i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. the headlines: caught on the mountain. the moment trekkers run to escape landslides, as a powerful earthquake hits the indonesian island of lombok. at least 1a people are dead. cambodia's prime minister has claimed election victory, but critics say the vote was a sham. hello. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: just hours before zimbabwe's historic election, former president robert mugabe says he won't back his successor and the man who ousted him. and we meet the stand in mum helping same—sex couples shunned by their parents on their wedding day. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.

it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8am on the indonesian island of lombok, where at least 1a people have been killed in a powerful earthquake. indonesian presidentjoko widodo is due to visit later on monday. he's ordered the maximum relief effort to help survivors. officials say hundreds have been injured and the number of casualties is expected to rise. the bbc‘s pablo uchoa has more. right side! a scenic morning trek ending in panic. a mountain guide who was leading a trek on an indonesian mountain a site popular with tourists, captured the moment the earthquake struck. the footage shows a group of climbers trying to get down

the mountain as quickly as possible, as clouds of dust rise from nearby landslides. this is what residents in northern lombok woke up to. the quake of magnitude 6.4 was quickly followed by more than 100 smaller earthquakes. thousands of homes were damaged. it's thought that dozens of people were injured by falling debris. translation: it happened all of a sudden, around 6am, and then everything collapsed. my house collapsed. my kid was inside, but thank god he is safe. the epicentre of the earthquake struck 50 kilometres north—east of the city of mataram, in the north of the island. indonesia is prone to earthquakes. it lies on what's called the ring of fire, the line of quakes and volcanic eruptions that circle virtually the entire pacific rim. the region is on constant alert for tremors that might trigger tsunamis. this time, no alert was issued. the country's disaster agency says the main focus now is evacuation and rescue.

authorities fear the number of people killed or rise. —— could rise. the 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck lombok, bali and sumbawa on sunday morning, when many people were sleeping. british touristjulie silvester filmed the aftermath of the 6.4 quake in kekalok, a small village on the island of lombok. also making the news today: zimba bwe‘s former president, robert mugabe, has spoken outjust before the country's first elections since he was removed from office. he said the people of zimbabwe hadn't been free since he was pushed out. mr mugabe also said he won't be voting for the man who succeeded him, emmerson mnangagwa. the bbc‘s nomsa maseko is in harare for us. i , a former president robert mugabe was trying to tell zimbabweans about the way in which he was ousted, it remains to him undemocratic and unconstitutional. —— the former president. he also said that the fa ct president. he also said that the fact that the military tanks rolled

in to remove him, it says that the zimbabweans are threatened and that they are scared, and he also called on zimbabweans to actually go out in the numbers to vote tomorrow and also said that he will not be voting for zanu—pf, which is a party that he himself founded and endorse the movement for democratic change and its leader. the publisher of the new york times has urged president donald trump not to continue labelling reporters "enemies of the people", saying it could "lead to violence" against the media. ag sulzberger made the details of their off the record meeting public after mr trump tweeted about it. in his initial tweet, the president said it had been a "very good" meeting. but he later accused media of putting people's lives at risk through their reporting. later, the malaysian government will publish its final report on what happened to flight mh370. the mystery of what happened to the malaysia airlines plane has remained unsolved.

it vanished with 239 people on board en route to beijing from kuala lumpur in march, 2014. malaysia has said it would consider resuming the search if new clues came to light. lewis hamilton has won the hungarian grand prix, giving him a 21 point lead going into formula one's august break. it is the fifth win for the mercedes driver this season. hamilton now has 213 points, in second place is ferrari's sebastian vettel with 189. vettel came second in hungary, after surviving a late collision with hamilton's team mate valtteri bottas. some rather amazing pictures to show you from the ancient bosnian town of mostar. not one if you don't like heights. for centuries, young men have taken part in a competition which involves leaping from stari most bridge, diving 24 metres into the neretva river below. this year, 40 people took the plunge — some local and some international competitors.

there was an audience of several thousand. cambodia's prime minister, hun sen, has claimed victory in an election which human rights groups say was neither free nor fair. hun sen, who has ruled cambodia for 33 years, has been reelected with an estimated 80% of the vote, but the government has been criticised for a wide crackdown on opposition politicians. hun sen's party, the cpp, has taken at least 100 of 125 parliamentary seats. the official results will be announced in mid—august. now with me, joining us from jakarta is monovita kem, she's the director of public affairs for the opposition cambodian national rescue party, and daughter of jailed opposition leader kem sokha. thank you so much forjoining us on

the programme. i know this must be a challenging time for people like you and the opposition. given the fact that the prime minister has claimed victory in these elections, although we have already had doubt cast on these results by independent observers. we go from here? what took place yesterday onjuly observers. we go from here? what took place yesterday on july 29 marks the death of multi—party democracy in cambodia and obviously, the results are not surprising at all. it is a 1—horse race, it is a 1—party election. from here, we are calling on the signatories of the paris peace accord, in particular cambodia, indonesia and france to reconvene because the fundamental elements of the paris peace accord have been violated. today we have a 1—party have been violated. today we have a 1— party state have been violated. today we have a 1—party state in cambodia, therefore the signatories of the peace accord need to reconvene again and put

cambodia back on track.|j need to reconvene again and put cambodia back on track. i appreciate that but the reality remains that now hun sen is still in power in cambodia. where does that leave opposition parties like yourself, when you go from here, what do you now? we are not accepting yesterday's election, we are calling for a new election that would be free and fair, that would include the main viable opposition party, thatis the main viable opposition party, that is ourselves. the people of cambodia, i believe they protested inaform cambodia, i believe they protested in a form of boycotting the election and spoiling the ballots. however, you cannot focus on the figures put forward by the national election committee, which is completely 100% controlled by hun sen's party. we spoke to a lot of people yesterday said that they had spoiled their ballots. we' re not said that they had spoiled their ballots. we're not going to accept a fraudulent election result as new normal, we need hun sen to walk back. i have also heard of the fact

that many people boycotted this election, but there was talk of this clea n election, but there was talk of this clean finger campaign, people refusing to vote and showing up in d roves refusing to vote and showing up in droves to highlight the fact that they had not stained their fingers with ink, which is a mark of being able to say that you have actually voted in the campaign. was there any evidence of that on the ground, because we've had people tell us that the boycott was not as large as expected? well, at actually saw reports from yesterday on the ground, whether it is from foreign reporters, whether it is from random citizens, a lot of people did not go to vote. that is not all match the number that is announced, the 80% something total that was announced by the national election committee, andi by the national election committee, and i believe that most of our supporters did not go to vote and for the few that did, they spoiled ballots. again, you cannot focus on the figures that are completely

controlled and can be easily manipulated by the national election committee, which is controlled by hun sen's ruling party. thank you so much forjoining us today. thousands of people have been protesting across russia this weekend against a proposed rise in the pension age. the age for men would rise from 60 to 65, and for women it would go up from 55 to 63. the change was announced at the start of the world cup, but host cities banned public demonstrations during the event. this weekend was the first time many places, including the capital, moscow, allowed protests. sarah rainsford reports. the crowd at this demonstration has not been huge but it is extremely passionate. pension reform is an issue that many russians feel very strongly about. it's something that has been delayed by governments here for many,

many years, but finally it's been announced and it sparked protests across russia. at this one, people have been shouting things including shame, they're calling this theft. they're saying it's a stab in the back, its the end of the social contract between the government and people. it's a very diverse crowd but all united by one idea, and that is that they think this pension reform is wrong. yeah, i think it's not normal to work until you die, so for our country it's something unusual when our president and other people who make decisions for our country make without people's opinion. i think it's terrible, this way how our government are treating our people. the government insists that this reform is essential, that it is simply unable to carry on paying so many pensions, but 80% of russians,

according to one poll, disagree. now, president putin has tried to distance himself from the pension reform, to present it as a government bill but a lot of people in the crowd today simply don't agree with that. this pension retirement age which we have now, again, existed since the 1930s, and remained unchanged through a very turbulent and difficult time, it was always this way, 60, 55, something is already broken, the trust is broken. a lot of russians will never forgive putin for doing this. after a fantastic world cup, a great party here in moscow, in russia, it looks like a very challenging time for vladimir putin has now begun. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: heavy rains trigger landslides and flooding in bangladesh's rohingya refugee camps. also coming up: wildfires continue to burn out of control across northern california. six people have been killed, including two children and their great—grandmother.

the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldier's lot — drudgery and danger — now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own in a private house, not doing any harm to anybody, i don't really see why these people should wander in and say, "you're doing something wrong." six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park, and already they've been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they're lovely, yeah.

really sweet. yeah, they're cute. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. i'm ben bland in london. our top stories: a relief operation is under way on the indonesian island of lombok after a powerful earthquake killed at least 14 people and damaged thousands of homes. a big election victory for cambodia's prime minister. hun sen has been reelected, but critics say the vote was a sham. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: starting with the straits times, which is reporting on the earthquake in indonesia. it says the government has declared a three—day state of emergency on the island of lombok after 14 people were killed there in the 6.4 magnitude quake. the gulf news is looking at the release of 17—year—old

palestinian ahed tamimi. the report describes her as a protest icon and says she returned home to a hero's welcome after being released at the end of her eight—month sentence for slapping and kicking what the paper describes as occupation soldiers. and finally, the philippine daily enquirer has a lead picture story, with a rather urgent warning for motorists in sanjose city. believe it or not, the paper says that, despite the obviously dilapidated condition of this bridge, sagging and cracking, light vehicles are still using it. that the dangerous decision, isn't it? now, ben, what stories are sparking discussion online? not sure i chanced that bridge... yes, let's look at what is trending right now. and the top story from bbc sport: cyclist geraint thomas has won the tour de france,

crossing the line in paris to become the first welshman ever to win the gruelling, three—week long, 3,000 kilometre race. and to celebrate hundreds of cyclists of all shapes and sizes took part in a celebratory bike ride in the welsh capital cardiff. and he's also been inundated on social media under the hashtag #tdf2018, where you'll find congratulations from fellow welsh global sports star gareth bale, who went to the same school as him, saying — "incredible achievement from a fellow whitchurch high pupil! what a win!" firefighters in california are battling 17 major wildfires, which are raging all along the west coast of north america, from canada down to new mexico. the fire has killed six people so far, including two children. 40,000 people have had to evacuate their homes in the town of redding in northern california, from where james cook has sent this report. the devastation wrought by the wildfire which roared into redding is becoming clear.

survivors described an apocalyptic scene as they fled, with swirling tornadoes of flame. some feared they would not make it. homes were exploding, cars were exploding, and i have a wife and kids, and i said i better facetime my wife, just in case. i didn't let her know why i was doing it but ijust wanted to see her face one more time. the inferno left hundreds of homes in ruins, and a 5—year—old boy, his 4—year—old sister and their great—grandmother dead. two firefighters were killed too. one who'd been cutting vegetation with a bulldozer was 81 years old. and everyone here will tell you, they've never seen anything like this. every single person that i've talked to so far has made the mention that, i don't know why it's doing what it's doing, it's burning differently, it's burning more aggressive than it has in years past, and, i know we say that every year, but it is unprecedented.

the firefighters of the american west are now stretched to the limit. more than 10,000 have been deployed in california alone. 130 majorfires are blazing across the continent, from new mexico to alaska. canada has more than 40 major wildfires. this has become normal for california. fires are now burning year—round, rather than just in the summer. and scientists say the reasons for that are human activity, natural weather patterns, and a warming climate. james cook, bbc news, in northern california. heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding in south—eastern bangladesh last week, killing five children and forcing 1,000 people to relocate, including in the rohingya refugee camps. unicef spokesperson in cox's bazar alastair lawson—tancred joins us via webcam from cox's bazar. just give us an update on the

situation, particularly the refugee camps. well, we have had very heavy rain over the last week. on one day we had 350 millilitres in the refugee camp alone. this causes huge problems for the refugees because on one hand they have to face an intense flooding risk, and on the other they have to face the risk of landslides, so it does cause enormous disruption, but i'm pleased to say the rain has now abated, but that hasn't done anything really to mitigate concerned about the landslide danger, because the geologists here warned, although the landslides have stopped temporarily, the danger has not disappeared because the water seeps into the hills, the sand dunes where the refugees live in their camps, and the landslide danger is still very much there. what happens to those people? it's one thing evacuating people? it's one thing evacuating people from their homes, but if they

are already in refugee camps, where do they go? the agencies here are trying to relocate those refugees in areas deemed susceptible to landslides to safer areas. so far around 30,000 refugees have been moved to safer areas but it's estimated as many as 100,000 people are still in areas that are in danger of landslides, so as you can imagine, it'sa danger of landslides, so as you can imagine, it's a huge logistical operation in which unicef and other un agencies are involved, but it's not a problem, un agencies are involved, but it's nota problem, i'm un agencies are involved, but it's not a problem, i'm afraid, that can be solved overnight. of course, when you got such heavy rainfall, and the stag na nt you got such heavy rainfall, and the stagnant water that remains, there are always going to be concerns about diseases spreading. what sort of things are the agencies on the lookout for? we are talking about an area of 26 square kilometres. we've got about1 area of 26 square kilometres. we've got about 1 million area of 26 square kilometres. we've got about1 million people living cheek by jowl got about1 million people living cheek byjowl in what is effectively a mega city. these camps represent a

huge mega city, really, so diseases like cholera and severe diarrhoea are always a worry, but add to that we've also got respiratory illnesses, because if it rains and rains, you've got people who are wet the whole time, and often times they find it difficult to get dry, so on top of the diseases you'd normally expect to find in refugee camps, you've also got the added hazard, i'm afraid, of respiratory illness. so what is the most urgent need? what is the focus, as far as helping those people who are caught up in all of this? i think unicef and all the aid agencies here in fact want to make sure the world remembers we still have a crisis on our hands. although conditions in the camp have improved a little bit since the mass migration of refugees from myanmar to bangladesh at the end of last year, huge obstacles, huge challenges remain, and this problem isn't going to go away. as i said, we got about 1 isn't going to go away. as i said, we got about1 million living cheek by jowl

we got about1 million living cheek byjowl ina we got about1 million living cheek byjowl in a very small area. so far, they are not accepted by myanmar, bangladesh hasn't given them citizenship. this is a problem that's not going to go away, and when the rain falls, with the monsoon risk and the flooding risk, it's important the world remembers these people and doesn't forget them. thanks very much indeed. weddings amongst couples in lgbt communities are on the rise, but unfortunately some of their parents are unwilling to attend, leaving people on their own on their big day. well, to combat this, one woman from the us state of oklahoma has offered to step in as the ‘stand—in mom' to fill that void. sara cunningham came to terms with her son being gay. now she helps others disowned by their parents. throw the rice and blow the bubbles, whatever you need... if you need a mum to come to your same—sex marriage because your biological mum won't, i am your girl. ijust started again hearing

about parents who were not accepting the relationships between the couples, not recognising their marriage as holy. it is the most profound day of their life. i was that mum too. i was that mum wondering, could i go to my own son's wedding? i had to reconcile my own fears about that. it doesn't seem like a monumental action but it is so important. it is the highlight of one's life

to be married to someone that they love and adore and to not celebrate that, i think no matter where you stand, even if you're not sure about it, or how to accept this, as you are trying to navigate through that, go to the wedding, celebrate your children. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. and before we go, let's take a look at these pictures. the world's only surviving panda triplets celebrated their fourth birthday on sunday in south china's guangjo city. triplets from a hundred families across china came to their birthday party. goodbye. we finished yesterday with some

sunshine in the west. more to come today, and through this week, not quite as windy. the rain we do see will be mainly in the form of showers, only forming a small portion of the day, if at all, and gradually temperatures will rise yet again. the week and whether was courtesy of a low pressure section ringing these low pressure sections at the bottom edge of it. a few showers in the south and the west. cooler, even with the sunshine across northeast scotland,

around 6 or 7 degrees. through the morning we'll see showers develop quite widely. areas most prone to it — east anglia and south—east the odd heavy one. also from the south—west of wales, midlands, towards yorkshire and again across scotland, some of those can be heavy and thundery in the afternoon. there will be a few showers elsewhere but a lot of the time it will be dry through the afternoon with some longer spells of sunshine than we saw through the weekend. with that and lighter winds, it will feel a little bit warmer, temperatures up a couple of degrees for many of you. into monday night, the showers we do see will fade away for a time. but then they'll get going again towards some southern and western areas, particularly across england and wales where temperatures will stay in their teens. but northern england, scotland and northern ireland slightly fresher night to take us into tuesday, with temperatures more widely away from the cities in single digits. lots of sunshine here to begin with before cloud gathers later on. early showers across southern eastern england will depart into north sea. much of the day will be dry with some good sunny spells. we'll see a little bit more cloud through the afternoon but temperatures still at levels of monday. around 19—25 degrees. we finish the day with some rain

across scotland and northern ireland. both will see more return as we go through wednesday. a lot of dry weather around though on wednesday, best of the sunshine in the morning. sunshine turning hazy into the afternoon with those showers developing towards the west but by this stage temperatures are on the up across that south—east corner, into the higher 20s. we'll see temperatures climb more widely through the end of the week. to get us into thursday, we still have a few weather fronts to deal with — here they are here, pushing in — but around an area of blossoming high pressure so thatjust means a few showers across western parts of the uk. but further east, increasing sunshine. and, yes, we're likely to see a 30 degrees temperature on the charts again. bye for now. tamimi i'm ben bland. welcome to bbc news. our top story: there's an urgent search for survivors on the indonesian island of lombok, following a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck early sunday morning. mountain trekkers were forced to run from landslides following the quake. at least 14 people have been killed on the island, and there have been more than 100 aftershocks. cambodia's prime minister,

hun sen, has claimed victory in the country's general election. critics say the vote was a sham because of his crackdown on opposition factions and lack of serious challengers. and congratulations are in order — this story is popular on bbc.com welsh cyclist geraint thomas has won the tour de france. he completed the final stage in paris, riding for team sky. he said his surprise victory was "the stuff of dreams". that's all. stay with bbc world news. the top story in the uk: a six—year—old girl has died after going into the sea