i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: more violent protests across the middle east after donald trump recognises jerusalem as the capital of israel. israel's prime minister says it's time for everyone to accept the change. i think the sooner the palestinians come to grips with this reality, the sooner we come to grips with this reality, the sooner we will move towards peace. venezuela's president maduro says he is banning the main opposition parties from next year's presidential election after they boycotted the latest mayoral polls. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: a stark warning from the nobel peace prize winner — could mutually assured nuclear destruction be one impulsive tantrum away? a calculated military escalation could lead to the indiscriminate murder of civilians. and just why did this elephant get so angry when it came across this bus in china?

good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and 2 in the morning injerusalem where donald trump's decision to recognise the city as the capital of israel is continuing to cause unrest. there've been clashes in the west bank and gaza. elsewhere, tear gas was used against protestors outside the us embassy in beirut. but israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, made it clear he backed donald trump's decision — telling palestinians to ‘get to grips with reality‘. our arab affairs editor sebastian usher reports. tear gas was fired into a crowd of around 1,000 protesters in beirut as they tried to reach the us

embassy this morning. effigies of president trump and us flags were burned by angry groups of palestinian refugees and lebanese activists. translation: we are here to tell the us embassy, the embassy of the aggressor, thatjerusalem is arab, was arab and it will stay arab. large rallies have been held in the moroccan capital, rabat. and in cairo too. as protesters try to build momentum across the region against president trump's decision. in istanbul, thousands turned out to hear president erdogan launch a blistering attack on president trump and israel. translation: israel is a terrorist state. yes, terrorist. we will not abandonjerusalem to the mercy of a state that kills children. that earned him a fierce riposte from the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, who said

he wasn't used to receiving lessons on morality from a leader who bombs kurdish villages. he also had a message onjerusalem. it has always been our capital. jerusalem has never been the capital of any other people. the sooner the palestinians come to grips with this reality, the sooner we move towards peace. but as clashes again broke out near the fence between gaza and israel, many fear that president trump's move will reignite extremist violence. well a spokesperson for the us vice—president, mike pence said it was "unfortu nate" that the palestinian president mahmoud abbas was declining to meet mr pence because the us has recognised jerusalem as israel's capital. the us ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, believes this recognition

will achieve peace. when you recognise the truth, when both parties recognise reality, peace comes and let's just... let's just the true reality of the situation. we are living in a reality thatjerusalem is the capital of israel but when you notice the president spoke, he made it very clear. he didn't talk about boundaries or borders or any of that because the final status of jerusalem is between the palestinians and israelis. it's not for the americans to decide so we are doing what we do in every other country, israel should be though different, and we will continue to support peace process. nikki haley there, saying the us is committed to supporting the peace process, but the decision over jerusalem should ultimately be left to the israelis and the palestinians. i put this point to our north america correspondent david willis. the united states is making clear that it remains committed to peace in the middle east but it's going to

be an uphill battle, particularly given this snub of vice president mike pence. he was standing behind donald trump when he made that controversial announcement about jerusalem last week and mr trump indeed went on to say that mike pence would be sent to the middle east to reaffirm america's ties to its partners there. now, mike pence was due to meet with with mahmoud abbas in bethlehem in a week but that will not be happening. the palestinians are saying they have no interest indeed in talking with the united states until such time as the donald trump reverses his controversial decision last week. mike pence's spokesman, in a statement, said that that was u nfortu nate, statement, said that that was unfortunate, as he put it, u nfortu nate unfortunate, as he put it, unfortunate that the palestinians we re unfortunate that the palestinians were walking away from an opportunity to discuss the future of

the region. given the global condemnation and the protests in the region and elsewhere, this clearly remains a very difficult decision, difficult announcement for the americans to get past this time. absolutely. where do they go from here? that, i think, absolutely. where do they go from here? that, ithink, is absolutely. where do they go from here? that, i think, is a bit unclear. we heard from nikki haley that this decision in her view will move the ball forward, as she put it, towards the goal of peace in the middle east but the status of jerusalem remains, of course, crucial to the conflict between israelis and palestinians. the palestinians continue to see occupied east jerusalem palestinians continue to see occupied eastjerusalem as the capital of their future state and the very fact that they have now effectively walked away from the negotiating table makes, i think,

the prospect of peace in the middle east or the more difficult for the trump administration to hope to attain. david willis. also making news today. the winner of this year's nobel peace prize has warned that the world could be just ‘one impulsive ta ntrum' away from nuclear destruction. beatrice fihn made the comments while accepting the award in oslo on behalf of her organisation, the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. she was apparently referring to current tensions and the trading of insults between the united states and north korean presidents. a moment of panic or carelessness, a misconstrued comment or a boost ego could easily lead us to the destruction of entire cities. a calculated military escalation could lead to the indiscriminate murder of civilians. firefighters across southern california say they're getting the upper hand in containing some

of the wildfires which have broken out across the state. however, severalfires north of los angeles are still burning out of control. one person is known to have been killed, and more than two hundred thousand people have been forced to leave their homes. this is zaira wasim, one of india's leading actresses, who says she was sexually harassed while on board a flight from delhi to mumbai. the 17—year—old star of the hit movie dangal said a male passenger who was sitting behind her started to rub her with his feet while she was trying to sleep. the claims caused an outcry in india, and a 39—year—old man has now been arrested. the airline, air vistara, has promised to carry out a detailed investigation. and with christmas just a fortnight away, we thought we'd share these nativity scenes with you. what makes them a little bit different is that they're all sculpted from sand.

they're on display in the italian town ofjesolo, not far from venice. it took a team of ten artists many hours to turn a thousand cubic metres of sand into these masterpieces. but they won't be around forever, they'll be destroyed in february. the internet — whether it's social media or shopping online — is a presence in most of our lives — and its dominance among children is becoming more apparent. but new research from unicef is warning that too little is being done to protect them from the dangers of the digital world. every day 176,000 children go online for the first time. young people aged between 15 and 2a are the most connected age group. worldwide, 71% are online compared with 48% of the total population.

african youth are the least connected, with around 3 out of 5 youth offline, compared tojusti in 25 in europe. the online world is dominated by english language websites — approximately 56% are in english. sexual abuse is a big concern. more than 9 in 10 child sexual abuse urls identified globally are hosted in five countries — canada, france, the netherlands, the russian federation and the united states. there's lots to discuss — let's speak to laurence chandy, unicef‘s director of data, research and policy. he's in our new york studio. 0bviously child sex abuse is a key concern. how is the internet exposing children to this? u nfortu nately, exposing children to this? unfortunately, the internet has

become a one—stop shop for the sexual abuse of children, a place where children at of sexually did, it is where businesses can be organised, it's whether material can be ultimately advertised and distributed, all with a high degree of anonymity. and all that means the whole business of sexual exploitation of children has become more profitable and children are therefore increasingly at risk. there are some aspects of the web which support this, including the anonymous payment platforms and encrypted platforms by which material can be spared —— spread. i believe some of your viewers may be seeing some footage right now which unicef has provided of a 12—year—old girl from the philippines who was coerced into performing sexually explicit acts on line for extremely modest payments. 0ne explicit acts on line for extremely modest payments. one of the

customers from the us ultimately travelled to the philippines to visit her and attempted to rape her before the authorities in the philippines thankfully were able to rescue the girl. this is very serious. we are hoping to show you that clip but for viewers, you can watch it on line on the unicef website. it is a deeply disturbing story indeed. what's disturbing as most of child sex abuse sites are actually hosted out of five countries that we mentioned earlier. the netherlands, the us, canada, france and the russian federation. so why is that specifically and should the government of these countries shoulder most of the responsibilities to keep children safe ? responsibilities to keep children safe? 0r responsibilities to keep children safe? or is it not quite that simple? the truth is, we don't fully understand why there is this great concentration. the statistic you are talking about we have sourced from the internet watch foundation who

speculate the reason is in those countries, one can distribute material on line at very low cost with high speed and a high degree of anonymity but we don't exactly know and that captures so much of the problem of protecting children on line because the risks are continuing to evolve and expand and regulators are unfortunately behind the curve. you ask a good question about whose fault is this and i think there is plenty of blame to go around. it starts with policymakers and regulators and also corporations. the companies is platforms are often used to spread explicit material of children. and again, this is not a straightforward issue. there are some deep questions to ask about what the responsibility of those funds are. i would go back to this key point that the internet

was not built with children in mind but they are among the most frequent users today. laurence chandy from unicef on that report out today, thank you so much to joining unicef on that report out today, thank you so much tojoining us. the venezuelan president has banned opposition parties from taking part in next it was my collections. it was after opposition parties boycotted mayoral elections. they we re boycotted mayoral elections. they were boycotted by the three principal parties and nicolas maduro said only the parties which took pa rt said only the parties which took part in sunday's vote would be allowed to put forward presidential candidates. despite the worsening economy, the socialist party is expected to voter apathy is expected to be high.

the major opposition parties have said they won't participate in these elections. they say the electoral system is flawed. but there are some smaller candidates that are being put forward, and that's a problem. the opposition is divided and it is in tatters, so it is expected to strengthen the government's hand ahead of presidential elections next year. there may not be any protests, but life here is still hard. hyperinflation, food, medicine shortages, and queues for basics like bread rule people's lives. they're fed up. they might not want the government but they don't think the opposition can offer an alternative. all they want to do is live their lives. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. still to come— the worst was when i didn't eat for two days. i cannot

survive to get the mix of the dog. we give a modern victim of slavery who said she felt nothing but abuse when she took a job in brazil. strong winds and heavy snowfall, how is europe coping with this sudden onset of winter? john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil. and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression.

elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories. there've been more violent protests across the middle east after donald trump recognised jerusalem as the capital of israel. israel's prime minister has said it's time for palestinians to "get to grips" with the change. the winner of this year's nobel peace prize has warned —— let's take a look at some front

pages from around the world. the straits times picks up on our top story about the continuing reaction to president trump's declaration on friday about jerusalem. it leads with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's suggestion to the palestinians that they "come to grips with reality". the south china morning post also leads with another story we're been talking about in the programme — the nobel peace prize awards in oslo yesterday and the warning about north korea from the winners, the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. it quotes the campaign head beatrice fihn saying the world is in an extremely dangerous situation. and the philippine star reveals that philippine president duterte is seeking to extend martial law in the southern island of mindanao for a further year. the paper quotes his spokesperson as saying that the safety of filipinos is of "paramount concern" for the president. that is also some of the papers.

now, what stories are sparking discussions online? this video of an elephant attacking a bus in china is proving popular on our website. it's not clear why it took such a dislike to the vehicle after wandering out of a forest in the south—western yunan province, but you'll be glad to know that neither the elephant, nor anyone on board the bus, was hurt, although the windscreen did need replacing! and you can see more of that on bbc.com/news. for many filipinos, working overseas in domestic service is seen as an attractive way of making a living. but while the vast majority of employers are fair and trustworthy, not everyone who finds work in a foreign land is treated well. this is the story of one young woman from the philippines who travelled to brazil, only to find a life of virtual slavery.

i want to iwant tojump i want tojump on the i want to jump on the seventh floor because i can't accept what our experience here. —— what i. my my worst state —— day is when i didn't eat for two days so didn't have the ability to survive, to get the meat to the dog, so i cook the food for the dog, so sometimes i make sure that when i cook it, i get half for me. there was one time that my employer is smiling at me and she said that i don't have respect because that time i argue about how,

if you don't like me, send the back to the philippines, because i decided to go home to the philippines. then after that, she go out and i found philippines. then after that, she go out and ifound out philippines. then after that, she go out and i found out that the door was locked. so i was scared because why did she locked the door? i ask myself if this is, for me or i don't know, because i am not a perfect person, so why? much of northern europe is in the grip of blizzard—like conditions and widespread disruption. this was frankfurt airport in germany, where dozens of flights

were delayed and cancelled. specialised snow—clearing equipment was used to make the aircraft and runways safe for take—off and landing, but hundreds of passengers were still affected. problems also in switzerland — a country used to some heavy snowfall — struggled to keep the roads clear. there were also flight cancellations and delays in the netherlands with some rail services cancelled after problems on the lines. winds gusting at up to iaokm/h and temperatures as low as —10 degrees celsius have also caused disruption in france and across britain. richard lister reports on the impact here in the uk. much of britain looked like a christmas card today. scotland and northern england had been expecting snow, but this was buckinghamshire, and on the ground, it wasn't pretty. breakdowns and blizzards on the m25 near gerrards cross made for slow going, in slippery conditions. 0n the asa near newbury, two stuck lorries meant the southbound carriageway

had to be closed. but in wales, some smaller communities were cut off entirely and thousands of people lost power. this was llangollen today. this is by far the worst i've ever seen. it's probably the worst snow i've ever seen, to be honest. it's certainly about a foot deep around. in the midlands, they'd hoped gritters would be enough to keep the roads safe, but in redditch, they needed snowploughs. it's been a long day for breakdown services like the rac, which has been getting five calls a minute. i had problems starting it. i tried starting it last night and this morning. itjust won't have it. mark says everything he's dealt with today has been weather—related. 0nly travel if you really have to. if you are going to travel, make sure you have good things

on you like a fully charged phone and warm clothing in case you do get stuck, because you may get stuck in traffic for hours and hours. this is just one of an estimated 25,000 breakdowns across the uk today. that's15% more than usual, everything from flat batteries to people stuck in their drives because of snow. and it's notjust motorists who've been having problems. hundreds of flights were cancelled. heathrow, luton and stansted were among the airports affected. and there were unhappy passengers at east midlands airport, too. a bit frustrated. a lot of wasted time this morning. they could have told us when we checked in that the flight was cancelled. we've been waiting around for about six, seven hours. a p&0 ferry with 300 passengers on board ran aground in calais due to high winds. no—one was hurt, and it was refloated, but this was a day to stay at home. and maybe do some of this — skiing in shropshire. snowmen, sledging and snowballs in nottingham.

but what looks like fun on sunday afternoon could look very different on monday morning at rush hour. gritters will be out in force through the night, preparing for another difficult day to come. sharanjit, the temperature in london is just above freezing. the snow was so bad that some members of our production team were unable to get into work. i'm going to regret asking but what's the weather like in singapore? well as you can see behind me with the singapore skyline, it will be a lovely sunny day, a balmy 26 degrees, but i have to admit some of us degrees, but i have to admit some of us have got a little bit of snow envy. you have been watching newsday. it was a cold and wintry weekend,

some is seeing the most notable we have had in four years, lots of things coming in from our weather watchers, this one in leicestershire showing the depth of the snow there, things were cut across many central parts the country, this one from shropshire. in terms of snow depths, we have had 33 centimetres of snow in mid wales, widely over ten centimetres, it has caused significant disruption and during monday morning, ice is going to be the main hazard during the taringa des aaron finch in area of low pressure affecting portugal, spain and france in the northern edge of that could bring some heavy rain and strong wind back into south—east england, perhaps snow and sleet mixed in but ice developing quite widely during monday morning so for the rush hour i do take care on the road, there could well be slippery surfaces around. monday morning, we will see the mix of rain, sleet, snow across the south—east, the

winds picking up but away from the south—east of england their rhyce britek conditions but a cold starts of the day certainly with temperatures well down in the minus double—digit in parts of the countryside. punt road across northern england, watch out for icy stretches and across northern ireland and scotland too and northerly breeze bringing in some snow showers during the day. through monday, eventually the rain, sleet, snow will ease from the south—east, the wind is true, away from the south—east lots of dry weather and wintry sunshine though temperatures will struggle to get very much above freezing and who will continue to see some rain, sleet, snow showers across northern ireland and northern parts of scotland. 0vernight one or two coastal showers in the far north, west and east. the bulk of the rain clears from the south—east and again, very cold into the early hours of tuesday morning, we could see temperatures as low as —12 degrees, to kelly where you have the lying snow around and the clear skies. the freezing fog patches lightly on tuesday, stubborn to play

through the day. if you don't see the fog you will see the wintry sunshine from the word go, another cold day particularly across central and eastern parts of the country, one or two degrees here. slightly milder weather moving in from the west with the cloud and some rain, it is courtesy of this weather front through tuesday night into wednesday, it should play eastwards into the country to what will bring a spell of rain and wind during wednesday but things will turn a little bit milder through the middle pa rt little bit milder through the middle part of the week with the return of some heavy showers and perhaps a hail around as well but temperatures around three bachar ii hail around as well but temperatures around three bachar 11 degrees. — l. i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said it's time for palestinians to accept the reality thatjerusalem is israel's capital. there were more violent protests across the middle east in response to us president donald trump's decision to recognisejerusalem as israel's capital. venezuela's leader nicolas maduro says he is banning the main opposition parties from standing in next year's presidential election. he said only parties which took part in sunday's mayoral elections would be allowed to participate.

and this video is trending on bbc.com. it's of an elephant attacking a bus in south—west china. it's not really clear why it took such a dislike to the vehicle, but you'll be glad to know that neither the elephant nor anyone on board the bus was hurt. that's all from me now. stay with us on bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for a special edition of hardtalk