us pray. and now this pro—life evangelical preacher who was once jailed for anti—abortion protests in the united states and has been praying by charlie's bedside. if a court, if a judge, if a hospital official can come

and tell a parent that they don't have the right or the authority to provide the kind of medical care that their child needs, then parental rights are under attack and around the world the fabric of our society unravels. under uk law where parents and doctors cannot agree a judge must decide what treatment is appropriate. charlie is so weak he cannot move, has serious brain damage and may be in pain. four different courts ruled he should be allowed to die with dignity, but today the case went back to the high court after hospitals in italy and the united states said there was fresh evidence an experimental therapy might help him. the judge said there was not a person alive who did not want charlie to get better and he would be delighted to change his ruling, but it had to be on the basis of clear evidence. he said he had to consider the hospital's view that every day that passed inflicted more suffering on charlie.

charlie has a rare inherited condition, mitochondrial depletion syndrome. mitochondria are found in nearly every cell and provide energy to the body. but charlie's do not function so his muscles and organs are wasting. nucleoside therapy is a powder given in food which aims to boost mitochondrial function and takes 2—3 months to have an effect. charlie's parents claim there was new evidence that treatment could have a 10% chance of success. so far 18 patients have been treated but crucially none has charlie's genetic mutation or his severe brain damage. there are a lot of unknowns here and i think the doctors and nurses who are looking after him, colleagues, they really will have considered all these processes because that is what they do, that is their dayjob. in fact they are some of the most expert people in the world in this area. charlie's parents, chris and connie, left saying they hoped to persuade the judge to allow them

to take their son abroad when the hearing resumes on thursday, a case which is attracting huge international attention. mum and dad say that if charlie is still fighting, they are still fighting. charlie's parents wish to thank the millions of supporters of baby charlie from around the world. meanwhile, charlie continues to receive round—the—clock care at great 0rmond street hospital. india's supreme court is to begin a hearing on the government's decision to ban the sale of cattle for slaughter. the country's leather and beef exports industry says it violates the right to free trade. the ban is likely to further alienate muslims — many of whom dominate the meat industry — and could heighten religious tensions. professor subrata mitra is from the national university of singapore. when there was tension,

the prime minister did not come out immediately with a statement, which made some people believe the prime minister was condoning it. that is no longer the case. he has come out categorically against lynching. the police are being proactive. this has been a very divisive issue. what is the reaction on the streets? what is the reaction of the indian people? the reaction has been quite ferocious. there is a movement called, not in my name. it is a class of educated hindus who do not want vigilantism. what could happen if there is a ban? it's not clear yet what is being banned. is it the killing of the cow, consumption or the sale? a lot of grey areas would have to be cleared by the supreme court.

yes. india is a federal state, with different rules in different states. some states that are muslim majorities or have christian populations. they believe that beef consumption should be allowed. so, is india going to have one general rule? that is the problem for the supreme court. they are the only authority which can define if there is going to be one norm for the whole of india. now you may be familiar with thailand's nightlife but some dance moves are causing controversy particularly for thailand's prime minister who has expressed his disapproval of one the country's biggest pop stars and her dancing. lamayi has been telling us about her decision to tone down her act — but a warning — as well as the dancing — there's flash photography from the start. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. and before we go, let's take

a look at these pictures. 14 1a flamingo chicks have hatched. they are grey or white. apparently they will not develop their distinctive pink feathers until they are six months old. hello. tuesday's forecast has some rain in it. we haven't been able to say that for some time. you may say that monday was wet in your neck of the woods, that came from showers and thunderstorms. if one of those caught you, you certainly knew about it. a cold start to tuesday. from the word go, some bits and pieces across scotland, the north of england, and into the southern counties of england. it isn't wet everywhere right from the word go.

scattered showers across the far north of scotland, we mentioned rain in the central belt. turning bright across a good part of northern ireland, southwestern scotland and northern england. further south, the first signs of bits and pieces of rain coming through on the south—westerly breeze. further south again, some dry weather to be had across the midlands, east anglia and the south—east. back across the south—west, cloud filling in. some of the rain from the word go will be quite heavy across parts of pembrokeshire and the south—west of england. in the afternoon, still little islands of brightness and dry weather across the south. perhaps the driest found across northern ireland. in the middle of the afternoon, pembrokeshire, southern wales and widely into the south—west of england, some rain quite heavy. 20, 30, a0 millimetres building up. even so, still islands of brighter weather. where we have some brightness in the south—east, looking at 18, 19, 20 degrees.

a bit cooler further north, acceptable for the time of year. 14-17. what have we for wimbledon? dry enough, probably, until the middle part of the afternoon. clouds beginning, the chance of a shower. as we get deeper into today, rain and low pressure and the front is locating across east anglia and the south—east. still there on the first blast of wednesday. as they pull away, high—pressure toppling in across the british isles. then settling down very nicely, a lot of fine and dry weather. a splendid day, temperatures mid—teens to 20 degrees. that is a sort of pattern we expect on wednesday and into the first part of thursday. notice we have a weather front beginning to push in from the atlantic. that brings the chance of some rain into western scotland and northern ireland. increasingly, as it topples across england and wales, a burst of showers. not much more behind. and following that, another spell of fairly quiet weather.

i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story: china's most famous dissident, liu xiaobo, who's dying of cancer, is at the centre of a diplomatic row. germany, whose doctors are treating mr liu, has accused the chinese of leaking pictures of him in hospital. and the german chancellor's spokesman has called on beijing to show humanity. the iraqi prime minister has formally declared victory in the battle to liberate mosul from the islamic state group. haider al—abadi delivered a victory speech in which he said he was consigning is to the bin of history. and this video is trending on bbc.com. thailand's prime minister has expressed his disapproval of one the country's most popular singers. lamayi has decided to tone down her act and she's been telling us all about it. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk:

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