i'm kasia madera in london. the headlines: the frontrunner to be the next british prime minister, boris johnson, speaks exclusively to the bbc. he insists he can deliver brexit by the october deadline. my pledge is to come out of the eu at halloween, on 31 october. the us imposes new sanctions on iran. president trump calls them hard—hitting and designed to target the country's supreme leader. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: heading home. the children whose parents fought for the islamic state group are returning to australia. and the sinister side of south korea's glitzy gangnam district.

we have a special report into the underbelly of seoul's most elite nightclubs. it is 8:00am in singapore and 1:00am in london, where after facing days of criticism for avoiding media scrutiny, borisjohnson, who is running against the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, to be the next british prime minister, has spoken exclusively to the bbc. he says he would ensure a plan to deliver brexit by the end of october, declaring that the political landscape both in the uk and the eu has changed. asked about controversy in his personal life, mrjohnson said it was simply not fair to talk about his family and loved ones.

here is his interview with our political editor laura kuenssberg. downing street is the threshold he really wants to cross, but borisjohnson has been uncharacteristically shy about explaining why. borisjohnson, what would you do on day one in number ten to make sure we leave the eu at halloween? i would make sure that we have a plan that will convince our european friends and partners that we are absolutely serious about coming out. and the key things that you've got to do are to take the bits of the current withdrawal agreement, which is dead, take the bits that are serviceable, and get them done. the important thing is that there should be an agreement that the solution of the border

questions, the irish border, the northern irish border questions, all those issues need to be tackled on the other side of 31 october, during what's called the implementation period. but the implementation period, as it stands, is part of the withdrawal agreement. of course. and you've said that you wouldn't sign up to the withdrawal agreement, and it's dead. so those things can't both be true. no, you are going to need some kind of agreement and that is certainly what i am aiming for, in order, as you rightly say, laura, to get an implementation period. any eu leader, they have been crystal clear there is no kind of deal without the backstop, an insurance policy for northern ireland. so what evidence do you have you can get round that? no—one wants a hard border in northern ireland, and indeed, nobody believes that it will be necessary. if you want to be prime minister, you have to tell people how you will do it. you can'tjust wish it to be true. there are abundant technical fixes that can be introduced to make sure that you don't have to have checks at the border.

if you cannot get the agreement, that sounds like you are crossing your fingers, you are clear, you would leave. you would take us out at halloween without a deal — an absolute guarantee? of course, my pledge is to come out of the eu on 31 october. that is not where i want us to end up. it is not where i believe, for a moment, we will end up. but, in order to get the result that we want, the common—sensical thing to do is to prepare for a wto exit. would you really be willing as prime minister to face the consequences of no—deal? in the real world, the uk government is never going to impose checks or a hard border of any kind in northern ireland. that's number one. number two, in the real world, the uk government is not going to impose tariffs

on goods coming into the uk... but it's notjust up to the uk. of course, it's up to the other side as well. where he goes, controversy often follows. these loved—up pictures of mrjohnson with his partner a far cry from the police arriving at their flat a few nights ago. can you tell us what happened to at your home a few nights ago? i would love to tell you about all sorts of things, laura. but i've made a rule over many, many years — i do not talk about stuff involving my family, my loved ones. and there's a very good reason for that, and that is that, if you do, you drag them into things that really — in a way that is not fair on them. but does your privacy mean more to you than the public‘s ability to trust you? because part of trust is being open, it's being accountable, it's being transparent. i get that, i totally get that. but my key point, though, is that the minute you start talking about your family, or your loved ones, you involve them

in a debate in a way that is simply unfairon them. boris johnson's chance at number ten is real, and close now, yet it may still slip from his grasp. and you can see the full interview with boris johnson by going to our website, bbc.com/news. let's take a look at some of the day's other news: president trump has signed an executive order imposing new sanctions on tehran, saying the hard—hitting measures will target iran's supreme leader, ali khamenei, and his associates. mr trump said the additional sanctions were in response to the shooting down of a us drone and, in his words, many other things. tensions between the two countries have escalated in recent weeks. our washington correspondent laura trevelyan has more on the differences the sanctions will make. it's ratcheting up yet more pressure against iran.

the supreme leader, you know, he's been really isolated since the iranian revolution. but, by targeting him, itjust shows that president trump is really serious about maintaining this campaign of maximum pressure against iran. but, of course, what is the us strategy here? that is the question in washington. president trump's supporters say this is typical of him — he's unpredictable. he pulled away from military action at the last minute, so he's wrong—footing the iranians. now it's back to sanctions and diplomacy. but the president's critics say this is a fire of his own making. the us pulled out of the iran nuclear deal, which iran was abiding by. and if what the us wants is for iran not to make a nuclear weapon, well, now iran is warning that it may take the step of actually increasing the amount of uranium that it enriches. then what does the us do? so a very tricky situation here. also making news today: a british

man has beenjailed for life for trying to kill two people by pushing them onto train tracks on the london underground. paul crossley will serve a minimum of 12 years for the separate attacks that happened on the same day in april last year. one of the victims was a 91—year—old man, who was rescued by fellow passengers. a pilot has been killed in a mid—air collision involving two german air force eurofighter jets in north—east germany. while both pilots managed to eject from the planes, only one of them survived. the accident happened as three eurofighter typhoons were taking part in an air combat exercise. france is bracing itself for record temperatures. in paris, cool rooms are being set up in municipal buildings and pools will be opened for late—night swimming. there will be extra drinking fountains and bottled water will be handed out to the homeless. temperatures might reach a0 degrees

celsius at the end of the week. palestinian leaders have dismissed a middle east economic plan due to be presented next week by the united states as an attempt to buy off their hopes for independence. the us plan calls for the creation of a $50 billion global investment fund to reform the palestinian economy and connect it to the region. the plan is due to be presented by president trump's son—in—law, jared kushner, at an international conference in bahrain. the long—awaited fourth instalment of the toy story films has broken global box office records for an animated movie. toy story 4, starring tom hanks and tim allen, opened in cinemas on friday and earned $238 million over the weekend, performing especially well in latin america and europe.

my my favourite character there is forky. eight children who have been living in a syrian refugee camp are currently making their way home to australia, after accompanying their parents, who joined so—called islamic state. among them are three orphaned children of the notorious australian foreign fighter khaled sharrouf, who made headlines after posing in a photograph with a severed head. the australian government has promised to support the group of children settling into their new life. here is labor politician anne aly with more. well, i guess you start by looking at their most dire needs. so they certainly need a complete assessment, that would look at their health, and their mental health, and have a look at what kind of traumas they've suffered. so they'd need to have a holistic level of support that would help

them to reintegrate into society. and you think about children and you think about all the things that children learn, particularly in those crucial early years, about being an adult, or about being a child even, even learning how to play. and sadly, these children would have likely missed out on those things, so they've got a lot of catching up to do. the children of khaled sharrouf are going to their grandmother. what of the children of yasin rizvic? because they're all orphans. what of the children of yasin rizvic? what is happening to them, where do they go? well, that hasn't been decided yet, but i imagine that family services would be dealing with those cases when they arrive in australia. is it important that they go back into some kind of family grouping? it is. what's more important, though, is that they have some form of stability and some form of normality, some way that's going to socialise them back into normality.

but again, all of this would depend on a complete assessment, and when we talk about deradicalisation programmes in some kind of umbrella terminology, what we're really talking about is a suite of programmes and strategies that should be tailored to each individual. so each child needs to be thoroughly assessed before we make any decisions about the kinds of supports and services that they're going to need. of course, it's extremely complicated and very sensitive. how do governments — how should they be handling the repatriation of former is fighters. in this case, the eight children are orphans. what of those many, many children in camps who are still with their parents? should they be removed? how do governments handle this? oh, look, i think it depends on each government, and it depends on each individual case. when it comes to adults, or people who went over as adults, or even as young adults, made the decision to go over and take part in active combat there, i think it's

a very different case. it's very, very different to dealing with children who were taken over there, and orphaned over there. i think the children who still have parents over there, different considerations need to be made. but in many cases, the children were taken over there not with — well, in all cases, really, the children were taken over there without their knowledge, without their permission. it's not their fault, you can't blame the children. so i imagine that even, in some cases, the children might want to leave the parental situation, if that's in a refugee camp in syria or in a combat zone somewhere in syria. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we report from south korea, and the sinister side of some of seoul's most elite nightclubs. also on the programme: how

the eastern black rhino is returning to rwanda, decades after being wiped out there. but the threat from poachers remains. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade centre armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim in certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." chapman, prison—pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left to his lawyer to explain his decision to plead guilty to murdering john lennon. he believes that onjune 8, god told him to plead guilty and that was the end of it. the medical research council have now advised the government that the great increase in lung

cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. it was closing time for checkpoint charlie, which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. welcome back. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. i'm kasia madera, in london. our top stories: the frontrunner in the race to be the next british prime minister, borisjohnson, has told the bbc he doesn't "believe for a moment" that the uk will leave the european union without an agreement, but he's prepared to do so if it's necessary. the white house has placed new sanctions on iran, targeting its supreme leader. in response, iran's ambassador to the un said it showed now was not the time to start dialogue with the us.

let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. like many outlets, the front page of the united arab emirates‘ gulf news looks at rising us—iran tensions. and us secretary of state mike pompeo's meeting with the crown prince of abu dhabi to seek support from regional allies. on to the japan times now, and this week's g20 meeting in osaka. at a time of economic tension among member states, diplomatic skill will be needed to reach agreements. and ahead of japan's parliamentary elections, commentators say the success of the summit will impact the domestic political fortunes of prime minister shinzo abe. and the straits times reports on the dengue fever epidemic in singapore. this photo shows health officials carrying out decontamination work after dozens of students suffered vomiting and breathing difficulties.

now rico, what stories are sparking discussions online? yes, let's looks at what is trending right now. a group of muslim women in france has been questioned by police after disobeying rules at a local swimming pool by wearing burkinis. the women wore the full body suits at a pool in the city of grenoble for an hour to protest against the rules and were fined $40 each. the burkini remains controversial in much of france and several towns have proposed banning it altogether. south korea's pop industry is a global phenomenon but in recent months a massive sex scandal has tainted its usually wholesome image. k—pop stars are among those facing a string of charges, from sexual assaults on women to drug distribution. but it has triggered a far larger police investigation centred on the flashy night clubs

in the korean capital. our correspondent laura bicker has been investigating claims that women going to some of the city's most glamorous clubs are being drugged by rich powerful men and raped. gangnam in seoul is the flashy fashion—conscious playground of this nation's rich and famous. # gangnam style...# psy sang about it in the viral pop hit, gangnam style. but in recent months, this area has gained a far more sinister reputation. the growing sex scandal began with claims that some of the biggest names in k—pop had drugged and raped women and shared video of the acts. megastar seungri, from the boy band, big bang, is one of several celebrities fighting a host of charges, including procuring prostitutes and embezzling funds for his nightclub. but the wider investigation centres on sexual abuse

in some of gangnam's most glamorous clubs. the bbc has learned that the elite and powerful of gangnam were requesting drugged 01’ unconscious women. they were paying tens of thousands of dollars to have them taken into a nearby room to be raped. the message from one client was, "bring me zombies". pastorjoo won—gyu spent six months working undercover as a driver for some of the most well—known clubs. translation: i saw a woman raped inside a club, being drugged against a woman's will, being beaten, and so on. on other occasions he witnessed them being sexually assaulted, while unconscious. translation: there was no response from the body. the breathing was almost gone, and the pupils were dilated. we have spoken to one woman who was having drinks with an asian businessman in a club. she says she blacked out and woke up in a hotel room. translation: he got on top of me, and used both of his hands to block my mouth and started

pressing down hard, as if he was doing cpr. he kept saying, "relax, relax". i could not resist his power, and i was in so much pain that i could die. so ijust gave up and laid there like a dead body. the man strenuously denies raping, sexually assaulting or physically attacking her. he also claims cctv footage backs up his account. the investigation continues. thousands of campaigners took part in protests, after hearing claims police turned a blind eye to reports of sexual assault, in exchange for bribes. gangnam's police chief has been forced to step down, and officers are now trying to restore trust. translation: we will focus our efforts on preventing such crimes where women are drugged. we will put every effort into stopping incidents like this from happening ever again. do you—jin has been documenting

the fight for equality in south korea and believes this scandal is a turning point. we believe we do have power to change culture for women. rape culture and all these other gender inequalities in korean society. i think we do have power to change them. having dragged these crimes out of the darkness, women in south korea say they are determined to fight for change and hold this society's most powerful to account. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. the eastern black rhino was wiped out in rwanda, but thanks to a successful conservation and breeding programme in zoos across europe, five rhinos have now been reintroduced into the country. it's the largest ever transportation of the critically endangered animalfrom europe. but, the ongoing threat of poaching for rhino horn means they'll need special protection. victoria gill followed them on theirjourney. not your usual feeding time.

he loves apples. this is rhino flight training. don't get afraid, ok? with comforting words and lots of apples, the keepers here at this czech zoo are training rhinos to stand calmly in a confined space. it's something they'll need to do for hours on their upcoming flight to rwanda. five young rhinos, all born in european zoos, have been selected to be transported and released into the wild. they're all the descendants of animals that were taken decades ago from africa. we have to do everything we can now to pay back what we did in the past, and one of the ways we can do it is to get involved in the conservation projects like locating of rhinos from european zoos back to rwanda and helping establishing a new population in this african country. these are critically endangered

eastern black rhinos, brought together here from three different zoos in preparation for their 6,000 kilometre journey. they are looking pretty content, munching on their breakfast. these are three of the five animals that are going to be taken to rwanda for the reintroduction, from all over europe. they represent the countries that all of these animals come from. from denmark, the uk, and the czech republic. in the early hours of this morning, the flight they've been preparing for finally arrived at kigali international airport. once unloaded, this most precious of cargo is transferred to trucks for the final stage of the journey. this is theirfinal destination and their first footsteps onto african soil. the rhinos will stay in these specially—built areas for several months while the team checks they're settled, healthy and ready for life beyond the fences. you see these animals having arrived safely.

how does that make you feel? very, very happy and ifeel that they are a survivor, they arrive in rwanda safely. it shows me a future of 100 rhinos, so for me conservation is notjust for the sake of conserving but i see it as a way of improving our life today and in the future. while this is the end of a very long journey, it's just the beginning of what will hopefully be a long life in the wild. victoria gill, bbc news, akagera national park, rwanda. we wish them the best of luck. such absolutely stunning, stunning animals. you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera, in london. and i'm rico hizon, in singapore. stay with us as our look at global trade week continues. we take a look at what sort of impact the trade war has had on markets.

rico, we will be back with you for that very shortly. and before we go, this was the moment that the 2026 winter olympics and paralympics host was announced. milano, cortina. cheering and applause. that excitement is just contagious from the italians. jubilation there from the italians after milan and cortina were announced as the joint winner. the international olympic committee voted for italy's bid ahead of stockholm, in sweden. skating sports and ice hockey will be held in milan, while most alpine skiing events will take place in the resort of cortina. other snow sports will be held in other venues in the italian alps. the 2026 winter olympics will take place from 6 to 22 february and the 2026 winter paralympics will be held from 6 to 15 march. of course, beijing will be holding

the next summer olympics. congratulazioni. a hello. the heat and the humidity have been rising over recent days and that is bringing us feel for some heavy showers and some thunderstorms as well. as we head through the day on tuesday, we're going to keep that warm, humid, fairly sticky feel to the weather and we are expecting further thundery showers as well. now, we've got this weather front that's been pushing up from the south over the past few hours. it will continue its progression north—eastwards, as we head on through tuesday. but early in the day, this is the zone we're most concerned about, in terms of those heavy thunderstorms and torrential rain. not everywhere is going to see them but if you catch one, could well see some flash flooding problems, particularly across this part of eastern england and into eastern wales as well. through the course of tuesday morning then, that first batch of rain tends to drift its way northwards and eastwards,

across north—east england, and eventually out into the north sea. we'll also see some further heavy showers building through into the afternoon, particularly trough parts of the midlands, perhaps wales as well. scotland and northern ireland having a bit of a dryer day. whereever you are, it's feeling reasonably warm. most of us around about 19—25 degrees or so. just a little bit cooler along some of these north—east coasts. as we move through the course of tuesday evening and overnight into wednesday, then that first batch of rain clears away and we then we've got a little bit of a change on into wednesday. quite a lot of cloud across the country, and it's going to be another mild and fairly muggy feeling night, with temperatures between around 10—16 degrees overnight. so heading through wednesday, once we have lost that frontal system, high pressure tends to topple in from the north, becoming more of a player and quietening the weather down. so through the day on wednesday, there will not be as many heavy downpours and thunderstorms. still the chance of perhaps one or two showers lingering across the far south—west of england, the channel isles too. most other parts of the country looknig dry. best of the sunshine, i think, across scotland and northern ireland. quite a bit of cloud for england

and wales but it will tend to break up through the day, allowing temperatures to rise to around about 23 degrees or so. later in the week then, that high—pressure topples in further. we see low pressure moving out towards the west. so we are going to be drawing in these warm southerly or even south—easterly winds. lifting temperatures to as high as about 31 degrees or so in the warmer spots. so through the day ion thursday, plenty of sunshine around. it's looking like a dry day across the uk, bit more brightness, i think, compared to wednesday. still a little cooler, with a bit more cloud around parts of eastern scotland and north—east england as well, where we draw the breeze off the sea. the warmest temperatures are going to be found further west. but later on inthe week it is looking dry, mostly sunny, again hot and pretty humid, and also fairly muggy and sticky by night. bye for now.

i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story: the frontrunner to be the next british prime minister, borisjohnson, says he is confident he can broker a new brexit agreement with the european union. mrjohnson said he doesn't believe for a moment that the uk will leave the european union without an agreement, but he is prepared to do so if it is necessary. president trump has announced a new raft of sanctions against iran. he said the measures would target iran's supreme leader, ali khamenei, and his associates. tensions between the two countries have been rising for weeks. and this video is trending on bbc.com. the italian city of milan has been chosen to host the 2026 winter olympics. the italian bid beat off competition from the swedish capital, stockholm. that's all. stay with bbc world news.