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in the morning here at singapore. the united nations says fighting has resumed the eastern ghouta despite a humanitarian pause. it would hope the daily five—hour cease—fire ordered by the syrian ally russia would allow civilians to leave. at the united nations says a collapse before it was due to expire. nearly 400,000 people are trapped in a region which has been besieged by the government since 2013. our middle east editorjeremy bowen has the details. it was supposed to be a chance to get some aid into eastern ghouta, but the temporary ceasefire, at best, was ragged. no civilians left down the newly designated safe corridors. once again in syria, the russians are setting the pace. this russian officer, stationed in the humanitarian corridor,

claimed armed opposition groups were stopping civilians leaving. the day turned into a demonstration of russian power in syria. theirjets were in the sky, and their soldiers, alongside the syrians, were on patrol and they showed off clinics for displaced people. the humanitarian pause was president putin's decision, not the un's. he seems to have put aside the un resolution calling for a 30 day ceasefire. the people of eastern ghouta are being failed by international diplomacy. eastern ghouta is big, about the size of manchester, a mix of farms and concrete suburbs. the 400,000 people there have spent most of the last week in cellars. the russian humanitarian pause won't be enough to silence critics of their military operations in syria. the plan to suspend shelling from 9:00am in the morning to 2:00pm

seems to have broken down on the first day. persuading civilians it's safe to leave will be difficult. the un ceasefire is not close to coming into effect. it's supposed to last for 30 days, right across syria. jihadists like al-qaeda are excluded, but the russians have said that all armed opposition groups are terrorists. the ceasefire resolution has no start time, at russian insistence, and that is a fatal flaw. this was eastern ghouta today, filmed by a local resident. humanity, love asserts itself in the most desperate places. and this was 24 hours earlier. another assertion of humanity, white helmets civil defence risking their lives to rescue children after an air strike. war is the reality in syria.

since it started, every ceasefire has failed, and nothing suggests the latest attempt will be any different. jeremy bowen, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take a look now at some of the day's other news. president donald trump's son—in—law jared kushner will no longer be receiving top secret briefings and that's according to us media, which reports that his security clearance has been downgraded. earlier, ispoke downgraded. earlier, i spoke your north american correspondent and i asked him what led to this. a couple of weeks ago, robert porter, another senior member of donald trump's team and had to resign from hisjob after allegations of domestic abuse. he had the same security interim clea ra nce had the same security interim clearance that the president's son—in—law has had and there were claims that the time that mr parker

might have held himself open to potential blackmail because of his private life. it's a very sensitive position to be in the upper edge lines of the white house, and certainly involves access to top—secret documents. it won't any more. and the president's daily briefing, will it change the way he operates everyday in the white house? according to his lawyer, no won't. although it's difficult how he could be a syria adviser or especially on foreign affairs, he's been working on issues to do with mexico, china and the middle east and the dealing with the president directly on that. presumably he won't have the same access as the president will have two key information on those important issues. and we know that mr kushner has got a lot of question mark hanging over him when it comes to things like the russian probe. he made a number of omissions in his security clearance application last

year. are there just too many issues, too many concerns about him to let him back into the inner circle? what we don't know is of any specific issues that might be holding up his clearance. you are right, he has lived and lives a complicated life. before entering the white house, he was a businessman dealing with overseas countries, dealing with big business. he has a lot to potentially investigate. we have not been given details of any specific problem but clearly, after 13 months, it's a long time and that's why the chief of staff, john kelly dummett has decided to draw a line not only with mr kushner book with other members of the upper echelons of the white house as well. as recently as november, we understood there were several dozen people in there were several dozen people in the same position but obviously cheery kushner is the highest profile individual with access to the president that this is affecting. also making news today.

the german government says a court ruling allowing cities to ban older diesel vehicles would not entail any change overnight, and could still be avoided. the decision, by the main administrative court, is expected to affect around seventy cities in germany where nitrogen dioxide levels exceed eu limits. myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, faces a new warning from three women, who like her, are nobel peace prize winners. shirin ebadi from iran, te—wack—kol karmaan from yemen, and maraid maguire from the uk visited the camps housing the rohingya. the laureates implored mynamar‘s civilian leader to condemn the violence or face prosecution. the appeal to our sister but she wa ke the appeal to our sister but she wake up. if she couldn't stop all this crime, she has to resign now! joseph yun, the us special

envoy to north korea, is leaving his job this week. the decision by the south korean born yun comes just hours after president donald trump again rejected talks to resolve the north korean nuclear crisis, unless conditions are met. the white house says a replacement will nominated soon. monica lewinsky, the former white house intern who had an affair with former president bill clinton, has said his relationship with her constituted a "gross abuse of power." ms lewinsky was 22 when she became romantically involved with the then—president. she has written an article for vanity fair magazine, reflecting on events after the #metoo movement. it's a pretty good booking for both parties. these are the spice girls, who are to attend the wedding of britain's prince harry and meghan markle in the spring. it's not clear if the retired band, whose hits include wannabe, will be performing, but it'll certainly add some girl

power to the event. in cambodia, the government has been hit with a cut in us aid. $8 million has been slashed affecting the military, tax departments and local authorities. the reason the american anger at the democratic failures, including senate polls were opposition were banned. this follows monday's cinches from the european union. on sunday, cambodia's ruling party led by the prime minister swept the country's senate elections. and one every seat up for grabs. the result was a little surprised because affectively, there was no opposition. before the ballot, thousands of opposition lawmakers and local council leaders were stripped of their rights to vote. the main opposition from the

cambodian national rescue party, was banned from running. he discarded the election as a sham and called on the election as a sham and called on the international community not to accept the results. on tuesday, citing recent setbacks to democracy, the white house announced... that follows a threat of economic sanctions from the european union. in view of these developments, the european commission has already decided to suspend the eu financial assistance to the cambodian national election committee. this decision was welcomed by the ministers today. an election can obviously not the democratic if... the prime minister has led cambodia for 30 years. formerly a member of the khmer

rouge, he defected and rose to power in 1979. rouge, he defected and rose to power in1979. in rouge, he defected and rose to power in 1979. in december, he vowed to stay on as leader for another decade. rights groups fear by running his opposition that's becoming more and more likely. the country will go to a general election onjuly country will go to a general election on july 20 country will go to a general election onjuly 20 nine. a survey of over 100 tiger conservation areas has found less than 15% meet global standards, and at least one third of them are at risk of losing their tigers. alarmingly, most of these sites are in southeast asia, a survey of over 100 tiger conservation areas has found less thank you so much forjoining us. why are standards so below par in southeast asia? this news study which we are doing, we have conducted knock—on is called the

conservation... these are. in southeast asia, the governments have to invest in a long and sustained manner. that is not happening. to get the tiger‘s conservation and protection, this is necessary. what will it take to turn things around and for governments here in southwest asia to realise, yes, we have to do it yesterday.” southwest asia to realise, yes, we have to do it yesterday. i think they can pick it up from the neighbours in south asia. india, nepal, bhutan and even russia have been investing heavily and we have seen the dramatic results of positive site and we have seen the rise in the tiger numbers. that's the direct result of investment. and here in thailand, they've also done the same thing as india, russia and nepal and they've also invested in the protection of the tigers. yes, they have done that and i think there is also an example for other

southeast asian countries to pick it up southeast asian countries to pick it up from there. they should be doing some of the new mac other way and taking tiger conservation into the lead. what are we doing right and what can't india due to boast —— what can't india due to boast —— what can't india due to boast —— what can india to to boost the numbers further? these are the numbers further? these are the numbers we have found out an scene. these countries were the tigers have gone up, they have been consistently investing, professionalizing the project meant —— the protecting. that needs to be an example, nepal. the last three years, they did not have any other fatalities of any other wild animals, especially like rhinos stop that's an example of other countries. what about the likes of russia and india? why are they examples? what have they done right over the past year? the

political investment has been very high and the political will is there. their leaders taken very seriously. that is what needs to be taken up in southeast asia. is there a possibility that tigers could be taken off the endangered list permanently? if we start looking forward to these investments to maybe in the next ten years we will be there. thank you so much for your insights and joining us here on newsday. eight protection specialist with the bws. you're watching newsday on the bbc. live from singapore and london. still to come on the programme: investigators in the philippines crack down on an international paedophile ring. also on the programme: the actor anthony wong on how his mixed identity left him feeling confused growing up. as charles has chosen his bride. the

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benedict xvi in his own words will be varied from the road for the rest of welcome back, everyone. you're watching newsday on bbc. thanks for staying with us. here are our top stories. the us is ending much of its military and civilian aid programmes to cambodia. a white house statement said democracy in cambodia was under threat. the un says it has not been able to deliver vital supplies to ghouta in syria because fighting has continued, despite a pause ordered by moscow. snow and freezing temperatures have been affecting southern europe. record snowfalls have been recorded in parts of italy and croatia, while temperatures have plunged to as low as —23 degrees celsius. this story is popular on bbc.com. let's now take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start off with the financial

times. it wonders what's happened to the powerful gupta brothers following the fall of former south african president jacob zuma? the family's involvement with the former president led to one of south africa's biggest ever scandals. they're now believed to have fled to dubai. the new york times investigates a possible link between north korea and the ongoing conflict in syria. an unreleased un report apparently alleges that north korea shipped supplies to damascus. including things used to produce chemical weapons. and the final whistle may have blown on the pyeongchang games, but the china daily reports on the race to the next winter olympics. the front page looks at the arrival of the olympic flag in beijing. its marathon tour of the country comes ahead of the games in 2022. which stories are trending online?

it's an interesting story, because it's almost planetary. the moon will get its first mobile phone network next year. vodafone and nokia are working on a 4g network. it will allow lunar rovers to stream video back to earth. now there'll be no excuse for the aliens not to get in touch. investigators in the philippines say more than ten foreign nationals are suspected of paying money to a paedophile ring to watch live video streaming of children being abused. the national bureau of investigation say they are investigating the cases, following a raid of two properties in which three people were arrested and 13 children were taken into care. i spoke to our philippines correspondent, howard johnson, a short time ago, and asked him about the circumstances of the case. this story goes back to the

successful prosecution of a 39—year—old british paedophile by the name of allan collins last year. please successfully prosecuted him. he was jailed for 18 years for sexual abuse of more than 46 children. what we saw was that he paid around 45,000 us dollars to a couple of women here in the philippines to perform live, to get the children to perform live sex a cts the children to perform live sex acts on skype while he watched and recorded them back on the uk. the chief investigator hine that investigation flew over to the philippines last week to secure a west warns —— arrest warrants... but howard, we know it's notjust alan collins because according to the national bureau of investigations. ten more foreign nationals will be involved in this paedophile ring.

yes. what we've heard. the children taken into yes. what we've heard. the children ta ken into custody yes. what we've heard. the children taken into custody by social welfare workers, they've begun to hear stories about more foreign nationals, more than ten other foreign nationals involved in this abuse. we are also seeing that's computers and phones have been fore nsically computers and phones have been forensically examined and there is a paper trail, and messages leading back to other foreign nationals. paper trail, and messages leading back to otherforeign nationals. it also led to the arrest of a second edition national in the uk on monday. bedfordshire police moved in ona monday. bedfordshire police moved in on a property in bedfordshire. an arrest was made but the man was released pending further inquiries. we can see more of these arrests and investigations in the coming months. the director lewis gilbert has died at the age of 97. he's directed more than 40 films, including three

featuring james bond. that's it, that's fine. when lewis gilbert took on bond in you only live twice, he was already a director with more than 20 films to his name. he'd directed orson welles, kenneth moore, dirk bogart, but 007, with its seemingly unlimited budget, was new territory. i've made 25 films and i've never been on a film where this doesn't ever come up. if i said today, "look, i want 5,000 people flown in from tokyo", i'm sure they'd be flown in, you know. cover up. in the ‘50s, lewis gilbert had made his name with a string of tales of stiff upper lip wartime british valour. and then in the ‘60s, a film that helped define a very different era — alfie. my understanding of women only goes as far as the pleasure. no, no, no, michael, we're going right. on set, he was easy—going, charming, unflappable. the child of musical performers, he'd spent his

life in show business. and 17 years after alfie, he was reunited with michael caine in educating rita. my god, i thought it was something serious. and after that came shirley valentine. lewis gilbert, a career that reads like a greatest hits of the british film industry. lewis gilbert, who's died at the age of 97. more than 20 years after hong kong's handover to china, one of the city's most successful actors is still looking for traces of his father, a former british hong kong government official who left him when he was four. anthony wong chau—sang spoke to the bbc about his search. hong kong actor anthony wong and his search for his father. you have been watching

newsday, stay with us. what will happen to research funding in the uk after it leaves the eu? the impact brexit will have. and before we go, let's take a look at these pictures. this guy in washington dc who's clearly not happy with this traffic camera. he appears to be getting revenge for a speeding ticket by making sure it's well and truly out of action. police believe he could be responsible for vandalising 11 cameras in one day. hello there, the coldest snap of this winter season is likely to continue for the rest of this week and there's more snow in the forecast. most of the country has seen some snow. forecast. most of the country has seen some snow. if the following in the form of showers but some parts in eastern england have got some pretty impressive snow depth. more

snow is forecast. there is going to be more travel destruction as a result. —— couple disruption. driving all of these snow showers into eastern areas. some pushing their way westward as well. during their way westward as well. during the start of wednesday, looks like showers again will be confined to eastern coastal areas, particularly the northeast of england and towards eastern scotland. it's going to be very cold start to wednesday, below freezing rain across the border. and amber stoney and amber warning remains in place. —— and an amber warning remains in place. we could see more amounts over the high ground. could see significant disruptions for scotland in northeast england as these showers will continue. they will be frequent and heavy. towards the south,

showers around but it's good to be a very cold day. i think today might end up being the coldest of the week. factor in the wind as well, going to feel more like —5 to maybe -10 going to feel more like —5 to maybe —10 celsius. bitterly cold. now we look to the south as we go in towards thursday. this big area is going to work its way slowly from the south. as it pumps into the cold air across the united kingdom is likely to be snow initially across southern counties. meanwhile, further heavy snow showers across the eastern side of the country, particularly northeast england and eastern scotland. two amber warnings by the time we get to thursday afternoon. one across the northeast and a new one across the southwest, where the snow will be heavy, prolonged and disruptive. another cold day. easterly winds will make

it feel very cold indeed. quick snapshot into friday. this band of snow will slowly move its way north, bringing pretty significant falls. if like he did bring significant disruption. —— is likely to bring. i'm sharanjit leyl with bbc world news. 400,000 civilians remain trapped in eastern canada, after plans to suspend fighting for a humanitarian pause filled on the first day. the un says it hasn't been able to deliver any aid to the syrian suburb because of fighting. both sides have played each other for the failure of the cease—fire. the united states has cut aid to cambodia, accusing its long—term leader of anti—democratic behavior following the country's senate elections. and this video is turning on bbc .com. in an article for vanity pack —— vanity fair, monica lewinsky, the

white house intern who had it —— an affair with former president bill clinton, has said his relationship with her constituted a gross abuse of power. that's all for me now, stay with us for bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk.