i'm nuala mcgovern with bbc news. our top story: huawei is set to announce its decision to sue the us government over access to federal contracts. the announcement comes as the company's chief financial 0fficer, meng wanzhou, appeared at a canadian court this is newsday. to fight extradition i'm nuala mcgovern in london. the headlines: to the united states. the american singer r kelly is back huawei isn't backing down. the chinese technology giant in custody after a court hearing is expected to announce it's suing in chicago on unpaid child support. the us government. officials said the singer would be detained until he paid more it comes on the same day than $160,000 that were owed. the company's chief financial officer appears at her first extradition hearing in canada. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: behind bars — the us singer r kelly is back in custody after a court and this video is trending on bbc.com. hearing over unpaid child support. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon got quite the surprise and why many foreign students today after baby grace threw—up are choosing australia rather on her during a visit than britain or america to study. to a local hospital. she saw the funny side though — joking that there are many people who would love to do the same. that's all. stay with bbc news. a muslim convert has been given a life sentence

for planning to kill dozens this is bbc world news. it's of people in central london. newsday. hello. you are very welcome to newsday. it's 1am in london, 9am in singapore, and also in shenzhen, where the chinese telecom giant huawei is expected to announce legal action against the us government for barring american companies from using its technology. now a big announcement like that would allow huawei to seize back the narrative from the extradition hearing against its chief financial officer meng wanzhou, in canada. ms meng has made a brief first appearance at a court in vancouver. our correspondent in beijing, stephen mcdonell, has more on huawei's upcoming news conference. late today in xinjiang will from huawei. and as you mention, they will be arguing that there has been a violation of meng wanzhou's rights. and we heard in court today, the lawyer for meng wa nzhou,

i'lljust read this quote, "there are issues arising from the treatment of ms meng upon her arrival at the vancouver international airport and her detention and subsequent arrest. " now what they're going to be arguing in this separate case, suing the canadian government, that her rights have been violated, she was let to believe she was being investigated about one thing but really it was another. of course, what she's ended up being arrested for was this extradition request from the united states. the us government is arguing that meng wanzhou and huawei in general deliberately conspired to lie to banks in the united states in order to get around these sanctions on iran. but in that hearing, which was only a brief appearance today in vancouver, her lawyer has also argued that this is political in nature and mentioned comments from the united states president, donald trump, when he said he would consider letting meng wanzhou go if it improved the trade talks to try get around

the us—china trade war. well, her lawyers were obviously using that in court and saying, see, this is a political matter, it's not a normaljudicial proceeding. for the disputes surrounding huawei and the company's background you can read more on our website bbc.com/news which has an indepth look at why the company is so controversial. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. president trump has said he would be "very disappointed" if north korea were rebuilding missile test facilities. satellite images, taken two days after talks between president trump and kimjong—un broke down in vietnam, appear to show the rapid rebuilding of structures at the sohae rocket launch pad. i would be very disappointed if that

we re i would be very disappointed if that were happening. it's a very early report. we are the ones who put it out. but i would be very disappointed in chairman kim, but i don't think i will be, but we will see what happens. we will take a look. it will ultimately get solved. also making news today: the brazilian president jiar bolsonaro has provoked outrage by using an obscene video to attack the annual carnival celebration. mr bolsonaro tweeted the clip, saying such scenes were becoming normal at carnival, and he wanted to reveal the truth. critics have accused the president of retaliation for protests against him during this year's carnival. the venezuelan government is expelling the german ambassador for what it says is interference in venezuela's internal affairs. martin kriener has been given 48 hours to leave the country. he was one of the foreign diplomats who went to the airport in caracas to greet the opposition leader juan guaido, as he returned to the country. a former close aide of the canadian

prime ministerjustin trudeau has denied pressing the former justice minister not to pursue a prosecution against the engineering giant snc—lavalin. gerald butts said the prime minister simply wanted jody wilson—raybould to seek outside legal advice on a matter that placed jobs at risk. two senior cabinet ministers have resigned over the controversy, which has become a major political crisis for mr trudeau. and a great night for ole gunnar solskjaer and his team manchester united in paris in the european champions league. they went into the game against paris st—germain as underdogs with a 2—0 deficit from the first game. but ended up going through to the quarterfinals of the champions league after winning 3—1 with a penalty in injury time. more on that story in sports today

coming up in half an hour's time. r&b singer r kelly's been arrested for the second time in recent weeks, this time forfailure to pay child support, hours after lashing out in a television interview against unrelated charges that he had sexually assaulted teenage girls. this was him arriving for the court hearing in chicago where he was taken into custody for owing more than a hundred and $60,000 in child support to his ex—wife for their three children. i asked our correspondent in los angeles, peter bowes, what this latest case was about. this was a hearing to decide whether he should go to jail, because he hasn't paid child—support payments to his former wife. they have three children together. in fact, the judge in that case want him a month ago that he would go to prison if he

didn't come up with more than $160,000 in payments. this was a hearing that took place behind closed doors and after about an hour we learn that, indeed, yes, he had been taken into custody once again. he is right now behind bars because he had not paid that money. his publicist, derrelljohnson, he had not paid that money. his publicist, derrell johnson, was there, and he explained that quite simply r kelly is brett kearney has been able to get any work because of the lawsuit he is fighting and that is why he has not made these payments. as you know, he hadn't worked in a long time. he can't book shows, he can't do anything. there are a lot of things going on in mr kelly's life, lawsuits, all the things that are happening, and he just did not have the money. let me turn to some of the other things that have been going on in his life. this interview where he denied the allegations of sexual abuse against it. tell us more. this was quite a

spectacle, quite an extraordinary interview aired at breakfast time in the united states. this was the first time we had heard, in his own words, his reaction to those charges. as one has seen now, he became very angry, he was very emotional, he was very animated in his defence of himself, denying those charges, saying things like all he really want to do was spent time with his children. he got up at one stage from his seat, he was talking directly to the camera in a way that we rarely see on american television. people in this kind of situation tend to be reasonably coached and composed. he let it out there. how stupid would it be for me, with a crazy past and what i have been through, oh, right now i think ijust need to be a monster and girls against their will, chain them up in my basement, and don't

let them eat and let them out. quit playing. i did not do this stuff. this is not me! i fight for my bleep life. clearly a very upset and angry man. there has been an equally interesting reaction to that interview from both supporters and detractors of the r kelly. some people saying that we don't live in a world of trial by television, let us see a world of trial by television, let us see what happens during the proper trial in a court of law, let us see proper trial in a court of law, let us see what sort of evidence comes forward , us see what sort of evidence comes forward, a let us see what his defence is in front of a judge and jury. peter bowes in los angeles speaking earlier. the trump administration has been under fire for its treatment of migrant families trying to cross into the us from mexico for months. the separation of parents from children caused uproar. today the homeland security secretary was before congress, calling for america's borders to be secured in the face

of what she called a humanitarian catastrophe. we face a crisis, a real, serious and sustained crisis at our borders. we have tens of thousands of illegal aliens arriving at our doorstep every month. 0ur capacities are already severely restrained, but these increases will overwhelm the system entirely. this is not a manufactured crisis, this is truly an emergency. secretary nielsen was also asked about the investigation into two migrant children who died last year in us custody after crossing the border. she said it's ongoing. one of the children who died was eight—year—old felipe gomez alonzo, who'd been travelling with his father. the bbc‘s patricia sulbaran has been to felipe's village in guatemala, to find out what's driving families to make the journey to the us.

a wake for a young boy. eight—year—old felipe gomez alonzo dreamed of life in the us but died after crossing the border. although he died in december, some of these boys have only just found out. before he left he told his sister catarina that their dad was taking him to the us so he could study. he said once he had enough money he would come back for her. pedro was felipe's teacher. twelve children left the school at the end of last year. their parents thought they could give them a better life in the us.

this secondary school was built by a charity but there's no money to keep it going. children here stop studying when they turn 13. guatemala has some of the worst poverty and malnutrition rates in the region, especially in rural and indigenous areas like this one. felipe's family have gone back to the village and now his body is resting here with those of his relatives. although his death was a tragedy for this community, it has not stopped people from wanting to leave, even if it means risking their lives.

felipe's mum says sometimes they can't afford to buy firewood for cooking so they don't eat. in the future, felipe would have been expected, as the older son, to send money home to pay for electricity and running water. as long as the reward of life in the us outweighs the risk of getting there, guatemalans will keep choosing to leave their homes. patricia sulbaran, bbc news, guatemala. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the medicine that claims to cure depression in hours. is this the miracle cure for millions around the world? also on the programme:

australia may be a popular destination for international students, but warnings remain that universities should not get too used to overseas funding. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly, the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards, and it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier, and so my heart went bang, bang, bang! the constitutional rights of these marchers are their rights as citizens of the united states, and they should be protected even in the right to test them out, so that they don't get their heads

broken and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy — i know you don't want to say too much about it — but does it worry you that it's going to boil up when you get to the states? well, it worries me, yes, but i hope everything will be all right in the end, as they say. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. i'm nuala mcgovern, in london. our top stories: huawei is set to formally announce that they are suing the us. it comes after meng wanzhou, the huawei telecoms executive, made her first appearance in a canadian court. the us homeland security secretary has been defiant in the face of criticism of how migrant families were treated. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world:

the japan times takes a look at the innovative buildings, that bring east and west together. they're the creations of arata isozaki, who's just been awarded this year's pritzker prize, widely considered to be the profession's highest honour. congratulations to him. the south china morning post explores an unusual way to beat your enemies. they report on the devil—beaters who pound on paper effigies representing people's problems. they've experienced a boom in business due to a special day in the lunar calendar. and finally, the new york times gets a taste of a mouth—watering tradition. it's the yoghurt — or "dahi" as it's known in hindi — that's such an important part of south—east asian cooking. each spoonful is now

considered a family heirloom. now what stories are sparking discussions online? yes let's looks at what is trending right now. politician's might be used to kissing babies, but scotland's first minister got more then she bargained for today. nicola sturgeon was taken by suprise after baby grace threw—up over her during a visit to a local hospital. she saw the funny side though, joking that there was a few other people who would love to do that too. we're often told about the threat of rising sea levels as a result of climate change. but now, scientists are discovering how rising sea levels could actually help capture harmful carbon. that's because vegetation in coastal wetlands across the world absorb carbon from the atmosphere which is then submerged or buried underwater. here's victoria gill with a new twist on the climate change story.

the buffer zones of our coasts, natural flood defences, rich, muddy feeding stations. and, as plants on coastal marshes suck in carbon as they grow, could these places help in the battle against climate change? you can see plants starting to come back in this restored salt marsh, but, when the plants die, rather than just lying and decomposing, these layers of sediments essentially lock that material away in the mud. so that carbon in that plant material is stored in the layers of mud in this marsh. by drilling into the mud, these scientists in the us are taking part in a global effort to gather evidence of how much carbon—rich plant matter is locked into the layers. by comparing different wetlands around the world, they found that, as sea levels rise and wash in more sediment on the tide, even more carbon is buried. future sea—level rise, they say, could cause marshes on the coast of australia, china, and south america to lock away

an additional five million tons of carbon every year. that's equivalent to taking a million cars off the roads. this research could really start to change the way coastal habitats are managed, and maybe make decision—makers think about, when they are putting in infrastructure or changing the land management, thinking about making space for wetlands, because it will help offset the effects of climate change and prevent worse. it could really have a profound effect. the whole cycle of plant growth and carbon burial depends on the tides. solid sea walls and flood defences cut wetlands off and shut that system down. so conservationists are now calling for the protection and regeneration of wetlands around the world, to help fight climate change by ensuring that more carbon remains stuck in the mud. victoria gill, bbc news. a new drug for depression, that's about to be approved in the us, claims it can relieve

severe depression in hours instead of weeks. johnson & johnson's spravato is a nasal spray containing a chemical called esketamine and it's been hailed as a major evolution in the treatment of depression. esketamine is a chemical cousin of the anaesthetic and party drug, ketamine. it's estimated that some 300 million people around the world sufferfrom depression. and mental health disorders are estimated to cost the global economy some $1 trillion in lost productivity a year. i've been speaking dr steven tucker, an american physician based in singapore, about the safety of this new drug. i asked him if he had any association with johnson & johnson. no. no relation tojohnson &johnson. i am an oncologist by training, which sort of makes me a gp for patients with cancer and their families. and the last time we had you on here were talking about the treatment for leukaemia

in the thousands of dollars, now we're talking about depression. why, after 30 years, come up with this antidepressant drug? it's been a long while. studies take time, idea take time. it was known, as you mentioned, this comes from ketamine which for decades has been an approved anaesthetic and then fall into this domain of a party drug. but now they have been able to isolate one half of the molecule and deliver it through the nose, intra—nasal. and after the studies were done, not only is it effective, it appears to work very fast in a subset of people. you mentioned about the drug ketamine. there are concerns about the risk of abuse. and it has a reputation for recreational misuse. i don't think it will be an issue. the drug is only administered in a doctor's office. it's a nasal spray. so receive your nasal injection, your puff. and then you stay in the doctor's office for two to four hours

to be monitored for side effects. you wont take any medications home. it comes with a black box warning, the highest fda label concern and it's in a constricted access programme. but don't you think that this is nasal spray should just be the last resort? because when it comes to depression it is about counselling, people to people interaction. if that was the only thing that was needed we wouldn't have the numbers you describe, the global epidemic in mental health, depression, and all the disability. so talking it out doesn't always help when there's a neurochemical change in the brain. and in this case, we have a new drug working through a new pathway. and it's not the first choice. it's actually being indicated for something called treatment resistant depression. so theoretically you should have already failed two different antidepressants. new figures show that australian universities have seen a 50% rise in the number of international students over the past five years. and many expect australia to soon overtake the uk as a study destination.

nearly half of those foreign students come from either china or india but there are warnings that institutions shouldn't become dependent on funding from overseas. more from our sydney correspondent, hywel griffith. study business by the surf. it's a compelling proposition, which helped persuade yan from china that sydney was the right place for her degree. she'd been to australia before to visit her cousin, but the country also topped a list for cost and lifestyle. i did some research in uk and america, they're all fantastic study destinations and they all have fantastic educational systems. but i guess with australia it's more financially friendly. and it feels young to me. australia — it looks to me that they are making their own history at the moment.

education is a big multinational business. the us is the global leader in attracting international students. the uk is in second position. but numbers there have stagnated, while in australia, the third biggest market, there's been a 50% growth in five years. chinese students, in particular, are grabbing the opportunity to come to australia's universities. sydney's uts is typical. one third of the foreign student here are from china. international students can pay four times the fees of their australian counterparts, and they have to pass a language test to study here. but some academics have warned that they have seen students with very little english and assignments clearly written using internet translation. that's prompted a warning that universities shouldn't undermine their own success. this is a thing we need to guard really closely,

the standards and the reputation and the authority of universities. if that gets watered down so that we are passing students simply because they are good revenue source, then that's a problem. for some students it's life after uni that really matters. maxim from moscow hopes to take advantage of a two year visa for graduates to start his career here. i'm100% staying in australia. i love it. i'm obviously working very hard to get my employment here and stay in the country. as enrolments keep on growing, australian universities are clearly feeling the love, with more students thinking this is the right move for them. hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. you have been watching newsday. i'm nuala mcgovern, in london. making educational choices. and i'm rico hizon, in singapore. stay with us for some

food for thought. coming up: we will see how one asian family accidentally carved up a business empire. that's all for now. hello. a vigorous jet stream pushing areas of low pressure right across the uk is the weather pattern we're in. and we are staying in all the way through the weekend into next week as well. here is a recent satellite picture. this is swirl of cloud is an area of low pressure, edging its way eastwards. but as it does that it is dragging in behind it some colder air as well. and what will be a strong and gusty wind as we go on through thursday. we've still got some wet weather to clear away as well. most noticeable, for thursday's weather, will be that strong wind. and for many of us how much colder it feels compared with wednesday. this is how we are starting the day. nothing particularly cold first thing, there is too much wind and cloud for the temperatures to have dropped too far overnight, and this is where we are starting

the day with wet weather through northern ireland, scotland, some hill snow. it is pushing slowly southwards during the day, but not much reaching the far south of wales or southern england until quite late on. and, again, that's moving south with strong, gusty winds. let us take a wind speeds and temperatures during the afternoon at three o'clock and where the wet weather will be. very gusty winds. much of scotland will be brightening up. a few showers following on. wintry on the hills. brightening up for northern ireland through the afternoon. a lot of cloud through northern england, into the midlands, east anglia, with the outbreaks of rain pushing south. bright spells in south wales into southern england, maybe the odd passing show during the day. also very gusty winds. in the evening we will pick up showers in the far south and south—east. that is clearing away on thursday night and into friday morning.

as that happens and the winds eventually ease, temperatures will drop away. plenty of widespread frost as friday begins. temperatures will be lower, away from towns and city centres. highland scotland could be —5 or —6 as friday begins. the odd mist and fog match. a lot of sunshine to start the day, not going to last. quite quickly cloud increasing from the west. quite a cold feeling day. you can see more hill snow to come in scotland out of that. that's friday covered. i want to show you the big picture for the weekend. still with the jet stream driving weather disturbances across us. it will be wet at times over the weekend. looks to be pretty windy throughout the weekend as well. but still something to play for in the detail aboutjust how wet and when it will be wet. so keep up—to—date with the latest forecast, but these are the main thing is for the weekend. just bear in mind it's not going to be wet all the time, 00:28:41,987 --> 2147483051:51:05,709 there will be some 2147483051:51:05,709 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 sunshine at times, too.