i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: a closely fought contest but recep tayyip erdogan appears to have succeeded in his bid for another term as turkey's president. the tore the people who have taken their duty to go to the ballot boxes, i would like to thank each and every one of those citizens who have their duties. victims of rape by the burmese military — the devastating legacy of sexual violence in the rohingya refugee camps of bangladesh. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. president macron insists eu leaders have ruled out forcing refugees back to when they may face persecution. could japan face england in the knockout stages of the world cup? sunday's results mean the possibility remains very much on. it's 7am in singapore,

midnight in london and 2am in istanbul, where president recep tayyip erdogan has claimed victory in the country's presidential and parliamentary elections. victory would give him additional powers under a new constitution, but — after a closely fought race — the opposition has not yet accepted defeat. our turkey correspondent mark lowen reports from istanbul. his diehard believers never doubted it. but still, they savoured it. the devotees of a president who looks to be cemented in power. results from the state news agency showing he has won another five—year term.

polls had suggested he had struggled to win outright and could have faced a runoff. translation: he means everything to us. turkey would have been lost without him. it would have ceased to exist. all of them is happy, so i am happy. one half of the turkish people is not happy, the other half of turkish people. but it is all turkish people, brothers like this. relief for turkey's strongman, who has claimed victory. if the results are confirmed, he will adopt sweeping new powers, scrapping the post of prime minister, ruling with decrees and choosing most seniorjudges, turkey's most powerful leader since its founding father, ataturk. translation: the unofficial results of the elections have become clear. according to these i have been entrusted by the nation of the tasks and duties of the presidency.

but the opposition has cried foul, the candidate of the centre—left galvanised the campign and was widely believed to have forced him to a second round. he and his party say the newsagency announced results before ballot boxes were opened. millions of votes, they say, are still to be counted. translation: don't believe the results been announced right now, it is the actual data. i tell you the real result. if this process goes on like this, there will be a second round. voting passed off relatively peacefully, with queues at polling stations across turkey. turnout was 87%. whatever can be said about the state of turkish democracy, this is a nation that cherishes its right to have a say in it. after 16 years, probably a change may be on the rise. isn't it time for a change after 16 years of ak party? no. why not? translation: because i am happy with them, because i trust them,

because i believe that stability should continue. and so, once side that believes a result and will celebrate long into the night, but another refuses to accept it, accusing the state machine of creating a false reality. this pivotal, polarised society is on dangerous ground. mark lowen reporting there. our other top stories: the eu's migrant crisis is back in the spotlight. this is the latest migrant rescue ship in the mediterranean to be refused permission to dock by italy and malta. european union leaders met in brussels on sunday, and agreed that countries on the front line of migrant routes cannot be left to carry the burden alone. as the bbc‘s katya adler explains from brussels, it was the leaders of italy and germany asking the most of their european colleagues. well, not much was achieved at today's mini—summit.

to be honest, expectations were not too high. eu leaders agree they have to work together to combat illegal migration, but that is hardly a revelation. more interesting, really, is why they convened to this extraordinary summit right now in the summer of 2018. this two—day summit, both countries turned around and said we are all in this together, but the response they got the to all the people who have taken their duty to go to the ballot boxes, i would like to thank each and every one of those citizens who have done their duties. you may disagree with the people who have taken their duty to go to the ballot boxes, i would like to thank each and every one of those citizens who have done their duties. you may disagree with exactly what exactly how. also this hour president trump has called for migrants who enter the united states illegally to be sent home immediately, without a trial. writing on twitter, he said people could not be allowed to "invade" the country. it follows an international outcry over the us government policy of separating more than two thousand children from their parents. at least thirty—two people have been killed in central mali during an attack by a group of traditional hunters, known as dozo.

it's the latest violence in the mopti region, where there's a history of tension over land. the prime minister of france, edouard philippe, is on a four—day visit to china, aimed at building on the foundations of president macron‘s trip to the country earlier in the year. mr philippe says he wants to cement bilateral ties and promote business partnership between the two countries. britain's prince william has arrived in the jordanian capital, amman, for the start of an historic five—day middle east tour. the duke of cambridge will travel to israel and the occupied palestinian territories, the first time a member of the royal family has officially visited on behalf of the british government. there is a popular annual event estimated at around 10— 15,000 dogs for the dog meat festival, a tradition which marks the summer solstice. when more than 700,000 rohingya refugees fled from myanmar

last autumn, there were widespread reports of rape and sexual assault by the burmese military. aid agencies warned that unwanted pregnancies would result in hundreds, perhaps thousands, of babies being given up for adoption. 0ur south asia correspondent danjohnson has been to the refugee camps in bangladesh to examine the legacy of sexual violence. she is only a week old. she doesn't even have a name yet. but the joy of her precious new life is tinged by the long shadow of what her mother endured. the worst cruelty inflicted on the most vulnerable people. translation: the soldiers called me before i could borrow —— runaway. they raped me and then at night, i was raped again. they did it again

the next morning and that afternoon. she told us she escaped but was reca ptu red she told us she escaped but was recaptured and raped many more times. eventually, she was helped across the border. then, she discovered she was pregnant. she faced the toughest of dilemmas and all this atjust 17 faced the toughest of dilemmas and all this at just 17 years faced the toughest of dilemmas and all this atjust 17 years old. translation: to have an abortion would have been the same. so would giving my baby away. they committed the sin. i didn't do anything on. her grandparents are the only family she has left. her parents are missing, presumed dead. amongst hundreds of thousands of refugees, aid workers prepare for a wave of u nwa nted aid workers prepare for a wave of unwanted babies but so far, the numbers have been low. the biggest fear is that these children will

grow up with the stigma attached to them. we are working extremely hard to build in a safety support system for these children so they can grow up for these children so they can grow up with the best possible chance. so many have been marked by sexual violence. all these women have stories of rape and beatings, husbands and children killed. this woman miscarried after being raped. she told me she wanted the baby because her two sons had been murdered. of course it's difficult for us to check these accounts but so for us to check these accounts but so many of them are so similar. there are two big unknown is here. there are two big unknown is here. the first is just how many people are we talking about? it's hard to be precise about the number of women who were raped, the number of women who were raped, the number of women who may have had abortions and the number of children born in this situation and may have been given up. the other big question is justice. will there actually be any

sort of investigation? will never ever be accountability for these crimes? the trauma touches so many lives and its impact is long—lasting. lives and its impact is long-lasting. how could they do such a thing to me? if this didn't happen, i would a thing to me? if this didn't happen, iwould have a thing to me? if this didn't happen, i would have got married and lived a normal life but when i see my lived a normal life but when i see b, lived a normal life but when i see my baby, i just lived a normal life but when i see my baby, ijust feel love lived a normal life but when i see my baby, i just feel love for lived a normal life but when i see my baby, ijust feel love for her. korean war veterans are gathering in the capital seoul on monday to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the beginning of the korean war — and they'll be addressed by president moonjae—in or prime minister lee nak—yon. technically, the two koreas are still at war, but in the last few months the mood music has changed considerably. so what can we expect from today's event. as you rightly point out, it is 68 yea rs as you rightly point out, it is 68 years to the day that the korean war

begin, lasting more than three years and millions of soldiers perished. today, we are expecting the prime minister of south korea to give a speech to crowd here. last year on this day, he urged north korea to stop its development of missile and nuclear programmes and come out on the path to denuclearisation. what a difference a year makes. we are told this year the title of his speech will be peace and prosperity on the korean peninsular. it's been a remarkable three months. it's the first of january that the north korean leader came out and offered another bunch to south korea and since then, a number of summits. the leaders met in april and they pledged to turn the armistice agreement into a police —— a peace treaty which would bring that war to a close. some people think that is a little ambitious but we have had

that historic summit since the president of the united states and north korea and there has been several steps, albeit small but significant steps, towards the pathway to denuclearisation. we'll be hearing from the prime minister of south korea here and there will bea of south korea here and there will be a meeting between north and south koreans the border talking about reconnecting fully the lines of communications. we had an announcement from the pentagon saying they would stop, postpone joint military exercises which are seen as provocative to north korea set things are very much changing here and today, it's something that will be very much on people's minds and we will have a number of vetera ns and we will have a number of veterans from the united states that have here three number of days and they will be touring several military sites where battles took place. 68 years ago. it is a really for many people to see what happened

but at the moment, it does seem there is reason for some optimism. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: this world —famous monster this world—famous monster has been eating cookies for 50 years but have you ever wondered why? i will be asking him. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade center armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim on certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner". chapman, prison—pale

and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that on 8june, god told him to plead guilty, and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which for 29 years has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: president erdogan claims victory in turkey's elections, but the opposition hasn't accepted defeat.

victims of rape by the burmese military. there's fears that many babies of rohingya women in the refugee camps of bangladesh could be given up for adoption. let's ta ke let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. let's start with the south china morning post. precautionary measures from china's central bank. the paper reports that the people's bank of china is getting ready to unlock more than us $100 billion in case the country needs to bail out troubled state firms and help small businesses, as beijing tries to shore up growth in the face of the deepening trade dispute with the us. turning now to the japan times, and it leads on the government and police looking at developing artificial intelligence that can predict street crime, methods already used in some parts of america. and no surprise that many papers feature the world cup. the straits times has this picture. the england team celebrating their biggest—ever win at the tournamentm 6—1, to overwhelm panama and secure a place in the last 16. those are the papers. four patients in australia received

potentially contaminated tissue implants. any mistakes involving surgery that involved children are extremely distressing. the queensland state government says the review into this dongle will last until the end of the year. —— bungle. what we know is for patients, a young adult and three babies, received hard —— heart graft tissues from someone with cancer. there was an unrelated ordered three weeks ago. this took place last year. —— audit. health authorities in queensland said sorry to the families and patients. health

officials in the northern state of queensland in australia are stressing the risk to those patients is very, very low, but other patients involved in this heart valve programme over the years will be asking themselves were there to make their procedures safe? will there be an official investigation? this scandal will only get worse for health authorities in queensland and government bosses. in queensland, there is a heart valve bank that is distributing tissues to patients right across australia, mainly children and infants suffering from heart disease. injanuary, this heart disease. injanuary, this heart valve bank was closed down because of an unrelated complaint of mismanagement. the bank was closed down for most of the year because of this complaint. and now the scandal involving the three babies, that

will be the heart of this investigation which is due to report by the end of the year. phil mercer in sydney. and now to the world cup. colombia have beaten poland 3—0. the poles are the first seeded team to go out of the tournament. earlier, japan drew 2—2 with senegal, while england beat panama 6—1, putting them through to the knock—out stage of the tournament. the bbc‘s olly foster in moscow has the details. lots more goals. we are bracing ourselves for the next four days. we will get 16 matches before we really find out the final reckoning. there are still ten places up for grabs in the last 16. as you can see, japan is just out the last 16. as you can see, japan isjust out in the last 16. as you can see, japan is just out in front of the senegalese. all those statistics are identical. gohl points, goals

scored. they are just out in front in term of fair play. it was a really good game betweenjapan and senegal. senegal took the lead twice. 2—1 in the second half. scored by the youngest african player to score at a world cup. just 19. the blue samurais came back yet again. keisuke came off the bench, making history with the equaliser. the first japanese player to score at three world cups. two years since his last international goal. really important. japan will take on the poles. they are demotivated because they lost to columbia. after that, a lot is riding on this. a loser would

be going out. columbia looked fantastic. cuadrado had a late goal. columbia have put themselves back in the mix with senegal and japan. just one of those round of matches to look forward to. it could be an absolute nailbiter. nothing is decided in group eight yet besides the poles going home early. a few more weeks to go. saudi arabia has allowed women to drive. leading human rights activists are still in jail. on the stroke of midnight, seizing their moment. and driving into the history books with a smile that says it is our turn now, and

plenty of support along the way. come morning, more women were taking to the road. this teacher, seen off by her daughters. in six months it will be your turn. the only hazard she faced, male drivers. he did not wa nt to she faced, male drivers. he did not want to stop. 0h she faced, male drivers. he did not want to stop. oh my god. she has been taking us for a spin around the neighbourhood. today, she and other saudi women are finally behind the wheel. it has been a long time coming, and many women here are hoping there will be more changes ahead. watch us. in a few years the saudi society will be different. the people will be more open and be more tolerant. a couple of years, five yea rs tolerant. a couple of years, five years maximum. things will change a

light, for the better. -- lot. this year marks half a century since the lovable, laughable muppets first stepped on to sesame street. from kermit to big bird, bert and ernie to elmo, jim henson's creations have become household names for their parts on the longest running children's tv show in the world. and while c is for a celebration, more importantly c is for cookie, for the blue monster who's taken a breakfrom munching on chocolate chippie bikkies tojoin us in studio. cookie monster, i have read your book, the joys cookie monster, i have read your book, thejoys of cookies, it is inspiring and motivational. in these dark times, how do you celebrate the good times? you need sunny days. over the years i have had thoughts about life and cookies, some

philosophical, some inspirational. i wa nt to philosophical, some inspirational. i want to share them with the world. last year, we had your dearfriend elmo on the show and he was talking about kindness and laughter. do you think there is enough in this world? i hope so. i hope i can bring some kindness to the world. that is why i wrote this book. together, cookie monster, we have to make things happen. we all have to be happy and joyous and celebrate life. absolutely. you know what, you have to be the monster your cookie deserves. after 50 years at sesame street, what are some of your favourite memories? my goodness, you have not aged. a natural fur coat still. you look so handsome. yeah.

exercise, me eat healthy, not only cookies. do you drink milk? sure, me drink milk. cookie, rico! cookie, rico! can use in your favourite song? c is for cookie, that's good enough for me! c is for cookie, that's good enough for me! c is for cookie, that's good enough for me! 0h, cookie, cookie, cookie start with c. 0h 0h, cookie, cookie, cookie start with c. oh my god! no, oh no! oh my god. 0h with c. oh my god! no, oh no! oh my god. oh my god! we have messed up the studio! give me a hard if all we do! —— hug. rico hizon loved every

minute of that. only on newsday. we will be back with the headlines next. if you like your days sunny and sunsets spectacular, this is the week for you. blue skies yesterday. almost uk wide. this is the scene in auburn. more to come. it will be a strong sign and pretty hot. fluctuations in temperatures through the week. —— sun. high pressure has built in. a high pressure system with us all week long. that means it will be dry. and also, the high pressure is starting drier. dry

ground underneath with blue skies overhead, that warms up steadily day by day. a change in wind direction means a slight change in temperature that day by day. single figures in the countryside and suburbs. warmth helped by the buildings in the city centre is in sunshine overhead. cloud into the afternoon compared to sunday compared to the hebrides, the highlands, ireland. mid—teens. sunny spells. blue skies elsewhere. temperatures, 26. perhaps the first 30 of the week in and around the london area. ending the day with lots of heat and a lovely sunset to be cloud through the night. the heat is draining away for tuesday morning. —— sunset. temperatures in city centres in the team for tuesday morning. back down into single

figures in the countryside. the big difference with tuesday, a breeze in the west bringing more cloud to ireland and western scotland. the outside chance of a show of. very limited. the vast majority, dry. more cloud. the threat of sea fog patches. wednesday, we will see the key to build yet again across western areas. temperatures could push 30 degrees. there will be an easterly breeze on wednesday. refreshing the cool. by night, temperatures will hover around the teens. the error is dry. not desperately humid. sheffield, a good example. we continue with the heat through the day. lots of sunshine. cooling off in scotland and northern ireland towards the weekend. goodbye

for now. this is bbc world news. i'm babita sharma. our top story. turkey's president erdogan says he and his party have won landmark presidential and parliamentary elections. there's been jubilation among mr erdogan's supporters. as president, he would take on sweeping new powers. but the opposition says the outcome is still not clear. the german chancellor says eu leaders have agreed that countries on the front line of europe's migrant crisis cannot be left alone to carry the burden. the italian prime minister said he felt the debate went italy's way. and this video is trending on bbc.com. as south korea moves closer to banning dog meat, diners have tucked into bowls of stewed canine in south—western china as part of the yulin dog meat festival. around 10—15,000 dogs are estimated to be killed each year. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk.