i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story: north korea's leader kim jong—un is heading for an historic summit where he will meet us president donald trump. he arrived at the chinese border city of dandong on saturday night, on his way to the much anticipated second us—north korea nuclear hello, everyone. summit, scheduled for this is newsday on the bbc. the middle of this week. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: kimjong—un is on his way to hanoi pope francis has promised concrete to meet donald trump action to tackle child sex abuse. for their second summit. the pope said the clergy guilty will progress be made towards the denuclearisarion of north korea? of abuse were "tools of satan". and this video is trending on bbc.com. victims of clerical sexual abuse the duke and duchess of sussex are in morocco where they've been have said pope francis‘s promise meeting schoolgirls in the atlas mountains. it's harry and meghan's last official foreign tour before they become parents. to protect children from paedophile priests is a stunning let—down. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: colombia says more than a hundred venezuelan soldiers have deserted — as political pressure builds good luck to them. that is all from on president maduro. and — lights — cameras — awards. me. stay with bbc news. it's hollywood's big night, but who will be celebrating at the oscars? live from our studios

in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7am in the vietnamese capital hanoi where north korea's leader kimjong—un is heading for historic talks with us president donald trump. he arrived at the chinese border city of dandong on saturday night, on his way to the much anticipated second us—north korea nuclear summit, scheduled for the middle of this week. and as our north america editorjohn sopel reports, there is still much work to be done. was there ever a more improbable coming together? it was genuinely a

moment to behold, the us president with the dictator of a reviled outcast nuclear power. it was an extraordinary gamble by donald trump, because their summit in singapore last summer gave kim jong—un a platform on the world stage. but donald trump had thought it had brought peace nearer. we had a really fantastic meeting. a loss of progress. really great progress. better than anybody could have expected. it is certainly true that happy no nuclear tests, no ballistic missile launchers, the temperature has been reduced, but the assessment of us intelligence chiefs is that for all the optics, not much has changed. the regime is committed to developing a long—range nuclear armed missile that would pose a direct threat to the united states. that's not how donald trump want it friend. he says a lot of has changed from when president obama was in the white house. where are we now? no missiles, no rockets, no nuclear

testing. we have learned a lot. but much more importantly than all of it, is we have a great relationship. i have a very good relationship with kim jong—un. i have a very good relationship with kim jong-un. the last serious talks with the koreans took place every decade ago. they were led by ambassador christopher hill. he says this next meeting is to be better thought through and singapore. the last summit was not nearly as prepared as it should have been. so, ina sense, prepared as it should have been. so, in a sense, really what we need is a do over. we have to do have a clear understanding of what the north koreans are prepared to do in terms of denuclearisation. it is an ugly word and one that the white house doesn't want to use, but this next summit will be about deliverables. a concrete timetable for denuclearisation, agreed concrete things. last time there were good atmospherics and optics. now it needs to get down to specifics. donald trump has always insisted he is not in a hurry and there is no

rush. aides, though, say there are if you issues that have higher priorities for him. both can be true. but senior administration officials are doing everything to play down what might come out of hanol play down what might come out of hanoi. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. yes, it will be an interesting week ahead. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. more than 100 venezuelan soldiers have now deserted and crossed over into colombia according to authorities there. they said most of the soldiers were answering calls by the venezuelan opposition leader, juan guaido, to abandon president nicolas maduro. the united states, colombia and brazil say they'll step up the pressure for political change in venezuela, after mr maduro's government blocked an attempt to deliver humanitarian aid. a meeting is being held in the colombian capital bogota on monday to discuss the crisis. translation: yesterday we saw an

unprecedented crime with the burning of humanitarian aid arrived at the colombian collection point which was then handed over to volunteers, who are again insisting that it is necessary to save lives. venezuela is again in crisis and could have been alleviated yesterday. today we are arriving in bogota for the lima group summit which colombia is hosting tomorrow. meeting with president is from the region and the vice president of the united states. juan guaido speaking of. also making news today: the un says more civilians were killed last year in afghanistan than at any time since records began. there were over 3,800 civilian deaths in 2018, including more than 900 children, the highest recorded numbers in the country's long—running war. the report comes a day before the next round of talks to end the conflict. officials from the us and the taliban will meet in qatar this week, for the latest round of peace talks aimed at ending the war in afghanistan. the talks are expected to centre around the withdrawal of foreign troops from afghanistan, and a ceasefire to end what has become america's longest war.

security forces in bangladesh say they have shot and killed a gunman who hijacked an airliner during a flight from dhaka to dubai. the plane made an emergency landing in the city of chittagong. all passengers left the plane safely. there's been a large turnout in voting in a referendum on a new cuban constitution. the document would recognise private property, allow more use of the internet, and promote greater private enterprise in the communist state. the duke and duchess of sussex are in morocco where they've been meeting schoolgirls in the atlas mountains. harry and meghan were welcomed to a boarding house in the village of asni. meghan is promoting the issue of gender equality during the visit, which is their last official foreign tour before they become parents.

let's return to our top story — the second nuclear summit between president trump and north korean leader kimjong—un. nah liang tuang is a research fellow at singapore's nanyang technological university. i asked him about the significance of the north korean leader kim jong—un taking the train to the summit with president trump. well, i think there are two reasons for this, the first is to do with security, whereby a plane trip or a plane journey represents more of a security risk. that anything happening to the plane would, thereby, in extreme threat to him. the last trip to singapore was in a plane provided by the chinese, which mitigated this particular threat. quite significant, of course, his father and grandfather also loved to ta ke father and grandfather also loved to take the train for security purposes. yes. the other thing is to display trust in the chinese. in

that his trip is travelling through the prc. and, of course, key here is why vietnam was picked as the venue for the summit. is it because of the us and vietnamese owned past history? not that particular reason. in choosing vietnam, to be honest, i was pretty surprised. in the past, in 2017, his half brother was assassinated, and one of the alleged assassins was a vietnamese citizen. so there was a cooling of relations during that particular time. and i'm quite surprised that vietnam has agreed to host this, but it can quite certainly be inferred that hanoi has done its cost benefit analysis and come to realise that the prestige and reputational gains of posting a summit between the leaders of the world's largest

superpower and a run in north—east asian states have more benefits than any asian states have more benefits than a ny cost asian states have more benefits than any cost involved. nah liang tuang speaking to rico a little earlier. it's that time of the year again when stars of the film world gather in hollywood for this year's oscars. millions worldwide are expected to watch the famous statuettes being handed out tonight. but this year, the televised awards ceremony has come in for significant criticism. barbara plett usher is in hollywood. just ahead of the ceremony, what can we expect? well, we are winding up the red carpet shortly. the great and the good of hollywood have been passing by. glenn close, amy adams, richard e grant, the british actor who has been nominated, director spike lee and others have been passing by here at and the show should be starting shortly. but when it does millions of people are going

to be watching around the world, of course, as those statuettes are handed out. but what exactly do expect ronnie job? we're handed out. but what exactly do expect ronniejob? we're not quite sure. there has been a lot of controversy leading up to this —— expect from the show. organisers tried to make changes that some thought were too commercial. william compton words, the bbc arts correspondence has been looking into that. here is his report —— william gompertz. the winner is cecil b demille... it's 1953 and the first televised oscars ceremony, the annual awards presented by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences — which won't be winning any prizes for the way it has handled this year's tv show. i thank you. the oscars are unlikely to sink without trace, but they could do with another titanic. 21 years ago, the blockbuster movie and best film winner, with an a—list cast, delivered

a record—breaking tv audience that made advertisers happy, which is very important to the academy. acting academy took some ill considered decisions this year and i think there will be a price to pay. when it embarrasses itself so publicly there are consequences. and i think you will see those consequences. what is the worst case scenario? the worse case for the oscars would be being irrelevant. this is it. hold on! the oscars are unlikely to sink without trace. they could certainly do with another titanic. it is very important to the academy. the film academy gets more than 85% of its income from this one night. the telecast of the oscars. the television ratings have been going down, quite dramatically. last year was like faoa—year low. going down, quite dramatically. last year was like f404-year low. and at how still mike roma, for over best picture this year, is not the mainstream commercial movie likely

to bea mainstream commercial movie likely to be a ratings winner. hence the attempt to make it more audience friendly, such as not showing the cinematography winner live on air. an idea that did not go down well with academy members old or new. an idea that did not go down well with academy members old or newlj think with academy members old or new.” think you have to make the people at home suffer through watching best cinematography. i think it is the price to pay. i think you have to compromise between the show and be principles of the academy. which one is more important? i guess both. the principal. therein lies the nub of the oscars problem. artistic principles or commercial imperative, art or money? that's show business. that certainly is show business. a lot of people are saying this year it is quite political. it is controversial, on the one hand, because the academy has been trying to change the programme. they have

tried to make it shorter, three hours instead of the long four. trying to boost the ratings that have dropped. the politics, a number of the best picture films deal with racism in america. so we can expect some comments about that. but there is quite a diversity among the best films. we have also got a lesbian love triangle, for example, in the film the favourite. we have a spanish art film about 1970s mexico city in the mix. what is interesting, especially about these oscars, is the diversity of the best films on the fact that although we do have front—runners, we are not sure who could win. the field is open. diversity of films, no female directors nominated, though. barbara, many thanks. i know you will be monitoring the evening's it is. barbara plett usher on the red carpet in hollywood. good luck to all the oscar nominees. you're watching newsday on the bbc.

still to come on the programme: as donald trump prepares to meet kimjong—un — we talk to members ofjapan's korean community about their hopes for this summit. also on the programme: from mirai to roma — we discuss what foreign films are in the running at the oscars. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang — the name itself symbolizing one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. citizens are trying to come to grips with their new freedom. though there is joy and relief today, the scars are everywhere.

not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time the public will see this pope. very soon, for the sake of the credibilty and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, "be hidden from the world for the rest of his life." this is newday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. and i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: north korean leader kimjong—un is on his way to vietnam, for a summit with president trump — their second meeting. pope francis has promised concrete action to tackle child sex abuse at the end of a vatican summit. the pope said clergy guilty of abuse were "tools of satan." let's take a look at some front pages from around the world.

the financial times is leading on brexit and theresa may saying a second vote on the brexit deal will be held by 12 march. the front page of the straits times is on the trade talks between the us and china. it also features a picture of kim jong—un on his train journey to nuclear talks with president trump in vietnam. the japan times also covers the strained trade relationship between the us and china, and marks the 30th year of emperor akihito's reign, with a picture of the emperor at a ceremony in tokyo. thank you, ricoh. more now on this week's summit between donald trump and north korean leader kimjong—un. in a small school on the outskirts of tokyo students will be watching in rapt attention. they are part of japan's ethnic korean community that maintains loyalty to pyongyang. our correspondent rupert

wingfield—hayes has been to talking to them about their hopes for the hanoi summit. these 11 —year—olds are singing about a homeland they have never seen. when the day comes, they sing, i will go to pyongyang. on the wall, a photo of kim il—sung, north korea's founding dictator. the school is on the outskirts of tokyo, but the language is korean and their loyalty is to the north. and so for these children, the korean peace process is personal. even inspiring poetry. translation: my heart was full of joy poetry. translation: my heart was full ofjoy and poetry. translation: my heart was full of joy and anticipation.

poetry. translation: my heart was full ofjoy and anticipation. spring has come to my homeland. as tensions between north korea and japan have grown, so between north korea and japan have grown, so have racial attacks on the korean community here. can we ask about discrimination? has anybody experienced any examples of discrimination against korean people injapan? discrimination against korean people in japan? translation: when i am on a traini in japan? translation: when i am on a train i hear people saying things like, you koreans should drop dead. a high school girl had a korean style dress like this one slashed by a japanese person, so style dress like this one slashed by a japanese person, so now style dress like this one slashed by a japanese person, so now it is too dangerous for us to wear this outside school. there are 83 of these pro— pyongyang schools in japan. they are often accused of being training down —— grounds of north korean agents. so how does the headmaster respond ? translation: north korean agents. so how does the headmaster respond? translation: our wish is to educate students to play an active part in a unified korea. it is very soured to have our motherland divided. —— sad. we must

have reunification. at the same time, we do not educate our children here to have a negative view of north korea. most ofjapan's korean community has been here for three or four generations and much of it is highly assimilated. but there is still this large chunk that has a strong attachment, even loyalty, to the regime in pyongyang. why? well, to find out, i'm going to go and play pachinko. this pachinko parlour is owned by korean businessman ko sayjon. watch is owned by korean businessman ko say jon. watch of is owned by korean businessman ko sayjon. watch of the gaming industry here is owned by ethnic koreans many loyal to pyongyang. in his office, this ko shows the photos of his many trips to north korea, the first in the 1980s. —— mr ko. i asked him to claim his love for the north. translation: south korea has never done anything for us, but north korea sent us huge sums of

money to help schools and educate oui’ money to help schools and educate our children. we were moved, and we cried with gratitude. the north told us cried with gratitude. the north told us not to give up our pride of being koreans, even if we live injapan. international sanctions mean the school trips mr ko went on in the 19805 school trips mr ko went on in the 1980s are not possible for today's students. but if the hanoi summit leads to aid breakthrough, these kids may one day see mt baektu for themselves, not just kids may one day see mt baektu for themselves, notjust sing about it. at the end of a landmark summit, pope francis has condemned catholic priests found guilty of child sexual abuse, calling them "tools of satan." he said the abuse reminded him of the ancient pagan practice of child sacrifice, and that from now on, looking after victims would be the church's priority. new guidelines have also been promised, but as our religious affairs editor martin bashir reports, victims are still waiting for detailed, practical steps. mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. words of repentance by bishops

on the last morning of this four—day summit. they've heard presentations on responsibility, accountability and transparency, and there is no doubting the challenge. translation: i make a heartfelt appeal for an all—out battle against the abuse of minors, both sexually and in other areas, on the part of all authorities and individuals, for we are dealing with abominable crimes that must be erased from the face of the earth. one senior bishop at the summit says every church in every country is now on notice. i think we just have to accept that our moral authority and our credibility in more general terms has been massively damaged. it's shot to pieces, isn't it? i accept that our credibility is shot to pieces.

how will it be restored? over a very long period of time and with great tenacity. no amount of spin in all the world is going to do the trick. as the pope gave his traditional sunday address, the vatican announced that he will soon issue a proclamation with new church laws to protect children. they're drafting a handbook for bishops, and a task force will be established to help churches struggling with safeguarding. but peter saunders, who was abused by a priest, says these measures are simply not enough. it had a great opportunity this weekend to make real change, and it has failed to do so. somehow, i think we're going to be leaving disappointed, but also encouraged that the eyes of the world have been on this event. pope francis closed the summit by adopting the language of warfare, calling for an all out battle in the fight against sexual abuse.

faithful catholics have demanded action. what they have received today are another set of promises that they must wait to see fulfilled. martin bashir, bbc news, at the vatican. there is more on that story on our website. more now on the oscars, and there's a lot of coverage of the big films up for best picture. well, we're going to take a look at some of the films in the foreign languages category. carol gould is an author, broadcaster and bafta member. i think you've seen every single one of the nominated films? when it comes to best foreign language film, i guess, if roma wins the other one, it is an exciting number of nominated films in this category? yes, because there is the concept of an academy bafta, to which i belong, and the oscar academy voting they call strategically. voters don't know what anybody else is voting for, it is all secret. but if roma gets less picture it is a better

chance for the other foreign films to get best foreign film. it would be extraordinary of roma got best picture and best foreign film. it's got ten nominations. it would be the first time in history that a foreign film has won an oscar. if it wins best picture. of course, cold war, i am really excited by that one, but also this japanese film. a poignant film about a group of people who become sort of like a family of one another, who are engaged in crime. they are so poor. it is a very moving film and extremely well done. it has a possibility of winning. there is a german film called never look away. there are some very good foreign films. but cold war, that is a possibility. pavel has been nominated for best director. three director nominations in the oscars

this year are not american—born. which it -- this year are not american—born. which it —— which is a credit to the academy. yet there are an awful lot of strong directors, but no women. there are a lot of films directed by women nominated in lots of different categories but no female director nomination. that's right, because can you ever forgive me, which had great reviews and a fantastic performance by melissa mccarthy, directed by a woman, and also maryanne heller, on the basis of sex, which didn't do very well, it isa sex, which didn't do very well, it is a lovely film about ruth bega ginsburg, the supreme courtjustice, directed by mimi later. that film, by the way, has the best ending, on the basis of sex, of any film i have seen the basis of sex, of any film i have seenin the basis of sex, of any film i have seen in the past 20 years, and i am not going to be a spoiler, but it is worth the price of admission. yet her nomination. spoiler alert, we didn't give the ending away. rico

hizon, we are terribly excited. thanks for watching you stay on the bbc. -- thanks for watching you stay on the bbc. —— watching a newsday. hello there. what a difference a year makes. this time last year, the end of february 2018, we were feeling the effects of the beast from the east, the coldest mass of airto from the east, the coldest mass of air to affect the uk it may number of years, it brought widespread cold, widespread snow, and widespread disruption. fast forward to 2019 and things could not be more different. they are not coming from the east, instead, it is coming up from the south—west. rather exceptional cold. this has brought exceptional cold. this has brought exceptional warmth through the weekend. from sunday afternoon, parts of west wales got a 19.1 degrees, provisionally, that is a new record for wales in february. certainly in the next few days, some

warm sunshine, but with some frosty nights and early mornings, only slowly later in the week will it start to become more unsettled, but not particularly cold. we will start off monday morning on quite a chilly note, particularly towards the south, temperatures well below freezing in one or two places. not as cold across scotland, we have more cloud in some patchy rain, and just about everywhere, some missing is around. the patch is most likely through parts of yorkshire and into north—east england. where the fault does develop it could be quite dense and slow to clear as well. —— fog. on monday, most of us enjoy blue skies and sunshine once again apart from the far north of scotland where there will be cloud in outbreaks of rain again. look at temperatures, widely between and 18. one of two spots could hit in 19. nine degrees is more typicalfor this spots could hit in 19. nine degrees is more typical for this time of year. it is of course all because of high pressure, still sitting just to the south—east of the uk. not many isobars on that chart. light winds

to ta ke isobars on that chart. light winds to take centre tuesday mallick a touch of frost. a bit more cloud for a time into northern ireland and maybe the odd spot of rain into north—west scotland. otherwise it is dry and still exceptionally warm for the time of year. it looks like we will see more fog developing at this stage, it could be eight will and murky start on wednesday morning. much of that should tend to clear through the day. some patches might lingerfor through the day. some patches might linger for a through the day. some patches might lingerfor a good part of through the day. some patches might linger for a good part of wednesday. again, in the sunshine, it will feel warm. things begin to change a little bit on thursday. a bit of a pincer movement, one little weather system trying to pushing towards the south. another frontal system towards the north. that brings the potential for rain towards the north. that brings the potentialfor rain for towards the north. that brings the potential for rain for some of us on thursday, certainly not all of us. an increasing chance of rain and some breezy weather and it turns a bit cooler as we head towards the weekend.