into “vain/fl ex - wily; gnaw m“..- » '. ' are. into wednesday and thursday, a lot of dry weather. some sunshine to the south—west. plenty of showers to come further east in those showers increasingly will turn wintry. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: indonesia braces itself for the fury of mount agung. this is the volcano live from bali. it could erupt at any moment, as authorities race to move everyone to safety and halt flights. pope francis is on a visit to myanmar, a country accused of ethnic cleansing. how will he broach the plight of the rohingya muslims? i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: it's on — britain prepares for a royal wedding, as prince harry and the american actress meghan markle announce their marriage plans. the fact i fell in love so quickly

was confirmation to me that the stars were aligned, everything was perfect. actress, charity supporter and now prince harry's fiancee. we ask, who is meghan markle? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 8:00am in singapore, midnight in london and also 8:00am in bali, where indonesia's largest volcano, mount agung, could be about to erupt, but nobody knows exactly when. on monday, the international airport was shut, and local officials have widened an exclusion zone around the mountain and are asking people living there to leave. 40,000 people have already been moved. the volcano has been hurling clouds of ash into the atmosphere since the weekend. mount agung is on the north—east side

of the island of bali, but its effects are being felt many kilometres away. tom burridge has the latest. a giant cloud of rocks, glass, crystal and gas spews out of bali's tallest volcano. life near mount agung goes on, even as the authorities urge locals to leave. the hope — that there won't be the death and destruction wrought by the volcano last time around. that was in 1963. in a country with a history of volcanic eruptions, this was one of the worst. more than 1,000 died. the orange glow today, magma visible at the top of the volcano. a clue that a full—scale eruption could come soon. as the magma has moved up through the volcano, it's heated water inside, creating steam and pressure, hurling fragments of rock thousands

of metres into the air. in villages, some have no choice but to stay put. "i'm scared but i don't have the money to leave," says this woman. but some tourists are still there, as even experts struggle to predict what this volcano will do next. tom burridge, bbc news. rebecca henschkejoins us from bali, close to mount agung. as you can see, hot ash, gas and thick smoke is spewing out from mount agung behind me thousands of metres into the air, making it very dangerous for planes to land. so authorities have closed the airport for a second day, cancelling hundreds of flights and stranding many tourists. last night we could see a red glow in the crater, a lava

colour, which officials say is a sign that the lava and malton is now at the top of the summit, and means that a major eruption could take place anytime —— molten. there is a sense of calm but alertness here in bali. there are still people down below here going about their business in the morning, in their rice paddies, we passed a funeral on oui’ rice paddies, we passed a funeral on our way rice paddies, we passed a funeral on ourway up. rice paddies, we passed a funeral on our way up. citizens have been told to be on alert and they have been handed out gas masks. and today officials will move into this exclusion zone behind me to make sure all residents leave a 12 kilometre radius around the volcano in anticipation for a major eruption. we will continue to monitor mount agung. these are live images. we we re agung. these are live images. we were expecting an eruption to be imminent. we had a 24—hour warning around this time last night. we

continue to monitor that. the moment we have more news we will bring that to you. the other big news today is that here in the uk we're bracing ourselves for another royal wedding. prince harry is to marry the american actress, meghan markle. the wedding will take place early next year. the one time party prince, proposed to his girlfriend of 18 months, over a roast chicken dinner earlier in november. the queen and duke of edinburgh are said to be "delighted for the couple" and wished them every happiness, as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. finally, it's official. they are engaged to be married. prince harry, fifth in line to the british throne, and meghan markle, an american, an actress, a divorcee and, as she has put it herself, a woman who is proud of her mixed—race heritage. seldom can a royal wedding have indicated so clearly how times have changed. reporter: how are you both feeling? yeah, thrilled! i'm very glad it's not raining as well. harry was asked when he realised

meghan was the one. the very first time we met. reporter: meghan, can you show us the ring, please? yes. ah, yes, the ring. designed, it turns out, by harry, and including two diamonds owned by his late mother. harry and meghan — he 33, she 36. a happy couple who met 18 months ago, and are now starting to plan a wedding, which will take place next spring. later, in their engagement interview with the bbc, the couple talked about the moment earlier this month when harry proposed. just an amazing surprise. it was so sweet and natural and very romantic. he got on one knee! of course. was it an instant yes from you? yes! as a matter of fact, i could barely let you finish proposing. i said, "can i say yes now?" she didn't even let me finish. then there was hugs, and i had the ring in my finger. i was like, "can i give you the ring?"

she said, "oh yes, the ring!" so it was a really nice moment, it was just the two of us. i think i managed to catch her by surprise as well. yeah. and harry spoke of the instant impact meghan had had on him. the fact that i fell in love with meghan so incredibly quickly was a sort of confirmation to me that everything, all the stars were aligned, everything was just perfect. it was this beautiful woman just sort of literally tripped and fell into my life, and i fell into her life. and the fact that she — i know the fact that she will be unbelievably good at the job part of it as well, is obviously a huge relief to me, because she'll be able to deal with everything else that with it. within the royal family there is, as you'd expect, great happiness at the news. the queen was delighted. as was harry's father, the prince of wales. we are thrilled, thank you very much. for both of them. i hope they'll be very happy indeed. that's all i can say. the duke and duchess of cambridge tweeted their excitement

for the couple, saying it had been wonderful getting to know meghan and to see how happy the couple were together. so now, next spring, there will be a double royal celebration. another baby for william and catherine, and a wedding in a so—far unidentified church for harry and his bride, meghan markle. nicholas witchell, bbc news. we'll be finding out a little more about meghan markle later on newsday. first let's turn to syria. government forces are pounding one of the last remaining rebel—held strongholds, according to aid agencies and human rights groups on the ground. russia has called for a ceasefire there for the next two days. medecins sans frontiers says dozens of people have been killed in eastern ghouta and that continued bombardment is stretching medical facilities to the limit. despite concerns that glyphosate could cause cancer, the european union has decided to renew the licence for the weedkiller for another five years. it was due to expire next month.

a world health organization study concluded that though the chemical probably caused the disease, the available evidence doesn't warrant it being listed as a carcinogen. a political row has broken out in washington after president trump overruled the initial choice as head of the federal financial watchdog. the current deputy director has taken legal action against mr trump. this is a spokesperson for the argentine navy. he's been giving more details of the last conversations with a submarine that went missing more than ten days ago in the south atlantic, with 44 crew members on board, sparking a huge international search for the vessel. apparently the sanjuan had reported that water had entered the submarine's snorkel causing its battery to short—circuit. and as zimbabwe's new president prepares to name a new cabinet,

the country has declared the 21st of february as national youth day in honour of robert mugabe's contribution to the nation. the former president's birthday will now be a public holiday. mr mugabe resigned last week after a military intervention and days of mass protests. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: it is a controversial subject to bring up in myanmar, so how will the pope broach the plight of the rohingya refugees during his official visit there? also on the programme: prince harry admits he's never watched his fiance's tv show. so, we ask, who is the charity supporter and actress meghan markle? president kennedy was shot down, and died almost immediately.

the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot—air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." when bob geldof of the boomtown rats saw the tv pictures from ethiopia, he decided he had to do something. and he found his rock music friends felt the same. this is newsday on the bbc.

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: 100,000 people have been told to leave their homes on the indonesian island of bali where a huge volcanic eruption is thought to be imminent. prince harry says he's "thrilled" to be engaged to meghan markle. speaking for the first time since announcing they are to marry, the american actress said she was "so happy". this video is trending on bbc.com: isaiah acosta was born without a jaw and other problems. but, overcoming expectations, he now raps. how, you ask? rapper trap house sings the lyrics he's written — that story is popular on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. as expected, the bali volcano is leading many asia—based newspapers on tuesday morning.

the straights times is one of those papers. its front page features this eerie image showing just how close the magma is to the surface of mt agung. the government continues to urge people living within a ten kilometre radius to evacuate immediately. chinese president xijinping's plan to flush the country with tourists by upgrading toilets is leading the china daily. president xi believes the construction of clean toilets will improve civilisation and quality of life, and in turn bring in those tourism dollars. and the front page of the south china morning post warns the number of unhealthy people in hong kong is on the rise. according to a health survey, half of hongkongers aged 15 or above are overweight or obese. and the number of people who drink alcohol has doubled over the past decade. now, kasia, what stories

are sparking discussions online? rico, president trump has once again whipped up a storm online, this time for comments he made at a meeting with native american world war two veterans. president trump praised the veterans before taking a swipe at democratic senator elizabeth warren, calling her pocahontas. it is far from the first time the president has used this name for ms warren, who identifies as having native american ancestry. the decision to repeat it in front of the veterans has certainly got people talking. pope francis is in myanmar on his first visit to a country widely accused of the ethnic cleansing of rohingya muslims. the pontiff met myanmar‘s army chief, who denied any religious discrimination in a military campaign in rakhine state. the bbc‘s south east asia correspondentjonathan head reports from yangon.

the passengers clank into yangon after a journey that has lasted 28 hours. these are roman catholics from an ethnic minority. they have come for a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity to see the pope. the congregation here at saint anthony's church, mainly used by the tamil community, has suddenly swollen. the hymns lifted by extra voices. this woman is 19, a student on herfirst ever visit to yangon. translation: i never imagined that he would come to my country. you can see hundreds and thousands of people here, who have travelled for days by train, i never

thought i would ever be in yangon. now i am here. just look at me and all these people. this is already a sign of change for the better. i am so sign of change for the better. i am so excited. this is a big moment for myanmar‘s small population of roman catholics, but a risky one for pope francis, in a country which has generated the largest refugee crisis this region has seen in a generation, but where there is very little sympathy for them. there have been big street protests here, but in support of the myanmar military, even after it was accused of ethnic cleansing, of driving hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims out of the country. the pope has already spoken out several times about their plight, but he has been warned not to even use the term during his visit. translation: the serb to make situation in myanmar is misunderstood by the international

community, so if he uses that word there will be strong reaction. he needs to look at the situation here 110w. needs to look at the situation here now. he needs to be aware that there are things he can say and things he should not say. buddhist monks have been amongst the strongest supporters of our research and, in tolera nt supporters of our research and, in tolerant nationalism in this country. that has affected other muslim communities, like this one in yangon. anti—muslim sentiment has been stirred up, but can a visiting pope do anything to help? we need such kind of voices. the voices of concern, from people who are impartial. he is colour blind. he is not speaking for any race or religion. in his mind, anybody who is victimised, he should speak for them. the build-up to this visit has caused expectations on many sites which the pope will find difficult to meet. this race course is a venue

for one of the masses he will hold, but speaking loudly about the rohingya risks offending his host, while failing to do so will disappoint those who have come to expect more from this unorthodox pontiff. earlier, 0liver slow of the frontier myanmar magazine told me about the excitement and anticipation about the pope's visit. yesterday, thousands of people took to the streets to welcome the pope down in yangon. thousands of christians have travelled across the country to come and see him but there were also a mixture of buddhists, as well. so there was a lot of excitement in the air. today he is expected to travel to meet with the leader, and then on wednesday, as jonathan with the leader, and then on wednesday, asjonathan said that, he will be addressing a at the stadium the outskirts of yangon. and there will be a lot of attention on what he has to say. a lot of people hoping he will bring a message of peace. this country has attracted a lot of negative headlines recently. but, as has been mentioned also,

there will be a lot of attention on whether he uses that word, rohingya. so what is your understanding? he has been advised to be very careful about using it, but we know that pope francis is outspoken, and he does speak his mind. what do you think he is going to say? yes, that's correct. so one of his leaving archbishops inside the country has said previously not to use that word. but he has spoken in defence of the rohingya before. he has shown moral leadership on a number of issues since he came to the forefront of power. so we just have to wait and see what happens, see how delicately he plays this. but it will be an interesting speech to watch. and it is also interesting because he will be going to the refugee camps, as well, in bangladesh. yes, he is expected to travel to bangladesh after this trip. he will be travelling to dhaka, and also travelling to cox ‘s bizarre, as well. —— cox's bazar.

yes, kasia, many people around the world are asking who is prince harry's fiance. we have had a number of eruptions this past weekend, as you may have heard. therefore, the level was switched from level three to level four, people have started to evacuate voluntarily. from the previous phase, when they evacuated in september, they have already become familiar with the camps, and so become familiar with the camps, and so the evacuation this time around was much smoother. and then, of course, on monday, the level was switched from level three to level four, and that prompted the official government evacuation of people. i am notfamiliar government evacuation of people. i am not familiar with the numbers of people who decided to stay. i think, actually, this time around, because the visual cues are much stronger, there is a lot of ash coming out

from the volcano, and in fact, the eruption has now switched from steam driven corruption is too full magmatic eruptions, so i think there isa magmatic eruptions, so i think there is a lot more motivation and visual cues for people to evacuate. so how have you and your organisation been helping with the evacuation automation so far? so i am part of the organisation which has been hosting the community relief effort, and of course, this community relief effort is formed by a number of local organisations, businesses and individuals, who are working really ha rd individuals, who are working really hard and trying to support the government's efforts now. and of course, with this eruption being very ash heavy, our highest priority is to procure and distribute masks. and is this the most important resource that you need, particularly in the evacuation centres? yes, definitely. i mean, of course the

evacuation can centres continue to require the usual food and blankets and whatnot, but a lot of these have been distributed the first time around, when the level was changed to level four. and so, while they continue needing to be replenished, some of these resources already exist. and so this time around the biggest change is the fact that there is a lot of ash coming out. and we have already previously distributed nearly 21,000 masks, and the government has also been distributing masks right now. but there is definitely a need for many, many more masks. because these masks, ina many more masks. because these masks, in a heavy ash fall, these masks, in a heavy ash fall, these masks only last a few hours, so you need to have more than one. we are continuing to monitor events there, and any sign of them and eruption we will bring you. many people around

the world are asking who is prince harry's fiance. well, meghan markle is possibly best known for her role in the american television series suits. she has also used her profile for charitable and women's causes. 0ur royal correspondent daniella relph has been finding out more about megan markle from those who know her. have you heard? there is breaking news out of london this morning. drum roll, please. prince harry and american actress meghan markle are engaged — yay! congratulations, harry and meghan. we don't know you, but congratulations. but we will all get to know meghan markle much better over the next few months. she is no ordinary royal fiancee. her early acting career was made up of small television and film parts, and adverts. there was also a stint opening the boxes on the tv programme deal or no deal. it's meghan markle! wow, you're pretty. good, you've hit on me. we can get it out of the way that i'm not interested. no, i'm sorry... ..before her big break in the legal drama suits. but she sometimes took issue with the way her character,

rachel zane, was portrayed. this season, every script seemed to begin with "rachel enters wearing a towel." and i said, "nope, not doing it anymore." not doing it. and i called the creator and i was like, "it's just gratuitous." we get it, you've already seen it once. so i think that, at a certain point, you feel empowered enough to just say no. meghan markle will bring something different to the british royalfamily. born and brought up here in the united states, she is a proud american, but she is also a campaigner with strong opinions and, if possible, she won't want her marriage to limit that side of her life. her humanitarian work has taken her around the world, here in rwanda. she's focused on gender equality. particularly as an advocate

for united nations women. it's really hands—on, being part of this. it feels really nice. i think her passion for other people and wanting to create social change is something, with that platform, can only be positive. but she'll be fine — she'll be great, in fact. meghan markle grew up in this affluent neighbourhood of los angeles, and went to a private catholic school. she is mixed—race, the daughter of divorced parents. her mother a yoga teacher, and her father a tv lighting director. in the early days of her relationship with prince harry, some of the media coverage unsettled them, prince harry releasing a statement suggesting coverage had racial undertones. it felt racist to me, like there was an attempt to make her seem like an outsider. so yeah, that was pretty startling. this will be a whole new world for meghan markle, swapping the small screen

for a far bigger stage. hello there. monday brought some of something a little milder. that is not a sign of things to come. during tuesday, and indeed the rest of the week, we are back into this feed of northerly winds all the way from the arctic. caldaire sweeping southwards right across the country. quite a few showers, as well, and weather showers have been falling through the early part of the morning there is certainly the risk of some icy stretches across parts of northern ireland and into scotland. take it easy on untreated roads and pavements. some of the showers across scotland will be wintry. some rain, some sleep, some hail and some snow, so mostly over high ground at this stage. showers are beginning to push into the east coast of england. but through the west coast of england, down in the midlands, a cold and frosty start in places with

temperatures of just cold and frosty start in places with temperatures ofjust one or two degrees at eight o'clock in the morning. showers continuing to feed across west wales, in the devon and cornwall. most of the showers will be falling as rain. a few showers across dorset, perhaps in the hampshire as well, but for east anglia and the south—east, a dry start, yes, but the chilly one. three, four or five degrees. start, yes, but the chilly one. three, four orfive degrees. a start, yes, but the chilly one. three, four or five degrees. a lot of crisp sunshine to come during the day on tuesday but the showers continue to feed in across eastern areas, drifting that bit further south, perhaps into east anglia, parts of the east midlands as the day goes on. the showers wintry, particularly over high ground. a few showers at west as well. even in the sunshine, feeling cold. five to eight degrees. now, as we go through tuesday night the showers continue to feed in across eastern areas. the showers wintry, mostly over high

ground, but perhaps starting to turn wintry to slightly lower levels at this stage. temperatures hovering around freezing or a touch below. there will be frost for some of us on wednesday morning. so this is how the weather pattern looks. high pressure to the west, low pressure to the east, that is what is feeding the northerly winds down across the country. strong, biting winds on wednesday, particularly the wood the east, where there will be again plentiful showers. late in the day we may even begin to see some sleet and snow to pretty low levels. some sunshine, as well, not as many showers at this stage in the west. three to seven degrees. that is your lot. thursday as similar day, but if anything a cold day still. some snow is possible to fairly low levels in the east. a few showers in the west as well. plenty of sunshine in between. but add on the strength of the wind, this is what it will feel like. many places feeling subzero during thursday. so through the rest of the week, a cold wind. yes, some crisp sunshine, but some wintry showers as well. i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story: in bali the airport remains closed and more local residents have been moved out of harms way as mount agung continues to threaten

to erupt. authorities say dark gas and ash have been billowing over 3000 metres above the mountain's summit. officials have warned residents to stay away. pope francis is on a visit to myanmar. he has met the army chief. all eyes are now on how he will address the plight of the rohingya muslims. and this story is trending on bbc.com: prince harry and the american actress meghan markle have announced their engagement in london. in an interview with the bbc, the couple spoke of how they knew from early on that they would end up together. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk.