hello, everyone, and welcome. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: president trump defends his border agreement with mexico to curb migration, saying it is new and effective — and wasn't already in the works. a helicopter crashes onto a roof of a high—rise building in new york — one person is reported to have been killed i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: dialing down a deadly disease — how mobile phone location data could stop the spread of malaria in bangladesh. and turning over a new leaf. air new zealand makes a u—turn on cabin crew showing traditional tattoos.

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. thanks forjoining us. it's 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7:pm in washington, where president trump has defended his deal with mexico over migration. the us will hold off imposing tariffs on mexico in exchange for it taking "unprecedented steps" to curb migration. but there have been mixed reports as to what exactly has been agreed, with the mexican government saying the deal would be reviewed in 45 days. mr trump has been fending off criticism that the key terms of the deal are not new.

a lot of good things are happening. but they want to thank mexico. we do have one other thing that we will be announcing at the appropriate time, but they have to get approval from the legislative body. what is it? why are the mexicans denying it then? i don't think they'll be denying it very long. it's all done. barbara plett usher is following the events for us in washington. well, essentially what we know is that the mexicans have agreed to carry out promises they have made in the past, which is to deploy thousands of national guard troops to stop migrants and people smugglers, as well as to accept migrants who have applied for asylum in the united states and then they can return back to mexico to wait while their applications are being processed. this is quite clear. but there is a period of time where they wait to see if these measures actually do reduce the flow of migrants. and then, if they don't, they will be further action discussed. and presumably is this

further action to be discussed in the future that mr trump is talking about. because according to the mexicans, the measures and are the measures that have been agreed. well, barbara, president trump quickly moved things to china was obvious due to meet president xi in japan later this month, saying he could impose large tariffs on even more imports. right now we are getting 25% on $250 billion worth of goods. it is a lot of money that is pouring onto our treasury. we never got 10 cents from china now we're getting a lot money from china. i think that is one of the reasons gdp was so think that is one of the reasons gdp was so high in the first quarter, because of the tariffs we have taken any the first quarter. we have the option to raise it to 300 billion to 25%. and, barbara, president trump continues to use tariffs as a bargaining tool to have his way. has it been effective? yes, it is pretty

clear that mr trump sees tariffs as a negotiating tool, rather than a policy, really, he believes it creates leveraged to force negotiations. and that has been criticised here, because, of course, it is americans who pay the extra cost. even though president trump who does not seem to understand that the moralistic knowledge of, but there is a fairly widespread view that china is engaged in unfair trade practices and therefore something does need to be done, mr trump needs to confront the chinese in some way. by different when it comes to mexico. mr tarus has been —— mrtrump has comes to mexico. mr tarus has been —— mr trump has been using travis knight as a tool of trade war, but of emigration. that is really outside the box. that has been... you might in the future see business leaders pushing congress to try to rein in the president's trade powers. barbara plett usher speaking to rico a little earlier. i want to keep the focus on the united states for our

next story. there's been chaos in new york this afternoon, after a helicopter crashed on top of a high rise building. officials say the pilot died at the scene. the accident happened in poor weather as the helicopter made a hard landing onto the roof of a 5k storey building in mid—town manhattan. the bbc‘s nick bryant has more. this is a cityscape that is crowded with skyscrapers, these are streets that are always crowded with tourists. but on this occasion, there was no debris that fell from there was no debris that fell from the roof onto the people below. and as the new york fire department has confirmed, there was just one metallic tea, and that is presumed to be the pilot. there was a fire when the helicopter came down —— fidelity. the firefighters raced up this 50 story tower to put it out. but mayor de blasio said, he thanked god that nobody was hurt either in the tal law down below, and he also

stressed that in a city that is still traumatised by september 11, that there was no indication of terrorism or an ongoing threat to new york city. nick bryant with the very latest on the helicopter crash in manhattan. we turn to the uk. ten conservative mps will take part in the contest to replace theresa may as prime minister. among the front—runners are boris johnson, michael gove, jeremy hunt, and sajid javid. tory mps will take part in a first round of voting on thursday morning. the vatican has accused some involved in the debate around gender identity of attempting to ‘annihilate the concept of nature', denying that gender is a matter of choice. the 31—page document, titled male and female, he created them, has drawn strong criticism from lgbt groups. bbc religion editor martin bashir explains what's inside this new communique. this document is effectively a critique of what it describes as the

" post critique of what it describes as the "post modern relativistic approach to gender". an approach that says gender can be chosen and can be changed across a lifetime. no, says the document, gender is assigned by god. the document says "the holy scriptures reveal the wisdom of the creator's design". it is basically saying that gender is not something we can achieve, but rather something we can achieve, but rather something we receive. it is not imputed, is not chosen by us, it's imputed on us. it also dismisses the idea of gender as a social construct, saying that that approach to personal identity flies in the face of the biological truths and differences between male and female. the united states says it's gravely concerned about proposed amendments to hong kong laws that would allow suspects to be extradited to mainland china. on sunday, hundreds of thousands of people rallied against the bill which critics fear allows china to target political opponents in the region.

nearly 100 people have been killed in an attack in a village in central mali. the massacre happened in sobane—kou, in the central mopti region, it's populated by the dogon ethnic group. there've been numerous attacks in mali in recent months, some carried out byjihadist groups. in an unprecedented move, three leading russian newspapers have come out with identical front pages, splashed with the words "we are ivan golunov". the prominent investigative journalist was detained last week and charged with drug—dealing. but critics of the arrest say the move is punishment for his hard—hitting reports on corruption in high places. controversial internet entrepreneur kim dotcom has begun a final appeal to halt his extradition from new zealand to the us on copyright—related charges. the fbi claims mr dotcom's mega—upload site earned millions of dollars by facilitating illegal file—sharing. his lawyers say it was never meant to encourage copyright breaches. these locusts are among millions

currently wreaking havoc on the italian island of sardinia. it's being described as the worst invasion in more than 60 years, by local media. large swarms are destroying crops and invading homes in the central province of nuoro. the locust invasion has been linked to a recent rise in temperatures after months of cooler weather on the island. kazakhstan has a new president — with kassym—jomart tokayev winning the snap election on sunday. international observers from the organisation for security and cooperation in europe however said there were widespread violations in the central asian country. hundreds of anti—government protesters were detained on election day. from the capital nursultan, the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie has this report.

in kazakhstan, if you're not happy with elections and want to express your opinion, this is what happens. even cycling past the area is not safe. that was the scene in the country's largest city of al—masri. and this is the scene in the capital, and assault on. 0rdinary people are walking past the riot police and wondering what is going on. but they not getting the a nswe rs. on. but they not getting the answers. this is a location where most protest took place on the election day stop and the authorities are sending the message that they are ready to tackle any further protests. according to the central election committee, kassym—jomart tokayev received more than 70% of the vote. but international observers say the voting day was marked with violations. there were significant irregularities observed on election

day, including ballot stuffing and a disregard of counting procedures, it meant that an honest count could not be guaranteed. shameful elections, reads this placard. we could not have needed this election had a passed through smoothly and been illegal. they were actually illegal. this is shame on election 2019 in kazakhstan. it is a power transition thatis kazakhstan. it is a power transition that is happening in kazakhstan. to the chosen successor kassym—jomart to kayev. the chosen successor kassym—jomart tokayev. 0n the chosen successor kassym—jomart tokayev. on sunday, people came out to protest against what they say was a stage—managed election. hundreds we re a stage—managed election. hundreds were detained by the police. many face administrative charges. the authorities say on sanctions protests are illegal. kazakhstan now

has a new president, but methods of suppressing descent. south east asia is battling to contain the spread of african swine fever, which has led to the culling of millions of pigs in china and vietnam. african swine fever is highly contagious and fatal to pigs, although it is harmless to humans. the disease has been reported in five asian countries since 2018, with experts describing efforts to contain it as a global battle. here's dr wa ntanee kalpravidh from the united nation's food and agriculture 0rganisation on why the disease is proving so hard to contain. for the african swine fever at the moment, there is no effective vaccine or no effective treatments for the virus. in the virus can be quite stable in heat and acidity. so it can survive quite a long time in the pork products. and if it is not

properly decontaminated or is infected. and with these possibilities, it can be spread easily from one country to another. and so this is not that easy to contain. however, they have been employing all the possibilities to have early detection and to have the early response. to do so we would also need the country to make a commitment and have all the measures of the legislation in place, including the compensation to incentivise the farmers to go along with all measures. it is important to stress, though, that although this disease is fatal to pigs, it isn't harmful to humans. that's

correct. lots of people have a misunderstanding that this is one of the swine flu ‘s, which is not, would like to emphasise that, there is no public health concern, there is no public health concern, there is no public health concern, there is no safety concern. so if it gets into the food chain, are there any exa m ples of into the food chain, are there any examples of it having gotten into the food chain so far or has that been prevented? there is the effort to prevent that, but that is quite difficult to say that it would enter into the food chain and that may not be the intention. people may like to, especially the farmers, who are afraid of their pigs to be cold, they may sell the pigs even before they may sell the pigs even before they get the clinical signs, so the pigs might have already been

infected in some of the upwey karius —— culled. so we do not know. even if it gets into the food chain there would not be any effect to humans. however, it can get back to the pig life—cycle by industrial feeding practices and these can involve further spread of the disease in other areas in the country. what we are more concerned with would be the food security and the livelihood of the farmers. that was dr wantanee kalpravidh from the united nations food and agricultural organisations speaking earlier to kasia madera. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: how data from mobile phones is helping bangladesh tackle the spread of malaria. also on the programme: why air new zealand has dropped a ban on its staff

having visible tattoos. the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the german capital, this was gorby—mania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who for them, has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. michaeljackson was not guilty on all charges. the screams of the crowd, a testament to his popularity and their faith in his innocence. as long as they'll pay to go and see me, i'll get out there and kick 'em down the hill. what's it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel

by your own power? it's feels pretty neat. feel marvellous, really. this is newsday on the bbc. our top stories: president trump says the border agreement with mexico to curb migration is new and effective. chaos in manhattan as a helicopter crashes on top of a building, killing the pilot. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post reports that donald trump and president xi jinping could strike a truce and bring an end to the escalating trade war. the world leaders may hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the g20 summit later this month.

the japan times is leading with a planned visit by president abe to tehran. it says japanese officals aren't hoping for a compromise over the iran nuclear deal, but instead aim to stop diplomatic relations deterioirating even further. and the gulf news takes a look at the arrest of former pakistani president asif ali zardari on money laundering charges. the report raises questions about the timing of the charges ahead of pakistan's annual budget. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? rico, celebrities flexing their muscles has got a lot of traction on social media. the singerjustin bieber has challenged tom cruise to a ufc—style cage fight. in a tweet, the 25—year—old said

the hollywood actor would "never live it down" if he turned down the challenge. there's been a lot of reaction, including an offer from former ufc champion conor mcgregor to host the fight. so far though tom cruise is yet to reply. i will volunteer to be the referee! of course you will. air new zealand has announced an end to its longstanding ban on staff having visible tattoos. the airline had faced criticism that the policy discriminated against maori employees, many of whom wear important cultural tattoos on their face or arms. the change has been welcomed by some, but others are questioning the airline's motives. here's maori cultural advisor tania te whenua. while i applaud the decision, with

the greatest respect to air new zealand, we are concerned about the way in which they arrived at the decision. we are also concerned about the fact that the policy was long—standing, but the way by which they arrived at this decision was through a customer survey to test their presumption that cultural tatties and other celebrations of maori identity were in fact offensive. share with us, what is a traditional maori tower to and what is the significance of it? it is deeply imbued with meaning. including, genealogy and culture. it goes right back to religious concepts goes right back to religious co nce pts of goes right back to religious concepts of the creation of the universe, and the god who gave the

earth its unique characteristics. through the celebration of that, people demonstrate to the world their proud in being maori, as well as their own unique aesthetic and identity. they are celebrating their own genealogy as well. research indicates now that one in five adults in new zealand has at least one tattoo, with 31% of under 30s with tattoos. why do you think there has been a shift? we have a long history of assimilation, which was an active policy on the part of the crown colonising new zealand to suppress our culture and cultural norms, and celebration of cultural identity. moving forward from the

70s in new zealand we have had a cultural renaissance, focused broadly across the culture on language but also aspects like the tattoos. what you are seeing is people in their 30s and under who we re people in their 30s and under who were born in that period embracing the culture without the stigma that previous generations held as a result of a general repugnance towards maori, and the strong assimilation policies. a ground—breaking study in bangladesh found that tracking the movement of people across the country, can help predict where outbreaks of diseases are likely to occur. health authorities can then take preventative measures. every year malaria kills more than 400,000 people. and data from mobile phones can play a key role in minimising epidemics. richard galpin reports.

the chittagong hill tracts, south—eastern bangladesh. the main region in the country still with a serious malaria problem. children in these remote villages are particularly vulnerable to the disease. this man and his family lost their six—year—old daughter. i thought it was just a fever she would soon recover from, thought it was just a fever she would soon recoverfrom, he thought it was just a fever she would soon recover from, he says. eventually, he decided to carry her to the nearest hospital, but she died on the way. this local hospital is full of patients with fever. so, how can malaria be eliminated in the chittagong region? 0ne how can malaria be eliminated in the chittagong region? one major new development is using data from this, the mobile phone network. the

mobiles of millions of people can be tracked anonymously to show where they travel to in the country. it is key for predicting where malaria outbreaks are likely to occur, as travellers already carry malaria parasites can spread the disease into new areas. it is here, thousands of kilometres away in norway, that the data is being processed by this telecoms company. it is then added to medical and other data to create high—tech maps to identify areas at risk of malaria outbreaks. this is where the mobile phone data comes in. company says the maps provided early warning system, so medicines, insecticides, and bed nets can be stockpiled in advance to protect the population. in all this, they say the travel patterns revealed by the mobile phone data are critical. if you truly want to eliminate these

threats, then you have to also use this information. so, it is one piece of the puzzle to use this kind of information, and you need to use it. there certainly is now hope that the use of big data could help prevent many cases of malaria and other dangerous diseases around the world, saving lives. and in bangladesh, there is hope that it could help bring about eradication of malaria from the country. you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. huawei in the hot seat, china's telecom giant answers questions from british mps on its links to the chinese government. rico, how's this for symbolism going totally wrong. you may recall these images from last year of donald trump and emmanuel macron planting a symbolic tree outside the white house. this was a symbol of friendship between the two nations.

well according to french media the tree has died. tuesdayis tuesday is going to bring further heavy rain and they could be a lot of it, particularly across northern parts of england, the midlands, and wales. 0n parts of england, the midlands, and wales. on monday, the heaviest of the rainfall was actually across eastern parts of the country in the south—east. if we look at europe, the big picture, we can see over the last two or three days, most of the clouds seem to be stuck across... from northern spain, france, germany, the uk. we have seen rain from the continent, heavy rain here. eastern parts of a different story, a few summertime showers and thunderstorms but on the whole a lot of sunshine and very hot, and the

reason for this is that this vortex has formed across western europe. it has formed across western europe. it has been dragging cold air all the way from the north across the uk, france and into spain, whereas this side of europe, warm air has been coming from the south, affecting central and eastern areas, so warsaw, for example, has been in excess of 30 degrees, when it was only 12 degrees in london. 0n tuesday, the early hours, rain across tuesday, the early hours, rain a cross m ost tuesday, the early hours, rain across most of northern england, the midlands, wales, southwest, just about starting to dry out in the extreme south—east, but no real rainfall across scotland and northern ireland except for a few showers. there will probably be some sunshine in belfast, glasgow and edinburgh. the whole web pattern across europe is stuck, it is not moving or moving very slowly. through tuesday, this band of weather, band of heavy rain, will slowly drift, at a glacial pace it will move its way towards the north. it will continue to rain across your

crew all through the day, all around here, curling itself around the low. in the north of the country there will be some sunshine around. at times it will be cloudy, but dry at least. 0n times it will be cloudy, but dry at least. on wednesday, the weather system is still with us, a sense of things spiralling very slowly around, and again, more heavy showers being pushed into the uk, so again, it continues to remain very wet across many parts of the country into wednesday. wednesday and thursday, the low pressure is still with us, so this pattern is not in a hurry to change. it will be on the cool side, in fact, hurry to change. it will be on the coolside, infact, as hurry to change. it will be on the cool side, in fact, as far as the rest of the week is concerned very little change really, at times will be quite windy as well.

i'm kasia madera with bbc news.

our top story. president trump has made clear that mexico could still face tarrifs on goods sold in the us, despite a last—minute deal that stopped them coming into effect on monday. the border agreement meant the us held off imposing tariffs on mexico. the us has given mexico 45 days to reduce the number of migrants crossing its territory on their way to the us. a helicopter has crashed into a 54—storey building in manhattan in poor visibility, killing one person, believed to have been the pilot. 0fficials officials say the crash, which happened during poor visibility appears to have been an accident. and celebrities flexing their muscles has caught people's attention on our website. justin bieber has challenged tom cruise to a ufc—style cage fight. in a tweet, the 25—year—old singer said the hollywood actor would "never live it down" if he turned down the fight. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, a special edition of hardtalk recorded at the hay literary