i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: taking on china. president trump sets out his new strategy for dealing with america's global rivals. we do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but we will champion the values without apology. a high—speed train derails off a bridge near seattle. several people have been killed and around 100 injured. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the science of ageing. how to keep our lives on track as we all get older. and have yourself a zero—waste christmas. we look at the trend for low—impact festivities. it is 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london, and 8:00pm

in the evening in washington, dc, where president trump has been setting out his latest national security plan. at its heart — a commitment to put american interests first in dealing with the world. he singled out china and russia as foreign powers seeking to erode us prosperity, and he said the united states has no choice but to deal with the challenge from north korea. here is our north america editorjon sopel. for two years now, donald trump has talked incessantly about america first. today, in unveiling his national security strategy, he sought to give a slogan flesh and bones. and what he was keen to do was stress what a break with the recent past his election represented.

he was the change—maker. with this strategy i am announcing today, we are declaring that america is in the game, and america is going to win. but to seize the opportunities of the future, we must first understand the future, we must first understand the failures of the past. 0ur leaders engaged in nation—building abroad, while they failed to build—up and replenish our nation at home. the document says that russia and china want to shape a world antithetical to us values and interests. that is in line with the intelligence agencies‘ unanimous view of the threat posed by moscow, with their interference in last year's election. but the president notably didn't phrase it like that in his speech. we also face rival powers, russia and china, that seek to challenge american influence, values, and wealth. we will attempt to build a great

partnership with those and other countries, but in a manner that always protects our national interest. but, while we seek such opportunities of cooperation, we will stand up for ourselves, and we will stand up for our country like we have never stood up before. he rounded on kimjong—un‘s north korea, a problem that would be dealt with. he singled out pakistan for criticism, in its fight against terrorism. and new in this definition of national security was an emphasis on the importance of the economy and fair trade, again, central themes of trump the campaigner. for the first time, american strategy recognises recognises economic security is national security. gdp growth, which is way ahead of schedule under my administration, will be one of america's

truly greatest weapons. but the speech had nothing to say about climate change, something that barack 0bama had deemed a threat to national security. america has, in the past six months, experienced the worst hurricane season in decades, with terrible flooding in texas and puerto rico. it is now experiencing the most widespread forest fires in californian history, that some see as evidence of a changing climate. the document instead criticises the owner is regulation of things like the paris climate change deal, which this president has withdrawn the us from. donald trump won over this audience, and his supporters will like what they heard. but the rest of the world, well, they will want to study closely what he said, and what he does. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. and we will have more reaction on donald trump's speech injust a few minutes. our other top story this hour: a high—speed passenger train has derailed in the united states.

three people are so far confirmed dead. carriages fell from a bridge onto a busy highway south of seattle. about 100 people have been taken to hospital. james cook has more. disaster struck on the very first run of a new express service from seattle to portland. some passengers were asleep, others were drinking coffee, when the train careered off the track onto the busy motorway below. survivors spoke of a rocking and creaking, noise as the engine took the curve at speed, followed by crashing and screaming. ijust grabbed onto the train in front of me for dear life. my laptop went flying, phone went flying. people were screaming, it was crazy. train 501 was operated by amtrak, the major us rail company, which said there were some 78 passengers and five crew members on board.

police say the crash happened at 7:40am, the height of the morning rush—hour, on the is. multiple cars and trucks were struck by train cars that went down onto the road. the people that were in all the vehicles, even though when you see the pictures, it's pretty horrific, at this point nobody in any of the vehicles is a fatal. the express was taking a new, faster route from seattle to portland for the first time. safety concerns about the project were still being raised as recently as two weeks ago, and people who live nearby are now demanding a nswe i’s. well, i'm just wondering if they did any dry runs on this, before the passengers aboard. that's my only concern. but yeah, it's a terrible thing. this is the latest in a series of deadly rail accidents in the united states. president trump's initial response has been to use the crash to push his plan to improve american infrastructure, but it is far too early to say what actually caused this tragedy. james cook, bbc news, los angeles. in the last hour, the emergency services gave an update from the scene of the crash. jay sumerlin, pierce county fire

chief, explained the complex situation they faced. you know, it is shocking, just like anybody else. it is actually kind of surreal. you look at it, we do training, and something like this, where train cars are precariously dangling over a freeway, that is something we do tabletops on, and everybody comes in, usually that is not going to happen. well, here we are, it is exactly what happened. so iam glad are, it is exactly what happened. so i am glad we trained at that level, worst case, because today was one of those days. also making news: south africa's ruling anc party has chosen cyril ramaphosa to be its next leader. he beat his main rival, the ex—wife of the current president, jacob zuma, by a narrow margin. it is now almost certain he will be the country's next leader. mr ramaphosa, a former trade unionist, is the current deputy president, and has promised to fight corruption. 0ur africa editor fergal keane says his rise to power is potentially a huge step forward for his country. cyril ramaphosa campaign for the

post of party president, promising to route out corruption, to restore the kind of moral values associated with the party of nelson mandela and those great anti— apartheid campaigners. now, you have to look at this result and take into the account the fact that is deputy president was a strong loyalist of president was a strong loyalist of president zuma, so at one level his scope for radical change, radical tackling of corruption, is going to be limited. the united states has vetoed a resolution at the united nations security council, calling for the reversal of any decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. the measure, which had been proposed by egypt, was approved by the other 1a members, before the us rejection. america's un ambassador nikki haley said her country would not be told by anyone where it could put its embassy. india's ruling bjp party has won the state election in gujarat, but with a reduced majority. the party, which controls

the national government, took 99 of the 182 seats. the outcome will please india's prime minister, narendra modi, who held 38 rallies to support bjp candidates during the campaign in his home state. fans have been paying tribue to the k—pop star kim jong—hyun, who was found dead at an apartment in seoul. the first indications are that he took his own life. the 27—year—old was a member of the popular band shinee. tributes have been made on social media with fans praising his talent and kindness. and a number of recordings featuring his performances have now gone back to the top of the korean charts. britain's new aircraft carrier the queen elizabeth is leaking. it was scheduled for repair and a spokesman has insisted it will not prevent her from sailing again early in the new year. more now on our main news this

hour — president trump outlining his new national security strategy. earlier i spoke to our washington correspondent david willis, and i asked him whether mr trump views china and russia as threats to the economic dominance of the us. he does, rico, and interestingly perhaps, he used softer language in talking about russia than actually appears in the national security strategy document itself. but nonetheless, he called russia and china rivals, and he said they were seeking to challenge american influence, and expand the reach of their economic models. the thrust, though, of the speech by president trump was "america first." it's a thing that was of course the centrepiece of his successful run for office. he talks about protecting the united states, boosting its prosperity, and giving it a global edge. but this will be a more muscular engagement than that

of his predecessors with other countries in the world. president trump, for example, wants a level playing field when it comes to trade agreements. and he wants to see some reimbursement from those wealthy countries that america currently protects. the indian prime minister, narendra modi, is in the southern state of kerala to meet the families of victims killed in a devastating cyclone which struck there two weeks ago. nearly seventy people died when cyclone 0khi hit the south—west indian coast, and some 500 fishermen are still missing at sea. from kerala, here's our india correspondent sanjoy majumder. they are mourning the dead, and others may never come back. special services are being held in churches across kerala for hundreds of fishermen, missing since the cyclone hit the coast more than two weeks

ago. a tragedy that has devastated communities all along this coast. at this fishing village, a vigil right by the beach. translation: they left early in the morning, 16 of them, ends three votes. —— in three boats. this woman's husband and brother we re this woman's husband and brother were among them but with every passing day she is losing hope of finding them alive. now, i know they will not come back. they must be dead. ijust will not come back. they must be dead. i just want their bodies. will not come back. they must be dead. ijust want their bodies. i just want to give them a decent burial. this part of india has not been hit by a cyclone in 100 years, so been hit by a cyclone in 100 years, so the fishermen were caught com pletely so the fishermen were caught completely offguard. warnings had been issued by the authorities, but it was too late. they were already

out at sea. most of the fishermen travel out to sea in little boats such as this one. the travel deep into the sea, sometimes spending several days before coming back. now, even on a day that the sea is as calm as it is today, it is still chow. as calm as it is today, it is still choppy, it is quite unsteady. so you can imagine, when there are strong winds or a storm that hits you, you have little or no chance of survival. this is now the largest sea rescue operation launched by india since the asian tsunami of 2004. a india since the asian tsunami of 200a. a search for survivors across the vast arabian sea and indian 0cean, all the way up to the maldives. but many believe that the authorities reacted late, that a lot more people have been affected than is officially reported. the sea has a lwa ys is officially reported. the sea has always sustained these fishing communities. they have defended on it for everything. —— depended on it. now, it has wrecked their lives and shaken their faith.

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: could you have a waste—free christmas? we'll meet the expert who thinks we all can. also on the programme: in an ever—ageing world, we visit california to see how they are embracing the challenge of active life in old age. after eight months on the run, saddam hussein has been tracked down and captured by american forces. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict that has claimed over 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of serbia, bosnia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border

was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life. the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: president trump says the united states faces a new era of competition with rival powers such as china and russia. several people have been killed and more than 100 others injured after a passenger train crashed off a bridge near seattle. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world.

india's business standard leads on the result of key state elections in india. it says "bjp wins," but the opposition congress party doesn't lose, after prime minister narendra modi's bjp held on to his home state of gujarat, but by a narrower margin than last time. alongside its other stories, the philippines' daily inquirer has an update on the aftermath of tropical storm kai tak. it has this arresting photograph of the damage and says rescuers are still looking for 46 missing villagers. the japan times has news of a new celebrity who has taken up residence in tokyo, xiang xiang, the first baby panda in the city's ueno zoo in 29 years, was unveiled to the media before her first public appearance on tuesday. some extreme tourism trending.

pictures of a chinese passenger aircraft apparently landing in antarctica have been creating a bit of a stir on line. the 22 people on board are reported to be the first chinese tourists to make a direct flight to the frozen continent. they started in south africa before briefly touching down on an ice—runway, and then taking off again for another six hour trip to the south pole. china says it means tourists will no longer need to ask other countries for visas before heading to the antarctic. and you can see more of that video at bbc.com/news. christmas, a time for family, friends, and festivities. it also involves a lot of food and presents. with the celebrations comes a lot of waste, and it's become a global issue. more than a billion tons of food is wasted every year. just over a quarter of the world's agricultural land is used to produce food that's wasted or lost. food waste also accelerates global warming, producing the equivalent of 3.3 billion of tons of carbon dioxide every year. almost a decade ago, bea johnson and her family, adopted a zero waste lifestyle.

since then, she started a blog and wrote the best seller zero waste home, inspiring others to live more simply and reduce the amount of waste they produced. earlier, i wasjoined by bea johnson herself. i began by asking what inspired her to change to her lifestyle. back in 2006 we read some books and watched some documentaries that made my husband and i thinking about the future we are going to leave behind for our kids and that is what gave us the motivation to have a zero waste home. taking a look at what you brought here to the studio, the amount of waste that you produce each year is an incredibly small amount. is it really all in that bottle? yes, this is the trash we produce between october 2016 and october 2017. oh my goodness. how do you manage it? to put all of the waste you have

produced into that small bottle? in my book, i propose a methodology of five rules. it is to refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and rot. that is how we get to this. also you have this here and some toothbrushes? these are items you could actually give as a gift as a zero waste gift to your friends. this is a refillable pen that you simply refill with liquid ink, with a piston. and then eveyrone uses toothbrushes, so why not give one that is 100% compostable. it is made in taipei actually. can i have that, i can give it as a christmas gift to ym office mates.. now that you are here in asia, bea, are asians changing their lifestyle to zero waste? sorry? you are visiting in asia and travelling around, are asians changing their lifestyle to zero waste? yes, obviously it is an international issue, it is a global issue and we have been inspired, we have inspired thousands and thousands of people to adopt a zero waste lifestyle and there are some of them that even have even started zero waste companies around this. this is progress for us in asia, but let's talk about christmas. can you share with us some tips

on how to reduce waste in the holiday season? if you apply the five rules in order. reduce it, you don't need to give a lot in order to make a gesture. especially if we talk about food waste, i think it is very important to think about reducing and just buy what you need. you can also bring your own containers like bags orjust to buy your food. and you can offer or give the gift of reusables. handkerchiefs or a cloth bag which you can use to buy a sandwich on the go, awesome! you have everything you need! i try to also make the first step. this is one of the first gets for my office mates and i am not packaging it in christmas wrapper, is that a good initiative? yes, kudos there.

however i would highly recommend that instead of giving the gift of stuff, you give the gift of experiences. those are the things that make life richer, that are greatly appreciated and they strengthen bonds between people and family members. as the world's population continues to grow, it also gets, on average, older. the united nations predicts that the number of people aged 60 or over will more than triple by the end of this century to stand at 3.1 billion. now we're having to work out how to care for a new generation of what's being called "super agers." in the first of a series of reports our medical correspondent fergus walsh has been to california to see how the issue is being tackled. on your marks... to me, i don't think about age as being a handicap. set...

it's just a process. you live, you die. so, why not live? irene 0'bera is 8a. she makes old age look like an irrelevance. irene's been breaking world records for four decades. it takes effort. when she's not training at this track near san francisco, she's in the gym. her philosophy is simple. live the life you love, and love the life you lead. and a quitter never wins, and a winner never quits. and i want to be a winner. we're living in an ageing world. by 2050, the number of people aged 65 and over is projected to triple globally to 1.5 billion. in the uk, the number of people aged 80 and over is projected to more

than double to 7.5 million by 2050. and the number of centenarians to increase sixfold to 911,000. it's a whole body movement... so, what can we do to increase our chances of spending those extra years in good health, like irene? it's not just about exercising the body, but also the mind. that's because keeping the brain active can lower the risk of developing dementia. ijoined a french language class in berkeley, across the bay from san francisco, where all the students are in their seventies. my mother had alzheimer's. so, i mean, there's part of me doesn't want that to happen to me. i do believe that, erm, intellectual stimulation is important. and science may be able to help. in the hills above silicon valley sits the buck institute. researchers there are working on how to delay the way our bodies age. this is our building... this could increase the healthy years of life, free of conditions

like cancer, arthritis or heart disease. we predict that there will be drugs that will treat ageing, instead of each disease individually. people themselves would be able to look forward to the last decade of their life still being vibra nt, engaged, healthy. just like irene, who challenged me to a friendly race. she can run 100m only seven seconds slower than usain bolt. so, despite my 27—year advantage, the winner was never in doubt. that was fantastic. so, i'vejust been beaten by an 84—year—old, but i've been beaten by a super—ager — and i think that's pretty inspiring. thank you! fergus walsh, bbc news, california.

i hope i can still run like her in my 80s. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. thank you for watching. we will take a look at corporate japan. the biggest names in business have made headlines this year for all the wrong reasons. we will look at how scandals made perfect is no sentiment in 2008 in. —— may affect business sentiment in 2018. and before we go, let's take a look at these pictures. the japan times has news of a new celebrity who has taken up residence in tokyo, xiang xiang, the first baby panda in the city's ueno zoo in 29 years, was unveiled to the media before her first public appearance on tuesday. she looks pretty at home, doesn't she? thanks for watching. hello.

high—pressure can bring a fairly settled spell of weather at any time of year and certainly we have a high pressure dominating the scene across a good three quarters of the british isles, not doing just enough to keep the fronts at bay in the far north and north—west of scotland, as you will see. what it can mean is that we start the days on a fairly chilly note. that is not my great concern as we get into the first part of tuesday. it is just how dense the fog is going to be and how widespread that dense fog could well be. i am highlighting a number of areas there. bbc local radio is a good source of local information as to how it will affect your journey. 0n the bigger picture, there are islands of fog that we had quite widely across england and wales and that is not the only source of poor visibility. 0bviously that frontal system coming in with the rain won't help matters, high ground helping to lift the temperatures, in fact down on the shores of the murray firth it will be 13 or 1a degrees. the peaks and western side of wales coming to the south—west could all be affected by some hill fog.

despite the fact that the shield of fog lifts across southern england, it could linger in east anglia and the south—east for the greater part of the day. it could well be that we see a return of some of that fog as we start the new day on wednesday. more patchy perhaps, but still the odd pocket of dense fog and you only need one pocket to ruin your day. this frontal system makes slow progress down and across the british isles as we get on through the day on wednesday. bringing with it the possibility of some rain, i don't think there will be an awful lot, although it may be enhanced. that frontal system waving its way across the heart of the british isles during the day. to either side, it is essentially still relatively mild, but as the frontal system comes further south, the milder airs will tend to be confined over the southern parts of britain, maybe something slightly colderjust making its presence felt across northern parts of scotland and into northern ireland. i think single figure temperatures but not perishingly cold, the breeze is coming across the top end of a new developing area of high pressure as we close out the week. then further south,

that band of cloud, the old weather front tending to dissipate and maybe the odd spot of rain on the far side. but we close out the week on a relatively dry note. then further south, that band of cloud, the old weather front tending to dissipate and maybe the odd spot of rain on the far side. but we close out the week on a relatively dry note. take care. you are watching bbc news. our top story: donald trump warns that america faces a new era of competition with global powers like china and russia. in a speech outlining his national security plan for america, he also said the us had no choice but to deal with the challenge from north korea, although he didn't outline how. several people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a passenger train derailed from a bridge near the us city of seattle. and this video is trending on bbc.com: china says it has flown its first tourist

flight to the south pole. 22 people were on board thejet, which made its way from south africa to antarctica. china says the trip opens the way for more visa—free travel to the frozen continent. that is all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the bbc has learned that inmates at liverpool prison are being kept in the worst living conditions inspectors have ever seen.