welcome to newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: a new nafta 7 president trump says he's reached agreement with mexico over a new trade deal. it has been a long time, and this is something that is very special for oui’ manufacturers something that is very special for our manufacturers and four our farmers from both countries. myanmar‘s government rejects claims of genocidal intent made against its top generals in a un—backed report. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: sanctions, rising prices, and a devalued currency — we'll hearfrom people inside iran on just how tough it is for them to get by. and white house flags return to half mast forjohn mccain. was it president

trump's final rebuke? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in washington, where the united states and mexico have reached a new trade agreement after months of difficult negotiations. it's a major step in the discussions towards a new north america free trade agreement, or nafta. in the past few hours, it's been announced that canada will resume trade talks with the us on tuesday. this was president trump's reaction to the agreement. it has been a long time, and this is

something that is very special for oui’ manufacturers something that is very special for our manufacturers and for our farmers from both countries, for all of the people to work forjobs. it is also a great trade and it makes ita is also a great trade and it makes it a much more fair bill and we are very, very excited about it. we have worked long and hard. your representatives have been terrific. my representatives have been terrific. my reviews and —— representatives have been fantastic too. they have gotten along very well. they have worked late into the night for months. an extremely complex bill. it is something i think that will be talked about for many years to come. for more on the deal i've been speaking to the bbc‘s nada tawfik. well, central to this agreement was kind of a breakthrough on what they wa nted kind of a breakthrough on what they wanted to happen in the automobile industry. so the united states and mexico have agreed that in order for vehicles to come in and be considered free of tariffs, that they would have to largely be

produced in the region, 70% of auto components had to be produced in the united states and mexico, and 40% of those components had to be made by workers who are earning more than $16 an hour. so this was really a victory for president trump because he's been trying to keep labour in the united states and stop the kind of flow of companies to mexico in search of cheaper labour there. and the united states also compromised to getting rid of a key demand which was to have the deal renegotiated every five years. that was something that mexico and canada did not want. they didn't think it would lead to a proper kind of future for businesses to plan their investments et cetera. and so that was the agreement that the united states and mexico reached. now as you rightly pointed out, canada is stilljust getting into talks this week on their part of the deal. and so it certainly is premature when you think of nafta as

we know it. but the united states and mexico have also said that they are willing to go alone if canada is not involved. that said, any deal would have to be approved by the us congress, and many leaders have said this has to be a trilateral agreement. bbc mundojournalist ana gabriela rojas is in mexico. i asked her about the reaction of the government there. here in mexico, the message is actually very clear, it has been seen as actually very clear, it has been seen as a actually very clear, it has been seen as a big success for the mexican government and all the official sectors. actually mexico is pleased to have reached an agreement with the us because it is the main, principal, commercial partner, so officially they say they wish canada comes back into the agreement but at the moment it is very positive. you may remember since 1994 when nafta came into existence, mexico's economy has been shaped by the

treaty, so mexico has become one of the main producers of automobiles and most of them are exported to the us. also mexico relies on the us for many products. and they are very good signs here, that the stock market and the exchange rate hasn't been affected at all, so it has been seen as a been affected at all, so it has been seen as a big victory here in mexico. more on that coming up later in the programme. now, some of the day's other news. the french president, emmanuel macron, says europe can no longer rely on the united states to ensure its security. speaking at a gathering of lawmakers and diplomats in paris, mr macron said the european union needed new initiatives and new alliances when it comes to security. translation: europe can no longer rely solely on the united states for its security. it is up to us today to ta ke its security. it is up to us today to take up our responsibilities and guaranteed european security and,

consequently, european sovereignty. we must fully realise the consequences of the end of the cold war. alliances still have their releva nce war. alliances still have their relevance today but the balances, or the mechanisms on which they were built need to be revisited. also making news this hour: rival protesters have clashed in the eastern german city of chemnitz, following the arrest of an iraqi and a syrian in connection with a fatal stabbing. officers fired water cannons after both side threw fireworks, causing injuries. a moscow court has jailed russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, for 30 days for his role in organising nation—wide protests against president vladimir putin in may. more than 1,500 anti—kremlin activists were detained during demonstrations held ahead of mr putin's inauguration for a fourth term as president. australian border force officials are searching crocodile—infested mangroves for two people who fled an abandoned boat, believed to be part of a people smuggling operation. police say as many as 17 people were on board the boat that had travelled from vietnam to the coast

of northern queensland. and thousands of couples from around the world have exchanged, or reaffirmed, marriage vows at a mass wedding in south korea. the ceremony was held at the cheongshim peace world centre in gapyeong, on the day marking the sixth anniversary of the death of founder and self—proclaimed messiah, sun myung—moon. myanmar has rejected a un investigation which accused its military leaders of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide against rohingya muslims. the report called for the country's military leaders to be referred to the international criminal court. un investigators interviewed hundreds of victims and found evidence of murder, rape, and torture against the rohingya predominantly in myanmar‘s rakhine state. nick beake sent this report from the border with bangladesh.

a warning that it contains some distressing accounts and flash photography. for a year now in this bleak landscape the rohingya have been suffering. bereaved, uprooted, lost, giving harrowing accounts of the brutality they say they suffered at the hands of the myanmar military. today we met rashid. he says they murdered 12 of his relatives. translation: they made the men stand and the women and children squat on the ground. then they opened fire and killed the men. then they took the women inside the house and set it on fire. he is convinced it was genocide and so while he welcomed today's call for the top generals to be tried for that crime, he thinks it is all too late for so many. translation: ifjustice is done then

people who are living will see it. but what about those who were slaughtered 7 my mother, my brothers, my nephews, my uncles, can they bring them back? they can't do it. tula toli is the village in myanmar from which rashid fled. the killing, rape and arson here is said to be have been part of a co—ordinated campaign by the army. you know it is not only about justice for victims, but it is also deterring future activity. if we allow this to go without any kind of sanction, then every army in the world will think they can do this. this is the most detailed and blistering criticism yet of the actions of myanmar‘s military last year, actions which forced hundreds of thousands of rohingya people to flee across the border to these camps where they are still trapped.

but there is also strong criticism of myanmar‘s civilian government, in particular its nobel peace prize winning leader aung san suu kyi. she is accused of failing to use her moral authority to prevent the violence and that by ignoring the plight of the rohingya, her government made it easierfor the crimes to be carried out. tonight, myanmar rejected the un report as flawed and one—sided. the army has always claimed it was only clearing out militants, a claim now wholly rejected by the united nations. bringing the commander—in—chief, ming aung hlaing, and his comrades to court will not be easy, but today feels like a significant step forward in the pursuit ofjustice for the rohingya people. nick beake, bbc news on the myanmar—bangladesh border. shelly culbertson is the senior policy researcher for the rand think—tank. she joins us from pittsburgh. thanks very much for being with us.

what is your view now in terms of how the international community should respond to this latest un report? so i think this was a great step forward. the report was very direct in explaining what happened and recommended prosecution by the international criminal court. at the same time it is also really important to not focus solely on that but to keep an eye on what this is about, the million people who are displaced by this... these atrocities over the last year and finding ways to enable them to get home or to settle into bangladesh and nepal. so while the prosecution isa and nepal. so while the prosecution is a really important step, other steps including working on a political solution so that people can go home, and then also enabling bangladesh to help these people integrate are going to remain very

important, since it is very likely the negotiations could drag on for a long time and a big risk that many of the rohingya people could remain in bangladesh for years if not decades despite all of these changes and steps forward. but surely of course we are still gathering information about what exactly has happened to these people before they have even managed to get across the border to bangladesh, so in that situation when you use the word prosecution, what do you think should be done to address much of what the un has said has happened to them? so the prosecution procedures of the international criminal court... however it remains somewhat unlikely that there could be a com plete unlikely that there could be a complete proceeding with that, as it requires all five permanent members of the security council to sign on. soi of the security council to sign on. so i would anticipate that this would take a long time to go through the courts. so, given that, and the slowness of negotiations to get the rohingya people home, i think it is

still crucial to get the focus on people who are still behind. and if you step back and take a look at historical cases of refugees, many of them palestinians, somalis, afg ha ns et of them palestinians, somalis, afghans et cetera, wind up in situations where it looks like a solution, negotiated settlement is around the corner, and yet they remain in camps in really squalid circumstances for a very long time, decades or generations, so i think there is a huge risk that, despite all of these changes, the rohingya could remain in camps for decades or generations, so this is something that really need additional attention. do you think that there isa attention. do you think that there is a sense of momentum building to find a resolution to the issue of what has happened to the rohingya people by governments around the world, or not? there is definitely work on it, so in november there was an agreement that the government of myanmar agreed in principle to take back an number of rohingya people, but surveys of the rohingya themselves have found that while

they want to go home they are not willing to go home unless there are conditions at home that will enable them to return and live in safety. and that includes getting citizenship, it includes helping rebuild some of the villagers, it includes reconciliation efforts, so all of those conditions which would bea all of those conditions which would be a precursor of that to be able to go home really haven't happened and don't look like they will move forward despite political negotiations. grateful for your time, thank you so much forjoining us. you're watching newsday on the bbc. north korea accuses the us of doubledealing — we have an update on the progress with donald trump's denuclearisation efforts. following an outcry, the white house flag goes to half—mast for senatorjohn mccain

— was ita to half—mast for senatorjohn mccain — was it a gesture from president trump? he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disk that is brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it'll take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clock maker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. this is newsday on the bbc.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: after a year of talks, president trump says he's reached agreement with mexico over a new trade deal. the new mexican president says canada needs to be included too. myanmar rejects a un report which accuses its military leaders of crimes against humanity and genocide of the rohingya muslims. the fight against obesity is all too real, but a large—scale study in the us has found a slimming pill that works by suppressing appetite has no serious side effects. the drug, lorcaserin does not apparently increase the risk of serious heart problems, unlike many other weight loss drugs. more on that story at bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world.

and first to the straits times, which is reporting on how malaysia's prime minister wants to ban foreigners from buying homes in a multi—billion dollar construction project near singapore. his plan puts a question mark over the fate of the project which was marketed to chinese buyers. the philippine daily inquirer has a story about a catholic priest who was one of the earliest critics of president duterte's war on drugs who has gone into hiding. he believes he's being targetted by motorcycle—riding hitmen. and the japan times focuses on the japanese national, tomoyuki sugimoto, who was released on humanitarian grounds by north korea, after allegedly breaking an unspecified law while on holiday in the country. now, what stories are sparking discussions online?

these pictures are not for the faint hearted. the best paragliders, base jumpers and pilots in the world have met in switzerland. they competed at the acro world tour finals on lake geneva to the amazement of thousands of people who were gathered there. look at these incredible athletes. feeling dizzy yet? lets update you on our other story this our. —— hour. just two days after the death of senatorjohn mccain, president trump has been embroiled in a row for not continuing to fly the us flag at half—mast at the white house. it was lowered at the weekend, but raised again on monday, far earlier than would normally be the case. but in the last few hours the flag

has been lowered again, apparently due to public pressure. from washington, nick bryant reports. washington withoutjohn mccain is a lesser place. he was a human landmark, an american hero whose broken body personified the land of the brave. flags at the us capitol remained at half—mast in honour of his sacrifice and service. but, at the white house, where the flag was lowered at the weekend, there was no such act of ongoing remembrance earlier on today. in a tweet over the weekend, donald trump paid his deep sympathy is and respect to the mccain family, but had no kind words for the man himself. trump: thank you very much. reporter: mr president, do you have any thoughts on john mccain? do you have any thoughts at all on john mccain? that presidential silence continued today. do you thinkjohn mccain was a hero, sir? staffer: guys, let's go, keep moving. with the american legion strongly urging the commander—in—chief to honour this war hero and former prisoner of war, there was finally a presidential change of view, if not heart. we just got this statement from the president: "despite our differences on policy and politics,

i respect senatorjohn mccain's service to our country, and in his honour have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the united states at half staff until the day of his internment." but it still doesn't call him a hero. so tonight, the stars & stripes was lowered again at the white house in that rare thing, a presidential climbdown. but the flag row has come to symbolise a broader debate as to who best embodies the values of modern america, donald trump orjohn mccain. nick bryant, bbc news, washington. state media in north korea have criticise the us for what they call "extremely provocative and dangerous military moves" in pacific waters. and they warned that the thaw in the relations with the us following the meeting between the two presidents injune could be in jeopardy. and there are indeed signs that relations are strained, president trump announced that his secretary of state, mike pompeo, would cancel a planned trip to pyongyang. to discuss where the us

and north korea might go next, i'm joined by andray abrahamian from the griffith asia institute's pacific forum csis think—tank, who hasjust been to north korea. welcome to the programme. 0h welcome to the programme. oh will talk to you in a little bit about your impressions on north korea. —— i will. how would you describe relations between the us and north korea since the singapore summit in june this year? they are at a difficult moment right now. i think both sides are struggling to articulate what they wa nt struggling to articulate what they want in the long—term and what steps need to come in the short term in order to keep momentum from the singapore summit. in the long—term, the us wants denuclearisation but they are struggling to say what kind

of denuclearisation, what that means exactly. for the north korean ‘s part, they say they want an end to the nuclear umbrella that the us provides for south korea, but are not saying whether it means an end to us troops or some kind of mechanical mechanism. in the short term there seems to be very little agreement on what sanctions relief is worth what action on the north korean half. there is a long list of things to consider and it doesn't help at all that you have got this rhetoric again from the north korean ts, rhetoric again from the north korean ‘s, saying that the relationship is in jeopardy, ‘s, saying that the relationship is injeopardy, exemplified ‘s, saying that the relationship is in jeopardy, exemplified by ‘s, saying that the relationship is injeopardy, exemplified by the ‘s, saying that the relationship is in jeopardy, exemplified by the fact that mike pompeo's trip last week was cancelled. what is that signify? it probably suggests that there has been very little progress in the last few weeks. it seems as if the north korean ‘s were really upset that mike pompeo showed up last time injuly that that mike pompeo showed up last time in july that any that mike pompeo showed up last time injuly that any of that mike pompeo showed up last time in july that any of the that mike pompeo showed up last time injuly that any of the things that mike pompeo showed up last time in july that any of the things that donald trump has —— had promised in

terms of a peace regime that would be led into a declaration of peace. that is the sequence north korean ‘s sea. declaration of peace, then the piece details which will be negotiated later. they appeared to be making concessions, they released this japanese tourists over the weekend, there have been significant developments in terms of the repatriation of the us remains from the korean war. then was from both north and south had a chance to meet just about a week ago. —— families from. tell us about the progress that north korea is making, the concessions, is it enough? it isn't quite denuclearisation. so far they have done things that are really reversible, or are not in that core basket of security issues that they really worry about and the us are worried about. with the released japanese man, i think that was the

case of somebody lower down having suspicions about a videographer, taking a lot of videos, flagging this guy and going up the bureaucratic chain and when it got near the top people decided they don't want this guy, —— combo taking delicate negotiations. i do think thatis delicate negotiations. i do think that is a concession as such. you just came back from north korea, tell us about your impressions of this, have they been hit hard by the sanctions put on them? it is clear that the ban on seafood and coal exports is having an impact. coal isn't living the way it normally does, even though there are reports of ship to ship transfers and making north korean coal look like it comes from russian ports. that takes time and effort. seafood isn't being exported the way it usually is. however, we see a lot of commerce taking place, people running around

trading, small business being done as normal and quite a bit of activity. so the sanctions are having an impact, but they are not checking things off in the way that someone checking things off in the way that someone think. —— choking. checking things off in the way that someone think. -- choking. thank you for joining someone think. -- choking. thank you forjoining us. you have been watching newsday. stay with us, coming up we will be taking a more in—depth look at that new nafta trade agreement. but what does it mean for canada? and before we go, it is carnival time, or it has been here in london. more than1 million people have attended europe's a guest street party, the notting hill carnival. the area was transformed into a sea of colour and sound as thousands danced in the

street. stay with us, backward the headlines next. —— back with. hello. as high pressure builds, the end of this week looks pretty quiet weatherwise. until then, a couple of weatherwise. until then, a couple of weather systems to effect us. this is the big picture as tuesday begins. low pressure to the north—west starting to feed some rain in towards the north—west of scotland. elsewhere, quiet start the week, this system eventually will make an impact. so for this week ‘s weather, there is a chance of rain, not everybody is going to see it and it may not amount to too much. there will also be dry and occasionally sunny weather particularly later this week, as we will see. these are your starting numbers for tuesday morning. bridges into double figures. maybe one or two missed and fog patches around. that amount of cloud, don't expect too much in the way of morning sunshine. brees and

outbreaks of rain into the western isles of scotland and this system is only very slowly pushing south—east during the day. head of that we have a good deal of cloud, a few breaks and a sunny spells to come through. outbreaks of rain will feed into the northern isles and this weather system see one or two showers breaking. the rain will start to feed into the western star of northern ireland, leaving the best of the sunshine in the east. across england and wales, some misty and murky weather to begin with, some brighter or sunny spells may keep low cloud into the south—west of england, one or two spots of drizzle. at temperatures into the high teens, a few spots in the low 20s. into tuesday night would take some outbreaks of rain to scotland and northern ireland and we introduce the possibility of seeing some thundery showers working into parts of southern england, maybe parts of southern england, maybe parts of southern england, maybe parts of the midlands into east anglia, certainly into the south—east on wednesday morning. cooler behind the weather front as temperatures dip into single figures, for many double figures as

wednesday begins. two weather systems to look out for. this one clipping into south—eastern parts moving away on this one tracking south—east across the uk. eventually during wednesday, it looks like we'll say goodbye to this weather system, some outbreaks of rain that could clear, but look how this weather system is weakening as it moves further south—east. 102 showers left kind. the caller and fresher ad behind with sunny spells and showers of. one or two for northern ireland. temperatures into the high teens, just a few straight —— scraping into the high 20s, fairly close to average, maybe a little below in some spot. by the end of the week it is all looking very quiet because pressure is building, things are settling down, still paramount of cloud. —— still a fairamount of still paramount of cloud. —— still a fair amount of cloud. i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story: after months of difficult negotiations, the united states and mexico have reached a agreement on a new trade deal. it's a major step in towards

a new north america free trade agreement, or nafta, and it's been announced that canada will resume trade talks with the us on tuesday. the myanmar government has rejected a un—backed report which accused its military leaders of crimes against humanity and genocidal intent against rohingya muslims. the un investigators say those responsible should be prosecuted. and this story is trending on bbc.com: thousands of couples from around the world have exchanged, or reaffirmed, marriage vows at a mass wedding in south korea, organised by the unification church. the ceremony marks the sixth anniversary of the death of the church's founder and self—proclaimed messiah, sun myung—moon.