welcome to newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: myanmar‘s government rejects claims of genocidal intent made against its top generals in a un—backed report. 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 our manufacturers and for ourfarmers from both countries. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: north korea accuses donald trump of doubledealing. we have an update on donald trump's denuclearisation efforts. 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 is sam it is 8am in singapore, at 1am in london and 6:30am in myanmar. 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. later on tuesday the un secretary general antonio gutterres will brief the security council. nick beake sent this report from the border with bangladesh. a warning 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. and we'll have more on that un report in myanmar in a few minutes‘ time. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. 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 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 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 fantastic too. they have gotten along very well. they have worked late into the night for months. it's an extremely complex bill. it is something i think that will be talked about for many years to come. let's find out if it is that good —

stay with us because we will have reaction from new york and mexico city. one of the world's biggest car markers, the japanese company, toyota, has announced a $500 million investment in the american ride—sharing firm, uber. the businesses will work together on developing self—driving cars. uber‘s plans suffered a severe setback earlier this year when a pedestrian in arizona was killed by one of its self—driving vehicles. 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. 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. thousands of couples have exchanged oi’ thousands of couples have exchanged or reaffirmed marriage vows. 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. let's return to the news of that possible new trade deal between the us and mexico, which comes after a year of negotiations. and in a minute, we will get the view from mexico. for more on the report, i've been speaking to shelly culbertson, senior policy researcher for the rand think tank. then shall to this agreement was a breakthrough on what they wanted to happen in the automobile industry. —— central to this agreement. in order to be free of tariffs, they agreed they would largely have to be

produced in the region — 70% of components had to be produced in the us 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 for the reaction there. here in mexico, the message is 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 its main, principal, commercial partner, so officially what they say is 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 depends in the us for many agricultural products. and there 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 big victory here in mexico. more now on the un investigation report accusing myanmar of war crimes against rohingya. in many ways, this report, which is based on satellite imagery and over 800 interviews, really confirms what all of us have been fearing, and many of us

of us have been fearing, and many of us have been reporting, which is that there was a serious ethnic cleansing campaign committed against the rohingya muslim community. cleansing campaign committed against the rohingya muslim communitym forced hundreds of thousands to flee their home. and this now also looks like it amounts to something that could be prosecuted for genocide. what this report adds is that they make the inference that there was in fa ct make the inference that there was in fact the intent, or there could be a case made that that intent existed, and that's a really big deal. the burnis and that's a really big deal. the burn is government have refuted all the claims in this report, there was also some quarters arguing that without boots on the ground to verify the testimonies that you have, how are you able to get a true sense of the picture of what's happening in the country? there are art two parts to that. the first is that it art two parts to that. the first is thatitis art two parts to that. the first is that it is incredibly farcical to say that without boots on the ground you can't find the truth. these un

investigators have been pleading with myanmar authorities to be allowed into the country and they've been obstructed at every turn. they've not been given any co—operation whatsoever. notwithstanding that they've been able to go to refugee can, they have taken testimonies, they have spoken to doctors. as i mentioned before they use satellite imagery which independently corroborate much of these findings. and what they find falls in line with what other human rights groups like amnesty international, my organisation human rights watch, and many others have found, and more importantly it reflects the truth of what the rohingya people have been saying for months and months. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: setbacks for donald trump's plan to de nikora as north korea, we will

look at the big picture. —— de dean yukka rise north korea. also on the programme: and after public outcry, white house flag returns to half—mast for senatorjohn mccain. 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: the myanmar government has rejected a un report that accused its military leaders of genocidal intent towards rohingya muslims. after a year of talks, the united states and mexico have reached agreement on a new trade deal. the new mexican president has said canada needs to be included too. 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. unlike many other weight loss drugs, this one apparently does not increase the risk of serious heart problems. 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. that brings you up to date with some of the papers. now, sharanjit, 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? 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 criticised the us for what they call extremely provocative and dangerous military moves in pacific waters. they also 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.

for more on where the us and north korea might go next, i've been speaking to andray abrahamian from the griffith asia institute's pacific forum csis think tank, who hasjust been to north korea. they're at a difficult moment right now. i think both sides are 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're struggling to say what kind of denuclearisation, what that means exactly. and for the north koreans' part, they say they want an end to the nuclear umbrella that the us provides for south korea, but are not quite willing to say if that means an end

to us troops or some kind of guarantee or mechanism. in the short—term there seems to be very little agreement on what sanctions relief means what action on the north koreans' behalf. 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‘s, saying that the relationship is injeopardy, exemplified by the fact that mike pompeo's trip last week was cancelled. what does that signify? it probably suggests there's been very little progress in the last couple of weeks. it seems as if the north koreans were really upset that pompeo showed up last month injuly without any of the things they thought trump had promised in terms of a peace regime that would be led into by a declaration of peace. that's the sequence north koreans see. declaration of peace, then the peace regime, the details of which will be negotiated later. they appeared to be making concessions, they've released this japanese tourist over the weekend, there've been

significant developments in terms of the repatriation of us remains from the korean war. families from both the north and south had a chance to meetjust about a week ago. so tell us a little bit about the progress that north korea is sort—of making, the concessions they're making, is it quite enough? it isn't quite denuclearisation, is it? so far they've done things that a re really reversible, or are not really in that core basket of security issues that they really worry about and the us is concerned about. with mr sugimoto, i think that was very much a case of somebody lower down having suspicions about a videographer taking a lot of videos, flagging this guy, then it went up the bureaucratic chain and when it got near the top people decided they don't want this guy, complicating delicate negotiations. let's get him out of here as soon as

possible. that's what we saw their. i don't think that is a concession as such. you've just came back from north korea, tell us about your impressions of this, have they been hit hard by the sanctions put upon them? well, it's clear that the ban on seafood and coal exports is having an impact. coal isn't moving the way it normally does, even though there are plenty of reports of ship—to—ship transfers and making north korean coal appear to have come from russian ports. that is difficult and it takes time and effort. seafood doesn't seem to be being exported the way it usually is and those are two big exports for north korea. however, we see a lot of commerce taking place, people running conducting trade, small business being done as normal or close to normal, and quite a bit of activity. so the sanctions are having an impact, but they are not choking things off in the way that some would think. a few of austria's best—known

painters, now you can add another to the list. tang t. —— yang yang. meet the artist in residence. 18 yea rs old meet the artist in residence. 18 years old with the death list of brushstrokes. yang yang is a mistress of the canvas. just as long as she's not feeling too peckish. translation: well, at first she found the paintbrush very exciting. she pulled it towards her, sniffed it and took a bite, tasted it. it's important only natural materials we re important only natural materials were used. the paintbrushes were used from bamboo. then she learnt what the paintbrush is for, that pictures can be made from it and it works really well. clearly her art isa works really well. clearly her art is a little on the abstract side. impressionistic you might say. but there does seem to be some emotional connection to her work. translation:

we decided to have the picture is painted in black because pandas are black and white, so she paints black on white. the paintings vary a lot. if she feels a bit more expressive, then her paintings i bit wilder. sometimes they have relatively little paint on the canvas. it all depends on the mood of the day. the paintings are now on sale. 100 of them up for paintings are now on sale. 100 of them upforgrabs, paintings are now on sale. 100 of them up for grabs, each one selling for more than $500. the zoo says it will use the money to raise awareness about pandas and age picture will come with a certificate of authenticity, although this artist never signs her work. tim allman, bbc news. nothing like a panda story to end the programme, babs, but would you buy one of the artworks? yes, don't know how much it will cost but yes. we will put it in our hall of fame

of panda stories we have on newsday. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. coming up: we'll be taking a more in—depth look at that new nafta trade agreement but what does it mean for canada? sharanjit, i know you love carnival time, especially the one in london, this is what happened today. people lucky enough to be there of course! more than a million people have attended europe's biggest street party, the notting hill carnival. the area was transformed into a sea of colour and sound as thousands danced in the streets. a special tribute was observed at the festival to remember those killed in grenfell tower fire last summer. stay with us, we will see you again soon. goodbye. hello.

as high pressure builds, the end of this week looks pretty quiet weatherwise. until then, though, a couple of weather systems to affect us. this is the big picture as tuesday begins. low pressure to the north—west of us already starting to feed some rain in towards the north—west of scotland. elsewhere, quiet start to the week. this weather system eventually will make an impact. so for this week's weather, there's a chance of rain. not everybody‘s going to see it and it may not amount to too much. there will also be quite a bit of dry and occasionally sunny weather particularly later this week, as we'll see. now, these are your starting numbers for tuesday morning. temperatures into double figures for many. maybe one or two mist and fog patches around. weather particularly later this week, as we'll see. now, these are your starting numbers for tuesday morning. temperatures into double figures for many. maybe one or two mist and fog patches around. fair amount of cloud, don't expect too much in the way of morning sunshine. a breeze and outbreaks of rain into the western isles of scotland and this system is only very slowly pushing further south—east during the day. whereas ahead of that, we keep a good deal of cloud, a few breaks and a sunny spells to come through. outbreaks of rain will feed into the northern isles through the day and this weather

system starting to see one or two showers breaking out. the rain will start to feed into the western side of northern ireland, leaving the best of the sunshine here in the east. across england and wales, after some misty and murky weather to begin with, some bright or sunny spells may keep low cloud into the south—west of england, one or two spots of drizzle. temperatures into the high teens, a few spots in the low 20s, average for the time of year. into tuesday night, we take some outbreaks of rain through scotland and northern ireland, and we introduce the possibility of seeing some thundery showers working into parts of southern england, maybe clipping parts of the midlands, into east anglia, certainly into the south—east by wednesday morning. slightly cooler behind the weather front as temperatures dip into single figures. for many, though, again, double figures as wednesday begins. two weather systems to look out for the big picture on wednesday. this one clipping into south—eastern parts moving away on this one tracking south—east across the uk. so eventually during wednesday, it looks like we'll say goodbye to this weather system,

but still with some outbreaks of rain before it clears. but look how this weather system is weakening as it moves further south—east. one or two showers left behind. the cooler and fresher ad behind with sunny spells and showers to western scotland, one or two for northern ireland. temperatures into the high teens, just a few scraping into the low 20s, fairly close to average, maybe a little below in some spots. and then ny the end of the week, it's all looking very quiet because pressure is building, things are settling down. still a fair of cloud, though. i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story — after months of difficult negotiations, the united states and mexico have reached an 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. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: police in the west midlands have named a man they are seeking in connection with the murder of a woman and her daughter.