i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: iran's president blames the us and its gulf allies for a deadly attack on its elite military forces. washington tells him to "look in the mirror". a trade war between the us and china escalates with millions of dollars of new tariffs against chinese goods kicking in within hours. india rolls out the world's largest healthcare project but will it work? we meet the first family to receive it. translation: when my first child was born i had to have a caesarean. we spent almost $2000. this time, before the child was born, ifilled in a form for the insurance scheme and we did not have to pay the hospitalfor the same procedure. and climbing aboard hong kong's new high—speed train to china. but will it tighten beijing's grip on the territory? 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 8 in the evening in new york, where the united states has dismissed claims from the iranian president, that the us was involved in an attack on a military parade in iran that killed 25 people. hassan rouhani says america and its gulf allies backed the assault, but the us ambassador to the united nations nikki haley has told iran to "look in the mirror" for the causes of the attack. mr rouhani made his comments, as he prepared to travel to new york, where the un general assembly will convene for its annual meeting on tuesday. from there, our diplomatic correspondent james robbins sent this report. gunfire.

the moment the shooting started. iran's elite revolutionary guards under attack on home soil. many forced to dive for cover, as a parade to honour them is ambushed by opponents of the government. soldiers and civilians died as others fled for their lives. an anti—government arab group based in this area of south—west iran said it was responsible, but militants of so—called islamic state also claimed this as their work. but iran's president rouhani is blaming what he calls, the bully, the united states and the gulf states, which it supports and arms, including saudi arabia and the united arab emirates. translation: the small puppet countries that we see in the region are backed by america and the united states is provoking them and giving them the necessary capabilities to commit these crimes. but the united states

denies any involvement, urging president rouhani instead to examine his own behaviour. whoever precisely was behind the attack in iran, it has injected yet more poison into relations between president trump and iran's president rouhani. both leaders will be here at the united nations in new york this week, trading accusations and insults with greater intensity than ever. it means that the voices of america's european allies, including britain and france, still urging moderation, are likely to be all but drowned out. this was always going to be an extremely confrontational week here at the united nations in new york. president trump will see to that when he chairs a security council meeting for the first time and focuses on iran. but the atmosphere in a polarised world suddenly feels even more unpredictable. james robbins, bbc news, new york.

let's take a look at some of the day's other news. will in the maldives, provisional results show that the opposition candidate ibrahim mohamed solih has won the country's presidential election with 58.3% percent of the popular vote that's according to the afp news agency. it says results released by the elections commission show mr solih securing 133,808 votes compared to 95,526 for the incumbent abdulla yameen. leave the latest pictures to us showing support is celebrating on the streets of the capital. calls for the incumbent to concede have been announced. we are still waiting for official results to come out from the maltese in a campaign that was marked by restrictions on the independent media and the opposition. we are keeping an eye on this campaign for you. also making news today.

lawyers for a woman who has accused the us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault have confirmed that she will testify before the senatejudiciary committee on thursday. christine blasey ford has accused mr kavanaugh of trying to rape her when they were both teenagers in the 1980s. he denies the allegations. a new zealand supermarket chain has withdrawn a brand of australian strawberries from sale after finding needles embedded in some of the fruit. the countdown supermarket says they were found in a punnet of strawberries sourced from western australia. police in australia say they are investigating more than one hundred cases of fruit with embedded needles. now i wonder if you can work out what's going on here? well, it was an attempt to break the world record for the biggest ever scrum and it was staged in tokyo to mark one year until japan hosts

the rugby world cup. the previous record was set last year in new zealand and the good news is that it was cofirmed as a new world record, with the scrum containing 2,586 — breaking the old mark by more than 700. the trade war between the us and china is set to escalate even further today, as $200 billion worth of tariffs against chinese goods kicks in. a 10% duty comes into effect, which will rise to 25% at the beginning of 2019. a short time ago i spoke to the financial analyst simon littlewood, president at acg, for his take on the tariffs. i think it is important to see these in political terms. for the midterms in the us, donald trump sending a clear message to his base which is that we will not allow foreigners

to push us around any longer. in terms of damage to china, the significant really worse off in net terms but the us consumer will be far worse off because the current round of tariffs is retail. so looking at what the chinese can do and what ultimate strategy to deal with this could be. they are running out of things to put taxes on in terms of us goods. what can they do next in terms of strategy? as a number of analysts have pointed out, the chinese are playing a long game. others will argue that since china is very enthusiastically building a set of infrastructure going west and south—west they will direct their efforts elsewhere. in the medium term, china will see this as a political issue in the us and they expect to get past this. of course, by controlling their exchange rate they can minimise the damage at home. earlier you spoke about heading into christmas and how this will hit

american consumers, leading to inflationary pressures. will it hit in time for the us midterms? or is this president trump playing to his base? if you look at the messages he has been tweeting, he is a brilliant provocateur. at the end of the day basically he thinks this is great. in overall terms you are looking at a growth in global economy of 0.5% and you are looking at a small increase in inflation in the us. for donald trump, that is well worth paying. ultimately on the chinese side it is about technology transfer, about the protection of intellectual property which the us insists they need. president trump has been accusing them of stealing technology for years so how hard will that hit them? i don't think it will have any impact at all. this is definitely the wrong solution if that is the issue. so what next? we have 25% tariffs injanuary. that is a significant amount of money.

i feel sorry for the us company that is buying its products from china because the us company will pay the tariff and, ultimately, the consumer. so this price being paid in the us and it is not clear if it will directly benefit us manufacturers as it is stated that it should. india has rolled out a billion dollar ambitious healthcare policy to provide health insurance for almost half its population. the scheme, known as modicare — after prime minister narendra modi — is considered to be the world's largest healthcare project and comes just ahead of the country's general elections next year. but are india's hospitals ready for this? devina gupta finds out. justi—month—old, karishma is already a celebrity in india. born in this northern village she is called the long

life blessing baby. her mother became the first beneficiary of the new national healthcare insurance scheme in india known as modicare when the government covered the cost of delivering the baby at a state hospital. translation: when my first child was born i had to have a caesarean. we spent almost $2000. this time, before the child was born, ifilled in a form for the insurance scheme and we did not have to pay the hospitalfor the same procedure. nearly 1.6 million people die every year in india because of a lack of access to affordable healthcare. so this policy is meant to plug the gap with an annual health—insurance worth $7,100. but unlike other universal health insurance schemes which cover everyone, modicare only provides ensuring this cover for advanced treatments like cancer care and surgery for 500 million of the country's poorest. even as india's national health protection scheme aims to open doors of a government—run hospital like this one to almost half the population, can it foster

a change in already ailing healthcare infrastructure in india? on an average, only one doctor is present for 11,000 patients while the who mandates that there should be at least one doctorfor 1000 patients. this man has been tasked with implementing the healthcare project. existing infrastructure of hospital will not suffice. we need to expand services especially in tier 2 and tier 3, the smaller cities of india. the government says it plans to partner with private healthcare setups like this one in mumbai. the doctors here say the surgery rates are too low for them. of consumables, service we have to pay for human resource

management, equipment, equipment maintenance. and all of that put together with the current packages, offered currently, they are not really sustainable for the long run. so far, almost 4000 private hospitals have come on board. but if the government wants to use modicare to win over voters in the elections next year, it is in a race against time to provide enough hospitals as millions rush to receive medical treatment that have been out of their reach for so long. an international rescue mission is underway to reach a seriously injured sailor. abhilash tomy was the first indian to sail solo around the world, but he's currently stranded more than 3,000 kilometres off the coast of western australia. his yacht‘s mast was broken in a severe storm in the indian ocean and vessels from australia, india and france are heading to his position. katharine da costa reports. ruled. dismasted. set you back

injury. cannot get up. at distress message from a solo yachtsman abhilash tomy after a severe storm whipped up 80 mile an hour wind and 45 foot waves, wrecking his mast on friday. he is injured and unable to leave his boat. i am relieved to be at the start of the race. this is abhilash tomy at the start of the race injuly. abhilash tomy at the start of the race in july. the abhilash tomy at the start of the race injuly. the 39—year—old indian navy commander is no stranger to extreme conditions. he completed the same round the world challenge in 2013. is a 30,000 mile now and stop solo race. competitors set off from france july one and solo race. competitors set off from francejuly one and have been tracking down the west coast of africa he had moved into third place when he got into trouble nearly 2000 miles of the west coast of australia. he is now stranded in the

middle of the indian ocean. this is almost the lap of honour... sir robin was the first man to sail around the world single—handedly backin around the world single—handedly back in 1968. abhilash tomy‘s yachts isa back in 1968. abhilash tomy‘s yachts is a replica of his and that there are is a replica of his and that there a re close is a replica of his and that there are close friends. he is a tough quy- are close friends. he is a tough guy. the first indian to go solo non—stop around the world so he used it is beery and. —— he is experienced. he's a naval officer and knows what he is up to. is resourceful. helpers on the way. this morning his yacht was located. a rival competitor is expected to reach him with supplies by first light it is hoped a french fisheries vessel is close behind back and take them to safety. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... anyone for mooncakes? we taste the pastry behind a two billion dollar industry. also on the programme:

what's the strangest thing you've ever bought online? we talk to an australian couple who got themselves a warship. benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse

judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. ‘s. thanks —— thanks forjoining us. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: washington has dismised claims from the iranian president, that the us was involved in an attack on a military parade in iran, that killed 25 people. a further $200 billion worth of tariffs against chinese goods is about to kick in,

as the trade war between the us and china escalates. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times reports on the impact us tariffs are having on chinese imports. a growing number of asian manufacturers are moving production from china to other factories in the region. the paper says, companies which have not shifted, are making contingency plans in case the trade war continues. the philippine daily inquirer features a story on us restrictions on granting green cards. it says the trump administration is planning to clamp down on legal immigration. the proposed scheme would make it tougher for foreigners living in the us to secure permanent residency, if they are receiving food, housing or medical aid. the financial times reports on the state funeral of vietnam's president tran dai quang, who died on friday at the age of 61. the newspaper shows buddhist monks praying for the late president, who had been ill for some time.

now babita, a news bulletin is trending in saudi arabia. ajournalist in saudi arabia has made history by becoming the country's first female news anchor. weam al dakheel presented the main news bulletin for al saudiya, a state—run tv channel. the journalist received praise on social media, with viewers complimenting her work and pointing out that her appearance marked a milestone in the deeply conservative kingdom. a new high—speed rail link has been launched in hong kong. it will give people in the city access to dozens of cities in mainland china, and will cut the time in takes to get there in some cases by more than half. but some are saying it poses a threat to hong kong's self—governance. rylee carlson explains. before sunrise in hong kong, is for

the opening of a new high steel —— high—speed rail service connecting the territory with mainland china. it was three years behind schedule and over budget by nearly $3 billion a. but there was a lot of excitement for those who managed to get a ticket for the first trains are.|j wa nt to ticket for the first trains are.|j want to go home to celebrate the mid autumn festival with my family. so i am excited, i got back at 4:40am. translation: i have worked in hong kong for years. i go back and it a few times each year. by taking the high—speed rail train i can go back home and come back within the same day. but not everyone feels the same, critics say this area, a joint check point, violates hong kong's freedoms and constitution. for the first time, mainland chinese authorities will be able to operate at the station and on the trains, allowing them to enforce ageing's law. —— beijing's protest was staged

outside the station ahead of the opening, outside the station ahead of the by outside the station ahead of the opening, by those who say the rail link isa opening, by those who say the rail link is a threat to the city ‘s self—governance. link is a threat to the city ‘s self-governance. we believe that that practice —— practice would undermine basic human rights of hong kong people. that is why we are very worried and we believe would be a loophole and a very bad precedent to be gradually and slowly undermining hong kong's asic human rights. beijing says that is not the case and proponents argue it should in my the immigration process. —— basic. the railings now connects hong kong with 44 other places in mainland china, to get to the southern city of one show, it would take 40 minutes, less than half the time taken by older trains are. a trip to beijing is cut from around 24 hours to just beijing is cut from around 24 hours tojust under beijing is cut from around 24 hours to just under nine. now this isn't the usual thing you'd go searching for to buy

online, but an australian couple found an ex—new zealand warship. for a few hundred thousand dollars, paul and wilma adams became the proud owners of the royal new zealand navy dive tender manawanui. earlier they told me why they bought it. well, it seemed to be the best way to do it in today's world. you can pretty much get anything on the internet and we have proved it right. we are going to show our view is exactly the mammoth beast that you bought. i direct that want to know if you paid for postage and packing? we had to pick it up ourselves. we sailed it back from new zealand in july this year back to australia. wilma, it's pretty big. it's 44 metres i understand? yeah, it has quite a size, but this is what we need. the new zealand navy calls it the little boat which can. it's strong. so tell me the story about why you needed to buy this boat. the long and short story is that it's 70 years since the second world war, and there are, worldwide, approximately 8,000 shipwrecks sunk during the war,

3,000 in our backyard here in the pacific, and they're starting to leak oil. so we wanted to investigate and find out exactly what we needed to do about that. we don't feel there's enough being done. it's notjust every day you get involved in this, this is something you're very passionate about. tell me how you got involved in this conservation research? look, it was pretty simple, we went diving up in micronesia, and four out of the ten shipwrecks we dived on were leaking oil. we started to investigate and find out what, and why and who's doing something about it, and basically we came up cold, found out that very little is being done about it, very few people know about it. this is a worldwide problem, you guys are going to have the same. we only have 3,000 sunken ships here, there's 8,000 worldwide. the fact that they're starting to corrode to the extent that they're leaking oil is going to be a very serious problem for us all. wilma, tell me, when you received

this warship, was it in good nick? yeah, actually, as i said, it's really strong. it was made for the north sea, so in our waters, it has more than a good chance. it's fantastic. but funding is our biggest problem, babita, as with everything. we can't solve the world war two legacy all by ourselves, so we're really quite desperate to get some funding. we've made a not—for—profit foundation to carry out this work, because there's really no profit in getting oil out of ships any more apparently. major projects foundation is our not—for—profit organisation, which would be great if your listeners could dig deep and give us a hand. the mid—autumn festival is in full swing in certain parts of asia.

it was once a celebration that took place after the harvest where families and friends treated one another to moonca kes, a stuffed pastry traditionally made of lotus paste with an egg yolk centre. however, it's turned into a two billion dollar industry. we spoke to shoppers in singapore buying these extravagantly wrapped delicacies. mooncake, usually they are around because it just means mooncake, usually they are around because itjust means a family reunion and togetherness of. that is why we meet at the mid autumn festival for that reason. and the moon is round as well, just like mooncake. we love, like, sort of sticky, chewy things, so the insides are always sticky and chewy and sweet. i guess it's definitely the flavours, different flavours that are attractive.

and the new flavours that are around are very attractive for young people, so... my dad always loves the traditional ones. i'm buying for both, and i'm paying for both as well. well, i have particular brands to go for, particular flavour as well, but i also look at the design. as you can see, the designs are more and more interesting, and it's quite practical as well because they come with a drawer where you can keep your stuff. i have got one of those right here in the studio, i don't know if you can see, there are chinese word inscribed on it saying double egg yolk, and if you open it up you can see them. i am going to try some. yolk, and if you open it up you can see them. i am going to try somem only we had those here! send them over, send them over! you have been

watching you stay. —— newsday. hello. after a rather autumnal sort of weekend, the weather is looking a little bit better for many of us, as high pressure builds through this week. this was the scene as the sun set on sunday. after a soggy sunday in the south, in whitstable there were some clear spells to end the day. now, through this week, as high pressure builds in, there will be a lot of dry weather with sunshine. warmer in the south too. there will be more rain and more wind arriving across northern parts of the uk later on in the week. but back to the here and now, monday morning dawns on quite a chilly note. we've got a big area of high pressure in charge, so that is keeping things largely dry to start off with. and under those clear spells, temperatures first thing could be near freezing in a few rural spots. through the morning, though, after that chilly start, lots of sunshine on offer. one or two showers around through monday across parts of north—west scotland. perhaps a few filtering into the north—west of england too.

but for the majority of people, you're in for a dry, fine day. it will be a little bit warmer than recent days, with those winds a touch lighter too. so by the afternoon, temperatures between around about 13 to perhaps 16 degrees or so. a little bit warmer than it was on sunday, but still not great for the time of year. and then as we head through monday evening and overnight into tuesday, then we keep the high pressure, keep the clear spells around too. fairly light winds, so yet again, another cold night, especially in the south. for england and wales too the chance of a bit of frostiness, and perhaps some mist and fog fog patches first thing tuesday as well. further north—west, not quite as cool. a little bit more of a breeze blowing here. through the day on tuesday, it is high pressure that drives our weather. we've got weather fronts moving into the north—west, though. that'll bring more cloud and outbreaks of rain to parts of northern ireland and scotland later in the day. england and wales on tuesday staying dry, fine and settled in the sunshine. fairly light winds here, but the winds will be picking up further north. could be gusting at around 30 or 40mph for exposed parts of north—west scotland, with some outbreaks of rain here too. so really a north—south split to the weather. a north—south split to the weather. warming up, though, 14

to perhaps 18 degrees or so, perhaps our top temperatures by tuesday afternoon. looking ahead to wednesday, still more rain for the west of scotland with cloud here. further south across england and wales, again, another dry, fine and fairly sunny day with those temperatures starting to creep up too. so we could see highs of up to around 20 degrees or so on wednesday, and it looks like it could get warmer still as we head towards the end of the week, especially in the south. thursday probably the warmest day of the week with some sunshine, 22 degrees in london. a little bit fresher, but still dry with sunshine on offer across the country as we head through into friday. not a bad week of weather. enjoy. bye for now. i'm sharanjit leyl with bbc news. —— babita sharma. our top story: washington dismisses claims that the us was involved in an attack on a military parade in iran, that killed 25 people. iran's president, hassan rouhani, has accused us—backed gulf states of supporting the groups behind the attack. a further $200 billion worth of tariffs against chinese goods is about to kick in, as the trade war between the us

and china escalates. and this story is trending on social media. ajournalist in saudi arabia has made history by becoming the country's first female news anchor. weam al dakheel presented the main news bulletin for al saudiya, a state—run tv channel. she received praise on social media that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: police say there's no link to terrorism after a man was arrested at the visitors' entrance to buckingham palace.