i'm rico hizon in singapore — this is newsday. the headlines: india's prime minster narendra modi wins another 5—year term in a landslide victory for his hindu nationalist party. the usjustice department announces 17 new charges against the wikileaks founderjulian assange. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: after two fatal crashes, regulators from around the world meet to discuss the future of the boeing 737 max airliner. and tying the knot in taiwan — the first place in asia where it's

now legal for same—sex couples to get married. good morning. it's 7 o'clock in singapore, midnight in london, and five thirty in the morning in india where prime minister narendra modi has proclaimed a ‘historic mandate‘ after being returned to power for another five years. voters gave his bjp party an overwhelming parliamentary majority, the party and its allies are poised to get more than 340 seats in the sig—member parliament. the result follows the world's largest ever election process, involving some 900 million people and weeks of voting. the bbc‘s south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports now from delhi and a warning, there are flashing images in her report.

narendra modi, india's strongman, has retained his grip on power. back for a second term, the boy who sold tea has grown into one of the world's most powerful men. translation: the people have won. i dedicate this victory humbly to the citizens of this country. i only have one emotion to express — long live mother india. if this was a referendum on his popularity, he's seen off his challengers forfive more years. celebrations here are about more than just this election. mr modi's bjp party secured an historic landslide victory, but it also disrupted a political landscape dominated by the same party, the same family, since independence in 1947.

rahul gandhi, torchbearer for india's first family, humiliated by mr modi and by the nation, the great hope who never delivered. his performance in this election derided as uninspiring, out of touch. political royalty but no match for the former chai runner. while his opponents campaigned, mr modi went on a pilgrimage. in this deeply religious country, he's electrified millions of hindus, but scorched its minorities. india's secular soul, enshrined in its constitution, is at stake. this has been an extremely polarised election. when modi has fought this election on fear, the fear of muslims, the fear of infiltrators, the fear of outsiders, this entire idea of giving back hindus their hindu pride. so, when that comes into question, it is very difficult to lose an election. mr modi rode to power in 2014 promising to serve the poor, the weak and the marginalised.

many say he's failed to deliver. "he promised jobs and housing in the last five years. "he's not fulfilled that. "what can i expect from him now?" asks shanaz, who sleeps on the streets. unemployment may be the highest in nearly 50 years, but for believers like surendra, he's their only hope. "he'll remove unemployment this time. "the job's been left half—done, but it will happen." narendra modi offers a vision of hope and national pride, of protection against outside threats, but he's reinvigorated a climate of fear and suspicion. will he be able to steer a country now characterised by deep divides towards the bright future he's promised 7 rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi.

let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the usjustice department has unveiled seventeen new charges against the wikileaks founder, julian assange. he is accused of violating the us espionage act by publishing classified military and diplomatic documents in 2010. mr assange is already fighting extradition proceedings in london based on an earlier indictment over hacking. 0ur correspondent chris buckler has more details. from the momentjulian assange was dragged out of the ecuadorian embassy in london, he has been wa nted embassy in london, he has been wanted for extradition by the us. now, he did face one charge already in terms of hacking and that was about helping chelsea manning access government computers and really get access to a lot of information but now he faces these charges which are connected to the espionage act, essentially making one charge into eight. according to the actual charge sheet what is charged with is

giving the unredacted names of human sources including journalists, religious leaders, human rights advocates and political dissidents from repressive regimes. of course what will concern many is that normally governments go after the league of information, those who get access to the information. he is a publisher of information which is slight to different and its led to a strong statement from wikileaks in which they say this potentially breach is the first amendment, this causes lots of problems for journalism and they say others should be standing up to be appalled by what is happening here. also, international air regulators are meeting in texas to discuss the return of the boeing 737 max airliner to service. the plane was grounded in march after two crashes in five months killed almost 350 people. the meeting comes as the us federal aviation administration faces allegations that it didn't detect or disclose serious design flaws on the plane. the man nicknamed the

american taliban has been released from a federal prison in indiana. john walker lindh served 17 years of a 20 year sentence, following his capture by us forces in afghanistan in 2001. lindh was let out early for good behaviour, but not everyone thinks he's done his time. the us secretary of state called his release ‘unconscionable', and others fear he might still be radicalised. in sri lanka, a hardline buddhist monkjailed for contempt of court, has walked free, after a presidential pardon. the monk galagoda aththe gnanasara was sentenced to six years in prison last year after threatening the wife of a missing journalist in a court hearing. he was also accused of inciting violence against muslims. the pardon comes a week after extremist buddhists attacked muslim—owned homes, mosques and shops in an apparent reprisal for the easter bombings by islamist extremists. a violent tornado has wreaked heavy damage in the us state of missouri, killing at least 3 people.

the state capital, jefferson city, was also hit. rescue teams are carrying out door to door checks to make sure people are safe. storms have also hit neighbouring oklahoma and texas. a painting by an artist known as the "chinese picasso" has sold for a record 3.4 million dollars at auction in the uk. the large scroll painting is titled grand view of chao mountain. it went for $2 million more than the artist's highest previous sale in britain. the painting was given as a gift to the seller's father over afternoon tea in hong kong in the 1960's. this weekend, donald trump will become the first foreign leader to make a state visit to japan since the enthronement of the new emperor, naruhito. speaking to reportes in washington a couple of hours ago, he played up the historic nature of the trip.

0ur correspondent hyel griffith is in tokyo for us. what is at stake? a huge amount for both countries, both economies, particularly here in japan, both countries, both economies, particularly here injapan, concerns in the car industry. big producers like toyota, honda, worried by donald trump's talk recently of foreign imports of cars being a threat to national security. companies like toyota have a huge presence in the us, putting together ca i’s presence in the us, putting together cars with japanese components. they don't want any tariffs or restrictions. japan had hoped to deal with the us through multilateral sort of trade negotiation but when the trans—pacific negotiation but when the tra ns—pacific partnership fell apart, it became clear that they would have to have a bilateral deal with president trump. that is what he likes, a one—to—one relationship which has been building. we saw him last month in washington. there is

quite a lot of reputation ahead. he wa nts to quite a lot of reputation ahead. he wants to win, he wants it trade deal he can show to his electorate. apart from trade talks, what is on the agenda in japan. we are likely to see more ceremony and pomp. president trump being the first foreign dignitary who will be able to meet the new member —— emperor. it will also be relaxing quite a lot, with shinzo abe. they will play golf, they will see some sumo wrestling. we probably won't see a trade deal clinched here. i do meet again before the g20 in osaka but this will be another step in that relationship, something i think both men are keen to project. how is he likely to be received by the japanese people behind you? your mac

when he came to office, president trump didn't have great ratings here injapan. we trump didn't have great ratings here in japan. we look trump didn't have great ratings here injapan. we look at what he has donein injapan. we look at what he has done in the korean peninsula, people concerned about how he is dealt with kimjong in concerned about how he is dealt with kim jong in but actually, concerned about how he is dealt with kimjong in but actually, his concerned about how he is dealt with kim jong in but actually, his style of leadership is quite authoritarian, and in one way, it does appeal to some people injapan who see him as being a very direct kind of leader. compared maybe with shinzo abe who is not enjoying such popularity here. there are also reports shinzo abe might be calling for general elections sooner rather than later. yes, therefore having president trump here, the world's most powerful man, boosting his own popularity and standing to show that no, actually japan still does popularity and standing to show that no, actuallyjapan still does have popularity and standing to show that no, actually japan still does have a seat at the table and although china is of course something that both sides will need to discuss, it shows that shinzo abe is actually actively

dealing with these global events and not simply a spectator. president trump due to arrive injapan very soon. thank you for that update, the bbc‘s hywel griffith. 30 years ago thousands of students occupied tiananmen square, in the heart of beijing, demanding political reform, and defying china's communist leaders. after a standoff lasting weeks, the government sent in its troops and tanks. hundreds of people are said to have been killed, although the chinese authorities still deny that anyone lost their life. our world affairs editor john simpson, who witnessed the protests and their bloody ending, reports on the lasting impact of tiananmen square. china has never come to terms with what happened in the square 30 years ago. the authorities go to great lengths to avoid any mention of it.