this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. the headlines: president trump visits the scene of the massacre of "jewish people in pittsburgh, despite some protestors saying he is not welcome. bangladesh and myanmar agree on the return of some rohingya refugees, but the un warns that it's not safe for them yet. indonesia orders inspections of all boeing 737—max 8 planes as the lion air recovery operation continues. this is now the grim retrial taking place here. this coastguard boat coming in, ringing back what they have been able to recover from the wreckage. let's get to work. and we talk to the football star, wayne rooney, about his new life and success in america. live from our studios in singapore

and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8 am in singapore, midnight in london and 8:00 in the evening in the us city of pittsburgh. that's where president trump has landed to meet the families of victims of the deadly mass shooting at a synagogue on saturday. the white house has angrily rejected the suggestion that mr trump's rhetoric could be to blame for emboldening racist attacks. but one localjewish group has told the president he is not welcome in the city. from pittsburgh, our north america editorjon sopel has this report. awaiting donald trump's arrival, members of pittsburgh's jewish community gathered outside the tree of life synagogue to sing and to say kaddish, the prayers for those in mourning.

the president flew into pittsburgh accompanied by the first lady, but also his daughter ivanka, who converted tojudaism when she married her orthodoxjewish partnerjared kushner. they first went to the synagogue were the 11 worshipers were gunned down, and in the entrance lit a candle for each of the 11 victims. next, they came outside to lay a small pebble from the white house grounds, and white roses at each of the stars for the victims. the rabbi accompanied them, saying a prayer. and then to the hospital to speak to medical staff and survivors, among them four policemen who were shot and injured as they tackled the heavily armed gunman. in the wake of saturday's massacre, donald trump was unequivocal in his condemnation of anti—semitism. and he said "we must unite to conquer hate". but his visit is sowing some division in this community.

civic leaders and a few left—wing dues are saying he should stay away civic leaders and a few left—wing jews are saying he should stay away because of his divisive rhetoric. the rabbi of the synagogue welcomed the president, as did many in the community. but not one group. he has victimised immigrants. he has victimised refugees, he has victimised muslims, lgbt community, women, people with disabilities, the list goes on and on. we cannot stand idly by. shots fired, shots fired! there are terrible stories of tragedy from saturday's shooting, incredible stories of bravery and luck, too. this man survived because he arrived late and was parking his car when he heard gunfire. the second narrow escape of his life. in 1945, as a small child, he was on a train heading to a nazi concentration camp when it was liberated by the allies. it never stops, at least for me and my family. it never stops, itjust keeps going. but we are survivors.

i'm 80 years old, i told my daughter that i am ready whenever. you know, i am not afraid of death. today, the first funerals were held for three of the congregants who were gunned down on saturday, two brothers and a local doctor. families mourning loss, a city in grief and a country wondering where it is heading. let's take a look at some of the day's other news: thousands of people have protested in the sri lankan capital in a show of support for the ousted prime minister, demanding that parlimanet be recalled immediately demanding that parliament be recalled immediately after the appointment of the divisive ex—president, mahinda rajapa ksa. there were new political developments too, as yogita limaye explains from colombo. you have seen those pictures of tens of thousands of people coming out in

support of the ousted prime minister ranil wickremesinghe. they were also a lot of civil society activists who say they did not support ranil wickremesinghe but support democracy. we also saw the first cabinet meeting of the new government headed by mahinda raja pa ksa government headed by mahinda rajapa ksa who was government headed by mahinda rajapaksa who was sworn in on friday. a few other investors were sworn in yesterday. they are sending out the message that they are the new government and they are going to start work. also making the news today: the mexican authorities have detained members of a second group of central american migrants who've crossed into the country from guatemala. local media say one man drowned as he attempted to swim across the suchiate river that divides the two countries. us president donald trump says he is sending more than 5,000 troops to the border to prevent migrants from crossing it. a uk senior government figure says britain is complicit in creating a famine in yemen.

speaking in parliament, andrew mitchell called for an end to britain's support for the saudi—led coalition which backs yemen's government in its war with the houthi rebels. he said britain should be neutral position, and work towards a ceasefire. the notorious boston mobsterjames ‘whitey‘ bulger has been killed in prison. the 89 year—old was once one of the fbi's most—wanted criminals and later became an informant. bulger was found dead in his cell in west virginia, shortly after he'd been transferred from a florida prison. now take a look at these staggering pictures from italy where at least ten people have died in landslides and fallen trees. heavy floods and gale force winds continue to batter the country. extreme conditions in other parts of southern and central europe, have blocked roads and left thousands of people without power. meteorologists say, the bad weather will continue as the storms head north. bangladesh and myanmar have agreed to begin

the repatriation of rohingya refugees in november, despite a warning from un officials that conditions are not right for their return. more than 700,000 rohingya muslims fled a military operation which began last august in myanmar. 5,000 refugees have been identified as the first returnees. campaigners for the rohingya say they are being sent back to a violent and uncertain future. matthew saltmarsh is from the un's refugee agency, unhcr. i asked him first if conditions are right for rohingya people to return. not really because the two sides, the two countries involved have both discussed this previously and, that in november of last year, there was an agreement between the two to start discussions towards this. in a

sense, not a great surprise that they are trying to push ahead with this at this stage but, as you mentioned, we firmly believe that the conditions are not right for refugees to return to myanmar right now. you have teams working in the refugee camps. what is the sense of what they are telling you? are they scared? i think so. it is only a year since they fled over the border. there was great violence and persecution in rakhine stayed. when you speak to most of the refugees, they say they are not ready to return. many said they would like to

retain one day but only when the conditions are right, when it there with a pathway to citizenship in myanmar and when they feel there is a sense of security. the bangladeshi foreign secretary and his burmese counterpart said they had shown that political will and flexibility to start this. do you doubt their ability to carry this out? as you mention, our teams and teams from other agencies have managed to get some access to rakhine state, the area from which the braking fled. —— rohingya. we have only seen limited pa rt rohingya. we have only seen limited part and we have not been able to get on the ground everywhere we wa nted get on the ground everywhere we wanted to add to carry out group discussions and to look at the conditions in real detail on the ground. as of yet, no, we do not

feel the conditions are right. indonesia has ordered inspections of all boeing 737—max 8 planes, after one crashed into the sea on monday, with 189 passengers and crew on board. details of the plane's flight log, published by the bbc, show the aircraft experienced technical problems the day before the crash. drones and sonar technology are now being used to search for the plane. the bbc‘s rebecca henschke has the latest from jakarta. this is now the grim ritual that is taking place here at the port. these coastguard boats coming in, bringing back what they've been able to recover from the wreckage. it's then laid out on the concrete. it's people's property, clothes. amongst it also children's items, shoes and toys and the wreckage of the plane they've been able to retrieve from the ocean. also coming off these boats are body bags filled with passengers that

were on that plane. from here, they are rushed to a nearby military hospital, where the families of loved ones are desperately waiting there for news. some have flown in from bangka island, where this plane was headed. they're being told to give dna samples and items of clothing, anything that will help doctors there identify what they're being able to recover from the wreckage. presidentjoko widodo recently visited the site, and the government is promising a full investigation about what took place here. a fact that a new plane crashed in daylight and in good weather, there are many questions about the technical health of that plane when it took off and lion air is under enormous pressure now. rebecca henschke, bbc news, tanjung priok port, jakarta.

joining me from the indonesian capital, is margeurite afra sapiie, reporter with the jakarta post. the indonesian transport ministry? said that all 737—max eight aircraft would be inspected but they stopped short of grounding of them so is that a concerned? i do not think that a concerned? i do not think thatis that a concerned? i do not think that is a concern in indonesia at yet because, at the moment, the families of the vic demps are focusing on collecting the victims from the downs aircraft. —— downed. the families are obviously upset.

how are they feeling about how fast these recovery operation is going? they are of course saddened by this incident and have high hopes that some families and relatives are still alive and survived this incident. many have praised the government and authorities for the fast recovery and especially their effo rts fast recovery and especially their efforts in finding human bodies and retrieving their personal belongings that have been scattered on the sea. we know that indonesia is heavily reliant on air travel that many of its airlines have a poor safety record. lion air was banned from flying in european airspace in 2016. is their anger about the safety

record of their bass of course, there is some anger in the public. this is the worst air incident in the country at the past 20 years and so the country at the past 20 years and so this is also a big blow to indonesia's moving its aviation safety, especially over a few months ago the eu lifted all the bands over indonesian airlines operating in the region. thank you forjoining us from jakarta. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: it has taken three years to build, and india finally unveils the world's tallest statue — a symbol of unity, but not everyone agrees with it. also on the programme: rooney—mania sweeps america's capital. we look at how the former england striker has been welcomed in washington, dc. indira gandhi, ruler

of the world's largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday, she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it. "every drop of my blood will contribute "to the growth of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift—off of discovery with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. well, enjoying the show is right. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the seven billionth person on the planet. this is newsday on the bbc.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: president trump has visited the scene of the massacre in pittsburgh, and faced some protestors saying he was not welcome. bangladesh and myanmar have agreed to begin the repatriation of rohingya refugees next month, despite a warning from the un that conditions are not right for their return. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the philippine star reports on a deadly landslide which buried a government building in the country's mountain province. the paper says at least 30 people are feared to have died in the building after taking refuge from typhoon rosita. the south china morning post reports on president trump's comments that a trade deal with china could be just around the corner.

the paper says trump is willing to end the trade war, but only if the agreement is "great" for the us. the japan times carries a story about fraudulent practices at tokyo medical university, which we reported on earlier this year. entrance exams were rigged in favour of male applicants, and now the papers says the women who applied unsuccessfully to the university are demanding it pays them a total of almost 8 million yen. more now from the us, with a week to go when americans head to the polls in the midterm elections. 0ur correspondent chris buckler has been travelling across the country ahead of the vote to gauge the mood, and spoke to me a little earlier from little rock, arkansas. i asked him first, though, about the president's visit to pittsburgh. very important, of course, that the

president does appear presidential at this time, and certainly by going on making an appearance in pittsburgh, he was trying to send out a message that he is doing what he can to try and bring the country together. the problem is you do have some politically mixed messages, because at the same time he is also talking about sending these troops down to the mexico border in order to try and stop migrants who are still many weeks away from reaching back, and even today talking about taking away the rights of people who we re taking away the rights of people who were born in america not to citizens, who are actually us citizens, who are actually us citizens, to actually have the right to be in america any more. so you have these very mixed as it is coming from president trump. 0n the one hand he is being seen to do the right thing, but on the other hand, according to the democrats, the words remain very divisive. anything to go with the polls, i know there we re to go with the polls, i know there were lots out there and lots of

predictions, but how is his popularity looking over there? well, it is interesting here in arkansas. at the moment people are gathering for the little rock trojans taking pa rt for the little rock trojans taking part in women's volleyball game, and i have been talking to some of the people coming here. this a state thatis people coming here. this a state that is republican red, all four seats in the house of representatives are held by republicans. and talking to some of those republican supporters, they are backing the president. and some of those messages about getting tough on immigration are really having an impact on them. at the same time, whenever you take a look at, for example, some of the editorials in newspapers here, including one that does lean conservative, towards those republicans, they also publish another editorial today, words from newsday which were critical of president trump. i think some republicans are concerns that president trump might have to watch his lane which in the weeks ahead, especially after the events of last week, of course would happen in

pittsburgh and also those politically motivated bombings. but at the same time, it does feel that those core messages that he is sending out are getting through to that base support. india is about to unveil the world's tallest statue, with a 182—metre—high memorial in gujarat state. the statue of unity depicts sardar vallabhbhai patel, a hero in india's independence struggle. but the cost of the project has led many to ask, is it really worth it? six months ago, wayne rooney moved to the us and joined the football team dc united. since then the club, which was at the bottom of the league, has experienced a remarkable turnaround, and is now in the major league soccer play—offs. wayne rooney spoke to our sports correspondent natalie pirks about life in washington. as england's all—time record goalscorer, wayne rooney has always played at the highest level. but, at

33 years old, he has just taken on his toughest career challenge. all right, dc. let's get to work. he told me he is notjust in america for a vacation, though. of course you have people who maybe can pay you have people who maybe can pay you to all the players who have come over here and not done so well. you know, people who make their opinion on you have to be... to see you play. i couldn't really play and ta ke play. i couldn't really play and take my foot off the pedal. rooney's arrival has been big news here. when rooney arrived in dc back injune, the team was in last place in the eastern conference. he was in to spark they needed to reach the play—offs. with a basic wage of more than £2 million a year but with total earnings reportedly more than double that, he is the highest paid player in the club's history. shirt sales and ticket sales are up, but so sales and ticket sales are up, but so is the level rooney demands. last week we want again, and it was now best performance, by any means. and he came in and said it was in good

enough, and overrun was kind of threat. well, we can't have won the game. and he said it is not going to last in play—offs. so it a nice, i guess, keegan about. it was a wake—up call to guess, keegan about. it was a wa ke—up call to rust. guess, keegan about. it was a wake-up call to rust. well, dc is known for its fast pace and politics, yet live in the capital has afforded rooney something he hasn't had in 17 years. the land of the free is living up to its name. hasn't had in 17 years. the land of the free is living up to its namelj think it'sjust a the free is living up to its namelj think it's just a bit more relaxing for us as a family, i think. if you wa nt to for us as a family, i think. if you want to go to the supermarket, or you want to pop out and get a coffee, then it's quite easy to do. at times, in england, it could be a bit difficult. i thinkjust to be able to walk around and have a bit more space and a bit more time to enjoy it with your family is something different to what i am used to. he is living a different life now, albeit without premier league pampering. rooney is now flying economy and sharing hotel rooms. i think it is important you are part of the team. i wouldn't

come in and start demanding things. i don't see it as a big issue, to be honest. he watched england's world cup run as a fan for the first time since he was a kid. that childlike exuberance is coming through in his football again. the smile is back. against all odds, trophies could be as well. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. facebook‘s latest profits beat expectations, but the company misses targets for growing monthly users. more on asia business report. i set you a challenge in the last programme, how many greetings you can say in how many languages. you said seven, i will see if you can do ten. i can't possibly! iwas said seven, i will see if you can do ten. i can't possibly! i was going to correct myself from last hour, i said selamat pagi, which he said was

hello, but it is good morning, and i said to —— kunichiwa. hello, but it is good morning, and i said to -- kunichiwa. prime minister, honoured guests, ladies and gentlemen... greetings in many languages. harry greeted them in six pacific languages at a reception in the city's war memorial museum. we think well done to him. hello there. if the cold weather isn't your thing, then you'll be glad to know by the end of the week and certainly into the weekend italy turning much milder, but also wet and windy with it too. so moron and adjust the moment. this morning starting up again on quite a cold note for many areas. further west, though, we got these weak weather fronts bringing more cloud, some spots of rain. so here are less cold

start the central and eastern areas. a fairly widespread frost. there'll also be a little bit of mist and fog across southern areas, but at least where have the frost to start should be dry with plenty of sunshine in central and eastern areas. these weather fronts further west will produce little bit of rain western scotla nd produce little bit of rain western scotland and northern ireland and the other one affecting western parts of england and it towards wales. but eastern scotland, central, southern and east of england should remain dry all day. and we start to bigger, the southerly breeze, so that will push the bridge is up to 1113 degrees across england and wales. still quite a cool one for scotland and northern ireland. in wednesday night we start to see some rain pushing up into the south in the southern south—eastern areas of england. meanwhile, there's weather front across the west against it with it, so across the west against it with it, so by thursday it looks like it'll be quite wet, cloudy, for much of eastern scotland, eastern england and wales, and by the end of thursday that band of rain will be confined to more eastern areas. skies brightening up further west barring a few showers. the cooler fuel to things across central and eastern areas, but still holding onto double—figure values the south. and we look to the atlantic on

friday. this deep area of low pressure contains the remnants of hurricane sky, and it will arrive across the north—west of the country later on friday. but actually, friday not a bad start. a chilly one, mind you, but it will be bright. plenty of sunshine. across western areas, though, the cloud, the wind and actually the rain will start to appear. but it will be a little bit milder pretty much across the board, with double—figure values for many of us. now, through friday night it really will be light stormy across the north—west of the country is that low passers—by. into saturday, a windy day with outbreaks of rain, and for sunday we see a secondary area of low pressure moving on to bring another spell of wet and fairly windy weather to our shores. so would we will make really will be quite awhile to enter week. plenty of sunshine across southern and eastern areas, and here it should stay dry all they, albeit quite windy. further north and west that you are, we will see widespread gales, a spell of pretty heavy rain at times as well. but it is a gusty day across the board, especially so, though, crosses north—west corner.

but look at these temperatures, importing some very mild air from the south—west. temperatures 1a to maybe 16 celsius. another wet and fairly windy but mild day on sunday. quite a one on monday, but we still have southerly winds, so it will be very mild in the south. i'm babita sharma, with bbc news. our top story: president trump has offered condolences at the synagogue in pittsburgh where eleven worshippers were killed by a gunman on saturday. protestors from one jewish organisation said he was not welcome until he denounced white nationalism. but the rabbi of the synagogue said donald and melania trump were welcome. bangladesh and myanmar have agreed to begin the repatriation of rohingya refugees next month, despite a warning from un officials that conditions are not right for their return. and this video is trending on bbc.com... the world's tallest statue, standing at 182 metres tall, opens in india. the statue of unity is twice the size of the statue of liberty, and has taken more than 3000 workers nearly four years to construct.

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