i'm rico hizon in singapore. this is newsday on the bbc. the headlines: global financial markets take a tumble as china hits back in the trade war with the us. could the philippines‘ controversial president consolidate his power? votes are counted in midterm elections. i'm samantha simmonds in london. also in the programme: the war orphan who met his mother. a miraculous reunion for an iraqi family after 30 years. translation: i am just so happy, i'm so proud.

hitting the depths. a record—breaking dive in the pacific discovers plastic pollution on the seabed. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1:00 in the morning in london and 8pm in new york, where wall street fell sharply after china announced steeper tariffs on 60 billion dollars‘ worth of us imports. the dow jones ended the day down by 2.38%, the biggest daily loss this year. president trump though insisted that he was in a good position. laura trevelyan has this report. wall street plunged on monday

as investors were spooked by the worsening trade war between china and the us. it was china's announcement it will raise tariffs on $60 billion worth of american goods that rattled markets. 0n state tv, the anchor told millions of viewers china will fight to the last. beijing's retaliation came after talks between us and chinese negotiators in washington ended without a deal on friday and mr trump raised tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese goods, claiming beijing had backed out of a deal. as americans look at the wobbles on wall street, the us president is insisting there's nothing to worry about. i love the position we're in. there can be some retaliation but it can't be very substantial by comparison. but his own economic adviser admits american companies and consumers will feel the pain as the prices of from goods imported from china rise.

the president says china pays the tarrifs. they may suffer consequences but it's us businesses and us consumers who pay, correct? yes, to some extent, i don't disagree with that. again, both sides, both sides will suffer on this. present trump is due to meet china's leader, xijinping, at the 620 meeting in june. the question is, which leader blinks first in this escalating trade war. laura trevelyan, bbc news, washington. earlier, i spoke to jao—yin fung of the bbc‘s chinese service. she gave her reaction to the chinese retaliation. right, so after the us tariffs going up last friday, i feel like beijing might have felt pushed into a corner. it was a very strong response, especially to its domestic audience so on monday, on chinese state media, you could see strong state announcing china has fully prepared

for a trade war with the us. the retaliation is far from unexpected and if you look at the language, the chinese tariffs will not kick in until the first of june which leaves the country's three weeks for renegotiations. but with this retaliation from the chinese, the united states is now planning tariffs of up to 25% on a further $300 billion worth of chinese imports, including cellphones and laptops. if this materialises, what does that mean for the chinese? indeed, that will become a full frontal trade war between the two economies and for china, the stake is high. such a trade war will wipe out some gdp growth for china and to put the number in context, that will mean china's treaty growth will be lower than 6%. —— gdp growth.

it is an important benchmark for the chinese economy so it's likely this is outside the confidence a zone of the chinese leadership and they would try to prevent it. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the saudi government has condemned what it's described as sabotage attacks on two of its oil tankers — as well as two other boats. the incident happened near the strait of hormuz — a vital oil and gas shipping route. iran which borders the strait, has called for a full investigation. here's our security correspondent frank gardner. the last thing the gulf needs is a spark that sets things off. it's interesting that both saudi arabia and the uae, which are allies, us allies, have stopped short of saying who was behind these a sabotage, as they put it. privately, people are wondering, is it the iranians? but the iranians are saying they are very concerned about this, this is worrying and they want a full investigation. some officials have hinted a third country could be to blame. so it's very odd.

at first there was some speculation that no attack had really taken place. initially reports had said the port of fujairah in the uae itself had been hit with explosions. this isn't true. the damage took place at sea, off the coast. also making news today, the sri lankan government has insisted that security forces are in control of the streets and are preventing revenge attacks on muslims in the aftermath of the easter sunday suicide bombings. a curfew was in place overnight following a day of violence which saw mosques and businesses attacked. swedish prosecutors have reopened their investigation into the wikileaks founderjulian assange over a rape allegation. he was arrested by british police last month at the ecuadorian embassy, where he'd spent the previous seven years claiming asylum. the former us president, jimmy carter, is recovering in hospital after falling and breaking his hip. the 94—year—old had been leaving to go on a turkey hunt when he fell. jimmy carter — who held office in the 1970s — is the oldest surviving

former us president. lewis hamilton has sent his formula one car and his winning trophy, to the home of a boy, whom he says inspired his win in sunday's spanish grand prix. harry shaw who's 5, has a rare form of cancer, and sent hamilton a video last week wishing him luck in the barcelona race. the driver replied with his own video, calling harry ‘his spirit angel'. people have been voting in the philippines in elections that could see the outspoken president, rodrigo duterte, consolidate his grip on power. the president is hoping his allies take control of the senate, which has previously been critical of many of his policies. the bbc‘s howard johnson is in manila. what we've seen today is around 60 million people across the country coming forward from 7,000 different islands to vote in these congressional mayoral

and provincial elections. what's at stake is the senate. 12 seats to control the senate. president rodrigo duterte, was elected three years ago on a hard ticket to clampdown on law and order and criminality, he would like to get to see more of his candidates in the senate so he can pass through legislation like lowering the criminal age of liability and also perhaps reintroducing the death penalty for drug traffickers. liberal politicians are aghast at what he is suggesting and say they would like to see a return to human rights based lawn order and also the return to due process. initial results are starting to come through. there have been allegations of vote buying and also machines breaking down but the full results will not be known until the end of the week. official results expected on friday. the actress felicity huffman is in court today waiting to hear what the sentence will be after she pleaded guilty to paying

$15,000 to a consultant who helped her daughter cheat on a test for college. the desperate housewifes star is among 50 people accused of being involved in a massive admissions scam. two chinese families were also caught up in the investigation: one allegedly paid $6.5 million to get their children into an an elite us college. that would be illegal, but many asian families also do as much as they can — within the law — to help their children get into the best us universities. elizabeth venturini is an education consultant who advises parents on the us college admissions process. she told me what parents hope to achieve for paying thousands of dollars for their childrens‘ education. well i think in certain fields, certainly will help if they are admitted to prestigious schools. i tell my clients that the reputation of the school's programme is more important than the brand name. how is that programme regarded out in the industry? of course, if the student has any work experience and they've been doing special projects and internships. all of these mightjustify a higher salary when the student graduates

and is ready to enter the job world. most of the educational consultants like you operate completely legally within a framework that gives good advice, very expensive advice in some cases but there are some unscrupulous advisers out there who do break the law. how is apparent supposed to find out which agency to use, who would be actually behaving legally or possibly not? that's a really good question. this is what i tell my parents. there are no shortcuts, there are no silver bullets or special tricks of the trade for your team to get into a us college

and i think parents can intuitively sense if a consultant is legitimate, just by asking a few key questions. for example, where did they do their training on how long have they been advising students? who is going to do the actual work with the student? are they recognised in their field for some kind of speciality? how many students have they taken through the process and more importantly, how many of them have graduated? i think a really good consultant will make it clear from the very beginning that the only one who can get your teen into college is your team to be quite honest, the families i've had the privilege of working with, they really support that process because they want their teens to have that personal pride, knowing they did it all by themselves and that is truly a really great feeling. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: reunited with his mother

at last — the iraqi man who discovered he wasn't an orphan after all. also on the programme: the deepest solo dive ever leads to a shocking discovery on the seabed. the pope was shot, the pope will live. that was the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt

even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god bless america! this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm samantha simmons in london. our top stories: there's been a sharp fall on global markets after china hits back in the trade war with the us. president trump says things "are working out very well". the philippines‘ controversial president could be set to consolidate his hardline rule as votes are counted in midterm elections. let‘s take a look at some front

pages from around the world. the philippine daily inquirer raises the issues of vote buying on its front page after monday‘s election. the picture shows one of the first people to vote casting her ballot. the south china morning post reports hong kong‘s largest pig cull in more than 50 years. it‘s a drastic move to prevent an outbreak of african swine fever after the first case was found in a pig imported from china. and the gulf news leads with an investigation into the alleged sabotage of four commercial ships off the coast of the united arab emirates. it says the gulf co—operation council considers the damage a ‘serious escalation‘ of regional tensions. thank you. amar kanim spent 30 years believing

he was an orphan after a napalm attack in iraq. he suffered serious injuries and was brought to the uk in 1992 by the former mp emma nicholson. but a bbc investigation has discovered amar‘s mother is still alive. 0ur correspondentjon kay travelled with amar back to iraq to see the family reunion. amar kanim is heading back to iraq, to be reunited with his mother. 30 years ago, he left the country as an orphan and came to live in britain. everyone believed his family had been killed in a napalm attack. this is the first time he‘s returned. extremely exciting, you know, i can‘t wait. it is a big day and i don‘t know if i‘m going to sleep tonight. amar is waiting. zahra is on her way, with her husband and youngest son.

it was 1991 when amar was found alone, burned, and close to death. his rescuers and doctors thought his family had all perished. but bbc news has confirmed that amar‘s mother survived the bombing after all. we tracked her down and proved the link with dna. the purpose of this journey is just purely for her, you know. nothing else, just purely for the woman... my mother, shall i say now? i‘ve got to start getting used to saying my mother. it‘s hard to believe but, yeah, my mother. now, three decades after a terrible mistake in the confusion of war, a reunion. they speak arabic.

she calls him her brave lion, her superhero. so many years to catch up on. but mother and son soon relax in each other‘s company. and the arabic amar thought he‘d forgotten is fluent. he shows her his life now, in rural devon... # happy birthday to you #. and videos of his childhood there. amar never knew his birthday. but zahra has his birth certificate, and he‘s three years older than he thought — almost a0. it‘s nearly your birthday. yeah. got a reason to celebrate now, haven‘t i?

"i‘m so happy and so proud," she says. it turns out the ink mark on his arm is a family tattoo, to identify them if they were ever lost. and now, amar is found. "welcome home, son." over the next few days, amar reconnects with his culture. i feel blessed. loads of sweets. i was very scared to come here at first. he speaks arabic. there‘s no... there‘s nothing to be worried about. you‘re now speaking half arabic, half english. yeah. so it‘s very, very confusing. but it‘s amazing, it‘s amazing. it‘s overwhelming. the mp who first brought him

to the uk and set up a charity in his name did search for relatives over the years, and now she can‘t believe what she‘s seen. it‘s an absolute miracle. i think it‘s fabulous. he‘s one of the bravest boys i‘ve ever met in my life. i‘ve always been proud of him, from day one. before he heads home, one more reunion — in najaf, the world‘s biggest cemetery... where amar‘s father is buried. mother and son finally here together. all these emotions have been building up for years, you know? i feel like i‘ve achieved what i needed to achieve. the last couple of days has been the shortest day here, but i‘ve done what i needed to do, i think.

thank you. amar says he will now support his family financially and will come back again to see his mum soon. ijust hope she‘s very proud of me. i get that feeling she is. this has been the best moment of my life. jon kay, bbc news. an incredible story. in the meantime, if you‘d like to read about amar‘s life, go to the bbc website. there‘s a long—form interactive article telling his incredible story. you‘ll find clips and lots of wonderful photographs. go to bbc.com/news — or the bbc news app. an american explorer has set a new record for the deepest dive ever recorded in a submarine. victor vescovo dropped nearly seven miles into the mariana trench in the pacific ocean, and spent nearly four hours exploring the sea floor. what he found there was astonishing — not only four new species, but also the mark of humanity‘s impact on the planet, as our science correspondent

rebecca morelle reports. roger that. we will go for a release. the start of an epic journey. in the middle of the pacific, heading beneath the waves to the deepest place on the planet. asub to the deepest place on the planet. a sub with a titanium core built to withstand the crushing pressure. it ta kes withstand the crushing pressure. it takes three and a half hours to plunge 11 kilometres, that‘s seven miles, down. inside is american explorer victor vescovo. then... touchdown. as bottom. cheering. it seemed like being on the moon. but a wet version of it. there were critters here and there. there was light undulations. there were not of rocks until you got to the southern and northern portions of the mariana trench. but it did have some variety. but it was quiet, it was

peace. i‘d yet in this most remote of places life has found a way to thrive. there are eels adapted to live under immense pressure is an a ghostly snailfish. live under immense pressure is an a ghostly snail fish. it‘s the deepest ever found. but signs to of our impact. this pyramid shaped object to the right looks like a rock, but it isa to the right looks like a rock, but it is a plastic bag. he you can see the amazing diversity of marine species. many of them are under threat. there‘s overfishing, pollution, and climate change. on go all the way to the very bottom of the ocean. scientists say it is vital to learn what is there before it is too late. it is such an alien environment and we‘ve got so much to learn about what animals inhabit the different zones stop you don‘t get sunlight penetrating to those depths, so it‘s important to learn how organisms get their energy and how organisms get their energy and how they survive and how they interact and rely on each other.

released by the us navy... few have ever set eyes on the mariana trench. the first risky descent was in 1960, ina the first risky descent was in 1960, in a creaking supper took two explorers down. well done, team. now, six years later, resurfacing after hours underwater, the latest dive as a broken records ——60. you did it, buddy. it is part of a wider explosion to visit the deepest spots in the well‘s oceans. it is hoped that the final frontier of exploration is finally open. cota, bbc news. —— rebecca morelle. one of the biggest hollywood stars of the ‘50s and ‘60s, doris day, has died at the age of 97. the doris day animal foundation said that the actor, singer, and activist died on monday morning at her home in california. the foundation said that she was surrounded by close friends and "had been in excellent

physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia". doris day was once one of the biggest female stars in the world, appearing in classic films as calamity jane, pillow talk, and the man who knew too much. cash que sera, sera, # the future‘s not out to sea, # que sera, sera. # will be home tonight by the light of the silvery moon, and my heart's a bump and... # whenl a bump and... # when i get home i'm fixing to stay. inu rico and i both want tojoin in

but we are to hold our horses. does mackay know. # que sera, sera... it is a solo does mackay know. # que sera, sera. .. it is a solo from rico. does mackay know. # que sera, sera... it is a solo from rico. i'm not going tojoin in. thanks for watching. i‘m rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. they make clothes for some of the world‘s biggest brands, but there are serious concerns for the safety of workers in bangladeshi garment factories. i‘m samantha simmonds in london. and before we go, we‘d like to leave you with these pictures. it‘s a happy ending to a very sad tale. these spotted seal pups have been released into the wild — months after they were rescued by police from poachers in china. over a 100 of them were found starving inside a remote farm shed in the chinese city of dalian in february. sadly, 29 of them died, but researchers have fitted all the survivors with tracking devices so they can monitor their progress in the wild. that‘s all for now. stay with bbc world news.

hello. well, very settled weather across the uk for the next few days. notjust the uk, but in fact but many parts of western europe. and the outlook — staying warm and sunny. some places will be warmer than others though, across the uk. so this is the picture then through mid week. the highest temperatures will actually be in parts of scotland, this is where we will have the sunny and completely windless conditions and that‘s what will help temperatures rise into the mid 20s. that high pressure‘s stretching from southern scandinavia across the uk, into france and even about as far south as spain and portugal, only just. this means that the settled weather will be widespread across many areas of europe, certainly here in the uk. starts off pretty nippy with clear skies, the temperatures still do

tend to dip away this time of the year, maybe a touch of grass frost here and there outside in your rural areas but that‘s pretty much it. so, starts off sunny from the get—go, beautiful, beautiful day. notice the winds are blowing off the north sea here in the south—east. so that means it will be a bit fresher in places like norwich and london with wind up the thames estuary. but say in scotland, it could exceed 20 celsius as it did on monday. now the high pressure through tuesday and wednesday is just showing slight signs of maybe drifting a little further north back into scandinavia. that means the winds will start to change direction, but before they do, it‘s still going to warm up nicely, wednesday will probably be the warmest day of the week. very light winds and we suspect the highest temperature will be across scotland. but notice it‘s a little fresher here around the north sea coast, 15 degrees on the coast of lincolnshire, norfolk and suffolk. that‘s because the wind is blowing out of the east and that easterly

wind is indicating a change towards the end of the week. see that cloud across and bits and pieces of rain there across parts of central europe? that will eventually be heading in our direction. so the thinking is you can see the east wind blowing here from denmark. the thinking is it will tend to cool off a little bit by the time we get to friday, particularly on these north sea coasts from aberdeenshire to norwich, only 13 in norwich, pushing the warmth a little bit further towards the west and the clouds will increase and there is a chance that we will get one or two showers. it is not going to be a huge change, essentially mostly dry. for saturday and sunday, it looks like it will cool off and there is a slightly greater chance of catching a few spots of rain. bye for now.

i‘m samantha simmonds with bbc world news. our top story. markets in the us and europe have fallen sharply after china announced steeper tariffs on $60 billion worth of american imports. the dowjones suffered it‘s biggest daily loss this year — down more than 2%. but president trump has insisted things ‘are working out very well. people have been voting in the philippines in elections that could see the hardline president consolidate his grip on power. rodrigo duterte‘s hoping his allies take control of the senate, which has previously been critical of many of his policies. and this video is trending on bbc.com. and tributes have been paid to the hollywood legend doris day, who‘s died at the age of 97. the actor and singer made nearly a0 films, starring alongside cary grant and rock hudson. and the top story in the uk.